Pre-victorian, circa 1830 Staffordshire Pearlware triple spill vase in the form of two yellow birds perched in a florally decorated tree above their nest. Four sheep on the  More »

Pre-victorian, circa 1830 Staffordshire Pearlware triple spill vase in the form of two yellow birds perched in a florally decorated tree above their nest. Four sheep on the ground below. Green shredded clay decoration to ground and nest. Decorated all round. Hollow base. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Some small flakes to shredded clay and one to lower base edge. A few paint losses to brown enamel on one bird and to the spills. Some wear to reverse. Kiln effects: kiln detritus caught in the glaze to lower base edge. Restoration of one bird''s head. Restored chip to the other bird''s beak. Restored chip to right hand spill rim. Restored flake to left hand spill rim. 6.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase in the form of two zebras, one recumbent and the other standing, in front of a palm tree. With a front legs molded free. Dull  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase in the form of two zebras, one recumbent and the other standing, in front of a palm tree. With a front legs molded free. Dull gilt decoration and base line. Shredded clay decoration to the ground. Similar piece illustrated figure a3126, page 277, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 3, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No chips. Very slight rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: craze lines to the reverse; shrinkage crack above the standing zebra''s rump. Retouching to left ear of standing zebra, palm leaves and ground. One of recumbent zebras front legs restored. 10.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire spill vases modeled as a boy and girl, both sat in a tree holding a milk pail. A russet and white cow stands on the ground below. The  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire spill vases modeled as a boy and girl, both sat in a tree holding a milk pail. A russet and white cow stands on the ground below. The girl has two bundles of corn in her lap. Two legs of each cow, and one leg of the boy are molded free. Shredded clay decoration to the ground and tree. Dull gilt decoration and base line. Similar piece illustrated figure a2312C/a2312D, page 225, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 3, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Boy: Small bruise to lower base edge at front. Retouching to the tree. Girl: A few paint losses to the tree. Slight rubbing to the black lines on bucket. Kiln effect: two shrinkage hairlines to front right leg, and another down skirt. Repaired crack to reverse and underside. Repaired hairline to cow''s hind right leg. Restoration of cow''s right ear/horn. Restored chip to base edge at reverse. Retouching to the cow''s front right leg. Two retouched flakes to the tree. 9ins high   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1875 Minton Majolica two handled vase decorated with white flowers above a cream, basketweave trellis. Turquoise ground. Pink interior. Molded on a  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1875 Minton Majolica two handled vase decorated with white flowers above a cream, basketweave trellis. Turquoise ground. Pink interior. Molded on a square, brown, wood effect base. Impressed maker''s marks ''MINTON'', date cipher for 1875 and ''1316'' to underside. Fair. No cracks. No hairlines. Chip to underside of base. Chips to some of the leaves and petals. Flakes to some of the petals. Old repair to join between vase and base. 6.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Set of three Majolica vases. Urn shaped, on pedestal foot, with tapered neck. Decorated with putti and roses on brown stipple ground. Two putto draped  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Set of three Majolica vases. Urn shaped, on pedestal foot, with tapered neck. Decorated with putti and roses on brown stipple ground. Two putto draped in a loin cloth molded on either side of the neck. Turquoise band around the base. Mottled cream, green and blue glazes to rim and neck interior with the same glazing inside the foot. Vase 1 (Large): Kiln effects: small glaze miss to rose bud; stray turquoise glaze to faces of putto on neck. Restoration to fill a hole in the base. Vase 2: Kiln effects: small glaze miss to side and a few to the foot; stray turquoise glaze to faces of putto on neck. Restored flake to putto nose. Vase 3: Kiln effects: stray turquoise glaze to faces of putto on neck with glaze run from their loin cloths. Restoration to rim. Repaired bruise to base. 14.25ins and 12ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire spill vases in the form of a hunter standing beside a tree. One of the hunter''s is holding a bow, and has a black and white dog sat  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire spill vases in the form of a hunter standing beside a tree. One of the hunter''s is holding a bow, and has a black and white dog sat by his side. The other is holding a stag upside down by its hind legs. Modeled on shell and scroll bases. Pink interior to spills. Old, dull gilt decoration. One leg of each hunter is molded free. Decorated all round. Similar piece with dog illustrated figure 1809, page 52, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. Rubbing to gilt. With dog: Two shallow chips to the underside. One small paint loss to hair. With stag: One small chip to underside. Paint losses to hair. 12ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire spill vases, each modeled as a stag standing before a tree. A large green snake (python?) is entwined around the tree and stag. Stag  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire spill vases, each modeled as a stag standing before a tree. A large green snake (python?) is entwined around the tree and stag. Stag legs molded free. Dull gilt base line. Painted mark to underside. Similar pair illustrated figure 2923/2924, page 245, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Generally good. Right facing: Paint losses to spill rim, snake and ground. Kiln effects: small shrinkage crack to hip, reverse of neck and lower base edge at reverse. Left facing: Paint loss to eyes, muzzle, snake and ground. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to reverse of front right ankle; slight forward lean. 10.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1875 Minton Majolica two handled vase decorated with white flowers above a cream, basketweave trellis. Turquoise ground. Pink interior. Molded on a  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1875 Minton Majolica two handled vase decorated with white flowers above a cream, basketweave trellis. Turquoise ground. Pink interior. Molded on a square, brown, wood effect base. Impressed maker''s marks ''MINTON'', date cipher for 1875 and ''1316'' to underside. Fair. No cracks. No hairlines. Chips to some of the petals and leaves. Chip and three flakes to underside. Kiln effect: small, over glazed touch mark to the base. Old restoration to two leaves and some of the petals. 6.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1871 Minton Majolica two handled vase decorated with flowers above a basketweave fence. Molded on a square, brown wood-like base. Impressed  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1871 Minton Majolica two handled vase decorated with flowers above a basketweave fence. Molded on a square, brown wood-like base. Impressed maker''s marks ''MINTON'', date cipher for 1871 as well as the number ''1316'' to underside. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Small chip to petal. Tiny flake to base. Some wear to exterior and rim. Restoration to petals, leaves and base. 7ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vases each modeled as a black and white hound pursuing a stag. Naturalistically molded green and brown bases with floral  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vases each modeled as a black and white hound pursuing a stag. Naturalistically molded green and brown bases with floral decoration. Spill vase in the form of a tree with shredded clay decoration. Dull gilt base line and around spill rim. Similar piece illustrated figure 2915/2916, page 243, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Minor paint loss to the flower. Kiln effect: small touch mark to base front. Repaired crack to stag''s hind legs and front left ankle. Repaired mold line crack over stag''s face and chest. Left facing: Minor paint loss to the flower. Slight fading of the black enamel. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack on one side of the tree; shrinkage line to reverse of stag. Repaired crack to underside and another along lower base edge at reverse. 11.5ins high   « Less