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Click here to subscribeA pair of late 19th/early 20th century Chinese porcelain puzzle teapots and covers, decorated in Famille Verte with a figure in a garden, surrounded by a floral border with lotus, chrysanthemum and peony, yellow brick design to the handle and spout. Glaze mark to the base of one. H.22 W.20cm
Cigarette cards collection, approx 78 cigarette cards in collectors plastic wallets to protect and display. This collection includes Film Partners, Garden Flowers, Trains of The World, Heraldic Signs and Their Origins, British Sports Personalities, Round Europe, War Decorations and Medals and many more We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Diorama of British Birds, dated 1895, a diorama of nine various British garden birds comprising - two Common Cuckoo's male and female, Bulfinch, Wheatear, female Ring Ousel, leucistic male Blackbird, Cirl Bunting, Corn Bunting and a Turtle Dove, all perched upon a centrally positioned branch, amidst a natural setting of dry grasses and fauna, above soil covered ground work beneath, set against a pale green painted back drop, enclosed within a typical period three-glass display case, 51cm by 19cm by 66cm, dated to verso in pencil 1895A very small cirl bunting population exists in South Devon, near the small town of Kingsbridge where the pioneering ornithologist George Montagu discovered the species, as he recorded in his book, the Ornithological Dictionary, 1802. The species appears to have first colonised Britain near Kingsbridge, most likely not long before Montagu described it. It expanded from there across southern England in the nineteenth century. It retreated from the 1930s onwards, so that by 1989 the population again survived mainly near Kingsbridge. Since then, conservation efforts have increased the population more than fivefold, but it remains almost wholly in Devon.
Taxidermy: A Late Victorian Cased Diorama of British Garden Birds, circa 1880-1900, by Rowland Ward, FZS, 166 Piccadilly, London, a high quality diorama of various British garden birds comprising - Green Woodpecker, Jay, a Starling to the floor and two chicks perched within the branches above, all mounted amongst tree branches, dry grasses and fauna, set above painted soil and leaf covered ground work beneath, enclosed within a typical five-glass table display case with Rowland Ward textured taped frame, 52.5cm by 17cm by 53.5cm, Rowland Ward signature signed foliage trade label to interior lower left
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS COBRA OR SNAKE JARDINIEREATTRIBUTED TO COMPTON POTTERS ART GUILDEARLY 20TH CENTURYThe ovoid planter with entwined serpents to the sides41cm high, 55cm wide overall The Compton Potters Art Guild was started by Mary Seton Watts (wife of the famous Victorian artist G.F. Watts) at Compton, Surrey. Much of her output was also made for and retailed at Liberty & Co of London, who also had their Archibald Knox Celtic style garden ornaments made at the site. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOld chips and losses, signs of wear and weathering consistent with continuous age, storage, and use in an exterior setting. Some frost damage to the rims, some loss of definition to the snake motifsDirt and discolouration to the interior from use as a plant potPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
A SUITE OF TEAK GARDEN FURNITUREOF RECENT MANUFACTURE, AFTER THE MANNER OF EDWIN LUTYENScomprising a bench, two armchairs and a low centre tableProvenance:Elibank House, Taplow- a Grade II Listed Queen Anne house Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useAll items with signs of wear and weathering consistent with continuous age, storage, and use in an exterior setting. These are probably late 20th or early 21st centuries in make and have been stored continuously outside since, there is colour fading overall from UV exposure, some splits and cracks due to shrinking and expansion. These would almost certainly benefit from a weatherproofing oil in advance of being used for intended purpose and to ensure some further longevityThe bench has damages and joints opening to one arm, this will require some repair before use, also a split to a member beneath the seatOne armchair similarly with damages to one arm including a split member which will require repair and possible replacement All have labels for LINDSAYPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
A HARDWOOD GARDEN REFECTORY TABLE IN LATE 17TH CENTURY STYLE20TH CENTURY72cm high, 350cm long, 107cm wide Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useSigns of wear and weathering consistent with continuous age, storage, and use in an exterior setting. This is probably late 20th century in make and has been stored outside since, there is colour fading overall from UV exposure, some splits and cracks due to shrinking and expansion it would almost certainly benefit from a weatherproofing oil in advance of being used for intended purpose and to ensure some further longevity No obvious maker's labelThis is a large table (over 3m long) and will require at least two people to move it successfully Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
A PAIR OF MINTON AESTHETIC MOVEMENT BLEU CELESTE GROUND CYLINDRICAL VASESDATED 1871, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER DRESSEROf flared cylindrical form on integrated Chinese hardwood style stands, each decorated with garden flowers on on turquoise ground, impressed marks, shape no. 1103, date cypher for 187116.5cm highNote: Shape no. 1103, See Joan Jones, Minton The First Two Hundred Years (1993), page 350 where this shape is listed as 'Vase, beaker shaped on feet.' Condition Report: Both cracked through the foot. Crazing to turquoise ground.Condition Report Disclaimer
SIR EDWIN LUTYENS (1869-1944) SURVEY OF LINDISFARNE CASTLE, HOLY ISLAND MARCH 1902 pencil and wash, inscribed SURVEY OF LINDISFARNE CASTLE, HOLY ISLAND MARCH 1902, later framed(56cm x 78cm)Footnote: Note: Located on Holy Island, near Berwick-Upon Tweed, Lindisfarne Castle was initially built as a fort in 1550, using materials from the island’s priory which was abandoned in 1537. Over the next three hundred years, the fort was transformed into a military station, occupied by soldiers who kept watch over the harbour for any potential attacks. In 1901, on a trip to Northumberland to explore the area, the remains of the fort were discovered by publishing magnate Edward Hudson, owner of Country Life Magazine. He tasked his friend and architect Edwin Lutyens to redesign and refurbish the Castle into an elegant holiday home in the Arts & Crafts style. The work was completed in 1912 and ranged from external work, such as the beautifully cobbled ramp, to major structural interior work: vaulted ceilings, arches, the use of different levels linked by steps and carefully installed fireplaces and cupboards. Throughout the Castle, Lutyens used a variety of materials, including brick, stone, slate and wood to create simple forms and rustic textures that drew upon the castle’s origins, whilst remaining a warm and homely environment for Hudson. In 1911, Lutyens instructed Gertrude Jekyll to design the walled garden, located on the site of a vegetable plot which provided food to soldiers living in the fort some time ago. The present two lots are an initial survey of the castle in 1902 before plans were drawn up for its renovation.
BARRY PARKER (1867-1947) AND SIR RAYMOND UNWIN (1863-1940) ARTS & CRAFTS BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1904 pine, stained and leaded glass, glass, pewter(228.5cm wide, 202cm high, 38cm deep)Provenance: The Mount, MotherwellFootnote: Note: The Mount was commissioned from Barry Parker & Raymond Unwin by Dr Robert Jack and completed in 1904. Parker and Unwin went into partnership as architects in 1896. They collaborated on architectural writing including The Art of Building a Home (1901), applying the Arts and Crafts Movement to working-class housing and went on to design a model village for Joseph and Benjamin Rowntree in 1902. From 1903 they were responsible for the creation of Letchworth Garden City, and Hampstead Garden Suburb (with Sir Edwin Lutyens). Another notable commission was Goodfellow House, later named Chetwynd House, home of the pottery manufacturer Colley Shorter, whose second wife was the ceramics designer Clarice Cliff. A wardrobe designed by Parker & Unwin for the house was sold in these rooms, 24th April 2004, lot 312.
SHAPLAND & PETTER, BARNSTAPLE ARTS & CRAFTS OPEN BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1910 oak, with a decorative panel, inscribed MY LADIES GARDEN, bears retailer's label verso FROM CHARLES JENNER & COMPY./ EDINBURGH, associated shelves(130.5cm wide, 184cm high, 37.5cm deep)Provenance: The Estate of the Late Lord David Douglas-HamiltonFootnote: Literature: Bennett, Daryl Shapland & Petter Ltd. of Barnstaple: Arts & Crafts Furniture, 2005, p.44, fig.4.10, where a similar oak bookcase is illustrated.
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR THE COALBROOKDALE COMPANY FENDER, CIRCA cast iron(124cm wide, 34cm deep)Provenance: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan CollectionFootnote: Literature: Lyons, Harry Christopher Dresser: The People's Designer, Woodbridge 2005, pp. 152-3. Note: Dresser is first documented as working for Coalbrookdale circa 1870, however stylistic evidence and designs such as the 'Water Plant' garden furniture were registered at an earlier date, pointing to his designing for the firm from the mid-1860s.
A Portmeirion Botanic Garden pattern cheese board, cake stand and salt & pepper; Poole biscuit barrel and cover, coffee pot, trinket box and cover; a set of four Crown Devon tennis sets; a pair of Maling tennis sets; a Villery and Boch scallop shaped fruit bowl, three smaller, an ashtray; an Art Deco glass fruit set for four; Staffordshire part tea sets; qty
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