A rare Worcester coffee cup and saucer, circa 1768-72Painted with an unusual Mandarin pattern, a shepherd standing with his sheep by a tree, below a red cell and gilt line border, the saucer with an intricate border featuring a gallery of Chinese figures in gilt scroll-edged panels, saucer 12cm diam (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceT Grant Dixon Collection, Ampleforth AbbeyA milk jug and cover in this rare pattern from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2005, lot 63.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
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A Worcester teabowl and saucer, circa 1770Decorated in rich Mandarin style with four finely dressed Chinese figures in a garden, within a border of dense gilt rococo scrollwork reserving panels of red and black flowering plants alternating with small landscapes, the teabowl with a dagger border below the interior gilt line rim, saucer 12cm diam (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 teapot stand, circa 1770Of lobed hexagonal form, richly decorated with a Mandarin pattern, a charming riverscape with a woman carrying her young son casting a fishing net from a sampan, a gentleman perched on the jetty nearby with a pole and fishing net of his own, below a panelled border of puce landscapes and flowers on a red scale ground, with a gilt line rim, 14.5cm wideThis 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 vase, circa 1758Of small, baluster shape, boldly painted in Meissen-style with a generous mixed bouquet, the reverse with a colourful butterfly amongst smaller scattered sprigs and insects, 13.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceZorensky Collection, Bonhams, 23 February 2005, lot 35With Brian HaughtonGerald Moore CollectionAn extremely similar vase, most likely painted by the same hand is illustrated and discussed by Francis Burrell, Some Less Common Decoration on Worcester Porcelain, ECC Trans, Vol.6, Pt.1 (1965), p.9 and pl.15, noting the divergent tulip in the bouquet.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Worcester butter cooler and cover, circa 1756-58Of moulded oval shape imitating a barrel, pierced all over with small holes and set on four scroll feet, with hoops picked out in pale yellow and painted with colourful Meissen-style flowers, the cover with a naturalistic fruit finial, 14.5cm wide (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceA T Morley Hewitt Collection, Sotheby's 10 February 1959, lot 101Rous Lench Collection, Sotheby's, 1 July 1986, lot 229Gerald Moore CollectionThe simulation of a slatted wooden dairy butter tub fits neatly with the function of the cooler. Furthermore, the pierced holes would have allowed condensation to drain off the butter, caused by the change in temperature when it was brought in from the dairy. An example from the Ralph Kenber Collection and formerly from the Zorensky Collection, was sold by Bonhams on 15 December 2020, lot 130.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester dry mustard pot, circa 1753-54Of simple baluster shape, painted in Chinese style with the 'Honeysuckle' or 'Hibiscus' pattern, a flock of tiny birds overhead, 7.8cm high, together with a replacement cover painted with a flying stork (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionA number of Worcester mustard pots bear an early example of the 'Honeysuckle' pattern (also known as 'Hibiscus' pattern in the United States), see John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.199 and p.242.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare Worcester sugar bowl, circa 1752-3The oval flared bowl of double ogee section moulded all around with rococo shell ornament, three trailing prunus branches moulded just above the foot, the borders inside and out painted with linked flowerheads and leafy branches, the interior base painted with a leafy spray, 13cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Macdonald CollectionGerald Moore CollectionThis rare form, unique to the Worcester factory, is believed to be a sugar bowl on the basis of related shapes in contemporary silver. Among the few recorded examples, the bowl from the Zorensky Collection, Part 1, lot 19, is the only specimen recorded that retains its cover. A similar bowl without a lid is in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection while another is illustrated by H Rissik Marshall, Coloured Worcester Porcelain (1954), pl.3, no 48. A further example was sold by Bonhams, 14 April 2010, lot 178.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare Worcester pierced strainer, circa 1760-65The simple bowl with a very slightly flaring rim, pierced in the bottom with a pattern formed from tiny holes, the exterior painted in colours with flower sprays in an unusual style and palette, the rim edged with a gold line, 11.4cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceT Grant Dixon Collection, Ampleforth AbbeyGerald Moore CollectionExhibited by Albert Amor, Worcester Porcelain First Decade Exhibition, 1981, item 74. Aside from two blue and white examples, no other Worcester strainer bowls have been recorded.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Worcester coffee cup, teabowl and saucer, circa 1758Finely potted with lobed rims, strikingly painted in bright colours with flowers including a deep pink rose, and a tricolour divergent tulip, striped in yellow, pink and blue, the rims edged in brown enamel, saucer 11.6cm diam, (3)Footnotes:ProvenancePhillips, 16 December 1998, lot 260R David Butti Collection, Bonhams, 10 May 2006, lot 50Gerald Moore CollectionFrom a service formerly the property of Mr and Mrs Oliver Bowlby, much of which was sold by Phillips alongside this trio. The teapot and stand from the set is illustrated by Franklin Barrett, Worcester Porcelain (1966), pl.20B. Another cup and saucer was in the Sir Seton Wills Collection, Albert Amor Ltd (1984), fig.35.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Worcester broth bowl or ecuelle, cover and stand, circa 1758-60The shallow bowl with a domed cover surmounted by a partly closed bud finial, the stand with a raised central well, moulded with irregular ogee flutes and a border of fine basket-weave, painted in a distinctive palette with sprays and sprigs of European flowers and a flying insect, the borders of the stand and the interior of the bowl with purple scrollwork and flowerheads, 10.5cm high overall, stand 16.5cm diam (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionThis uncommon shape was likely made for the European market. Bowls of this type are discussed by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.85. A slightly larger example in blue and white was sold by Bonhams, 5 June 2019, lot 170.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A small Worcester punchbowl, circa 1760Fully painted with large, colourful flowers, including a fine yellow and orange tulip, the base of the interior with a daffodil, fritillary and a thorny pink rose, a bud coming into bloom, with leaves and further scattered flowers all around, 19.2cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A highly unusual Worcester mug, circa 1760-62Of bell shape, with a grooved loop handle, painted with a large fruiting strawberry plant, flanked by colourful flower sprays and smaller scattered sprigs, 12.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceZorensky Collection, Bonhams, 23 February 2005, lot 38Gerald Moore CollectionStrawberries appear on many pieces of the Duke of Gloucester service made at Worcester a decade after this mug. The present lot appears to be a rare example of fruit painting in this earlier period. The flower painting is also in an uncharacteristic palette.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A small Worcester basket, circa 1760Of circular form, the flared sides pierced with interlocking circles, green florets applied to the exterior, painted with a colourful flower spray including a large pink rose, smaller sprigs of the same three flowers repeated below the interior rim, 13.3cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceBarrett CollectionGerald Moore CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester teapot and cover, circa 1760-65Of globular form, the low domed cover with a pointed finial, painted with a loose bouquet featuring a thorny rose, scattered sprigs, leaves and insects including a butterfly and ladybirds, 13.8cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionThis teapot is painted in an unusual style and palette and may be the work of an outside decorator.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A small Worcester basket, circa 1760Of circular form, the flared sides pierced with interlocking circles, red florets applied to the exterior, painted with a pink rose in bloom, a continuous garland of roses and red flowers below the interior rim, 13cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Worcester two-handled sauceboat, circa 1758-60Crisply moulded with two shell shaped lips and double scrolled handles with high thumbrests, the sides embossed with leaf chain roundels forming panels painted with flowers, the interior boldly painted with a mixed bouquet, and further floral sprays including an orange tiger lily and scattered leaves below the inside rim, 18.7cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceSir Anthony Tuke Collection Woolley and Wallis, 9 September 2014, lot 407Gerald Moore CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Worcester vase and cover, circa 1758-60Of ovoid form, the low domed cover with a flower finial, painted in Meissen style with a large floral bouquet, smaller colourful sprays and scattered leaves all around, 21.8cm high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionA garniture of related vases is illustrated by John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester (1993), p.236, col. pl.59.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Worcester sauceboat, circa 1760Of strap-fluted form, the handle with a high curled thumbrest, crisp floral moulding reserving panels painted with bright Meissen-style flowers, further flowers to the interior, a floral band adorning the inverted rim and stylised brown flowerheads punctuating the gadrooned foot, 19.5cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceWith Roderick JellicoeGerald Moore CollectionThe moulding on the present lot is a rare variation, as is the 'kick' on the lower handle. See Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century (2009), figs.225-231.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A small Worcester basket, circa 1760Of circular form, the flared sides pierced with interlocking circles, red florets applied to the exterior, painted with a colourful flower spray including a large pink rose, scattered sprigs and leaves below the interior rim, 13cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Royal Doulton twin handled lidded vase No'd RA5625 to base, the blue ground with rose decoration and applied gilt foliate sprays and scrolling decoration 26 cm high together with a Royal Worcester blushware dish with plated lid No'd 232518 and 1739 to base 15 cm x 13.5 cm together with a Coalport hand painted plate with a blue and gilt border surrounding a central panel depicting a landscape inscribed "Hawthornden" to back 23 cm diameter and another similar inscribed "Lilswater" to back
AFTER JOHANNES BLAEU & TIMOTHY PONT "Glottiana - the upper ward of Cyds-dayi" black and white engraved map, later coloured. 40 cm x 54 cm together with AFTER W & J BLAEW "Herefordshire" black and white engraved map, later coloured with French text verso, 41.5 cm x 50 cm together with AFTER E HASTED "A map of the Hundreds of Stowing Street and Heane ... " black and white engraved map, later coloured, 46 cm x 38.5 cm and AFTER JOHN OGILBY "The road from Bristoll to Worcester" black and white engraved strip map, later coloured, 32 cm x 45 cm CONDITION REPORTS These are originals. Glottiana is framed and glazed. The others not - see images for further detail
Stella Crofts (1898-1964) Cat Eating a Royal Worcester figure, model no.2897, glazed in colours printed factory mark, painted Cat Eating modelled by Stella R Crofts 16cm.wide Provenance Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design, Woolley and Wallis, 27th February 2013, lot 460 (part lot). Private collection.
Stella Crofts (1898-1964) Calf, 2896 Royal Worcester figure, glazed in colours, 'Young Spotted Deer' designed by Doris Lindner, 'Sheep' by Bargass, two Royal Worcester figures, a pair of Royal Worcester toothpick holders modelled as hares and a Royal Worcester model of a cherub with a goat, printed and painted marks, Crofts restored, 8cm. wide. (Calf), (6) Literature Paul Hughes, Stella's Ark, Stella Crofts, page 118 for a comparable example illustrated.
Stella Crofts (1898-1964) Greyhounds and Hare two Royal Worcester greyhound figure groups, model no.2891/1 and 2891/2, and a hare no. 2892, glazed in colours printed factory mark, painted modelled by Stella R Crofts and titles 15.5cm.wide (greyhounds) Provenance Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design, Woolley and Wallis, 27th February 2013, lot 460 (part lot). Private collection. Literature Paul Hughes, Stella's Ark, Stella Crofts, page 118 for a comparable example illustrated..
'In the Ring' no.3180 a Royal Worcester figure group designed by Doris Lindner, glazed in colours printed factory mark, 27cm. high Catalogue notes This figures depicts the Bertram Mills Circus which performed in 1935 at Olympia. Milly Yelding performed the Courier of St Petersburg act with nine stallions in the 1934-35 Olympia act.
A GROUP OF SIX LATE 19TH CENTURY HADLEY'S WORCESTER FIGURES FROM THE CRIES OF LONDON SERIES each cream ground standing on paved bases and depicting various trades; high-lighted in coloured soft shades edged in gilt. Circa 1880/90's. Each with incised trade to base.18.5cm high and smaller All figures have been looked under a black light, small area on restoration to the bell ringers staff. Another figure is missing a piece from his hand and has been re touched in to his hat (see extra images).
JAMES STINTON. A PAIR OF ROYAL WORCESTER GILT EDGED FLARED CYLINDRICAL CABINET VASES painted with unusual wooded and waterfall scenes with pairs of pheasants to the foreground - each signed. Printed green marks and shape No. G923 dated code for 192419.25cm highIn very good undamaged and unrestored condition.
A LARGE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FLIGHT BARR & BARR WORCESTER PRESENTATION JUG of bellied form with gilt banding enclosing a monogrammed cartouche headed by a squirrel armorial with a giltwork and puce neck.18cm high In good un-damaged condition with no hairline cracks or restoration, the paint and gilt work are in very good unworn condition. There are small worn patches to the gilded top edge.
JOHN STINTON. A ROYAL WORCESTER FRAMED OVAL PORCELAIN PLAQUE OF LARGE SIZE finely painted with Highland Cattle watering in a tree lined misty mountainous landscape setting. Signed, circa 1920's - mark obscured by backing. Mounted and in pierced swept gilt frame with fabric slip.23cm across 14.5cm high
AN ORNATE ROYAL WORCESTER GILT AND IVORY GROUND SCROLLED TWO-HANDLED CABINET VASE AND COVER of bulbous footed form with pierced neckband and panelled cover topped by a scrolled openwork finial, the body painted in raised enamel colours with trailing flower sprays - shape No. 1285 printed puce mark together with A PAIR OF ROYAL WORCESTER BLUSHED IVORY AND GILT TWO HANDLED TAPERING OVOID PEDESTAL VASES AND COVERS decorated extensive sprays of summer flowers - shape No.1481 printed puce marks and date code for 1897 (3) - faults39cm and 29.25cm highOne of the smaller vases has had the lid fully restores and one of the handles, the lid to the large vase has been brocken and re-glued, there is a hairline crack to the neck and loss of paint to the side handles
JAMES STINTON. A ROYAL WORCESTER FRAMED RECTANGULAR PORCELAIN PLAQUE painted with a pair of pheasants on the edge of a misty wooded glade with a further pair in flight - mounted and in glazed gilt frame. Printed puce mark and date code for circa 1920's.13cm high 20.75wide frame 32.5cm by 39cm
A FINE PAIR OF HADLEYS’ WORCESTER LARGE CABINET VASES AND COVERS of footed two-handled tapering bulbous form with leaf moulded mask-head side handles, moulded slender necks and bases; the covers with pierced flower bud finials. The bodies finely painted with pink and yellow rose sprays, blue iris and dragonflies on a mottled ground - printed green marks Circa 1900.50cm high
A Royal Worcester ivory porcelain oil lamp, model no. 1576, with Hinks's duplex no. 2 burner, with clear fluted glass font, frosted shade and glass chimney, overall height 71cmOil lamp is in good overall condition. The frilled edge of the shade has a few small surface chips. glass font has some surface scratches but the 2 winding keys are stuck and need freeing up. The Worcester ceramic base has a pre drilled hole in the bottom of the vase section. The platform base has been restored on 2 corners which is clearly visible. One of the feet has also been restored.

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