Sunday 31 July 2016

H & K Tunstall 'Tulip Time' by R. Grocott

H & K Tunstall 'Tulip Time' Art Deco Jug by R. Grocott c1935

A lovely little octagonal jug designed by R. Grocott for Hollinshead and Kirkham. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Thursday 28 July 2016

Clarice Cliff 'Swallow' Wall Pocket

Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery 'Swallow' Wall Pocket c1936

An unusual Clarice Cliff art deco wall pocket in the form of a stylised cloud with a swallow in flight painted in coloured enamels. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Beswick 'Sundial' Preserve Jar

Beswick 'Sundial' Preserve Jar c1937

A lovely Beswick 'Sundial' hexagonal preserve jar and cover with gold printed Regd. No. 827924 and "Sundial" as purchased by Her Majesty Queen Mary. For more details and a selection of Beswick visit Premier Antiques

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Gray's Pottery Art Deco Pink Floral Teapot

Gray's Pottery Art Deco Pink Floral Teapot c1938

A lovely little teapot (tea for two/breakfast set size) produced by Gray's in the style developed earlier by Susie Cooper. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 25 July 2016

Royal Winton 'Estelle' Chintz Countess Breakfast Set

Royal Winton 'Estelle' Chintz Countess Breakfast Set on Tray c1950

A superb Royal Winton 'Estelle' chintz Countess breakfast set, comprising a teapot, teacup, cream jug, sugar and toast rack on a shaped tray. All pieces in lovely condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Saturday 23 July 2016

Cranberry Glass Scent Bottle

Victorian Cranberry Glass Scent Bottle c1900

An unusual Victorian cranberry glass scent bottle with traces of gilt decoration which is often worn through age and use. The glass itself is in lovely condition with good depth of colour. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Friday 22 July 2016

Blue and White Pearlware 'Lion Hunt' Cheese Stand


A large and impressive cheese stand printed in medium blue with an unusual scene of a lion attacking a deer whilst being surprised by hunters. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Royal Worcester 'Babes in the Wood' Nursery Rhymes Figure by Freda Doughty

Royal Worcester 'Babes in the Wood' by Freda Doughty 1943-48

A rare World War Two edition Royal Worcester figure group 'Babes in the Wood' from the Nursery Rhyme series modelled by Freda Doughty. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 21 July 2016

Davidson's Yellow Pearline 'William and Mary'

Davidson's Yellow Pearline 'William and Mary' Glass Comport c1905

A large and impressive 'William and Mary' yellow pearline glass comport. Introduced by Davidsons in 1901 and given the registration number 413701. For more details and a selection of pearline visit Premier Antiques


Beswick 'Sundial' Teapot and Stand


A large Beswick 'Sundial' teapot with original hexagonal stand. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Wednesday 20 July 2016

Thomas Webb 'Bronze' Glass Quatrefoil Vase

Thomas Webb 'Bronze' Glass Iridescent Quatrefoil Vase c1880

A rare iridescent glass 'Bronze' vase by Thomas Webb - an unusual quatrefoil shape with good depth of colour. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Tuesday 19 July 2016

Victorian Majolica 'Fern' Jug

Majolica 'Fern' Jug c1880

A fine quality majolica jug modelled in relief with fern and ivy leaves on a rustic bark effect ground. Attributed to William Brownfield. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 18 July 2016

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers'

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' Cleveland Jug D4210 - Signed Noke c1930

A rare Cleveland cream jug showing a gaffer standing outside his cottage with a basket and walking stick. A fantastic shape with good colours and in great condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Winton Hand Painted 'Roses'

Royal Winton 'Roses' Vase signed Piper c1925

An early Winton vase hand painted with pink roses on a pale olive ground. Signed 'Piper'. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques


Sunday 17 July 2016

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Begonia'

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Begonia' Butter Dish and Knife c1936

A rare design produced in only a few shapes, mainly butter or jam dishes with knife or spoon. For more details and a selection of Carlton Ware visit Premier Antiques


Clarice Cliff 'Sungay'

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Sungay' Dish c1933

A lovely dessert dish in Sungay - the rarer green, blue and yellow variant of Gayday. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Royal Doulton 'Zunday Zmocks' Empire State Vase D5680

Royal Doulton 'Zunday Zmocks' Empire State Vase c1936

A rare Royal Doulton 'Zunday Zmocks' shape 7349 posy vase, sometimes called the Empire State vase because of the finned art deco shape. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 16 July 2016

Minton Secessionist Ware Plates

Minton Secessionist Ware Plates c1904 

Four stunning little Minton plates embossed with stylised art nouveau flowers hand painted with coloured lead glazes. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Crown Ducal 'Ascot' Chintz

Crown Ducal 'Ascot' Chintz Vase c1920

A lovely Crown Ducal 'Ascot' Chintz vase with pink and yellow roses on a white background. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Friday 15 July 2016

Carlton Ware Pink 'Gladioli' Wall Pocket

Carlton Ware Pink 'Gladioli' Wall Pocket c1935

A superb art deco Carlton Ware Australian Design wall pocket in the form of a curving spray of gladioli, with two apertures for posies of flowers. These large wall pockets are quite rare, and when found, are usually damaged. This one is in lovely condition, with no damage or restoration. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Clarice Cliff Pansies

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Delecia Pansies' Large Biarritz Plate c1933

A large Biarritz plate beautifully painted with blue, pink, purple and yellow pansies on a delecia drip work background. A rare shape and size to find. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 14 July 2016

Maling Ringtons 'Cathedrals' Hexagonal Tea Caddy

Maling 'Cathedrals' Hexagonal Ringtons Tea Caddy c1930

In the north east, we still have Ringtons traditional doorstep delivery of fine teas and in the 1920s and 30s they commissioned Maling to produce several different caddies which came filled with tea. This tall 'Cathedrals' jar has a different northern abbey or cathedral on each panel, with a view of Durham Cathedral on the lid. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Wednesday 13 July 2016

Gray's Pottery Art Deco Floral Pattern A5492

Gray's Pottery Art Deco Floral Wall Plate c1938

A large and impressive wall plate beautifully painted in shades of yellow and blue on a green speckled background. Pattern A5492 designed by Sam Talbot in a style first developed by Susie Cooper before she left Gray's in 1929. For more details and a selection of Gray's Pottery visit my website Premier Antiques

Tuesday 12 July 2016

Royal Doulton 'Fagin' Dickens Ware

Royal Doulton 'Fagin' Miniature Vase c1910

An unusual Royal Doulton Dickens Ware 'A' Series miniature 1081 shape vase - designed by Charles Noke, it depicts Fagin from 'Oliver Twist'. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Ashtead Pottery 'Harlequin Hoops'

Ashtead Pottery 'Harlequin Hoops' Jug by Phoebe & Harold Stabler c1925

A lovely Ashtead Pottery Brittany jug designed by Phoebe and Harold Stabler with brightly coloured banding ('harlequin hoops') in blue, black, brown, green, orange and yellow. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 11 July 2016

Charles Meigh Improved Stone China 'Amherst Japan' Pattern

Charles Meigh Improved Stone China 'Amherst Japan' Serving Dish c1835

A superb 'Amherst Japan' shell shaped dish by Charles Meigh of Hanley - printed 'Amherst Japan' with impressed 'Improved Stone China' marks. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Bill Sykes' Dickens Ware

Royal Doulton 'Bill Sykes' Miniature Jug c1910

A rare Royal Doulton Dickens Ware 'A' Series miniature jug designed by Charles Noke. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Sunday 10 July 2016

English blue and white - Spode Botanical Series

Spode Botanical Series 'Narcissi' Dinner Plate c1820

A fine indented plate from Spode's rare Botanical series - printed in medium blue with double narcissi on a line engraved ground. Different botanical print centres were used for different shapes and sizes. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'Lady Caroline'

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'Lady Caroline' Sugar Bowl c1895

A fine yellow pearline glass 'Lady Caroline' sugar bowl with good colour and opalescence. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 9 July 2016

Royal Dux 'Google Eyed Girl' Art Deco Wall Mask #15178

Royal Dux 'Google Eyed Girl' Wall Mask c1930

A rare 'google eyed' art deco wall mask by Royal Dux with finely painted flesh tones and jet black hair. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Clarice Cliff 'Farmhouse'

Clarice Cliff Fantasque Bizarre 'Farmhouse' Eve Bowl c1931

A rare and much sought after design on an even rarer shape. Lovely thick brush strokes associated with these early landscapes, the whole of the pattern wraps round the six panels of this stunning Eve bowl. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques


Friday 8 July 2016

Royal Doulton 'Powdered Wig' Wall Mask HN1672

Royal Doulton 'Powdered Wig' Lady Wall Mask HN1672 c1930

A rarely seen Royal Doulton art deco wall mask of a lady with powdered wig in classic 18th century style with her hair in ringlets - a very fashionable image in the 1920s and 30s. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Carlton Ware 'Water Lily'

Carlton Ware Green 'Water Lily' Tea for Two c1939

A lovely Carlton Ware tea for two set in the water lily design - comprising a teapot, two tea cups and saucers, milk and sugar. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Carlton Ware 'Water Lily' teapot with original paper label

Thursday 7 July 2016

Minton Secessionist plates

Minton Secessionist Ware 'Candelabra Primula' Plate c1904

Another two superb little plates from Minton featuring stylised flowers beautifully hand painted with colours developed for the Secessionist ranges. For a selection of Secessionist wares visit Premier Antiques

Minton Secessionist Ware 'Love-lies-bleeding' Plate c1904

Royal Winton 'Terrace' design

Royal Winton 'Terrace' Art Deco Wall Plaque or Charger c1937

Known as 'Garden Terrace' or just 'Terrace', this lovely hand painted embossed design depicts a stepped path leading to a balustraded terrace, surrounded by trees and flowers. The creamy white background is often shaded with delicate blues and lavender, while some of the tableware like this rare cruet below, are in soft beiges with more subdued colours and the steps form part of the shape. For a selection visit Premier Antiques

Royal Winton 'Terrace' Art Deco Cruet c1936

Wednesday 6 July 2016

Hancock's 'Cherry Ripe' by Molly Hancock

Hancock's 'Cherry Ripe' Biscuit Barrel by Molly Hancock c1928

A rare Corona Ware biscuit barrel with unusual tudric style pewter fittings. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Minton Secessionist ware

Two fine plates from a series of embossed wares featuring plants and flowers in their natural habitat.

Minton Secessionist Ware 'Thistles' Plate c1904

Stylised thistles against ears of corn and a yellow sun - hand painted in shades of green, turquoise and yellow on a cream ground. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Minton Secessionist Ware 'Narcissus' Plate c1904

Stylised narcissi beside a stream - hand painted in shades of green, sepia, salmon pink, white and yellow. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Tuesday 5 July 2016

Sowerby Opalescent Vaseline Glass 'Swan' Vases

Sowerby Opalescent Vaseline Glass 'Swan' Vases c1879

A rare pair of Sowerby aesthetic movement vases each finely moulded with three swans amongst reeds and bullrushes. Listed in the 1882 pattern book as shape 1436 with Sowerby peacock trademarks and registration diamonds for 14 August 1879. For more details visit Premier Antiques - a single example can be seen here in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection.