Tuesday 30 January 2018

Grimwade's Bruce Bairnsfather Ware

Bruce Bairnsfather Ware Old Bill 'If you knows of a better ole' Mug c1920

A rare Grimwade's mug depicting one of Bruce Bairnsfather's World War One 'Old Bill' cartoons with the caption 'Well if you knows of a better 'ole, go to it'. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Sunday 28 January 2018

Spode 'Hunting a Buffalo' Indian Sporting Series

Spode 'Hunting a Buffalo' Indian Sporting Series c1810

A stunning Spode oval platter or large soup tureen stand printed with a scene from the Indian Sporting series showing hunters on elephants attacking a charging buffalo. Not perfect, there is a rim chip, but I think this can be forgiven on such a lovely rare piece. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Dugan Amethyst Carnival Glass 'Apple Blossoms'

Dugan Amethyst Carnival Glass 'Apple Blossoms' Ruffled Bowl

A beautiful 7" Dugan ruffled bowl in amethyst 'Apple Blossoms'. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 27 January 2018

Wedgwood 'Pavilion' Pattern

Wedgwood 'Pavilion' Pattern Side Plate c1820

A rare Wedgwood side plate printed in medium blue with a classical pavilion set in a landscape and framed by a lovely floral rose border. For more details visit vPremier Antiques 

Poole Pottery HH 'Paisley' Pattern

Carter, Stabler and Adams Poole Pottery HH Pattern Bowl c1930

An unusual early Poole Pottery bowl in the HH pattern designed by Truda Carter and beautifully painted by Clarice Heath. A striking 'Paisley' style design of green, blue and purple scrolling leaves. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Friday 26 January 2018

Davidson's Blue Pearline Glass - Brideshead

Davidson's blue pearline glass plate c1890

One of the first pearline designs registered by Davidon's in 1889, here is an unusual plate probably intended for ice cream and sorbets. For more details see Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead Rhodian

Charlotte Rhead 'Rhodian' flower jug c1935

A superb Rhodian 145 shape flower jug by Charlotte Rhead. Introduced around 1933, Rhodian has a background of tube lined leaves on a mottled beige glaze. Stylized flower heads are then enamelled in orange, red and yellow. Finished in gold, it looks amazing on this large item. For a great selection of Charlotte Rhead visit Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead 'Rhodian'

Thursday 25 January 2018

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Buttercup' Cruet

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Buttercup' Cruet c1936

A rare yellow buttercup cruet with salt, pepper and mustard pots on a green leaf tray - lovely to find in such good condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday 24 January 2018

W. Goebel 'Girl with Blue Beret and Scarf' Wall Mask FX54

Goebel 'Girl with Beret and Scarf' Wall Mask c1930

A cute W. Goebel wall mask of a girl with blond hair wearing a jaunty blue beret and a scarf with orange hearts. Rare to find in such fantastic condition. For details and more art deco wall masks visit my website Premier Antiques

Thomas Webb Queen's Burmese Glass

Pair of Thomas Webb Queen's Burmese Glass Posy Vases c1890

A beautiful pair of antique Queen's Burmese Ware posy vases with great depth of colour, heat-shaded from pink to pale lemon yellow. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Tuesday 23 January 2018

Royal Doulton Shakespearean Series 'Portia' D3746

Royal Doulton Shakespearean Series 'Portia' Rocket Jug D3746 c1915

A rare 'Rocket' shape jug featuring Portia from 'The Merchant of Venice'. Designed by Charles Noke and introduced in the early 1900s. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Adams and Bromley Majolica 'Water Lily' Plate

Large Adams and Bromley Majolica 'Water Lily' Plate c1880

A lovely majolica Water Lily plate, unmarked though occasionally found with impressed Adams and Bromley (Hanley 1873-1886) mark. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 22 January 2018

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'Lady Chippendale'

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'Lady Chippendale' Water Jug c1885

A rare yellow pearline water jug in the early and hard to find 'Lady Chippendale' pattern registered in 1881. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Royal Crown Derby 'Traditional Imari' Pattern 2451 Trinket Box

Royal Crown Derby 'Traditional Imari' Pattern 2451 Trinket Box c1916

A superb Crown Derby 'Traditional Imari' trinket box - a lovely shape that shows the design beautifully. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sunday 21 January 2018

Blue and White Pearlware Plate 'Colossal Sarcophagus near Castle Rosso'

Pearlware Plate 'Colossal Sarcophagus near Castle Rosso' c1820

A rare plate printed in medium blue with a scene of robbers entering an ancient tomb - similar to the Spode Caramanian series scene, sources often attribute the pattern to Robert Hamilton of Stoke. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Copeland Parian Ware Renaissance Revival Jug

Copeland Parian Jug with Face Medallions c1860

A fine quality hexagonal Renaissance revival jug finely modelled with panels of stylised flowers and leaves, each panel with a face mask medallion. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 20 January 2018

Old Carlton Ware - Godetia Blush Ware

A large and beautiful Carlton Ware blush bowl on three scrolled feet and hand painted with godetia sprays. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Early Carlton Ware bowl c1895

Royal Winton Pink Peony

Grimwades Royal Winton Pink 'Peony' Dish c1938

A large Royal Winton oval dish in the very pretty hand painted Peony range which was introduced in the 1930s. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Friday 19 January 2018

Bell and Co. of Glasgow 'Going to Market' Soup Plate

Bell and Co. of Glasgow 'Going to Market' Soup Plate c1860

A lovely soup plate by J & M P Bell & Co. of Glasgow printed with a scene based on A W Calcott's painting 'Returning from Market'. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Frederick Rhead 'Amstel' Bursley Ware

Frederick Rhead 'Amstel' Bursley Ware Vase c1925

A lovely Bursley Ware 'Amstel' art nouveau vase designed by Frederick Rhead for Wood and Sons - hand painted with a bird sitting amongst stylised leaves and branches. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 18 January 2018

Royal Winton Orange Lustre 'Art Deco Sunset'

Royal Winton Orange Lustre 'Sunset' Pedestal Dish c1930

A stunning Royal Winton lustre dish painted in shades of orange, green, white and pink with sprays of cow parsley in the foreground and a fantastic art deco sunset with clouds as a backdrop. A rare item in excellent condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Fenton Carnival Glass - Orange Tree

Fenton Orange Tree Carnival Glass bowl

It's rare to find Orange Tree bowls with '3 in 1' crimping. Here in blue with superb iridescence. For more details see Premier Antiques

Wednesday 17 January 2018

Royal Doulton 'Zunday Zmocks'

Royal Doulton 'Zunday Zmocks' Rack Plate D5680 c1936

Designed by Charles Noke and introduced in the mid 1930s, Zunday Zmocks is a lovely series of ten scenes showing two 'gaffer' type characters in their Sunday best. Framed by a dry stone wall and spikes of hollyhocks, it's charm and humour is enhanced with bright washes of colour. For a selection visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton 'Zunday Zmocks' Rack Plate D5680 c1937

Victorian Majolica

Majolica dish c1880

A large Victorian majolica dish with a mottled central well and a fern leaf design around the sides with scrolled handles and beaded rim. A really lovely item with superb colours. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Tuesday 16 January 2018

Poole Pottery V Pattern 'Leo the Lion'

Poole Pottery V Pattern 'Leo the Lion' Vase c1935

A superb Poole Pottery 424 shape vase decorated in the V or 'Leo the Lion' pattern designed by Truda Carter and beautifully painted by Marian Heath. For more details see Premier Antiques

Spode 'Castle' Pattern Soup Plate

Spode 'Castle' Pattern Soup Plate c1815

An early 'Castle' pattern soup plate printed with a view of the Gate of Sebastian after the antique print by Merigot. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 15 January 2018

Early William Moorcroft MacIntyre 'Aurelian' Ware

Moorcroft MacIntyre 'Aurelian' Ware Vase c1900

An early William Moorcroft 'Aurelian' vase designed for James MacIntyre with three vertical panels of stylised art nouveau flowers in iron red enamel between blue scale borders. Heightened with burnished gilding, it's in excellent condition. For more details and a selection of old Moorcroft visit my website Premier Antiques

Sunday 14 January 2018

Early Mason's Patent Ironstone China

Mason's Patent Ironstone China 'Peony' Dessert Plate c1815

A beautifully decorated Mason's Patent Ironstone China dessert plate in a vibrant oriental pattern with a tree peony and sprigs of other flowers. Printed in underglaze blue and then hand painted with iron red, cobalt and other enamels - early impressed 'Mason's Patent Ironstone China' linear mark 1813-1820. For more details see Premier Antiques

Saturday 13 January 2018

Antique Majolica Eggcup Stand

Antique Majolica Eggcup Stand c1880

A rare majolica eggcup stand complete with its original four eggcups. The holder has a looped handle and is finely modelled with leaves and flowers. The eggcups have a bright magenta pink interior. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Friday 12 January 2018

Victorian Striped Vaseline Glass

Large Victorian Striped Vaseline Glass Dish c1890

A fine quality uranium opalescent glass dish with striped vaseline ribs spiralling from the centre. A lovely example, probably by James Powell. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 11 January 2018

Antique Royal Crown Derby Miniatures

Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' Pattern 6299 Miniature Teapot c1907

Miniature or 'toy' wares became popular during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. Some of the finest were produced by Royal Crown Derby in their Imari patterns which show great skill and detail. Really remarkable on objects which were often only an inch or so. For a selection of antique Crown Derby, including several examples of miniatures, visit Premier Antiques

Royal Crown Derby 'Imari' Pattern 2451 Miniature Tankard c1903

Wednesday 10 January 2018

Wemyss Ware 'Cabbage Roses'

Wemyss Ware 'Cabbage Roses' Cake Plate c1910

A beautiful Wemyss Ware cabbage roses plate boldly painted by Joseph Nekola, the second generation of Bohemian ceramic artists to work for the Fife pottery. For details and more Wemyss visit Premier Antiques

Tuesday 9 January 2018

Victorian Majolica 'Ramshead' Pitchers

Adams & Bromley Victorian Majolica 'Ramshead' Pitcher c1880

Attributed to the Staffordshire firm of Adams and Bromley (1873-1886), this large majolica 'rams head' jug has some fine violets and pinks running through it. Increasingly difficult to find in such good condition. For more details and other pieces of majolica visit Premier Antiques


Monday 8 January 2018

Royal Winton Green 'Tiger Lily' Cruet

Royal Winton Green 'Tiger Lily' Cruet c1950

A lovely Royal Winton green 'Tiger Lily' cruet in great condition and nicely painted in shades of pink and pale green. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sunday 7 January 2018

Stevens and Williams Quilted Cased Pink Satin Glass

Stevens and Williams Cased Pink Satin Glass Jug c1890

A rare example of Stevens and Williams satin glass, cased red over white, to form a lovely shaded pink jug with frosted glass handle. The final casing of crystal emphasizes the colour and air- trapped 'zig-zag' design beautifully. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 6 January 2018

Royal Worcester 'Hadley Roses'

Royal Worcester Hand Painted 'Hadley Roses' Pierced Vase c1910

In 1902 a court ruling in favour of Royal Worcester stated that the Hadley factory had to clearly distinguish their goods from those of the plaintiffs. Hadley began using a new mark with a ribbon enclosing the words 'Worcester, England' and after James Hadley's death in 1905 Royal Worcester purchased the factory. Until 1906, Worcester continued to produce wares at the Hadley works using the Royal Worcester mark with the additional word Hadleyware. In 1906 the workforce, moulds and designs were moved to the main Royal Worcester site where production of Hadley's designs continued and the letter H was added to the shape design number. For more information on this beautiful 'Hadley Roses' vase see Premier Antiques

Royal Worcester 'Hadley Ware' mark c1910

Friday 5 January 2018

Blue and white transfer ware - John Rogers 'Fallow Deer'

John Rogers 'Fallow Deer' Dinner Plate c1820

A finely potted John Rogers dinner plate featuring two fallow deer in front of a row of cottages. A charming scene used later by Wedgwood. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Art Deco Pottery - Crown Ducal Elesmere

Crown Ducal 'Elesmere' Art Deco Coffee Pot c1930

A lovely Victory shape coffee pot, hand painted with blue and yellow flowers. This classic example of art deco is then finished with fine blue banding and trim. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques


Thursday 4 January 2018

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Foxglove' Mug

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Foxglove' Chocolate Mug c1939

A fine Carlton Ware yellow Foxglove hot chocolate mug with good colours and in excellent condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday 3 January 2018

Davidson's Blue Pearline Glass

Davidson's Blue Pearline Glass Comport - 'Princess Diana' Pattern c1890

A rare blue pearline 'Princess Diana' comport, the pattern also known as 'Suite 1890'. In lovely condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Tuesday 2 January 2018

Clarice Cliff Original Bizarre

Clarice Cliff Original Bizarre Geometric Plate c1927

An original Bizarre plate produced in the first few months of Clarice Cliff's original designs - early hand written 'Bizarre' in red and date impressed for 1926. For more details and a good selection of art deco ceramics visit Premier Antiques