Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire treacle glazed cats. Sat on rectangular bases with tail curled around their paws. Interiors unglazed. Good. Slight wear. Right  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire treacle glazed cats. Sat on rectangular bases with tail curled around their paws. Interiors unglazed. Good. Slight wear. Right facing: Kiln effects: uneven glaze application around the lower base edge; unevenly molded base causing the piece to rock. Two restored chips to lower base edge at reverse. Retouching to ears and upper base edge at front. Left facing: Kiln effects: unevenly molded base causing the piece to rock; piece of kiln detritus to base front. Restored chip to ears and three base corners. 8ins high   « Less

George III, dated 1799 Large 1799 Silkwork Map Sampler by Sarah Pope. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards behind green  More »

George III, dated 1799 Large 1799 Silkwork Map Sampler by Sarah Pope. Framed in an old wood frame with gilt slip and glass. Mounted to conservator standards behind green mount card, on acid free card with chipboard backing. The sampler is worked in fine silk on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Meandering floral border. Colours green, cream, pale green, gold, white, pink, black and blue. Signed and dated ''Sarah.Pope 1799''. Floral and compass motifs. Depicts a map of England and Wales with surrounding seas, oceans and channels. The map includes county names and major towns within the counties. Generally Good. Several small holes. Some dark staining behind the map. Some stitch losses to the border and motifs. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading, the silks bright and glossy. No colour run. Stretching is slightly uneven. Frame in very good condition, ready to hang. 20ins by 16.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, dated 1856 Large 1856 Woolwork Sampler by Jane Clarkson. Framed in a wood and gilt frame with glass. Loose mounted onto card backing. The sampler is worked in  More »

Victorian, dated 1856 Large 1856 Woolwork Sampler by Jane Clarkson. Framed in a wood and gilt frame with glass. Loose mounted onto card backing. The sampler is worked in wool, with a small amount of silk, on canvas ground, in backstitch throughout. Meandering floral border. Colours olive green, blue, light brown, dark brown, pink, light green, red and cream. Signed and dated ''Jane Clarkson Work 1856''. A good set of motifs, including a red brick house with a garden, farm animals, sheep grazing on the lawn and two swans in a pond, fruit trees, fir trees, a large flower basket, potted flowering plants, butterflies and flowers. Good. Old tack holes with staining around the edge. A few light stains and specks elsewhere. Minor stitch losses to the swans, pond and bottom of lawn. Colours are mostly good and strong with no noticeable fading. Very slight colour run around the signature threads. Unevenly stretched. Frame showing very slight wear, otherwise sound and ready to hang. 25ins by 26ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Large Majolica oyster platter with twelve shell shaped wells, alternately glazed in pink and turquoise, with cockle shells on brown ground. Central  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Large Majolica oyster platter with twelve shell shaped wells, alternately glazed in pink and turquoise, with cockle shells on brown ground. Central oval, mottled well surrounded by dolphins. Ochre border around the rim. Mottled reverse with four feet, each in the form of a cockle shell. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Some wear to the feet, front and around the rim. Kiln effect: slightly warped. 14ins by 15ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Majolica candlestick modeled as a putto sat on a column, with a vase forming the sconce which is resting on her shoulder. Floral headdress and  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Majolica candlestick modeled as a putto sat on a column, with a vase forming the sconce which is resting on her shoulder. Floral headdress and loin cloth draped over shoulder and over one thigh. Decorated with striking ochre, cobalt, green, brown, cream and pink glazes. Green underside with impressed ''MINTONS'' maker''s mark. Good. Tiny flakes to toes of right foot. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to putto''s left thigh; shrinkage line to base edge. Repaired cracks to base. Repair to putto''s neck, left arm and vase. Restoration of her right thumb. Restored chip to her head and sconce. 10.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase in the form of a zebra and foal standing beside a stream, in front of a tree. All four legs of the zebra, and two legs of the  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase in the form of a zebra and foal standing beside a stream, in front of a tree. All four legs of the zebra, and two legs of the foal are molded free. Shredded clay decoration to the ground and spill. Pink spill interior. Similar piece illustrated figure a3124, page 277, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 3, by A.& N. Harding. Generally good. No hairlines. Small chip to piece of shredded clay at reverse. Several flakes to reverse. Some paint losses to ground and spill. Slight rubbing to the stripe at top of zebra''s front leg. Kiln effects: a few shrinkage cracks to the underside; firing mark to tail. Repaired crack to zebra''s hind right leg and front left leg. Retouched flake to ear of zebra and foal. 12ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy dish decorated with a single fish lying on moss, surrounded by leafy branches. The dish is modeled in the form of a reed-basket bound with twine  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy dish decorated with a single fish lying on moss, surrounded by leafy branches. The dish is modeled in the form of a reed-basket bound with twine at either end. Leafy branches to exterior. Cream underside with three stilt marks. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Some small flakes to leaves to exterior. Restored chip to two leaves on exterior. 3ins by 10ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Copeland Majolica four paneled pitcher. Each panel decorated with a pink and white lotus flower and a large green leaf. Gray ground with impressed  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Copeland Majolica four paneled pitcher. Each panel decorated with a pink and white lotus flower and a large green leaf. Gray ground with impressed pattern. Cobalt archways around each panel. Diamond shaped neck. Brown studded border around the rim and to the handle. Turquoise interior. Cream underside with impressed maker''s marks ''N80'', ''K'', ''18s'', ''4.GILL'' and ''COPELAND''. Raised pattern registration diamond. Similar piece illustrated on page 118, Abrams ''Majolica A complete History and illustrated Survey'' by Karmason & Stacke. Very good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Kiln effect: green glaze run from the leaves. 7.5ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate packed with nine overlying fish on a seaweed molded ground. Green reverse. Three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark inside the  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy wall plate packed with nine overlying fish on a seaweed molded ground. Green reverse. Three stilt marks and impressed maker''s mark inside the foot. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. Minor flaking to mouths of two fish. Restoration to 1/3 of the rim. Restoration of tail and lower fin of two fish. 7ins diameter   « Less

Pre-victorian, circa 1830 Staffordshire Pearlware triple spill vase in the form of two yellow birds perched in a florally decorated tree above their nest. Four sheep on the  More »

Pre-victorian, circa 1830 Staffordshire Pearlware triple spill vase in the form of two yellow birds perched in a florally decorated tree above their nest. Four sheep on the ground below. Green shredded clay decoration to ground and nest. Decorated all round. Hollow base. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Some small flakes to shredded clay and one to lower base edge. A few paint losses to brown enamel on one bird and to the spills. Some wear to reverse. Kiln effects: kiln detritus caught in the glaze to lower base edge. Restoration of one bird''s head. Restored chip to the other bird''s beak. Restored chip to right hand spill rim. Restored flake to left hand spill rim. 6.5ins high   « Less