Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica dish in the form of a pink shell with a bird perched on one side, forming the handle. Mottled cream, brown and green underside. Good. No  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica dish in the form of a pink shell with a bird perched on one side, forming the handle. Mottled cream, brown and green underside. Good. No restoration. No hairlines. No chips. Very slight wear to interior. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack underneath the bird; some small firing pits to rim; a few glaze misses to the rim. 3.75ins high by 8.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1850 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as two seated girls, one with a cat drinking some milk at her feet, and the other with a pot on her lap, teasing a  More »

Victorian, circa 1850 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as two seated girls, one with a cat drinking some milk at her feet, and the other with a pot on her lap, teasing a begging spaniel. Composed of a number of separately molded subjects. Dull gilt decoration with scroll detail to base front. Hollow underside. Generally good. Tight hairlines to the reverse, one running up and over the right hand girl''s dress. Another to the front of the base. No chips. Slight abrasion to spaniel''s muzzle. Minor paint losses to their shoes, one girl''s mouth, and the spaniel''s ear. Some rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: shrinkage cracks to the underside; glaze miss to the base at the right hand side. Repaired hairline to base front. Repaired crack to reverse running up over reverse of left hand girl''s dress. Left hand girl''s right hand restored. 5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1890 Large pair Staffordshire Jackfield seated spaniels with curly tails. Bright gilt collar, locket, chain and markings. Black glaze over red earthenware  More »

Victorian, circa 1890 Large pair Staffordshire Jackfield seated spaniels with curly tails. Bright gilt collar, locket, chain and markings. Black glaze over red earthenware bodies, visible on underside edge. Two vent holes to reverse. Vent hole and stilt marks to underside. Good. No restoration. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Slight wear to dog''s back and to base at reverse. Kiln effects: glaze pops to the front legs and to reverse. Left facing: Kiln effects: glaze pops between front paws; small piece of kiln detritus to tail at reverse. 13.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Majolica two handled cup on circular foot, decorated with vines on turquoise ground. Handle on either side molded as vine branches. Ochre rim  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Majolica two handled cup on circular foot, decorated with vines on turquoise ground. Handle on either side molded as vine branches. Ochre rim with beaded decoration. Pink interior. Pink underside with three stilt marks and a painted mark. Good. No cracks. No chips. No flakes or abrasions. Very slight wear to exterior. Kiln effects: a few tiny glaze pops to interior; crazing to interior. Restoration to edge of foot. Repaired hairline to rim (still slightly visible to exterior). 3.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, both modeled standing on round bases. Albert''s leg and arms molded free. Dull gilt  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, both modeled standing on round bases. Albert''s leg and arms molded free. Dull gilt decoration. Vent hole to underside. Similar pair illustrated figure 431/432, page 160, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Victoria: Small flake to lower base edge. Tiny flake to nose. A few small paint losses to hair. Restoration to chest. Restored flake to right hand. Albert: Paint loss to side of right shoe. Some rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: shrinkage line to right shoulder. Repaired shrinkage crack to side of neck. Repair to thumb. Retouching to hair and cloth over pillar. 11.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica platter decorated with fern fronds, maple leaves and white flowers on a pink ground. Two twisted branch handles. Green reverse with three stilt  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica platter decorated with fern fronds, maple leaves and white flowers on a pink ground. Two twisted branch handles. Green reverse with three stilt marks. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No flakes or abrasions. Slight wear to front and reverse. Kiln effects: small piece of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the front; overall crazing. Repair to one handle. Restored chip to under rim. 12ins by 8.5ins wide   « Less

Early 20thC Pair Kent Staffordshire ram and ewe spill vases molded with three legs free on naturalistic bases. Granulated clay coats. Shredded clay decoration to ground and  More »

Early 20thC Pair Kent Staffordshire ram and ewe spill vases molded with three legs free on naturalistic bases. Granulated clay coats. Shredded clay decoration to ground and spill. Dull gilt decoration around spill rim. Pink spill interiors. Painted mark to underside of ewe. Good. No restoration. Some rubbing to gilt. Ram: Kiln effects: manufacture mark to right eye; piece of kiln detritus to base. Ewe: Paint loss to right eye. Kiln effects: glaze miss to reverse of spill; glaze run to reverse of base; touch marks to underside of base; some crazing. 5.5ins high   « Less

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Pair Staffordshire winged cherub children. She holds a an oval basket filled with fruit. He has bread and cakes in his. They stand on square,  More »

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Pair Staffordshire winged cherub children. She holds a an oval basket filled with fruit. He has bread and cakes in his. They stand on square, plinth bases with iron red line. Decorated all round. Vent hole to the underside. Good. Boy: Couple of tiny flakes to basket. Flake to item in his hand and reverse of hat. Kiln effects: small shrinkage line to the reverse of boy; touch mark to his fringe; a couple of small pieces of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to his right leg. Retouching to flakes on hat, right wing, apron and base. Girl: Flake to her left hand and right eye. Minor abrasions to base. Restoration of both wings. Restored chip to base corner at reverse. 6.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire russet and white seated spaniels with curly tails. Yellow eyes with black pupils. Black muzzles, red mouths. Dull gilt collar, locket  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire russet and white seated spaniels with curly tails. Yellow eyes with black pupils. Black muzzles, red mouths. Dull gilt collar, locket and chain. Black paws. Vent hole to underside. Good. Gilt rubbed. Right facing: Kiln effect: some fine kiln soot caught in the glaze to reverse. Retouching to nose and russet markings. Left facing: Kiln effect: a couple of pieces of kiln detritus caught in glaze to front left paw. Restored chip between front paws. Retouching to nose and russet markings. 8.75ins high   « Less

George III, dated September 21 1780 Small 1780 Silkwork Sampler by Elley Chantler. Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Glued, around the extreme edges only, to board with  More »

George III, dated September 21 1780 Small 1780 Silkwork Sampler by Elley Chantler. Framed in an old wood frame with glass. Glued, around the extreme edges only, to board with card backing. The sampler is worked in silk on canvas ground, in cross stitch throughout. No border, divider lines in various patterns. Colours light brown, cream, navy blue, pale blue, dark brown and green. Alphabets A-Z in upper case and lower case and numbers 1-9. Signed and dated ''Elley Chantler Finished this sampler September 21 1780''. A few motifs, including a heart, diamond and a crown. Good. No holes. A couple of patchy stains, a dark stain line down the left-hand edge, and uniform age darkening of the ground. Very minor stitch loss to one divider line and the letter ''T'' of the alphabet. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading, however the paler colours are hard to see against the ground. No colour run. Stretching is very slightly uneven. Frame in good condition, ready to hang. 10.5ins by 7.75ins wide   « Less