A Chinese export rose medallion porcelain vase of baluster form with four applied gilded lizard handles. Circa 1840-50s. The vase is decorated in polychrome enamels with two panels of courtesans with gilding in their hair and with two of butterflies and roses in a vase. Size: 10 inches height x 4.5 inches diameter. Very good condition, with no chips, cracks or restoration, just some minor wear to gilding on top rim.
Marblehead Pottery low bowl in a rare lavender glaze, decorated with a band of blue and white berries and flowers. Impressed on the underside with the pottery's logo of a sailing ship flanked by the initials M & P. A scarce example of American art pottery. Mint condition. Size: 5.5"diameter x 3" ht.
Newcomb College art pottery vase decorated with white flowers on a blue and green mat glazed ground by artist Henrietta Bailey. Circa 1923. Excellent condition with an insignificant flat chip to underside of foot ring and with a manufacturing blemish to glaze on side of body (see photo details). Dimensions: 5.75" high x 3" diameter.
Enoch Wood historical Staffordshire dark blue transfer plate, Moulin sur la Marne a Charenton, from the French series. Circa 1825. Pearlware with grapevine border and with pottery's impressed WOOD mark and underglaze blue pattern name. Size: 9 1/8" diameter. Condition is very good apart from some light staining to reverse of plate.
Worcester Barr, Flight & Barr period porcelain tea cup and saucer in Queen Charlotte or whorl pattern. Circa 1792-1803. Impressed on underside with letter "B" and with British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) labels of authenticity. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs; only some rubbing to gilding on rims.
Historical Staffordshire earthenware sauce tureen and cover by Ralph Hall, executed in a dark blue transfer titled R. Hall's Scenery, Trematon Castle, Cornwall. Circa 1825-30. Condition: excellent with some minor chipping to glaze but no cracks, or repairs. Size: 7.75" length x 4.5" x 5.25" ht.
Pair of French porcelain urns in the manner of Sevres and bearing hand painted Sevres marks in blue on the underneath of the bases, though not believed to have been manufactured at the Sevres factory. Circa 1880. The urns are hand painted with figures of a courting couple in a landscape, with raised gilt embellishments, and each is signed by the artist who painted these scenes. Each vase is raised on a porcelain pedestal in a cobalt glaze and with gilt accents on shaped bronze bases. Conditi ...click for details
Flora Danica porcelain covered custard cup by Royal Copenhagen. Dated 1916. Size: 3.25" height x 2.5" diameter. Flora Danica is one of the finest of porcelain patterns. The original service was commissioned by the Danish king, Christian VII, in 1790, as a gift for Empress Catherine the Great of Russia. However, she died prior to its completion and the Danish royal family retained the service. The name and decoration of the service were derived from the botanical atlas, "Flora ...click for details
Vue d'une Ancienne Abbaye Staffordshire historical plate by Enoch Wood. Circa 1825. This pearlware plate is decorated in a dark blue transfer and is from the "French series." It has a grape vine border and bears on the back the pottery's factory impressed mark WOOD as well as the pattern name in an underglaze blue stamp. Size: 9" diameter. Condition: Very good with a couple of very small pin sized flecks to the glaze and some fine crazing.
An unusual majolica pottery basket with a molded woven wicker design to the exterior, Greek key variant border, and ribbon wrapped bamboo form handle. The pink interior with some crazing to the glaze. Unmarked. Condition: Excellent with no chips, cracks, or repairs; only some crazing to the glaze. Size: 10 inches long x 5.75 inches deep x 7 inches high.