Circa 1910 Pair Minton Secessionist No.1 vases. Red ground with olive green and cream slip-trailed decoration. Green tube lining. Yellow glaze to underside with maker''s mark  More »

Circa 1910 Pair Minton Secessionist No.1 vases. Red ground with olive green and cream slip-trailed decoration. Green tube lining. Yellow glaze to underside with maker''s mark printed ''MINTONS LTD No1'' and inscribed ''3334''. Good. Vase 1: Some wear to underside. Kiln effects: some glaze run and glaze pops to exterior. Restoration to approximately half of the rim. Vase 2: A few tiny rim flakes. Kiln effect: some glaze run to exterior. Restoration to approximately a quarter of the rim. 10ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Holdcroft? Majolica pitcher decorated on both sides with a bird (a crow) perched in a tree, a fox looking up at it. Turquoise ground. Rustic branch  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Holdcroft? Majolica pitcher decorated on both sides with a bird (a crow) perched in a tree, a fox looking up at it. Turquoise ground. Rustic branch molded handle. Turquoise interior. Green underside with stilt marks. Madelena has attributed this piece to the Joseph Holdcroft factory. We believe this is based on the fable ''The Crow and the Fox'' by Jean de la Fontaine. The fable tells the tale of Master Crow sat on a tree, holding a cheese in his beak. Master Fox was attracted by the odor, and tried to attract him thus. ''Mister Crow, good day to you. You are a handsome and good looking bird! In truth, if your song is as beautiful as your plumage, you are the Phoenix of this forest.'' Hearing these words the Crow felt great joy, and to demonstrate his beautiful voice, he opened his mouth wide and let drop his prey. The Fox seized it and said: ''My good sir, know that every flatterer lives at the expense of those who take him seriously. This is a lesson that is worth a cheese, no doubt.'' The Crow, embarrassed and confused, swore, thought somewhat later, that he would never be tricked again. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Flaking and wear to thin glaze around the rim. Two small flakes to handle and a few to the exterior. Slight rubbing to fox heads. Repair to top of handle where it joins the pitcher. 6.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a horse and foal. Horse standing in front of a tree with the foal recumbent on the ground below. Stream running past  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a horse and foal. Horse standing in front of a tree with the foal recumbent on the ground below. Stream running past in front. Two legs of the horse molded free. Dull gilt and base line. Similar piece illustrated figure 2990 page 255, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No chips. Some paint losses to ground behind the foal and a few to spill rim. Kiln effects: shrinkage line to spill top; stained crazing to reverse, staining to underside. Repaired crack to front leg of horse. 11.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica sardine dish and cover. Dish decorated with water lilies and reeds on cobalt ground, with brown scroll relief molding around the base. Rope  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Majolica sardine dish and cover. Dish decorated with water lilies and reeds on cobalt ground, with brown scroll relief molding around the base. Rope twist border around the rim. Two overlapping fish laid on reeds and water lilies on top of the cover. Lilac interior. Ochre glazed underside with a painted mark. Dish: Kiln effect: patchy glaze to interior. Repaired hairline to rim. Restored flakes to inner rim and base edge. Cover: No restoration. Small chip to reed tip. Flake to fish fin. Kiln effect: glaze miss to underside. 7.5ins by 6.75ins, 4.75ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy figure of a crocodile (or a lizard) on a rock. Yellow glaze inside the base. Stilt marks on the base edge. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Flakes  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy figure of a crocodile (or a lizard) on a rock. Yellow glaze inside the base. Stilt marks on the base edge. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. Flakes around the base edge. End of tail restored. 2ins high, 4.75ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Large Wedgwood Majolica pitcher with white bulbous body and a band of blue daisies on turquoise ground around the neck. Ribbed green border adorned with  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Large Wedgwood Majolica pitcher with white bulbous body and a band of blue daisies on turquoise ground around the neck. Ribbed green border adorned with ochre daisies to the handle, and around the rim and base. White interior. White underside with impressed maker''s marks and painted pattern number ''M 1552''. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No flakes. Slight wear to edge of handle and white exterior ground. Kiln effect: very fine kiln soot caught in the glaze to the white exterior. Small restored chip to base edge. 11ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire titled figure of Giuseppe Garibaldi modeled standing before his horse on an oval naturalistic base. All four legs of the horse and both  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire titled figure of Giuseppe Garibaldi modeled standing before his horse on an oval naturalistic base. All four legs of the horse and both Giuseppe''s legs and sword are molded free. Dull gilt decoration. Decorated all round. Vent hole to reverse. Similar piece illustrated figure 139p, page 62, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No chips. A few paint losses to saddle, horse''s tail and Garibaldi''s shirt, sword and hair. Kiln effects: slight staining to horse''s chest and front legs; small shrinkage crack to the underside. Old retouching to hooves which is flaking off. 9ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as two foxes, each with a bird. One fox standing in front of a tree with a bird in its mouth. The other fox recumbent  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as two foxes, each with a bird. One fox standing in front of a tree with a bird in its mouth. The other fox recumbent below with its front legs resting over a bird. Leaf and shredded clay decoration. Three legs molded free. Dull gilt base line and spill rim. Similar piece illustrated figure 2965, page 251, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No hairlines. No chips. A few paint losses to the top bird. Slight rubbing to gilt and right ear of top fox. Kiln effect: two shrinkage lines to front left leg of top fox. Repaired crack to spill. Restoration of the lower fox''s free molded leg. Retouching to leaves, birds and foxes. 9ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica rectangular sardine dish and cover. Cobalt dish with brown and green wash borders, supported by four feet modeled as fish. Cover is surmounted  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica rectangular sardine dish and cover. Cobalt dish with brown and green wash borders, supported by four feet modeled as fish. Cover is surmounted by a swan resting on a pond lily leaf. Pink interior. Three stilt marks and a vent hole to underside of cover. Green and brown mottled underside to dish. Similar piece illustrated on page 48, ''The Collectors Encyclopedia of Majolica'' by Mariann Katz-Marks. Fair. Cover: Kiln effects: glaze miss to under rim; thinning of the cobalt glaze in some areas; crazing to the cobalt border. Old restoration to swan''s neck and back. Dish: Shallow chip to underneath of one foot. Minor flaking to two of the feet. Two flakes to underneath associated with stilt marks. Kiln effects: a few glaze pops to the interior; stained crazing to the interior and underside. All four fish with restored fin. 5.5ins high, 6.5ins by 5.5ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 Small Staffordshire hen on nest tureen. Modeled as a colorful hen sitting on her eggs on top of a basket. The hen forms the cover, and the yellow basket  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 Small Staffordshire hen on nest tureen. Modeled as a colorful hen sitting on her eggs on top of a basket. The hen forms the cover, and the yellow basket forms the dish. Cream interior. Stilt marks to underside of dish. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Cover: Very small paint loss to tail. Dish: Some wear to yellow rim and flange. Kiln effects: touch marks to interior; small over glazed manufacture chip to exterior rim. 7ins high by 7.5ins wide   « Less