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A lilac-tint relief-moulded pottery candle snuffer, Possibly Don Pottery or Boudon de St. Amans, Sevres, decorated with a field of daisy-heads and fitted with two spikes and two snuffers with leaf-scroll handles, 17cm long, raised pad mark impressed 482 Provenance: The Robinson Collection. See John D. Griffin, The Don Pottery 1801-1893, (2001), p. 136 for a discussion as to the origin of the raised pad marks. (see illustration on website).

A Don pottery blue and white printed coffee pot and cover, printed with an Italianate townscape view beneath a convolvulus border, 22.5cm high; a sugar bowl ensuite, and a Reindeer pattern sugar bowl and cover, early 19th century? (see illustration on website) Provenance: The Robinson Collection.?

A pair of Don Pottery blue and white printed plates, decorated with the Italian and Sicilian Views pattern, 21cm diameter; and a tureen base with lions head handles ensuite, 24cm wide, first quarter 19th century? (see illustration on website) Provenance: The Robinson Collection.?

Four items of blue and white printed pottery, comprising: A small Don Pottery tureen printed with a view from the Italian Landscape series, 17.5cm wide; a Forrester pearlware plate, printed with a Pagoda pattern, 21cm diameter; a Hartley Greens Leeds Pottery plate, printed with a Pagoda pattern, 21cm diameter; and a Yorkshire loving cup, 13cm high, various dates first quarter 19th century? (see illustration on website) Provenance: The Robinson Collection?

CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOKS A SIMILAR LOT OF FURTHER TITLES INCLUDING COX ROCKINGHAM, WHITER SPODE, SANDON FLIGHT & BARR, GRIFFIN DON POTTERY, SPERO WORCESTER AND SEVERAL PHILLIPS/BONHAMS ONE OWNER SALES OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN, ONE SHELF

A Royal Doulton pottery character jug Don Quixote, D6455

A South Yorkshire blue and white printed lozenge-shaped pickle tray and shaped dishes, Don Pottery or Newhill Pottery, decorated with the ‘Grotto of St. Rosalie near Palermo’ pattern, 29.5cm in length, impressed C.V markscirca 1830. Provenance; The property of the late Mrs G.D. Otto.

A DON POTTERY BLUE PRINTED EARTHENWARE ITALIAN AND SICILIAN VIEWS SERIES RESIDENCE OF SOLIMINES NEAR VESUVIUS PATTERN MEAT DISH C1830 AND A COPELAND PRINTED EARTHENWARE CIRCULAR DISH OR STAND

FIVE BLUE PRINTED PEARLWARE PLATES comprising Spode with figures with a rare border and Willow and Stevenson, Davenport and Don Pottery examples of the Hermit pattern, 20-25cm diam, impressed marks, c1790-1815 ++Spode two figures plate with minor hairline crack and restored rim chip, the lot in otherwise fine condition

A PAIR OF DON POTTERY DRABWARE PLATES bat printed with Dawn attended by Cherubs on a `chalcedony` ground, in red-brown enamel circle and rim, 18cm diam, c1820 ++One or two minor scratches on the central panel, no restoration

† THE ARCHIVE OF PILKINGTON`S TILE & POTTERY CO LIMITED SUBSEQUENTLY THE PILKINGTON`S ROYAL LANCASTRIAN POTTERY COMPANY LIMITED AND PILKINGTON`S TILES LIMITED EXTENDING OVER A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY including pattern books of original designs for tiles, pocket notebooks of glaze formulae and firings, photographs and documents (for details please see online catalogue at mellorsandkirk.com) A red marl, ideal for pottery was discovered by accident at the Pilkington brothers` colliery at Clifton Junction, near Manchester in 1888. Coal extraction no longer an option because of geological problems, the firm decided to manufacture bricks. On the advice of William Burton, a brilliant young chemist at Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, they instead established a high quality, decorative tile works. In 1891 the Pilkington Tile & Pottery Company was formed with Burton as its General Manager and also charged with the planning and building (without the aid of an architect) of what soon became one of the most advanced and extensive tile works. Production commenced in 1891 and two years later Burton was joined by his equally talented brother, Joseph whose research into new glazes was to prove invaluable. For the ensuing ninety years or so Pilkington`s tiles sold throughout the British Empire, Commonwealth and beyond. The scientific and technical expertise of the Burtons was such that the Company even explored the possibility of manufacturing pottery bullets, at the request of the War Office. A department specifically for the production of art pottery in particular lustre ware, began in about 1898. Under Burton`s enlightened management, the welfare of his workforce was a high priority with, for example, those working in the Lead House being given milk in an attempt to counteract the possible effects of lead poisoning. He also arranged for the artistic staff to go, expenses paid, to exhibitions including the Exposition Universelle in Paris, in 1900. William Burton was of that generation of ceramicists inspired by the unsurpassed sang de boeuf and other glazes of the early Chinese potters and it is not surprising that, largely due to his artistic sensitivity, some of the brightest stars in the Arts & Crafts firmament - including Walter Crane, C F A Voysey and Lewis F Day - were involved at Pilkington`s from the beginning. By the early 20th century the superb lustre ware, mainly chargers and vases, and painted by such talented artists as Gordon Forsyth and Richard Joyce were in a class of their own. In their proper art historical context these magnificent objects can be regarded as a continuation of the pioneering lustre wares of William Morris`s lifelong friend William de Morgan (1839-1917). The notable achievements of Howson-Taylor`s Ruskin Pottery, Bernard Moore and William Moorcroft, although equally original, lay in other directions. Never made in large quantities, the costly (not least because of high wastage) unique iridescent lustre glazes, fired in a reducing atmosphere in a muffle kiln, have always been regarded as amongst the finest such wares of their type, whether produced in England, Europe or America. An important constituent of the present archive is the group of experimental glaze firing records and books of formulae. Lustre ware was gradually superseded by the much cheaper eggshell glazed Lapis range produced in the 1920s & `30s. In truth, the lustre ware was never really profitably produced, and the Department was probably continued for reasons of prestige. De Morgan enjoyed no greater success, observing, in 1907, "...now that I can make [beautiful things] nobody wants them." The Pottery Department closed down, for the first time, in 1937. Over the subsequent history of the factory it was revived once or twice and in 1964 a merger with Carter & Co`s Poole Pottery heralded a short-lived revival in the fortunes of both factories. Complementing the limited holdings already in institutional collections, the importance of these extensive and unique primary source records of one of the most significant British manufacturers of pottery and tiles of the highest quality, lies in the fact that they are very far from being mere `dry` financial records. PILKINGTON ARCHIVE The factory records will generally be found in chronological sequence, much of the work of arranging/filing having been done in recent years by the Pilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery Society. It is housed in approximately twenty cardboard ‘bank’ and larger sized boxes. The principal items of interest are as follows: POTTERY AND TILE PRODUCTION 1. Three tile pattern books of original designs for wall tiles (see A J Cross, plt 6) 2. Original designs for 6 inch wall tiles including children’s, humorous and other subjects, c1920-c1950, all gouache some on watercolour board (approximately 350) 3. Tracings and pounce sheets for decorative tiles 4. Factory patents relating to various aspects of the production and decoration of tiles 5. Twenty-five notebooks written in pencil and filled with detailed records of glaze experiments, firing times etc with a further notebook labelled Index to Trial Books, by Abraham Lomax for the period 1901-11 and Joseph Burton, 1911-15. 6. Photographs, four boxes of glass negatives (12 x 16.5cm) of lustre and other vases either photographed singularly or in groups of usually two or three and two boxes of magic lantern slides, also eight reels of 16cm cine film colour, optical/sound: “Tile Fixing Today” 7. A quantity of original designs for tiled chimneypieces (one illustrated in A J Cross, plt 10) gouache on watercolour sketching board and miscellaneous designs on tracing paper for architectural ceramics CORRESPONDENCE Documents generally filed in manila envelopes including the company’s attendance at national/international exhibitions, insurance relating thereto, other insurance policies for salesmen/travellers overseas, An Enquiry into the Boiler Explosion and Fatal Accident 1911, files of business letters and copy letters including internal memoranda relating to glazes, samples overseas orders, screen printing equipment, production tables and miscellaneous subjects. An extensive series of mainly autograph letters signed to William Burton, many from his brother Joseph, others from the Pilkingtons including Alfred, Edward, Laurence and Charles (one dated August 1895 “I send you herewith a sample of red marl out of our borehole... I don’t think it is very good”), W Bush, J Lee Wood, John Chambers, trade suppliers/contractors such as William Boulton (engineer) many in the Potteries, including Frank Keeling, Maw & Co, John Ridgway, Cravan, Dunnill & Co and the Old Hall Porcelain Works, Hanley, several letters from the employees of other manufacturers seeking positions at Pilkington’s, artists such as Cosmo Rowe (1877-1952), mosacists and others, several hundreds filed in two modern white ring binders, period 1889-1894 and 1895-1901. Home Office Whitehall, framed typed letter signed (Edward Thorp) 3 September 1913 to the Company’s solicitors informing Pilkington’s that the king [Goerge V] has granted permission for the use of the tile “Royal Lancastrian Pottery” for their “artistic pottery”. FINANCIAL RECORDS Important documents in the factory’s history including the Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum and Articles of Association of The Pilkington’s Pottery Company Limited, 1891 and Certificate of Incorporation for change of name to Pilkington’s Tile and Pottery Co Limited, 1892 and approximately 75 ledgers and journals including cash books, expenses, general journals, tile fixing accounts, tile stock, share certificates, wages books and analysis of new work, 1892 onwards.

XIXth Century Don Pottery `Named Italian Views` Blue Printed Chestnut Basket and Stand

A DON POTTERY BLUE PRINTED EARTHENWARE ITALIAN AND SICILIAN VIEWS SERIES STAND with the tomb of Theron at Agrigentum, on domed foot, 22cm diam, printed lion mark, c1820 In fine condition

A DON POTTERY PEARLWARE PLATE with shell edge, painted in sepia with a `pagoda and fence` pattern encircled by an ochre line, 24.5cm diam, c1800 A similar example is illustrated Griffin (J D), The Don Pottery 1801-1893, Doncaster 2001, plt 143. In fine condition

A Don pottery blue and white transfer printed toilet bowl, decorated with the scene of a girl milking a cow in a landscape within floral border, an opaque china pottery relief moulded jug with `Chinese marine` pattern decoration and another 19thC blue and white transfer printed jug.

A pottery mug, printed decorated "Please Felix Don`t Shoot".

A DON POTTERY BLUE PRINTED EARTHENWARE NAMED ITALIAN VIEWS SERIES RESIDENCE OF SOLIMENES NEAR VESUVIUS PATTERN DRAINER 32cm w, c1830 Feint hairline crack visible only on the reverse

THREE DON POTTERY BLUE PRINTED EARTHENWARE PICKLE DISHES of vine leaf shape, 13cm l, impressed workman`s mark, c1825 A set of Don Pottery pickle dishes of diamond and triangular shape with the same prints and impressed workmens` marks is illustrated, Griffin (John D), The Don Pottery 1801-1893, Doncaster 2001, plt 56. One repaired

A SET OF SIX DON POTTERY DRABWARE PLATES bat printed in red with Diana or Dawn attended by cherubs on a `chalcedony` ground in brown enamel circle and rim, 18cm diam, c1820 In good condition

Griffin (John D.) The Don Pottery 1801-1893, 2001, 4to., signed by author, dust wrapper; Trachtenberg (David) & Keith (Thomas), Mauchline Ware, A Collectors`s Guide, 2002, 4to., dust wrapper; Evans (Ifor M.) & Lawrence (Heather), Christopher Saxton, 1979, 4to., signed by second author, dust wrapper; with a small quantity of others (qty)

A set of twelve Don Pottery blue and white plates, from the Named Italian Views series, printed with a landscape scene of the `Terrace of the Naval Amphitheatre Taorminum`, titled, 1st half 19th century, 23.6cm. (12) The source for the scenes in this series is believed to be the Voyage Pittoresque ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile by the Abbé Jean Claude Richard de St Non, 1781-86.

Four trios, including Spode, Coalport and Don Pottery, variously decorated with flowers, stylized foliage and printed landscapes, and three coffee cans and saucers, 19th centuries, 13.7cm max. (18)

A Rare XIX Century Don Pottery Boat-Shape Pedestal Dish, printed in blue with country figures in a market place with rampaging cattle and dogs, within a floral border, externally with figures in mountainous landscapes, 30 cms wide, 9 cms high.

A Spode Leaf Moulded Pickle Dish, printed in blue with Continental river landscape, 12.5 cms wide, printed mark in blue; Together with a XIX Century Small Stand, printed in blue with a landscape between floral borders, on a raised foot rim, 16 cms diameter; Together with a Don Pottery Green leaf and Flower Moulded Plate, 19.5 cms diameter. (3)

A Brameld Green-Glazed Dessert Tureen Stand, circa 1820-42, of shaped oval form, moulded with trellis and scroll panels, impressed BRAMELD +11, 26cm wide; and A Don Pottery Green-Glazed Earthenware Dessert Plate, circa 1820-30, shaped circular, moulded with Flowers of the Union within an undulating leaf notched rim, impressed DON POTTERY, 20cm diameter (2)

A Brameld Pearlware Pottery Black Transfer Printed Romantic Landscapes Pattern Tea Cup and Saucer, circa 1815-20, with black painted rims, the saucer 13.7cm diameter; and A Don Pottery Tea Bowl and Saucer, circa 1815-20, each transfer printed in black with two children playing the hurdy-gurdy to a dancing dog, blue painted rim, the saucer 14cm diameter (2)

A Don pottery shell moulded dessert dish, printed with the willow pattern, impressed mark, c1820.

A small Don pottery plate, transfer printed with the floral scenery pattern, printed mark, c1820, 7" diameter.

A don pottery tea bowl and saucer, enamelled with flowers in the so called `propeller pattern`.

Seven ceramic reference books, including three volumes by John D Griffin `The Don Pottery` and `The Leeds Pottery`.

Six Poole Pottery wildlife plates and a print, Don Quixote Stoned by the Galley Slaves.

Don Pottery or Joseph Twigg, Newhill plate, view of Alicata pattern, 25.5cm Lockett & Hulme plate, Ponte Rotto pattern, 25cm Maker unknown plate, Palladian Porch pattern, 24.5cm Possibly Francis Morley & Co plate, Shannon pattern, 26cm (4)

Three Davenport blue and white pearlware plates, printed with the `Mare and Foal` pattern, 20cm diameter; a pair of Don Pottery or Joseph Twigg plates, `Monastery at Tre Castagne` pattern plates and a bowl en suite and other plates, first quarter 19th century. Provenance: From the collection of the late Mrs G.D. Otto. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports

Northern Pottery, A Don Pottery Vase, c.1800, of ribbed trumpet form under a mock-agate glaze, chips, 12cm; a buff-bodied Cradle sponged in manganese, 10cm and a Mug with joggled hoops, chips, 7cm (3) no. 9; no. 6. Label to first records another in Nottingham Castle. A similar example is illustrated in the Don Pottery 1801-1893, John Griffin, 2001, no. 229

Small collection of Watcombe Torquay pottery wares including teapot inscribed `Don`t worry and get wrinkles, smile and have dimples`

A Don pottery pie dish, printed with an Italian landscape scene, under a border of flower cartouches, printed mark and inscribed `green dragon Bishopsgate Street` 16" wide.

A Spanish pottery small dish, painted with a scene of Don Quixote, indistinctly signed, rough textured body, 12cm across; a Decoro pottery vase, the gourd shape vase printed and painted with a Classical figure hunting boar, in a palette of terracotta, blue and ivory, 9.5cm high. (2).

Frank Briton - "English Delftware in the Bristol Collection", Sothebys Publications 1982, Elizabeth Adams & David Redstone - "Bow Porcelain", Faber & Faber, second edition 1991, Henry & John Sandon - "Grainger`s Worcester Porcelain", Barrie & Jenkins, London 1989, Michael Messenger - "Coalport 1795-1926", Antique Collectors Club 1995, Paul Atterbury & Maureen Batkin - "The Dictionary of Minton", Antique Collectors Club, revised edition 1998, Diane Edwards - "Black Basalt", Antique Collectors Club 1994, and John D. Griffin - "The Don Pottery 1801-1893", Doncaster Museum Service 2001 (seven volumes in total)

A Don Pottery green ground relief moulded dessert service decorated with national floral emblems comprising; tall comport, pair of quartrefoil dishes, rectangular dish and ten plates, impressed marks (14)

Cameron, Elizabeth A book of white flowers. Foss, [1980]. Folio, number 167 of 250 copies, signed by the artist, original cloth backed decorative boards, slipcase, a fine copy; Lawford, Valentine Horst, his work and his world. New York, 1984. 4to, signed by the author on half title, original cloth, dustwrapper; [Ibid.] Horst 1930-1987. Germany, 1987. 4to, signed by the author, original paper wrappers; Chaffer, William Marks and monograms on European and oriental pottery and porcelain. London, 1900. Ninth edition, 8vo, illustrated, original decorative cloth gilt, some light foxing; Litchfield, Frederick Pottery and porcelain, a guide to collectors. London, 1900. 8vo, illustrated, original green cloth gilt, some fading to backstrip; Mill Press The Columbus petition document of Don Pedro Colon de Portugal y Castro. Jamaica, 1992. Folio, number 82 of 500 copies, original half morocco gilt, slipcase; and 9 others (15) .

An early 19th century "Willow" pattern Don Pottery blue and white meat plate together with three Don Pottery Italian view plates, 9ins.

Two New Hall Pottery Staffordshire water jugs, both featuring an oval portrait of Don Bradman with printed signature, the first white glazed, the other blue glazed, the reverse with a vignette of crossed bats, balls and stumps, chips and staining, height 17cm., 6 3/4in.

A pair of Don Pottery, blue and white Temple of Serapis at Pouzzuoli dinner plates, with a border of cherubs and flowers, underglaze and impressed marks, 25.5cm diameter

A pair of Don Pottery green glazed dessert dishes, moulded with roses, thistles and shamrocks, in waved rim with trailing border, 28cm w, c1830. ++In fine condition

DON POTTERY BLUE AND WHITE SOUP PLATE AND LUNCHEON PLATE FROM THE NAMED ITALIAN VIEWS SERIES, c.1815-30, each transfer-printed with "A View in Palma" within the usual series border of flowers and flying putti, unmarked. (2) Luncheon plate 24cm

PAIR OF DON POTTERY BLUE AND WHITE LUNCHEON PLATES FROM THE NAMED ITALIAN VIEW SERIES, c.1815-30, transfer-printed with a view of the "Monastery at Fra Castagne" within the usual series border of flowers and flying putti, unmarked. 21cm

A Don pottery blue and white reticulated basket, printed with figures in landscapes , the interior titled 'Ruins of the Castle of Canna', a matching ladle and a Brameld ladle, 19th century, 31cm max. (3)

A 19th Century Don Pottery Plate printed in blue and white with an Italian landscape, a Spode blue and white saucer dish, 2 tea bowls, various saucers etc. (a/f).

Four pieces of nineteenth century pearlware pottery, including Don and Minton.

Royal Porcelain Italian pottery figure group, Don Quixote, signed Georgiano and decorated overall in colourful enamels, 86cm high

A Samuel Barker, Don Pottery blue and white oblong Meat Plate, painted with a Chinese pattern, a Spode saucer dish painted with the boy and buffalo pattern and 2 other blue and white items.

DON POTTERY NAMED ITALIAN VIEWS SERIES SMALL DISH, c.1820-30, printed in blue with a "View in the Valley of Oretho, near Palermo" within the usual border of foliage and flying putti, impressed factory mark and no. 19; together with a dinner plate in the same pattern, unmarked. (2) Dish 33cm by 27cm

A DON POTTERY PLATE, blue printed with View near Jaormina (?), an Italian view within floral border, 8 1/2 wide, and a similar plate, blue printed with the Pashkay House, Moscow, 10 wide (2)

THREE 19TH CENTURY SPODE BLUE AND WHITE TRANSFER PRINTED PLATES to include the "TOWER" pattern depicting the Bridge of Salovo, near Rome, impressed mark "Spode 2" 25cm diameter; the "TIBER" pattern, Rome, Printed mark "Spode", impressed No 6, 21cm diameter, the "BLUE ROSE" pattern with gadrooned rim, printed mark "Spode's Imperial", 25cm diameter, Also a DON POTTERY blue and white transfer printed plate from the named Italian View series "VIEW IN PALMA", title rubbed. 25.5cm diameter (4)

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DON POTTERY SMALL PLATTER of oval form, with lion mask handles, printed in blue with figures in a landscape, 19.5cms wide; a Twiggs pottery small platter, of rounded oblong form, printed with a Willow pattern in blue, 22cms wide (2)

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DON POTTERY PEARLWARE PLATE printed in blue with figures in a classical landscape, 21cms diameter; an early 19th century pearlware plate by Poutney, printed in blue with the Camel and Pyramids pattern, 21.5cms (2)

Twelve Don Pottery blue and white pearlware plates, printed with the Terrace of the Naval Amphitheatre of Taorminium, 23.5cm diameter, first quarter 19th century

A Don Pottery green glazed earthenware rectangular dish, circa 1820, moulded with the botanical emblems of the United Kingdom (chips to underside), together with a matching plate, a similar square dish, and a Davenport leaf and basket weave moulded green glazed plate, impressed marks.

A pair of Don pottery plates. Printed in blue with named Italian views under borders of cherubs and flowers. ‘Terrace of the Naval Amphitheatre of Taorminum’ and ‘The Obelisk at Cantaca’ diameter 10" c1830.

A large Don pottery meatplate from the named Italian views series. Printed in blue with the Residence of Solimenes near Vesuvius under a border of cherubs and flowers. Impressed number 18 c1830 19".