Victorian, circa 1865 George Jones Majolica creamer decorated with pink and white blossom, and green leaves on brown, bark effect ground. Rustic branch molded handle. Ochre  More »

Victorian, circa 1865 George Jones Majolica creamer decorated with pink and white blossom, and green leaves on brown, bark effect ground. Rustic branch molded handle. Ochre rim. Turquoise interior. Green underside with painted mark ''2'' and three stilt marks. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Very slight wear to exterior. Repaired bruise to base. Small restored flakes to the rim. 3.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of a child standing on a chair, beside a table which has a bird cage on it. The boy is feeding a bird which is perched on top of  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of a child standing on a chair, beside a table which has a bird cage on it. The boy is feeding a bird which is perched on top of the cage. Dull gilt base line and decoration to shirt collar. Vent hole to reverse. No book reference found. Good. No hairlines. No chips. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: shrinkage line along the mold join on both sides; shrinkage crack to the lower base edge at reverse; stray cobalt glaze to reverse of base and table. Retouching to the front. 8ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Glass fairy lamp with Nailsea-type fairy size dome in blue with white loopings. Sits in an embossed glass cup with maker''s mark ''S. CLARKES PATENT  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Glass fairy lamp with Nailsea-type fairy size dome in blue with white loopings. Sits in an embossed glass cup with maker''s mark ''S. CLARKES PATENT TRADEMARK FAIRY'' to base. 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. Good. No restoration. Several minor hairlines to cup rim. Minor nibbles around the top rim of dome. 4.75ins high, 3.75ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase depicting Rebekah and Abraham''s servant standing either side of a small well. She holds a water jug from which he is drinking.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase depicting Rebekah and Abraham''s servant standing either side of a small well. She holds a water jug from which he is drinking. Shredded clay decoration to ground and spill. Orange spill interior. Dull gilt decoration and base line. Similar piece illustrated figure 1757, page 37, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Small flake to base edge at reverse. One small paint loss to Rebekah''s hair at side. Kiln effects: overall crazing, kiln soot caught in the glaze to reverse. Restoration of spill top. Retouching to Rebekah''s hair, scarf and pupils of both figures. 10.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure group of a shepherd and shepherdess sat in a field with four sheep. The shepherd has one arm around his dog. Fence to the side and  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure group of a shepherd and shepherdess sat in a field with four sheep. The shepherd has one arm around his dog. Fence to the side and a tree in the center. Green shredded clay decoration forms the grass, and leaves of the tree. Dull gilt decoration and base line. Hollow underside. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Some small flakes to shredded clay. Some rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: slight staining to base; small firing pits around the base, mainly to the reverse. Restoration of one sheep head. 5.25ins high   « Less

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Staffordshire titled figure of the Widow. Modeled on a naturalistic mound upon a square plinth base, with brown line. The widow is sat in front of a  More »

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Staffordshire titled figure of the Widow. Modeled on a naturalistic mound upon a square plinth base, with brown line. The widow is sat in front of a tree, holding twigs, with a barrel to one side. A young boy stands beside her, also holding twigs. Boy''s legs and the widow''s arms are molded free. Decorated all round. Vent hole to underside. Fair. Chipping to the shredded clay. Small flake to dress. A few paint losses to ground and dress. Kiln effects: a few glaze pops to cloak edge; kiln detritus caught in the glaze to lower base edge at reverse; stray spot of red enamel to base on left side and another to boy''s right leg. Retouching to her nose, chin and the ground. Restoration of her right hand, twigs and the boy''s left foot. Restoration to tidy tree trunk where missing bocage would have been originally. Made-up shredded clay where originally a ewer would have sat on the ground by her left foot. 9.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica basket in the form of a tree with two bird''s nests and eggs. Exterior is decorated with green leaves on brown bark ground. Pale pink interior.  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica basket in the form of a tree with two bird''s nests and eggs. Exterior is decorated with green leaves on brown bark ground. Pale pink interior. Ochre glaze to underside with three stilt marks and painted mark ''17''. Similar piece illustrated p.10 ''The Collector''s Encyclopedia of MAJOLICA'' Collector Books, by Mariann Katz-Marks. Good. No restoration. Hairline to stump on one end of handle. Two flakes to the rim. Kiln effects: a shrinkage crack to mold join to interior, and another to one end of handle; shrinkage line to top of handle. Heavily crazed on interior. 9ins high, 9.25ins wide   « Less

Victorian, date cioher for 1882 Wedgwood Majolica fruit plate. Decorated with an apple, plum and a hawthorn sprig laid on brown basketweave ground. Ochre border around the  More »

Victorian, date cioher for 1882 Wedgwood Majolica fruit plate. Decorated with an apple, plum and a hawthorn sprig laid on brown basketweave ground. Ochre border around the rim. Cream reverse. Impressed maker''s mark ''WEDGWOOD'', ''A'' and date cipher for 1882 inside the foot. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Small flake to rim. Slight wear to the front. Kiln effect: thin glaze application to the rim. 6.75ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Large Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a man in traditional highland dress standing beside a spill vase molded as a sheaf of wheat. Dull gilt base  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Large Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a man in traditional highland dress standing beside a spill vase molded as a sheaf of wheat. Dull gilt base line and decoration. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. A few paint losses to the spill. Slight rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: over glazed chip to the underside; touch mark to the reverse; small piece of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to his kilt. Restored flake to his nose. 14ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1890 Victorian gold oval mourning locket with ''In Memory Of'' on black enamel to the front, around a central gold leaf. Gold scroll decoration to the  More »

Victorian, circa 1890 Victorian gold oval mourning locket with ''In Memory Of'' on black enamel to the front, around a central gold leaf. Gold scroll decoration to the reverse. Circular, diamond quilted chain loop to the top. Opens up to reveal purple fabric, behind glazed panels to interior. Very good. Slight tarnishing of the chain loop. Hinge and fastening in good working order. 1.5ins long by 1ins wide   « Less