Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Majolica oval platter or tea tray. Three circular, mottled recesses in the center for teapot, sugar and creamer. Brown stipple ground, with deep  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Majolica oval platter or tea tray. Three circular, mottled recesses in the center for teapot, sugar and creamer. Brown stipple ground, with deep relief foliate scroll, fruit and mask heads. Cobalt rim. Turquoise reverse with three stilt marks inside the foot. Maker''s marks including ''1538'' on the foot. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Slight wear to the recesses. Kiln effect: slight staining in places to the reverse. 11.25ins by 17.25ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 George Jones Majolica spoon modeled as overlapping strawberry leaves to bowl and leaf stems tied with a turquoise ribbon to handle. Decorated in two  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 George Jones Majolica spoon modeled as overlapping strawberry leaves to bowl and leaf stems tied with a turquoise ribbon to handle. Decorated in two shades of green and brown. Three stilt marks to underside of bowl. Good. No hairlines. No chips. Slight wear to bowl rim and underside of handle tip. Kiln effect: a few small glaze misses to both sides of handle. Two repairs to handle. 7.5ins long   « Less

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Staffordshire Pearlware spill vase in the form of a ewe with her recumbent lamb on the ground below her. Modeled on a naturalistic base with a leafy  More »

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Staffordshire Pearlware spill vase in the form of a ewe with her recumbent lamb on the ground below her. Modeled on a naturalistic base with a leafy bocage tree behind the ewe. Sheep''s legs molded free. Decorated all round. Hollow underside. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. Two chips to end of left hand bocage leaves. Small flake to base edge underneath lamb. Restoration to spill and ends of right hand bocage leaves. Repair at top of sheep''s front legs. Restoration of sheep''s ears. 5.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire No.2 black and white spaniels. Peach colored muzzles. Gray paws. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Matched pair Staffordshire No.2 black and white spaniels. Peach colored muzzles. Gray paws. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse. Raised number ''2'' to underside of right facing spaniel. Painted mark to underside of left facing spaniel. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Small flake behind left ear. Kiln effects: stray black glaze to reverse; shrinkage crack along the mold join to chest and front left leg. Restored chip to base edge at reverse. Retouching to left eye and nose. Left facing: No restoration. Tight hairline to underside. Kiln effects: star craze line to underside; shrinkage crack along the mold join over the spaniel''s back and to front right paw. 9.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire clock group modeled as three sheep around a clock face. Two recumbent sheep either side and one standing above the clock. Bunches of  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire clock group modeled as three sheep around a clock face. Two recumbent sheep either side and one standing above the clock. Bunches of grapes hang around the clock. Molded on an oval base. Granulated clay coats to the sheep. Dull gilt base line and clock face. Vent hole to underside. Good. No cracks. One small paint loss to the front. Some rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: clay frits missing from top sheep''s coat; shrinkage line to the underside; crazing; kiln soot caught in the glaze to the front. Restored chip to base and another to nose of the top sheep. 8.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated black and white spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse and underside. Good. Slight rubbing to  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire seated black and white spaniels. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Vent hole to reverse and underside. Good. Slight rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Two flakes to reverse, another to hind paw and under left ear. Kiln effect: small firing hole to the front. Restored chip and flakes to base edge. Restored flakes to the front. Left facing: Flaking around the base edge. Kiln effect: small firing hole to the reverse. Firing crack behind right ear. Repaired hairline underneath left ear. Retouching to ears, pupils and marking at front. 10.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire Holy water stoup modeled as an angel sat on a plinth above the stoup, with a boy and girl on either side of her. Goblet molded to either  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire Holy water stoup modeled as an angel sat on a plinth above the stoup, with a boy and girl on either side of her. Goblet molded to either side of the stoup. Dull gilt decoration. Vent hole to reverse. Similar piece illustrated figure 1677, page 17, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No chips. Some small flakes to the boy''s sleeve. Slight rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: two shrinkage cracks by the girl''s legs; stained crazing to reverse and inside of stoup. Restored hole to reverse of base. Retouched flake to angel''s nose. Retouching to hair, eyes, lips and shoes. 14.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1890 Staffordshire figure depicting a boy and girl standing side by side on an oval base entitled ''GEORGE MULLERS ORPHANS BRISTOL'' in black indented  More »

Victorian, circa 1890 Staffordshire figure depicting a boy and girl standing side by side on an oval base entitled ''GEORGE MULLERS ORPHANS BRISTOL'' in black indented capitals. She carries a basket and he carries a bag. Both children are wearing the uniform of the school founded by George Muller. This school, along with The Red Maids school and Christ''s Hospital school, were founded in Bristol by philanthropists to care for the poor and orphaned. Decorated all round. Similar piece illustrated figure 2219, page 142, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Small paint loss to his bag, back of cap and jacket hem. Kiln effects: over glazed firing crack to his neck; over glazed manufacture chip to rim of bonnet; small shrinkage line between his eyes; small firing pit to back of her cape; touch mark to side of base. Repair to her neck. 5.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica bread platter molded as four corn cobs laid in a basket. Ochre center with a border of green corn leaves molded around the rim. Brown and cream  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica bread platter molded as four corn cobs laid in a basket. Ochre center with a border of green corn leaves molded around the rim. Brown and cream wash to reverse with three stilt marks under the rim. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. Small flake to handle. Slight wear to interior, handles and underside. Kiln effect: glaze miss to rim. 10.5ins by 13ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Royal Worcester Majolica vase in the form of a cornucopia on a rocky base. Coral and seaweed hold the sheel upright. Pink interior, cream underside  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Royal Worcester Majolica vase in the form of a cornucopia on a rocky base. Coral and seaweed hold the sheel upright. Pink interior, cream underside with impressed maker''s mark. Generally good. Kiln effect: tiny over glazed chip to shell rim. Old restoration to rim and tip of shell. Repaired crack to shell. 6.25ins high   « Less