antiques & fine art sale

30th November 2017

Lot 1

Two Japanese Satsuma dishes, Taisho period, of either birds upon a blossoming branch or figures and children, each with buildings and waterfall to the background, signed "Fetaji" and with Satsuma Mon, diameters 21.5 cm and 16 cm, and two Satsuma vases each decorated with Lohan and Beijin all within diaper borders, the smaller signed "Satsuma Yaki", heights 22 cm and 16 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £40

Lot 2

Kutani Wares - Taisho period, pair of vases decorated with golden pheasants amongst flowers and verso with figure and attendant, onion shaped vase with panels of birds and flowers, plate decorated with boys and cockerel amongst peony, each signed "Kutani Tsukuru", (4). Vase height 24 cm, plate diameter 21.3 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 3

A good Kutani jug and cover, Taisho period, painted with Beijin with children and verso peacock amongst flowers, with pierced and moulded border with floral and gilt decoration on waisted body, signed "Kutani Sei". 31.5 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 4

A late 19th century French dolls tea set, boxed, and with related provenance paperwork. Box width 23 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 5

A Bretby jardiniere, decorated with birds and dog roses to brown ground, impressed marks. Diameter 26 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 6

A Royal Doulton "I Be All The Way From Zummerset" bowl, diameter 17 cm, and a Carter Stabler Adams Poole vase, height 10 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 7

Four antique cut glass decanters and stoppers, and ten Edwardian green tinted wine glasses.

Not Sold

Lot 8

A Worcester style moon flask, decorated with birds and converted to a lamp. Height of flask 30 cm, diameter +/- 25 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 9

A pair of Edwardian brown and cream swirl patterned inkwells. Diameter 11.5 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 10

A Continental shaped fruit bowl, Capodimonte urn, Shorter Toby jug and Doulton "The Major" plate. Toby jug height 19 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 11

Royal Doulton British Airways Concorde condiments.

Sold for £18

Lot 12

A Whitefriars cracked ice decanter with stopper, and a Georgian decanter. Tallest 35 cm.

Sold for £25

Lot 13

A pair of Imari lidded vases, and a Corona Ware vase. Tallest 22 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 14

A pair of Sitzendorf figures, musician and girl with flowers, and another. Tallest 18 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 15

A 19th century blue and white cup and saucer, Pratt's Native Scenery vase, Wedgwood teapot stand, Copeland Spode's Italian small plate, Willow patterned dish and small ginger jar.

Sold for £10

Lot 16

A Crown Staffordshire Water Lily pattern six place coffee service, with printed and enamel decoration, Pattern No. F13941.

Sold for £38

Lot 17

A Canton enamel pen box and cover, circa 1880, the lid decorated with figures playing Go, the interior with two compartments, each side with vignettes of birds against ground of compact bats. Width 19 cm, height 6.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 18

A Canton enamelled oval dish, circa 1860, finely enamelled with Li Bai figures and assorted treasures against a border of Ruyi sceptres, double Shou and vignettes of birds and butterflies. Diameter 43 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Lot 19

A Blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, 19th century, in seated pose with attendant. Height 22.8 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £110

Lot 20

A pair of Meissen porcelain bowls, late 19th century, with high relief moulded convolvulus decoration heightened with gilding, crossed swords marks. Diameter 28 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 21

A pair of Chinese blue and white spittoons, late 19th century, painted with chrysanthemums, peony and rockwork, (both with restoration). Diameter 12.8 cm, height 10 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 22

A pair of Faience de Desvres fleur-de-lys vases, early 20th century, factory monogram to underside and No. 471/g. Height 25.2 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 23

A Chinese blue and white prunus pattern jar and cover, late Qing, upon a carved hardwood stand. Overall height 31 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 24

A pair of Chinese incense stick holders, 19th century, modelled as recumbent shi-shi, the eyes and fur picked out in black and with gilt ears and teeth. 8 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £85

Lot 25

A pair of Berlin porcelain pot pourri vases and covers, late 19th/early 20th century, painted with birds on low branches, flanked by relief moulded leaf and bearded mask handles, with pierced shoulders, the covers surmounted with putto holding a bird, blue scepter marks, (some losses and repairs). 34 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

Lot 26

A handpainted floral study dessert service, mid 19th century, comprising 12 plates and 5 shaped dishes, each with a pierced and floral decorated border heightened with gilding against a light buff ground, Pattern No. 2/5543. Plate diameter 23 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Lot 27

A part dessert service, late 19th century, printed and handpainted floral spray and garland decoration with red and gilt border, Pattern No. 9398, comprising 10 dessert plates and 2 pedestal dishes, diameter 22.5 cm.

Sold for £90

Lot 28

A Capodimonte "Swan Service" oval dish, mid 20th century, after the Meissen original, gilt mark to underside and impressed "936". Diameter 34 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 29

A pair of Chinese blue and white rectangular dishes, early 19th century, the centre painted with a viewing stone within a trellis fence with willow and lotus surrounded by a border of panels of lotus flower against a cell ground. Diameter 37 cm.

Sold for £320

Lot 30

A pair of Chinese export blue and white tureens and covers, early 19th century, with rabbit mask handles and pagoda landscapes (both with restorations). Diameter 28 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 31

A Chinese blue and white meat dish, 19th century, with pagoda landscape, diameter 36 cm, and six late 18th century Chinese blue and white export octagonal plates all with pagoda and pleasure boat decoration (2 soft paste), diameter 23.5 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 32

A John Bevington porcelain candlestick, modelled as a female against a leafy trunk, the base applied with flowers above a Rococo scroll and with crossed swords mark and initials to the underside. Height 29 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 33

A Royal Worcester figure of Arkle, modelled by Doris Lindner, Limited Edition 180/500, on wooden plinth and with framed certificate. Overall height 27 cm.

Sold for £450

Lot 34

A Caughley blue and white cabbage leaf mask jug, late 18th century, with blue and white fishermen and cormorant decoration. Height 21 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £110

Lot 35

A pair of Ashworth Ironstone oval dishes, three rose decorated saucers and a Minton cup.

Sold for £30

Lot 36

A pair of Staffordshire figures of tennis players, converted to lamps and with tartan shades. Height of each figure 27 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 37

A Victorian Dresden opaque china blue and white relief moulded transfer printed jug and two small milk jugs. Tallest 26 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 38

Three 19th century blue and white side dishes, and two Japanese blue and white dishes. Each length +/- 20 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 39

A 19th century cut glass water jug. Height 17.5 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 40

A French Faience lidded vase, and a wall pocket. Vase height 20 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 41

No lot.

Not Sold

Lot 42

No lot.

Not Sold

Lot 43

Three late 18th/early 19th century cups and saucers, with moulded bodies, probably Worcester.

Not Sold

Lot 44

A pair of late 18th century blue and white tea bowls, large form, decorated with butterflies and floral sprays. Diameter 9 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 45

A late 18th century Worcester blue and white jug, cabbage leaf moulded and with floral pattern. Height 20 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £150

Lot 46

A pair of 19th century hob cut glass jug decanters. Height 28 cm.

Sold for £170

Lot 47

An 18th century English Delft jar, in the Chinoiserie style, and a smaller Delft jar. Tallest 26 cm.

Sold for £90

Lot 48

Six Paragon fine bone china cups and saucers, rose patterned and heightened with gilding.

Sold for £120

Lot 49

A Victorian blue and white transfer printed dinner service, Nankeen semi-china, approximately 62 pieces.

Sold for £260

Lot 50

A Copeland Spode basket, Art Deco Paragon cup and saucer, Venetian glass candlestick, three pieces of commemorative ware, pewter lidded milk jug, Victorian glass decanter and Japanese pierced octagonal bowl.

Sold for £190

Lot 51

Six antique glasses, including two with air twist stems. Tallest height 20 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 52

Four Chinese stacking food dishes, height 21 cm, a Chinese table fo dog lamp and another Oriental vase converted to a table lamp. Tallest 46 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 53

A large Chinese punch bowl, and another smaller. both AF. Largest diameter 39 cm.

Sold for £170

Lot 54

A Chinese porcelain cylindrical lidded box, and three tea bowls, largest diameter 11 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 55

Four Meissen chocolate cups and covers, decorated with floral sprays, crossed swords mark to base. Each height 9.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Lot 56

A part dinner service, 19th century, comprising two lidded tureens with stands, comport, two pairs of shaped plates and four dishes (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 57

A Vera Walther (German) art glass bowl and candlestick. Bowl diameter +/- 28 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 58

A pair of Lalique Jamaique pattern cendriers, etched "Lalique, France". Diameter 14 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 59

A Chinese Famille Rose bowl and cover, late 19th century, the enamel with lotus flowers amongst scrolling fronds against a dark blue ground beneath key border, with apple green interior centred by a floral spray, each piece with pseudo six character Quianlong mark, 9.5 cm diameter, and a Chinese teapot, circa 1760, of bullet form, with monochrome floral spray decoration and parcel gilt spout, height 13.8 cm.

Sold for £80

Lot 60

A Japanese Imari dish, 19th century, the centre in underglazed blue with pine, prunus and bamboo and border of dragons amongst clouds interspersed by phoenix, the exterior rim decorated with tassels and with four character Fuki Chosun (wealth, nobility, happiness and long life), width 34.5 cm, and a Japanese Imari petal shaped dish, late 19th century, 31.5 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 61

A pair of globe and shaft decanters, 19th century, each with faceted knob and body with star cut base. Height 27 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 62

Eight drinking glasses, 18th century and later, to include wine, cordial, and half ale glasses. Tallest 17 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 63

Six glass rummers, and two matching Bohemian wine glasses decorated with stags, 18th century and later. Tallest 17 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 64

Ten cut glass decanters, 18th century and later, (some with faults and losses). Tallest 28.5 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 65

Eric Ravilious for Wedgwood, a large mug commemorating The Coronation of HRH Elizabeth II 1953. 10.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 66

Eric Ravilious for Wedgwood, a large mug commemorating The Coronation of HRH Elizabeth II 1953. 10.5 cm.

Sold for £300

Lot 67

Two large Wedgwood commemorative mugs, William Shakespeare Playwright and Poet, designed by Victor Skellern, and Limited Edition Battle of Hastings/The Bayeux Tapestry. Height 11.8 cm.

Sold for £15

Lot 68

An English earthenware serving dish, 19th century, with white slip glaze decoration, with central division. Diameter 34.5 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 69

A slab ware money box, 19th century, modelled as a two storey house. Height 13.5 cm, width 10.5 cm.

Sold for £25

Lot 70

An oversized glass goblet, 19th century, finely engraved with a three masted ship flying the Royal Navy Ensign, on a spreading circular foot (some faults). Height 21.3 cm, diameter 15.3 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £30

Lot 71

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

Not Sold

Lot 72

A Moorcroft pomegranate and berry vase, circa 1947-1953, fruits against a shaded green/blue ground on a tapering body, inscribed and impressed marks to the underside. 18 cm high (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Lot 73

An Art Deco style large decorative glass scent bottle, with amber panels. Width 20 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 74

A pair of Vienna style porcelain cabinet plates, with scenes after Angelica Kauffmann, beehive mark verso. Diameter 24.5 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 75

A Champleve enamel circular waiter, with centre porcelain panel, probably Sevres and signed "E. Collot". Plaque diameter 14 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £140

Lot 76

A pair of Dresden poodles, each seated on a cushion, blue script mark beneath and stamped, height 13 cm, a Royal Doulton figure, "The Old Balloon Seller" HN1315 and a French porcelain lamp base.

Sold for £85

Lot 77

A Deruta tin glazed basket, early 20th century, with pierced decoration, serpent form handles, the interior painted with a child astride a dolphin, the exterior with mythical beasts flanking medallions. Diameter 26.5 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 78

A documentary Whieldon type glazed teapot, early 19th century, with crabstock handled spout and relief moulded decoration all beneath a caramel and treacle glaze, incised to underside "Mrs Sarah Young" and also "Mrs". Height 11.5 cm, width 16 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 79

A pair of Japanese Imari dishes, Meiji-Taisho period, centred with a phoenix flanked by dragons and birds, with three blue and white scrolls. Diameter 31 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 80

Six Chinese Famille Verte plates, 20th century, decorated with dragons and Feng amongst clouds and with two flaming pearls, six character Jiajing marks in red enamel. 21 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 81

A Japanese Imari charger, late Meiji period, finely enamelled with a peacock beneath a pine tree and with pomegranates and chrysanthemums between geometric borders and vignettes of dragons, the underside with blue and white fans and leaves, painted Sha mark. Diameter 37.5 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 82

A pair of Chinese Peking style glass vases, 20th century, decorated in relief with blossoming prunus and peony, on wood stands. Overall height 18 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 83

Two Dehua Blanc de Chine figures of He Xiangu and Lan Caihe, 18th century, one holding a ruyi the other a basket, each on oval base with relief moulded waves and wood stand. Overall height 26 cm and 24.5 cm.

Sold for £260

Lot 84

Two Royal Worcester topographical plates, Bothwell Castle and Wells Cathedral, the latter signed "Roberts", both date code 1955. Diameter 27 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 85

A pair of royal Worcester vases, still lives of peaches or apples with grapes and cherries, signed "Roberts", Shape No. 2491, date code 1960. Height 7 cm.

Sold for £90

Lot 86

A pair of Aynsley twin handled vases and covers, each decorated with still lives of fruit, printed signature "D. Jones", printed and inscribed marks to underside. 22 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 87

Pair of Crown Staffordshire Imari palette vases, circa 1910, height 15 cm, and twin handled Balmoral China vase with topographical landscape scene against Imari palette ground, printed marks, 14 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 88

Four French porcelain trinket boxes, early to mid 20th century, each decorated with floral sprays. Widest 9 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 89

A French porcelain vase, circa 1880, decorated with a parrot alighting a leafy branch and lake and mountainous landscape all beneath a pierced neck with gilt bands. Height 35 cm.

Sold for £38

Lot 90

A Staffordshire pottery cockerel, mid 19th century, the wattle and crest in red, the feathers and grass heightened with gilding. Height 30.5 cm, width 24 cm.

Sold for £90

Lot 91

A Continental porcelain oil lamp base, circa 1880, modelled as a long eared owl gripping a twig on rockwork base and with inset glass eyes, possibly by Ernst Bohne & Sohne. Height 34.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £240

Lot 92

An English porcelain botanic spray dessert service, circa 1850, comprising eleven plates and two oval shaped dishes with moulded ribbon handles, each with polychrome botanic spray decoration against a buff ground border heightened with gilding, Pattern No. 5/704 (see illustration).

Sold for £85

Lot 93

A Prattware tea service, comprising seven plates decorated with various scenes, nine cups, two large cups, tankard, sugar basin, four saucers and one saucer (see illustration).

Sold for £60

Lot 94

An extensive Davenport Ironstone dinner service, early 19th century, Imari colours, decorated with a jardiniere surrounded by peonies and chrysanthemums against a ground of leaves, having a moulded border, comprising large lidded tureen, two lidded sauce tureens and stands, vegetable tureen and cover, open bowl, 9 meat plates, 17 dinner plates, 12 soup bowls and 7 dessert plates (see illustration).

Sold for £240

Lot 95

A Japanese Imari dish, circa 1880, of square form with shaped sides and decorated with vase of peonies and blossoming plum branches, with phoenix, dragon and cranes bordered by panels of phoenix and flowering landscapes. 45.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 96

A pair of Japanese Imari dishes, circa 1900, with central flowering branch against alternate panels of golden pheasants on flowering branches and leafy vignettes, and one other similar (3). Diameter 30.5 cm.

Sold for £95

Lot 97

A Japanese Imari scallop shaped charger, mid 19th century, decorated to the centre with a basket of peonies and bamboo against panels decorated in relief enamel with blossoming prunus and leaf form vignettes, sections of polychrome crosshatching and crane amongst key motifs, diameter 41 cm, and another of similar form decoration but with panels of scales, karakusa scrolls and plum blossom, diameter 34 cm (2).

Sold for £120

Lot 98

Two Japanese Imari dished chargers, late 19th century, centered with either a gilt crane in watery landscape or blossoming flowers with panels of phoenix, bamboo, blossom and phoenix and dragon. Diameters 37 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 99

Japanese Imari scallop shaped dish, 19th century, decorated with underglazed blue to centre with pine, bamboo and plum blossom against fan shaped panels of birds amongst blossoming branches, and another centered with a figure in a boat facing a spuming wave with red Chidori against panels of wheat sheaves and blossoming trees. 35 cm and 37 cm diameter respectively.

Sold for £50

Lot 100

Four Japanese Imari scallop shaped dishes, circa 1900, one with interesting cloud panels of stylised bats, the others with blossoming flowers, one with red Fuku. 32 cm-34 cm diameters.

Sold for £110