Clarice Cliff Fantasque 'Floreat'

Clarice Cliff Fantasque 'Floreat' Havre shape bowl c1930

A bold floral design also known as 'Wild Rose' and produced briefly for the early Fantasque range in 1929/30. Difficult to find in such good condition as the thick enamelling and broad areas of colour were prone to flaking and scratches. For more information on this stunning Havre bowl, visit my website Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton - Shylock

Royal Doulton 'Shylock' Corinth Jug D3746 c1915

A large Corinth shape jug depicting Shylock, the Merchant of Venice - an early piece in great condition. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Royal Winton 'Eleanor' Chintz

Royal Winton 'Eleanor' Chintz Cruet with Tray c1950

A lovely Royal Winton 'Eleanor' three piece cruet with tray. A pretty design of pink roses with sprigs of various other flowers in yellow, blue, pink and white. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Art Deco - Gray's Pottery

Gray's Pottery Art Deco Hand Painted Floral Wall Plate c1935

Under the influence of Gordon Forsyth and then later Susie Cooper, Gray's Pottery began to produce hand painted lustre and enamelled wares. By the late 1920s they were well known for their bold floral and geometric designs. Purely decorating studios, they bought in blanks from other factories and quite often the other factory mark can be seen under the larger Gray's backstamp. Here is a lovely plate with a design by Sam Talbot from the mid 30s which shows the great skill of Gray's paintresses. For more details see Premier Antiques

Spode's Caramanian Series 'City of Corinth'

Spode Caramanian Series 'City of Corinth' Soup Plate c1810

A fine 'City of Corinth' indented shape soup plate from Spode's Caramanian series, based on an engraving from Luigi Mayer's book 'Views in the Ottoman Empire, chiefly in Caramania' (pub.1803). For more details visit Premier Antiques

Scottish Glass - Signed Vasart

In 1946 Salvador Ysart and two of his sons, Vincent and Augustine, left Moncrieff’s glassworks (where Monart had been produced) to start up on their own. Thus began Ysart Brothers Glass at the Shore Works in Perth. They called the new glass Vasart from their initials and used acid to sign the base of each piece 'Vasart'. Here is a lovely small bowl produced c1950. For more details see Premier Antiques

Carlton Ware Posy Baskets

Carlton Ware posy basket c1939

Some of the prettiest and most delicate of the Australian registered designs. Rare to find these days in good condition. For more posy baskets visit Premier Antiques

Carlton Ware posy basket c1939

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'Lady Chippendale'

Davidson's Yellow Pearline Glass 'Lady Chippendale' Open Salt c1885

A lovely open salt in the early and hard to find 'Lady Chippendale' pattern registered in 1881 (registration number 176566). For more details visit Premier Antiques

Clarice Cliff Jonquil

Clarice Cliff Bizarre 'Jonquil' Flower Trough c1935

Produced briefly in 1935, 'Jonquil' has a fine black outline of green and yellow flowers with green leaves on a Delecia effect ground. Here shown on a lovely little flower trough from the 'As you like it' range of table decorations where combinations of troughs and square candlesticks could be chosen to form different centrepieces. For more details see Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead and Burleigh Ware

Charlotte Rhead Burleigh Ware 'Fruit' vase c1928

At the end of 1926 Charlotte Rhead left Woods (and the associated companies of Bursley Ltd and the Ellgreave Pottery) and joined Burgess and Leigh. Most of her Burleigh Ware designs are tube lined, but some painted and printed designs were also produced. For more details see Premier Antiques

Charlotte Rhead ('L' for Lottie) Burleigh Ware signature c1928