Victorian, circa 1890 Pair Kent Staffordshire figures modeled as a boy and girl, each stood in front of a bashful looking donkey. Both figures are holding a crop. Legs molded  More »

Victorian, circa 1890 Pair Kent Staffordshire figures modeled as a boy and girl, each stood in front of a bashful looking donkey. Both figures are holding a crop. Legs molded free. Oval bases. Bright gilt base line and decoration. Decorated all round. Two vent holes to reverse and another to underside. Similar piece illustrated figure a2376A/a2376B, page 235, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 3, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Boy: Tiny flake to tip of donkey''s right ear. Restoration to donkey''s tail. Retouching to the donkey''s muzzle, bridle, saddle strap and the ground. Girl: Retouching to the ground, saddle strap, crop and the donkey''s right ear. 9.25ins high   « Less

Circa 1830 Circa 1830 Silkwork Sampler by Elleanor Corps. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with  More »

Circa 1830 Circa 1830 Silkwork Sampler by Elleanor Corps. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards on acid free card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral strawberry border. Colours dark green, cream, dark blue, light blue, copper, gold and green. Verse reads ''Praise to thee, thou great Creator.> Praise be thine from every tongue.> Join . My soul, with evry creature.> Join the universal song.''. Signed and dated ''Elleanor Corps her Work in the 10th year of her Age 18..'' (the last digits of the date unstitched). A wonderful set of motifs, including a house with a lady and gentleman in the garden, dogs, birds, flowers, fruit baskets, crowns, Adam & Eve standing either side of the tree of life with a snake coiled around its trunk and flowering trees. Good. A few holes along the bottom edge and in the top left corner. Slight staining to the top half. No stitch losses. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. The silks bright and glossy. No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 18.5ins by 12.25ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated spaniels, both holding a basket of flowers in their mouth. Decorated with feathered russet markings. Ochre chain. Vent hole to  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated spaniels, both holding a basket of flowers in their mouth. Decorated with feathered russet markings. Ochre chain. Vent hole to underside. Good. Right facing: No restoration. Two small flakes to underside. Small paint loss to front left paw. Kiln effects: small overglazed firing pit just below dog''s left eye; speck of black paint caught in the glaze to tail; small firing pits to reverse; small touch mark to the base at reverse. Left facing: Tight hairline to front right leg. Kiln effects: tiny glaze pops, particularly to the reverse; specks of cobalt caught in the glaze, mainly to the reverse. Restored chip to front right paw. 7ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Cunha Majolica Palissy wall plate with a rabbit, two moths, a frog, a grub, a lizard and a snake on mossy ground. Shaped rim with brown to under rim. Two hanging  More »

Circa 1890 Cunha Majolica Palissy wall plate with a rabbit, two moths, a frog, a grub, a lizard and a snake on mossy ground. Shaped rim with brown to under rim. Two hanging holes on the foot rim. Cream glaze inside the foot rim along with three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark ''JOSE A. CUNHA PORTUGAL CALDAS RAINHA''. Good. No hairlines. Chip to snake''s tongue. Flaking to the moss. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to one hanging hole, snake, two frog legs and one lizard leg. Restoration to rim. Restored chip to one wing of each moth, end of lizard''s tail, and moss above hare. Restoration of one frog foot. 9ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Set of three gradated Holdcroft Majolica pitchers in the form of a bear holding a drum and drumsticks behind his head. Handle in the form of a cobalt  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Set of three gradated Holdcroft Majolica pitchers in the form of a bear holding a drum and drumsticks behind his head. Handle in the form of a cobalt drum strap. Turquoise interior. Light green underside with three stilt marks, a painted cobalt mark and impressed maker''s mark ''J.HOLDCROFT''. Similar piece illustrated on page 107, Abrams ''Majolica A complete History and illustrated Survey'' by Karmason & Stacke. Good. Large: Tiny flakes to drum rim. Restored chip to lower lip. Medium: No restoration. Flake to underside of left paw. Kiln effects: shrinkage line along the mold join to bear''s right side; small over glazed manufacture chip to drum rim; glaze pops to arms and drum. Small: Restoration of lower jaw. Restored chip to drum rim and another to left ear. 9.25ins, 8.25ins & 7ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Large Staffordshire hen on nest tureen. Modeled as a hen sitting on her eggs on top of a basket. Ochre glazed basket with naturalistic decoration to the  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Large Staffordshire hen on nest tureen. Modeled as a hen sitting on her eggs on top of a basket. Ochre glazed basket with naturalistic decoration to the hen. Cream interior. Stilt marks to underside and interior of tureen. Similar piece illustrated figure 2828, page 231, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Hen: Kiln effect: a few shrinkage lines to interior. Three restored chips to flange. Retouched flakes to comb, beak, tail and wings. Basket: Small flake to exterior. Slight wear to rim. Kiln effects: kiln detritus to underside; base is slightly unevenly molded causing the basket to wobble slightly when on a flat surface. Three restored chips to flange. 9.75ins high, 11ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of Florence Nightingale, titled ''MISS NIGHTINGALE''. She stands beside a pillar with her left hand resting on a pile of books on  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of Florence Nightingale, titled ''MISS NIGHTINGALE''. She stands beside a pillar with her left hand resting on a pile of books on top. Modeled on an oval base. Two dull gilt base lines and decoration. Vent hole to reverse. Similar piece illustrated figure 235, page 99, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Tiny flake to middle finger of left hand. Slight rubbing to her hair and the gilt. Kiln effects: shrinkage line along mold join to side of right arm and another to base edge at reverse; shrinkage line along mold join to side of pillar; two glaze misses to side of dress; firing pit to reverse. Repaired cracks to base front and underside. Restored chip to front of dress. 14ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Wedgwood Majolica jug/pitcher which features a snail shell or ammonite in deep relief to the sides. Colouration: brown, green, purple, are predominant.  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Wedgwood Majolica jug/pitcher which features a snail shell or ammonite in deep relief to the sides. Colouration: brown, green, purple, are predominant. The piece bears makers marks for the Wedgwood pottery. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1870. Book reference not found. Good. Kiln effects: flecks of stray coloured glaze to the rim. Old filled chip to spout 7.1ins high, 5.5ins wide, 3.9ins depth   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Small pair Staffordshire spill vases in the form of a black horse standing in front of a tree. Legs and tail molded free. Orange interior to spill. Dull  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Small pair Staffordshire spill vases in the form of a black horse standing in front of a tree. Legs and tail molded free. Orange interior to spill. Dull gilt decoration and base line. Decorated all round. Good. Slight rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Slight wear to horse''s back and side. Kiln effects: stained shrinkage crack to reverse of base; a piece of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to side of spill. Old restoration to spill branch and horse''s front left leg. Left facing: Good. Slight wear to reverse of spill and horse''s rump. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to reverse where horse joins spill. Restoration to front left leg, top of base and spill rim. Retouching to paint losses. 6ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica cheese keep which features fish, flowers and leaves. Yellow ground version. Colouration: yellow, green, brown, are predominant. Bears a pattern  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica cheese keep which features fish, flowers and leaves. Yellow ground version. Colouration: yellow, green, brown, are predominant. Bears a pattern number, ''two dots''. Book reference not found. Generally good. Kiln effects: thin glaze application to the top; notable crazing. Stabilized and retouched hairlines to the dome and the stand 9.8ins high, 11ins wide, 11ins depth   « Less