Victorian, circa 1880 Glass fairy lamp with Nailsea-type fairy size dome in citron with white loopings. Sits in an embossed clear glass cup with candle holder which rests  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Glass fairy lamp with Nailsea-type fairy size dome in citron with white loopings. Sits in an embossed clear glass cup with candle holder which rests inside the cup. Maker''s mark ''S. CLARKE PATENT TRADEMARK FAIRY'' to base of cup and candle holder. Fairy lamps originated in England in the 1840''s and are candle burning night lights that would have been used in nurseries, hallways, and dimly lit corners of the home. Similar piece illustrated on page 34, Schiffer''s ''Fairy Lamps'' by Bob and Pat Ruf. Generally good. No restoration. Dome: Minor nibbles around the top rim. Three firing blemishes to interior. Cup: Slight wear. Holder: Small chip to inside rim. 4.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica bread platter decorated with ferns and shells on red backing, around a mottled center. Ochre and green scroll handles. Beaded border around the  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica bread platter decorated with ferns and shells on red backing, around a mottled center. Ochre and green scroll handles. Beaded border around the rim. Cream reverse. Generally good. No cracks. No flakes. Some wear to the center. Repair to both handles (tight hairline still partly visible on the front). Restored chips to the foot. 13.75ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Wedgwood Majolica platter decorated with a yellow sunflower in a basket. Two handles with green leaf in each corner. Cream reverse. Impressed  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Wedgwood Majolica platter decorated with a yellow sunflower in a basket. Two handles with green leaf in each corner. Cream reverse. Impressed ''WEDGWOOD'' maker''s marks inside the foot. Fair. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Slight wear to interior. Kiln effects: few glaze misses to the rim; slight staining to reverse. Repaired cracks. 8.25ins by 11ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica wall bracket in the form of a cherub''s head with supporting wings, underneath a mottled shelf. Brown reverse with three hanging holes. Good.  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica wall bracket in the form of a cherub''s head with supporting wings, underneath a mottled shelf. Brown reverse with three hanging holes. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Kiln effects: a few small glaze pops to the reverse; specks of kiln grit caught in the glaze to the cherub''s face. Small restored chip to shelf corner. Two small restored flakes to back corner of shelf. 7.5ins high, 8.25ins wide   « Less

Circa 1920 French Majolica asparagus server molded as a cradle of asparagus tips, bound together with brown thread and lying in a leaf shaped dish with two handles. Green  More »

Circa 1920 French Majolica asparagus server molded as a cradle of asparagus tips, bound together with brown thread and lying in a leaf shaped dish with two handles. Green underside with four vent holes. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Small flake to end of one asparagus. Repaired crack to dish rim. 15.5ins by 11.5ins wide, 4.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Pair Staffordshire seated spaniels, white with bright gilt collar, locket, chain and coat decoration. Curly tails. Orange muzzles. Vent hole to reverse.  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Pair Staffordshire seated spaniels, white with bright gilt collar, locket, chain and coat decoration. Curly tails. Orange muzzles. Vent hole to reverse. Good. Rubbing to gilt. Right facing: No restoration. Some paint loss to paws. Left facing: Kiln effect: small touch mark to reverse. Retouching to nose/muzzle and paws. 12.25ins high   « Less

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 hairlines. No chips. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack below the bird; a few small firing pits to interior and another to underside. Repair to bird''s beak. 4ins high by 8.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of Queen Victoria and Victor Emmanuel II standing on a gilt titled base which reads ''QUEEN & KING OF SARDINIA''. A faithful dog  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of Queen Victoria and Victor Emmanuel II standing on a gilt titled base which reads ''QUEEN & KING OF SARDINIA''. A faithful dog stands next to Victor Emmanuel with one front leg molded free. Good detailed molding and enamel decoration. Old dull mercurial gilt decoration. Creamy glaze with blue tinge. Vent hole to reverse. Similar piece illustrated figure 791, page 228, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Gilt slightly rubbed. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to front of foot rim. Two overglazed manufacture marks, one to King''s right leg, the other to Queen''s right hand. Kiln dirt to front of the Queen''s dress. Small flecks of kiln dirt to top of base. Retouching to paint losses. 13.5ins high   « Less

20thC, date cipher for January 1953 Wedgwood Green majolica centerpiece in the form of an upturned conch shell molded on a coral base. Lacking under tray. Maker''s marks to  More »

20thC, date cipher for January 1953 Wedgwood Green majolica centerpiece in the form of an upturned conch shell molded on a coral base. Lacking under tray. Maker''s marks to underside of base include impressed ''WEDGWOOD'', ''GG3'', ''E'' and date cipher ''1L53''. Printed maker''s mark ''WEDGWOOD OF ETRURIA & BARLASTON MADE IN ENGLAND''. Sticker marked ''Richard Dennis Wedgwood Exhibition 1982'' to underside. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Kiln effect: glaze drip to underside of shell. 8.25ins high, 10ins wide   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for November 1882 Wedgwood Majolica salad bowl and servers. Decorated with prunus branches on turquoise ground. Plated metal rim. Turquoise interior.  More »

Victorian, date cipher for November 1882 Wedgwood Majolica salad bowl and servers. Decorated with prunus branches on turquoise ground. Plated metal rim. Turquoise interior. Serving spoon and fork with Majolica handles. Impressed ''WEDGWOOD'' maker''s mark and date cipher ''NFK'' for November 1882 to base of bowl. Maker''s marks ''J.G & SONS'' and ''550'' to reverse of servers and bowl rim. Generally good. No restoration. No cracks. One hairline to the bowl rim. Two chips to the underside. No flakes. Light wear and tarnishing to the servers and bowl rim. Kiln effect: stained crazing to the bowl and server handles. 9.25ins diameter, 4.25ins high   « Less