A Rare Saltglaze Stoneware Teapot in the form of a House. Circa 1745. The teapot in the form of a house is relief moulded depicting a three storied house on one side and  More »

A Rare Saltglaze Stoneware Teapot in the form of a House. Circa 1745. The teapot in the form of a house is relief moulded depicting a three storied house on one side and a two storied house on the other all surmounted with a tiled roof. The spout is in the form of a bird''s head emerging from a human arm with a hand holding its neck. ;The finial and chimney is also in the form of a bird''s head which is an usual form (see Mountford below). ;On the ground floor two human figures flank the spout. The handle is in the form of a simple loop. Height: 5 1/2 inches. Reference: English Saltglazed Earthenware by Chas. F. C, Luxmoore, plate 78, bottom centre for very similar teapot with an identical bird head finial. The Henry H. Weldon Collection, English Pottery 1650-1800, Leslie B. Grigsby, page 70-71, plate 9a and b for discussion ans colour illustrations. The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-glazed Stoneware, Arnold R. Mountford, ;plate 91 for a teapot with the same finial.   « Less

An Unusual English Creamware Footed Basket, Spode, Circa 1800 The oval footed basket has a flared foot and decorated with a feathered design. ;The rim with reeded  More »

An Unusual English Creamware Footed Basket, Spode, Circa 1800 The oval footed basket has a flared foot and decorated with a feathered design. ;The rim with reeded loops terminating in a band of basket weave. Dimensions: Length: 10 1/4 inches x 8 3/4 inches x 3 inches high Marked: SPODE   « Less

An English Porcelain Neoclassical Plaque, Circa 1795 The oval plaque decorated with typical bright Prattware colours is moulded in strong relief with a neo-classical  More »

An English Porcelain Neoclassical Plaque, Circa 1795 The oval plaque decorated with typical bright Prattware colours is moulded in strong relief with a neo-classical subject of a young woman in a yellow dress ;with brown dart-type designs holding a large wine ewer at it''s foot as it stands on the end of a table. ;By her side and holding her left hand is a small putti, all against a blue ground. ;The rim with a pseudo frame in orange. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 6 inches wide   « Less

A Garniture of Three Coalport Yellow Cache Pots and Stands, John Rose, Circa 1805-10. The circular yellow ground flower pots or cache pots each have separate stands and  More »

A Garniture of Three Coalport Yellow Cache Pots and Stands, John Rose, Circa 1805-10. The circular yellow ground flower pots or cache pots each have separate stands and a panel of painted flowers to the front. Dimensions: Central urn & Stand: 6 3/4 inches x ;6 inches diameter; Outer urns and stands: 5 1/4 inches x 5 inch diameter Reference: Coalport & Coalbrookdale Porcelains, Geoffrey A. Godden, page 209, #80 for two pieces described as jardinieres of the same form.   « Less

A Rare & Unusual Staffordshire Benjamin Franklin Figure, 19th Century. The figure is erroneously labeled Washington. Marks: Oliver Sutton Antiques label  More »

A Rare & Unusual Staffordshire Benjamin Franklin Figure, 19th Century. The figure is erroneously labeled Washington. Marks: Oliver Sutton Antiques label Height:: 14 3/4 in.   « Less

A Large French Tin-glazed Earthenware Dish decorated with Buildings, Circa 1860-70 The dish has an unusual ;design of a cityscape while the border has butterflies,  More »

A Large French Tin-glazed Earthenware Dish decorated with Buildings, Circa 1860-70 The dish has an unusual ;design of a cityscape while the border has butterflies, flora and fauna. Length: 21 inches.   « Less

A Stick Spatter Peasrlware Dish, Circa 1835

A Stick Spatter Peasrlware Dish, Circa 1835   « Less

A Japanese Imari Porcelain Barber''s Bowl, Circa 1720

A Japanese Imari Porcelain Barber''s Bowl, Circa 1720   « Less

A Chinese Export Rare Lotus Leaf Spoon Tray, Circa 1735 - Earle D. Vandekar

A Chinese Export Rare Lotus Leaf Spoon Tray, Circa 1735 - Earle D. Vandekar   « Less

A Garniture of Three Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases, Circa 1780. The flattened baluster vases have a chicken-skin ground with shaped panels to front and back enameled  More »

A Garniture of Three Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases, Circa 1780. The flattened baluster vases have a chicken-skin ground with shaped panels to front and back enameled in famille rose depicting Chinese Mandarin figures on a balcony of a house with, in one a landscape scene in the background and in the other buildings. ;The handles are in the form of stylized dragons in gilt and iron-red with elongated famille rose panels below with similar decoration to the larger panels. ;Around the foot is a rectangular panel in iron-red of European buildings amongst trees. ;Surrounding the handles are further panels in famille rose of birds on branches.. ;The covers are surmounted by a sitting kylin on a green flat top with below, on all four sides, shaped panels in iron-red depicting a river and branches. ;One vase has been repaired and chips to the edges of the covers have been filled in invisibly. Height: 13 inches x 4 1/2 inches width x 2 1/2 inches depth   « Less