
Antqiue Scottish agate specimen brooch/pendant
Price: £55
West German Studio Pottery Vase, Scheurich 259-41, 1970s
Price: £150……………………………………………………………………………………….....................................................................................… .
It took time for Germany to rebuild after the Second World War and it was not until 1949 that the country regained its national identity. The production of ceramics slowly revived and began to gain momentum in the 1950s eventually reaching a total of over one hundred companies and studio potteries. Some of the concerns produced a substantial output including Carstens, Bay, ES, and Dümler & Breiden but the most prolific of all was Scheurich. In 1927 Alois Scheurich established with a partner a company named ‘Scheurich and Greulich’ (S&G) which focused on producing low cost ceramic and glass items (see image 7). The success of this business provided the springboard for the creation of ‘Scheurich KG Keramikfabrik’ in 1954. While it commenced production rather later than some of its competitors it soon grew to overtake them and the glaze colourings for which it became best known were produced in the 1970s. Eventually the firm changed direction yet again and is now known for producing ceramic garden ornaments which have an international appeal.
Most of the Scheurich pieces are marked, nearly always with two sets of numbers ‘XXX-XX’ and the wording ‘W.GERMANY’, although there are variants. The firm’s name can appear in addition, as here, where we see as well ‘SCHEURICH KERAMIK’, and it is thought that this indicates a later dating to the 1970s/1980s. The first three numbers are the model number and the last two the height in centimetres, here ‘259-41’. ‘259’, as with nearly all the model numbers, was made with a wide variety of glaze colourings and effects. Equally, similar colours and patterns were used on different models. The shape is one of the firm’s most successful. The cylindrical body narrows gently towards the base and has a well defined shoulder with a concave neck and an inturning rim. The bright orange at the centre is bordered with and divided by irregular black ‘crusty effect’ bands. These are an excellent example of the apocryphally named ‘lava’ glaze for which Scheurich was so well known. Either side of this are two sections of grey speckle glaze which complete the whole. The vase is glazed brown inside and at the base which has the factory markings in raised lettering. Similar glaze combinations can be found on other pieces but the result is rarely as successful as here and the colour scheme used enhances the classic simplicity of the shape, loosely derived from a Chinese original.
This is a vase to appeal to decorators and collectors alike and is very much a ‘one off’ example of these popular wares standing rather apart from its many companions.

Two lacquer bird brooches 1980s
Price: £15
Art Deco Cicada Necklace, probably English 1930s
Price: £35
Chinese Cloisonné Square Vase on Stand, C20th
Price: £25The cloisonné technique, in which glass derived enamels were set in wire outlines (the so called ‘cloisons’ from the French word), was developed in China in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and then used throughout, right up until the C20th, indeed pieces are still produced today. The style of enamelling here with fairly bold outlines to the decoration and the use of bright enamel colours suggests a dating here to the mid twentieth century which corresponds to the probable date of the accompanying wood stand. Perhaps intended as a desk ornament or possibly a flower vase, this piece could certainly find a home in a contemporary setting.

American Art Deco silver and marcasite brooch
Price: £35
Massive Grotto style belt buckle c1980
Price: £25
Pair of Art Deco chrome wall sconces
Price: £50
Art Nouveau Bronze Plaque c.1900
Price: £75
Indian carved Soapstone Figure of an Elephant and Baby Elephant
Price: £25
Vintage Woven Straw and Raffia Beach Bag, 1950s
Price: £65
Art Deco Wooden Cigarette Box, 1930s
Price: £25
Tibetan turquoise and silver necklace 1930s
Price: £45
Japanese Arita Blue and White Saucer decorated Gourd and Grapes, mid C20th
Price: £15
Art Nouveau style turquoise glazed Urn shape Vase, Bretby ware, early C20th
Price: £75The firm Bretby was the result of an amalgamation between Henry Tooth and William Ault who formed a partnership in 1883. Both had previously worked at the Linthorpe pottery established by Christopher Dresser in 1879 and retained a comnnection with the celebrated designer even after striking out on their own. Success came early and the firm won a gold award in the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1884, patenting their trademark with its sunburst design above the name Bretby in the same year. Ault left the partnership in 1887 to set up his own business under his own name but Henry Tooth continued to oversee production until his death in 1918, the business then remaining under the control of the Tooth family until it was sold in 1933. Production continued, though, well into the twentieth century until the firm closed around in the late 1990s.
This piece is typical of their earlier work with a nod to both the art nouveau style and Dresser himself, particularly in the shape of the handles. ‘Hammered’ decoration was typical of the Arts and Crafts movement popular at the time and the applied floral decoration has some parallels with Japanese pieces again much in vogue at that period. Similar pieces are known with the same shape and pattern number (1742) which seems itself also to indicate an early twentieth century dating, but the applied decoration seen here is unusual.

Lot of 3 vintage Chinese miniature cork groups
Price: £25
Set of 5 matching 18ct gold sewing tools in fitted case, August Boileau, French c.1850
Estimate: £100 – 200
Reproduction Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Teapot, Modern
Price: £35
Estruscan style necklace in the manner of Lalaounis c1990
Price: £75
An unusual Pair of Chinese carved Soapstone Vases, circa 1900
Price: £110
Victorian Chinese turquoise beads 1900
Price: £400
Japanese Studio Pottery Vase, signed, C20th
Price: £75
Italian silver Cuff Bangle with chainmail decoration, modern
Price: £30
Victorian decorated papier mache glove box with pair of kidskin gloves
Price: £65
Set of 6 small Art Deco style plates by C.T. Altwasser, Silesia, 1920s/1930s
Price: £75

Silver Butterfly form Pendant set with Abalone, Bali, C20th
Price: £95
Two long infinity strands of cultured pearls
Price: £45
Davidson Glass Topaz Briar Table Centrepiece, 1930s
Price: £45George Davidson founded the Teams Flint Glass Works in 1867, which later became known as George Davidson & Co. In the 1880s the company began producing pressed glass tableware in a variety of shapes and by the 1920s their designs began to reflect the new Art Deco trends. The firm continued production until the 1980s, closing in 1987. Some of their catalogues still exist and one from the early 1930s shows a piece very similar to this one (see image 11). The colour is known as ‘Topaz Briar’ and the swirling effects resemble other pieces in their ‘cloud glass’ range, a pattern for which the firm was famous.
The colourings and small size of this piece make it an unusual find amongst the Davidson wares which can be seen today and the presence of all three elements (perfect and complete) make it a desirable addition to a collection of twentieth century pressed glass.

Four Art Deco style small Glass Vases with silver decoration, possibly Murano 1930s
Price: £55
Art Deco style Vase signed E.Radford, mid C20th
Price: £75There were, in fact, two craftsmen working in the C20th British pottery industry with the name Edward Radford, father and son. Radford senior worked for Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Pottery in Manchester from 1903 until his retirement in 1936, acting as their main thrower. Radford junior joined his Father in 1905, but the First World War intervened, in which he won a Military Cross for his actions at Passchendaele in 1917 and afterwards he settled in Stoke on Trent, the heart of Britain’s pottery industry. An association developed with H.J.Wood’s Alexandra Pottery in Burslem who produced a range of wares bearing his name in the 1930s, although Radford himself may have acted as more a salesman than the designer. Production continued after the war and even after Radford’s retirement in 1948. The form of mark used here implies the later dating but may have been used earlier. The impressed figures indicate model number. Even if this vase is post war, the style is emphatically that of pre war Art Deco period with the simple lines of the form accompanied by semi abstract decoration vaguely reminiscent of Clarice Cliff combining to produce a piece of timeless attraction.

Scottish silver ring inset with a Chalcedony stone, 1950s
Price: £45
Large floral ivory white Bakelite buckle, British 1930s
Price: £65
Rare large ruby red Bakelite buckle, American 1930s
Price: £75
Trade+Aid Enamel Teapot, No.292.UK, 1990s
Price: £25
Two marcasite convertable dress clip brooches c1940
Price: £35
Japanese Noh Figure Doll of a Lady, Showa Period (1926-1989)
Price: £55Dolls such as these were made for display, sometimes at the special ‘Doll’s Day’ or ‘Girls Day’ festival held annually on the third of March and termed ‘Hinamatsuri’. The elaborate dress is sometimes known as ‘Hagoromo’ (‘feathered’) and the mask with its fixed expression derives from the well known ‘Noh theatre’, a major form of Japanese musical drama created in the fourteenth century which combines dance, music and song and is still performed today. The actors are all male and play the female roles wearing a lady’s mask.
The craftsmanship of this piece is self evident and it was most likely made in the second half of the C20th. It can stand equally well on its own or as part of a wider collection and would be a desirable acquisition either way.

Japanese Carved Wood Figure of a Young girl, Kokeshi doll style, C20th
Price: £45
Indian wooden toy model of a Horse with metal fitments, early C20th
Price: £25
Silver Brooch in the form of a Butterfly, Taxco 1940s
Price: £65
Lacquer Box in the form of a Duck, possibly Persian C20th
Price: £35
Elegant Modernist pendant 1970s
Price: £15
Taxco Mayan Sundial earrings, c1980
Price: £25
Two brooches - Jerusalem Mother of Pearl and Egyptian Silver, 1950s
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!

Mint Coronet Rapid camera with case 1950s
Price: £45
Abstract Design White Glaze Vase, probably British mid C20th
Price: £35
Art Deco glass bead necklace
Price: £20
Chinese circular silk textile Panel in later European brass metal Frame, C19th/C20th
Price: £55
Art Deco Czech glass bracelet
Price: £35
Victorian marquetry miniature table top games table
Price: £75
Micro bead silver mounted Flapper Bag, 1920s
Price: £125
Silver Cricket Box, Islamic probably Persian, early C20th
Price: £110
Pair of Ceramic Wall Hanging Plaques, Butterflies, probably continental 1960s
Price: £40
Outstanding brown swirl Bakelite Necklace with faux cameo, French 1920s
Price: £45
Stunning opera length string of rock crystal beads
Price: £35
Two Chinese Fans, painting on silk, 1960s
Price: £15
Small Chinese Bronze Vase of Ku Form with Elephant Head Handles, Qing Dynasty circa 1800
Price: £75
Unusual Chinese Bowl decorated in the Japanese Kutani Style, early 20th Century
Price: £45
Hopi Thunderbird brooch 1960s
Price: £45
Taxco butterfly brooch with abalone, makers mark EL 1960s
Price: £55
Pair of Chinese Paintings on Silk, framed, C20th
Price: £45
Constructed necklace with jade, egg yolk amber and cherry amber
Price: £250
Ring Tail Lizard Skin Minaudiere with a strap handle marked JD, 1930s
Price: £95This example opens out on one side (the clasp is rather stiff) to reveal a mirror and two lidded powder compacts (complete with the guaze liners) and a holder for a comb (now missing) and on the other where there is a cigarette holder and a compartment presumably for matches. On the lid of this is a pouch doubtless intended as a purse. At the end is a pull out lipstick holder with a small strap and the piece hangs from a strap handle marked with the initials JD.
The piece is in remarkable condition for its age and recalls an era of elegance which a contemporary user might emulate on some special occasion.

Long strand of Chinese cloisonne beads c1950
Price: £60
Victorian Bronze Chamber Candlestick in the form of a Griffin, late C19th
Price: £40
Victorian guilloche enamel and marcasite ring
Price: £60
Cranston Ware Art Nouveau Style Vase, early C20th
Price: £95Cranston Ware was one of the ranges produced by the Pearl Pottery Company, based in Hanley, Stoke on Trent. Founded in 1892, the firm produced a varied selection of ceramic wares, often following contemporary fashions, until its closure in 1947. This vase is demonstrably in the Art Nouveau style and would have been produced when it was at its zenith in the early 1900s. The pattern was known as ‘Tukan’ ware and some of the pieces, but not all, have an impressed mark displaying this. This is an excellent example of the type with the glazes and decorative detail well rendered and certainly deserves the attention of collectors of Art Nouveau.

Florentine style lapis and silver brooch c1900
Price: £35
West German Scheurich Vase, Market Scene Pattern, 225-46, 1970s
Price: £150In 1954, Alois Scheurich founded the Scheurich Keramik factory, having been in partnership before then in the firm ‘Scheurich and Greulich’ (S&G) since 1927. While founded later than many of its competitors, Scheurich grew to become the principal exporter of West German ceramics through until the 1980s and beyond, making vases in a wide variety of shapes and designs. Made in the 1970s, this vase has a retrospective feel recalling Soviet designs from the 1920s and 1930s. The figures seem to be grouped in a stylised market scene with various pitchers containing perhaps wine or oil. The symbolism is unclear unless it refers to the vase itself which could be regarded as recalling the form of the Greek amphora. But whatever the ‘meaning’ we have an imposing and unusual decorative item here which stands rather apart from many of the other pieces produced by its manufacturer.

Art Deco Davidson purple cloud glass bowl, stand and frog, 1930s
Price: £75This model can be seen in the firm's catalogue for 1931 where the bowl and stand are combined with a separate pierced flower holder in the same style. No doubt the size of the ‘frog’ was up to the purchaser who could choose from a range of dimensions which probably explains the slightly different proportions here to the catalogue image which otherwise illustrates our example extremely well, even down to the milled edging to the rim of the bowl. With its archetypal shape and colouring this piece would be an excellent addition to any Art Deco collection as well as providing a striking and decorative item for a contemporary interior.

Three Powder Boxes, gilt metal, alabaster and porcelain, mid C20th
Price: £45
Outstanding Egyptian Revival necklace c1960
Price: £125
Art Deco Burmese dragon head Necklace, 1920s
Price: £75
Art Deco Burmese dragon head Necklace, 1920s
Price: £75
Mintons Coronation Plate, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937, boxed
Price: £25
Chinese Framed Ceramic Plaque depicting Peony, C20th
Price: £150
Chinese Fan, painting on silk, 1960s
Price: £15
Suite of Art Deco banded carnelian necklace and earrings c1920
Price: £95
Pair of Worcester Saucers with Chinoiserie Decoration circa 1780
Price: £45While close to the Chinese originals, many features indicate European and indeed English manufacture, in particular the drawing of the ladies’ heads, the palette of colours used, the borders employed and, most importantly, the glaze and paste of the reverse. The most likely producer here was the Worcester factory whose ‘Mandarin’ pieces were well known and a circa date in the second half of the eighteenth century is reasonable. The saucers would have come from a small tea service with matching bowls and various serving items, including, of course, a teapot. Not so likely to be used now, they provide an elegant example of the vogue for Chinoiserie in England at the time.

French cockerel brooch 1920s
Price: £75
Incredible long jade necklace with large carnelian pendant
Price: £135
Art Nouveau comb with coral fish and pearls
Price: £45
French Souvenir Verre Eglomise Box and Cover, Sacre Coeur de Montmatre, circa 1900
Price: £55
Taxco grape motif necklace, c1980
Price: £250
Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Runner Panel, garden scenes, C20th
Price: £15
Aseda Glasbruk Blue Glass Bottle and Stopper by Bo Borgstrom, 1960s
Price: £55
Blue Millefiore beads c1950
Price: £65
Victorian Whitby jet mourning brooch
Price: £75
Art Deco Long Mille Fiore bead necklace
Price: £65
Long Murano Glass Necklace 1970s
Price: £15
Teapot and Cover : Golden Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II, 2002
Price: £10
Native American turquoise cuff bracelet, 1960s
Price: £225
Pair of Japanese Arita Shallow Bowls circa 1880
Price: £75The town of Arita in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū island, was a major centre for the production of porcelains in Japan. Best known for blue and white pieces it also produced polychrome wares as well, including the familiar imari colourings. While similar to Imari, the wider palette of colours used here is usually termed ‘Arita’ and the decorative appeal of the style is clear. These bowls probably come from an original set of five and their quality is much above average. Dating is to the Meiji era (1868 - 1912) probably around 1880.

A green glass paperweight, Tweedsmuir Glass, Chris Dodds, late C20th
Price: £25It is sold with a matching contemporary illuminated stand which enhance the decorative effect considerably and provides a modest light display installation for the home (see image 6).

Art Deco Scottish bloodstone brooch
Price: £25
Black glass apple pendant on a long chain, 1980s
Price: £25PLEASE 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!

Pendant and chain commemorating 25 years of service at Ford, London 1965
Price: £35
Art Deco Scottish agate necklace
Price: £125
Pair of Chinese Hand Painted Eggs in Case, 1970s
Price: £25
Pink Glass Centrepiece Set, Arabella, Walter and Sohne, 1930s
Price: £55The influence of Art Deco style of this piece is clear and it does indeed date to the 1930s. The model, termed ‘Arabella’ can apparently be seen in the 1934 catalogue of the German glass manufacturers Walther and Sohne, founded by August Walther in 1888 at Ottendorf-Akrilla near Dresden. In the 1930s the firm was famous for its Art Deco designs and also produced a version of ‘cloud glass’ which at one time was held to be exclusive to the English manufacturer Davidson. But some of the English glass makers also drew on their German rival’s work such that Walther and Sohne patented some of their designs in the UK in 1937, presumably to protect their work. This centrepiece set is a classic example of Walther and Sohne’s pre war productions and a distinctive example of Art Deco glassware.
