Early 20thC Majolica strawberry set with six knives, held in a stand in the form of a large strawberry sat upon a leaf. Drainage hole to dish interior and underside of  More »

Early 20thC Majolica strawberry set with six knives, held in a stand in the form of a large strawberry sat upon a leaf. Drainage hole to dish interior and underside of strawberry. Turquoise underside. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. Flake to one knife slot. Slight wear to knife handles. Some wear to under rim. Kiln effects: a piece of kiln detritus caught in glaze to foot rim; touch mark to one knife handle; a couple of glaze misses to foot rim. Restored chip to under rim of stand. Repair to one knife handle. Retouching to two other knife handles. 7.25ins high, 6ins by 7.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of a young lady seated on a elaborate sofa, with a bird perched on her right arm. Kneeling by her side is a young man, with one arm  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire figure of a young lady seated on a elaborate sofa, with a bird perched on her right arm. Kneeling by her side is a young man, with one arm resting on his knee, the other holding a stringed instrument. Dull gilt decoration. Vent hole to reverse. Similar piece illustrated figure a1594B, page 131, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 3, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Small flake to foot of sofa. Some paint losses to sofa, bird and the lady''s hair. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: craze line to reverse of lady''s waist. 10.5ins high, 8ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica grape & strawberry plate decorated with leaves, grapes, strawberries and flowers on a light brown grass effect ground. Brown reverse with three  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica grape & strawberry plate decorated with leaves, grapes, strawberries and flowers on a light brown grass effect ground. Brown reverse with three stilt marks and impressed marks ''328'' and ''K''. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes or abrasions. Some wear to the front and under rim. 9ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica platter decorated with pink geranium flowers and green leaves to center. Ochre brick-work effect ground with brown border. Brown wash to  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica platter decorated with pink geranium flowers and green leaves to center. Ochre brick-work effect ground with brown border. Brown wash to reverse with three stilt marks and a painted mark. Good. No cracks. No chips. Flake to rim and flower. Wear to the high points of the molding, front, rim and reverse. Repaired hairline to the center. 11.75ins by 9.25ins   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica grape and strawberry plate. Decorated with ochre strawberries, cobalt grapes, and green leaves on brown ground. Branch molded rim. Ochre  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica grape and strawberry plate. Decorated with ochre strawberries, cobalt grapes, and green leaves on brown ground. Branch molded rim. Ochre underside with three stilt marks. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Small flake to the front and a few around the rim. Some wear to the front and foot rim. Kiln effect: some cobalt glaze run. 9ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica grape and strawberry plate. Decorated with ochre strawberries, cobalt grapes, and green leaves on brown ground. Branch molded rim. Mottled  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica grape and strawberry plate. Decorated with ochre strawberries, cobalt grapes, and green leaves on brown ground. Branch molded rim. Mottled ochre and green underside with three stilt marks. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. A few small flakes to the front and around the rim. Slight wear to front. Some stray cobalt glaze to the brown ground. 9ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire tulip spill vase with two putti seated above a scrolled leafy base, either side of a pen holder. Old, dull mercurial gilt decoration and  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire tulip spill vase with two putti seated above a scrolled leafy base, either side of a pen holder. Old, dull mercurial gilt decoration and clock face. Good creamy glaze with blue tinge. Generally good. No hairlines. One chip to side of one upper leaf. Minor paint losses to leaves and puttis'' hair. Gilt rubbed. Kiln effects: over glazed shrinkage crack to side of base. Slight staining to reverse of base. Minor kiln soot caught in glaze. Some glaze accumulation. Restoration of bird''s head and one putti''s foot. 12ins high   « Less

Circa 1900 Villeroy & Boch Majolica platter decorated with stylized ochre flowering pond lily. Creamy gray ground with an impressed scrolling lily pattern. Pierced handle at  More »

Circa 1900 Villeroy & Boch Majolica platter decorated with stylized ochre flowering pond lily. Creamy gray ground with an impressed scrolling lily pattern. Pierced handle at either end. Three stilt marks to reverse with impressed mark ''1615''. Generally good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. Two small, shallow rim chips. Some flakes to rim and handles. Very slight wear to interior. 14.25ins wide   « Less

Circa 1910 WMF rectangular sardine dish, stand and cover. Glass dish with round corners, wavy inside edges and star like molding to center, sits inside a silver stand with  More »

Circa 1910 WMF rectangular sardine dish, stand and cover. Glass dish with round corners, wavy inside edges and star like molding to center, sits inside a silver stand with pond lily pad decoration around the edge. Cover has the same pond lily decoration around the edge with a sardine as the finial. Impressed maker''s marks ''A.K.&CIE'' to the center of stand. This mark represents ''Albert Kohler and Cie'', a company that was taken over by WMF. Similar piece illustrated on page 253, ''Art Nouveau Domestic Design from Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik'' published by the ''Antique Collectors Club'' Good. Some wear and scratches to all three pieces. Slight tarnishing to the stand and cover. Stand and cover have been replated. 6.25ins by 8.5ins wide, 3ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica tile decorated with white and lilac flowers. Raised maker''s marks ''MINTON HOLLINS & CO. PATENT TILE WORKS STOKE ON  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Minton Hollins & Co. Majolica tile decorated with white and lilac flowers. Raised maker''s marks ''MINTON HOLLINS & CO. PATENT TILE WORKS STOKE ON TRENT'' and painted ''168'' to reverse. Good. Unexamined out of frame. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. No flakes. Slight wear to the front. 8ins by 8ins   « Less