
Art Nouveau Bronze Tray, stamped 172 Deposé, French c1900
Price: £95
Silver Butterfly form Pendant set with Abalone, Bali, C20th
Price: £95
Art Deco crystal and gilt metal Necklace
Price: £35
Goldette NY Egyptian Revival Statement Necklace, 1970s
Price: £95
Two brooches - Jerusalem Mother of Pearl and Egyptian Silver, 1950s
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Victorian Silver Mounted Banded Agate Brooch, late C19th
Price: £100
Framed Chinese Silk Embroidered Runner Panel, garden scenes, C20th
Price: £15
Cosmetic Box with Japonaiserie Decoration, Boch Freres, early C20th
Price: £45The firm Boch Freres Keramis was founded by Eugene and Victor Boch and their brother-in-law, Jean Baptiste Nothomb, in 1841 and was located in La Louviere in eastern Belgium. In 1906 Charles Catteau joined the company as artistic director and was responsible for a new and wide ranging series of designs, some under the influence of Japonisme, transitioning the company from producing utilitarian objects to highly decorative ceramics. His work can clearly be seen here in a piece which appears to be quite unusual. Both the form and the decoration reflect early twentieth century fashion in the clean lines and the images inspired by Japan. There is a hint of the aesthetic movement here producing an object of great attraction and interest.

Victorian Bronze Chamber Candlestick in the form of a Griffin, late C19th
Price: £40
Lacquer Box in the form of a Duck, possibly Persian C20th
Price: £35
Butler & Wilson massive dragon brooch
Price: £125
Victorian Chinoiserie chatelaine note pad
Price: £125
Chinese style Vase and Cover decorated with ladies and courtiers in a garden scene, C20th
Price: £55
Indian wooden toy model of a Horse with metal fitments, early C20th
Price: £25
Chinese blue ground Vase decorated Prunus, late C20th
Price: £25
Pendant and chain commemorating 25 years of service at Ford, London 1965
Price: £35
Art Deco Burmese dragon head Necklace, 1920s
Price: £75
Chinese Fan, painting on silk, 1960s
Price: £15
Unusual Modernist style brooch
Price: £10
Florentine style lapis and silver brooch c1900
Price: £35
Incredible Taxco collar necklace c1960
Price: £350
Stunning opera length string of rock crystal beads
Price: £35
Massive natural coral beads
Price: £175
Necklace with massive Agate Disc strung set with facetted ruby beads, India, c1940
Price: £325
Mexican silver dolphin bangle bracelet c1990
Price: £65
Lovely fleur de lis brooch 1960s
Price: £10
Vintage hand carved Fossil Stone Trinket Box and Cover, C20th
Price: £25
Egyptian Revival statement necklace signed EBE c1930
Price: £110
Fairing Figurine - The last in bed to put out the light, German, late Nineteenth Century
Price: £25The various figures were made in white glazed porcelain with coloured decoration. The compositions were sculptural and often accompanied by an inscription, as here. Many models are known. Two typical examples are 'Returning from the Ball' and 'Twelve Months after Marriage' but the most common example is represented here 'The last in bed to put out the light'. A couple are seen climbing into a covered bed at the foot of which stands a candle in a holder. These candles are usually broken off, most likely because of simple damage over the years but it has been suggested that this was done deliberately for good luck.
Some of the fairing figurines are marked, as here. The impressed number '2851' comes from the first series of figures produced by the Conta factory with numbers ranging from 2850 to 2899. The earlier examples do not have the shield mark found on most of the pieces which indicates an earlier dating here, more towards the middle of the nineteenth century.
Fairings have been collectors' items for many years now and still hold a naif charm which makes them appealing display items, with a history of their own.

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.

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.

Pair of slender green glass Vases with silver decoration, possibly French early C20th
Price: £45
Victorian tortoiseshell hair ornament
Price: £20
Native American turquoise cuff bracelet, 1960s
Price: £225
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.

Victorian facetted cherry amber beads with intergrated clasp c1900
Price: £150
Octagonal Agate Mortar Bowl, C20th
Price: £25
Japanese Arita Blue and White Saucer decorated Gourd and Grapes, mid C20th
Price: £15
French Souvenir Verre Eglomise Box and Cover, Sacre Coeur de Montmatre, circa 1900
Price: £55
Rare Ermani Bulatti brooch 1980s
Price: £45
Chinese Export Blue and White Tea Caddy and Cover, Qianlong period circa 1760
Estimate: £300 – 400
East German Ceramic Vase, VEB Haldensleben, 1950s
Price: £35The factory mark, a shallow dish superimposed over the letter 'H' inside a circle, is that of the East German pottery VEB Haldensleben. VEB stands for 'Volkseigener Betrieb', meaning a people-owned enterprise and used in relationship to the state owned workplaces in the GDR. Haldensleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany and a ceramics factory was created there in 1945 with the nationalization of the Carstens Uffrecht plant that followed the division of Germany at the end of WWII. Halsdenleben focused primarily on the manufacture of vases. Its output tended to be of superior quality and employed more restrained glazes than those used by its West German counterparts. Upon the reunifucation of Germany in 1990, the factory was returned to its original owners, the Carstens family. The pattern number here is found on other pieces with the same shape but the abstract decoration used is quite individual and evocative of 1950s and early 1960s designs.

Georgian neck brooch c1820
Price: £85
Toy Wicker Chair, mid C20th
Price: £35
Rennie Mackintosh Arts and Crafts silver brooch
Price: £25
Set of Three Japanese Lacquer Nesting Trays, mid to late C20th
Price: £45
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.

Art Deco Scottish shield brooch
Price: £20
Fun 1970s button bangle
Price: £25
Massive Grotto style belt buckle c1980
Price: £25
Abstract Design White Glaze Vase, probably British mid C20th
Price: £35
Black glass apple pendant on a long chain, 1980s
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Art Deco Long Mille Fiore bead necklace
Price: £65
Small Chinese Bronze Vase of Ku Form with Elephant Head Handles, Qing Dynasty circa 1800
Price: £75
Taxco Mayan Sundial earrings, c1980
Price: £25
Stunning Amber and Islamic silver necklace
Price: £45
Blue Millefiore beads c1950
Price: £65
Art Deco necklace with French Jet and paste stations
Price: £45
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.

Reproduction Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Teapot, Modern
Price: £35
Trade+Aid Enamel Teapot, No.292.UK, 1990s
Price: £25
Powder Compact, British Empire Exhibition (1924-1925), dated 1925
Price: £45Souvenirs and medals were produced, amongst which were silver plated powder compacts as here. The round container for the powder has a hinged lid revealing the powder well below, originally fitted with a mauve ribbon tasseled powder puff, and a mirror above. On the surface of the lid, which has a tab for lifting, is a stylised brass lion, a symbol of the British Empire, vitreous enameled in black, red and blue with the wording ‘British Empire Exhibition 1925 ’ There is a short rounded handle and the back has an engraved mark ‘Rd [registered] 689177’ for the patent number. While many were doubtless made (and there is another version with a more slender handle, with a ring at the end, and the background colourings of the lettering reversed) few of these compacts seem to have survived making this a desirable addition to a collection of British memorabilia.

Large floral ivory white Bakelite buckle, British 1930s
Price: £65
Pair of Japanese Prints, C20th
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Two watch fobs 1912 and 1923
Price: £35
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.

A Pair of Japanese Lacquered Porcelain Ginger Jars and Covers, late C19th
Price: £240
An unusual Pair of Chinese carved Soapstone Vases, circa 1900
Price: £110
Micro bead silver mounted Flapper Bag, 1920s
Price: £125
Chinese Soapstone Brushwasher decorated with flowering Lotus, early 20th Century
Price: £45
Art Deco Czech glass bracelet
Price: £35
Stunning Art Deco silver bead work necklace
Price: £85
Outstanding Egyptian Revival necklace c1960
Price: £125
Two lacquer bird brooches 1980s
Price: £15
Set of Four Japanese Ceramic Beakers decorated Geisha, late C20th
Price: £40
Minton Indian Tree Pattern Pitcher and Basin circa 1900
Price: £350………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................................................................
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.

Three Powder Boxes, gilt metal, alabaster and porcelain, mid C20th
Price: £45
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.

Scottish silver ring inset with a Chalcedony stone, 1950s
Price: £45
Pair of Art Deco chrome wall sconces
Price: £50
Teapot and Cover : Golden Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II, 2002
Price: £10
Jean Paul Gaultier Mini Fragrance Set, Le Duo Miniatures Saint Valentin 1990s
Price: £55
Pair of Chinese Hand Painted Eggs in Case, 1970s
Price: £25
Spanish red tooled leather trinket dish with the coat of arms for Castile and León, C20th
Price: £20
Two Scottish Tartan Plaques, C20th
Price: £35
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.

Art Deco bee motif necklace 1930s
Price: £125
Lot of 3 vintage Chinese miniature cork groups
Price: £25
Mintons Coronation Plate, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937, boxed
Price: £25
Silver Cricket Box, Islamic probably Persian, early C20th
Price: £110
Victorian Chinese turquoise beads 1900
Price: £400
Japanese Studio Pottery Vase, signed, C20th
Price: £75
Incredible long jade necklace with large carnelian pendant
Price: £135
Indian carved Soapstone Figure of an Elephant and Baby Elephant
Price: £25
Pair of large hoop earrings with stone drops
Price: £45
Victorian decorated papier mache glove box with pair of kidskin gloves
Price: £65