fine art sale

9th September 2010

Lot 1

A pair of Bursley Ware dragon vases, with yellow ground and decorated in bright enamel colours with chasing dragons, printed marks. Height 12 ins.

Sold for £52

Lot 2

A 19th century Char dish, transfer printed with "Char" to the rim, with hand over painting. Diameter 7.5 ins.

Sold for £260

Lot 3

A Waterford sherry decanter and six glasses, Powerscourt 690/124, the decanter with faceted stopper, elongated neck and club shaped body and raised on spreading foot, the glasses with cut bowls, knopped stems and lemon squeezer bases (see illustration).

Sold for £170

Lot 4

Six Waterford wine glasses, Powerscourt 690/124, with cut bowls, knopped stems and circular lemon squeezer cut bases.

Sold for £65

Lot 5

Six Waterford liqueur glasses, Powerscourt 690/124, with cut bowls, knopped stems and circular lemon squeezer cut bases.

Sold for £28

Lot 6

An Orrefors Skal bowl, designed by Lars Hellsten, 4384/14, boxed and with Harrods wrapping. Diameter 9 ins.

Sold for £55

Lot 7

A cut glass basket, with integral loop handle. Length 9.75 ins.

Sold for £22

Lot 8

An Edinburgh Crystal whisky decanter, of rectangular form, with faceted stopper, in presentation box, together with a single crystal highball glass.

Sold for £22

Lot 9

A pair of crystal ships' decanters, each with faceted stopper to cut glass body with lemon squeezer base.

Sold for £40

Lot 10

Three cut glass rose bowls, with fittings. Diameters 6 ins, 4 ins and 3.75 ins.

Sold for £25

Lot 11

A Victorian cut glass pickle jar, a pair of Victorian glass salad servers and a cut glass vase with flared rim.

Sold for £25

Lot 12

Six crystal sherry glasses, with five wine glasses to match.

Sold for £18

Lot 13

Six crystal highball glasses.

Sold for £50

Lot 14

Six crystal whisky tumblers.

Sold for £35

Lot 15

A Royal Doulton bone china part dinner service, Sherbrooke design, 49 pieces, six dinner plates, six dishes, oval flat dish, oval vegetable dish, tureen and cover, gravy boat and stand, six coffee cups and saucers, six tea plates, five teacups, six saucers, 9 inch plate and 8 inch plate.

Sold for £130

Lot 16

A Royal Doulton figure "Camilla", impressed "1935 Potted by Doulton & Co.", HN1711.

Sold for £300

Lot 17

A Royal Doulton figure "Kate Hardcastle", HN2028.

Sold for £120

Lot 18

A Beswick horse, brown gloss. 8.5 ins.

Sold for £40

Lot 19

A Beswick Majolica lamp base, incised with foliate designs, decorated in bright enamel colours. Height 19 ins.

Sold for £30

Lot 20

A Royal Doulton stoneware hunting jug, beige and brown with relief hunting and tavern scenes, silver mounted, Sheffield 1906, together with a Doulton Lambeth stoneware beaker with relief moulded hunting scenes, with silver mount to rim, London 1890 and a Doulton Lambeth three handled tyg, stoneware relief moulded with hunting scenes, with silver rim, Birmingham 1897. Heights respectively 8 ins, 5 ins and 2.5 ins (see illustration)

Sold for £120

Lot 21

A late Victorian Doulton Lambeth stoneware rhyme jug, relief moulded with the Glasgow crest, "Glasgow Let Flourish" and printed with rhyme "This is The Bell that Never Rang, This is The Tree that Never grew, This is the Fish that Never Swam, This is the Bird that Never Flew". Height 7.75 ins.

Sold for £55

Lot 22

A 19th century stoneware money box, with basket carrying handle and inscribed to the body "Hilda Whysell", height 8.25 ins, together with a Doulton Lambeth stoneware teapot with applied floral encrustations, length 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Lot 23

A Doulton Lambeth commemorative jug, barrel form, for Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1897, "She Wrought Her People Lasting Good", impressed mark to base. Height 8 ins.

Sold for £38

Lot 24

A Doulton Lambeth relief moulded jug, with loop handle, depicting jovial friar scenes, printed marks to base. Height 8 ins.

Sold for £22

Lot 25

A Royal Doulton "The Old Sarum Kettle", made by Doulton's only for Watson & Co, Salisbury, height 10.75 ins, together with a smaller Doulton Lambeth jug manufactured for Watson & Co., Salisbury, height 5 ins.

Sold for £30

Lot 26

A 19th century stoneware lidded coffee pot, decorated in relief with a hare and pheasant, with scroll handle and spout, height 9 ins, together with a stoneware hunting jug, height 6 ins and a Doulton stoneware hunting beaker.

Sold for £22

Lot 27

Three salt glazed jugs, two with blue painted rims and sparrowbeaks with fox hunting scenes in relief, another blue with figures by Till & Sons. Heights respectively 3.25 ins and 3.5 ins.

Sold for £10

Lot 28

A 19th century stoneware jug, relief moulded with Egyptian scenes, together with two smaller jugs and a tankard decorated with fruiting vine, flowers and cherubs respectively. Heights from 5.5 ins to 2.75 ins.

Sold for £30

Lot 29

An early work by Naturecraft of Congleton Derbyshire, "Pandemonium" depicting a vet struggling to inoculate three piglets, hand painted stoneware, 1979.

Not Sold

Lot 30

A Beswick huntsman on horse, second version, gloss, printed mark and impressed "Beswick, England 868". Height 10 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 31

Five Beswick fox hounds, second versions (see illustration).

Sold for £115

Lot 32

A Beswick Charolais bull, on wooden plinth, cream/satin matt, 1971-1979. Height 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Lot 33

A Beswick Charolais cow and calf, on wooden plinth, Graham Tongue, cream satin-matt, 81-89 Connoisseur Series. Height 7.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £110

Lot 34

A Beswick Polled Hereford bull, wooden plinth, Graham Tongue, brown and white satin-matt, issued 1977-1989 Connoisseur Cattle Series. Height 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Lot 35

A Beswick Freisian bull, wooden plinth, Graham Tongue, black and white satin-matt, 1978-1989 Connoisseur Series. Height 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £60

Lot 36

A Beswick Freisian cow, wooden plinth, Graham Tongue, black and white satin-matt, 1979-1989, Connoisseur Cattle Series. Height 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £60

Lot 36A

A Beswick Guernsey cow, first version, model number 1248A, golden brown and white gloss.

Sold for £60

Lot 37

A Beswick Ayrshire bull CH. Whitehill Mandate, second version, Colin Melbourne, brown, white and shaded gloss, 1957-1990, together with an Ayrshire cow CH. Ickham Bessie, Arthur Greddington, brown and white gloss, 1954-1990, height 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Lot 38

A Beswick Freisian CH. Claybury Leeg Water, Arthur Greddington, black and white gloss, together with CH. Coddington Hilt Bar, Arthur Greddington, gloss, and accompanying calf. Heights 4.5 ins and 4.25 ins respectively (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Lot 39

A Beswick Charolais bull, Alan Maslankowski, cream gloss, 1979-1997. Height 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £60

Lot 40

A Beswick CH. Newton Tinkle and CH. Dunsley Coy Boy, both Arthur Greddington, gloss. Heights 4.25 and 4.5 ins respectively (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 41

A Beswick Highland bull, Arthur Greddington, tan/brown gloss, 1965-1990. Height 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £80

Lot 42

A Beswick Highland cow,Arthur Greddington, tan and brown gloss, 1961-1990. Height 5.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £65

Lot 43

A Beswick Highland calf, Arthur Greddington, tan and brown gloss, 1962-1990. Height 3 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £35

Lot 44

A Beswick Polled Hereford bull, Graham Tongue, brown, white ringed nose, gloss, 1977-1997. Height 5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £60

Lot 45

Beswick Hereford cow, Arthur Greddington, brown and white gloss, together with a Hereford bull, Arthur Greddington, brown and white gloss, Champion of Champions. Heights 4.25 ins and 5 ins respectively (see illustration).

Sold for £95

Lot 46

A Beswick Leaping Trout, 1032, Arthur Greddington, brown and dark green gloss, 1945-1975. Height 6.25 ins.

Sold for £25

Lot 47

A William Moorcroft late Florian design vase, 1918-1926, green ground, green script signature, also impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Height 9.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Lot 48

A William Moorcroft early Burslem Stamp Pansy vase, on white, green script signature and impressed marks. Height 6.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1500

Lot 49

A Victorian blue and white transfer printed part dinner service, by J. & M.P. Bell & Co. (Glasgow), in the "Triumphal Car" pattern, circa 1850.

Sold for £50

Lot 50

A Royal Doulton figure, "Elyse", HN2429.

Not Sold

Lot 51

A Royal Doulton figure, "Alison", HN2336.

Not Sold

Lot 52

A Spode blue and white Italian pattern teapot, with matching coffee pot.

Sold for £38

Lot 53

A Royal Doulton figure, "Coralie", HN2307.

Sold for £38

Lot 54

A pair of late 19th century Kutani lidded vases, decorated with birds and chrysanthemums to white ground, with typical Kutani decoration and highlighted with gilding. Height 15 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 55

An early 19th century Arita charger, with gilt rim, repeating foliate pattern and basket of chrysanthemums to centre, with multi stilt marks to reverse. Diameter 24.75 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 56

A pair of late 19th century Cantonese vases, with Dog of Fo handles, decorated in Canton colours with butterflies and insects. Height 10 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Lot 57

A late 19th century Chinese vase, decorated with chasing dragons to white ground, with character marks to base. Height 10.5 ins.

Sold for £100

Lot 58

A late 19th/early 20th century Satsuma vase, decorated against the blue ground with birds and branches, with relief moulding chasing dragons to body, square seal mark to base. Height 12 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 59

A Meiji period Satsuma vase, of globular form, well painted with floral sprays and insects, black and gilt seal mark to base. Height 4 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 60

A pair of Helena Wolfsohn double gourd shaped vases, depicting courting scenes in bright enamel colours to white ground, with Augustus Rex mark to base. Height 8 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 61

A rare Wemyss beehive dish, with cover and stand, printed mark "Wemyss Made in England", the lid with thistle finial, the body decorated with beehive and bees, the base similarly. Width 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 62

A pair of Doulton Lambeth silver mounted flasks, with mottled blue and green ground and stylised Art Nouveau inspired tulip designs, each with silver mount and detachable stopper, London hallmarks for 1901. Height 11 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £580

Lot 63

Two pieces of Powell glass, a wrythen moulded vase with green trailed decoration and squat bowl with vaseline glass applied mouldings. Heights respectively 8 ins and 3.5 ins.

Sold for £85

Lot 64

A Bohemian glass vase, with silver rim to the amber flash body decorated with fruiting vines. Height 11.5 ins.

Sold for £140

Lot 65

A Moorcroft shallow dish, Orchid pattern, impressed "Moorcroft Made in England". Diameter 4.5 ins.

Sold for £70

Lot 66

A Royal Worcester club shaped vase, decorated with flowers to blush ground, puce mark, registered number 171451 also 1528. Height 7 ins.

Sold for £70

Lot 67

A pair of Meissen figures, lady and gentleman each with basket, crossed swords mark to base, also various impressed marks and decorated in bright enamel colours. Height 8 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £600

Lot 68

A Belleek cup and saucer, relief moulded with wild oats, black printed mark.

Not Sold

Lot 69

A Majolica plaque, green, decorated with cherubs and hounds hunting deer, late 19th century. Length 14.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 70

A George III Adams blue Jasper Ware pedestal, decorated with classical figures and forming the base for a bronze winged cherub. Height 11 ins, width 4 ins.

Sold for £900

Lot 71

A Burleigh Ware vase, decorated with a band of mythical sea creatures and with repeating panel design in an Art Nouveau inspired style. Height 7 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 72

A rare Royal Doulton figure, Mephistopheles and Marguerite, HN295, "Potted by Doulton & Co.", green printed mark also. Height 8.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £660

Lot 73

A blue and white transfer printed miniature German helmet, bearing relief moulded Swastika. Length 2.25 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 74

An 18th century German polychrome Majolica pewter mounted tankard, decorated with manganese purple and green and depicting a figure raising a sword, with acorn thumb piece and pewter foot rim. Height 11 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Lot 75

A Chinese Celadon vase, relief moulded with dragons, of baluster form. Height 16 ins.

Sold for £400

Lot 76

A Thomas Limoges "Fait a La Main" lidded casket, decorated in relief with a bathing nude female in white against a blue ground with gilt highlights. Width 6 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 77

An Isle of Man "Manx" teapot, Majolica and of traditional form. Height 9 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 78

A collection of three Chinese vases, a pair yellow club shaped and another in green. Height 5 ins and 4.5 ins respectively.

Not Sold

Lot 79

A Royal Doulton loving cup, "To Commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1953, 115/1000. Height 11 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 80

A Poole Pottery vase, bright orange with repeating pattern in red and green, initialled "CB", impressed "Poole, England AW 85". Height 15.5 ins.

Sold for £70

Lot 81

A pair of late Georgian cut glass candelabra, two branch, with centre finial to metal mounts, with knopped stem and spreading feet. Height 12.5 ins, width 10 ins.

Sold for £480

Lot 82

A Beswick model of an Old English Sheep Dog, 2232. Height 12 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 83

A large 19th century salt glazed jug, relief moulded with coats of arms of various countries, including Great Britain beneath the spout, America, Russia, Denmark and many other countries. Height 15 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 84

A pair of Victorian earthenware moon flasks, decorated in Imari colours with chrysanthemums and heightened with gilding, with angular handles and raised on bracket feet. Height 11 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 85

A Wedgwood blue Jasper Ware cheese dish with cover, typically decorated with classical maidens. Diameter 11 ins.

Sold for £60

Lot 86

A Lalique model of a Perch, script mark "Lalique, France", frosted glass. Length 6.5 ins.

Sold for £170

Lot 87

A Daum Nancy butterfly, multi coloured with spread wings alighting on a leaf, script signature. Length 3.5 ins.

Sold for £130

Lot 88

A pair of Lalique style bookends, in the form of fantailed doves. Height 6.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 89

A large Burmantoft's jardiniere, in green and brown treacle glazes, with repeating design to body, with angular handle, impressed marks. Height 25 ins, width 20 ins.

Sold for £200

Lot 90

A Moorcroft jardiniere, Pomegranate pattern, with loop handle to either side, green script signature also impressed "Moorcroft Burslem". Width 14.5 ins, height 10.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Lot 91

A large Moorcroft Pomegranate trumpet shaped vase, green script signature also impressed "Moorcroft, Burslem, England". Height 15.25 ins, diameter 7 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £1020

Lot 92

A Moorcroft Eventide plate, with later plated stand, blue script initials also impressed "Moorcroft, Made in England". Diameter 7.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £170

Lot 93

A Moorcroft Pomegranate patterned plate, blue script initials also impressed "Moorcroft, Made in England". Diameter 7.25 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £100

Lot 94

A Moorcroft Orchid pattern plate, impressed facsimile signature and "Potter to H.M. the Queen". Diameter 6.5 ins.

Sold for £65

Lot 95

A Moorcroft Pansy pattern plate, single pansy, impressed facsimile signature and "Potter to H.M. The Queen, Made in England". Diameter 7.25 ins.

Sold for £50

Lot 96

A Moorcroft Pansy pattern trio, impressed facsimile signature also "Potter to H.M. The Queen, Made in England".

Sold for £40

Lot 97

Three Moorcroft simple Peacock Feather pattern plates, yellow ground, impressed facsimile signature and "Potter to H.M. The Queen, Made in England", one with script initials. Each diameter 7 ins.

Sold for £40

Lot 98

A Moorcroft ashtray, Orchid pattern, blue ground. Width 4.5 ins.

Not Sold

Lot 99

A Moorcroft ashtray, Orchid pattern, green ground, impressed "Moorcroft". Width 4.5 ins.

Not Sold