Davidson's Jet Glass

Davidson's Jet Glass Column Vase c1930

A lovely Davidson's jet 279 shape column vase - the smallest of 3 sizes produced. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Moorcroft Powder Blue

Moorcroft Powder Blue Trio

A fine quality Moorcoft trio from the Powder Blue range which was first introduced for Liberty's Tudor tearoom in 1913. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Winton 'Sweet Pea' Chintz

Royal Winton 'Sweet Pea' Chintz Tea for Two Plate c1936

A lovely little Ascot shape Sweet Pea plate - tea for two or breakfast size. In tip-top condition. For more details and a good selection of chintz visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Norfolk' Miniature Tudor Jug

Royal Doulton 'Norfolk' Miniature Tudor Jug c1910

A lovely bone china miniature Tudor shape jug featuring a windmill in a Norfolk landscape. For more details and a selection of Royal Doulton miniatures visit Premier Antiques

Copeland Late Spode Indian Sporting Series

Copeland Late Spode 'Death of the Bear' Dinner Plate c1835

A fine dinner plate from Spode's Indian Sporting series depicting 'Death of the Bear' taken from Samuel Howitt's engravings from 'Indian Field Sports' published in 1807. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Dux Czech Wall Mask

Royal Dux 'Lady with Blue Hat' Wall Mask c1930

A stunning Czech wall mask with finely painted flesh tones, gorgeous blue eyes and a jaunty blue hat decorated with yellow flowers. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wedgwood Green Majolica Sunflowers

Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Sunflower' Serving Dish c1872

A lovely Victorian Wedgwood sunflower two handled dish with a good depth of colour and in excellent condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Worcester 'Bal Masque' Figure RW3111

Royal Worcester 'Bal Masque' Art Deco Figure c1936

A rare Royal Worcester 'Masked Ball' figure of an elegant lady in 18th century dress putting on her gloves ready to go to the ball, a carnival mask hanging on a string from her arm. Finely modelled by Gwendoline Parnell. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Hancock and Sons Rubens Ware 'Pomegranate'

Large Hancock 'Pomegranate' Vase by F. X. Abraham c1930

A large Hancock's trumpet shaped vase in 'Pomegranate' designed by F. X. Abraham - richly painted with fruit in lovely Rubens Ware colours. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Gnomes B' or 'Munchkins' D4697

Royal Doulton 'Gnomes B' or 'Munchkins' Small Side Plate D4697 c1928

A rare plate with six gnomes sitting behind mushrooms (scene 4 of 5 known scenes). Gnomes B or Munchkins as it is known in the US was introduced in the 1920s and designed by Charles Noke and inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Arthur Rackham. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'The Old Wife' D5966

Royal Doulton 'The Old Wife' Pitcher D5966 c1940

A large jug with moulded coral handle from the Australian Fish series beautifully painted with 'Old Wife' fish swimming amongst weed and coral. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Grimwade's WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather Ware

Grimwade's WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather Ware Old Bill Wall Plaque c1919

A large Bruce Bairnsfather Ware plaque depicting his World War One 'Old Bill' cartoon 'Where did that one go to?' with a border featuring biplanes, exploding shells and trench debris. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Winton Pastel 'Pixie'

Royal Winton Pastel 'Pixie' Large Milk Jug c1940

A large Royal Winton 'Pixie' milk jug - hand enamelled colours in pastel shades with a blue and yellow pixie. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Maling Pink Lustre 'Primrose Border' Pattern 6404

Maling 'Primrose Border' Art Deco Wall Plaque c1937

A vibrant Maling wall plaque in 'Primrose Border' on a pink lustre 'thumbprint' background - hand painted yellow and blue primroses with bright green leaves. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Davidson's 'Lady Chippendale' glass

Davidson's Orange Glass 'Lady Chippendale' Posy Basket c1890

An unusual orange posy basket with wishbone handles, a shape usually produced in pearline. First registered as a design in 1881. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Hancock's Rubens Ware 'Pomegranate'

Pair of Hancock's 'Pomegranate' Candlesticks by F. X. Abraham c1930

A rare pair of Hancock's candlesticks in the 'Pomegranate' pattern designed by F. X. Abraham. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Art Nouveau - Vana Ware by W. Bennett of Hanley

Vana Ware Art Nouveau Vases by W. Bennett of Hanley c1900

A rare pair of art nouveau vases by William Bennett of Hanley hand painted with stylised flowers and leaves on a deep sage green background - rich 'Liberty style' colours similar to those used for Frederick Rhead's Intarsio wares. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Edward Radford 'Anemone' JN Pattern

Edward Radford 'Anemone' JN Pattern Wall Pocket c1945

A large Radford design wall pocket (shape 10) made for H. J. Wood in the 'Anemone' JN pattern - an elegant shape beautifully painted with pink and violet flowers on a pale pink ground. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Clarice Cliff Nasturtium

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Nasturtium' Conical Jug c1933

A lovely little conical jug in Nasturtium - brightly painted and in excellent condition. A little gem! For more details and a selection of Clarice originals visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Norfolk' Miniature Vase

Royal Doulton 'Norfolk' Miniature Vase c1910

A lovely bone china miniature two handled vase featuring cottages and trees on one side with a windmill on the other. For more details and a selection of Royal Doulton miniatures visit Premier Antiques

Maling Art Deco Floral Toast Rack

Maling Art Deco Floral Toast Rack c1939

A lovely hand painted Maling toast rack with moulded floral handles in yellow, blue and pink on a bright green background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Davidson's Blue Malachite Slag Glass

Davidson's Blue Malachite 'Shell and Coral' Bowl c1880

A lovely blue malachite bowl moulded with coral handles and a shell motif. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Early Motoring Series D2406

Royal Doulton Early Motoring 'Chequers Inn' Rack Plate D2406 c1910

A fine rack plate from this rare series featuring two motorists checking under the bonnet of their motor outside the Chequers Inn watched by a bemused country yokel, the scene framed by a lovely sunset and woodland landscape border. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Winton 'Royalty' Chintz

Royal Winton 'Royalty' Chintz Preserve Pot c1937

A lovely Royal Winton 'Royalty' preserve pot with original chrome lid. A pretty chintz with cerise and blue flowers on a pale yellow background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Shelley Mabel Lucie Attwell Nursery Ware 'Boo Boo' Jug

Shelley Mabel Lucie Attwell Nursery Ware 'Boo Boo' Jug c1928

A lovely Mabel Lucie Attwell nursery ware milk jug designed for Shelley and first introduced in 1926. Modelled as a saluting Boo Boo, his arm forming the handle. For more details and a selection of nursery wares visit Premier Antiques

Carlton Ware Pink Buttercup

Large Carlton Ware Pink 'Buttercup' Dish c1938

A lovely pink buttercup dish - the large size which is rare to find in such good condition. For more details and a selection of Carlton Ware visit Premier Antiques

Britain's longest reigning monarch

The Royal Family in the grounds of Windsor Castle just after the war

This evening the Queen becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history. To mark the occasion some of the first informal photos of the Royal Family have been digitised and released online. They were taken by Lisa Sheridan (Studio Lisa) who continued to receive royal commissions until her death in 1966. A lovely selection, courtesy of Getty Images who manage Sheridan's work, can be seen here at the BBC website.

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret practising Girl Guide skills in 1942

Royal Winton 'Shrewsbury' Chintz

Royal Winton 'Shrewsbury' Chintz Ascot Sandwich Tray c1952

Named after the Shropshire town, Shrewsbury is a beautiful design of soft pink and white daisies and fern-like leaves on a creamy background. One of the rarer Royal Winton chintzes shown here on a lovely Ascot shape sandwich tray. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Beswick 'Wayside'

Beswick 'Wayside' Toast Rack c1939

A lovely Beswick toast rack from the green 'Wayside' range enamelled with orange, purple, blue and pink wild flowers against a moulded grassy background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Shelley 'Melody' Chintz

Shelley Pottery 'Melody' Chintz Apple Preserve Pot c1935

A lovely Shelley 'Melody' apple shaped preserve pot and cover with green trim. The 'stalk' finial is often damaged, so it's nice to find one in excellent condition. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Moorcroft Florian Ware

Moorcroft Florian Ware c1900

Florian Ware was introduced in 1898 and continued as a range until 1906. It established William Moorcroft as a leading ceramic designer and the flowing lines in raised slip (tube lining) became his trademark. For a selection of early Moorcroft visit my website Premier Antiques  

Royal Dux 'Lady with Green Scarf' Wall Mask

Royal Dux 'Lady with Green Scarf' Wall Mask c1930

A classic Royal Dux art deco wall mask beautifully painted with fine detailing, a lovely open smile and gorgeous sparkling eyes. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Gnomes B' or 'Munchkins' D4697

Royal Doulton 'Gnomes B' or 'Munchkins' Leeds Dish D4697 c1928

A superb Leeds shape dish with five gnomes among the roots of a tree. Gnomes B or Munchkins as it is known in the US was introduced in the 1920s and designed by Charles Noke who was inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Arthur Rackham. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Early Doulton Burslem Bone China 'Mermaid' Vase

Doulton Burslem Bone China 'Mermaid' Vase c1895

A rare Doulton Burslem bone china vase painted with an underwater scene of a mermaid with fish. Beautiful pastel colours on a soft ivory blush ground. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Clarice Cliff Gayday

Early Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Gayday' Beehive Honey Pot c1929

The smaller of two sizes produced, this lovely beehive honey pot is beautifully painted and has the early hand written Gayday mark. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Fenton 'Holly' Carnival Glass

Fenton blue 'Holly' carnival glass

A lovely blue 'Holly' bowl by Fenton. For more details and other pieces of carnival glass visit Premier Antiques

Spode's Indian Sporting Series

Spode Indian Sporting Series 'Death of the Bear' dinner plate c1815 

A fine dinner plate from Spode's Indian Sporting series depicting 'Death of the Bear'. Printed in medium blue and based on Samuel Howitt's engravings from 'Indian Field Sports' published in 1807. For more details visit Premier Antiques

19th Century Cranberry Glass

Antique Cranberry Glass Jug c1880

A large mould blown cranberry glass jug with a clear applied handle and an unusual 'castellated' rim. The body of the jug has a subtle quilted diamond effect moulding. A beautiful old jug in excellent condition. For more details see Premier Antiques

Carlton Ware Pink 'Buttercup'

Carlton Ware Pink 'Buttercup' Cup and Saucer c1938

A lovely pink buttercup tea cup and saucer, nicely painted with bright colours. In excellent condition - looks like it's never been used. For more details and a good selection of Carlton Ware visit Premier Antiques

Victorian Striped Vaseline Glass

Victorian Striped Vaseline Glass Vase c1880

A lovely opalescent glass vase with vertical striped vaseline ribs spiralling from the rim to the base - an elegant shape with a good depth of colour. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Dux Art Nouveau 'Maiden with Conch Shell'

Royal Dux Art Nouveau Centrepiece c1910

A superb Royal Dux figure of an art nouveau maiden leaning against a conch shell flower holder, her dress flowing around the base to form a tray or vide poche. Holding a flower in one hand and another in her hair, the fine detail is highlighted and finished with brushed gold. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Shelley Mabel Lucie Attwell Mushroom Sugar Basin

Shelley Mabel Lucie Attwell 'Boo Boo' Mushroom Sugar Basin c1928

A lovely magic mushroom sugar basin designed for the Boo Boo children's set by Mabel Lucie Attwell and first introduced by Shelley in 1926. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Royal Winton 'Evesham' Chintz

Vintage Royal Winton 'Evesham' Chintz Dane Cheese Dish c1951

Named after the orchards in the Vale of Evesham, this lovely fresh-looking chintz features bunches of colourful fruits and delicate blossoms on a cream background. Shown here to great effect on this rare Dane shape cheese dish. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Davidson's Yellow Pearline - William and Mary

Davidson's yellow pearline 'William and Mary' c1905

Introduced by Davidsons in 1901, this design consists of a motif of hearts and diamonds which shows the opalescence to great effect. For more Davidson's glass see Premier Antiques