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Lot 1545
A rare Worcester coffee cup, c.1758, the squat bell-shaped body painted in a variation of the Kakiemon palette with a rare version of the Two Quail pattern, the two birds painted brown with turquoise wing tips, beneath bold flower sprays with a further bird perched on a spray of bamboo, a scrolled wishbone handle, 6.2cm high. Cf. Chris Girton, The Two Quail Pattern, p.35, fig.24 for the Chelsea version, also The Zorensky Collection, Part III, lot 61, for another similar Worcester example.
Lot 1718
A rare Chelsea Red Anchor figure of Autumn, c.1755, from the Rustic Seasons, modelled as a vintner, slovenly dressed with his shirt untucked and open and one stocking unrolled, carrying a length of fruiting grapevine over one shoulder, raised on a low pad base, some good restoration, 13.5cm. The figures in this series were copied from Meissen, and are also known at Longton Hall. Cf. Rosalie Wise Sharp, China to Light Up a House, p.62.
Lot 1286
A rare Mexborough (Yorkshire) or Crown mark Toby jug, early 19th century, holding a miniature Toby jug on his knee and a cup in his right hand, with a dog reclining between his feet, the base and inside of his hat sponged in blue, ochre, black and crimson, the handle moulded with a caryatid, impressed crown mark, some good restoration, 26cm.
Lot 1374
A rare Coalport centrepiece, c.1802, of circular two-handled form, painted by William Billingsley with a central floral panel including tulip, nasturtium, poppy and convolvulus, the rim decorated in the Worcester manner with shaped panels of flowers reserved on a blue scale ground, 32cm. Cf. W D John, Billingsley, col. pl. 8 for a dish from the same service.
Lot 1668
A rare Bow blue and white cream jug, c.1753, the squat rounded body painted with a large peony spray, and with a willow tree before an ornamental fence, the handle applied to one side and decorated with a simple foliate motif, the spout restored, 5cm high. Cf. Bernard Watney, English Blue and White Porcelain of the 18th Century, pl.5B for a jug of the same shape in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Lot 1642
A rare Longton Hall blue and white dish, c.1756, the oval form with fluted sides, painted with a Chinese boy running towards a figure standing and holding a flower, a bird in flight above them, the fluted rim with sprays of flowering prunus, some rim nibbling, 21.8cm. Cf. Bernard Watney, Longton Hall, pl.71C for a different dish in the same pattern.
Lot 1261
A rare near pair of Wedgwood tricolour Jasperware ormolu-mounted Zodiac vases and covers, 2nd half 19th century, each vase applied to two sides with an oval plaque containing a Classical figure applied in white on a lilac ground, within floral swags and stiff leaves, the shoulders applied with the twelve signs of the zodiac, in white on a sage green ground, with ormolu mounts to the feet and rims, and with foliate scroll handles, the top covers lacking, 33cm. (4)
Lot 1641
A rare Worcester blue and white teabowl and saucer, c.1757-60, printed with the Two Swan Precipice pattern, two swans swimming in the forefront of a waterside landscape, a small cluster of buildings suspended on a rocky precipice above them, 11.7cm. (2) Provenance: the John Pinnick Collection.
Lot 1672
A rare Worcester blue and white 'Wigornia' creamboat, c.1752-54, the hexagonal form moulded to the exterior with a palm tree and sampan before pagodas to one side, the reverse with a bird in flight between further pagodas and a zigzag fence, the interior painted with simple prunus sprays and a formal motif, painter's mark to the interior base, some rim faults, 11cm across. Cf. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle, Vol. 13, No. 3, Dr Paul Riley, A Review of 'Wigornia' Cream Jugs, in which Dr Riley explores and classifies nine differing mouldings of this series of jugs. The moulding here is classified as 'B'.
Lot 1619
A very rare Worcester three-handled vase, c.1775-78, printed in black with the Draw Well pattern, a figure hauling on a rope to draw a bucket up from a well, and two scenes of Classical ruins, amidst flower garlands and single sprays, the neck issuing three handles with applied flowers where they meet the shoulder, raised on a circular foot, a little restoration to the handles, 18.5cm. Provenance: Cyril Cook Collection. Sir William Mullens Collection, Sotheby's, 22nd February 1977, lot 141. Joseph Handley Collection, no. 5.4.
Lot 1640
A rare Worcester blue and white hors d'oeuvres set, c.1758-60, comprising six petal-shaped dishes around a central star shaped dish, the outer dishes each painted in blue with the Willow Rock Bird pattern, the central dish with the Hors d'Oeuvres Centre pattern of flowering plants, and a single side dish in the same design, workmen's marks, small damages. (8) Provenance: the John Pinnick Collection.
Lot 1613
A Worcester coffee cup and saucer, c.1758, the cup printed in black with a bird perched on a leafy branch with upright tail, and two others in flight, the saucer with two doves standing beneath trees, small chips to the cup, 12cm. (2) Literature: Connoisseur, Vol. CL1, No.609, November 1962, Rare Porcelain Decorated By Robert Hancock, Geoffrey W Capell, pl.10a for the cup, pl.7 for the saucer.
Lot 1536
A rare Meissen beaker with trembleuse saucer, c.1730, painted in the Kakiemon palette with small birds in flight among Oriental flower sprays, the rim with a narrow floral band in iron red and gilt, the saucer with a tall pierced gallery with a shaped moulded design, blue crossed swords marks, a small filled chip to the beaker's rim, 12.5cm. (2)
Lot 1510
A rare Delft saucer, 18th century, the fluted form painted in red, blue and green with peony blooms, reserved on a black ground, red monogram for Adrian Kocks, an Amstel porcelain teabowl and another Continental saucer, painted with figures in landscapes, some damages to the porcelain, 14cm max. (4)
Lot 1620
A rare Bow slop bowl, c.1760, printed in purple with Le Negligé ou Toilette du Matin to two sides with The Toys split into two prints between, the interior with a bird perched on a branch, a rim crack, 15.5cm dia. Illustrated: Gordon and Sue Guy-Jones, Bow Porcelain - On-Glaze Prints and Their Sources, pls. 38B, 57B and 57C. The print of the lady adjusting the child's headdress copies an engraving by Jacques Philippe le Bas, after a painting by Jean Baptiste Chardin.
Lot 1708
A rare Derby figure group of children playing Hazard, c.1780, a boy and a girl either side of a fortune wheel on top of a pillar, a dog seated beside the boy, a basket of fruit covered with a cloth behind the girl, raised on a low base applied with flowers and leaves, incised '95' to the base, damages, 15cm. This group is copied from a 1736 painting by François Boucher, entitled Country Fair. A similar version was produced at Sèvres, modelled by Falconet. Peter Bradshaw in Derby Figures illustrates a group on p.247 which includes a second boy standing behind the pillar, however, this figure does not appear to have survived the firing process in this instance.
Lot 1604
A rare Bow duck tureen base, c.1755-58, naturalistically modelled as a mallard duck with head turned to dexter, the plumage finely painted, 11.6cm across. Cf. Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain, no 264 for a similar tureen with cover. The form derives from George Edwards, Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-47), Vol III, pl 157.
Lot 1715
A rare Bow figure of Pedrolino or Pierrot, c.1755, from the Commedia dell'Arte, wearing a yellow costume edged in black pencilled scrolls, his arms outstretched, standing before flowering bocage, some good restoration, 15cm. The figure was first modelled by Reinicke at Meissen, using an engraving by Francois Joullain in Louis Riccobini's 'Histoire du Theatre Italien', published in 1731, and was faithfully copied by Bow.
Lot 1564
A rare Chinese Batavian European-decorated teabowl and saucer, Kangxi 1662-1722, the underside glazed brown with later wheel-engraved decoration in Saxony or Bohemia, of birds perched on a continuous flowering branch, two Chinese London-decorated teabowls and a saucer painted with flowers and insects, a saucer painted with plants in the Kakiemon palette, and a Meissen saucer painted by James Giles with fancy birds, applied with grapevine to the underside, some damages, 13.5cm max. (7) Cf. Helen Espir, European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, p.59, pl.12 for a similar example of the Batavian ware. The technique of cutting and polishing the new Böttger stoneware, produced at Meissen c.1710, made such techniques desirable on other media and was used on Chinese porcelains such as these to great effect.
Lot 1379
A rare Coalport commemorative beaker, c.1800, the flared bucket form painted with military motifs, including a sword and tabor leaning against a drum and an unfurled flag, inscribed in gilt for 'Wenlock Loyal Volunteers', 8.5cm high. The Wenlock Loyal Volunteers were formed in 1799 and had Thomas Turner, proprietor of the Caughley factory, as a captain. Only a handful of commemorative pieces are recorded, and most are in museum collections, including a Coalport punchbowl made for Lord Forester, their Commander in Chief.
Lot 1579
A rare Worcester three vase garniture, c.1768-72, formed of an ovoid vase and cover and two gu beaker vases, all brightly decorated in the Kakiemon palette with the Jabberwocky pattern of long-tailed ho-ho birds perched on flowering chrysanthemum branches between banded hedges, the necks with scrolling panels reserving turquoise enamel, diaper bands and foliate sprays, one gu beaker restored, 26.5cm max. (4)
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