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Click here to subscribeKANGXI PERIOD CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN TWO HANDLED TUREEN of footed, canted oblong form with animal mask pattern handles, painted with dwellings and trees in a mountainous river landscape, set above a spearhead border, 4 ¾? (12cm) high, 13 ½? x 8 ½? (34.3cm x 21.6cm), lacks cover C/R- lacks cover, staining spots to the base of the interior and also to the unglazed rims, otherwise good
PAIR OF LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN VASES, each of baluster form with waisted neck, painted with prunus on a cracked ice ground, double ring marks, 15 ¾? (40cm) high, (2) C.R. both with rim chips, one ¾? x ¼? approx and with related hairline, 2? long approx, the other 1 ½? x ½? approx, both with the usual pops and frits to the glaze and light surface scratching
CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD PORCELAIN SLEEVE VASE, painted with an immortal and attendants, beneath inscription and red seal marks, the reverse with lengthy inscription and two red seal marks, 11 ¼? (28.6cm) high C/R- there is a fine hairline running across the base, inside the footrim, 9cm long approx, usual rubbing and light scratchng, otherwise good
A Worcester dry mustard pot and cover, circa 1753-54Of gentle baluster form with a broad spreading foot, the high domed cover with a pointed mushroom finial, painted in Chinese style with the 'Honeysuckle' or 'Hibiscus' pattern, the cover with further flowers and a stork in flight, 12.5cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceRalph Kenber CollectionIllustrated by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.242. An example of the same pattern is illustrated by H Rissik Marshall, Coloured Worcester Porcelain (1954), no.55, and another was exhibited by Simon Spero, exhibition 2008, no.38. All of these mustard pots have the same flying stork on the cover.This is an early example of the 'Honeysuckle' pattern (also known as 'Hibiscus' pattern in the United States), see John Sandon (1993), p.199.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester mug, circa 1755-57Of baluster shape with a grooved loop handle, painted with the 'Beckoning Chinaman' pattern, the robed gentleman with a hand and eyes raised to a bird in flight above fanciful rockwork, the reverse with a flowering branch painted in bright famille rose enamels, 11.6cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceAlbert Amor, Chinoiserie Porcelain Exhibition 1990, no. 81Norman CollectionRalph Kenber CollectionThe Beckoning Chinaman PatternVariations on this popular pattern at Worcester appear from around 1754-5. The primary figure is likely to have been copied from a Chinese famille verte original, perhaps one of the 'Eight Drunken Immortals of the Tang Dynasty'. On some examples the fine flowering branch on the reverse is replaced by figures of a woman and child. In many ways the pattern is reminiscent of Meissen's interpretation of the Orient, while the bright, almost translucent enamels are striking in their similarity to those on Staffordshire saltglazed stoneware. A smaller version of this mug, painted in very similar style from the Zorka Hodgson Collection was sold by Bonhams, 10 September 2008, lot 45.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester teabowl and saucer, circa 1754-55Of eggshell thinness, the rims very slightly everted, painted with Chinese flowering plants in distinctive colours, the buds and petals washed in red and purple, the veins of brown leaves picked out in fine gilt lines, an insect in flight pencilled to one side, the saucer 12.1cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceRalph Kenber CollectionThis unusual pattern directly copies Chinese porcelain from the Yongzheng period, imported about twenty years earlier.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester wine funnel, circa 1754Of 'Scratch Cross' type and plain conical form, enamelled in Chinese style with a woody flowering branch issuing from hollow rockwork, flanked by more flowering plants and insects in flight, the reverse with a similar but smaller scene in predominantly blue and green enamel, 11.3cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceSimon Spero exhibition 1996, no.19Ralph Kenber CollectionWine funnels are a form unique to the Worcester factory and are rarely found, presumably because of their inherent fragility. As they are individually thrown, the small number of recorded examples vary considerably in size. An identical example is illustrated by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), col. pl.97. Another similar funnel is illustrated by Simon Spero, The A J Smith Collection (2006), p.205, no.110. Related rockwork can occur in other colours and examples are also recorded with 'Snake in a Basket' pattern. A few blue and white wine funnels are known also from the mid-1750s. The shape was reintroduced circa 1768-70 in a larger size.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Worcester wine taster, circa 1765-68Finely moulded in the shape of a half-peach, the exterior with crisp ozier moulding beneath delicately embossed peach blossom and leaves sprouting from an applied twig handle and a tripod foot ring, naturalistically coloured, the inside rim with a formal flower border in famille rose palette and a similar flower and insect inside the base, 10cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceRalph Kenber CollectionThe shape derives from a Chinese prototype, probably intended for a scholar's table. Peaches are a recognisable symbol of longevity in Chinese art. For discussions of this rare form at Worcester see Sandon and Spero, The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.122 and John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, p.368. A very similar wine taster from The Sir Jeremy Lever Collection was sold by Bonhams, 7 March 2007, lot 203. For a slightly larger example in the John Alchin Collection see lot 57 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester coffee pot and cover, circa 1754-55Of 'Scratch Cross' type and with a characteristic greyish glaze, the baluster border supported by a spreading foot, the scrolled handle with thumbrest, painted in famille rose style with the 'Tea Ceremony' pattern, two Chinese figures and a small dog beside tables, the reverse with a lady beside a parrot perched on a hoop, 18cm high, incised line inside footrim below the handle (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceJohn Alchin CollectionThe same lady at a tea table appears on a vase in the British Museum, see Franklin Barrett, Worcester Porcelain and Lund's Bristol (1966), pl.11. A similar coffee pot and cover from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams, 22 February 2006, lot 6. A classic Worcester model of the mid-1750s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester bottle vase, circa 1753-54Of hexagonal baluster or 'onion' form, delicately painted with a Chinese figure pointing to one side, wearing pink, blue and yellow costume, a fenced garden behind, the reverse with a flower spray, 11.7cm high,Footnotes:ProvenanceBillie Pain Collection, Bonhams sale, 26 November 2003, lot 114John Alchin CollectionA very similar vase is illustrated by Simon Spero, The A J Smith Collection (2006), p.182, pl.90. A comparison with the present lot reveals a remarkable consistency in the details of the pattern.Onion-shaped Bottle VasesThis delightful and popular shape is most likely derived from Chinese blanc de chine or Fujian white porcelain from the earlier Kangxi period. The shape is also known in Staffordshire white saltglaze. Worcester's onion bottles compare closely, in date, size and decoration, with a range of small white glass bottles with enamelling in bright colours, believed to have been made in South Staffordshire. Although the glass bottles are not octagonal, the chinoiserie figures and floral subjects are remarkably similar to early Worcester decoration and some of the same painters may have been responsible.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester dry mustard pot, circa 1753Of gentle baluster form, painted in famille verte style with a heron-like bird flanked by a willow tree and flowering plants, an insect in flight above, the reverse with a rock and another flying insect, 7.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceJohn Alchin CollectionA similar example is illustrated by Simon Spero, The Klepser Collection (1984), p.25, no.8. Dry mustard was frequently used as a spice at this period, most probably in toddies and punch.Worcester's Strutting BirdsA most appropriate name was coined by an unknown collector or auction cataloguer to describe a curious species of bird painted in enamel colours on some of the earliest Worcester porcelain. Ultimately based on porcelain from the Orient, the comical birds are far removed from their Chinese origin and it seems more likely the painters responsible had learnt their trade decorating English delftware. Strutting birds are also seen on Bow porcelain of similar date and while we will never know which factory used them first, the Worcester versions are definitely the most amusing.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester creamboat, circa 1753-55Of lobed oval form with an everted and lobed rim, the angular handle with a scrolled thumbrest, delicately moulded panels on either side painted in famille rose style with Chinese figures and flowering plants, panels of fine basketweave above the foot and below the rim, the interior with floral sprays, 10.3cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceJohn Alchin collectionA creamboat of similar shape and decoration is illustrated by Samuel M Clarke, Worcester Porcelain in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection (1987), pl.2.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester hexagonal creamboat, circa 1753-54With a lobed and everted rim and an angular handle with scrolled thumbrest, crisply moulded on both sides with scrolled panels painted in famille rose style, one with a Chinese figure pointing to the right, the other with a similar figure, two insects below the spout and flower spays within the interior, 10.5cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceSimon Spero exhibition 1996, no.25John Alchin CollectionThe same standing Chinese figure is found on a moulded creamboat in the Zorensky Collection. See Bonhams sale, 23 February 2005, lot 2.Hexagonal CreamboatsA staple product of Worcester's early years, the hexagonal-shaped creamboat originated at Limehouse and continued at the Lund's Bristol factory. Creamboats of this general form are surprisingly rare in English silver of the period, customers preferring porcelain to pour a costly mixture of cream and sugar on their deserts. The low creamboat shape probably corresponds to the '...pannel'd cream ewers' from the factory's London warehouse price list. Surviving examples show enormous variety in the mouldings used on early Worcester creamboats; the examples in this sale illustrating just how much even the geranium leaves below the spout can differ in form.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester wallpocket, circa 1754-56Of spirally moulded form, the back pierced for suspension, painted in 'indianische Blumen' style with sprays and sprigs of flowers and a butterfly, bands of yellow and iron red scrolls framing the moulded floral border below the rim, 21.5cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceSimon Spero Exhibition 1995, no.24John Alchin CollectionThis floral decoration is loosely in Chinese style but owes more to the formal painting seen on early Meissen porcelain. A pair of cornucopias with related decoration is illustrated by Sandon and Spero, The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.128, pl.101.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester sucrier and cover, circa 1756-57Of plain circular form. the low domed cover with a bud finial, painted in a vibrant palette with a Chinese figure holding a fan, a small boy to the left seated by a red zig-zag fence, two vase and a table to the right, 11cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGwen and Ronald McKnight Melvin Collection, Simon Spero Exhibition 2007, no.17John Alchin CollectionThis lot belongs to a group of Worcester porcelains painted with Chinese figures in a distinct bright palette, the foreground washed in lime green and flocks of birds used to disguise flaws in the porcelain. Other pieces in the group include a bowl from the Crane Collection, Bonhams sale, 31 March 2010, lot 91 and a splendid mug from the Henry Sandon and R David Butti Collections, Bonhams sale 10 May 2006, lot 24. It is possible that this group was painted by a single hand working outside of the factory. Sucriers of this period are scarce.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester teapot and cover, circa 1754-55The globular form moulded with distinctive lobes, the cover with a turned finial, painted in blue with the 'Prunus Root' pattern (I.D.27), a trailing branch extending from the neck rim and across the cover, 12cm high, workman's mark (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceMargaret Ollier Collection, Simon Spero Exhibition, 2001, no.49John Alchin CollectionThe Prunus Root PatternOne of Worcester's most popular early patterns, Prunus Root is presumed to be copied directly from a Chinese export porcelain source, but if this is the case, any specimen of the original Chinese prototype has proved to be particularly elusive. Introduced in the early 1750s, this pattern was used mostly on teawares, both plain and fluted. Only a few other factories dabbled with the pattern, and the design is not known on delftware, but at Worcester is was enduring, its use spanning more than thirty years.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester sauceboat, circa 1755-58Of fluted silver shape on a high foot, the handle with a pronounced thumbrest, painted in blue with the 'Fisherman on a Towering Rock' pattern (I.B.13), 21.8cm long, workman's markFootnotes:ProvenanceJohn Alchin CollectionSauceboats and CreamboatsImported Chinese export porcelain gave early Worcester its inspiration, but it was also its main competition. In one important area, though, Worcester excelled. British customers wanted porcelain copies of silver sauceboats and creamboats, the most desirable luxury items. While brilliant in so many other ways, the Chinese never mastered the techniques of casting and moulding. Worcester seized the opportunity to make a product that was better than anything available from China. The fact that they made so many different models and moulds shows how far they succeeded.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three, probably 18th century, Chinese porcelain beakers of inverse bell shape, underglaze blue decoration of two figures in a canoe, bears collector's paper sticker for the Birchall Collection, formerly at Bowden Hall, Upton St Leonards, 7.5cm high and four matching saucers, all similarly decorated (7) Condition Reportone saucer broken and piece missing, one beaker has hairline and a small chip to the rim, please see detailed images
Two pairs of underglaze blue Chinese porcelain miniature tea bowls, two others and a porcelain cup, one bears collector's paper sticker for the Birchall Collection, formerly at Bowden Hall, Upton St Leonards (7) Condition ReportSome nibbles to edges and bases, one cup repaired as shown, one cup has handle broken off and its not present
Chinese porcelain ginger jar and cover painted with figures in famille verte colours autour, 15cm high, a small pair of Chinese porcelain baluster vases with flowering prunus on a blue washed ground, 12cm high and a small pair of Japanese Imari porcelain vases, ovoid and ribbed, 12cm high (5)
19th century Chinese export porcelain bowl and stand, each with blue brocade border above rice grain-pattern, underglaze blue lakeside landscape to each centre, banana leaf borders, each with paper label for the Birchall Collection, formerly at Bowden Hall, Upton St Leonards, the bowl 11cm diameter, the stand 16cm diameter Condition ReportSee additional imagesCondition consistent with ageSome surface marksGeneral condition appears ok
18th century Chinese porcelain charger with scene of skirmish and figures before a pagoda, having brocade border with panels of precious objects, collector's paper sticker verso for the Birchall Collection, formerly at Bowden Hall, Upton St Leonards, 37cm diameter Condition ReportIn pieces but it appears all pieces are present
Late 18th century Chinese export porcelain part tea service with pink scale borders and floral spray decoration, viz:- seven tea bowls, four saucers, one shallow dish, small quatrefoil dish, small footed bowl, two teacups, lidded milk jug and a tea canister, collectors paper sticker verso for the Birchall Collection, formerly at Bowden Hall, Upton St Leonards
A Chinese Kangxi period (1662-1722) blanc de chine or dehua porcelain libation cup, of rhinoceros horn form, applied relief decoration with a crane, deer and blossoming prunus on one side and two confronting dragons on the other, Qing dynasty, 14 cm width x 8 cm height c/w hardwood stand c/w Sotheby's, New Bond Street, London 1979 catalogue and purchase invoice Provenance: The property of a local, private collector, purchased from Sotheby's 'Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art 1979' The cup has a 1 cm approx. chip to the shaped foot below the deer
A pair of Chinese ruby ground famille rose beakers and saucers, painted with floral and foliate designs with finger citron, leaves and insects in bright polychrome enamels reserved on a powdered ruby ground, Qianlong period (1736-95) beakers 6 cm high x 13.5 cm diameter c/w Sotheby's, London 1979 auction catalogue and invoiceProvenance: The property of a local, private collector, purchased from Sotheby's 'Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Jade Carvings and Other Hardstones' 13/11/79 One of the beakers is broken in two pieces with a triangular section missing, the other has a small chip on the rim, both saucers have small rim and foot rim chips, one with small hairline at the rim, please see images provided, some light wear to enamels
A Chinese blue and white Kraak porcelain 'crow cup' bowl, Wanli period (1573-1619) produced for export to the Netherlands with the Dutch East India Company, the deep sides and everted foliate rim painted in tones of underglaze blue, the interior with the typical bird on a rock central roundel surrounded by panels of fruiting branches, and the exterior with various landscapes within six panels, standing on a circular foot, 15 cm diameter x 9 cm high A few small rim chips and frits and a vertical 5 cm hairline
A 19th century Japanese porcelain blue and white plate painted with a birds, insects and a blossoming prunus tree next to a calligraphic inscription, all in vibrant tones of underglaze blue, the base with a Chinese four-character hall mark, Meiji period, 24 cm diameter to/w a Japanese Arita blue and white floriform plate, Meiji period, printed with boys festival design encircling a central dragon roundel, 31 cm diameter, two small Japanese blue and white bottle vases, 18 cm and 15 cm high and a blue and white ginger jar and cover, 13 cm high (5)
A Chinese biscuit porcelain cultural revolution figure group of three Red Army soldiers holding Mao Zedong's 'Little Red Book' standing on a stepped platform base with inscription 'learn from Li Wenzhong, Li Cong Quan and Chen Getao' 52.5 cm high x 32 cm wideGood condition without damage, not chipped cracked or restored, showing some brown staining and dirty areas
Three Spode stone china plates 19th century, decorated in underglaze blue after the Chinese with flowers and landscapes, two Chinese plates painted with a pagoda landscape and the Jumping Boy pattern, a Spode cup and a Chinese coffee cup decorated with a hut beneath trees, a Copeland porcelain can printed with the Persian bird pattern and a Chinese porcelain salt, some faults, 24.3cm. (9) Provenance: Alfred Gresham Copeland, Robert Copeland (1925-2010), and thence by descent.
Five Spode stone china plates and a soup plate c.1815, decorated after the Chinese with two ladies in a garden setting, the shaped rims with an elaborate blue border of diaper, cloud scrolls and auspicious objects, with a Chinese porcelain salt in the same design, 22.7cm max. (7) Provenance: Alfred Gresham Copeland, Robert Copeland (1925-2010), and thence by descent.
Three Spode plates of Oriental design 19th century, one stone china and decorated with the Ship pattern of a mother and child in an island landscape, a Felspar porcelain plate printed and hand-coloured with Chinese figures, and another decorated with confronting dragons chasing flaming pearls among cloud scrolls, 24.5cm max. (3) Provenance: Alfred Gresham Copeland, Robert Copeland (1925-2010), and thence by descent.
A study collection of ceramics 18th century and later, including a pair of miniature Meissen vases and a pair of Italian porcelain miniature vases, applied or moulded with gilt leaf swags, a French porcelain sauce tureen cover, probably Mennecy, a Sèvres-style two-handled vase, a Sèvres pottery vase and cover in the Art Nouveau manner, a Continental egg cup, a Derby saucer painted with panels of roses, an English flared vase in the Sèvres manner and a Samson porcelain vase after the Chinese, some damages, 23.2cm max. (12)
A rare Derby bowl in the Meissen style late 18th century, probably made as a replacement for a tea service, painted with harbour scenes within scrollwork borders, blue crossed swords marks, and a London-decorated Chinese porcelain teabowl and saucer, finely decorated in the James Giles atelier with panels of butterflies in flight above European flower sprays, within puce panels on a pale yellow ground, damages, 16.2cm max. (3) Provenance: a private collection in Sussex.
A London-decorated Chinese porcelain spoon tray 18th century, decorated in the Giles atelier, the elongated hexagonal form painted in green and black camaieu with figures beneath a tall tree in a European landscape, within a narrow red and black border, traces of gilt scrollwork to the rim, 12.8cm. Provenance: a private collection in Sussex.
An English-decorated Chinese porcelain tea canister and cover 18th century, painted probably in London with green camaieu sprays of flowers, and a small Chinese teabowl painted in the Meissen style with panels of figures in landscapes within baroque borders, pseudo blue crossed swords mark, some faults, 13cm max. (3) Provenance: the teabowl with a paper label for the Watney Collection.
An unusual European-decorated Chinese porcelain plate mid 18th century, finely pencilled and painted with a vase issuing a profusion of European flowers, raised on scrollwork with grapes and other fruit beneath, the rim with single flower sprays and scattered flying insects, 20.8cm. Provenance: the Watney Collection.
A London-decorated Chinese porcelain part tea service 18th century, the porcelain bodies lightly incised with overlapping lotus petals, painted probably in the atelier of James Giles with birds and insects in flight above and perched on fruiting branches, with other large fruits, some split to reveal internal seeds, gilt dentil rims. Comprising: a teapot and cover, a sugar bowl and cover, and a milk jug and cover. (6)
A London-decorated Chinese porcelain teapot and cover mid 18th century, with original bianco-sopra-bianco decoration of flowering peony sprays, over-painted probably at the Giles atelier with colourful moths and butterflies and small polychrome flower sprays, with a moulded Chinese porcelain coffee cup decorated in London with flower sprays, ladybirds and other insects, 17cm max. (3) The teapot with paper labels for the Jill McNeile collection.
A London-decorated Chinese porcelain water jug and cover 18th century, well painted, possibly in the Giles atelier, with moths, a ladybird and other insects around a flower spray including a large pink rose, and a similar coffee cup with European flowers and a hairy caterpillar, 13.5cm max. (3)
An English-decorated Chinese porcelain plate mid 18th century, painted in the Giles atelier with a spray of flowers, a moth, carrots and small sprigs below an eagle armorial crest, and a London-decorated Chinese porcelain bowl, moulded with peony and bamboo issuing from a fence, painted with flowers, a grasshopper and other insects, the bowl cracked, 23cm max. (2) Provenance: the plate from the Stephen Hanscombe Collection. Exhibited: Stockspring Antiques, Early James Giles, no.111 (the plate).
A London-decorated Chinese porcelain double-walled teabowl and saucer 18th century, the exterior wall of the teabowl pierced with four shaped panels echoed to the saucer, painted in polychrome enamels with moths and other flying insects around flower sprays and single scattered sprigs, 14cm. (2)
A London-decorated Chinese porcelain teapot stand and a lobed saucer 18th century, the hexagonal teapot stand painted with a caterpillar and moth around flower sprays, the hexafoil saucer moulded with incised lotus petals and painted with a moth beside a bold flower spray and other flowers, 15.5cm max. (2)
A London-decorated Chinese porcelain teapot and cover 18th century, originally decorated in bianco-sopra-bianco with flowering branches, later enamelled with colourful moths and butterflies in flight around floral arrangements including yellow and pink roses, the floral finial restored, 19.5cm. (2)
Four English-decorated Chinese porcelain coffee cups 18th century, one moulded with overlapping lotus petals, another originally decorated with bianco-sopra-bianco decoration of flowering branches, all variously later enamelled with moths and other insects around sprays of European flowers, 6.8cm max. (4) The lotus-moulded cup exhibited at Stockspring, Early James Giles, no. 70.
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