
Charming pair of silver piglet earrings
Price: £35
Unusual Victorian style earrings
Price: £15
English silver filigree floral necklace
Price: £35
Vase with signature E.Radford and numbered 1267, mid C20th
Estimate: £20 – 30
Earthenware Jug, Falstaff or Old King Cole, Furnival and Clark, mid C19th
Price: £75The design for this jug, usually termed ‘Falstaff’ but sometimes ‘Old King Cole’ is known to have been registered (Rd.No. 32601)by the firm Furnival and Clark on December 30th 1845. This was a very short lived partnership between Thomas Furnival and Richard Clark, based at the Stafford Street Pottery Works, Hanley, Staffordshire and which traded from 1844 to 1846 apparently producing just this one model, albeit in a variety of colours. Thomas Furnival had been involved in other firms before this brief venture and was to be involved in others afterwards. The dating of these mugs is usually attributed to the short period when Furnival and Clark traded but it is quite possible that more pieces were produced afterwards by Furnival himself. The paste and finish of this piece, though, which is not marked, certainly suggest a mid nineteenth century dating. In general, the model is quite rare. Some examples were fitted with a Britannia metal or pewter lid but this was never integral to the piece. This striking composition, then, is a rare and desirable item collectors with an interest in British Staffordshire wares.

Two Avon Perfume Bottles, Lady and a Girl, 1970s
Price: £20
Japanese Kutani Dish decorated with the Thousand Faces pattern, first half C20th
Price: £45The colourings and style of work here clearly indicate the workshops of Kutani (the word means 'nine valleys') in the former Kaga province of Japan. By the nineteenth century the majority of their pieces were decorated in iron red and gold but sometimes with other colours in addition, as here. The ‘thousand faces’ pattern (an apocryphal term and this cataloguer has not attempted to count the number of faces appearing here) seems to have been evolved around the end of the nineteenth century and then continued in production until the mid twentieth. Both plates in various sizes and even tea sets are found in the design. The mark ‘Made in Japan’ was usually employed after 1941 (in the previous twenty years ‘Japan’ was the norm) but there are exceptions and the paste of the foot rim here does suggest a slightly earlier date, perhaps around 1930. In perfect condition, with very little wear to the decoration, this piece is a fine example of a rather eccentric decorative patttern.

Oil Painting of a landscape scene with trees, framed, C20th
Price: £45
Carved Chinese brown jade necklace
Price: £55
Victorian small note pad for chatelaine
Price: £45
Pair of Taxco Mexican silver earrings, c1980
Price: £75
A group of twenty assorted artists Stamps in H&R Johnson sample Box, C20th
Price: £75
Loetz style glass Bowl, early C20th
Price: £110Most of the original Loetz pieces were not signed and there were many contemporary manufacturers making pieces in a similar style. There are, furthermore, modern reproductions. The attribution ‘Loetz’, is, inevitably, generously and loosely applied but sometimes true certainty is hard to achieve. Much information and assistance can be obtained from the website Loetz.com. On that basis this attractive bowl with its crimped rim and wavy line design on a purple ground is best regarded as Loetz style but probably contemporary with the output of the Loetz factory itself. It has great decorative appeal nevertheless.

Outstanding Taxco silver and abalone Bangle c1980
Price: £200
Japanese Gouache Painting of Flowering Lotus, signed and framed, C20th
Price: £45
Royal Doulton bottle form Vase decorated with flowering lotus, early 20th Century
Price: £75The Doulton pottery originally had its first factory in Lambeth, London. Set up in 1815 by John Doulton, who is rumoured to have spent his life savings of £100 in starting the business, the firm concentrated on making pipes and utilitarian works. But in the 1880s the Company moved to Staffordshire and began making fine bone china tableware and decorative items. The pottery was located in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent and has manufactured high quality ceramics and porcelains ever since, receiving a Royal Warrant in 1901.
This piece is typical of the glazed pottery pieces made in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A muted palette of colours was used and a variety of forms created with many artists taking a hand in the decoration. Most of the pieces are signed, as here. The pattern number indicates a date after 1894, but the Royal Warrant mark means a dating in the early 1900s. Perhaps a timing in the Edwardian era (1901-1910) is the most likely.
This vase is an excellent example of the creative designs which Doulton produced. As often, there is a slight Oriental influence but the style and design are unmistakeable.

Daum Crystal Glass Swallowtail Bowl, signed Daum-France circa 1960
Price: £150Vases in this form were produced by the well known French maker Daum in the 1950s and the 1960s. The sizes and designs can vary with some examples measuring up to two feet and intended as table ornaments. This piece is rather smaller and perhaps more elegant. The crystal glass is of extremely high quality and reflects the light in a very attractive way. The weight is good and the glass itself is thickly blown and expertly formed, The flat base shows signs of bevelled edging at the exterior and one of the sides bears the typical etched Daum mark with 'Daum' and 'France' separated by a device comprising an upright line with two crosses.
The more petite size and the quality of the manufacture and design make this a most appealing example of Daum's work at its best. Dating can be assumed to be around 1960 if not slightly before. A desirable piece indeed for collectors of twentieth century art glass.

Chinese Bone Inkwell in the form of a Chair, early 20th century
Price: £25
Very fine Indian silver repousse plaque Necklace, c1970
Price: £85
Fine quality pair of Brass Cobra Candlesticks, Indian first half C20th
Price: £95
Czech Egyptian Revival bracelet 1930s
Price: £30
Porcelain Mug : Buckingham Palace 1997
Price: £10
Japanese Ceramic Figural Group of two Geisha, late C19th
Price: £25
1940s Dutch coin braclet
Price: £35
Framed Stumpwork Panel depicting a Bowl of Flowers, English, 1930s
Estimate: £30 – 40
1950s Regency style needlepoint kit bag
Price: £75
Set of Three Empire Porcelain Company Biscuit Jars circa 1900
Price: £120The Empire Porcelain Company was established in 1896 at the Empire Works in Stoke Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent. A wide range of pottery and porcelain was subsequently produced until the factory’s closure in 1967. The various marks include the initials EPC, EP or the word Empire. The form of the mark seen here occurs on the earliest pieces made between 1896 and 1912. Blue ground pieces with mythological scenes were produced in a variety of forms during this period, some decorative, such as ornamental vases, and some more practical, as here : modest but graceful accessories for the Edwardian drawing room.

Bone parquetry box decorated in the manner of Fornasetti, Venetian, mid C20th
Price: £85
Japanese Kutani Shell Shape Dish, circa 1880
Price: £55Kutani (the word means 'nine valleys') porcelain was made at various factories in the former Kaga province of Japan. The earliest pieces were in a completely different style employing a palette of colours emphasising green, the so called 'Ko Kutani'. Production of this ceased around 1730, and manufacturing was not revived until the early nineteenth century when the more familiar colourings of iron red and gold were introduced. Many pieces were exported to the West in a variety of forms including vases and wall plates. This shell dish is more unusual; the shape is more normally found in Chinese ceramics. Perhaps one of an original pair, this dish, like its Chinese counterparts, was probably intended as a serving dish and could even be used as such today although it can well stand as a decorative item.

Sack form plastic beaded bag, English, 1950s
Price: £65
Victorian ladies watch chain c1900
Price: £40
Intricate Czech glass necklace 1930s
Price: £65
Group lot of three jade necklaces
Price: £45
Stunning suite of necklace and bracelet by Hobe 1950s,
Price: £350Hobe was founded in 1887 by the French goldsmith Jacques Hobe as makers of fine jewellery. The costume jewellery division, Hobe Cie, was added 40 years later by his son, William Hobe, who brought the firm to America in 1927 and was commissioned by Flo Ziegfeld to design and manufacture jewellery for his Ziegfeld Follies costumes. By repute this is the origin of the expression costume jewellery. Production continued from the 1930s to the 1990s and the form of mark here suggests a more later dating within their range.

Minton Indian Tree Pattern Pitcher and Basin circa 1900
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The celebrated firm of Mintons was founded by in 1793 by Thomas Minton (1765–1836) at Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England as ‘Thomas Minton and Sons’, producing earthenware. The initial ranges were standard tablewares in blue transfer-printed or painted earthenware, including the ever-popular Willow pattern. By the mid nineteenth century and in partnership with Michael Hollins, Mintons began the production of decorative finishes for the interior and in particular floor tiles which enjoyed enormous demand and were the subject of numerous prestigious commissions including a contract for the flooring of the American Capitol. This was followed by the introduction of the plain white glazed ‘Parian’ wares and then the Italian inspired ‘majolica’ pieces with their richly coloured lead glazes. Mintons continued to follow popular trends, working with Christopher Dresser, recruiting Louis Solon from Sevres who had developed pâte-sur-pâte wares and finally contributing to Art Nouveau ceramics with a speciality in secessionist wares.
But the manufacture of tableware continued alongside all these other developments and Mintons adopted and adapted the popular ‘Indian Tree’ pattern which was first produced by Coalport in 1801. This design fused elements from Indian textiles and Chinese ceramics into an amalgam with immediate appeal. The pattern includes the crooked branch of a tree and a partial landscape including exotic flowers and leaves with a palette of colours emphasising green, blue, pink, and orange, resembling quite closely the Chinese export wares decorated in ‘Famille Rose’ enamels which had been exported to Europe in great quantities in the eighteenth century. Many of Coalport’s rivals, including Spode, Wedgwood and Royal Worcester produced their own versions of the design, but Mintons’ interpretation was held to be one of the most successful.
It was used by Mintons to decorate a variety of shapes, mainly dinner and tea wares, but the toilet pitcher and matching basin are seldom found in this pattern. Both the forms are extremely elegant, the pitcher with light fluting, a scalloped rim and a complementary handle, while the basin, also lightly fluted, employs simple lines with a turnover rim which follow the shape of a Chinese original. All the standard elements of the pattern can be seen, in particular the twisted tree, and the diaper work borders again reflect Chinese originals.
Both pieces are marked with the pattern number ‘T 216’ and a Minton stamp, the form of which allows fairly accurate dating. The globe topped by a crown with the banner ‘Mintons’ was used from 1873-1912 but ‘England’ was only added after 1891, giving a circa date in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, probably around 1900. The original toilet set, which would have included the pitcher and basin along with, probably, a chamber pot, a soap dish, candlesticks and other accessories, was clearly a ‘deluxe’ item at the time and its quality is still apparent today when it can be enjoyed simply for its decorative appeal and as a reminder of a past era of grandeur.

Wall Vase, designed by Noomi Backhausen, Søholm Stentøj, Denmark, late C20th
Estimate: £80 – 120
Taxco charm bracelet, makers mark Castelan, 1950s
Price: £85
Murano White Glass Vase of abstract organic form, 1960s
Price: £55
An Unusual Pair of Bradawl Form Sewing Tools, probably Persian C20th
Price: £45
Art Deco continental black spinel and marcasite ring, 1920s
Price: £35
Egyptian Revival scarab ring, 1930s
Price: £25
A Set of Six Blue and White Willow Pattern Coasters English Ironstone 1980s
Price: £25These coasters formed part of their range. The decoration employs the transfer pattern technique developed in England in the mid eighteenth century and a staple of nineteenth century productions. Printed designs were 'transferred' to the ceramic surface allowing the production of extensive services in a matching pattern. The Chinese derived 'Willow Pattern' design seems to have been first used around 1790 and was probably designed by Thomas Minton for Spode. All the versions contain similar elements besides the pagodas and landscape scenes most notably the three figures on a bridge and a pair of flying swallows. In order to promote sales, various stories were invented based on elements of the design. These coasters are an amusing recollection of times past and highly practical in addition.

Pair of Lovatt and Lovatt Langley Mill Vases, early C20th
Price: £110The Langley Mill Pottery was located in Langley Mill, Derbyshire on the Derbyshire – Nottinghamshire border. From its establishment in 1865 to its final closure in 1982, it went through five distinct periods of ownership, producing a wide range of stoneware ranging from utilitarian items and to high quality art pottery. This pair of vases dates from the third company that traded there, Lovatt and Lovatt. The Lovatt family had entered into partnership with the owner of the founding business at Langley Mill, James Calvert. From 1895 the business was in sole control of the Lovatt family and traded as ‘Lovatt and Lovatt’ until 1935. The early years of the twentieth century proved to be something of a zenith for them and a wide range of art pottery pieces were made which enjoyed great popularity. Production techniques were streamlined without a reduction in quality and in 1905, leadless glazes were introduced. These are proudly announced on the base of this pair of vases which are an excellent example of the Lovatt and Lovatt style and probably date to 1912, indicated by the impressed numbers for that year.

Mounted aquatint engraving of a Courting Couple, signed, probably French C20th
Price: £45
Silver Pendant, Tutankhamun and Ankhsenamun, Egyptian 1950s
Price: £35
Art Deco Shagreen Picture Frame, 1930s
Price: £110Shagreen is a natural hide, typically from shark, stingray or dogfish, worked through special processes to produce a granular surface effect. Known in China and Japan from the earliest times and popular in Europe in the eighteenth century Shagreen enjoyed its greatest popularity in the Art Deco period where it was used as a covering for writing desks and well-dressed cabinetry and smaller items such as the picture frame we have here. The clean lines of this piece and the palette of colours employed fit exactly with the ethos of the Art Deco period and a dating to the 1930s is extremely likely. A luxury item at the time it could be used now to provide enhanced presentation of a favourite image adding to it a hint of true elegance.

Two Wood Boxes : Marriage of Charles and Diana, Birth of Prince William, late C20th
Price: £15
An Octagonal Brass Tray with a roundel of an elephant, probably Persian early C20th
Price: £45
Large Cinnabar and filigree silver brooch, 1930s
Price: £45
Chinese cord bracelet with jade stones carved as fish
Price: £15
Burmese Black Lacquer and Gilt Scroll Stand, C20th
Price: £25
Outstanding Art Deco necklace with French jet and rock crystal beads c1920
Price: £175
Vintage Indian silver pendant Necklace, 20th century
Price: £85
Bay Ceramic Ewer No 268-30, West Germany, 1960s
Price: £55Bay Ceramics was founded by Eduard Bay in the 1930s and based in Ransbach Baumbach, the heart of the main West German pottery producing region. Their productions included vases in a wide variety of shapes and designs which continued in production until the 1980s. Bodo Mans was amongst their most famous designers working in the 1950s and 1960s. He seems to have concentrated on organic semi abstract designs and ewers in this form, with the same pattern number but in a variety of different glazes, are attributed to him. This monochrome mustard glaze seems particularly attractive and complements the design very successfully producing a striking and decorative item which might enhance a wide variety of interior settings.

Lomonosov Teapot decorated Cockerels, late C20th
Price: £45
Pair of Edwardian Chinese silver brooches, c. 1910
Price: £25
American 1980s statement necklace with intaglio pendants
Price: £55PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS FREE UK SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM. For international buyers the shipping cost will be reduced by the UK shipping cost, so don't worry if you are outside the UK, you still receive this benefit!

Victorian silver bracelet set with garnets 1900
Price: £35
Egyptian silver cuff bangle with portait plaques of Pharoahs
Price: £85
Long lapis lazuli bead necklace c1980
Price: £30
Fun 1970s button bangle
Price: £25
Leaded Slag Glass Bowl, C20th
Price: £45
Egyptian Revival statement necklace signed EBE c1930
Price: £110
An Arts and Crafts small Brass Tray, English early twentieth century
Price: £40
An Arts and Crafts small Brass serving Tray, English early twentieth century
Price: £40
A Ceramic Moneybox in the form of a Pig, Helensgate Ceramics, mid twentieth century
Price: £25
Chinese Shoushan Soapstone Seal with the characters A.H., C20th
Price: £45
Uredale Glass Vase, late C20th/early C21st
Price: £55
Nesting Set of Four Small Brass Trays with an engraved designs of Bats, Chinese C20th
Price: £30
Pair of Chinese Ginger Jars decorated Birds and Flowers, late C20th
Price: £45
Victorian Egyptian Revival motif necklace with red stones c1900
Price: £85
A Pair of Art Deco Pressed Glass Trophy Form Vases, Davidson, 1930s
Price: £45
Japanese Fukagawa Imari Bowl, signed, circa 1880
Price: £380The Fukagawa kilns produced the best quality Imari items made in Japan in the late nineteenth century for export to the West. Their history starts with Ezaiemon Fukagawa who in 1856 became head of his family's porcelain business and in 1875 founded Koransha (The Company of the Scented Orchid) in Arita, Japan, to produce tableware for export. In 1894 the modern Fukagawa company was founded by Chuji Fukagawa, with the Fukagawa trade mark of Mount Fuji and a stream, as its trade mark. Dating here is within the Meiji period (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880. This conforms with the script mark used as opposed to the later symbol design.

Lovely large brooch by Thomas L Mott c1940
Price: £20
Desktop Model of a Typhoon Bomber Plane, Modern
Price: £25
Egyptian table decoration depicting a Pharoah and Attendant, c1940
Price: £45
Pair of Italian faux tortoiseshell earrings, 1980s
Price: £15PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS FREE UK SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM. For international buyers the shipping cost will be reduced by the UK shipping cost, so don't worry if you are outside the UK, you still receive this benefit!

Vintage black crocodile Handbag, Italian, 1980s
Price: £150
Charming small amber pendant brooch set as an owl c2000
Price: £15
Incredible quality Silver and paste brooch c1950
Price: £45
Sweet Taxco heart bracelet c1980
Price: £75
Liberty Dollar 1922 mounted as a pendant on necklace
Price: £35
Indian carved Soapstone Figure of an Elephant and Baby Elephant
Price: £25
Chinese Cantonese style Vase decorated butterflies, late C20th
Price: £150
Pair of Chinese Soapstone Seals in a fitted box, C20th
Price: £45
Massive natural coral beads
Price: £175
Victorian silver gilt filigree bracelet, Morocco
Price: £95
English Silver pin cushion in the form of a boot, London 1991
Price: £75
Souvenir White House Enamel Box and Cover
Price: £15
Four Art Deco style small Glass Vases with silver decoration, possibly Murano 1930s
Price: £55
Art Deco Coffee Pot, Crownford Burslem, Staffordshire 1930s
Price: £35Burslem in Staffordshire was one of the famous six ‘pottery towns’ and immortalised in the novels of Arnold Bennett as ‘Bursley’. The firm Thomas Ford and Sons began its production there in the late nineteenth century, continuing until 1938 when the business was purchased by Oswald Shufflebottom who renamed it Ford & Sons (Crownford) Ltd. The trade name ‘Crownford’ had been adopted quite early on by the Ford family and was kept by the Shufflebottom family until the late 1980s. The ‘Crownford Burslem’ wares were mostly produced in the fashionable Art Deco style during the late 1920s and 1930s and this coffee pot is a fine and representative example of their work.

Mint Coronet Rapid camera with case 1950s
Price: £45
Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Bead Necklace, mid C20th
Price: £55
Victorian large 9ct gold brooch set with amber c1900
Price: £200
Two Burmese Textiles, mid C20th
Price: £55The distinctive style of embroidery and applied work here is typical of Burmese work known as ‘Kalaga’ which means ‘curtain’ in Burmese and is used to refer to heavily embroidered appliqué tapestry sewn with a technique called ‘shwe gyi do’. First produced around 150 years ago, Kalagas are generally linen, silk, cotton or velvet background fabrics embellished with sequins, embroidery, beads, coloured stones, tiny pearls, coral, braids and metal threads, the choice of materials depending in part on the client’s budget. Cotton padding was used to produce the ‘3D’ effect seen here and on many other examples of the work. The elaborate decoration meant that some of the larger pieces could take many months to produce. These two panels are an excellent example of the genre with the lavish use of gold thread. They have survived in excellent condition and can decorate an interior today in the same way that they graced the interiors of the makers’ contemporaries. Dating is difficult and a mid C20th attribution is probably sensible but an earlier period of manufacture is quite possible.

Caithness Glass Perfume Bottle and Stopper, late C20th
Price: £30
Perfume Bottle and Stopper, Island Studio, Guernsey, late C20th
Price: £30