Friday 31 January 2020

Crown Ducal Orange 'Marigold' Chintz

Crown Ducal Orange 'Marigold' Chintz Vases c1930

A large pair of 'Marigold' vases - a stunning early chintz design of bright orange flowers on a contrasting background in shades of purple. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 30 January 2020

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Foxglove'

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Foxglove' Butter Dish and Knife c1939

A lovely Carlton Ware yellow Foxglove butter dish and knife - in excellent condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Wednesday 29 January 2020

Maling Crocus Lustre Ware

A vibrant and fresh design introduced in 1936 during Maling's great art deco period. Produced in pink, green and blue lustre waved backgrounds (pattern numbers 6436/37/38), the colours have a lovely depth as does the lustre finish. For more details see Premier Antiques

Maling pink Crocus wall plate c1938


Tuesday 28 January 2020

Shelley - Mabel Lucie Attwell


In 1926 Shelley registered the first Mabel Lucie Attwell designs featuring her famous chubby cheeked children, humorous animals and green 'Boo Boo' fairies. Each design was given a few lines of verse, adding to the charm of these popular items. For a selection of Shelley nursery ware visit Premier Antiques





Monday 27 January 2020

Rileys' Girl Musician Pearlware Dinner Plate c1820

John and Richard Riley 'Girl Musician' Pearlware Dinner Plate c1820

A lovely old plate by John and Richard Riley in the 'Girl Musician' pattern derived in part from a Claude painting entitled 'Landscape with Shepherds'. For more details and a selection of antique blue and white, visit my website Premier Antiques

Saturday 25 January 2020

Sowerby Glass - Patent Ivory Queen's Ware

A colour reminiscent of carved ivory was developed by Sowerby as part of their vitro-porcelain range in the 1870s. 'Patent Ivory Queen's Ware' was registered, the cream tint resembling 18th century Wedgwood 'Queensware'. For more Sowerby glass see my website Premier Antiques

Sowerby 'Queen's Ware' c1876 

Sowerby 'Queen's Ware' c1880

Friday 24 January 2020

Royal Doulton 'Wild Rose' Series D6227

Royal Doulton 'Wild Rose' Series Lygon Flower Pitcher D6227 c1940

A large Lygon flower jug in the vibrantly hand painted 'Roses G' or 'Wild Rose' series introduced in 1940. For more details see Premier Antiques

Wednesday 22 January 2020

Joseph Holdcroft Majolica 'Fish' Plate c1870

Joseph Holdcroft Majolica 'Fish' Plate c1870

A rare Holdcroft majolica fish plate, finely potted with bright colours on a cobalt blue ground. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Monday 20 January 2020

Royal Doulton Isaac Walton Ware 'Gallant Fishers'

Royal Doulton Isaac Walton Ware Jug D2312 U.S. Patent c1906

Based on Izaak Walton's 'The Compleat Angler' first published in 1653, the series depicts combinations of fishermen in 17th century dress with various quotations and willow tree borders. Here is an early art nouveau shaped jug, similar to the Tudor shape, showing various characters from the series. Around the base is the quote "And when the timrous trout I wait to take, And he devours my bait". For more details see Premier Antiques


Friday 17 January 2020

Hancock's Rubens Ware 'Pomegranate'

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

An unusual Hancock's vase in 'Pomegranate' designed by F. X. Abraham. Richly painted with fruit in lovely Rubens Ware colours. For more details see Premier Antiques

Thursday 16 January 2020

Royal Winton Somerset Chintz

Royal Winton 'Somerset' Chintz Preserve Pot with Base c1940

A lovely Royal Winton 'Somerset' Ascot shape preserve pot and cover with original under tray or saucer, which was also meant to serve as a butter plate. Rare to find complete as often the pieces get separated. For more details see Premier Antiques


Wednesday 15 January 2020

Wileman early Shelley 'Basket of Flowers' Pattern 4157

Wileman 'Basket of Flowers' Alexandra Shape Trio c1891

A rare Wileman 'Basket of Flowers' Alexandra shape trio - a lovely square fluted shape, one of the first introduced in 1887. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Tuesday 14 January 2020

Royal Winton 'Cherries' Orange Lustre

Grimwades Royal Winton 'Cherries' Orange Lustre Comport c1925

A lovely footed bonbon dish or small comport with purple and yellow cherries and white blossom on a deep orange lustre background. For more details see Premier Antiques

Monday 13 January 2020

Poole Pottery EE Pattern Sugar Sifter by Truda Carter

Poole Pottery EE Pattern Sugar Sifter by Truda Carter c1930

A rare Poole Pottery 953 sugar shaker in red earthenware and decorated with the EE pattern designed by Truda Carter and painted by Rene Hayes. For more details see Premier Antiques

Sunday 12 January 2020

Susie Cooper Crown Works Silver Lustre Coffee Can

Susie Cooper Crown Works Silver Lustre Coffee Can c1932

A rare Susie Cooper coffee can and saucer with hand painted stylised art deco flowers in silver lustre on a pale blue ground. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Saturday 11 January 2020

Wade Heath Art Deco Geometric Pattern Jug

Wade Heath Art Deco Geometric Pattern Jug c1930

An early Wade art deco jug boldly painted with a colourful geometric design. For more details visit Premier Antiques 

Friday 10 January 2020

Wedgwood 'Alamo, Texas' Commemorative Plate

Wedgwood 'Alamo, Texas' Commemorative Plate c1900

A fine Wedgwood plate commemorating The Alamo, printed in dark blue with a fine engraving of the San Antonio Mission. Made for Newton, Weller and Wagner of San Antonio and imported by Jones, McDuffee and Stratton of Boston who introduced a range of Wedgwood American views in the early 1900's. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Grimwades WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather Old Bill Cheese Dish

Grimwades WW1 Bruce Bairnsfather Old Bill Cheese Dish c1918

A lovely Grimwades 'Old Bill' cheese dish with three Bruce Bairnsfather cartoons - rare to find in such good condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 9 January 2020

Mason's Patent Ironstone China 'Bandana'

Graduated set of Mason's 'Bandana' Jugs c1840

A rare set of three graduated hexagonal jugs from the Mason's Bandana range - Chinese inspired designs with mythical creatures, flowers and clouds in contrasting bands of colour, giving a bold brocaded effect. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

H & K Tunstall 'Belgrave' Pattern

H & K Tunstall 'Belgrave' Art Deco Vase c1930

A large Hollinshead and Kirkham 'Belgrave' pattern vase hand painted with stylised art deco leaves and flowers on a vibrant green and gold background. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Wednesday 8 January 2020

Spode 'Flying Pennant' Pearlware Toast Rack

Spode 'Flying Pennant' Pearlware Toast Rack c1810

An early Spode canoe shaped toast rack printed with the 'Flying Pennant' chinoiserie design. The uprights are beautifully pierced and the edges hand painted in cobalt blue. A rare item in lovely condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques


Royal Doulton Gallant Fishers Tudor Jug D3680

Royal Doulton Series Ware 'Gallant Fishers' Tudor Jug D3680 c1915

A rare Royal Doulton 'Gallant Fishers' Tudor shape jug - the smallest of three sizes produced. An early series introduced in 1913 and withdrawn in the 1930s. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques


Tuesday 7 January 2020

Burmantofts Faience Toad

Burmantofts Faience Grotesque 'Toad' Spoon Warmer c1890

A rare aesthetic movement spoon warmer modelled as a grotesque Japanese style seated toad - bright turquoise majolica/faience type glaze with incised decoration. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Minton Majolica

Minton Turquoise and Cobalt Majolica Cherub Comport c1868

A beautiful Minton majolica comport or tazza, the pierced turquoise dish supported by a kneeling cherub on a yellow ochre and cobalt circular base. Full Minton marks for 1868. A rare piece to find, especially in such good condition. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Monday 6 January 2020

Corona Ware 'Water Lily' Hexagonal Vase by Molly Hancock

Hancock's 'Water Lily' Vase by Molly Hancock c1928

A rare Hancock's 'Water Lily' hexagonal vase designed by Molly Hancock. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques 

Early Blue and White transfer ware - Grazing Rabbits

'Grazing Rabbits' Pearlware Soup Plate c1820

A finely potted soup plate printed in medium blue with a rural scene of three rabbits under a tree in the foreground and cottages in the background. Always good quality transfers, but as yet no marked examples are known. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Sunday 5 January 2020

Kralik Green Veined Iridescent Glass Decanter

Kralik Green Veined Iridescent Glass Decanter c1900

A lovely green iridescent small liqueur decanter with nickel/pewter mounts. Made by Kralik as part of their 'veined' range of Jugendstil art wares. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Beswick 'Sundial' Cruet

Beswick 'Sundial' Cruet c1937

A rare Beswick 'Sundial' cruet - the hexagonal shaped salt, pepper and mustard pots on a stepped base. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Saturday 4 January 2020

Sowerby Purple Malachite Slag Glass Salts

Sowerby Purple Malachite Slag Glass Salts c1880

A fine pair of purple malachite glass open salts in the form of wooden half-barrels with lug handles - lovely clear diamond registration marks for 18 September 1877 and Sowerby peacock trademarks. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Friday 3 January 2020

Shelley Harmony Drip Ware Lemon Squeezer c1935

Shelley Harmony Drip Ware Lemon Squeezer c1935

A lovely little Shelley Harmony lemon squeezer and jug in orange and tan drip work. For more details visit Premier Antiques

Thursday 2 January 2020

Royal Crown Derby 'Imari Scissors' Pattern 2649 Coffee Can and Saucer c1914

Royal Crown Derby 'Imari Scissors' Coffee Can and Saucer c1914

A lovely Royal Crown Derby coffee can and saucer in the 'Imari Scissors' pattern 2649 - fine detail in iron red, cobalt blue and 22 carat gold. For more details visit Premier Antiques