British and Continental Ceramics

A Royal Worcester cabinet plate, dated 1926, decorated with a central floral group against a cream ground within a gilt overlaid rim edged with a puce pattern, puce printed, red painted and impressed factory marks to base, diameter 27.3cm, together with a Royal Doulton cabinet plate, painted by C. Holloway, signed, with a titled view of Cawdor Castle, diameter 22.5cm (small haircrack).

A Royal Albert Moss Rose pattern part service, comprising coffee pot and cover, six coffee cups and saucers, small teapot and cover, three teacups and saucers, milk jug, sugar bowl, preserve jar and cover, oval plate, cake plate, six plates 20.7cm diameter, three plates 16cm diameter and four cereal bowls.

A Royal Crown Derby tea-for-two in the Derby Posies pattern, dated 1937, comprising teapot and cover, two teacups and saucers, two tea plates and sugar bowl, together with two matched second quality sugar bowls and a milk jug.

A pair of Meissen models of vintners, late 19th century, modelled after Acier, decorated in underglaze blue and gilt, each standing beside a barrel on circular bases moulded with a geometric design heightened in gilt, crossed swords in underglaze blue to bases, incised shape No. F80, height 17cm (gentleman with restored left hand).

A pair of Paris porcelain Commedia dell'Arte style figures, early 20th century, he wearing a black robe holding a mask, she in period dress holding a fan, raised on gilt enriched scroll moulded bases, underglaze blue Meissen style crossed swords marks to bases, height of gentleman 15.3cm (her right hand restored and repaired).

A Worcester porcelain Fence pattern underglaze blue printed circular bowl, hatched crescent mark in underglaze blue to base, diameter 16cm, together with a small group of similar wares, comprising four Fence pattern teabowls and saucers, a Three Flowers pattern spittoon, a Fisherman and Cormorant pattern sucrier and cover (restored) and a cobalt blue and gilt decorated wrythen moulded teacup and saucer.

A mixed group of Continental pottery and porcelain, late 18th, 19th and early 20th century, including a pair of Nyon teabowls and saucers, painted with scattered cornflowers, a Nyon floral bouquet painted teabowl and saucer and matching helmet shaped jug, height 17cm, a pair of Dresden custard cups and covers, a Dresden yellow ground armorial cup and saucer and a French oval footed tazza, painted with a romantic couple, length 22cm (some faults and restoration).

An unusual Derby Crown Porcelain Co. conjoined double scent bottle, dated 1882, the flattened bulbous bodies decorated with gilt enriched scrolling flowers and foliage, the central ring handle with butterfly finial, fitted with two spherical metal and cork stoppers, black printed factory mark to base, height 9.5cm (minor nick to one rim), together with two circular pill boxes and covers, painted with birds, a miniature mug, a miniature box and cover in the form of an egg and two gilt metal mounted porcelain boxes with hinged lids (minor faults).

A pair of terracotta pottery jugs, probably Prattware, Fenton, 19th century, decorated with Classical figures against a black banded ground beneath gilt line and Greek key borders, height 18cm, a similar coffee pot and cover and a small jardinière with mask handles, together with a small group of other wares decorated with Etruscan style figures, including a Frank Beardmore & Co. Basaltine Ware vase, height 18cm (some faults and repairs).

A Carlton Ware Guinness Toucan advertising lampbase, modelled with a toucan standing beside a pint of Guinness on an inscribed oval green base, with original shade, black printed factory marks to base, height of toucan 23cm (repaired through feet of bird). Provenance: from the estate of the Late Raymond Briggs, the world renowned author and illustrator of The Snowman, Father Christmas and Fungus The Bogeyman. Note: Brigg's refers to this lamp in his poem 'Waiting'.

A Macintyre Moorcroft Wisteria pattern two-handled circular bowl, circa 1912-14, with cream ground and pale green glazed handles, brown printed factory mark to base with green painted signature, diameter including handles 20cm (faint haircrack to rim).

A Macintyre Moorcroft two-handled vase, circa 1908-09, the cream ground with pinkish red poppies above enclosed panels of blue roses, the pale green glazed handles of angular form, green painted signature to base and impressed numerals, height 25.3cm.

A Macintyre Moorcroft Florian Ware vase, circa 1898-1900, decorated in the Violet pattern in shades of blue, green and yellow, brown printed factory mark to base with green painted signature and painted numerals, height 22cm.

A Macintyre Moorcroft vase, circa 1908-09, decorated with enclosed panels of blue forget-me-nots above pinkish red poppies, brown printed factory mark to base with green painted signature, impressed and painted numerals, height 26cm.

A Liberty Moorcroft Pottery Claremont pattern two-handled vase, circa 1905, of compressed bulbous shape, brown printed marks to base with green painted signature, diameter including handles 16cm, height 9.3cm.

A pair of Macintyre Moorcroft blue and gold Florian design vases, early 20th century, with tall stems of flowers in an Art Nouveau style, brown printed marks to bases with green painted initials and red painted numerals, height 29.5cm (one with restored rim).

A Liberty Moorcroft Florian Ware two-handled diminutive vase, circa 1900, with enclosed panels of tulip-like flowers above and below a band of flowers on scrolling leaves, in shades of green and blue, green printed and painted marks to base with signature, height 8cm.

A Liberty Moorcroft Florian Ware Poppy pattern vase, circa 1898-1900, in shades of green, blue and yellow, green printed Liberty mark to base with green painted signature, height 20cm (minor faults to footrim).

A Macintyre Moorcroft Florian Ware vase, circa 1898-1900, decorated in the Violet pattern in shades of blue, green and yellow, brown printed factory mark to base with green painted signature and indistinct painted numerals, height 30cm.