300 |
A PAIR OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FOUR-BRANCH (FIVE-LIGHT) FIGURAL CANDELABRA in the Meissen taste, modelled with a shepherd and shepherdess respectively, each holding a lamb, seated on a naturalistic tree stump beneath a detachable flower-encrusted four-branch socket underglaze blue JR monogram beneath each (possibly Josef Roth or Josef Reiber?) 40.5cm, (16in) high (losses) £150-200 | Male figure: Tip of one lobe beneath central socket lacking. Two petals of flowers lacking (to naked eye). Two tips to canopy beneath one branch . Socket lacking. Both back legs of lamb depleted. Bocage has numerous small chip depletions. Female figure - More extensive chips to flowers and "drip-trays". Bocage similarly chipped. Overall- damaged as per many of this type of figure. | Nil |
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| 301 | A LATE 19TH-CENTURY GINORI (FLORENCE) PORCELAIN FIGURE of a dandy in 18th-century costume, holding a rose, standing against a tree stump on a gilt-lined spreading circular base, blue painted Capo di Monte-style mark to underside, 18.5cm, (7.3in) high £80-120 | Edge of one leaf slightly sharp but essentially in v.g.c. | Nil |
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80 |
| 302 | Wedgwood & Bentley/ Wedgwood: THREE RARE OVAL BLACK BASALTES INTAGLIO SEAL MATRICES, each impressed Wedgwood & Bentley with impressed catalogue number (1779 catalogue), comprising: 108 "Pan head", 248 "Neptune standing in a shell, figure", and 371 "William III head", 18-23mm, (0.6- 0-9mm) high, and A SIMILAR WEDGWOOD SEAL INTAGLIO with male portrait and the legend "MY COUNTRY!!!", 25cm, (1in) high (4) £200-300 | All sound. | Nil |
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| 303 | Leeds Pottery: THREE RARE BLACK BASALTES OVAL MEDALLIONS one having a classical male profile portrait, the reverse impressed LEEDS POTTERY, and two others similar, unmarked but entitled DEMOSTHENES and SELENA (?). (3) £80-120 | Wear commensurate with age but sound. | Nil |
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110 |
| 304 | , Samuel Walker of Rotherham, c.1770s: SIX RARE LATE 18TH-CENTURY BLACK BASALTES UNIFACE MEDALLIONS, five circular, 7cm, (2.75in), to 3.9cm (1.5in) and one oval 4cm x 3.6cm, (1.6in x 1.4in), in the form of clich e9s of the obverses or reverses of six earlier 18th-century Russian medallions with cyrillic legends, including three with royal portraits (Czar Peter Alexandra and others) and three of baroque-style reverses, two dated 1706 and 1761, each impressed to the reverse either "WALKERS" or "SW" together with a numeral (presumably a catalogue number ): 2, 19, 51,54, 60 and 74 (6) £150-180 | Largest - edge flake chip 3mm. Second largest - edge flake chip 2mm. Remainder seem sound. | Nil |
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| 305 | Samuel Walker of Rotherham, 1770s: A MOST UNUSUAL BLACK BASALTES UNIFACE MEDALLION in the form of a reverse clich e9 of a medal, the legend ELBINGA MARTIALI INDVSTRIA CAPTA having chronogrammatic dating (by addition of the larger letters as Roman numerals), 1714, and in the exergue in Latin, 10th February, above the medallist's initials S.V., the reverse impressed SW and numeral 29, 43mm, (1.7in) diameter, and TWO SMALL BLACK BASALTES COPIES OF FRENCH MEDALLIONS, of the late 18th century, maker unknown, 27mm, (1.1in) (3) £80-120 | All sound. | Nil |
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100 |
| 306 | TWO LATE 18TH-CENTURY WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES OVAL MEDALLIONS modelled in relief with male helmetted classical heads, the reverses impressed WEDGWOOD and having impressed numerals 9 and 11 (possibly representing Heraclitus and Aristides), 52mm, (2.1in) high *** * Literature: Mankowitz, Wolf, WEDGWOOD, 3rd Edn. 1992, p.197 et.seq. includes a transcript of the Wedgwood and Bentley Catalogue of 1779, in which these numerals are shown under various heads. The present medallions are inscribed verso in pencil Edward I (9) and Edward III (II) which does indeed conform to the numerals in a list of Kings of England; the helmets would however suggest classical subjects. £80-120 | In good order. | Nil |
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| 307 | AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ROGERS BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED "ELEPHANT" PATTERN POTTERY ASHET or meat plate, of rounded oblong form centred by a chinoiserie design of an elephant and its keeper before a pavilion, within a border of wild flowers, impressed "ROGERS/20" verso, 53.5cm x 40cm, (21in x 15.75in) £400-600 | Fine crazing/light staining/scratching but generally sound. | Nil |
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| 308 | A VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURAL CHIMNEY ORNAMENT OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES OR PRINCESS ROYAL, seated side-saddle on a piebald horse, the naturalistic oval base with moulded title "PRINCESS", 33cm, (13in) high *** * For a matching figure, see Pugh, P.D. Gordon, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, Barrie & Jenkins, 1970, plate 68. £80-120 | Minor paint flake to headdress. Crack through back leg of horse. Firing crack where front leg meets base. Very minor hairline to bridle. A few small firing flaws. Wide firing crack to back leg adjoining "tree-stump" - a right angle fissure of about 2" length. Hairline to tails of jacket continuing to back of figure. Overall - A number of small faults (mainly firing) make it sound worse than it is! | Nil |
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210 |
| 309 | THREE ITEMS OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY WILLIAM ADAMS BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED POTTERY, comprising a pair of plates, 30cm, (11.8in) diameter, and a bowl, 28cm diameter x 5.8cm high, (11in x 2.25in), all having chinoiserie decoration, Rd. No 623294 (1913), the bowl impressed '12' (3) £100-150 | All in v.g.c. | Nil |
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| 310 | A LATE VICTORIAN/EDWARDIAN MINTON'S PORCELAIN TWO-HANDLED VASE AND COVER, the latter having a gilt acorn finial within a band of gilt jewelling, the neoclassical urn-form body having two shield-form panels of pink roses in bloom, a further two panels to the shoulders beneath the gilt scroll handles, all reserved on a mazarin blue ground with gilt jewelling, the spreading circular foot gilt-lined, pink printed mark, painted mark "as.OA.1131" to base, 17.3cm, (6.8in) high (cover restored) £80-120 | Cover well restored - probably broken in two and resprayed/repainted (shows under u.v). Otherwise immaculate. | Nil |
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| 311 | A LATE VICTORIAN "CRAVEN DUNNILL & Co. (JACKFIELD, SALOP)" POTTERY TILE of square form, hand-painted with flowers moulded mark as above verso, 20.5cm, (8in) square, in gilt slip and oak frame with traces of gilding £100-150 | All-over crazing. No chips evident (front edge is beneath slip). Two small flakes to gilt slip. | Nil |
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160 |
| 312 | TWO LATE 18TH-/EARLY 19TH-CENTURY BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED PEARLWARE SAUCEBOATS, one decorated with various flowers, 18cm, (7in) long, the other in a Willow pattern, 16.5cm, (6.5in) long, and A WILLIAM RATCLIFFE (NEW HALL WORKS, HANLEY) BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED POTTERY MILK JUG, c.1831-40, decorated with a Chinoiserie scene of anglers and waterside pavilions, blue printed mark 'R' within a sunburst (Godden 3200) to base, 14cm, (5.5in) long (3) £80-120 | 1. V.g.c. 2. Replaced flake chip beside top of handle. 3. Light staining and a small firing flaw to handle plus internal brown hairlines (not visible externally). Small firing flaw to lip but externally o.k. | Nil |
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80 |
| 313 | AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY ROYAL BONN HAND-PAINTED POTTERY VASE of Art Nouveau form, the shouldered ovoid body with folded rim, the integral handles with divergent vertical ribs joining the spreading foot, with additional basal twin handles, the body finely painted with a young lady carrying a basket of flowers on her head, signed K.Apitz (or Aritz), the other side painted with a wooden bridge spanning a stream, the remainder of apple green hue, gilt-enriched, brown painted mark, impressed DB, and 2758, painted numbers C.L 13 over D.6299 over B.1520, 32cm, (12.6in) high | A couple of minor scratches and some gilt rubbing but basically in v.g.c. | Nil |
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70 |
| 314 | AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY ZSOLNAY (PECS) POTTERY JARDINIERE or planter of four-lobed compressed ovoid form with Persian-style decoration in pink, dark green, ochre and yellow, blue-printed mark with number '30' and impressed number 1064 to base, 18.8cm, (7.4in) high £80-120 | Glaze crazing. Rim gilt rubbed. Star cracks to underide (not visible internally). Two old chips to inner edge of footrim. | Nil |
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100 |
| 315 | AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY JOHN & WILLIAM RIDGWAY "INDIA TEMPLE" PATTERN BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED STONE CHINA PLATTER of hexagonal form with gadrooned edge, blue printed shield mark verso, 35cm, (13.8in) diameter £80-120 | Black inclusions to some of field and border plus much of underside. Otherwise in v.g.c | Nil |
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| 316 | A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH-CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY "SANTA CLAUS" JAR AND COVER, the figure seated on an entitled base, his hat forming the cover, 17.5cm, (6.9in) high £80-120 | Isolated paint flaking/rubbing and gilt virtually worn away but no other damage - basically good order. | Nil |
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90 |
| 317 | A LATE VICTORIAN ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN WALL POCKET of pannier form externally-moulded with leaves and tied with a ribbon, green printed internal mark (c. 1876-91) with indistinct date beneath, 17cm, (6.7in) high £80-120 | Flaking to green painted rim and handle. Otherwise good. | Nil |
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80 |
| 318 | A LATE VICTORIAN ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN VASE of shouldered ovoid form with castellated gilt rim, decorated in gilt, pink and green with various sprays of flowers, on an ivory ground, the spreading circular foot with gilt footrim, puce printed mark (Godden 4350, c.1876-91), Rd. No 83492 (registered 1888-9) and model number 1268 plus orange painted initials AG to base, 23cm, (9in) high £120-180 | Slightest rubbing to gilding but generally excellent. | Nil |
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200 |
| 319 | A LATE VICTORIAN ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN "BLUSH IVORY" JAR AND (INNER) COVER, of inverted pear form with spiral fluting beneath floral sprays on a lattice-moulded spreading circular foot, the dished inner cover with gilt finial, puce printed mark with date code for 1897, Rd. No 227399 (registered 1894), model number 1720, 17cm, (6.7in) high £120-180 | Some rubbing to cover gilt but basically in v.g.c. No outer cover. | Nil |
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180 |
| 320 | AN EDWARDIAN ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN BLUSH IVORY MINIATURE POT AND COVER of spreading circular section, the cover and body both painted with floral sprays, green printed mark with date code for 1909 to base (and to underside of lid), 4.3cm diameter x 2.8cm high, (1.7in x 1.1in) | V.g.c. | Nil |
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90 |
| 321 | TWO VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURE GROUPS comprising a flatback chimney ornament with figures with carrying panniers of grapes, flanking a clock dial, fruiting vine and an urn of flowers, 32cm, (12.6in) high, and a spill vase modelled as a couple flanking an outsized shell, 18.5cm, (7.3in) high (2) £80-120 | 1. No paint to clock dial and little to costumes. Looks to have been bleached (hair and plumes look pale.matt). No major damage. 2. Rubbing to shell rim. Glaze crazing. Generally o.k. | Nil |
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70 |
| 322 | TWO ITEMS OF VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY, comprising an inkwell in the form of a bird's nest, the granular textured nest painted in pink, green and yellow, a bird perching on the rim, a snake attempting to steal an egg from within, two pen rests beside it,. 7cm, (2.75in) high, and a spill vase modelled as Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, flanking a tree stump, 26cm, (10.2in) high (2) £80-120 | 1. Firing crack inside one pen rest and a number to nest. Otherwise good. 2. Rubbing to shell rim. Glaze crazing - generally o.k. | Nil |
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95 |
| 324 | A RARE EARLY DERBY PORCELAIN "DRY-EDGE" FIGURE OF THE WILD BOAR, in the white, seated, modelled by Planch e9 circa 1753, (after the antique bronze "Calydonian Boar", now in the Uffizi Museum, Florence), 14.5cm, (5.75in) long £2000-3000 | Both ears depleted- all tusks depleted- rear foot chipped - leaves on base depleted. | Nil |
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| 325 | A RARE MID 18TH-CENTURY MEISSEN (IN THE WHITE) PORCELAIN FIGURE, attributed to Johann Joachim Kandler, of a bagpiper seated on a rock on a grassy mound, his dog lying beside him; underglaze blue crossed swords mark on the rear of mound, 92mm, (3.6in) high £800-1000 | Hat brim has glazed-over small chip (in he making). Bagpipe mouthpiece depleted. Base has firing crack which has extended as damage to dog. | Nil |
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| 326 | A SET OF THREE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY POTTERY "HYDRA" JUGS, ATTRIBUTED TO CAMBRIAN POTTERY (SWANSEA), each of octagonal balustroid form, the serpent handle and rim both outlined in dark sepia brown, the body brightly painted with tulips, roses and other flowers, bluish glaze pooling and light construction, two 15cm, (6in) high, (one with star crack), the third 20.5cm, (8in) high, two with later collector's handwritten label "No. 31/c1810", the third inscribed "No 31 Cambrian Pottery" (3) £500-700 | Large jug - A handful of paint flakes. Small 1- 2 or 3 minor flakes. 2- 5 pronged dark star crack from centre of base to where body slopes back in towards foot. | Nil |
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| 327 | A SET OF 20TH-CENTURY SITZENDORF PORCELAIN WALL BRACKETS OF THE FOUR SEASONS, each of rococo-style inverted triangular form with gilt scroll edging and applied with flowerheads framing a young child with device emblematic of each season, crowned blue crossed 'S' mark to underside, green baize-covered top, each 11cm, (4.3in) high £300-400 | One flowerhead lacking to Summer. Otherwise apparently intact and in v.g.c. | Nil |
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300 |
| 328 | A LATE VICTORIAN LEEDS POTTERY PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF SIR HENRY IRVING (1838-1905), the famous actor-manager of the Lyceum Theatre (and the first actor to receive a Knighthood), depicted in profile facing left, impressed "C.HOLDING", on a mazarin blue ground with impressed text to the border - "Into thy hands o Lord - Sir Henry Irving - Into thy hands", inscribed verso, "MODELLED FROM LIFE AT LEEDS 1880 BY C. HOLDING - THE INSCRIPTION ADDED AT THE TIME OF SIR HENRY IRVING'S DEATH 1905", impressed mark "LEEDS POTTERY", inscribed in ink above "To Prof. Greene/Vanbrugh/from W.W. Slee", 28.5cm, (11.2in) diameter, pierced for suspension, (old rim chip) £300-400 | A bd" old rim chip beside G of IRVING. Noticeable glaze crazing to bust and border. Otherwise good. | Nil |
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| 329 | A RARE VICTORIAN TRANSFER-PRINTED POTTERY JUG of pear form, black transfer-printed and overpainted with a band of minstrel musicians, seated beneath lustre-enriched swags, entitled below "I WISH I WAS IN DIXAY LAND /SALLY IS THE GIRL FOR ME", black printed Design Registration lozenge behind handle with date code for 27th (month indistinct) 1870, 18cm, (7in) high (two chips) £150-200 | A 1cm chip to both rim and footrim. A little rubbing to rim and handle. Fine light crazing. | Nil |
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170 |
| 330 | AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROYAL COMMEMORATIVE TREACLED-GLAZED POTTERY FLASK having relief-moulded bust portrait of Queen Victoria and the Duchess of Kent, beneath ogee arches with fluted pillars, unmarked, 19cm, (7.5in) high *** * For a similar flask with salt-glazed finish, see PF & K Sale Catalogue, 27th March 2002, lot 329. £80-120 | Very small flake to Duchess's bonnet and to one pillar. Firing crack and tiny chip beneath. Old chip to pillar on other side. | Nil |
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170 |
