antiques & fine art sale

A set of three matching blue and white transfer printed meat plates, each with a Continental punting scene with buildings and tall trees and with seaweed border with vignettes of figures outside dwelling. Diameter 38.5 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Seven blue and white transfer printed dinner plates and two small side plates, early/mid 19th century, to include patterns Chinese Marine, Napier, Morea, Royal Cottage and Persian Views, makers to include Blackhurst & Tunnicliffe, John Ridgeway and others. 17 cm - 27 cm (9).

Sold for £60

A collection of blue and white transfer printed earthenware tableware, early to late 19th century, to include patterns Wild Rose, Tripoli, Continental Cathedrals, Acorn, Humphrey's Clock, Triumphal Car and others, makers to include J & M P Bell & Co., Thomas Shirley & Co. Masons, William Ridgeway Son & Co., Allam, Broughton & Co., George Phillips of Longport and others (13).

Estimated: £60 - £80

A collection of late 18th/early 19th century English porcelain tea bowls and saucers, to include factories Worcester, Newhall, Derby, and a single Chinese Famille Rose fluted saucer (19).

Sold for £75

A miniature documentary jug, late 19th century, with spray of flowers and initials "E.E.P." beneath the spout in gilt, height 6 cm, a pair of Continental porcelain models of recumbent lap dogs, late 19th century, each with a red bow round their neck, diameter 5.3 cm, a Staffordshire porcelain cup with square cartouche framing a floral spray, and an early 19th century model of The Welsh Tailors Wife.

Estimated: £50 - £80

An Empire Porcelain Co. ichthyological service, late 19th century, comprising large oval dish, eleven plates and a sauce boat, each fish decorated in its natural habitat in a dark blue shell and frond moulded border heightened with gilding, printed marks verso. Serving dish 53 cm diameter, plates 21 cm diameter.

Sold for £100

A Royal Doulton stoneware vase, early 20th century, of inverted baluster form with relief moulded leaves and flowers against a mottled and shaded green ground between a caramel ground neck and foot, impressed marks to underside. Height 25.5 cm.

Sold for £60

A large Dutch pottery vase, early 20th century, incised with a band of figures sowing seeds between trees against a drip glaze blue/green/yellow ground, with brown rim and impressed monogram. Height 42 cm.

Sold for £300

A pair of globe and shaft glass decanters, early 20th century, each with hollow stopper above faceted neck and body with cut roundels. Tallest 28.5 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Burgess & Leigh Aesthetes teapot, late 19th century, with transfer printed decoration of a Japanese figure holding a parasol and lantern, two copper lustre jugs with applied sprig decoration and two Prattware pot lids, ice skating and Pegwell Bay, each within oak mount.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A Minton table centrepiece, date code for 1868, modelled as two mermaids holding a scalloped shell on an oval foot, impressed marks. Width 40 cm, height 24 cm.

Sold for £75

A "Bacchanalian Dance" jug by Charles Meigh, first registered 1844, relief moulded with fruiting vines above dancing figures, with applied blue crowned registration mark to underside. Height 29 cm. NOTE - See R.K. Henrywood "An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs" page 134 for a matching example.

Sold for £80

A Masons Ironstone Toho pattern relief moulded salt glazed jug, and a stoneware relief Falstaff jug, both decorated with a light blue buff ground, second half 19th century. 22 cm and 20 cm respectively.

Estimated: £75 - £100

Two Minton Drunken Silenus pattern relief moulded jugs, 19th century, each with a sage green buff ground and with applied sprig mark to the underside and impressed "No. 16". Heights 21 cm and 16.5 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A Minton jade green Drunken Silenus relief moulded jug, 19th century, with applied sprig mark to the underside and impressed "No. 19". Height 20 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A brown stoneware Drunken Silenus relief moulded jug, 19th century, possibly attributed to Mortlake, unmarked. Height 16.8 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A relief moulded buff ground jug, 19th century, decorated with Tam O'Shanter raising a glass and verso with Souter Johnnie all against a fruiting vine and thistle ground and with a pewter lid. Height 25.5 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A Parian Ware drunken Silenus relief moulded jug, 19th century, drunken figures framed by fruiting vines, and a salt glazed buff ground jug relief moulded with Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnnie framed by fruiting vines and thistles. Each height 22 cm.

Estimated: £60 - £80

A Copeland relief moulded Parian jug, 19th century, relief moulded with young Bacchus and attendants beneath a fruiting vine, applied mark to the underside and impressed "Copeland 6". Height 25.3 cm.

Estimated: £75 - £100

A graduated set of three moulded jugs, circa 1880, with sage green panels with gilt scroll decoration, and a further set of three graduated moulded jugs, circa 1900, with printed peacock decoration heightened with gilding. Tallest 23 cm.

Sold for £35

A Meissen porcelain figure emblematic of Hearing, 19th century, modelled as a semi clad muse with mandolin with cherub signing at her feet and a recumbent stag, cross swords marks to the underside and incised "1062" (some losses), height 18.5 cm, and a Samson Porcelain of Juno, late 19th century, seated with a peacock at her side on a chariot riding over waves, pseudo Chelsea gold anchor mark (some losses), height 26 cm.

Sold for £620

A pair of handpainted decorative table lamp bases. Height excluding light fitting 34 cm.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A large Adams bowl, daisy patterned. Diameter 46 cm.

Sold for £140

William Plumptre, a large Art Pottery bowl, with green, black and blue glaze. Diameter 49 cm.

Sold for £240

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Eight pieces of Prattware, 19th century, loving cup, pair of vases, three rectangular lidded boxes and two comports. Loving cup height 12.5 cm, each box width 8.5 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

An impressive Minton Majolica stick stand, date code for 1876, modelled by Paul Comolera, a heron with wriggling fish in its beak standing beside bulrushes and lily pads, moulded to the base "P. Comolera" and with impressed marks to underside and Shape No. 1917. Height 101 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £2500

A Thomas Forrester & Sons planter "A Dean Art Nouveau", decorated with fish. Diameter 28 cm.

Sold for £40

A 19th century earthenware bowl with glazed interior. Diameter 51 cm.

Sold for £70

A pair of glass sweetmeat dishes, late 18th century, with pinched cogwheel rims above the bowls with false gadroons in turn on an inverted baluster opaque air twist stem with circular foot. Height 9.5 cm, diameter 11 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £180

A good Georgian cut glass jug, early 19th century, with fluted and hobnail cut decoration, height 17 cm, and a late 19th century claret jug with silver plate mounts by Martin Hall & Co, height 20.5 cm.

Sold for £110

A Georgian toasting glass, late 18th century, with part spiral fluted bowl above a short clear stem and moulded foot. Height 89.5 cm.

Sold for £95

A collection of glass salts, early 19th century and later, and a pair of silver mounted coasters (11). Tallest 8 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A pair of Staffordshire spaniels, 19th century, with painted black eyes and pink snouts, the whiskers picked out in black and with gilt chain and padlock, gilt spots throughout. Height 32 cm.

Sold for £20

A pair of Staffordshire dalmatians, circa 1860/70, seated on their haunches, painted with black spots, both with pink nose and gilt leash, all on a dark blue ground with gilt band. Height 13.3 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A group of three Staffordshire dalmatians, a black spotted whippet and a recumbent black spotted whippet, mid to late 19th century. Tallest 19.5 cm.

Sold for £140

A pair of English porcelain figures, recumbent ram and ewe, last quarter 18th century, naturalistically modelled, the faces and hooves picked out in black, the ram's horns heightened with gilding, each on a domed base with gilt line. Height 6.6 cm, width 8 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

A pair of Staffordshire zebras, mid 19th century, naturalistically modelled, supported by a mossy stump on a moss work oval ground with orange border. Height 12.2 cm, width 11.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £170

A Staffordshire porcelain documentary loving cup, mid 19th century, inscribed in gilt "Present from Lydia to Her Grandpa JE, 1860" and verso a bouquet of summer flowers all between gilt borders, and a Staffordshire porcelain documentary jug, circa 19th century, inscribed in gilt beneath the spout "Ann Brewer" and decorated with a band of summer flowers beneath gilt moulded leaves and sprigs. Heights 11 cm and 15.5 cm respectively.

Sold for £95

A Staffordshire porcelain documentary mug, mid 19th century, with gilt inscription "Presented by T.P. Burton, Captn M. Stephens, West Fowey Consols", framed by a bouquet of summer flowers and with S scroll capped handle all between gilt borders. Height 9.7 cm. NOTE - West Fowey Consols Mine is in the parish of Tywardreath, Cornwall. Gracie's Guide notes that this was a copper mine and the returns for the 12 months ending June 1855 were £3757, or an average of £313 per month.

Sold for £55

A Bow porcelain figure of a goat, circa 1760/65, naturalistically modelled before a flowering bocage, raised on a flat scrolled base with floral sprigs, red anchor and dagger mark verso. Height 12 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Two rare Staffordshire porcelain pen holders, mid 19th century, each modelled as a young boy, one seated on a stump with his right leg raised with a rabbit in his right hand, the other with his right hand raised to his forehead the rabbit at his feet, each on a moulded base marked with a single blue dot and six small blue dots respectively. Heights 13 cm and 12 cm respectively.

Sold for £50

A near pair of pearlware figures, circa 1790, each standing before a floral bocage, the man holding a flowering plant pot and spade, his female companion standing with a watering can beside a spring. Heights 12 cm and 11.5 cm.

Sold for £180

A pair of Staffordshire porcelain figures, circa 1850, modelled as a young boy and young girl in night time attire and kneeling in prayer on a dark blue cushion with gilt band. Height 8 cm.

Sold for £40

Two Ralph Wood type figures, circa 1790, emblematic of earth, each modelled holding a flowering plant pot and a spade, one impressed to the base "ARTH", the other standing before a bocage, heights 15.7 cm and 15.5 cm respectively, a pearlware figure of a young man resting against a spade and a Staffordshire figure of a fruit seller, 12 cm and 12.5 cm.

Sold for £140

A pair of Samson of Paris porcelain jardinieres, late 19th century, each modelled as a flowering bush within a classical style jardiniere with mask faces and floral sprays, crossed swords marks to underside, 7.5 cm, and a German porcelain model of a lilac tree, circa 1900, modelled in a lustrous plant pot, impressed and printed marks to the underside, height 9.5 cm.

Sold for £30

A Herend bonbonniere, 20th century, with pierced open work decoration and floral knop, printed marks, pattern No. 6219/C, height 6 cm, a 19th century porcelain scalloped dish raised on six short stilt legs and decorated with floral sprays and insects, the underside with applied flowers, and a pair of Richard Ginori oval dishes, diameter 12.5 cm.

Sold for £35

A miniature English porcelain wash jug and bowl, mid 19th century, decorated with floral sprays and gilt scrolls, and pair of Staffordshire porcelain miniature chambersticks, 19th century, each with moulded sconce on a petal shaped base with ring handle and painted with floral sprays, gilt rims. Jug height 7.5 cm, chamberstick height 6 cm.

Sold for £30

A rare English porcelain figure of a rabbit, late 18th/early 19th century, modelled resting and chewing on a leaf with applied green sprigs surrounding, on slightly raised base with gilt line, impressed "W" to the underside. Length 5.3 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

An English pottery bird whistle, 19th century, the feathers and details finely moulded and heightened with maroon and blue, with speckled chest. Height 10 cm.

Sold for £70

A Farnham type pottery owl, 19th century, with incised feathers against a green ground. Height 13.8 cm.

Sold for £130

A pair of Bristol green wine glasses, late 18th/early 19th century, with gilt decoration in the manner of James Giles, with faceted panelled bowl and stem on a circular foot. Height 14.2 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A pair of glass lustres, late 19th century, with fine etched decoration to the top above the hollow knopped body. Height 16.5 cm.

Sold for £70

A pair of Staffordshire porcelain inkwells, 19th century, each with central well flanked by two pen apertures, framed by a moulded rim above a floral decorated panel against a dark blue ground. Height 7 cm, diameter 17.5 cm.

Sold for £55

A large Copeland Parian figure, 19th century, "Go To Sleep", designed by J. Durham, dated 1862 and produced for The Art Union of London, impressed marks. Height 44.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A Bohemian amber flash goblet, 19th century, the bowl with honeycomb facet and engraved with landscapes, flowers and buildings above a faceted knop and petal shaped base, height 19 cm, and a Bohemian ruby flash vase, with white opaque overlay handpainted with flowers against a gilt vermicelli ground, all on a clear circular foot. Height 15.3 cm.

Sold for £30

A Bohemian glass beaker, 19th century, decorated with a Continental landscape with castle, buildings and figure on rural path, with faceted foot, and a Continental green glass goblet, 19th century, with gilt scrolling leaf decoration and inscribed "Andersen". Heights 12.4 cm and 12 cm respectively.

Sold for £50

A matched set of five glass rummers, and a pair of rummers, 19th century, each of plain form on circular foot. Tallest 14 cm.

Sold for £85

A Wade Pusser's Rum Lord Nelson's ships type ceramic decanter.

Sold for £10

A pair of German porcelain figurines, boy and girl seated, each bearing letter "R" to base. Height 10 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Ten Victorian fairings, "Cancan", "O Do Leave Me a Drop", "Before", "Three O'clock in the Morning, "The Wedding Night", etc.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A Victorian fairing inkwell, a faring "Who is Coming?", and four pin cushion ladies.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A Royal Doulton Under The Greenwood Tree Series dish, and a Rosalind plate. Longest 23 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Two cut glass spirit decanters, and a cylindrical decanter.

Sold for £30

A Royal Doulton Famous Grouse liquor bottle, for Matthew Gloag & Son Ltd. Height 25 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A 1930's Linguard teapot, "Old Lady Who Lived in A Shoe".

Estimated: £20 - £30

A 19th century Bohemian amber glass and foliate engraved goblet. Height 17 cm.

Sold for £22

A late 18th century Continental glass vase or goblet with cover, faceted and with red and gold twist stem, and a further 18th century goblet with cover. Tallest 26 cm.

Sold for £380

Seven Victorian pot lids, largest Nelson Crescent, Ramsgate, diameter 14.5 cm, all framed.

Sold for £55

A Susie Cooper bone china coffee service, (15).

Sold for £40

A pair of Staffordshire style spaniels, height 17 cm, a Vallauris vase, Goss souvenir piece and Doulton Famous Ships "The Victory Plate".

Estimated: £20 - £40

A Royal Crown Derby tea service, teapot, sugar basin, milk jug, 12 cups, 12 saucers, 6 sandwiches plates.

Sold for £100

A Victorian three branch cranberry glass epergne, two cut glass decanters and an American peacock moulded flask.

Estimated: £50 - £100

A 19th century Delft lidded vase, in the Chinese style. Height 35 cm.

Sold for £55

A Myott Son & Co. Rosemary pattern 29 piece dinner service.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A pair of Vienna plaques, with green borders and printed Kaufmann scenes to the centre. Diameter 34 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A Royal Dux dog and cart group, with green printed mark to base. Length 34 cm.

Sold for £15

A pair of gilt painted spelter and porcelain vases, decorated with figures. Height 33 cm.

Sold for £150

A large Royal Vienna style two handled vase. Height 48 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A large Victorian "Warwick Vase" pattern grey and white transfer printed meat ashette, by J & MP Bell & Co. Width 50 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Japanese vase, circa 1900, decorated with panels of Samurai and Geisha interspersed with golden pheasants on blossoming tree peony above rockwork, signed "Hichozan Shinpo-Sei". Height 34.5 cm.

Sold for £40

A pair of monochrome Chinese vases, Republic period, decorated with ladies in a fenced garden, heightened with gilding, pseudo Qianlong seal mark. Height 25 cm.

Estimated: £250 - £300

A Famille Rose vase, late Quing, archaistic Hu form, with baluster body with elephant mask handles and each side with a circular panel of either a red or yellow Imperial dragon encircling a flaming pearl amongst clouds, all against a blue ground with Buddhist emblems. Height 24 cm, with wooden stand (see illustration).

Sold for £130

An ivory okimono, late 19th century, finely carved as a Samurai, with finely engraved floral diaper garment above a band of scales, with red seal mark, height 16.5 cm, and an 18th century Chinese ivory carving, figure standing in long robes and with engraved sash, on wooden stand, height 29.8 cm.

Sold for £120

A pair of late 19th/early 20th century Chinese hardwood open display stands, each with moulded frames and fitted with two drawers. Height 178 cm, width 105 cm, depth 45.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £2800

A 19th century Japanese export papier mache tray, decorated with figures highlighted with gilding. 51 cm x 40 cm.

Sold for £48

A Celadon ground bowl, early 20th century, decorated in Moriagi style enamel with seated deities against a green ground. Diameter 22 cm.

Sold for £35

A Japanese pressed horn Manju netsuke, Meiji period, depicting a Samurai on horseback with raised war fan, the reverse with a Samurai standing on waves. Diameter 4.2 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

A Chinese carved coconut wine cup, 19th century, decorated with double shou, cash, fan and incense burner, height 4 cm, diameter 5.5 cm.

Sold for £50

A Chinese bronze incense burner, decorated with a bird, blossoming branches and three peonies, all beneath ruyi head clouds and with mask and tongue handles, with pseudo Xuande mark. Diameter 9.5 cm excluding handles.

Sold for £170

A carved jade figure of a boy, 19th/20th century, holding a leafy branch over his back, the stone a consistent green/grey tone. Height 5.5 cm.

Sold for £80

A carved jade figure of a monkey atop a horse, late 19th/20th century, the horse seated and backwards facing whilst the monkey clambers over its rear, on a carved wood stand, the jade a light brown to grey/green tone. Length 4.5 cm, height 3.3 cm excluding stand. NOTE - The auspicious monkey on horse Rebus can be read as Ma Schang Feng Hou which translates as May You Quickly be Made an Official or May You Quickly receive Promotion (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A Chinese carved carnelian pendant, 20th century, carved as two playful cats opposing one another. 4.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Two carved stone netsukes, 19th/20th century, each of pale cream stone carved as a shi shi. 3 cm and 4 cm respectively.

Sold for £40

A Chinese Cloisonne opium pipe, late 19th century, cylindrical form, decorated with flowering vases and jardinieres against a sky blue enamel fretwork ground and with carved bone mouthpiece. 42 cm overall.

Sold for £190

A Japanese Wakizashi, late 19th century, the bone hilt and sectional scabbard well carved with figures and dwellings beneath pine trees, signed. Blade 19 cm, overall 37 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A Chinese silver toothpick holder by Woshing, Shanghai, circa 1880, quadralobed form decorated with bamboo, peony, prunus and iris. Height 6 cm.

Sold for £60

A Chinese silver mount (now a brooch), figure seated on a shi shi, and two silver place name holders in the form of a torii gate and a pagoda, stamped "silver 950".

Sold for £30

An assortment of Chinese snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, to include a Famille Verte example relief moulded with eight deities amongst scrolling clouds, with four character Yongzhang mark, the reverse glass painting example, and three others. Tallest 8.5 cm.

Sold for £90

A Chinese bronze incense burner, 19th century, with pierced wood cover, the burner of bellied form with a central cast band of archaic animals against a scrolling ground and supported on three mask feet. Height 12.5 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £250 - £350