Victorian, circa 1880 Holdcroft Majolica compote molded in the form of a putto merman/mermaid, seated on a bed of seaweed, supporting a large brown scallop shell above its  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Holdcroft Majolica compote molded in the form of a putto merman/mermaid, seated on a bed of seaweed, supporting a large brown scallop shell above its head. Circular base with brown shell surround. Pink interior. Gray underside with three stilt marks. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. A flake to one shell on the base, and some small flakes to rim. Some wear to interior. Kiln effects: glaze pops to underside of large shell; some staining to putto body and face; glaze run down back from hair; some stray blue glaze spots and a glaze miss to shell interior. Repair to where the shell joins the stand, and to the smaller shell on top of the putto''s head. Restored rim chips. 7.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of John Milton and William Shakespeare, both leaning on a podium. Milton has a parchment, a pen and a book. Shakespeare has  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of John Milton and William Shakespeare, both leaning on a podium. Milton has a parchment, a pen and a book. Shakespeare has books and a parchment. Both arms and one leg of each are molded free. Shaped bases with old, dull gilt decoration to the front and to their clothes. Decorated all round. Hollow bases with a painted mark. Similar Milton piece illustrated figure 203, page 86, and similar Shakespeare piece illustrated figure 320 P, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No paint losses. Some rubbing to gilt. Milton: Repaired hairline to his back. Restored chip to the corner of scroll and pen. Shakespeare: Star hairline to chest and belly. No chips. One flake to front of base. Repaired crack to left leg. 8.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair (probably matched - ground different colours) Staffordshire figures of Louis Napoleon and the Empress of France. Both on horseback molded on gilt  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair (probably matched - ground different colours) Staffordshire figures of Louis Napoleon and the Empress of France. Both on horseback molded on gilt tilted bases, each horse has three legs molded free. Bright colorful glazes, dull gilt decoration, title and line to base. Vent hole to reverse. Similar pieces illustrated figures 737/738, page 213, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Louis: Two chips to lower base edge. Two chips to underside. A few paint losses to horse''s tail and harness. Kiln effects: some cobalt glaze run; some staining to craze lines to reverse; shrinkage line along mold join on right shoulder. Shrinkage crack to underside. Repair to neck and restored chip to hat. Retouching to black paint losses. Empress: no restoration. Slight rubbing to gilt. A few paint losses to ground, horse''s tail and main, and Empress''s hair. Kiln effects: A piece of kiln detritus inside causing piece to rattle; some cobalt glaze run and stray glaze to reverse. Louis: 12.25ins high. Empress: 11.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire Group with a Pastoral theme which features a cow with children seated above it, recumbent on an oval base. Dull gilt base line and  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire Group with a Pastoral theme which features a cow with children seated above it, recumbent on an oval base. Dull gilt base line and embellishment. Flatback, decorated only to the front. Multi-coloured, including underglaze blue. Vent hole to the reverse. This piece represents a meadow scene. No book reference found. Generally good. Tiny chips to base edge on reverse. Abrasion to cows nose. Some rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: kiln soot caught in the glaze to the reverse. Restored chip to both hats, base edge at reverse and cow''s right horn. Restored flakes to both noses and boy''s left hand. Cow''s left horn has a filled in chip. 7ins high by 6.5ins wide   « Less

Circa 1910 Pair Minton Secessionist No.1 vases of stretched barrel like form. Blue ground with ochre and white slip-trailed decoration. Black and green tube lined outlines.  More »

Circa 1910 Pair Minton Secessionist No.1 vases of stretched barrel like form. Blue ground with ochre and white slip-trailed decoration. Black and green tube lined outlines. Highly decorative with striking colors. Maker''s marks to base printed ''MINTONS LTD No1'' with impressed ''3707'' plus other marks Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Minor flaking to tube lining of one vase. Scratches to the side of the other vase. Kiln effect: glaze misses to sides and around foot rim of one vase. Restored chip to rim of one vase. No restoration to the other. 12.5ins high   « Less

Early to mid 20thC Pair Kent Staffordshire pitchers modeled as Punch and Judy. Both seated, Punch holds a scroll in one hand and Judy holds a stick. Center of Punch''s hat  More »

Early to mid 20thC Pair Kent Staffordshire pitchers modeled as Punch and Judy. Both seated, Punch holds a scroll in one hand and Judy holds a stick. Center of Punch''s hat forms a cover. Bright gilt decoration. Decorated all round. Painted mark and impressed number to underside of Judy. Good. No restoration. Punch: Very small paint losses to cover. Kiln effect: small shrinkage crack with associated flake to cover. Judy: Very small paint losses to handle. Kiln effects: touch mark to right elbow; small, over glazed manufacture chip to nose. Punch: 11ins high, Judy: 9.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1872 Wedgwood Majolica oval platter with brown basket edge, around a border of green vine leaves and purple grapes. Turquoise basketweave ground in  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1872 Wedgwood Majolica oval platter with brown basket edge, around a border of green vine leaves and purple grapes. Turquoise basketweave ground in the center. Cream reverse with impressed maker''s marks ''WEDGWOOD'' and date cipher ''BOA'' for 1872 inside the foot. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. No flakes. Bruise to the foot. Some wear to interior. Kiln effects: stained crazing to reverse; glaze misses to under rim. Restored chip to the foot. 11ins by 12.25ins wide   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy pot and cover in the form of a tree stump. Exterior of the jar is decorated with a flower, a butterfly and a bird peeping out from inside its  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy pot and cover in the form of a tree stump. Exterior of the jar is decorated with a flower, a butterfly and a bird peeping out from inside its nest. A snake is coiled around a hollow in the tree, which forms the pipe rest. Cover is decorated with shells and a frog, with the finial molded as a toadstool beside a branch. Mottled ground with shredded clay decoration. Brown interior. Brown underside with three stilt marks. Generally good. Jar: A few flakes to stump on one side. Restored rim chips. Restored chip to rim of hollow. Cover: Shallow flake and a bruise to flange. Restored chip to shell. Repair to finial. 6.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 George Jones Majolica strawberry server in the form of a quatrefoil basket. Mossy textured brown, green and turquoise ground decorated with strawberry  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 George Jones Majolica strawberry server in the form of a quatrefoil basket. Mossy textured brown, green and turquoise ground decorated with strawberry plant leaves and flowers. Naturalistic twig molding around the rim, which also forms the handle. Four twig molded feet to underside. Mottled green, brown and ochre glazes to underside with stilt marks, impressed pattern registration diamond and painted pattern number ''3300''. Generally good. Small flake to the rim. Metal staples visible inside basket from an old repair. Repaired hairlines to rim (still slightly visible to interior). Two repaired cracks to handle, one at either end. Repaired cracks to two of the feet. Restored chip to underside. 7.5ins high, 11.75ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica tile decorated with a swallow in flight, a pink shell, green leaves and coral. Pale blue sea and sky above. Bright  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica tile decorated with a swallow in flight, a pink shell, green leaves and coral. Pale blue sea and sky above. Bright colorful glazes. Raised maker''s marks ''MINTON HOLLINS & Co STOKE ON TRENT'', ''145B'' and ''4'' to reverse. Generally good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. Chip to bottom edge at reverse, and a small chip to two corners (not visible from the front). A few small flakes around the edges. Slight wear and a light scratch to the front. Kiln effect: some crazing to the turquoise ground. Retouched flake to green leaf. 8ins by 8ins wide   « Less