Monday, 31 August 2015

Shorter and Son 'Anemone'

Shorter and Son 'Anemone' Art Deco Toast Rack c1939

A lovely Shorter and Son toast rack in the very collectable 'Anemone' pattern. Bright vibrant colours - a great example of this design. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Spode 'Bridge' or 'Queen Charlotte' Pattern

Spode 'Bridge' or 'Queen Charlotte' Pattern Razor Holder c1810

An early Spode razor box printed with version 2 border from the Queen Charlotte pattern. Earthenware items omit the butterfly which occurs in the bone china version. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Early Blue and White - Job Ridgway 'Curling Palm'

Job Ridgway 'Curling Palm' Pearlware Dinner Plate c1805

An early pearlware plate printed in medium blue with a chinoiserie scene of a bridge, pagodas and the distinctive curling palm. Finely potted with a lovely blue rippled glaze and a single foot rim. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Miniatures

Royal Doulton 'Dutch A - Harlem' Series Ware Miniature Jug c1910

An early Royal Doulton 'Dutch A - Harlem' series miniature bone china jug designed by Charles Noke and featuring two groups of characters from the series. For more details and a selection of series ware visit Premier Antiques

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Crown Ducal 'Primula' Chintz

Crown Ducal 'Primula' Chintz Tazza c1930

A lovely little Primula tazza - a great art deco shape. For more details and a selection of Crown Ducal wares visit my website Premier Antiques

Monday, 24 August 2015

Clarice Cliff Autumn Crocus

Clarice Cliff Bizarre Autumn 'Crocus' Chester Fern Pot c1930

A lovely Bizarre octagonal Chester fern pot beautifully painted with three groups of autumn crocus. For more details and a selection of original Clarice Cliff items visit Premier Antiques

Spode's Willow Pattern

Spode 'Willow' Pattern Serving Dish c1820

A lovely Spode oval serving dish printed in medium blue with their standard version of the willow pattern. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sunday, 23 August 2015

Wedgwood Green Majolica

Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Vine and Oak Leaf' Serving Dish c1860

A fine antique Wedgwood green glazed dish with molded grape vines and oak leaves on a basket and cane weave background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday, 22 August 2015

Bevington's Parian Ware 'Beatrice'

Bevington Parian Ware Bust of Dante's 'Beatrice' c1870

A fine parian ware bust by Bevingtons depicting the Florentine beauty loved by Dante and a muse for many of his poems. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Friday, 21 August 2015

Spode's 'Jasmine' Pattern

Spode 'Jasmine' Pattern Serving Dish c1825

A pretty Spode dessert dish with pierced scroll and shell handle and gadrooned border - a new range of shapes introduced in 1825. For more details visit Premier Antiques 



Thursday, 20 August 2015

Copeland Parian 'Clytie'

Copeland Parian Ware Bust of 'Clytie' c1860

A lovely parian bust of the sea nymph Clytie reduced from the original antique marble by C. Delpech for the Art Union of London. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Carlton Ware 'Cherry'

Carlton Ware Green 'Cherry' Preserve Dish and Spoon c1939

A lovely green cherry preserve dish and spoon in excellent condition. For more details and a good selection of Carlton Ware visit my website Premier Antiques

Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Vine and Oak Leaf'

Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Vine and Oak Leaf' Oval Dish c1860

A lovely antique Wedgwood green glazed dish with molded grape vines and oak leaves on a basket weave and cane weave background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Susie Cooper Bone China 'Gardenia'

Susie Cooper Bone China 'Gardenia' Toast Rack c1952

A beautiful Gardenia pattern toast rack showing the high quality achieved when production of bone china began in the early 1950s. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday, 17 August 2015

Carlton Ware Art Deco Cottages

Carlton Ware Art Deco Cottage Sugar Sifter c1930

A lovely Carlton Ware cottage sugar sifter - beautifully hand painted and in great condition. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Christmas - Santa Claus' Miniatures

Royal Doulton 'Christmas - Santa Claus' Miniature Jug c1910

A rare miniature jug featuring one of the six Christmas Santa Claus themes from this early series (1904-1914). Shows Santa on his sleigh drawn by reindeer with a seasonal quote on the reverse 'Tobacco and a good coal fire, Are things this season doth require'. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sunday, 16 August 2015

Spode 'Gothic Castle'

Spode 'Gothic Castle' Oval Pierced Basket Stand c1815

A lovely Spode stand showing a gothic castle in a Chinese setting - beautifully illustrating the transitional period of blue and white transfer ware as taste began to move away from the Chinoiserie designs of the late 18th century. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

English Majolica Fish

English Majolica Fish Basket c1870

An unusual majolica basket modelled as a fish with the handle formed from entwined bulrushes. For more details and a good selection of majolica visit Premier Antiques


Saturday, 15 August 2015

Carlton Ware Green 'Foxglove'

Carlton Ware Green 'Foxglove' Teapot c1939

A lovely Carlton Ware green foxglove teapot, nicely painted and in excellent condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'War of the Roses'

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'War of the Roses' Medium Posy c1895

A pretty pearline design first registered by Davidson's in 1893 with Registration Number 212684. For more details of this lovely medium size posy visit Premier Antiques

Friday, 14 August 2015

Early Blue and White - John and William Ridgway 'Rural Scenery'

Ridgways 'Rural Scenery' Rams Head Sauce Tureen c1820

A rare Ridgways 'Rural Scenery' sauce tureen and cover with beautifully modelled rams head handles and a cornucopia finial - the cover is printed with one of five known scenes showing a group of deer, while the base is printed both sides with an unrecorded scene of two men in the process of harnessing a horse to a cart. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Beswick 'Girl with Beret' Wall Mask Model No.197

Beswick 'Girl with Beret' Wall Mask No.197 c1934

The first lady wall mask designed by Miss Greaves and painted with yellow curls and a jaunty green beret. Smaller (6.5in) than the other Beswick masks, it's also the rarest one to find. For more details and a selection of original art deco wall masks visit Premier Antiques

Thursday, 13 August 2015

Royal Doulton 'Nightwatchman' Series D1459

Royal Doulton 'Nightwatchman' Baron Jug D1459 c1902

A rare Baron shape jug from the early 'Nightwatchman' series introduced in 1899 and designed by Charles Noke. A fine Whieldon glaze with the details of each character hand painted and a lovely William Morris flower print around the base and handle. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Poole Pottery JS Pattern 'Singing Bird'

Large CSA Poole Pottery JS Pattern 'Singing Bird' Bowl c1932

An impressive red earthenware Poole Pottery bowl in the JS pattern designed by Truda (Adams) Carter and beautifully painted by Winifred Rose who worked for Poole from 1932 to 1938. Lovely art deco birds singing among a profusion of flowers and foliage. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Clarice Cliff Fantasque 'Broth'

Clarice Cliff Fantasque 'Broth' 230 Preserve Pot c1928

A rare Fantasque 230 preserve pot (called 'covered honies' in the shape catalogue) painted in the much sought after 'Broth' design - an unusual colour variation that uses black in the main pattern. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Brangwyn Ware D5077

Royal Doulton Brangwyn Ware Art Pottery Bowl c1930 D5077

A superb Royal Doulton art pottery bowl designed by Frank Brangwyn, RA. A lovely dimpled shape with incised decoration painted in yellow, blue, green and purple enamels. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Susie Cooper 'Printemps'

Susie Cooper Green 'Printemps' Cocoa Mug c1936

A rare cocoa mug in the green colourway of 'Printemps'. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Victorian Staffordshire Spaniels

Staffordshire Spaniels and Pups on cobalt bases c1860

Sitting on cobalt blue bases, a fine pair of russet and white spaniels each with a black and white pup. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday, 10 August 2015

Charlotte Rhead Burleigh Ware 'Garland' Pattern 4101

Charlotte Rhead Burleigh Ware 'Garland' Sandwich Tray c1928

A lovely art deco sandwich tray in the original 'Garland' colour way - a fantastic shape registered by Burgess and Leigh around 1926. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Early Blue and White - Mason's 'Blue Pheasants' Spoon Rest

Mason's Patent Ironstone China 'Blue Pheasants' Spoon Rest c1820

A rare Mason's spoon rest printed in medium blue with the 'Blue Pheasants' pattern. A lovely piece in exceptional condition. For more details and a good selection of blue and white visit my website Premier Antiques

Sunday, 9 August 2015

Susie Cooper 'Gardenia'

Susie Cooper Crown Works Pottery Green 'Gardenia' Cruet c1950

A lovely green Gardenia cruet. A classic Susie Cooper floral design introduced in the early 1950s. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday, 8 August 2015

Spode Felspar Porcelain - Pattern 3644

Spode Felspar Porcelain Pattern 3644 Hydra Jug c1825

A lovely feldspar bone china Hydra jug. The addition of feldspar to the body produced a fine quality and hard wearing china which Spode called 'Felspar Porcelain'. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Sowerby Purple Malachite Glass

Sowerby Purple Malachite Slag Glass Posy Vase c1875

A lovely Sowerby purple malachite vase on three feet - a fine example of Victorian pressed glass. For more details and a selection of Sowerby visit Premier Antiques

Friday, 7 August 2015

Bruce Bairnsfather

Large Grimwades WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather Wall Plaque c1917

A fine World War 1 Grimwades Bruce Bairnsfather 'Old Bill' wall plaque entitled "WHAT TIME DO THEY FEED THE SEA-LIONS, ALF?". Printed in sepia with Bruce Bairnsfather signature. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday, 6 August 2015

Maling Blue Lustre 'Lace Border'

Maling Blue Lustre 'Lace Border' Wall Plaque c1936

A superb Maling wall plaque in the 'Lace Border' pattern 6329 on a blue 'thumbprint' background. For more details and a selection of Maling visit Premier Antiques

Miles Mason Two Temples or Broseley pattern

Miles Mason Two Temples or Broseley pattern Cream Jug c1810

An early translucent china cream jug printed in light to medium blue with the Two Temples or Broseley pattern - the shoulders and handle overprinted with gold 'feathering'. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery 'Water Lily' Bowl

Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery 'Water Lily' Bowl c1939

A fine Clarice Cliff water lily bowl with a lovely mushroom glaze and detail hand painted in blues and greens. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Famous Ships' D5957

Royal Doulton 'Famous Ships - The Acorn' Side Plate D5957 c1939

Two rarities from the Famous Ships series introduced in 1938. Seventeen moulded sailing scenes with hand painted detail. For a selection visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Famous Ships - Schooner Fernande' Dish D5957 c1939

Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Maling 'Pomegranate' Pattern 5364

Maling 'Pomegranate' Pattern Octagonal Plate c1931

A rare octagonal plate in the 'Pomegranate' 5364 pattern - hand painted fruit on a Wedgwood blue 'thumbprint' background framed by a lovely art nouveau border. For more details visit Premier Antiques

William Moorcroft Florian 'Alhambra'

Moorcroft MacIntyre Florian 'Alhambra' Vase c1903

An early MacIntyre 'Alhambra' vase designed by William Moorcroft and decorated with tube-lined poppies and tulips in shades of blue and red against panels of a lovely salmon pink. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday, 3 August 2015

Wemyss Ware 'Cabbage Roses'

Large Wemyss Ware 'Cabbage Roses' Water Ewer c1920

A large Wemyss Ware water ewer beautifully painted with cabbage roses by Edwin Sandland who replaced Karel Nekola (died November 1915) in 1916 as chief decorator where he remained until his death in 1928. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Hancock's Rubens Ware 'Pomegranate' by F. X. Abraham

Hancock's Rubens Ware 'Pomegranate' Comport by F. X. Abraham c1930

A superb Hancock's tall comport in the 'Pomegranate' design by F. X. Abraham - lovely Rubens Ware colours. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sunday, 2 August 2015

Carlton Ware Water Lily

Carlton Ware 'Water Lily' biscuit jars c1939

Rare examples of the Carlton Ware 'Water Lily' design showing the two main background colourways of green and yellow. For more details and a selection of this lovely design visit my website Premier Antiques

Wemyss Ware Beehive Honey Box

Wemyss Ware 'Beehive' Honey Box and Tray c1900

A square honeycomb box with thistle finial and drip tray made specifically for Thomas Goode, the upmarket Mayfair retailer. Hand painted with beehives in an orchard setting. Rare to find, especially in such excellent condition as they are usually badly stained and/or damaged. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sowerby Purple Malachite Slag Glass

Sowerby Purple Malachite Slag Glass 'Peacock' Footed Bowl c1876

A lovely Sowerby aesthetic movement bowl incorporating a frieze of flowers and peacocks, probably based on a Walter Crane motif. For more details visit Premier Antiques