British and Continental Ceramics

A Thuringian Katzhutte porcelain figure group, first half 20th century, white glazed with blue enamelled and gilded detail, modelled as a musician dancing with a lady, a chicken at their feet, raised on an oval base, black printed factory mark to base, height 36cm, together with an Art Nouveau Volkstedt porcelain figure group, modelled as a kneeling gentleman kissing the hand of a maiden, height 28cm (restoration).

A pair of Continental porcelain figures of ice skaters, late 19th century, the man and woman wearing 18th century dress, raised on gilt edged circular bases, underglaze blue factory marks, height 32cm, together with a French porcelain figure of a classical warrior, a flaming torch at his feet, height 29cm (restored).

A Continental porcelain Meissen style figure of Europa and the Bull, late 19th century, raised on a floral encrusted naturalistic base, applied with a cherub, unmarked, height 22cm (slight faults), together with a pair of Meissen style figures, height 19.5cm (restored), and a Katzhutte porcelain figure of Bacchus seated on a goat, height 18cm.

Two Beswick Beatrix Potter figures, 'Ginger' and 'Pickles', both BP-3b.

A pair of Wedgwood pottery ewers, 1870s, the cream ovoid bodies decorated with daffodils between the yellow ground necks and feet gilded with flowers and foliage, the high loop handles with mask terminals, impressed marks to bases, height 29.5cm (one foot repaired).

A pearlware silver-resist lustre jug, circa 1810-20, printed in blue with huntsmen, height 11.5cm, together with a silver-lustre pearlware jug with stylized foliate decoration, height 12cm (minor faults).

A pair of Davenport Longport Japan pattern plates, circa 1860-70, pattern No. 1983, diameter 25.5cm, together with a smaller Davenport Japan pattern saucer dish, circa 1825, diameter 18.4cm, each with a copy of the original purchase receipt from Geoffrey Godden, dated September 1986.

A Moorcroft pottery vase, circa 1990, decorated in the Rose pattern against a green ground, designed by Sally Tuffin, impressed and green painted marks to base, height 25cm.

Three Beswick models of cattle, comprising a Highland Bull, No. 2008 (repaired horn), a Highland Cow, No. 1740, and a Highland Calf, No. 1872D.

A Wedgwood porcelain figure Will o' Wisp, 1920s, designed by Kathleen Goodwin, designed as a pixie holding a lantern seated on a toadstool, printed and impressed marks to base, height 18cm (minor faults).

A Continental porcelain egg, 19th century, painted with a view of Meissen and the River Elbe within a floral frame, opposing a floral bouquet, each terminal with gilt scrollwork, length 7cm.

Three Beswick models of cattle, comprising Ayrshire Bull Ch. 'Whitehill Mandate', No. 1454B (horns repaired), Ayrshire Cow Ch. 'Ickham Bessie', No. 1350, and Charolais Bull, No. 2463A (chip to ear), together with a Beswick Mare, No. 976.

A pair of English porcelain figures of Oriental gardeners, possibly Derby or Rockingham, circa 1835, modelled standing on gilt edged circular bases with gilt detailed clothing, he with a spade, she holding a flowerpot, unmarked, height 12cm (restored), together with a similar white glazed figure of an Oriental gardener, a Staffordshire figure of a Turk and another figure holding a pistol (faults and restoration).

A pair of Derby porcelain figures of Dresden shepherds, late 18th/early 19th century, modelled as a gallant and his companion, he with a basket of fruit and a dog at his feet, she with an apron of flowers and a lamb at her feet, on pierced scroll moulded bases, red painted factory mark to base of male figure, each incised 'No. 55' and '2', height 19cm, together with another Derby Dresden shepherdess and a Stevenson & Hancock Derby Imari coffee cup and saucer (faults and restoration).

A pair of Samson porcelain Meissen style figures, late 19th century, modelled as a woman with a bucket of fish and a man holding a basket of flowers, raised on pierced scroll moulded circular bases, underglaze blue mark to bases, height 14cm, together with a Volkstedt figure group of a woman singing, accompanied by a man playing the guitar, and a pair of white glazed figures (faults and restoration).

A Meissen porcelain figure group, late 19th century, modelled as a young girl standing feeding a family of chickens, on a scroll moulded base, crossed swords in underglaze blue to base, height 11.5cm (restored), together with a faience figure of a peasant fisherwoman, four small Berlin porcelain figures and a pair of figures seated on chairs (faults).

A Doulton Lambeth faience pottery circular plaque, dated 1880, painted with a head and shoulders portrait of a woman wearing a lace trimmed bonnet and collar against a green ground, impressed and painted marks to base, with 'E.S.G.' monogram, diameter 35cm.

A Doulton Lambeth decorated Pinder, Bourne & Co faience pottery circular plaque, late 19th century, decorated by James Cruickshank, monogrammed, in the Pre-Raphaelite style with a head and shoulders portrait of a young lady wearing a foliate headband, impressed and painted marks to base, diameter 39.5cm.

A large Doulton Lambeth decorated Pinder, Bourne & Co faience pottery circular plaque, late 19th century, decorated by James Cruickshank, monogrammed, with a head and shoulders portrait of a bearded Renaissance gentleman against a gilt foliate ground, impressed and painted marks to base, diameter 43.5cm.