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Lot 431
A Compton Pottery St Christopher pendant necklace designed by Mary Seton Watts, elliptical form, cast in low relief with St Christopher, decorated in colours, unsigned, 4.8cm.long ProvenanceDidier Antiques, 2006.LiteratureHilary Calvert & Louise Boreham, Mary Seton Watts & The Compton Pottery, page 221 for comparable pendants.
Lot 250
A set of four Potters Art Guild Compton Pottery (Guildford) pottery plaques each depicting medieval religious figure in unfired colours, the reverse of each plaque bearing a paper label and impressed seal marks (4).Condition ReportSmall losses to the edges otherwise good condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.
Lot 78
Vintage costume jewellery to include an amethyst multi stone necklace with matching bracelet, a turquoise, seed pearl, yellow and silver metal bird with basket brooch stamped with the maker's initials AA, a mixed coral multi-strand necklace and a Compton Pottery painted pendant A/F painted with St George and the dragon, on a fabric ribbon, 2 swallow brooches, a hat pin and a cheroot. Location:BWR
Lot 22
A rare pair of carved Cotswold limestone scroll pots19th century51cm high by 69cm diameterSee similar lot 23This design which was copied and popularised by the Compton Pottery in Surrey set up in the early 20th century by the social reformer Mary Seton Watts to whom the original model has sometimes been erroneously attributed. The design was furthered copied in the latter period of the 20th century in composition stone, however it is extremely rare to find this model carved in stone prior to the Compton pottery examples.Garden ornamentGarden planters
Lot 23
A similar slightly smaller pair of carved Cotswold limestone scroll pots19th century 45cm high by 61cm diameterSee similar lot 22***Ref 9 has been split up into two consecutive lots***This design which was copied and popularised by the Compton Pottery in Surrey set up in the early 20th century by the social reformer Mary Seton Watts to whom the original model has sometimes been erroneously attributed. The design was furthered copied in the latter period of the 20th century in composition stone, however it is extremely rare to find this model carved in stone prior to the Compton pottery examples.Garden ornamentGarden planters
Lot 1214
A collection of 19th Century transfer printed Staffordshire to include:1. The Patriotic Jug, by S Alcock & Co., Burslem pottery, gilt heightened2. Agricultural Interest: God Speed the Plough, with black and white emblems and verse3. An Adams Agricultural mug, coloured transfer printed with emblems with banner reading: IN GOD IS OUR TRUST THE FARMERS ARMS, with verse 4. late 18th Century creamware mug with red transfer print depicting lovers - Collection labels verso - ex: L A Compton Collection no: 153 and David Drakard Collection (4)
Lot 1
Ca. 490-480 BC.Attributed to the Athena painter. This vase depicts a scene from a centauromachy, showing a hoplite soldier on one knee, thrusting the point of his spear into his opponent's mid-section. The centaur, rearing up on hind legs and armed with a large fir tree branch, takes hold of the hoplite by his helmet's high crest. Five nonsense letters are scattered in upper field. For a similar lekythos by the Athena Painter, with the same subject, see the white-ground example in the Museo Nacional de Belles Artes, Havana, inv. no 141 (J. D. Beazley, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford, 1956, p. 523, no. 7, Beazley Pottery Database no: 330755).We are a dynamic company proud of the innovations we can bring to the traditional Ancient Art market. This is one of the first catalogues in the world to offer NFTs/DOTs of Ancient Art. Apollo Art Auctions and Coinllectibles, world leaders in digital art markets, have started working on this collaboration to bring Ancient Art together with digital content. Lots 1 to Lot 5 in this catalogue have been specially chosen due to their beauty and fantastic provenance to be transformed into DOTs. The buyer of each lot will receive both the physical and digital assets, which gives ownership over the DOT that making it a liquid access on both traditional and virtual marketplaces.From Coinllectibles Coinllectibles™️Coinllectibles Coinllectibles™️ is a technology company supporting the collectibles industry with a focus on rare memorabilia and artworks that exist and have intrinsic value in the real world, whether tangible or intangible in nature. Coinllectibles™️ applies blockchain, marketplace, metaverse and DOT technologies as tools to enhance the real-world collectibles industry. The technology underpinning DOTs (digital ownership tokens) has multiple functional use cases that Coinllectibles™️ is applying to areas including art and collectibles areas. A DOT (Digital Ownership Token) is a proprietary DOT format that provides a gold standard of rights and title of ownership of a digital asset, securely underpinned by smart contracts and legal documents stored on the blockchain, each with a unique identification code and metadata, also beneficial title to the relevant Collectible to which it is pegged.Size: L:238mm / W: 98mm; 343.05gProvenance: Part of an Oxford gentleman’s collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1980’s. Ex, Christie’s, Lon- don, 2 July 1980, lot 75. Fine Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 2 July 1980, lot 75. Fine Antiquities, Ex, Christie’s London, 6 June 1989, lot 490. Fine Antiquities, Ex, Christie’s London, 11 July 1990, lot 161. Private collection, Geneva, Fine Antiquities, Ex, Christie’s London, 6 June 1989, lot 490. The Castle Ash- by Vases; Ex, Christie’s, London, 2 July 1980, lot 75. Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, Second Marquess of Northampton (1790 - 1851), Castle Ashby, and thence by descent.
Lot 685
A PAIR OF LIBERTY & CO TERRACOTTA PLANTERS PROBABLY BY THE COMPTON POTTERY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Rose and trailing leaf band, both with impressed mark "Designed and Manufactured by Liberty & Co." each 42cm high, the tops 45cm diameterProvenance: Private Collection, London. Liberty & Co published 'Garden Pottery' in 1924 illustrating a variant of this design- with grape banding and added foot.Condition Report: Weathering - leading to some colour variance- one is slightly darker in tone and internal stamps are at slightly different positions suggesting that these have been made around the same time- but there may be a little gap in age between production. Some surface weathering and loss of definition- wear to top and foot edges from handling and internal colour stains from use/water/soilPlease see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 2098
Old Hall stainless steel tea service, a vintage cream and blue enamel saucepan with lid and steamer, Green & Co Gresley England blue and white striped storage jars, two studio pottery jugs, a pottery biscuit barrel labelled 'The Pottery, Rickfields, Compton, Surrey and assorted blue and white and other mugs (3 boxes) Condition ReportExtra photos added
Lot 96
A Compton Pottery mug with silver shape handle, decorated in relief with figures and foliate patterns, with an inscription around the bottom reading 'St Nicholas on a pilgrims way shed sweeter roses day by day', 12cm high. Provenance: By descent from Douglas Shepherd (1922-1989), a designer and architect working on public houses for the brewery firm Ind Coope. He was heavily influenced by and was a serious collector of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau, including leading designers and artists such as Charles Ashlee and Jessie M King. He assembled a large collection from the 1950s to 1970s. His book collection was subsequently sold through Sotherby’s and in 2013 his magnificent silver collection by Archibald Knox and others was sold through these rooms.
Lot 250
A pair of composition stone scroll pots, of recent manufacture, cast from a model by Thomason Cudworth after a design by Mary Watts for Compton Pottery, 58cm diameter 42cm high (2) Condition ReportGeneral wear and weathering. Dirt and patina. Some tiny chips and knocks, but appear generally in fair order.
Lot 166
Saint George a Compton Pottery The Potters' Arts Guild figure designed by Mary Seton Watts, modelled standing holding his sheathed sword, the dragon dead at his feet, coloured impressed Compton mark and paper label, 31cm. high Literature Hilary Calvert & Louise Boreham Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, PWP, page 139 figure 8.17 for a comparable example illustrated.
Lot 169
St George a Compton Pottery The Potters' Arts Guild figure designed by Mary Seton Watts, modelled standing holding a tall sword and shield , coloured impressed Compton mark, 21.5cm. high Literature Hilary Calvert & Louise Boreham Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, PWP, page 139 figure 8.23 for a comparable plaque of St Michael, before all angels, illustrated.
Lot 170
Saint Cecilia a Compton Pottery The Potters' Arts Guild figure designed by Mary Seton Watts, modelled standing playing a hand organ, coloured impressed Compton mark 25cm. high Literature Hilary Calvert & Louise Boreham Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, PWP, page 139 figure 8.18 for a comparable example illustrated.
Lot 172
A Compton Pottery The Potters' Art Guild terracotta planter designed by Mary Seton Watts, rectangular section, cast to the front with a reclining cherub, unsigned, 18cm. high, 22.5cm. wide Literature Veronica Franklin Gould, Archibald Knox & Mary Seton Watts Modern Celtic Art Garden Pottery, page 48 this window box illustrated and dated to 1903-1904.
Lot 174
Saint Michael the Archangel a Compton Pottery The Potters' Arts Guild plaque designed by Mary Seton Watts, rectangular, cast in low relief with St Michael holding a flaming sword and scale of justice, in colour, two other Compton Pottery plaques of a medieval knight with white horse, and another Compton Pottery nursery rhyme plaque 'The world is so full of a number of things', all painted in colours, impressed mark to all four plaques, 18.5 x 11.5cm. (4)
Lot 1356
A Compton pottery bowl, the sides moulded with fruit, impressed mark to base, diameter 21.5cm, together with a pottery Toby jug.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1423
A small group of art pottery, late 19th/early 20th century, including a Bretby kitten with a ball of wool, a Bretby grotesque cat head planter, three Bretby apples, a trompe l'oeil Bretby dish, a set of four stacked turquoise glazed brocade balls in the manner of Burmantofts, height 17cm, a Compton jar and cover, height 6cm, and a green glazed spoon rest surmounted by a dragon (faults).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 9
Compton Pottery (British c.1898-1956), a Potters' Art Guild figurative panel, c.1920, impressed Potters' Art Guild wheel mark on reverse, Rectangular form decorated in shallow relief with angelic figures inscribed and representing 'Hear no evil', 'Say no evil' and 'See no evil', decorated in muted colours, 10.4 cm x 14.5 cmThere is a chip on the back of the panel, rounded chap but approximately one cm square. Some wear, rubbing and fading to colours, particularly on and around the wings, and in general.
Lot 244
COMPTON POTTERS’ ART GUILD GROUP OF SIX PLAQUES, CIRCA 1920 painted pottery, comprising THE HOLY FAMILY, 21cm x 18.5cm; ST. CHRISTOPHER, 16.5cm x 11cm; ST. FRANCIS, 16.5cm x 11cm; JOAN OF ARC, 15cm x 13.5cm; and HEAR NO EVIL,10.5cm x 15.5cm, each with impressed pottery marks; together with ST NICHOLAS, unmarked, 18.5cm x 12.5cmProvenance: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan CollectionFootnote: Literature: Calvert, H., & Boreham, L., Mary Seaton Watts and the Compton Pottery, PWP 2019, p. 212, pls. B9; B5; and B6, and p. 213, pls. B15; B13 and B10 illus. Coleman, B., The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, 2004, pp.133-35 illus.
Lot 306
A rare Compton Stoneware garden bird bathEarly 20th century, the moulded octagonal shallow bowl top above a tapering column and lobed knopped base, set on an octagonal plinth, 97cm high x 47cm wide.Footnote: Footnote: A Compton stoneware garden sundial with the same design of column and base as the present lot was sold at Summer's Place Billingshurst rooms, 20 May 2014.Founded by Mary Watts, wife of the painter George Frederick Watts, in 1895, The Compton Potters Art Guild was located in the village of Compton, near Godalming, Surrey. The Watts were strong advocates of the Home Arts and Industries Association, a movement launched by Earl Brownlow in 1885 to revive the art of handicraft among the working classes. The Pottery Art Guild developed quickly, winning medals at the Royal Botanical Society and the Home Arts highest accolade, the gold cross. Their garden ornaments were sold by Liberty's and they received architectural commissions from Edwin Lutyens, Clough William-Ellis and Goodhart Rendel.Condition report: Surface lichen and weathering overall. The top has two chips to the lower rim and a hairline to the underside. Also on the top there is a small hole near the outer edge, possibly an air bubble during manuracture, and there is a very small area of fritting near the outer edge. The capital appears good. The stem has a few small flat chips at the top. The base and foot have some small surface chips. Please refer to images.
Lot 2385
A Compton Pottery terracotta garden 'scroll' pot, thought to be designed by Mary Seton Watts, the flattened circular rim with scrolling sides, height 24cm, width 34cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 351
A CARVED GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLEPOSSIBLY IRISH, IN THE KENTIAN MANNER, PROBABLY FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY 91cm high, 155cm wide, 46cm deepProvenance: Possibly supplied or acquired by John Davenport (1765-1848) for Westwood, near Leek.John Davenport II who inherited Westwood and then sold the estate acquiring Foxley in Herefordshire.The Rev. George Horatio Davenport. Sold by Russell Baldwin & Bright, The Contents of Foxley, 1948. Acquired by Miss Davenport for Compton Bassett House. Thence removed to The Thatch, Compton Bassett.Thence by descent to the vendor.John Davenport was largely a self-made man and although he had no family background in the pottery business he founded an internationally renowned business bearing his name. John Davenport began potting in 1785, first as a workman, and later as a partner with Thomas Wolfe of Stoke. In 1794 he acquired his own pottery at Longport for the manufacturing earthenware. In 1830 he retired, and two of his sons Henry and William ran the business until 1835, when Henry died. The firm was then known as William Davenport and Company. William died in 1869, and his two sons took over the direction of the business, which remained in the family until 1887.John Davenport also founded a glass works and stood as a Member of Parliament. He purchased the Westwood Estate, near Leek from the Hon. William Grey of Duffryn in 1813 as his country estate.John Davenport's son John Davenport II (born 1799) was not active in the family pottery business. He was educated at Worcester College, Oxford and called to the Bar in 1828. Davenport married Charlotte, daughter of George Coltman of Hagnaby Priory in Lincolnshire. After his father's death in 1848 he went to live at his father's country estate, Westwood, near Leek but left in 1855 when he purchased the Foxley estate in Herefordshire, formerly the home of the writer and commentator Uvedale Price. John Davenport II had six children; the eldest was John Coltman Davenport who died in 1858, the estate then passing to George Horatio Davenport in 1862. George was briefly involved in the family pottery business during its closing years.Foxley was used by the American Army during World War II and was demolished in 1948. The above lot was entered into the 1948 contents sale but it is not clear if Miss Davenport purchased the table at the sale, family history suggests that it may have been withdrawn prior to sale and gifted to her. The 1948 Foxley Dispersal sale was 'commissioned' by Ralph Tichborne Hinckes who was son of the Rev George Horatio Davenport who was the current vendors maternal grand father. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. the marble is later associated. It is split in two, has a section detached to one side, and has various old repairs with filler used to help disguise. There are two later supporting timber blocks to the back of the frieze. Gilt surface with various chips, losses and wear - see images for extent. Various darker areas to the surface including to the mask at the centre of the frieze. The join between one leg and the front frieze is opening slightly. Chip of loss to one hoof foot. The other foot with an old glued repair to split through it. Some old screw holes to rear frieze. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 205
painted pottery, including TOW STANDING FIGURES, each with impressed Compton marks, one with paper label, 21.5cm (8 1/2 in) high and 20cm (8in) high; and ANOTHER, mounted ton wood cross, 30.5cm (12in) high overallFootnote: Literature:Coleman, B., The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, 2004, pp.133-35 (illustrated).
Lot 517
A QUANTITY OF VASES, JUGS AND PLANTERS, to include approximately thirty two pieces, a Sylvac planter decorated with leaves in relief No. 5500, a Sylvac jug of geometric form with relief design No. 1175, a yellow and green glazed vase with floral decoration impressed Wortley 183, an Alan Compton Royal Norfolk pottery speckled glaze vase, approximate height 26cm
Lot 107
Compton Pottery (British c.1898-1956), a Potters' Art Guild figurative panel,c.1920, impressed Potters' Art Guild wheel mark on reverse,Rectangular form decorated in shallow relief with the figure of a Bishop (possibly St. Swithin) standing holding some eggs in one hand and a crosier in the other, three children at his feet, decorated in muted colours,19.5 cm x 12.5 cm Some loss to the blue on the Bishops cloak and loss of colours to children's clothes. Some rubbing to the top edge of the panels and a few small scratches. A few scratches and some marks to the back.
Lot 617
A PAIR OF COMPTON POTTERY TERRACOTTA 'SCROLL' POTSEARLY 20TH CENTURYEach with scroll handles, with Compton Pottery stamps to each top rim of each urn and workman's initials 'GHA' to inside of both.each 41cm high, 61cm wideProvenance: The property of a set designerCatalogue amendment both have workman's initials GHA- not GFA as originally cataloguedCondition Report: One restoredBoth with some mild and typical edge and extremity rubbing, small chips and wear.Please see additional images which form part of this condition reportCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 66
A Potters Art Guild Compton Pottery box and cover, rectangular section, cast in low relief with grape vine panels, in shades of green, purple and red, two others smaller and a smaller circular pot and cover, unmarked, flat chip to base of largest box, one smaller pot stamped Compton, 12cm, wide, (8) Provenance The David Coachworth and Peter Myers Collection.
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