British and Continental Ceramics

A matched pair of Moorcroft Pottery Anemone pattern lamp bases, second half 20th century, with cobalt blue grounds, impressed and painted marks to bases, height to top of pottery 16cm.

Three pieces of Moorcroft Pottery, second half 20th century, comprising a Finches pattern vase, designed by Sally Tuffin, height 10.5cm, a Coral Hibiscus vase with green ground, height 18cm, and a Columbine vase with ivory ground, height 18cm, impressed and painted marks to bases.

Two Moorcroft Pottery cobalt blue ground Anemone pattern vases, circa 1980, 19.5cm and 13.5cm high, impressed and painted marks to bases.

Four pieces of Moorcroft Pottery decorated in the Finches on Lemons pattern, circa 1990, designed by Sally Tuffin, comprising three vases, 20.5cm, 19cm and 9.5cm high, and a circular pin dish, diameter 12cm, various impressed and painted marks to bases.

Nine Royal Worcester Connoisseur Collection or Collectors Society reproduction candle snuffers, comprising Boy With Boater, Girl With Muff, The Abbess, The Monk, Hush, limited edition Toddie, Desdemona, limited edition Young Girl and limited edition Old Lady, puce printed marks to bases, with nine boxes.

Twelve Royal Worcester candle snuffers, comprising Budge and Mob Cap, post 1976, three Granny Snow, early 20th century, Abbess, dated 1925, Old Lady, dated 1880, a blush ivory Mrs Caudle, dated 1918, another Mrs Caudle, dated 1903, Mr Caudle, dated 1903, blush ivory French Cook, dated 1908, and The Witch, dated 1930, various printed marks to most, together with two other candle snuffers in the form of a boy and girl decorated in shot enamels, unmarked, height 7.5cm (faults and restoration throughout).

Three Continental pottery figures, late 19th century, probably Belgian or Northern French, two depicting a man and woman each holding a child, heights 28cm and 27cm, the third a seated woman fish vendor, height 24cm, each raised on a square mottled glaze base, Wittmann & Roth of London importers marks to bases, together with a Continental majolica model of a hunting dog carrying two baskets on its back before a tree stump spill vase holder, unmarked, length 24cm, and a pottery bookend moulded as a fish covered in a streaked and mottled blue/green glaze, height 17cm (faults and repairs).

A Minton porcelain nodding head figure, mid-19th century, titled Easy Johnny but based on the original Kandler Meissen figure depicting the Court Jester Hofnarr Frohlich, gilt and polychrome enamelled, standing on a green glazed base with scroll moulded edges picked out in gilt and apricot, unmarked, height 18cm, together with a similar larger Staffordshire pottery nodding head figure, impressed 'SHAW' to the underside, height 22cm (faults and repairs).

An English porcelain fairing titled 'Vy Sarah you'r Drunk!', possibly Rockingham or Derby, early 19th century, depicting a couple around a water fountain, raised on a gilt lined and titled shaped base, unmarked, height 12cm, together with an English porcelain figure depicting Doctor Syntax bound to a tree, on a gilt line shaped base, unmarked, height 10cm, and a Royal Worcester majolica spill vase holder modelled as a boy clutching a faggot, impressed mark to base, height 12cm (some faults and restoration).

A pair of brown or treacle glazed pottery dogs, probably Staffordshire, 19th century, modelled opposing in recumbent positions with crossed front paws, unmarked, length 30cm, together with a similar glazed flask in the form of a boot, a brown glazed figural money bank, height 10cm, a brown glazed tile or plaque relief moulded with a horse, length 28cm, and a Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug commemorating Queen Victoria's 1897 Jubilee, height 16cm (faults).

An English porcelain model of a pug dog, probably Derby, circa 1815, modelled seated on a green glazed rectangular mound, its head turned to the left, wearing a collar with turquoise flower detail, height 8cm, together with a Samuel Alcock model of a King Charles spaniel on a blue mound base, impressed 18 to underside, length 7.5cm, another English porcelain model of a recumbent dog on a shaped base edged in green and gilt, unmarked, length 13cm, a small Staffordshire model of a rabbit on a gilt and blue glazed oval base, length 9cm, a Staffordshire pearlware pen holder in the form of a building, height 8cm, a Staffordshire pottery night light in the form of a pierced lighthouse, height 10cm, and a Continental pottery model of a seated dog (faults).

A pair of Staffordshire pottery pearlware figures, early 19th century, depicting a Sailors Farewell and Return, raised on brown lined canted corner rectangular bases, height 23cm, together with a group of other Staffordshire pottery, including a group depicting the Parson and Clerk, height 22cm, a pearlware bust of a putto raised on a plinth base moulded with Neoclassical urns, height 22cm, a figure of the actress Fanny Kemble, height 16cm, a similar figure of an actress, a pearlware sash window rest and a Walton pearlware figure of a gardener, height 15cm (faults and restoration).

An unusual pottery Toby teapot with Portobello type sponged base and colours, mid to second half 19th century, modelled seated with brown frock coat and patterned waistcoat, unmarked, height 20.5cm, a pottery figure of a female street vendor with pink and silver lustre details, unmarked, height 18cm, a pottery figure of a young girl in a period green dress, raised on a rectangular burgundy glazed base, incised 'Maud Bateman' to underside, height 19.5cm, an English porcelain figure representing Winter, height 24.5cm, a faience stein with pewter mounts, height 24cm, a majolica teapot and cover of hexagonal shape, a Staffordshire Goldscheider Coronation lion and unicorn model, height 17cm, and a Coalport abstract animal ornament, height 24cm (faults and restoration).

A gilt metal mounted pottery oil lamp base, late 19th century, painted with butterflies and white lilies against a gilt enriched mottled brown glazed ground, the gilt metal base with pierced detail and four scroll feet, fitted with a Mitre burner, overall height 33cm.

Four Basil Matthews animal models, comprising three dogs and a pig with litter of piglets, a Halcyon Days enamel snuff box modelled as a pug dog, and a small group of other similar wares, including a cruet set modelled with figural salt and pepper and a Toby shaped mustard, a Crown Staffordshire Mr Punch, height 12cm, a small Royal Doulton Pekinese, K6, and a Watcombe motto ware match holder modelled with a seated dog wearing a hat on a circular base inscribed 'A MATCH FOR ANY MAN' (some faults).

A Fulham Pottery stoneware flask, circa 1830-40, the buff body of oval shape beneath the brown dipped fluted shoulders, impressed 'BINGLEY 42 & 125 Seymour Street Somers Town', opposing a half pint mark and 'FULHAM STONE POTTERY', height 17cm (minor faults). Note: similar flasks are illustrated by Robin Hildyard 'Browne Muggs, English Brown Stoneware', Victoria and Albert Museum, p.50 and p.51.

A London stoneware flask, circa 1840, probably Wetherill, the rounded rectangular body of buff glaze with brown dipped rounded shoulders, relief moulded to both sides with a figure representing Jim Crow, impressed to one side 'W RUMSEY Wine & Spirit Merchant High Street Shadwell', height 20.5cm. Note: a similar flask is illustrated by Robin Hildyard 'Browne Muggs, English Brown Stoneware', Victoria and Albert Museum, p. 53. Here it is noted the moulded figure detail is taken from a music cover commemorating the visit of Charles Dartmouth Rice to London in 1836, performing as Jim Crow.

A Doulton Lambeth Silicon Stoneware aesthetic jar and cover, late 19th century, sprigged with panels depicting a fish, snake and iris flower against an eau de nil geometric floral ground heightened in low relief with a sprig of prunus blossom, impressed and incised marks to base, height 18cm, together with a pair of Royal Doulton stoneware cauldrons with gilt whorl ground, impressed marks, height 11.5cm.

A Poole Pottery two-handled Delphis range circular platter or tray, circa 1968, probably decorated by Sally Murch (Reader), black printed factory mark to base with painted monogram mark, length 34.5cm, together with a small heptagonal shaped Delphis dish, length 14.8cm, boxed, a Poole commemorative dish, a Poole vase with traditional flower decoration, height 19.5cm (chip to foot), and a Gouda Rosita footed vase.