
Strand of large Peking glass beads c1920
Price: £25
Victorian enamel buckle c1900
Price: £45
Victorian style Czech glass statement necklace c1930
Price: £65
Egyptian Revival Czech statement necklace set with real beetles c1920
Price: £150
Art Deco paste collar necklace by Schreiber & Hiller c1930
Price: £125
Art Deco bee motif necklace 1930s
Price: £125
Doulton Lambeth Stoneware Jug circa 1900
Price: £45
Chinese Yellow Ground Famille Rose Charger, 1950s/early 1960s
Price: £55This is a fine example of the porcelains made at Jingdezhen, for centuries the chief centre of ceramic production in China, in the early years of the People’s Republic of China (1949-). Soon after the communists took control, the kilns at Jingdezhen were organised into co-operatives, each with a number. Many of their pieces were marked and the form of the mark determines the date of production. The circular marks, as here, were the earliest allowing a dating of this charger to the 1950s or possibly the early 1960s. Some of these conglomerates, for the quality can vary, retained the skills of their predecessors and produced works of high quality. This is clearly seen here in the careful and precise enamelling and the general artistry of the design employing ‘imperial’ yellow with the symbolism of happiness (bats), longevity (shou symbols), friendship and a life of ease (chrysanthemum) and fruitfulness and offspring (lotus), all combining to produce a piece well worthy of its many predecessors.
Please note that the wood stand is for display purposes only and is not incuded with this lot.

Art Deco Vase, Springtime, Price Brothers, Staffordshire, 1930s
Estimate: £20 – 30
Striking continental silver modernist bracelet c1960
Price: £55
Victorian silver gilt filigree bracelet, Morocco
Price: £95
Victorian large 9ct gold brooch set with amber c1900
Price: £200
Massive natural coral beads
Price: £175
Mille fiore bead flapper necklace c1930
Price: £95
An unusual pair of white glaze models of Spaniels, Beswick, 1960s
Price: £75While a close relation to the traditional Victorian ‘Staffordshire Dog’, these figures were actually made by the English firm Beswick in the twentieth century. Founded in 1894 by James Beswick and his sons, the company became known for its output of figurines, eventually securing the rights to producing characters from the novels of Beatrix Potter and the films of Walt Disney. It was sold to Royal Doulton in 1969 who continued production until 2002, selling the pottery premises in 2003 and the rights to the name in 2004 when they were bought by Dartington Crystal who still manufacture pieces carrying the Beswick name. These spaniel figures appear to date from the 1960s and were made in at least two sizes. Most have painted decoration but the plain white finish here is really the most pleasing of all producing a pair of decorative items with timeless appeal.

Cup : Marriage and Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, 1911
Price: £10Production of this piece was presumably contemporary with the coronation in 1911 and many similar pieces were made by other factories at the time, more often in a straight sided mug shape. The form here suggests that there might have been an original saucer but none seem to have survived.

Egyptian table decoration depicting a Pharoah and Attendant, c1940
Price: £45
Pewter and brass box and cover in the form of a Mallard Duck, Gatco, Hong Kong, 1960s
Price: £25
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.

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.

Murano White Glass Vase of abstract organic form, 1960s
Price: £55
Octagonal Agate Mortar Bowl, C20th
Price: £25
West German Vase with drip glaze decoration, Scheurich, 1960s
Price: £45Although not marked as such, this vase has all the hallmarks of the firm Scheurich Keramik which started production in 1954, rather later than most of its competitors, but soon became the largest producer of commercial art pottery in Germany. Their pieces rarely carried the factory name but usually the model number followed by the height in centimetres with ‘W-Germany’ below, as here. Model ‘517’ can be found in a variety of different glazes but the colourings here with the contrast between browns and cream are particularly successful. Dating is to the 1960s.

Monumental Mille Fiore glass bead necklace c1970
Price: £175
Pair of continental style openwork border Dishes, probably Chinese C20th
Estimate: £10 – 20
Large silver fancy link Bracelet, modern
Price: £50
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.

Cranberry Glass Vase circa 1900
Price: £30
Framed Ceramic Plaque depicting St John’s Church, Old Coulsdon, late C20th
Price: £25
Chinese Fan, painting on silk, 1960s
Price: £15
Studio Pottery Vase with Robin’s Egg Glaze marked Zambia, Modern
Price: £30
Mexican Silver Bracelet with Aztec Designs, Taxco, 1950s
Price: £65
Framed Chinese painting on silk, two Silk Dyers, C19th/C20th
Price: £15
Dutch Delft Blue and White Gourd Vase in C18th Style, late C20th
Estimate: £20 – 30
Studio Pottery Vase with flambé glaze, C20th
Price: £75
Set of three Wade Bramble Pattern teaware items, 1950s
Price: £25Wade Ceramics Ltd was a manufacturer of porcelain and earthenware, headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Founded in 1867, it was run by various members of the Wade family until the death of George Anthony Wade in 1987 after which there was a succession of management buyouts. Despite substantial investment in 2009, the firm eventually went into administration in 2022. Wade produced a wide variety of ceramics, including the well known Wade Whimsies animal figurines. A pair of Art Deco green glazed ‘salts’ are also included in this sale. The ‘Bramble’ design was created in the 1950s and a wide variety of tea service shapes were produced in the pattern. Collectors today can attempt to assemble examples from the whole of the range, towards which these three pieces might provide some assistance.

Chinese Blue and White Snuff Bottle circa 1900
Price: £45
Small Chinese Ginger Jar decorated in Famille Rose enamels, second half C20th
Price: £25The stamped mark to the base reads ‘Zhongguo Jingdezhen Zhi (China Jingdezhen Made)’ with the letter ‘V’ between two lines. In the early 1950s almost all the factories in Jiangxi, the province where the kiln town Jingdezhen is situated, were merged into larger units, each made up of ten to fifteen previously independent factories. From this time factory numbers such as we have here (=V=) came to be used and many pieces are found with a wide variety of letters and numbers indicating the various cooperatives. The quality of the productions varied and it is a reasonable assumption that increasing years witnessed a decline. While other examples of this type of jar exist, some with their original domed covers, this piece is of the very best quality, indeed the work matches earlier pieces in the style very closely, and a dating to the mid 1950s seems quite plausible. It shows that the Chinese potters continued to produce to a high standard when they chose to do so and provides a pleasing memento of the closing era of a tradition of porcelain production stretching back long into the past.

Pair of Navajo Kingman turquiose earrings, signed, 1970s
Price: £65
Mexican Silver Bolo Tie with Aztec mask Head, Taxco, c1950
Price: £125
Japanese Bone and Lacquer Plaque, Lady and Boy, signed, late C19th
Price: £45These bone and lacquer plaques were produced in great quantities by Japanese artists in the late nineteenth century for export to the West and became a familiar feature of the European drawing room. The medium was easily subject to damage and loss, especially in respect of the bone inlay, and while this example has some slight damage this is confined to a crack in the lacquer ground of the panel itself and some chipping to the extremities of the panel. The decoration of the figures remains intact (the surround seems to have been cut away in some places to give added definition to the composition) and allows appreciation of the skill with which they were carved, presenting a genre scene of great charm.

Small Art Deco wrist bag with Bakelite closure, French 1920s
Price: £35
Edwardian Scottish bloodstone bar brooch c1910
Price: £30
Large round Scottish agate cloak pin c 1900
Price: £125
Two jade carvings mounted as a necklace
Price: £125
Danish silver brooch, Niels Erik From, marked, c1960
Price: £55
Pair of ceramic Bookends, the three wise monkeys, Czech second half C20th
Price: £30
Indian wooden toy model of a Horse with metal fitments, early C20th
Price: £25
Victorian filigree style handbag c1900
Price: £25
Ceramic and Bronze figure of a Blue Tit, Albany Worcester, late C20th
Price: £35
Taxco collar necklace by Rubi Ramirez c1950
Price: £350
Very fine Berber North African necklace c1950
Price: £45
Amber buddha carving on egg yolk amber and lapis necklace
Price: £175
Persian silver bracelet with inset enamel plaques, c1930
Price: £125
Desktop Model of a Typhoon Bomber Plane, Modern
Price: £25
Studio Pottery Vase signed Kamini, Greece, 1970s
Price: £45Although ‘Kamini’ is both the Greek word for a kiln and the name of a village on the Greek island of Hydra, it actually stands here for the Greek firm of that name whose registered office was at Kallithea, a suburb of Athens. The Kamini pottery produced a wide range of appealing but often slightly rustic wares in the 1970s, many with the splash glaze effects we see here and all stamped with the firm’s name. This vase stands out somewhat for the simple lines of its form and the variety of effects in its decoration with a particularly pleasing palette of colours and demonstrates that this Mediterranean pottery could well rival at times the work of some of its European competitors.

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.

Chinese Blue and white ceramic beads, C20th
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Large graduated necklace of nut carving beads, 1930s
Price: £25
Vintage Cobalt Blue Glass Perfume Bottle and Stopper, 1930s
Price: £25

Pair of Japanese Shaped Saucer Dishes, Maruku China, 1940s
Price: £25The Maruku factory seems to have operated in Japan after the second world war producing modest but good quality wares for export, rather in the style of Noritake pieces. Usually their pieces are marked in addition ‘Made in Japan’ but for some reason not here. The forms, colourings and designs here are quite unusual and while modest, these are good quality decorative items suitable for a contemporary interior.
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Dresden style model of a Coach and Horses, probably German early C20th
Price: £75
Blue Millefiore beads c1950
Price: £65
Pewter and brass box and cover in the form of a Mallard Duck, Gatco, Hong Kong, 1960s
Price: £25
Taxco charm bracelet, makers mark Castelan, 1950s
Price: £85
Art Deco Python Clutch
Price: £85
Outstanding Suede Lanvin Clutch in original box 1950s
Price: £250
Glossy brown crocodile handbag 1960s
Price: £65
Small suede handbag, England 1940s
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Oriental style ceramic plate, signed Alice Smith, possibly American mid C20th
Price: £10
Japanese Arita Brushwasher, C20th
Price: £25
Ceramic Model of a Viking Longboat, Wade, 1950s/1960s
Price: £25Wade Ceramics Ltd was a manufacturer of porcelain and earthenware, headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Founded in 1867, it was run by various members of the Wade family until the death of George Anthony Wade in 1987 after which there was a succession of management buyouts. Despite substantial investment in 2009, the firm eventually went into administration in 2022. Wade produced a wide variety of ceramics, including the well known Wade Whimsies animal figurines.
Many of their pieces were designed to act as small containers for flowers and trinkets and this piece is a particularly amusing example of the type. Two colour ranges exist, one as here and one with much darker tones which is held to be later. Dating here, then, is most likely to the 1950s/1960s when the Wade production lines were in full swing and enjoying considerable popularity.

Czech Egyptian Revival bracelet 1930s
Price: £30
West German Bay Keramik Pitcher with stylised floral designs, late C20th
Price: £45Founded by Eduard Bay in the 1930s and based in Ransbach Baumbach in the heart of the main West German pottery producing region, Bay Keramik grew to be one of the most prolific producers of ceramics in the ‘West German’ style and continued production into the 1990s. This piece retains its original paper label and the format of this allows dating to the 1970s/1980s. The jug has almost a slightly rustic feel and recalls much earlier German ceramic items. The numbers on the base indicate the form number but it has not been possible to identify this.

Sowerby Blue Glass Footed Bowl, 1930s/1940s
Price: £25The Sowerby family came from the North West of England near Carlisle and settled in Gateshead in the late eighteenth century. The firm Sowerby Glassworks is known from 1807 onwards and continued production until 1972, concentrating on pressed glass. Catalogues of their wares still exist and they produced pieces in a wide variety of styles and shapes which retain their popularity today.

Yellow ground Bursley Ware Dragon Bowl by Frederick Rhead, circa 1920
Price: £55

West German Keramik Jug with drip glaze, second half C20th
Price: £45
Taxco suite of necklace and earrings, malachite and onyx stations, 1990s
Price: £250
Vintage Needlepoint Picture of a lady dressed in a crinoline, framed, probably 1930s
Price: £25
Murano glass four layer Sommerso tear drop shape Vase, 1960s
Estimate: £40 – 60
Art Deco opaline glass necklace 1930s
Price: £125
Victorian ladies watch chain c1900
Price: £40
Taxco bracelet set with carved obsidian stones c1950
Price: £55
Fun vintage jade necklace with hook and ring closure c1980
Price: £25
Large Victorian Turquoise pendant c1900
Price: £95
Hanley Ware circular bowl, Lancaster and Sons, 1920s
Price: £25Lancaster & Sons Ltd were manufacturers of earthenware at the Dresden works, Tinkersclough, in the Shelton area of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England. The firm was founded in 1899 under the name ‘Lancaster and Barker’ was renamed ‘Lancaster & Sons Ltd’ in the early 1900s and continued production until 1944. In the 1920s they produced various pieces with rural landscape scenes of which this is an example. Some see reminiscences of the ‘Arts and Crafts’ movement here but the mark found on the bottom clearly dates the piece to the 1920s. The yellow lustre glaze is interesting and free from the crazing sometimes found.

Vintage Needlepoint Picture of a Garden Scene, framed, second half C20th
Price: £25
Chinese Majolica Style Brush Holder modelled as a Crane, mid C20th
Estimate: £30 – 40
Pair of Wade green glazed Mermaid salts, 1950s
Price: £55Wade Ceramics Ltd was a manufacturer of porcelain and earthenware, headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Founded in 1867, it was run by various members of the Wade family until the death of George Anthony Wade in 1987 after which there was a succession of management buyouts. Despite substantial investment in 2009, the firm eventually went into administration in 2022. Wade produced a wide variety of ceramics, including the well known Wade Whimsies animal figurines.
This pair of salts is rather different to many of their productions and have a distinctly ‘Art Nouveau’ feel but, in fact, date to the 1950s when this particular format of the factory mark was used. It seems to be one of the rarer forms and pairs are even rarer still, so definitely one for Wade collectors!

Rennie Mackintosh silver scarf ring with scarf included, c1990
Price: £45
An Unusual Pair of Bradawl Form Sewing Tools, probably Persian C20th
Price: £45
Tigers Eye bracelet with a large central carved dragon bead, certificate for 2012
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Art Deco paste bracelet by Schreiber & Hiller c1930
Price: £75
Two Ceramic Jugs with Erotic Decoration, continental perhaps German, circa 1900
Price: £25These pieces represent something of a puzzle. Seen the right way round (with the handle on the right) they are plain and the decoration only reveals itself on the reverse. This suggests a playful intent to conceal which, when combined with the subject matter, suggests something a bit ‘naughty’ which could confirm the second interpretation of what the seated man is holding! The paste, and general style of the pieces, looks continental and a German origin might be a good guess, but no more than that. The blue glazed jug has an impressed mark to the base ‘186 [plus an unidentifiable number]’ which might be the date but is more likely the pattern number; a dating of around 1900 for both seems reasonable - certainly there is an ‘old’ look to the pieces. There are one or two similar examples but little in the way of firm information. One for a collector to puzzle out!

Chinese Shoushan Soapstone Seal with the characters A.H., C20th
Price: £45
Golden Amber Webb Glass Vase, marked, 1950s
Price: £45Thomas Webb began his glass career in 1829, when he became a partner in the Wordsley Glassworks. Various career changes followed and in 1859 he was joined by his sons Thomas Wilkes Webb and Charles Webb and began trading as Thomas Webb & Sons based in Stourbridge. The firm was run by various family members until mergers started to occur in the early twentieth century and Sven Fogelberg, previously from Swedish glassworks Kosta, became manager in 1932. Production continued with more mergers in the 1960s and 1970s until the firm closed in 1990. This vase was made by Thomas Webb during the 1950s as part of their 'Gay Glass' range in a design called 'Old English Bull's Eye' and has the typical 'Webb England' mark to the base.

Egyptian Revival necklace depicting Tutankhamun c1980
Price: £45
Pair of Italian faux tortoiseshell earrings, 1980s
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