Saturday 28 June 2014

Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Sunflower' Plates

Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Sunflower' Plate c1877

A lovely Wedgwood green majolica sunflower plate in great condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 26 June 2014

Tilting at Windmills - Royal Doulton Don Quixote D6455

Royal Doulton 'Don Quixote' D6455

A large and impressive 'Don Quixote' character jug by Royal Doulton. For more details visit Premier Antiques

19th century Wedgwood Green Majolica

Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Artichoke' Leaf Dish c1875

A lovely green majolica dish by Wedgwood - crisply modelled as a large artichoke leaf on a basket weave background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday 25 June 2014

George Jones Majolica

A superb turquoise majolica strawberry dish by George Jones c1875. For details and more antique majolica visit my website Premier Antiques



Tuesday 24 June 2014

Shelley Queen Anne 'Black Trees' Pattern 11476

Shelley Queen Anne 'Black Trees' Pattern 11476 Cake Plate c1926

An early Queen Anne landscape pattern with stylised black trees - leaves and fruit enamelled in green, coral and mauve. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 23 June 2014

Shelley 'Melody' Chintz

Shelley Pottery 'Melody' Chintz Square Butter Dish and Cover c1939

A lovely 'Melody' chintz pottery butter dish still with its original Shelley foil label. For more details see Premier Antiques

Saturday 21 June 2014

Elkin Knight Rock Cartouche Series 'Byland Abbey'

Elkin Knight Rock Cartouche Series 'Byland Abbey' Soup Plate c1830

A lovely soup plate from the Rock Cartouche series of views by Elkin Knight showing the ruins of Byland Abbey which lie about eight miles from Thirsk in Yorkshire. For more details see Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Series Ware

Royal Doulton series ware

For a good selection of Royal Doulton series ware visit my website Premier Antiques

Friday 20 June 2014

Decoro Pottery

Decoro Pottery Art Nouveau Flower Trough c1910

A lovely Decoro Pottery flower trough - richly painted earthenware in dark greens, blues and maroon.  For more details visit Premier Antiques

Early Blue and White - John Rogers - Musketeer

A superb Musketeer pattern plate by John Rogers & Son c1820. For details see Premier Antiques

Rogers Musketeer pattern c1820

Thursday 19 June 2014

Grimwades Royal Winton Orange Lustre

Grimwades Royal Winton Floral Lustre Plate c1925 

A lovely little octagonal plate with masses of hand enamelling and gilt on a sponged orange lustre ground. For more details see Premier Antiques

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' D4210

Royal Doulton 'Gaffers' Arnhem Tray D4210 - Signed Noke c1936

A large 'Gaffers' Arnhem Tray with Charles Noke signature. The series was introduced in 1921 and was withdrawn by 1949, though most pieces seem to be pre-war. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Tuesday 17 June 2014

Grimwades Royal Winton 'Foreste' Art Deco

Grimwades Royal Winton 'Foreste' Art Deco Tea Plate c1928

A rare octagonal 'Foreste' tea plate with a hand painted central tree on a matt black ground with a striking forest and sunrise border. A very bold art deco design. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Monday 16 June 2014

Royal Doulton 'A Widow and Her Friends' Series

Royal Doulton 'A Widow and Her Friends' Series Rack Plate c1903

A rare Royal Doulton Gibson Girl  "A Widow and Her Friends" series ware rack plate. There are 24 scenes in the series and this one features scene 7  "A message from the outside world". The scene is a black and white print of an illustration by the famous American illustrator Charles Dana Gibson and bears his facsimile signature together with the title and copyright 1900 by Life Publishing Co. For more details see Premier Antiques 

Sunday 15 June 2014

Wemyss Ware

Antique Wemyss Ware

Wemyss Ware was first produced in the 1880s by the Fife Pottery of Kirkcaldy and under the artistic direction of chief decorator Karel Nekola, a distinctive Wemyss style developed. Pieces were inspired by nature and mainly decorated with flowers, fruit, insects, birds or animals. For a selection visit Premier Antiques 

Early Blue and White - John Davenport's Stone China 'Bamboo and Peony'

John Davenport Stone China 'Bamboo and Peony' Pickle Dish c1820

A lovely diamond shaped pickle dish printed in dark-medium blue with a bamboo and peony pattern which includes a fence. Nice early example of Davenport's Stone China. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Saturday 14 June 2014

Shelley 'Bubbles'

Shelley 'Bubbles' Coffee Can and Saucer c1925 

Registered number 681788 and introduced in 1921, this remarkable design was produced in several striking colour ways. For details of this rare coffee can see Premier Antiques

Shelley 'Bubbles'

Friday 13 June 2014

Early Mason's Patent Ironstone China

Mason's Patent Ironstone China 'Japan' Pattern Dessert Dish c1840

A fine Japan pattern Mason's Patent Ironstone dessert dish with a central motif of a vase and stylised sprays of flowers with a deep border incorporating ho-bird (bird of paradise) mon. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Shelley Queen Anne 'Sunrise and Tall Trees' Pattern 11678

Shelley Queen Anne 'Sunrise and Tall Trees' Pattern 11678 Cream Jug c1930

A classic art deco landscape design introduced in 1929. A shaded black litho print with yellow enamelled detail and trim. For a selection of this and other Queen Anne patterns visit my website Premier Antiques

Shelley Queen Anne 'Sunrise and Tall Trees' Pattern 11678 Sugar Bowl c1930

Thursday 12 June 2014

Antique Vaseline Glass


For a good selection of Victorian vaseline, opalescent and other types of glass, why not visit my website Premier Antiques

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Mason's Fenton Stone Works

Mason's Fenton Stone Works 'Japan Pattern 311' Snake Handled Jug c1830

A fine Mason's 'Imari' snake handled hexagonal jug printed in cobalt blue and hand coloured in iron red and pale orange/salmon lustre with stylised birds in an oriental landscape. For more details see Premier Antiques


Tuesday 10 June 2014

Early Blue and White - Caughley 'Pagoda' pattern

Caughley Scalloped 'Pagoda' Teabowl & Saucer c1785

A fine Caughley 'Pagoda' pattern scalloped teabowl and saucer, the bowl marked with the 'S' Salopian mark c1785. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Monday 9 June 2014

Shelley 'Countryside' Chintz

Shelley 'Countryside' Chintz

A lovely design of wild pansies, cornflowers, clover and berries on a pale cream background. Shown here on a pretty little cream jug. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Shelley 'Countryside' Chintz Jug c1940

Carlton Ware 'Grape' design

Carlton Ware 'Grape' Toast Rack c1950

A lovely embossed Grape design toast rack, the grapes and vine richly painted against a pale cream wood effect background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sunday 8 June 2014

Royal Doulton 'Pipes of Pan' Series D4784

Royal Doulton 'Pipes of Pan' Series Ware Rack Plate D4784 c1928

A rare Royal Doulton rack plate in the Pipes of Pan series introduced in 1928 and withdrawn by 1940. The scene depicts scene two of six - a profile of Pan playing double pipes in a mountainous landscape which features Australian waratah flowers. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Grimwade's WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather Ware

Grimwade's WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather Ware 'Old Bill' Jug c1918

A rare Grimwade's Bruce Bairnsfather jug depicting two of his World War One 'Old Bill' cartoons with 'Where did that one go to?' to the front and 'If you knows of a better 'ole, go to it' on the reverse. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 7 June 2014

Shelley Harmony 'Drip' Ware

Shelley Harmony 'Drip' Ware Cruet c1930

A stunning Harmony ware cruet in shades of green and blue, rare to find complete and in such good condition. For more details see Premier Antiques


Friday 6 June 2014

Crown Ducal 'Viola' Chintz

Crown Ducal 'Viola' Chintz Rectangular Cake Tray c1930

A lovely cake tray in the seldom seen 'Viola' chintz - an early pattern with vibrant electric blue violas on a rich cream background and hand painted blue trim. For more details see Premier Antiques

Early Blue and White - Spode's 'Castle' Pattern

Spode 'Castle' Pattern Vegetable Tureen c1820

A lovely covered vegetable tureen in Spode's famous 'Castle' pattern, based on the Merigot print 'Gate of Sebastion'. In remarkable condition for its age. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques


Wednesday 4 June 2014

William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' Design

William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' Humidor and Cover c1916

An early humidor and cover decorated with Pomegranates on a shaded ochre/green and cobalt blue ground with silver plated collar. Rare to find, especially in such good condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Royal Winton - Orange Lustre 'Daisies'

Royal Winton 'Daisies' Orange Lustre Vase c1935

A lovely art deco vase by Royal Winton, brightly painted with stylised flowers. Purple, pink, yellow and green daisies on a sponged orange lustre ground. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Tuesday 3 June 2014

Clarice Cliff 'Nasturtium'

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Nasturtium' Large Plate c1933

A lovely Bizarre cake plate decorated with orange and yellow nasturtiums on a 'cafe au lait' centre. For more details see Premier Antiques

Shorter Anemone Ware

Shorter Anemone butter dish

Vivid deep red/purple hand painted wares introduced in the 1930s and continued just after the war with new shapes added to the original range. For a good selection of Shorter visit my website Premier Antiques

Shorter Anemone preserve pot

Monday 2 June 2014

Royal Winton Stratford Chintz

Royal Winton 'Stratford' Chintz Athena Cream Jug c1953

Pink and yellow tulips with green leaves are complemented by small sprays of lilac flowers on a background colour which is a lovely shade of pale violet blue. One of the most vibrant and prettiest of chintzes, introduced in the 1950s, though not seen very often. For a selection see Premier Antiques

Royal Winton 'Stratford' Chintz Octagonal Dish c1950

William Moorcroft 'Leaf and Berry' Design

William Moorcroft 'Leaf and Berry' Vase c1930

An early 'Leaf and Berry' bulbous vase with fine tube lining and lovely colours on a shaded olive to deep sea green ground. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Canterbury Bells'

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Canterbury Bells' Wall Plate c1932

A bold design of stylised bell and daisy shaped flowers in blue, orange and yellow with two tone green leaves; stippled brown 'café-au-lait' around the rim and yellow 'café-au-lait' in the centre. For more details see Premier Antiques

Sunday 1 June 2014

William Moorcroft 'Pansy'

William Moorcroft Cobalt Blue 'Pansy' Vase c1925

A superb William Moorcroft 'Pansy' vase from the 1920s with fine tube lining and rich colours on a deep cobalt blue ground. For more details see Premier Antiques