fine art sale

3rd December 2009

Lot 1

A 19th century dessert service, seventeen pieces, twelve plates, two comports, three low comports, each with gilt border to the puce rim and each hand painted to the centre with ferns (see illustration).

Sold for £50

Lot 2

A Kevin Francis limited edition Toby jug, "Henry Sandon" number 369/750. Height 8.5 ins.

Sold for £32

Lot 3

A Royal Doulton figure, "Green Wendy", HN2109.

Sold for £25

Lot 4

A pair of cabinet plates, with pierced borders, decorated in blue and heightened with gilding with hand painted orchids to the centre. Diameter 9 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £25

Lot 5

A pair of Dawen Wang vases, "One Hundred Flowers", each decorated as described with flowers in relief. Height 12 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 6

A pair of 19th century Staffordshire rabbits, each raised on an oval base with gilt outline. Length 4 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 7

A late 18th/early 19th century sparrowbeak jug, probably Newhall, height 4 ins, together with four tea bowls and saucers and another two tea bowls.

Sold for £120

Lot 8

A Brown Westhead & Moore cabinet plate, decorated with a river and landscape scene. Diameter 9 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 9

A collection of Blue & White wares, including a South Wales Pottery leaf dish, pair of Arcadian Chariot pattern candlesticks, George Jones Abbey patterned jug and a collection of eight pieces of 18th and early 19th century Chinese Blue & White wares.

Sold for £110

Lot 10

A 19th century Imari bowl, decorated in typical Imari colours. Diameter 10 ins.

Sold for £28

Lot 11

A set of six Wedgwood "Dancing Hours" figurines, each from a limited edition, individually numbered. Height 10.75 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 12

A collection of late 19th/early 20th century Parian and Bisque figures, to include "Ariadne and the Lion", height 6 ins, "Lovers Embracing", height 9 ins, four cherubs and an arbour group.

Sold for £80

Lot 13

A 19th century lidded tureen, decorated against the white ground with turquoise border, hand painted with floral sprays and with interior division. Length 12.5 ins.

Sold for £20

Lot 14

A collection of ten Delft plates, circa 1920, each with pierced border and decorated to the centre with windmill scenes, printed mark to rear "Delft". Each diameter 6 ins.

Sold for £38

Lot 15

A pair of Delft plaques, impressed "Joost Thooft & Labouchere", each depicting a canal and windmill scene in blue and white and signed by the artist. Diameter 13.5 ins.

Sold for £80

Lot 16

A pair of Delft plates, with printed mark "Delfts Blauw Chemkefa Made in Holland Maastricht", one depicting an equestrian scene by D. Eerelman and another a windmill scene by F.J. Du Chattel. Diameter 15 ins.

Sold for £25

Lot 17

Four Delft plates, 20th century, various sizes, windmill scenes. Diameters from 6 ins to 8 ins.

Sold for £14

Lot 18

A Royal Doulton Symphony patterned dinner service, serving plate, thirteen dinner plates, thirteen medium plates, twenty six side plates, two serving dishes, fifteen coffee cups, thirteen saucers, twelve teacups and thirteen saucers.

Sold for £50

Lot 19

A Minton comport, circular with gilt border to the white ground and with triform base. Diameter 9.5 ins.

Sold for £20

Lot 20

A collection of ten Royal Worcester dinner plates, each decorated with sprays of roses. Diameter 10.5 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 21

A collection of six Delft plates, Villeroy & Boch & Boch Brothers etc. scenes including Bruges, canals, etc. Diameters from 11 ins to 12 ins.

Sold for £42

Lot 22

A 19th century Parian figure group, "Ariadne and the Lion". Height 9.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £50

Lot 23

A 19th century Parian figure group, a nude female riding on a lion. Height 10 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £60

Lot 24

A collection of eight pieces of 19th century Imari ware, comprising two bowls, small bowl, four plates and vase.

Sold for £40

Lot 25

A 19th century Imari plate, of shaped outline decorated in typical Imari colours, together with two further smaller plates. Widths respectively 12.5 ins and 7 ins.

Sold for £28

Lot 26

A set of six 19th century Minton cabinet plates, each with gilt border and hand painted to the centre with moths and butterflies, with puce and impressed marks to rear. Diameter 9.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £50

Lot 27

A set of six crystal serviette rings, together with a pair of crystal knife rests.

Sold for £28

Lot 28

A collection of four Beatrix Potter figures, "Timmy Tiptoes", "Benjamin Bunny", "Goody Tiptoes" and "Mr Benjamin Bunny", all with brown back stamps except "Goody Tiptoes" gold back stamp.

Sold for £140

Lot 29

A Royal Doulton figurine "Maisie", HN1619.

Sold for £85

Lot 30

A Royal Doulton figurine "Bo Peep", HN1810.

Sold for £90

Lot 31

A Doulton vase, decorated against the green ground with daffodils, with loop handle to either side and circular foot, printed and impressed marks. Height 13 ins.

Sold for £240

Lot 32

An oriental plate, hand painted with chrysanthemums and other flowers. Diameter 10 ins.

Sold for £18

Lot 33

An early 19th century blue and white transfer printed sauce boat. Length 5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 34

A Villeroy & Boch blue and white plate, decorated with a winter scene of a frozen lake with hunting lodge and trees. Diameter 17.5 ins.

Sold for £40

Lot 35

A Royal Worcester dinner service, Davenham pattern, decorated against the white ground with a gilt foliate border, Twelve 10.5 inch plates, eight 8 inch plates, eight 8.5 inch dessert bowls, two 9.5 inch soup bowls, ten cups and saucers, eight 6 inch cake plates and one oval serving platter.

Sold for £130

Lot 36

A Royal Doulton figurine, "The Shepherdess", HN2420.

Sold for £50

Lot 37

A Royal Doulton figurine, "Country Love", HN2418.

Sold for £45

Lot 38

A Royal Doulton figurine, "May", HN2746.

Sold for £65

Lot 39

A Royal Doulton figurine, "Sweet and Twenty", HN1298.

Sold for £55

Lot 40

A Beswick Ware cottage butter dish, with detachable lid, impressed "Made in England 244", printed "Beswick".

Not Sold

Lot 41

Two Hummel figures, winged children playing instruments.

Sold for £22

Lot 42

A Hummel figure, girl with two geese.

Sold for £12

Lot 43

A Hummel figure, boy seated with rabbits.

Sold for £15

Lot 44

A Hummel figure, girl with watering can.

Sold for £16

Lot 45

A Hummel figure, boy standing with two lambs.

Sold for £22

Lot 46

A pair of oriental vases, hexagonal, decorated with exotic birds in slight relief.

Sold for £18

Lot 47

A Victorian vaseline glass basket, decorated with moulded flowers in pink.

Sold for £10

Lot 48

A Coalport cottage, "Keepers Cottage".

Sold for £10

Lot 49

Two Border Fine Arts figures, "Terrier" by Ann Wall 1999 and "Pheasant" by Ayres.

Sold for £45

Lot 50

An H & K Tunstall cream jug, together with a Victorian green glass cream jug decorated with a cockerel in white and red enamel.

Sold for £12

Lot 51

A pair of Wedgwood Willow patterned shallow dishes, square shape.

Sold for £20

Lot 52

A pair of 19th century oriental ginger jars, of bullet shape, the turquoise ground decorated in enamel colours with dragons and panels of figures. Height 10 ins.

Sold for £78

Lot 53

A Royal Worcester plate, decorated with a floral spray to the centre by E. Barker, with gilt border and puce mark verso. Diameter 9 ins.

Sold for £45

Lot 54

A pair of Spode Copeland's China decorative plates, each decorated to the centre with a path and spring flowers. Diameter 8 ins.

Sold for £28

Lot 55

A pair of iridescent green glass vases, with purple trailed decoration. Height 7.5 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 56

A Porcelain fish service.

Sold for £360

Lot 57

A late Victorian blue glass vase.

Sold for £270

Lot 58

A pair of cranberry glass lustres, with faceted drops. Height 13.5 ins.

Sold for £460

Lot 59

A pair of 19th century French Majolica candlesticks, marked "Rouen" to the base, with integral sconces to the shaped stem, with three supports and shell and scroll feet. Height 9.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 60

A Ware plaque, painted by T. Simpson with roses. Diameter 16 ins.

Sold for £20

Lot 61

A Johnson Bros. Flo Blue dinner service, comprising four ashettes, six dinner plates, six medium plates, twelve small plates, two sauce boats with integral stands, two open tureens, lidded tureen and two small tureens (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Lot 62

A George Jones & Sons strawberry set, Victorian, comprising oval bowl impressed with fruiting and flowering strawberries to the turquoise ground, with aperture for dish and cream jug. Length 14.5 ins

Sold for £160

Lot 63

A Victorian glass claret jug, with faceted decoration.

Not Sold

Lot 64

An early Victorian decanter, with mushroom stopper, together with a late Georgian three ring neck decanter with mushroom stopper.

Not Sold

Lot 65

A set of six Brierley sherry glasses, together with a matching set of Brierley liqueur glasses.

Not Sold

Lot 66

A set of six Art Deco gilded champagne glasses.

Not Sold

Lot 67

A Royal Copenhagen figure, a boy dressed in blue coat and souwester carrying a satchel and umbrella.

Sold for £30

Lot 68

A pair of Japanese Satsuma coffee cups and saucers, circa 1900.

Not Sold

Lot 69

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware three piece set, comprising teapot, sugar bowl and cream jug.

Not Sold

Lot 70

A twenty one piece Royal Crown Derby tea set.

Not Sold

Lot 71

Four 19th century blue and white transfer printed plates, depicting scenes from Dr. Syntax.

Not Sold

Lot 72

A multicoloured Masons Ironstone tureen, with gilt trim, circa 1820.

Sold for £70

Lot 73

Three Beswick Beatrix Potter figures, "Diggory Diggory Delvet", "Flopsy Mopsy and Cotton Tail" and "Peter Rabbit".

Sold for £55

Lot 74

A Lem Ward Royal Doulton wildfowl counterfeit, a model of a carved American decoy Greater Scaup duck, model HN3514, with impressed mark "2620". Length 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £38

Lot 75

An early 19th century blue and white transfer printed dinner service, each piece decorated with an Indian figural and street scene and with repeating floral border, comprising of five graduated ashettes, from 21 ins to 13 ins, three large lidded tureens, four small lidded tureens each with stand and with three ladles, twenty eight 10 inch plates, twenty one 9 inch plates, seventeen 7 inch plates, two small open serving dishes and two larger (see illustration).

Sold for £3600

Lot 76

A G.L. Ashworth & Bros. blue and white transfer printed foot bath, printed mark, opaque china, Florentine, with carrying handle to either side, the body transfer printed with vases and floral sprays. With 19 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £640

Lot 77

A pair of Cantonese vases, last quarter 20th century, each with flared rim, applied serpents and decorated to the baluster body with panels of figures, chrysanthemums, butterflies, etc. Height 24 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 78

A Sunderland Lustreware plaque, "Prepare to Meet Thy God". Width 9.5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 79

A pair of 19th century Imari lidded vases, with dog terminals to the octagonal lids and octagonal baluster bodies decorated in typical Imari colours. Height 14 ins.

Sold for £210

Lot 80

A Sunderland Lustre jug, decorated with a compass, the Iron Bridge, the vessel Great Australia and verse, in typical Sunderland colours. Height 8 ins (see illustration) .

Sold for £230

Lot 81

A pair of continental porcelain lidded vases, each decorated with floral sprays and with a centre panel after Boucher and heightened with gilding. Height 18.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 82

Ten wine and sherry glasses, principally 19th century, fern and fruiting vine etched, etc.

Sold for £40

Lot 83

A Royal Doulton King George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubilee loving cup, designed by C.J. Noke and H. Fenton, issued 1935 in a limited edition of 1000 number 401. Height 10.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Lot 84

A Walter Moorcroft shallow bowl, blue, Freesia design, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Diameter 4.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Lot 85

A Walter Moorcroft vase, squat globular form with green ground and decorated in the Orchid pattern, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Height 4.25 ins, diameter approximately 4.25 ins (see illustration). .

Sold for £200

Lot 86

A Moorcroft Clematis vase, squat globular form, green ground, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Height 3 ins (see illustration). .

Sold for £50

Lot 87

A Walter Moorcroft Anemone vase, blue, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Height 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 88

A William Moorcroft green fruit bowl, Freesia design, circa 1928, green script initials, impressed "W. Moorcroft" signature and "Potter to H.M. The Queen Made in England". Diameter 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £230

Lot 89

A Moorcroft Hibiscus vase, green, with paper label "By Appointment Potters to the Late Queen Mary". Height 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £75

Lot 90

A William Moorcroft Tudric Pomegranate preserve jar, the planished pewter lid impressed "Tudric Moorcroft 01331", the preserve pot impressed "Moorcroft Potter to H.M. The Queen Made in England". Height 4 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £240

Lot 91

A Walter Moorcroft blue Hibiscus vase, squat baluster form, paper label "By Appointment W. Moorcroft Potters to the Late Queen Mary". Height 3.5 ins (see illustration). .

Sold for £75

Lot 92

A Walter Moorcroft Orchid vase, blue, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Height 4 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 93

A Moorcroft lamp base, Hibiscus design to the cream ground, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Height 8 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 94

A Walter Moorcroft Freesia bowl, blue, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Diameter 4.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £75

Lot 95

A William Moorcroft Pomegranate vase, of square baluster form, paper label "By Appointment W. Moorcroft Potter to H.M. The Queen". Height 3.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Lot 96

A Walter Moorcroft Hibiscus bowl, yellow ground, paper label "By Appointment W. Moorcroft Potters to the Late Queen Mary". Diameter 5.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £75

Lot 97

A Walter Moorcroft Clematis vase, blue ground, paper label "By Appointment W. Moorcroft Potters to the Late Queen Mary". Height 4.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Lot 98

A Moorcroft Hibiscus design ginger jar, with detachable lid, green ground, green script initials and impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Height 6.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 99

A Moorcroft Columbine design oval bowl, with cream ground, green script initials and impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Length 9 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £55

Lot 100

A Walter Moorcroft Leaf and Berry design trinket box, rectangular, impressed signature and "Potter to H.M. The Queen Made in England". Length 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190