British and Continental Ceramics

A Meissen musicians sofa group, late 19th century, after the model by Kaendler, with a lady and gentleman seated on an elaborate sofa playing musical instruments, a pug dog between them, blue crossed swords mark to base and incised 'W.56', height 15cm, length 23cm (some faults). Note: this model is based on an engraving by Johann E. Nilson titled 'La Musique du Cabinet'.

A pair of Meissen figures, late 19th century, modelled after Acier as a girl looking down on a broken mirror at her feet, height 15.2cm, and a boy holding his hand to his mouth, standing before a column, height 16cm, both raised on circular bases moulded with a scroll pattern to the edge, picked out in gilding, crossed swords in underglaze blue to bases with incised shape Nos. F34.

A Meissen figure group, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled as a gentleman seated on rocks beside a standing female smelling a flower from a basket of other flowers she is holding, a dog at their feet, on a gilt enriched scroll moulded mound base, crossed swords in underglaze blue to base with incised shape No. 2987, height 19cm (minor faults).

A Meissen figural sweetmeat dish, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled as a reclining female holding the handles of a floral painted and encrusted oval receptacle, on a shaped base with gilt enriched scroll moulded detail, crossed swords in underglaze blue to base with incised shape No. 2875, length 16cm, together with a puce floral painted Meissen cream jug, height 8.5cm.

A Ruskin pottery vase, dated 1927, covered in a mottled blue glaze, impressed marks to base, height 21cm.

An extensive Davenport Albert shape part dinner service, circa 1880, pattern No. 1651, comprising a large tureen, cover and two stands, a two-handled footed bowl, three vegetable tureens and covers, four oval dishes 32cm long, four oval dishes 27cm long, twelve soup plates, forty-seven dinner plates 25.5cm diameter, thirty-four dessert plates 21.5cm diameter, and a cover and stand for a sauce tureen.

Nine Royal Doulton figures, comprising Janette, HN3415, Autumn Breezes, HN1911, Rachel, HN2919, Top o' the Hill, HN1849, limited edition Hope, HN3061, Jennifer, HN3447, The Favourite, HN2249, Blithe Morning, HN2021, and The Foaming Quart, HN2162, together with a Royal Worcester Doughty figure Sarah.

A Royal Albert Old Country Roses pattern part service, comprising oval platter, length 38cm, six dinner and dessert plates, two tureens and covers, twelve tea plates, six cereal bowls, cake plate, two coffee pots and covers, sauce boat and stand, butter dish and cover, three tier cake stand, six two handled soup bowls and stands, teapot and cover, two graduated sugar bowls, six teacups and saucers, six coffee cups and saucers, milk jug, cream jug, preserve pot and cover, salt and pepper, six eggcups and a floral arrangement.

A small group of Portmeirion Botanic Garden pattern tablewares, comprising six dinner plates, four tea plates, two teacups and five saucers, five mugs, teapot and cover, coffee pot and cover and four boxes of assorted cutlery (minor faults).

A mixed group of Shelley tablewares, including two Queen Anne shape cups and saucers, a jug and pair of cake plates in pattern No. 11496, a pair of coffee cups and saucers in the Dainty Blue pattern, six tea plates and a sandwich plate in a blue printed scattered roses pattern and a Rose Archway jug, together with a small group of Art Deco style ceramics, including Burleigh Ware, a Royal Venton Floretta Ware tulip vase, height 14cm, a Royal Staffordshire Clarice Cliff coffee pot and cover, a Crown Ducal Orange Tree pattern watercress drainer and plate and a Wedgwood Keith Murray green glazed plate, diameter 20.8cm (minor faults).

An Art Deco Clarice Cliff Celtic Harvest pattern jug, height 22cm, a Carlton Ware Barge pattern cobalt blue ground vase, height 27.5cm, and a small group of other pottery and porcelain, including a Leslie Anthony Rucinski studio bowl of flared conical shape, height 7.5cm, a Staffordshire pottery model of a black spotted white horse, height 22cm, and a Royal Worcester floral painted vase, height 10cm (minor faults).

A small group of Cantagalli maiolica tablewares, early to mid 20th century, painted with blue and ochre flowers on green foliate stems, comprising teapot and cover, two teacups and saucers, jug, bowl and cover, leaf shaped dish and two bowls, painted cockerel marks to bases, together with a Dresden inkstand with two removable wells, painted with flowers within puce scale borders, and a small group of other ceramics, including a Belleek cup and saucer, milk jug and sugar bowl, a Sarreguemines plate, a Luneville L'Exposition plate, diameter 20cm, a Gent & Abbot Sergeant's Children's Party commemorative mug and a pair of pottery dogs (minor faults).

A small group of Royal Crown Derby 2451 Japan pattern Imari wares, 1920s, comprising six plates, diameter 15.8cm, teapot and cover, jug and two-handled sugar bowl and cover (cracked), together with two Royal Crown Derby dishes, one of oval shape with acorn handles, length 23cm, the other of circular shape on a foot with gilt scroll handles, diameter including handles 23cm, and a Royal Crown Derby teacup and saucer.

A Royal Worcester blush ivory swan jardinière holder, dated 1899, the blush ivory bird with a basketweave moulded jardinière pot nestled between its wings, puce printed mark to base with shape No. 532, height 19cm.

A Continental porcelain Derby style model of a Mansion House Dwarf, early 20th century, modelled playing the violin, standing on a gilt enriched foliate scroll moulded base, pseudo red painted marks to base, height 18cm, together with a set of six Aynsley cabinet plates, painted with landscape views against a gilt overlaid cobalt blue ground, a dessert centrepiece, a floral painted and moulded two-handled dish, length 32.5cm, an octagonal scent bottle and a pair of Royal Worcester pink glazed spherical peppers (minor faults).

A Meissen circular jar and cover, 19th century, the vertical rib moulded body decorated in underglaze blue, later enamelled and gilt (clobbered) with panels of Imari type flowers, underglaze blue crossed swords mark to base interior of bowl, height 10cm, together with two Meissen style monkey band figures and a pair of Dresden porcelain figures, height 15.5cm.

A pair of French porcelain vases, mid 19th century, the flared bodies painted with a girl feeding a peacock and a girl feeding swans, opposing floral arrangements, within relief gilt borders against a lime green ground, flanked by animal head handles, raised on integral shell and scroll moulded bases with gilt highlights, unmarked, height 29cm.

A Jorge Mealha stoneware studio pottery sculpture of a quail, the stylized bird raised on a hemispherical base and stone plinth, impressed mark, overall height 21cm.

A Staffordshire Pearl pottery part dessert service, late 19th century, decorated with floral bouquets against a turquoise ground within gilt edged cobalt blue scroll frames, comprising a two-handled footed centrepiece, a pair of two-handled square shaped dishes, a two-handled rectangular dish, four circular two-handled dishes and seventeen plates, together with a set of six Vesper soup plates and a Spode's New Fayence floral decorated part dessert service (some faults).