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Click here to subscribeA pair of ceramic fruit bowls by Carl Thieme of Potschappel, Dresden. Decorated with small modelled infants and flowers and softly coloured enamelled details. It has an elongated foot that ends in a concave, latticed concave bowl. Marked on the base. It shows slight damage and restoration. Height: 40 cm; Diameter: 29 cm
Ceramic modelled on an elegant vase, set on a narrow circular base with a drop-shaped belly, tapering towards the neck and ending in a large bell-shaped mouth. The exterior is decorated with a rich raspberry-coloured flambé glaze with light purple flecks, which becomes thinner at the mouth, revealing the creamy ochre colour of the ceramic. A six-character stamp ‘??????’ is arranged on the base.Height: 31 cm; Mouth diameter: 9.6 cm; Base diameter: 11.5 cm
Ceramic modelled in the form of an oval vase, without a neck, with a narrow circular mouth covered by a small lid. It is covered with a beautiful clear crackled glaze, decorated with an enamelled scene of large mythical beasts amidst a sea of curling clouds. It has a four-letter mark on the base. Height: 34 cm; diameter of base: 16.4 cm
Ceramic modelled in the form of a vase, with a stylized body and a curved profile, tapering at the shoulders to a thin cylindrical neck that ends in a concave bowl-shaped mouth. The body is decorated with a continuous scene of vegetal motifs in sgraffito. A light cream-coloured glaze covers the surface. Baisha Kiln, Song dynasty (960-1127) or later.Height: 44 cm; Mouth diameter: 15.5 cm; Base diameter: 10.3 cm
This ceramic is modelled and covered with an intense black glaze, which is more subtle on the rim. It has a small circular base, on which is a conical body with a wide mouth and a slightly curved profile. It is decorated on the inside and outside with two large leaves printed on the glaze. Song Dynasty (960-1279) or later. Height: 6.2 cm, diameter of mouth: 14.5 cm, diameter of base: 2.5 cm
Modelled ceramic covered with a deep black glaze. It has a rounded belly that tapers towards a long cylindrical neck ending in a mouth with a curved rim. The body is decorated with the image of a large printed leaf. Jizhou Kiln, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) or later. Height: 17 cm; Mouth diameter: 3.9 cm; Base diameter: 5 cm
A polychrome glazed ceramic vase that was later adapted for use as a lamp. It has a circular base and cylindrical body that tapers towards the neck, creating a flared shape, where there are two lateral handles in the form of a lion's head foo holding a movable washer. The neck and shoulders are decorated with overlapping horizontal borders. The belly contains a continuous battle scene, with horsemen, archers and men carrying banners. Three bands in relief are arranged on the neck, body and base, enamelled in brown, imitating bronze appliqué. Height: 51 cm; Base diameter: 16 cm; Total height: 75 cm
Ceramic modelled in the form of a stylized vase with a cylindrical body that is subtly widened at the shoulders, a short neck and a rounded mouth. Decorated by sgraffito or carving of the ceramic, with a central scene of long, sinuous flowering branches filled with curved leaves and large peonies, all framed by two borders of elongated, curved-edged figures at the base and shoulders. Those parts in relief are covered with a deep brown glaze. Xixia style (????), Jin dynasty (1125-1234) or later.Height: 4 cm, Mouth diameter: 4.2 cm, Base diameter: 9.6 cm
Ceramic modelled in the form of a Hu vase, with a wide body, rounded belly and wide neck, flanked by two handles in relief in the shape of a deer's head with large antlers and a serene expression. Covered with a thick, deep-red glaze with ochre-coloured flecks. Height: 28 cm; Mouth diameter: 12.5 cm; Base diameter: 12 cm
A kaolin ceramic modelled in the form of a jar, covered with a traditional ‘sancai’ glaze (??) in amber, green and cream. It has a flared base, on top of which is a rounded body decorated with reliefs that form the structure of a large flower. It ascends with a narrow, elongated neck ending in a circular mouth modelled in the shape of a bird's head, with large eyes and a short beak. Joining the mouth and body is a curved handle ending in a volute. Size: 24.7 x 9.8 x 10.8 cm; Base diameter: 7 cm
A modelled ceramic vase with a slender, rounded body, a narrow neck and a small mouth with a turned rim. Decorated on the exterior with a pattern of lotus flowers, scrolls and leaves, executed in brown glaze on a cream-coloured ground. Jizhou Kiln, Song dynasty (960-1279) or later. Height: 22 cm; Mouth diameter: 6 cm; Base diameter: 8.5 cm
A bowl-shaped ceramic with a narrow circular base and a broad conical body. It is decorated with a thick two-tone glaze, in black and ochre tones, which covers the upper half of the piece. The mouth, running around the perimeter, has a narrow reinforcement made of silver. Fuqing Kiln, Song dynasty (960-1279) or later. Height: 5.8 cm; Mouth diameter: 12.5 cm; Base diameter: 3.5 cm
This ceramic is shaped in the form of a censer supported on three thick legs, with a globular body followed by a short neck and a wide mouth. Covered with a thick milky-blue glaze with subtle purple flecks, thinner at the rim where the natural grain of the ceramic can be seen. It shows patina and age-wear. Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) or later. Height: 6 cm; Mouth diameter: 5 cm
Vase couvert pâte-sur-pâte en porcelaine de Meissen, vers 1890-1900A Meissen covered pâte-sur-pâte vase, circa 1890-1900Decorated with a water nymph surrounded by waterlilies, the reverse with four stylised fishes in copper red, the rim with dragonflies in underglaze-blue and turquoise, picked out in gilding, the domed cover with starburst gilding around the finial, 23cm high, crossed swords in underglaze-blue to the base, incised H127, impressed 20Footnotes:Meissen's attempts at pâte-sur-pâte during the last decade of the 19th century were spurred by the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle and the burgeoning Art Nouveau movement in the decorative arts. Some 1,329 items were produced for the exhibition, of which sixty with pâte-sur-pâte decoration. The Meissen presentation was a success, garnering critical acclaim and a Grand Prix award, with particular praise reserved for the high-fired coloured pâte-sur-pâte pieces. Notably, the Musée national de céramique (Sèvres) and Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg) acquired Art Nouveau vases for their collections.For more information on Meissen pâte-sur-pâte, see Bernard Bumpus, Pâte-sur-pâte: the Art of Ceramic Relief Decoration 1849-1992, 1992, pp. 86-88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lucie Rie (1902-1995, Austrian/British) Stoneware composite vase (circa 1979) Of compressed globular form, with tall neck and flared rim, in a spiralling olive green and beige pitted glaze, LR seal mark, 25.5cm high From the collection of the late Maurice Costley Lucie Rie (1902-1995) was born in Vienna and developed an interest in the decorative arts from a young age, studying under the Head of Ceramics, Michael Powolny, at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule. She later opened her own studio, to great acclaim, becoming a much sought-after ceramicist, exhibiting at the Paris International Exhibition in 1925 and wining a gold medal at the Brussels International Exhibition in 1935. Rie fled the approaching Nazi occupation, establishing herself as a Jewish émigré in London in 1938. She initially created glass and ceramic buttons for the Orplid Glass Studio, although she is most well-known for her collaborations with Hans Coper (1920-1981), a German émigré, whom she hired as a studio assistant in 1946. The partnership was a fruitful one; Coper was a huge inspiration for Rie, championing her experimentation and love of modernism. She continued to experiment with glazes, enamel colours and forms throughout her long career. Provenance Acquired from Peter Dingley Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, with paper label. Condition ReportOverall in good order. The upper rim is undulating and the globular shape is somewhat uneven in potting. There are some remnants of what is probably glaze to the underside of the foot, visible under UV, although the footrim surface is solid and does not appear to have been restored. The provenance label is faded and worn.
Lucie Rie (1902-1995, Austrian/British) Large porcelain footed bowl (circa 1982) Porcelain bowl, of flared conical form, in matt white glaze, decorated with bands of pink double concentric lines inside and out, raised on a high foot, with LR seal mark, 21 cm. diam. From the collection of the late Maurice Costley See the similar bowl in the sale: Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Exceptional Ceramics: Selections from the Estate of Jane Coper and the former Collection of Cyril Frankel, Phillips, London, 1 November 2023, lot 404. Lucie Rie (1902-1995) was born in Vienna and developed an interest in the decorative arts from a young age, studying under the Head of Ceramics, Michael Powolny, at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule. She later opened her own studio, to great acclaim, becoming a much sought-after ceramicist, exhibiting at the Paris International Exhibition in 1925 and wining a gold medal at the Brussels International Exhibition in 1935. Rie fled the approaching Nazi occupation, establishing herself as a Jewish émigré in London in 1938. She initially created glass and ceramic buttons for the Orplid Glass Studio, although she is most well-known for her collaborations with Hans Coper (1920-1981), a German émigré, whom she hired as a studio assistant in 1946. The partnership was a fruitful one; Coper was a huge inspiration for Rie, championing her experimentation and love of modernism. She continued to experiment with glazes, enamel colours and forms throughout her long career. Provenance Acquired from Peter Dingley Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. Condition ReportOverall in good order. There is a very minor, shallow footrim chip at the edge of the footim and a very minute footrim chip beside this, please see additional image. There is some typical and relatively minor pitting and sanding to the glaze, the pink bands have bled somewhat, as is the case with other bowls with this type of decoration. This has been inspected under UV light and there is no restoration or damage is visible.
Lucie Rie (1902-1995, Austrian/British) Porcelain vase (circa 1960) Of cylindrical form, with tall neck and flared rim, with bronzed manganese body above bands of sgraffito white and blue bands, the flared rim and underside of the base with radiating sgraffito lines, with LR seal mark, 22.3cm high The upper rim with restored break From the collection of the late Maurice Costley See the similar vase from the Shipley Collection, sold MAAK, London, 11 May 2023, lot 11. Lucie Rie (1902-1995) was born in Vienna and developed an interest in the decorative arts from a young age, studying under the Head of Ceramics, Michael Powolny, at the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule. She later opened her own studio, to great acclaim, becoming a much sought-after ceramicist, exhibiting at the Paris International Exhibition in 1925 and wining a gold medal at the Brussels International Exhibition in 1935. Rie fled the approaching Nazi occupation, establishing herself as a Jewish émigré in London in 1938. She initially created glass and ceramic buttons for the Orplid Glass Studio, although she is most well-known for her collaborations with Hans Coper (1920-1981), a German émigré, whom she hired as a studio assistant in 1946. The partnership was a fruitful one; Coper was a huge inspiration for Rie, championing her experimentation and love of modernism. She continued to experiment with glazes, enamel colours and forms throughout her career.Condition ReportApproximately 14 cm of the circumference of the upper rim has been cracked into three sections and restuck, with some small old areas of in-filling to the enamels. The glue has yellowed at the breaks. This could be cleaned and professionally restored. Some very minor footrim chipping, possibly occurring in the making.
A Cotswold Heritage "Fury" Stirling Hot Air Engine Fitted with a Gas Tank, Ceramic Burner, four inch spoked flywheel operated by balanced crank .75 inch stroke and eccentic drive - heritage plaque FO36 - brass engraved "Fury" plate to cylinder - Cotswold name to diecast chimney stack, finished in green, black & bright metal and mounted to A 8 x 11 inch hardwood plinth - supplied with a perspex display cover - overall height 12.75 inch. The model is in excellent condition and appears unsteamed.
ENGLISH PORCELAIN. MARSHALL, H. Rissik. Coloured Worcester of the First Period (1751-1783), Newport 1977, facsimile edition, blue cloth, 4to; BRYANT, G. E. The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, London & Boston: The Medici Society 1925, limited edition no. 285 of 650, author signed, blue cloth, 4to; others related; various dealer's catalogues and a quantity of Northern Ceramic Society publications. (4 boxes)
A collection of four novelty corkscrews, to include - A Wade ceramic Seal figurine with ball corkscrew. A 1950s Walter Bosse, bronze cat corkscrew - Herta Baller edition "Felix" A 1954 brass motorcycle racer corkscrew - made of solid brass with steel corkscrew, patented July 17 1754. English Registration by Max Gate Limited of Birmingham. Marked DES.REG873699 to base. A brass coiled snake corkscrew with its head forming a wick guard. Unmarked.
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