fine art sale

A pair of Sitzendorf figurines, young boy and girl each with grapes, decorated in enamel colours. Height 4.5 ins.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A 19th century Meissen portrait box, the oval hinged lid decorated with a female half length portrait of a lady wearing a plumed hat and with blue body with moulded foliate scrollwork, crossed swords mark to base. Length 5.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

A pair of Kutani vases, decorated in typical colours with panels of figures and repeating foliate designs, with character marks to base. Height 11.75 ins.

Sold for £100

A continental porcelain basket, pierced and with four cherub mounts. Width 9.5 ins.

Sold for £45

A pair of 19th century Masonic rummers, each etched with Masonic emblems, with knopped stems and circular spreading feet. Height 7 ins, diameter 4 ins.

Sold for £180

A Royal Worcester cabinet cup and saucer, decorated with roses and with gilt rim, with puce mark to base.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Royal Worcester vase, hand painted with roses and with gilt rim, puce printed mark. Height 4 ins.

Sold for £88

A Royal Worcester mug, printed against the blush ground with a floral spray, with gilt rim, puce mark. Height 3 ins.

Sold for £70

A Royal Worcester shaped shallow bowl, decorated with a yellow rose and with puce printed mark to base. Width 9.5 ins.

Sold for £25

Three Venetian glass hock glasses, each with seahorse to the stem and with tinted glass bowl with jewelled decoration. Height 6 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A pair of Venetian glass vases, triangular in plan, clear glass with gilt and enamelled decoration. Height 8 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A 19th century glass jug, with cranberry glass snake handle to the frosted glass ewer shaped body. Height 13.5 ins.

Sold for £130

A Wilton Ware blue and gilt ginger jar, decorated with chasing dragons to the blue body, complete with lid and with wooden stand. Overall height 11.5 ins.

Sold for £85

A Wedgwood blue and white transfer printed fallow deer milk jug, with loop handle and faceted body, with both printed and impressed marks. Height 5.5 ins.

Sold for £20

A 19th century loving cup, painted with a hunting scene with dogs to the foreground, with loop handle to either side and dated 1856. Diameter 5 ins, height 5.25 ins.

Sold for £55

A pair of Deco vases, each decorated with an exotic bird and with repeating foliate designs in a variety of colours. Height 8.5 ins.

Sold for £40

A pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white vases, hexagonal, decorated with panels of figures and with four character marks to base. Height 7.75 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A Pilkingtons Royal Lancastrian vase, blue ground with slightly ribbed body, impressed initials "E.T.R." and Pilkington marks. Height 7.5 ins.

Sold for £35

A Brannan fish patterned jug, large form, with green glazes, decorated to the body with perch, inscribed to the base "A. Brannan 1892". Diameter 10 ins.

Sold for £100

A 19th century blue glass lidded vase, decorated with bird on branch and floral swags, with Greek Key motif to base, heightened with gilding. Height 18 ins.

Sold for £1000

A Royal Worcester vase, with gilt swagged rim, with egg and dart moulding and scroll handles to orange ground body with hand painted rose spray signed by the artist, green printed mark to base, Registered Number 340948, leadless glaze. Height 7.5 ins, width 6.25 ins.

Sold for £170

A Bridgwood & Son toilet set, five piece, floral patterned.

Sold for £48

A pair of Coalport landscape vases, each decorated against the red ground with landscape panels entitled "The Fiord" and "Ruins of Brunenburgh Castle", each with lid, heightened with gilding, blue printed mark to base and with Townsend, Newcastle on Tyne, retailers mark. Height 14.5 ins.

Sold for £380

A French glass lidded casket, oval, late 19th century, with enamelled panels with swags between, ground pontil mark to base. Diameter 7.5 ins.

Estimated: £300 - £400

A Chelsea Derby figure "Falstaff", with patch marks to base, in the form of a pot bellied bearded man holding shield and sword, bearing old label inked "Old Chelsea Figure Formerly in The Collection of Miss Emily Jacobs". Height 13 ins.

Estimated: £400 - £600

A late 19th century dark blue glass vase, with Mary Gregory type female figure to body, heightened with gilding. Height 13 ins.

Sold for £68

An early 19th century blue and white transfer printed foot bath, printed mark, opaque china, Florentine, with repeating foliate designs and with moulded loop handle to either side. Length 19 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

A pair of dark green cut glass ships decanters, 19th century in the Regency style.

Estimated: £300 - £400

A late 19th century glass vase, with portrait panel of a young girl wearing veil, turquoise glass heightened with gilding. Height 10.25 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

An oriental ginger jar, lidded, with yellow ground decorated with birds and chrysanthemums and raised on a pierced wooden base. Overall height 8 ins.

Estimated: £80 - £120

A pair of 19th century etched glass cases.

Sold for £45

An 18th century green coloured globular bottle. Height 13 ins.

Sold for £170

An 18th century purple glass globular bottle. Height 14 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A pair of 19th century French Faience vases by J. Tortat, Blois, each of shaped outline with fleur-de-lys shields to blue ground, with scroll supports and shaped bases, painted mark to base. Height 6.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £310

A Beswick cockatoo, 1180, also printed mark "Beswick, England". Height 8.5 ins.

Sold for £110

A small Moorcroft vase, Orchid pattern to yellow and green ground, bearing paper label "By Appointment W. Moorcroft, Potters to The Late Queen Mary". Height 3.75 ins.

Sold for £90

A small Moorcroft vase, Poppy pattern to dark blue ground, impressed facsimile signature "W. Moorcroft" also "Potter to H.M. The Queen, Made in England". Height 3.5 ins.

Sold for £85

A Moorcroft club shaped vase, with Clematis to green ground, bearing paper label "By Appointment to H.M. The Queen". Height 4 ins.

Sold for £75

A small Moorcroft vase, decorated with a Clematis to cream ground, impressed "Moorcroft, Made in England". Height 3.75 ins.

Sold for £85

A Swedish glass vase, rectangular form, moulded in relief. Width 4.5 ins, height 6 ins.

Sold for £42

A Friedel figure, young girl with calf, together with a Hummel figure of a seated young girl with birds. Heights respectively 6 ins and 3.5 ins.

Sold for £40

An early 19th century Imari charger, of shaped square form, decorated to the centre with a bowl of chrysanthemums with birds and with repeating design to panelled border. Width 18 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £560

A Royal Dux figure, lady at well, the kneeling lady decorated in typical Dux colours and resting on a rock looking in to a pool, with pink triangular mark to base. Height 12 ins, width 13 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £240

A French "Femmes de Cancale" letter rack, faience, with fleur-de-lys decoration and with female figures to front. Width 7.5 ins.

Sold for £280

A pair of Royal Doulton stoneware vases, decorated against the green and blue ground with flowers and leaves, with incised decoration to base, various printed marks and initialled "W.B.". Height 12 ins.

Sold for £150

A 19th century glass rummer, etched with fruiting vine decoration, with teardrop to stem and with conical spreading foot. Diameter 4 ins.

Sold for £85

An early 19th century cut and engraved glass bowl, possibly from a tea caddy, foliate engraved and hobnail cut, with lemon squeezer base. Diameter 3.75 ins.

Sold for £20

A Lalique opalescent glass bowl, four large cockle shells forming the design, inscribed number "3200" also "R. LALIQUE, FRANCE" in capital letters. Diameter 9.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £360

A pair of 19th century Cantonese club shaped vases, a Famille Rose lidded ginger jar, five oriental blue and white tea bowls and a small Cantonese bowl.

Sold for £40

A collection of late 18th and early 19th century tea wares, comprising two tea bowls, probably New Hall, and two oriental teacups, one with armorial, together with a Chinese blue and white vase.

Sold for £28

A collection of glassware, comprising two hock glasses with air twist stems, two decanters and a punch mug.

Sold for £15

A Wallace Sanders studio glass vase, mottled pink, inscribed to the base "Wallace Sanders 84". Height 6.5 ins.

Sold for £20

A late 18th/early 19th century Chinese blue and white plate, with brown rim and decorated to the centre with bamboo and chrysanthemums, diameter 9 ins, together with another similar.

Sold for £30

A collection of decorative plates, four Copeland Spodes Tower pattern, one Spodes Italian pattern, two Meakin Old Willow, one Woods Ware Willow, one Masons, three other and a Copeland Spodes Italian coffee pot.

Sold for £25

A Japanese eggshell part tea and coffee service, comprising teapot, sucrier, five coffee cans, five saucers and one teacup.

Estimated: £20 - £40

A pair of Delft candlesticks, with pierced bodies and spreading foot raised on scroll feet decorated in typical enamel colours against a duck egg blue ground and with puce marks to base. Height 10 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A pair of 19th century Samson Italian comedy figurines, male and female, decorated in pastel shades. Height 3.5 ins. NOTE - These figures are sold with a receipt for £175 dated February 2000.

Sold for £40

A Winstanley Dachshund, recumbent, signed. Length 14 ins.

Sold for £55

A 19th century Staffordshire Pug Dog, brown and beige with gilt collar, seated pose. Height 14 ins.

Sold for £90

A collection of seven early 19th century Chinese export blue and white plates, five similar and two rectangular, each decorated with figures, buildings and with repeating foliate and fence borders. Each plate width 9 ins, the two larger plates 11.5 ins and 10 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £210

A bronze figure of a Pixie, playing a flute and dancing and raised on a circular marble base. Height 33 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £330

A bronze figure of a Pixie, standing playing a shell and raised on a marble base. Height 33 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £280

A pair of 19th century Cloisonne plaques, circular, one decorated with geese in flight the other with birds on branches, in typical enamel colours. Each diameter 15.5 ins.

Sold for £280

A bronze figure, a draped Roman, raised on a stepped marble base. Height 30 ins.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A late 19th century spelter figural lamp, depicting a Germanic warrior holding aloft a spear, with light fitting terminal. Height including light fitting 44 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

A 19th century copper and iron milk churn, with loop handle. Height 15 ins.

Sold for £120

A copper coal bucket, cylindrical, with brass carrying handle to either side, raised on three brass shell and scroll paw feet. Diameter 15 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £160

A large 19th century copper pan, suitable for coal or logs, with iron loop handle to the cylindrical body. Diameter 18 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £170

A copper urn, tapering, embossed with a coat of arms and inscribed "Lazpiak Bay", with loop handle to either side. Height 11 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £80 - £120

A 19th century copper coal helmet, with swing loop handle and circular spreading foot (see illustration).

Sold for £125

A copper bound barrel form jug, with spreading spout and loop handle. Height 21 ins.

Sold for £95

A pair of brass figural lamp bases, each in the form of a female figure holding aloft a basket of fruit, with cylindrical support beneath with swags and quivers, raised on a stepped square base. Height 29 ins.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A 19th century brass coal helmet, with turned wooden and brass handle to the helmet shaped receiver embossed with foliate scrollwork and raised on three paw feet.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A 19th century brass desk letter and pen rack, with centre carrying handle to two divisions and raised on short scroll feet. Width 10 ins.

Sold for £60

An Art Deco spelter figure of a muscular male figure levering a rock, with green and brown patination and raised on a rectangular marble base signed "Bezin". Length 29.5 ins, height 14 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A large 19th century planished copper lidded coal or log box, with iron loop handle with riveted mounts to planished body. Diameter 20 ins, height including handle 18.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £270

A metal figure of a standing grizzly bear eating grapes, probably spelter. Height 11.5 ins.

Sold for £80

A Victorian brass adjustable oil lamp, with clear glass chimney, cranberry shade, brass reservoir and raised on a circular base. Height 23 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £150

An Indian copper and brass seated Buddha, second half 20th century. Height 23 ins, width 14 ins.

Sold for £70

A pair of cast bronze urns, 20th century, each lobed, two handled urn supported by draped female figures and raised on a square base with short feet. Height 46 ins, maximum width 20 ins (see illustration).

Estimated: £500 - £800

A late 19th/early 20th century Art Nouveau brass tray, of shaped rectangular form with stylised motif to each corner. Length 20 ins.

Sold for £45

A 19th century pierced brass fire kerb. Internal measurement 37 ins.

Sold for £65

An Art Deco style bronze figure, dancer, raised on a stepped marble base, last quarter 20th century. Height 24.5 ins.

Sold for £130

A Georgian brass and iron fire basket, with integral fire dogs, pierced serpentine front, with iron basket lined with fire brick. Width 36 ins, height 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £760

A Georgian style fire basket, steel and iron, with serpentine front. Width 25 ins, height 30 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £420

Two eastern brass tobacco boxes, each octagonal and engraved with repeating foliate and scroll designs. Width 5 ins.

Sold for £80

Three Danish Just bronze items, including squat vase, cherub and urn and cherub astride a walrus, each with stamped mark. Heights respectively 4 ins, 3 ins and 5 ins.

Sold for £45

A pair of 19th century bronze figure groups, emblematic of spring and autumn and each raised on a circular rouge marble oval base. Height 11 ins, width 10.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1900

A Japanese bronze figure group, a wild animal being attacked by mythical creatures, circa 1900. Length 11 ins, height 7.5 ins.

Sold for £180

A WMF vase stand, the winged cherub figure with blue glass vase with gilt rim painted with floral sprays, WMF marks. Height 13 ins.

Estimated: £350 - £450

An oriental bronze trumpet shaped vase, with lilies to stem and with three character mark to base. Height 12 ins.

Sold for £200

A brass candlestick, in the form of a crane standing on a turtle. Height 14 ins.

Sold for £60

A 19th century brass jardiniere stand, decorated in relief with soldiers and horses and raised on a circular lobed base. Height 21 ins, diameter 13 ins.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A large 19th century copper log basket, riveted and raised on ball and claw feet. Diameter 22 ins, height 24.5 ins.

Sold for £130

An oriental bronze figure, a male warrior standing upon a large lobster. Width 14 ins, height 18 ins.

Estimated: £250 - £350

Two 19th century copper jelly moulds. Diameters 5.5 ins and 2.25 ins.

Sold for £70

A 19th century brass bird cage bracket, with dove terminal and swivel action to star shaped wall support. Length 16.5 ins.

Sold for £35

A pair of metal chamber stick holders, in the form of a young child holding aloft a candle holder and with shovel to foot, with circular stepped base. Height 5 ins.

Sold for £20

A collection of Indian brass, including tapering club shaped vase with silver coloured and brass coloured inlay, together with a pair of lidded vases, vase, bell, basket, lidded vase, pair of vases and an eastern coffee pot (ten).

Sold for £20

A late 19th century brass kettle with stand and burner, in the Arts & Crafts style. Height 12 ins.

Estimated: £20 - £40