Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of a seated lady and gentleman, the lady has a young girl sat on her lap with a black cat on the ground below, and the  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Pair Staffordshire figures of a seated lady and gentleman, the lady has a young girl sat on her lap with a black cat on the ground below, and the gentleman has a young girl standing beside him with a black and white spaniel on the ground below. Well modeled with free molded children, pets, and arms and legs. Old dull mercurial gilt decoration and base lines. Good creamy glaze. Vent hole to bases. Generally good. Gilt slightly rubbed. Gent: Minor chip to reverse of the girl''s dress. Hairline to reverse. Minor paint loss to his shoe. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack underneath both his legs. Repair to his neck. Repaired firing crack to underside of base. Lady: Hairline to the reverse. Kiln effects: two shrinkage cracks to underside of base. Pieces of kiln dirt caught inside causing the piece to rattle. Repair to her neck. Repaired crack to top of base. Restoration of her left hand. Restoration of the cat, which has been completely remodeled. 7.25ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Small Pair Staffordshire figures of the Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on horseback. Three legs of horse are molded free. Old, dull gilt decoration  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Small Pair Staffordshire figures of the Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on horseback. Three legs of horse are molded free. Old, dull gilt decoration and base line. Bright colorful enamels. Decorated all round. Small vent hole to base. Good. Some rubbing to gilt. Albert: A few paint losses to horse''s tail. Kiln effects: piece of kiln grit to tail; firing pit to horse''s rump. Repair to Albert''s neck and shoulders where his head has been off. Restoration of the horse''s front left leg. Retouching to boot. Victoria: No restoration. Small chip to the horse''s hind left hoof. A few paint losses to saddle and mane. Kiln effects: shrinkage crack to her neck; some staining to reverse. 7ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as hen and rooster/cockerel before a yellow fence, with a worm on the ground between them. Dull gilt base line and  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Staffordshire spill vase modeled as hen and rooster/cockerel before a yellow fence, with a worm on the ground between them. Dull gilt base line and decoration around spill rim. Similar piece illustrated figure 2821, page 229, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No cracks. No chips. Gilt rubbed. Two repaired hairlines, one to front running from base up through to spill vase, the other to reverse of spill rim. A little retouching of paint losses to both birds. Restored flake to tip of right facing hen''s tail. 6ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1892 Staffordshire figure of Tam O''Shanter and his friend Souter Johnnie, based on a poem by Robert Burns. The two men are seated either side of a barrel,  More »

Victorian, circa 1892 Staffordshire figure of Tam O''Shanter and his friend Souter Johnnie, based on a poem by Robert Burns. The two men are seated either side of a barrel, Tam holding a cup and Souter a pitcher. Bright gilt decoration, base line and title ''TAM.O.SHANTER.&.SOOTER.JOHNNY''. Vent hole to reverse. Maker''s mark inscribed to underside ''Sampson Smith Longton Staff England 1892''. Similar piece illustrated figure 976, page 271, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 1, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: small shrinkage crack to crook of Tam''s elbow. Repair to Tam''s right hand. Retouching to the ground, barrel, Tam''s waistcoat and Johnnie''s hat. 13ins high   « Less

Early 20thC Pair Staffordshire recumbent lions with orange glass eyes. All round molding and decoration. Bright gilt decoration. Slip cast molding. Painted gilt mark to  More »

Early 20thC Pair Staffordshire recumbent lions with orange glass eyes. All round molding and decoration. Bright gilt decoration. Slip cast molding. Painted gilt mark to underside. Generally good. Rubbing to gilt. Right facing: Flake to nose, muzzle and left ear. Shallow chip with associated firing crack to lower base edge at front. Replacement glass eyes. Left facing: Flakes to mane, left ear and right leg. Kiln effect: shrinkage line to the lion''s back. Replacement glass eyes. 9.5ins high, 11ins wide   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire cow creamer, molded as a milkmaid standing behind a cow. Hole in milkmaid''s hat where cream would be poured in and hole in cow''s mouth  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire cow creamer, molded as a milkmaid standing behind a cow. Hole in milkmaid''s hat where cream would be poured in and hole in cow''s mouth where it would be poured out. Dull gilt decoration. Similar piece illustrated figure 2319, page 161, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Generally good. No chips. Gilt rubbed. Kiln effects: two shrinkage lines to cow''s neck; shrinkage crack by maid''s left leg and another to underside; touch mark to front of base; stained crazing to cow''s belly and ground. Old restoration to cow''s mouth, ears and horns. Repaired shrinkage crack to underside of base at reverse. Retouching to maid''s hat, eyes, shoes, hair and cow''s markings. 7.5ins high, 9ins wide   « Less

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy spill vase modelled as an ammonite shell supported by tenticular coral on a naturalistic base. Gray interior. Brown underside with three stilt  More »

Circa 1890 Majolica Palissy spill vase modelled as an ammonite shell supported by tenticular coral on a naturalistic base. Gray interior. Brown underside with three stilt marks. Good. No restoration. Small piece of one tentacle has broken off. Two small flakes to shell rim. Paint almost entirely flaked on coral. 8ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 English Majolica posy holder which features a fan tailed dove with a posy on it''s back. Colouration: gray, turquoise, yellow, are predominant. English  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 English Majolica posy holder which features a fan tailed dove with a posy on it''s back. Colouration: gray, turquoise, yellow, are predominant. English diamond registration mark for the date 10/09/1878. Book reference not found. Good. Kiln effects: glaze miss to the base in a couple of places. Restoration to the rim of the vase 4.4ins high, 3.5ins wide, 3.5ins depth   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica teapot modeled as one large fish swallowing a smaller fish. Cream interior and base. Three stilt marks to base. Steam hole to cover. Similar  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Majolica teapot modeled as one large fish swallowing a smaller fish. Cream interior and base. Three stilt marks to base. Steam hole to cover. Similar piece illustrated on page 138, Abrams ''Majolica A complete History and illustrated Survey'' by Karmason & Stacke. Generally good. No cracks. No hairlines. Some small flakes to rim of teapot. Slight wear to exterior and tips of tail fins. Over glazed manufacture chip to finial. Restored chips and flaking to spout. Retouched flakes to rim of teapot. No restoration to cover. 6ins high, 11.5ins wide   « Less

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Early Staffordshire titled bocage figure of Elijah, feeding bread to ravens. Elijah is modeled sitting on a naturalistic base in front of a bocage  More »

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Early Staffordshire titled bocage figure of Elijah, feeding bread to ravens. Elijah is modeled sitting on a naturalistic base in front of a bocage tree. One raven is perched on his right shoulder, another is perched by his side. Stream running below. Decorated all round. Good creamy glaze with blue tinge, and a vent hole inside the base. Generally good. No hairlines. Two minor chips to the underside. No paint losses. Kiln effects: a few shrinkage cracks inside the base. Kiln grit to reverse of base. Restored chips to the bocage. One section of bocage missing to his left. Trunk restored. One retouched flower. Elijah''s arms restored. Lower raven restored. Upper raven retouched. Small restored chips to lower base edge. 9.75ins high   « Less