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Click here to subscribeA Collection of Ceramics to include a ceramic cake stand decorated with pink roses with a lattice edge, a Caverswall China 'August' plate, a Royal Albert Crown China serving plate and a tea for two set, finished with a pearlescent glaze, comprising a tray, coffee pot, sugar bowl, cream jug and two cups and saucers.
Chinese Fine Quality Republic Period Fish Tail Vase with banded neck, from the Jingdezhen ceramic. Kilms, artist signed. Decorated in famile rose enamels, depicting birds amongst roses and cherry blossoms, Chinese characters and seal to the side under glazed blue seal mark to base. 13" high.
An early 19th Century antique Italian Naples Capodimonte porcelain ceramic figure of a Classical Grecian Lady in gilded dress hands raised above head holding ribbon. Raised on gilded pedestal base decorated with rocks, flowers and scrolls. Naples Blue crown mark to underside of base with gilt 27 painted. Measures: 19cm tall. Condition: Some loss to ribbon around hand otherwise good.
A pair of moulded ceramic head dolls, painted features and black hair, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, stuffed bodies, pottery arms and legs, one with creamy white dress, black jacket, one with pink and white vertical striped dress, white apron, under skirt, painted shoes, each approx 27cm high (2)
19th-17th century BC. A large section of a ceramic cylinder with impressed cuneiform text in several columns. 630 grams, 15cm (6"). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s notes. Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel with conical body, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; conical in form with stepped shoulder and incised diaper pattern. Cf. Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 266 grams, 88mm (3 1/2"). Property of a North West London gentleman; part of his father's collection formed during the 1980s; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, date 15 July 2019 and entitled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (??????? k???????) 9th-11th century AD. [No Reserve] Fine condition, chipped.
Early Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figure of a rabbit with painted detailing to the eyes, nose and ears. 2.7 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). From the Cheuk family collection, Hong Kong, 1990s; thence by descent; accompanied by a thermoluminescence test report no. C116p76 issued by Oxford Authentication. Finely modelled.
5th-6th century AD. A group of three unglazed ceramic vessels comprising two jars each with rounded rim and carination to the equator, and a taller jar with deep shoulder and flared mouth. See West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998 for discussion. 534 grams total, 7.5-11cm (3 - 4 1/4"). From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th millennium BC. A hollow ceramic bulla envelope containing tokens, decorated with reserved figures of animals and plants. 63.6 grams, 50mm (2"). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s notes. It is believed that there are less than 250 (complete and fragmentary) examples of this type of bulla envelope worldwide and no example has ever been offered at auction. The outer clay envelop contains a number of pre-baked accounting tokens which were used in commercial and stock-taking transactions. Fine condition. Extremely rare.
18th century BC. A carved terracotta master for a ceramic plaque depicting a scene of a rider on horseback holding a whip above the animal's rump. 548 grams total, 15cm with stand (6"). From the private collection of Mr S.M, London, 1970-1999. This is one of the earliest illustrations of riding a horse, rather than using it for traction. Fine condition.
5th-6th century AD. A group of three unglazed ceramic vessels comprising two taller urns each with rounded rim and shallow shoulder, low jar with carination to the equator. See West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998 for discussion. 1.5 kg total, 6-17cm (2 1/4 - 6 3/4"). From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th century AD. A broad green-glazed ceramic celadon-ware bowl with chamfered rim, ledge and fluted ring surrounding a central panel of low-relief flowers and foliage. 2 kg, 34cm (13 1/4"). Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. Fine condition, chip to rim.
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel with conical body, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; circumferential ribbing below the equator, panels to the shoulder separated by deep vertical slots, impressed annulets, stepped neck. Cf. Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 419 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a North West London gentleman; part of his father's collection formed during the 1980s; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, date 15 July 2019 and entitled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (??????? k???????) 9th-11th century AD. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. A hollow ceramic vessel with conical body, intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick, and used as a hand grenade; piriform type with tall stepped nozzle, band of impressed laurel-leaf decoration to the equator. Cf. Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 822 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a North West London gentleman; part of his father's collection formed during the 1980s; accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, date 15 July 2019 and entitled Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (??????? k???????) 9th-11th century AD. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A square ceramic floor tile (tegula) with rectangular impression to the upper face 'LEXFR' for Legio X Fretensis (Tenth legion of the Strait"). See Hillel, G., The Camp of the Tenth Legion in Jerusalem: An Archaeological Reconsideration in Israel Exploration Journal Vol. 34, No. 4 (1984), pp. 239-254. 1.8 kg, 18.5 cm (7 1/4"). From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent. The Tenth Legion was raised by Gaius Octavius (later called Augustus Caesar) in 41/40 BC and fought against Sextus Pompey in the Battle of Naulochus, where its cognomen Fretensis was awarded, in reference to the fact that the battle took place near the Strait of Messina (Fretum Siculum"). The legion went on to serve in the First Jewish-Roman War (66–73), under Vespasian and the suppression of the uprising in Jerusalem. Under the command of Titus this was the Legion who besieged and destroyed Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. The tile was found in present day Jerusalem. The 10th Legion was still a fighting forcer at the end of the 4th century when the Notitia Dignitatum was compiled. Fine condition.
Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. A ceramic figure of a lady in floor-length courtly dress with left hand exposed and right hand held within the sleeve; pink and green pigment. 2.5 kg, 40cm (15 3/4"). From the Cheuk family collection, Hong Kong, 1990s; thence by descent; accompanied by thermoluminescence test report number C119j7 issued by Oxford Authentication. Finely modelled.
Late Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th AD. A pair of glazed ceramic wall tiles depicting a fenghuang in flight among foliage. 27.3 kg total, 64 x 35 - 64 x 37cm (25 1/4 x 13 3/4 - 25 1/4 x 14 1/2"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000. [2] Fair condition, chipped.
1st millennium AD. A globular ceramic bowl with chamfered rim to the mouth, rounded underside; red painted panels of latticework and parallel lines above the equator, two applied monkeys with heads on the rim, curled tails extending to the equator. 1.1 kg, 20cm (8"). Property of a European collector; previously in an old European collection formed in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bulbous ceramic jar with ribbed outer face, two looped handles. 341 grams, 16cm width (6 1/4"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a collection formed before 1992. These wafer thin walled pottery vessels exhibit fine workmanship and exhibit the talent of the Nabataean potters from the early Roman period. [No Reserve] Fine condition, rim chipped.
Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. An important set of twelve painted shengxiao ceramic zodiac figures, each a cloaked human body standing on a tiered pedestal base with the head of an animal from the Chinese zodiac - pig, ox, horse, ram, rooster, rat, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, monkey and dog; representing the Chinese twelve-year cycle in which each year is associated with a specific animal. See Michaelson, C., Gilded Dragons. Buried Treasures from China's Golden Ages, British Museum Press, 1999, pp.102-103. 37 kg total, 44cm (17 1/2"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the Cheuk family collection, Hong Kong, 1970s; accompanied by Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence report for one of the pieces, number C119j15. The earliest known pictorial representation of the twelve-year cycle is in a Northern Wei tomb in Shandong Province; by the time of the Tang Dynasty the calendrical animals were frequently used on epitaphs and engraved on funerary steles. The Chinese term shengxiao means both birth and resemblance, as it came to be believed that a person's character was influenced by the animal symbolising their year of birth. The belief developed into believing that it was possible to gain insights into relationships and the universe and therefore into one's fate. Each of the animals also represent a specific hour, day, month of the cycle, and all these details are taken into consideration when investigating the almanac for divination purposes. There are a number of stories about the origin of the order in which the animals are placed. The most popular ones include those relating to how the Jade Emperor asked to see earth's twelve most interesting animals on the first day of the first lunar month, in which the rat gained the first position by deception, becoming the sworn enemy of the cat. [12] Finely modelled.
3rd century BC. A hollow-formed ceramic figurine of Canosa type, depicting two embracing figures, probably a statue of the romantic lovers Eros (Roman Cupid) and Psyche; the male nude with left leg crossed in front of the right, wearing a cap with rounded rim (petasos) and a himation draped about the shoulders and legs, his right hand grasping the breast of his female companion standing with stephane diadem to the hair, clutching the folds of a loosely-draped palla; two slots to the reverse, both in seemingly diaphanous clothing with cascading drapery folds hugging every curve of their bodies; both present endearing faces with delicately modelled features. See similar specimen in Metropolitan Museum inv. n. 06.1062. 1.8 kg total, 33cm with stand (13").From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.Given the joy and openness of their union, perhaps this piece is commemorating the young couple's joyous wedding day on Mount Olympus. Canosa was one of the most important centres of production of such statuettes, active especially in 3rd-2nd century BC, and also Boeotia. Canosa was a major centre of the Italian ceramics and pottery trade during this period. It produced a distinctively decorated style easily distinguishable from earlier and neighbouring traditions. The Canosan clay was buff, with the decoration applied directly to it without the use of slip.Fair condition, minor wear.
Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. An unglazed ceramic figure of a courtly lady in floor-length gown with stole to the upper arms, sculpted hair; black and pink pigment detailing. 1.3 kg, 36cm (14"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Finely modelled.
4th millennium BC. A fragment of a ceramic sexagesimal 'counting' tablet for barley or another commodity, the number in dots and lines representing the commodities, in sexagesimal notation; the division line possibly representing a field-plan to show what is planted in the field. 32.8 grams, 48mm (2"). Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples. These 'numerical' or 'counting' tablets are a step forward in counting as correspondence. They were used in parallel with the bulla envelopes that contained tokens. The commodity counted is not shown in this example but gradually the pictographic system developed to incorporate this information into the tablet with a simple picture of the commodity, i.e the development into ideonumerographical tablets, the forerunner to the pictographic tablet. There are less than 300 of these tablets known, generally found in Iran. Fine condition. Extremely rare.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze figurine of a nude male standing with hands folded to the midriff, the face with exaggerated nose and eyes, crescent mouth and triangular beard. Cf. Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 39 for similar stance. 157 grams, 94cm (3 1/4"). From a private collection, Lancashire, UK; acquired on the UK art market; previously in an early 1990s London collection. The use of figurines in a similar stance, standing straight with the hands folded together on the chest, is usually associated with acts of prayer and worship. Aruz (2003) offers many examples of the type in ceramic, bronze and limestone. Some apparently formed part of the foundation deposit for impressive and important buildings; when re-building was necessary, the original figures were re-buried with subsequent re-dedication figures offering a visual summary of the site's construction history. Fine condition.
Six Dynasties, 220-589 AD. A ceramic figure of a horse in advancing pose with scarlet and maroon painted detailing, plume to the chamfron. 3.1 kg, 37cm (14 1/2"). From the Cheuk family collection, Hong Kong, 1990s; thence by descent; accompanied by a thermoluminescence certificate no. C118h98 issued by Oxford Authentication. Finely modelled.
500 BC-500 AD. A ceramic model head with tight-fitting cap; nose and ears pierced for attachment of rings or other ornaments; mounted on a custom-made stand. For an overview of Tolita ceramics see Klein, D. Ecuador, The Secret Art of Pre Columbian Ecuador, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, 2007. 344 grams total, 13cm with stand (5"). Property of Galerie D&V, Brussels, Belgium; previously in the Furt. W. collection, acquired in 1986; inventory number 20. Fine condition.
A collection of studio pottery wares by Denis Moore (British 1908-1977) for Green Dene Pottery, comprising a vase with blue glazed finish, 30cm tall approx., a further smaller brown glazed vase and two bowls, together with a ceramic tray with painted cockerel decoration and painted and moulded leaf design, with painted mark to base, Made By Miriam Khosi, Aromoye Studio, dated 2007, 38cm approx. (5)
A collection of decorative ceramics including a large continental table centre piece with applied classical figures, painted blue mark to base and impressed mark S & S, 49.5cm tall approx., a 19th century continental vase in the form of a floral encrusted troika, 26cm approx., a French bowl of oval form with floral detail, a 19th century pink and gilt ground sucrier and cover with painted landscape panels, a set of five Coalport plates with engraved ornithological panels after Pratt pot lids, four ceramic shoes, a Bavarian floral plate, etc (15)
A late 19th century ceramic garden seat in the oriental manner with transfer printed trailing poppy decoration and indistinct impressed mark to base, 48cm tall approx. (af) together with further mainly 19th century ceramics including a set of twelve 19th century Wedgwood green glazed majolica leaf moulded dessert plates, four further majolica leaf plates, an Amhurst Japan footed bowl, 23.5cm diameter, a large gaudy type punch bowl, 30cm diameter, etc (a collection)
A Royal Doulton veined flambe vase, number 1605, 10.5 cm approx., together with a matching dish number 1620, 10 cm diameter approx., a 19th century continental bowl in the form of a swan with forget me not garland, 12.5 cm long approx., a ceramic figure of the Mad Hatter, a Wade Bells scotch whiskey jug, a glass paperweight, etc (7)
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