A Superb Garniture of Three Paris Porcelain Vases, London-decorated, Circa 1820. The garniture consists of two vases and a third taller central vase. ;The vases have  More »

A Superb Garniture of Three Paris Porcelain Vases, London-decorated, Circa 1820. The garniture consists of two vases and a third taller central vase. ;The vases have decoration of a basket of flowers on one side and birds in a landscape on the other. ;The handles are gilded in the form of a lady''s head. The painting is by the same hand as the `Mackintosh'' service of Nantgarw porcelain painted in London. ;At one time attributed to Charles Muss, the painting is now believed to be by Thomas Martin Randall whose workshop, Robins and Randall, also decorated white French porcelain as well as Nantgarw. Height: large 9 inches & smaller 7 inches   « Less

Davenport Orange-ground Porcelain Dessert Service, Circa 1845-55. The dessert service is decorated with lovely orange-ground panels overlaid with gold flowers and  More »

Davenport Orange-ground Porcelain Dessert Service, Circa 1845-55. The dessert service is decorated with lovely orange-ground panels overlaid with gold flowers and scroll-work with a central gilt design of leaves and a double roundal. ; ;The plates and dishes each with open-work on the border. ;Condition excellent. The service consists of ;the following eighteen pieces: Twelve plates (9 1/4 inches) Two footed oval dishes ( Length: 11 inches) Two footed rectangular dishes (Length: 11 inches) Two footed shell dishes (Length: 9 1/2 inches) Mark printed in puce: A crown with below: ;DAVENPORT LONGPORT STAFFORDSHIRE ;& in gold pattern # ;865   « Less

A Fine Paris Porcelain Coffee Pot and Cover, Circa 1825. This coffee pot has a ;gilt foot, handle, spout and rim, it is finely decorated with garlands of flowers  More »

A Fine Paris Porcelain Coffee Pot and Cover, Circa 1825. This coffee pot has a ;gilt foot, handle, spout and rim, it is finely decorated with garlands of flowers running round the shoulder.In gilt panels there are flower arrangements in baskets . ;The mouth of the spout is in the form of an animal head. Some minor rubbing to gilt below rim on one side. Height: 9 inches ( 23cm)   « Less

An English Delftware Colander Bowl, London, Circa 1780. The bowl has a concave top with a stylized diaper border pattern alternating with a dark blue panel with a scroll  More »

An English Delftware Colander Bowl, London, Circa 1780. The bowl has a concave top with a stylized diaper border pattern alternating with a dark blue panel with a scroll design. ;The center with a large central hole and a series of 4 bands of pierced holes, the first three in the form of hearts and the last outer band of circular form. ;Around these drainage holes are a series of different stylized flower heads & leaf designs as well as a star-burst design. ;There is a slot to one side. The outside of the bowl has a series of different Chinoiserie landscape views. ;The condition is excellent with three glaze cracks to the underside of the bowl. ;The base rim reduced. Diameter: 8 3/4 inches Reference: Frank Britton, London Delftware, page 156, Illustration #147 for a bowl. with the same border and exterior decoration and related decoration to the ;top.   « Less

A Fine Derby Porcelain Plate decorated with a Botanical Specimen, Annual Levatera probably painted by John Brewer, c.1795-1800. The circular plate is finely painted  More »

A Fine Derby Porcelain Plate decorated with a Botanical Specimen, Annual Levatera probably painted by John Brewer, c.1795-1800. The circular plate is finely painted with the Annual Lavatera. ;The rim with a gilt border and a band of alternating large leaves and a flowering foxglove motift. Diameter: 9 inches Marks: All in underglaze blueon reverse: Botanical specimum named ;Lavatera Trimestrus and common name Annual Lavatera. ; Derby mark of crown with crossed battons with #115 below for pattern number. John Brewer, (1764-1816) John was the elder of two brother who both worked at Derby. ;Their parents were both artists and from 1762-1767 had studios in London at Rupert Street. ;Brewer started working at Derby in 1795. ;He was a talented watercolourist and "had never applied his art to porcelain painting". ;At Derby, he painted a variety of subject matters including plant and flower painting.   « Less

A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Small Polychrome Baluster Vases, Last Quarter of 19th Century The vases are sweetly painted in polychrome enamels with deer on a mountainside,  More »

A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Small Polychrome Baluster Vases, Last Quarter of 19th Century The vases are sweetly painted in polychrome enamels with deer on a mountainside, all under a ochre border of bats around the shoulder, under a repeating ochre border of Chinese geometric symbols encircling the neck. Dimensions: 4 1/4 in high (10.7 cm) The bat is ''emblematic of happiness and longevity.... it is generally painted red -- the colour of joy. ;The design of the Five Bats is a pictorial rebus standing for the Five Blessings, viz., old age, wealth, health, love of virtue, and natural death; this is owing to the similarity in the sound of the characters for ''bat'' and ''happiness'' -- both pronounced ''Fu.'''' Williams, 34. References: Williams, C.A.S. ;Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives. ;Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1974.   « Less

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN SUPPER SET, Circa 1765. ; ; ; ; ;The rare complete supper set decorated in famille rose consists of a central shaped dish with eight  More »

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN SUPPER SET, Circa 1765. ; ; ; ; ;The rare complete supper set decorated in famille rose consists of a central shaped dish with eight connecting dishes forming a circle. ;Each is decorated with figures of women and children playing. ;One small repair to rim of central dish. Diameter: 17 3/4 inches (45cm)   « Less

A Minton Tromp L''oeil Flower-Encrusted Dish. Circa 1830. Of circular form raised on four scroll feet, piled high in the center with a profusion of colorful flowers and  More »

A Minton Tromp L''oeil Flower-Encrusted Dish. Circa 1830. Of circular form raised on four scroll feet, piled high in the center with a profusion of colorful flowers and fruit within a pierced gilt-edged border. Typical minor losses and repair. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Diameter: 7 1/2 in (18.4 cm) ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Diameter: 7 1/2"   « Less

A Dutch Delft Tromp L''oeil Tureen and Cover, Circa 1800. The tureen in the form of a gourd rests upon a large leaf. ;The tureen is colored green with the cover yellow.  More »

A Dutch Delft Tromp L''oeil Tureen and Cover, Circa 1800. The tureen in the form of a gourd rests upon a large leaf. ;The tureen is colored green with the cover yellow. ;The finial in the form of buds.   « Less

A RARE ENGLISH SILVER LUSTRE POTTERY BUST OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, Circa 1816. This rare silver lustre figure was made to celebrate the marriage of Princess Charlotte to  More »

A RARE ENGLISH SILVER LUSTRE POTTERY BUST OF PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, Circa 1816. This rare silver lustre figure was made to celebrate the marriage of Princess Charlotte to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg on May 2, 1816. Intertestingly, her wedding dress was in silver lamé (see below). The unusual lustre bust of Princess Charlotte is placed on a shaped plinth. ;She is depicted bust length with her hair in a French roll and a hairband. There is a repaired chip to the front right corner. Height: 13 inches Princess Charlotte: Princess Charlotte Augusta was the daughter of the Prince Regent (later King George IV) and wife of Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg. She was as strongly loved by the people of England as her father was disliked. She died on November 6th, 1817, at age 21, from complications of childbirth, after bearing a dead child. The loss of the potential queen and her heir was deeply felt. (http://www.georgianindex.net/Prn_Charlotte/P_Charlotte.html) Leopold and Charlotte were married at Carlton House in London on the evening of May 2, 1816. Some fifty privileged guests, many of them members of the royal family, attended the wedding ceremony which took place in the Crimson State Room at Carlton House on the evening of 2 May 1816. Princess Charlotte''s wedding dress was silver lama [lamé] on net, over a silver tissue slip, embroidered at the bottom with silver lama in shells and flowers. Body and sleeves to correspond, elegantly trimmed with point Brussels lace. The manteau was of silver tissue lined with white satin, with a border of embroidery to answer that on the dress, and fastened in front with a splendid diamond ornament On the Death of the Princess Charlotte Yes Britain mourns, as with electric touch For youth, for love, for happiness destroyed. Her universal population melts In grief spontaneous; and hard hearts are moved, And rough unpolished natures learn to feel For those they envied, levelled in the dust By fate''s impartial stroke; and pulpits sound With vanity and woe to earthly goods, And urge, and dry the tear­Yet one there is Who midst this general burst of grief remains In strange tranquillity; whom not the stir And long drawn murmurs of the gathering crowd, That by his very windows trail the pomp Of hearse, and blazoned arms, and long array Of sad funereal rites, nor the loud groans And deep felt anguish of a husband''s heart Can move to mingle with this flood one tear. In careless apathy­perhaps in mirth He wears the day. Yet is he near in blood, The very stem on which this blossom grew, And at his knees she fondled, in the charm And grace spontaneous, which alone belongs To untaught infancy:­Yet O forbear Nor deem him hard of heart, for, awful, struck By heaven''s severest visitation, sad, Like a scathed oak amidst the forest trees Lonely he stands; leaves bud, and shoot, and fall, He holds no sympathy with living nature, Or time''s incessant change. Then, in this hour, While pensive thought is busy with the woes And restless change of poor humanity, Think then, oh think of him, and breathe one prayer From the full tide of sorrow spare one tear, For him who does not weep!   « Less