A STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE OF A BIRD, CIRCA 1780. The piece is molded as a bird perched on a tree trunk. ;Brown dots decorate the bird''s head, breast and the trunk while  More »

A STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE OF A BIRD, CIRCA 1780. The piece is molded as a bird perched on a tree trunk. ;Brown dots decorate the bird''s head, breast and the trunk while the wings are covered in a pale green glaze and the tail solid brown. Two tiny chips repaired to base. Height: 4" (10.2cm)   « Less

AN AMUSING DOLPHIN-FORM CREAMWARE POTTERY SAUCE BOAT, CIRCA 1780. ; ; ; ; ;The crisply moulded sauceboat is in the shape of a dolphin, with the head serving as the  More »

AN AMUSING DOLPHIN-FORM CREAMWARE POTTERY SAUCE BOAT, CIRCA 1780. ; ; ; ; ;The crisply moulded sauceboat is in the shape of a dolphin, with the head serving as the spout, and the tail serving as the handle. The dolphin is accented in colors of brown and green. Dimensions: ;5 3/4 inches (14.5 cm wide).   « Less

AN ENGLISH POTTERY MILK JUG WITH VINE APPLIQUE, Whieldon-type, ;c.1760-75. Height: 5 inches

AN ENGLISH POTTERY MILK JUG WITH VINE APPLIQUE, Whieldon-type, ;c.1760-75. Height: 5 inches   « Less

A Miniature English /green-glazed Pottery Mug, CIRCA 1800-25. ; ; ; ; ;The small mug has a loop handle. ;The body has two moulded set of bands running around the  More »

A Miniature English /green-glazed Pottery Mug, CIRCA 1800-25. ; ; ; ; ;The small mug has a loop handle. ;The body has two moulded set of bands running around the center. ;Each set consists of two bands with a concave indentation in the center which still retains its original gilt. Height: 3"   « Less

An English Pottery Green-glazed Ladle, Circa 1800-20

An English Pottery Green-glazed Ladle, Circa 1800-20   « Less

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CELEDON AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE DISH, CIRCA 1750. ; ; ; ; ;The circular dish has an everted rim with molded key motif and a shallow well molded  More »

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CELEDON AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE DISH, CIRCA 1750. ; ; ; ; ;The circular dish has an everted rim with molded key motif and a shallow well molded with cloud scrolls. ;The dish is glazed in celadon with five lobed reserves decorated in underglaze-blue. ;The central reserve depicts a figure fishing in a stream ;with trees near by. ;The side panels depict alternatively a riverscape, and bamboo with narcissus issuing from rockwork. Here longevity is symbolized in the bamboo, a plant which remains green throughout the winter. ;Good fortune is also represented by narcissus, the Chinese Water Fairy, which is believed to bring good fortune for twelve months if it blooms on the New Year. Diameter: 11 5/8" (29.5cm) Condition: Good   « Less

A SET OF SIX CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE PLATES, CIRCA 1760 The plates have a central reserve in the shape of a palm leaf that is outlined in an overglaze turquoise  More »

A SET OF SIX CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE PLATES, CIRCA 1760 The plates have a central reserve in the shape of a palm leaf that is outlined in an overglaze turquoise enamel. ;A large floral spring of rose-pink peonies and other flowers lie within the reserve. ;The border is painted with numerous branches and blossoms of white prunis and brown bamboo; all against ground of sepia swirls. ;Rimmed in ocher. ''The white enamel was an important element in the famille rose palette, for it made possible the mixing of shades of opaque colors through which three-dimensional effects of modeling in the Western style could be obtained.'' (Howard and Ayers, 152). Dimensions: 8 7/8 inches diameter (22.6 cm) References: Howard, David, and John Ayers. China for the West, Vol. 1. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publication, 1978. Nadler, Daniel. China to Order: Focusing on the XIXth Century and Surveying Polychrome Export Porcelain. pp. 66 for illustrated example.   « Less

AN ENGLISH POTTERY STAFFORDSHIRE LAMB, Circa 1785. Height: : 3 1/2"; Length: 5 1/4"

AN ENGLISH POTTERY STAFFORDSHIRE LAMB, Circa 1785. Height: : 3 1/2"; Length: 5 1/4"   « Less

AN ENGLISH POTTERY GREEN GLAZED PIN TRAY, Circa 1800-1820.

AN ENGLISH POTTERY GREEN GLAZED PIN TRAY, Circa 1800-1820.   « Less

A GOOD CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL LARGE DISH, CIRCA 1750, ARMS OF RAPER (sometimes Roper) impaling GROSVENOR. The plate is finely decorated in "famille-rose"  More »

A GOOD CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL LARGE DISH, CIRCA 1750, ARMS OF RAPER (sometimes Roper) impaling GROSVENOR. The plate is finely decorated in "famille-rose" enamels. ;In the center are two butterflies hovering above flowering peonies and a rock decorated en grisaille. ;This scene is within a gilt spearhead band at the cavetto. ;The sides of the rim are decorated with floral sprays heightened in gilding. ;On the top of the rim is a gold and blue antelope''s head crest. ;The bottom of the rim shows the blue and gold. Small glaze crack on rim. Diameter: 11 5/16 inches (28.8 cm.). Reference: ; ;A candlestick from this service is illustrated by Howard, p.502, no. P22; and a plate was in the collection of Francois Hervouet, sold at Sotheby''s in Monte Carlo on June 22, 1987, lot 1705. This second son was probably a son or nephew of Mathew Raper of London. ;This Raper family later lived in Abeeford & Langthorne in Yorkshire. ;A Mr. J. Raper was the junior super cargo on the "Harrison" at Canton in 1734 while Mathew Raper Junior was member of the Council at Canton from 1767 ( Chief in 1778 & 1779) and returned to England in 1781. Sir Thomas Grosvenor, the 3rd Baronet, had married in 1677, Mary Davis, an heiress of Ebuery and inherited vast estates in London. ;It is probably from one of his five sons that this Miss Grosvenor descended.   « Less