Tuesday 31 December 2019

Beswick 'Sundial' Bowl

Large Beswick 'Sundial' Bowl c1937

A rare and impressive Beswick bowl finely modelled with a sundial. Often used as floating bowls for flowers and candles to create a dramatic centrepiece. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques  

Monday 30 December 2019

Carnival Glass - Northwood Leaf and Beads

Northwood Leaf and Beads with rayed interior

A lovely Northwood candy dish in green Leaf and Beads with a rayed interior. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Northwood Leaf and Beads exterior

Sunday 29 December 2019

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Blue Chintz' Stamford Shape

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Blue Chintz' Stamford Cream Jug c1932

A superb 'Blue Chintz' Stamford shape cream jug (with early square spout). Beautifully painted with vibrant colours, the design looks great on this classic art deco shape. For more details see Premier Antiques

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Blue Chintz' Stamford Cream Jug c1932

Saturday 28 December 2019

Edward Radford 'Anemone' JN Pattern Wall Pocket

Edward Radford 'Anemone' JN Pattern Wall Pocket c1945

A large Radford wall pocket made by H. J. Wood in the 'Anemone' JN pattern - beautifully painted with pink and violet flowers on a pale pink ground. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Friday 27 December 2019

Wileman Intarsio Globe Vase by Walter Slater

Wileman Intarsio Globe Vase by Walter Slater c1908

A large Intarsio globe vase by Walter Slater - one of the first Intarsio designs he produced as art director. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 26 December 2019

Susie Cooper Gray's Pattern 7938

Susie Cooper Gray's Pottery Double Pourer Pattern 7938 c1928

An unusual Gray's Pottery double pourer finely printed and then hand enamelled with a floral design by Susie Cooper. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Tuesday 24 December 2019

Crown Derby 'Old Imari Japan' Pattern 1128 Vases

Pair of Royal Crown Derby 'Old Imari Japan' Pattern 1128 Vases c1920

A fine pair of 'Old Imari Japan' pattern vases decorated in iron red, cobalt blue and 22 carat gold. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Monday 23 December 2019

Prattware 'Lend A Bite' Turquoise Plate c1850

Prattware 'Lend A Bite' Turquoise Plate c1850

A good Prattware pottery plate finely printed with 'Lend a Bite' on a turquoise green surround. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques


Saturday 21 December 2019

Shelley 'Bubbles' Mocha Coffee Can and Saucer c1925

Shelley 'Bubbles' Mocha Coffee Can and Saucer c1925
A fantastic Shelley blue and yellow 'Bubbles' coffee can with the rare small size Mocha saucer. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Friday 20 December 2019

Mason's Patent Ironstone Floral Japan Pattern B7028 Plate

Mason's Patent Ironstone Floral Japan Pattern B7028 Plate c1886

A richly decorated Ashworth's period plate with fan shaped panels of stylised flowers painted in Imari colours radiating from a central panel. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Minton Semi China 'Italian Ruins' Serving Dish c1825

Minton Semi China 'Italian Ruins' Serving Dish c1825

A lovely antique Minton round dish with pierced handle printed in medium blue with a castle and a three arch bridge over a river. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 19 December 2019

Shelley 'Orange Tulip' Pattern 11942 Vincent Shape Trio c1932

Shelley 'Orange Tulip' Pattern 11942 Vincent Shape Trio c1932

A lovely Shelley bone china Vincent trio decorated with stylised art deco tulips. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Minton 'Pink Roses' Posy Vases c1915

Minton 'Pink Roses' Posy Vases c1915

A fine quality pair of Minton bone china vases hand painted with garlands of pink roses, the shoulders with tooled gilding on a deep cobalt blue ground. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday 18 December 2019

Clarice Cliff 'Spring Crocus' Beehive Honey Pot

Clarice Cliff Newport Pottery 'Spring Crocus' Beehive Honey Pot c1936

A superb Clarice Cliff beehive honey pot beautifully painted with Spring Crocus circa 1936. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Davidson's Red 'ORA' Cloud Glass Pin Tray

Davidson's Red 'ORA' Cloud Glass Pin Tray c1930

A lovely Davidson's red cloud glass pin tray. - the rarest of all cloud colours with a short production period (1929-1931). Great colour and in fine condition. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Tuesday 17 December 2019

Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal 'Manchu' Vase - Pattern 4511

Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal 'Manchu' Vase c1936 - Pattern 4511

A colourful Charlotte Rhead design, introduced in 1936 and shown at the British Industries Fair of that year. For more details visit Premier Antiques

William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' Plate

William Moorcroft 'Pomegranate' Plate c1914

An early Moorcroft plate with five pomegranates among clusters of berries and leaves on an ochre/green ground. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 16 December 2019

Royal Winton 'Welbeck' Chintz

Royal Winton 'Welbeck' Chintz Breakfast Tray c1936

A pretty 1930s era Royal Winton 'Welbeck' breakfast tray with a well at each end for butter and preserves, and a central well to hold the toast rack. For more details of this rare item visit Premier Antiques

Davidson's Blue Pearline Glass 'Princess Diana' Water Jug

Davidson's Blue Pearline Glass 'Princess Diana' Water Jug c1890

A large Davidson's blue pearline 'Princess Diana' water jug with good depth of colour and opalescence. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Sunday 15 December 2019

Shelley Lustre Ware 'Butterfly' Bowl by Walter Slater

Large Shelley Blue Lustre Ware 'Butterfly' Bowl by Walter Slater c1920

A large and impressive Shelley lustre ware octagonal bowl with a lovely electric blue iridescence. The centre has a large gold butterfly and each alternate panel has an enamel coloured butterfly. For more details visit Premier Antiques 



Dawson's Blue and White Transfer Ware 'Bird's Nest' Cream Jug

Dawson's 'Bird's Nest' Cream Jug c1815

An early cream jug with a parkland scene of a seated boy showing a bird's nest to a girl in a Regency dress standing before him with her dog. A fine example from this old Sunderland pottery. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 14 December 2019

Wedgwood Green Glazed Majolica 'Artichoke Leaf' Dish

Wedgwood Green Glazed Majolica 'Artichoke Leaf' Dish c1864

A fine green majolica dish by Wedgwood in the form of a large artichoke leaf on a basket weave background. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Prattware 'A Fix' Plate c1840

Prattware 'A Fix' Plate c1840

A lovely Prattware plate finely printed with a scene of two men puzzling over a game of draughts watched by a woman with a child in her arms. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Friday 13 December 2019

Shelley Hilda Cowham Child's Mug 'Fairies Everywhere'

Shelley Hilda Cowham Nursery Ware Mug 'Fairies Everywhere' c1925

A rare Hilda Cowham child's mug printed and hand enamelled with a fairy making a garland of flowers with the help of her little fairy friends. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Losol Ware 'Jazzette' Plate

Keeling and Co 'Jazzette' Losol Ware Plate c1930

A rare Losol Ware 'Jazzette' plate richly painted with fruit and overlapping shapes framed by a striking geometric border. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 12 December 2019

Stonehenge 1875


Stonehenge 1875

An 1875 photograph of a family enjoying a day out at Stonehenge may be the earliest of its type taken there. English Heritage asked people to send in their pictures to mark 100 years of public ownership. A fascinating glimpse of the monument is shown here through snapshots taken through the ages.

Stonehenge 1932


Susie Cooper Gray's 'Rooster' Nursery Ware Pattern 7905

Susie Cooper Gray's 'Rooster' Nursery Ware Pattern 7905 c1928

A rare Gray's Pottery child's mug hand painted with a colourful rooster design by Susie Cooper. This range of nursery ware was made to order with the child's name incorporated into the design.
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Royal Crown Derby Imari Pattern 3788

Royal Crown Derby Coffee Can and Saucer with Silver Holder c1907

A fine quality demi-tasse with a lovely pierced silver holder. Royal Crown Derby marks with date code for 1907 and London 1906 silver hallmark with maker/retailer's mark for Army & Navy Cooperative Society Ltd. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Wednesday 11 December 2019

Shelley 'Blue Pansy' Chintz Tea for Two Set c1939

Shelley Fine Bone China 'Blue Pansy' Chintz Tea for Two Set c1939

A beautiful and rare Shelley bone china tea for two set in 'Blue Pansy' chintz - a lovely clean set showing little sign of wear or use. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Minton 'Rotique'

Minton 'Rotique' Square Cake Plate c1931

A sumptuous range produced by Minton in the 1920's and 30's using a finely printed outline and then lots of hand coloured enamelling and gilt. This lovely plate shows the design with real impact. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Tuesday 10 December 2019

James Powell Opalescent Vaseline Glass Bowl c1890

James Powell Opalescent Vaseline Glass Bowl c1890

A fine quality James Powell vaseline glass bowl - hand tooled into a lovely flower shape with opalescent stripes radiating from the base. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Shelley Harmony Drip Ware Triple Shell Dish c1935

Shelley Harmony Triple Shell Dish c1935

A fantastic Shelley Harmony 3-part shell dish in orange, yellow, green and brown drip work. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Monday 9 December 2019

Charlotte Rhead 'Turin' Jug c1932 - Pattern 2691

Charlotte Rhead Crown Ducal 'Turin' Flower Jug c1932

A superb Charlotte Rhead tube-lined 'Turin' 146 shape flower jug. An early design shown at the 1932 British Industries Fair. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Aynsley Hand Painted 'Exotic Bird' Trumpet Vases c1900

Pair of Aynsley Hand Painted 'Exotic Bird' Trumpet Vases c1900

A fine pair of John Aynsley bone china trumpet shape vases, each with a hand painted landscape and a prominent exotic bird. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Sunday 8 December 2019

Staffordshire Pottery Crimean War - Battle of Balaclava Jug c1855

Crimean War - Battle of Balaclava Jug c1855

A fine Staffordshire Crimea War jug printed in black with two scenes from the battle of Balaclava (Oct 1854), one side showing the charge of the Scots Greys and the other the charge of the allied French 4th Chasseurs D'Afrique. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Wemyss Ware 'Strawberries' Preserve Jar c1910

Wemyss Ware 'Strawberries' Preserve Jar c1910

A medium size preserve jar from around 1910, beautifully painted with strawberries. Signed WEMYSS probably by the great designer and chief decorator Karel Nekola. For more details and a selection of old Wemyss Ware visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 7 December 2019

Staffordshire Pearlware 'Chinese Family' Pattern Vine Leaf Pickle Dish

Staffordshire 'Chinese Family' Pattern Vine Leaf Pickle Dish c1810

A finely modelled vine leaf pickle dish printed in blue with a Chinese family on a balcony overlooking an oriental landscape. For more details visit Premier Antiques