Victorian, circa 1880 Pair Staffordshire figures of the Royal children, each standing before an oversized sheep. The sheep have granulated clay coats and one hind leg molded  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Pair Staffordshire figures of the Royal children, each standing before an oversized sheep. The sheep have granulated clay coats and one hind leg molded free. Bright gilt decoration and base line. Vent hole to reverse. Girl has painted mark to underside. Similar pair illustrated figures 2399/2400/2401 and 2402, pages 170 and 171, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Boy: Two small chips to underside. A few paint losses to his kilt and scarf. Kiln effects: over glazed shrinkage line to the sheep''s face; piece of kiln detritus between his knees. Restored flake to sheep''s nose. Girl: Chip to underside. Flake to brim of her hat. Minor paint loss to her skirt and reverse of sheep collar. Kiln effects: cobalt glaze run to her skirt; piece of kiln detritus to her leg. Repair to her neck. Restoration to brim of hat. Retouching to shoes. 8ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire russet and white seated spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Curly tails. Peach muzzles. Vent hole to reverse. Generally  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire russet and white seated spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Curly tails. Peach muzzles. Vent hole to reverse. Generally good. Gilt rubbed. Right facing: Small flake to front right paw. Restored chip to right ear. Restored flake to nose. Retouching to russet markings. Left facing: Kiln effects: staining and a few shrinkage cracks behind tail, shrinkage cracks along the base edge at reverse. Retouching to russet markings. 12.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Wedgwood Majolica candle holder, the base in the form of three lily pads with their stems bound to form the handle. Lily flower at the center of the  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Wedgwood Majolica candle holder, the base in the form of three lily pads with their stems bound to form the handle. Lily flower at the center of the pads, with stamen forming the sconce. Glazed in green, ochre, white, turquoise and brown. Turquoise glaze inside the sconce and to the underside. Impressed maker''s mark ''WEDGWOOD'' and indistinct date cipher inside the foot. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. A few tiny flakes to sconce rim. Slight wear to underside of handle. Slight staining to sconce rim. Restored chip to rim and another to under rim. Repair to base of sconce. Restored flakes around the edge of central flower. 8ins wide, 2.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire clock group entitled ''V. RIFLES'' in raised dull gilt capitals. Two soldiers stand either side of a clock face, which has a drum, bugle  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire clock group entitled ''V. RIFLES'' in raised dull gilt capitals. Two soldiers stand either side of a clock face, which has a drum, bugle and two flags resting on top. Two legs and two arms are molded free. Dull gilt decoration and clock hands. Vent hole to reverse. This figure was produced in 1860 in response to the Anglo-French war scare. Over 13,000 Volunteer Rifles were enlisted, and were reviewed by Queen Victoria in Hyde Park. Similar piece illustrated figure 883, page 247, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Hairline to reverse of one soldier''s neck. No chips. Some small paint losses to the ground, gun, grapes, waist bag and strap, and rim of drum. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to one side of grapes; small firing pit to side of base; overall crazing. Restoration to neck and hat of one soldier. 11.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of a lady and gentleman standing in front of a horse. Both are holding the reins in one hand. Each horse has one leg molded  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of a lady and gentleman standing in front of a horse. Both are holding the reins in one hand. Each horse has one leg molded free. Dull gilt base line and decoration. Vent hole to reverse. No book reference found. Good. No restoration. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing (lady): Slight rubbing to horse''s tail. Kiln effect: stray speck of cobalt enamel to her neck. Left facing (gent): A few paint losses to horse''s tail, gent''s hair and sash. Kiln effect: stray spot of cobalt glaze to horse''s right flank. 6.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of a young boy standing beside a seated, oversized Afghan hound. Dull gilt decoration and base line. Vent hole to reverse. Similar  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of a young boy standing beside a seated, oversized Afghan hound. Dull gilt decoration and base line. Vent hole to reverse. Similar piece illustrated figure 2221, page 143, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. Two small flakes to front of base. Slight rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: some crazing; touch mark to reverse; firing flaw to the dog''s side; piece of kiln detritus to tail. Repair to crack to top of dog''s head running down his back, and shrinkage crack to dog''s neck. Restored chip to tail. Retouched paint losses to shoes, hat and dog''s nose. 14ins high   « Less

Date cipher for 1874 Wedgwood Majolica pitcher with relief molded primroses around sides on a brown ground. Yellow flowers and fine detailed green leaves. Cobalt and ochre  More »

Date cipher for 1874 Wedgwood Majolica pitcher with relief molded primroses around sides on a brown ground. Yellow flowers and fine detailed green leaves. Cobalt and ochre handle and turquoise interior. Maker''s marks impressed ''WEDGWOOD'', date cipher for 1874 and painted pattern number ''1571'' to base. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Two small flakes to raised flower moldings to one side. Slight wear and scratching to the brown ground and the interior. Kiln effects: one small glaze miss to the brown enamel; a few tiny glaze pops to the green leaf that runs up to the spout; slight running to the brown enamel. 7.25ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Cunha Majolica Palissy wall plate decorated with three lizards, one retreating into its burrow, a frog, grub and two moths on green, mossy ground. Scalloped rim.  More »

Circa 1890 Cunha Majolica Palissy wall plate decorated with three lizards, one retreating into its burrow, a frog, grub and two moths on green, mossy ground. Scalloped rim. Ochre reverse with two hanging holes on the foot. Impressed maker''s mark ''JOSE A. CUNHA PORTUGAL CALDAS RAINHA'' and stilt marks inside the foot. Good. No hairlines. Some flaking to the moss and a small flake to the grub. Kiln effect: shrinkage crack inside the foot. Restoration of one lizard head. Three restored chips to the foot. Small restored chip to moth wing. 9.25ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1890 Wedgwood Majolica server in the form of a striped cream and brown straw Kate Greenaway bonnet. Front of the bonnet decorated with a floral sprig and  More »

Victorian, circa 1890 Wedgwood Majolica server in the form of a striped cream and brown straw Kate Greenaway bonnet. Front of the bonnet decorated with a floral sprig and leaves. Chin strap across the middle molded as a pink ribbon which attaches as a rosette on either side. Cream underside with three feet in the form of pink and brown bows. Impressed maker''s marks ''WEDGWOOD'' and unreadable date cipher to underside, along with painted pattern number ''M Z821 17''. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Some staining in places to the front and underside. 11ins by 13ins wide, 3.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica teapot in the form of an elephant. Lilac ribbon handle and bow finial on top of a turquoise cover. Lilac interior. Three stilt marks and a  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica teapot in the form of an elephant. Lilac ribbon handle and bow finial on top of a turquoise cover. Lilac interior. Three stilt marks and a painted mark to gray base. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Kiln effect: touch mark to handle. Retouching to one side of elephant. Cover has been professionally re-made. 5.5ins high, 8.5ins wide   « Less