Circa 1910 WMF Art Nouveau style pierced flower dish with butterflies and fruiting vines on both sides. Two handles in the form of entwined stems. Four stylised feet around  More »

Circa 1910 WMF Art Nouveau style pierced flower dish with butterflies and fruiting vines on both sides. Two handles in the form of entwined stems. Four stylised feet around the base. Lacking glass liner. Impressed maker''s marks under one foot ''WMF'', ''I/O'' (normal thickness of plating/gilding), and ''as'' (antique silver finish). Fair. One handle has broken away from the rim on both sides, the other handle has broken away on one side. Plating flaked from the handles and wing tips of the butterflies. Flower missing from handles. 12ins wide, 5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire Jackfield lurcher seated on oval base. One front leg molded free. Dull gilt facial features, collar, chain and base line. Ochre eyes.  More »

Victorian, circa 1860 Staffordshire Jackfield lurcher seated on oval base. One front leg molded free. Dull gilt facial features, collar, chain and base line. Ochre eyes. Large vent hole to underside and painted ''3''. Similar piece illustrated figure, page 119, ''A-Z of Staffordshire Dogs, A Potted History'', by Clive Mason Pope. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Flaking to underside. Small flake to reverse and left ear. Some wear. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: touch mark under chin and a couple to underside. 8ins high   « Less

Circa 1890 Small Majolica Palissy posy vase molded in the form of a fish leaping out of the water. Cream interior and underside. Three stilt marks to underside. Very good.  More »

Circa 1890 Small Majolica Palissy posy vase molded in the form of a fish leaping out of the water. Cream interior and underside. Three stilt marks to underside. Very good. No restoration. Tiny flakes to base rim, water, fish''s tail and fin. Kiln effect: slight glaze run to the fish''s tail. 4ins high   « Less

Early 20thC Large pair Staffordshire tan and cream spaniels with glass eyes. Collar, locket, chain and bright gilt coat flecks. Black eyebrows, nose and whiskers. Two vent  More »

Early 20thC Large pair Staffordshire tan and cream spaniels with glass eyes. Collar, locket, chain and bright gilt coat flecks. Black eyebrows, nose and whiskers. Two vent holes to reverse, and one to unglazed underside. Generally good. Right facing: Shallow chip under front left paw. Slight wear to reverse. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: slight smudging of eyebrows. Replacement glass eyes. Left facing: Chip to base edge at reverse. Rubbing to gilt. Kiln effect: smudging of eyebrows and nose/whiskers. Replacement glass eyes. 13.75ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1890 Staffordshire figure depicting a girl standing on a circular base entitled ''RED MAID. BRISTOL'' in black indented capitals. She is holding a basket in  More »

Victorian, circa 1890 Staffordshire figure depicting a girl standing on a circular base entitled ''RED MAID. BRISTOL'' in black indented capitals. She is holding a basket in her left hand and is wearing the uniform of The Red Maids school in Bristol which consisted of a straw bonnet with a white linen shawl and apron worn over a red dress. This school, along with The Colston school and George Muller''s school, were founded in Bristol by philanthropists to care for the poor and orphaned. Decorated all round. Vent hole and painted mark to underside. Similar piece illustrated figure 2218, page 142, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875'' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Very minor paint loss to shoes. Some wear to dress and basket. Restoration to brim of bonnet. 5.5ins high   « Less

Victorian, circa 1880 Staffordshire money box modeled as a russet and white spaniel''s head. Dull gilt collar and locket. Coin slot to back of head. Painted mark to  More »

Victorian, circa 1880 Staffordshire money box modeled as a russet and white spaniel''s head. Dull gilt collar and locket. Coin slot to back of head. Painted mark to underside. Fair. No cracks. No chips. Some rubbing to gilt. Kiln effects: heavy crazing; a few touch marks to reverse. Retouching to eyes, nose/muzzle and markings. 5ins high   « Less

Victorian, date cipher for 1867 Wedgwood Majolica octagonal pictorial plate. Circular green center depicting three people in a rowing boat. Fluted ochre band around the green  More »

Victorian, date cipher for 1867 Wedgwood Majolica octagonal pictorial plate. Circular green center depicting three people in a rowing boat. Fluted ochre band around the green center. Cobalt surround with a border of trailing oak leaves. Brown rim with green ties where the leaves hang down onto the plate. Mottled green, brown and ochre reverse with three stilt marks. Impressed maker''s marks ''WEDGWOOD'' three letter date cipher ''COV'' for 1867 inside the foot. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No flakes. Slight wear to green center and reverse. Restored chip to rim corner. 9ins diameter   « Less

Victorian, circa 1870 George Jones Majolica plate. Turquoise center with white basketweave surround and hanging leaves. Mottled reverse with three stilt marks. Painted  More »

Victorian, circa 1870 George Jones Majolica plate. Turquoise center with white basketweave surround and hanging leaves. Mottled reverse with three stilt marks. Painted pattern number ''3225'' in reserve inside the foot. Similar piece illustrated on page 81, Schiffer''s ''Victorian Majolica'' by Leslie Bockol. Good. No restoration. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Slight wear to front and reverse. Very slight patchy staining to the center. Kiln effect: thin white glaze application to the border. 9.25ins diameter   « Less

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Small Staffordshire Pearlware figure modeled as a deer lying on a naturalistic oval base before flowering bocage. Ochre scroll to base. Decorated  More »

Pre-Victorian, circa 1820 Small Staffordshire Pearlware figure modeled as a deer lying on a naturalistic oval base before flowering bocage. Ochre scroll to base. Decorated all round. Hollow base. Generally good. Two chips to bocage. Some small flakes to bocage. A few paint losses to the deer and ground. Kiln effects: over glazed shrinkage line under the deer''s chin; manufacture chip to flower on bocage; and shrinkage crack to the reverse, where the bocage joins the base. Restoration to reverse of one bocage section. 4ins high   « Less

20thC, date cipher for 1907 Wedgwood Majolica plate with ochre reticulated basket rim, surrounding a green center molded with a fruiting plum branch. Three decorative panels  More »

20thC, date cipher for 1907 Wedgwood Majolica plate with ochre reticulated basket rim, surrounding a green center molded with a fruiting plum branch. Three decorative panels on the rim, two with stags grazing in a forest, and the other a hunting scene. Cream reverse. Stilt marks inside the foot along with impressed maker''s mark ''WEDGWOOD'', ''L'' and date cipher ''3WJ'' for 1907. Good. No cracks. No hairlines. No chips. Slight wear to interior. Kiln effect: some staining to reverse. Restoration to a section of the rim. 9.5ins diameter   « Less