Victorian, circa 1890 Pair Staffordshire free standing St. Bernard''s with dark orange glass eyes. Tan and cream coats . Bright gilt collar and locket. Two vent holes to  More »

Victorian, circa 1890 Pair Staffordshire free standing St. Bernard''s with dark orange glass eyes. Tan and cream coats . Bright gilt collar and locket. Two vent holes to belly of each. Similar pair illustrated on page 87 of Schiffer''s ''Staffordshire Animals'' by Adele Kenny. Good. Right facing: A few small flakes to the dog''s side, tail and left ear. Slight rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: small shrinkage crack to top of left ear, and another to belly; a couple of tiny glaze misses to reverse. Restored flakes to rump, paws and eyebrows. Left facing: Very slight rubbing to gilt. Restored flakes to eyebrows, hind left leg and paw. 9.75ins high, 12ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire titled figure of Ophelia standing on an oval base. Wearing a dress with a garland of fruit draped around her waist and a floral headdress.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire titled figure of Ophelia standing on an oval base. Wearing a dress with a garland of fruit draped around her waist and a floral headdress. She is holding flowers in both hands. Arms molded free. Dull gilt decoration. Decorated all round. Painted mark to underside. This figure is based on a character from the play ''Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'' by William Shakespeare and pairs with Hamlet. Similar Lady Macbeth piece illustrated figure 1046 P, page 286, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack and a firing pit to underside. Retouching to hair and headdress. 9.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1876 Minton Majolica oyster plate with six turquoise wells on a shells and seaweed ground. Central green circular well surrounded by a border of  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1876 Minton Majolica oyster plate with six turquoise wells on a shells and seaweed ground. Central green circular well surrounded by a border of shells. Turquoise reverse. Three stilt marks inside the foot along with impressed maker''s marks ''MINTON'', ''1323'', date cipher for 1876 and pattern registration diamond. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No flakes. Kiln effect: glaze pop to one well; two chips to stilt marks on reverse. 9ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire No.1 black and white seated spaniels. Ochre eyes and peach colored muzzles. Dull gilt collars, lockets and chains. Vent hole to  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire No.1 black and white seated spaniels. Ochre eyes and peach colored muzzles. Dull gilt collars, lockets and chains. Vent hole to reverses. Raised number ''1'' to undersides. Painted mark to underside of right facing. Good. Right facing: No restoration. Slight rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: black glaze is thinly applied in places. Left facing: Small firing crack to front left paw. Some rubbing to gilt. Repaired crack running from right ear, across the neck, down the chest and over back to above the tail. Part of the crack branches out behind the left ear, the top of which is still just visible as a tight hairline. Retouched left eye. 12.25ins high   « Less

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Small Staffordshire figure of a peacock, modeled standing on a naturalistic base with fanned tail. Finely decorated with good colors. Legs molded  More »

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Small Staffordshire figure of a peacock, modeled standing on a naturalistic base with fanned tail. Finely decorated with good colors. Legs molded free. Decorated all round. Vent hole to underside. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Small flake to left wing. Kiln effect: shrinkage crack from vent hole. Repair to neck. Retouching to ground, wings, chest, underside of body and upper legs. 4ins high   « Less

pre-Victorian, circa 1830 Obadiah Sherratt Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage figure with a Mythological theme which features a lady holding fruit, stood on a square base.  More »

pre-Victorian, circa 1830 Obadiah Sherratt Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage figure with a Mythological theme which features a lady holding fruit, stood on a square base. Multi-coloured version. Double base line painted in red. Decorated in the round with decoration to the front and the reverse. Vent hole to the underside. This piece represents the Goddess Pomona. Book reference,''Sherratt? A Natural Family of Staffordshire Figures'', by Malcolm & Judith Hodkinson, page 33, figure 46. Generally good. Shallow chip to lower base edge on the front. Small flake to her forearm, base of tree to reverse and one bocage leaf. Slight wear to corners of the base. Some wear to the tips of the bocage leaves. Kiln effects: firing crack to the one branch. Retouching to the green on the base. Retouching to the tree stump 7.5ins high, 4.3ins wide, 2.4ins depth   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1876 Minton Majolica oyster plate with six turquoise wells on a shells and seaweed ground. Central green circular well surrounded by a border of  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1876 Minton Majolica oyster plate with six turquoise wells on a shells and seaweed ground. Central green circular well surrounded by a border of shells. Turquoise reverse. Three stilt marks inside the foot along with impressed maker''s marks ''MINTON'', ''1323'', date cipher for 1876 and pattern registration diamond. Very good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Kiln effect: stray glaze specks to a few of the wells. 9ins diameter   « Less

Circa 1890 Large Majolica Palissy ewer and cover. Ewer featuring a large lizard handle, two beetles and a moth molded around the neck. Two further lizards, a crocodile,  More »

Circa 1890 Large Majolica Palissy ewer and cover. Ewer featuring a large lizard handle, two beetles and a moth molded around the neck. Two further lizards, a crocodile, beetle and snail to the main body. Lizard forming the finial to cover. All applied onto green mossy ground. Cream glaze to interior and base of ewer, and underside of cover. Three stilt marks to underside of ewer and cover flange. Generally good. Ewer: Flaking to moss tips. Flake to snail shell and hind leg of one beetle on the neck of ewer. Flaking to the base and associated with stilt marks. One leg missing from each beetle on the neck of ewer. One antennae missing from the moth and beetle lower down. Kiln effect: shrinkage crack to tail of the smallest lizard. Repair to body of the smallest lizard, and restoration of its head. Both snail antennae and legs of lower beetle restored. Restored chip to rim. Retouching to mouth of lizard on handle. Cover: Repaired crack. Restoration of the lizard''s head. Repair to the lizard''s tail. 14.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Small Staffordshire spill vase in the form of a peach colored horse, with a recumbent black foal on the ground below. Modeled on a naturalistic ground,  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Small Staffordshire spill vase in the form of a peach colored horse, with a recumbent black foal on the ground below. Modeled on a naturalistic ground, with a tree behind. Three legs molded free. Shredded clay decoration to the ground and tree. Pink spill interior. Dull gilt around the spill rim. Decorated all round. Vent hole to reverse. Good. No hairlines. No chips. A few minor paint losses to reverse. Some rubbing to gilt. Slight wear to the foal. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to reverse of branch; shrinkage line to the underside. Retouching to black enamel on foal. 6.5ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Mafra Majolica Palissy wall plate with a family of toads, two lizards, one attacking the other, a tortoise and beetle on mossy ground. Brown reverse with two  More »

Circa 1890 Mafra Majolica Palissy wall plate with a family of toads, two lizards, one attacking the other, a tortoise and beetle on mossy ground. Brown reverse with two hanging holes on the foot. Three stilt marks inside the foot along with impressed maker''s marks ''M.MAFRA CALDAS PORTUGAL'' and a large ''6''. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. Chip to beetle antennae. Small flake to tortoise shell and minor flaking to the moss. Restored chips to the foot. Old restoration of one beetle leg. 8.75ins diameter   « Less