Antique Georgian porcelain lot consisting of two tea bowls and a plate / saucer. Made in Worcester, England, during the so-called Dr Wall period 1755 - 1783. Measurements:  More »

Antique Georgian porcelain lot consisting of two tea bowls and a plate / saucer. Made in Worcester, England, during the so-called Dr Wall period 1755 - 1783. Measurements: Saucer is 4 1/2 inches diameter and 3/4 inches high; Larger bowl is 3 inches diameter and 1 3/4 inches high; Smaller bowl is 2 3/4 inches diameter and 1 1/2 inches high. All pieces are blue and white. They each have a double border of two concentric rings on the upper rim. The saucer, much like a shallow bowl (the custom was to drink the tea from the saucer, which t fore had curved sides, like a bowl) is very richly decorated in a Chinese influenced pattern with pavilions, fences, flowers, pagods, insects, rocks and flying birds. Great detail and variety. The mark underneath the saucer is the crescent moon with cross-hatching. T are other impressed marks, which are either meaningless or we do not know their significance. T is a tiny kiln crack on the rim of the saucer - see ''photos. The larger of the two cups has deep blue floral decoration with butterflies flitting amongst the flowers. The flowers include roses, morning glory and other typical flowers from an English garden. A small flower nestles at the inside bottom of the bowl. The mark underneath is a solid crescent moon. T are one or two minute fleabites on the bottom rim of this bowl - quite negligible considering the age of the piece. (see ''photos). The smaller of the two bowls has a flow blue decoration that includes flowers, grassy knolls and landscape and even two flow blue birds near a Chinese pagoda and landscape. It also has a small flower in the inside of the bowl. T is a wide range of shades of blue on this particular piece. The mark underneath is an open crescent. One or two negligible fleabites on the bottom rim. General condition is very good. Please enquire about the Dr Wall blue and white teapot that complements this group. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3694 Condition: good Year: 1755 Title: ANTIQUE WORCESTER DR WALL LOT TEA BOWL SAUCER 1755 - 83   « Less

Antique Old Paris cup and saucer with a handpainted vignette of mythological figures. Made in Paris, France, early 19th century. Cup is 3 1/4 inches tall. Saucer is almost 5  More »

Antique Old Paris cup and saucer with a handpainted vignette of mythological figures. Made in Paris, France, early 19th century. Cup is 3 1/4 inches tall. Saucer is almost 5 1/2 inches in diameter. Both cup and saucer have wonderful gilding covering a large part of the surface, including the inside of the cup. The gilding is embellished with a very refined pattern of flowers and foliage with the gilt. This must have been a very sophisticated technique as heating the gold was a complicated matter. It also indicates that this cup and saucer were intended to be particularly lavish and luxurious. The cup is elegant and narrow and typical of the Napoleonic era and similar cups from 1815 can be seen. The handle has a moulded white flower within the upper scroll, above which is a gilded, moulded embellishment, that looks partially like a cornucopia and partially like the helmet of a Roman warrior. The front of the cup has a wide reserve with a polychrom handpainted scene with characters from Classic mythology. A goddess playing with Cupid, lifts his quiver high in the air. Beautifully painted trees around them. The whole is clearly done by a highly competent artist and is most charming in character and execution. Like most Old Paris porcelain, t are no marks under the cup/saucer. Both cup and saucer are in very good condition. No chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort. Very minor gilt loss. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3692 Condition: good Year: 1830 Title: ANTIQUE OLD PARIS GILDED CUP SAUCER W HP CUPID GODDESS   « Less

Antique Art Deco pottery vase in the Golden Leaves, # 4921 pattern. Designed by Charlotte Rhead for Crown Ducal, England, 1930''s. 5 3/4 inches high. Art Deco modelled  More »

Antique Art Deco pottery vase in the Golden Leaves, # 4921 pattern. Designed by Charlotte Rhead for Crown Ducal, England, 1930''s. 5 3/4 inches high. Art Deco modelled shape with different widths and steps, reminiscent of the skyskraper design of the era. Additional interest is from the unusual handles - each consisting of a series of loops and attached at different heights to the body of the vase. The body has a mottled creamy orange ground and is tube lined in lustrous steel grey. Rim and handles as well as some leaves are painted in a metallic soft gold, which is highly unusual and attractive. The pattern, which forms an almost continuous frieze around the vase, is Golden Leaves, #4921, which features bright orange flowers and foliage. Marked underneath: blue Crown Ducal backstam with crown over Crown Ducal Made in England; embossed 211. in a rectangle; handwritten 4921, which is the pattern number of Golden Leaves and Rhead with the R underlined and an F underneath it. At least two circles impressed into the body are probably the result of supports of the vase in the kiln. A sticker from the previous owner has been left under the vase (the vase was part of an impressive glass and pottery collection). Condition is very good: no chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort to be found. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3655 Condition: good Year: 1945 Title: ANTIQUE CHARLOTTE RHEAD CROWN DUCAL POTTERY DECO VASE   « Less

Antique porcelain pate sur pate urn vase. Made in Lichte Germany, 1890 - early 20th century by GEBRUDER HEUBACH. Measures approx 7 inches tall. Baluster shape with narrow  More »

Antique porcelain pate sur pate urn vase. Made in Lichte Germany, 1890 - early 20th century by GEBRUDER HEUBACH. Measures approx 7 inches tall. Baluster shape with narrow neck and two flaring handles, almost like buttresses on a French Gothic building. Most of the ground is turquoise blue green with gilded foliage, berries and scrolls as well as gold rims. The front has a large pink (with soft grey overtones) oval reserve, outlined in gold, containing a marvellous pate sur pate vignette of a fairy sitting on a flowered, rocky outcrop, holding a large boquet of flowers in one hand. The detail is excellent and workmanship comparable to Sevres, Meissen or Mintons pate sur pate at their finest. Marked underneath with partly worn Gebruder Heubach mark and a double circle with Made IN Germany written in it. Very good condition. No chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3677 Condition: good Year: 1890 Title: ANTIQUE GERMAN PATE SUR PATE VASE GEBRUDER HEUBACH 1890   « Less

Vintage signed Charlotte Rhead pottery ginger jar / potpourrhi. Made by H.J. Wood Ltd Bursley Ware, England, and is pattern T.L. 4 Measures: just under 6 inches high.  More »

Vintage signed Charlotte Rhead pottery ginger jar / potpourrhi. Made by H.J. Wood Ltd Bursley Ware, England, and is pattern T.L. 4 Measures: just under 6 inches high. Coming from an esteemed collection of pottery and glass, this was sold to me as a potpourri jar, but I believe it is a ginger jar since t are no holes in the lid. Classic ginger jar shape with lid. The ground colour is pale blue mottled with grey - almost lilac. The surface has handpainted flowers in purple and pink with star-shaped bright yellow centres. A stylised foliage pattern in purple with yellow dots forms a band on the shoulders with parallel yellow bands on either side of it. This pattern is repeated on the slope of the lid. The foliage, main dome of the lid, tube-lining and ends are in a lustre glaze of soft gold - very gentle and pretty. The jar is marked underneath with Bursley-Ware Charlotte Rhead and England in handwritten script. The pattern number TL4 in brown over an O and impressed 44. The jar is in very good condition with no chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort to be found. NOTE:the correct date which is 1943-1960. Charlotte worked for wood & sons from 1912-1920s but none of her items were marked with her name,her name first appeared in 1926 when she worked for Burgess & Leigh. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3643 Condition: good Year: 1945 Title: CHARLOTTE RHEAD POTTERY GINGER JAR POTPOURRI WOOD BURSLEY   « Less

Antique Delft blue and white handpainted letter holder. Made by Royal Bonn, Germany 1880-1910. Measures:slightly over 6 1/4 inches high; 7 3/4 inches accross the widest  More »

Antique Delft blue and white handpainted letter holder. Made by Royal Bonn, Germany 1880-1910. Measures:slightly over 6 1/4 inches high; 7 3/4 inches accross the widest point and a little over 4 1/2 inches front to back. Rococco style pottery with moulded shells and scrolls on the rims, both upper and lower. The entire ceramic body is glazed in white and handpainted in blue patterns, with lots of scattered flowers, foliage and a classic Dutch farm scene with outbuildings and windmills in the landscape. Even the back has been painted and is very attractive. T are 3 compartments for holding papers. The letter opener narrows slightly towards the front, so that you can see a little of the decoration on the sides at all times. Marked underneath in handwritten blue underglaze: Royal Bonn ''Delft''. Also a number of handwritten numerals 4357 / J 42 and 257. T are some impressed marks in the center of the bottom, but they are not legible. Condition is extremely good. T are two tiny areas of glaze loss on the back legs, presumably as a result of being set down repeatedly. One is the size of a fleabite and the other is well under 1/4 inch at it''s widest. Both do not have any depth. No chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort to be found. Note: Royal Bonn 1836-1921, when it was bought by Villeroy & Boch and then closed in 1931. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3638 Condition: good Year: 1880 Title: ANTIQUE DELFT BLUE WHITE LETTER HOLDER HP ROYAL BONN   « Less

Very rare signed ceramic box with painting of a wire haired Fox Terrier dog, painted by Flora R King. Made by the Rookwood Pottery Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 1946. Box is  More »

Very rare signed ceramic box with painting of a wire haired Fox Terrier dog, painted by Flora R King. Made by the Rookwood Pottery Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 1946. Box is a little over 5 1/2 inches long; 3 1/4 inches wide and slightly over 2 inches high. Rectangular shape, rounded and convex at the terminals. Fitted lid that lifts off entirely. Colour is highly attractive powder blue with a slight grey/mauve tinge. T is a lighter coloured band near the top of the box. Inside of box is shaped and rounded. Lid has superb painting of a wire haired fox terrier dog. White with a brown patches over one eye and ear. Floppy ear, bright intelligent eye, looking at the viewer with something of an attitude. Nose looks as though it''s captured mid-twinge. Beautiful, subtle, soft colours. Superior quality of painting in every way. T are a number of impressed and incised marks under the box: Rookwood mark with XLVI, which stands for 1946. Under that is impressed 6922B, which is the model and size number. The incised marks are an 18, FK for the artist, Flora R King, and 258. Condition is very good. The glaze is crazed, but t are no chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort. Flora R King worked as an artist at Rookwood between 1945-1946. Her work is t fore very rare and of the highest quality, selling for many thousands of dollars on the rare occasions when it is found for sale. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3636 Condition: good Year: 1936 Title: RARE ROOKWOOD BOX FOX TERRIER PAINTING FLORA KING 1946   « Less

Antique handpainted and gilded Nippon asparagus bowl / dish. Made in Japan, very early 1900''s. Measures 11 3/4 inches long; 8 inches wide and just under 3 inches to top of  More »

Antique handpainted and gilded Nippon asparagus bowl / dish. Made in Japan, very early 1900''s. Measures 11 3/4 inches long; 8 inches wide and just under 3 inches to top of handles. Dish has unusual base, with the bottom walls forming a wavy based support. Curved rectangle, dipping on either side to fascilitate a pair of handles, each moulded as a bent twig with 3-petalled ends. Rich gilding all along the borders and handles. The ground colour ranges from pale to sunbright yellow through red-orange tan and brown. A bunch of asparagus is painted on the surface, one of them seems to have rolled away from the bunch. Colours are pink, purple, yellow and green with brown shades. Underneath is the earliest green Nippon mark of an M in a wreath, used from 1911. Good condition. No chips/cracks/restoration. Negligible gilt loss on edge of rim, mentioned only for the sake of accuracy. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3629 Condition: good Year: 1900 Title: ANTIQUE NIPPON HANDPAINTED GILDED ASPARAGUS BOWL DISH   « Less

Antique / vintage early Charlotte Rhead unusual mushroom shaped vase in the Arabesque pattern. Made by Wood''s, England. Measures approx 2 1/4 inches high and 6 1/4  More »

Antique / vintage early Charlotte Rhead unusual mushroom shaped vase in the Arabesque pattern. Made by Wood''s, England. Measures approx 2 1/4 inches high and 6 1/4 inches in diameter. Highly unusual mushroom shape with a large well in the center. The vase sits directly on the neck, which forms the stalk of the mushroom and is hollowed out to form the well of the vase. The top curves gently downwards and is beautifully decorated with tubelined open flowers and buds in pinks, purples, blues with scrolling foliage in different shades of green. Background colour is a mottled oatmeal (cream and grey). A yellow band rings the inside of the well and the outer rim. The whole design is very finely tubelined in warm brown. Marked underneath the vase with the Wood & Sons logo. Charlotte Rhead worked there from 1912. The logo reads Wood''s England and the pattern, ARABESQUE with By Charlotte. Rhead under that in script. Very good condition. No chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort. I have been told that this piece dates to 1943-60. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3624 Condition: good Year: 1940 Title: ANTIQUE CHARLOTTE RHEAD FOR WOOD''S MUSHROOM SHAPE VASE   « Less

Vintage, signed Charlotte Rhead Bursley-Ware ceramic pitcher / jug. Made in England in the H.J. Wood factory, early 1940''s. Measurements:height just under 5 3/4 inches;  More »

Vintage, signed Charlotte Rhead Bursley-Ware ceramic pitcher / jug. Made in England in the H.J. Wood factory, early 1940''s. Measurements:height just under 5 3/4 inches; approx 7 inches front to back. Generous jug / pitcher with mottled oatmeal / cream and grey base with green trim on both upper and lower rims (inside and out) and green handle. Moulded ridged pattern around the wide spout and along the sides of the handle add subtle interest. Both front and back have tube-lined, brightly coloured pattern, with elongated blue foliage with black detail, stylised amoeba-like flowers with a trellis/diamond pattern with subtle outlining and details and raised golden enamel ''jewel-like'' dots signifying curved, elegant flowers. Swishes in different colours may represent little butterflies, and add to the visual interest and balance. Blue disks with black and green detail may also signify a part of the plant, but they also serve to anchor & secure it visually. The name of the pattern is not known and may be an experimental pieces. Marked underneath the jug with Bursley-Ware Charlotte Rhead England in script; a green scrawl that might be a 2 and a faint handwritten number in grey. The original sticker from the previous owner is still stuck on the bottom. (this is from an impressive collection of glass and pottery). 3 black dots under the mark clearly had a significance to the artists, but is lost to us today. Very good condition - no chips/cracks/damage/restoration of any sort. Status: For Sale Reference#: 3621 Condition: good Year: 1940 Title: SIGNED CHARLOTTE RHEAD HJ WOOD BURSLEY WARE PITCHER   « Less