Ceramics & Glass
Pair of J Kent Chinoiserie Foley Ware Vases c1920s
Price: £150
A pair of Vases of pear shape form with slender flaring necks decorated in the Chinoiserie style, the blue transfer ware design depicting Oriental figures in a stylised garden scene with iron red highlighting to the ground, the necks with a stylised floral design and the base with gilt highlighting, the top similarly finished with the gilt decoration extending to the interior. The bases with six character marks in underglaze blue, loosely imitating the Chinese, and reading 'J Kent' 'Ye Olde' 'Foley' 'Ware' 'Fenton' 'England'. Early twentieth century circa 1920s.
Foley is a small district alongside King Street, Fenton, near the border with Longton, in Staffordshire, England. There was a pottery at Foley as early as the eighteenth century, and there were to be 5 different companies which had "Foley" in their name operating in this area, the last of which closed down around 10 years ago. One of these firms was the Old Foley Pottery of James Kent and this was the manufacturer of this pair of vases, marked as 'Ye Olde Foley Ware'. James Kent made a variety of vases in the Chinese style in the 1920s loosely adapting original Chinese models. Decoration was in blue transfer applied before glazing, and the ground was highlighted in gold or iron red, as here. The productions presented modestly priced versions of original Oriental pieces for the English market. These vases are less commonly found now and seldom as original pairs.
Set of 6 small Art Deco plates by C.T. Altwasser, Silesia region 1920-1935
Price: £75
These are a gorgeous set of six Art Deco plates with a basket weave and leaf design. These were either bread plates or decorative setting plates that were removed before the meal. All with full marks.
Carl Tielsch founded the Altwasser factory in 1845. It swiftly became second largest porcelain factory in Silesia. After twenty years the factory employeed 1,400 employees. Products of the Tielsch factory quickly became known for its high quality and artistic values. Their quality was compared to porcelain manufactures from Berlin or even Meissen. (Excerpt from TheOldStuff.com.)
Art Deco Shelley Harmony Drip ware Vase
Price: £100
This is a Shelley vase, Harmony drip ware pattern that was very popular in the 1930s
Art Deco Shelley Harmony Drip ware Vase
Price: £100
This is a striking large vase in the very distinct Shelley drip ware design in green and blue on beige ground
Art Deco Shelley Harmony Drip ware Vase
Price: £80
This is a striking medium size vase with a very simple Art Deco design in different blue hues
Shelley dripware pottery berry bowl with underplate 1940s
Price: £80
This is a very unusual set of a footed bowl that has small holes to drain the water off of the fresh berries with underplate
Rare Ditmar Urbach Art Deco Pitcher, Czech 1930s
Price: £75
This is very rare double sided pitcher by Ditmar Urbach, with Art Deco zig zag design in orange, yellow, purple and blue
Pair Austrian Secessionist Style Vases 1930s
Price: £100
This is a pair of unusual vases in the Secessionist style which very closely related to Vienna Art Nouveau, yellow ground with grey mottling and floral decoration, with full marks
Clarice Cliff Celtic Harvest centrepiece bowl
Price: £75
This is a beautiful display bowl by Clarice Cliff in the well known Celtic Harvest pattern, with wheat sheaths and fruit on a raffia style background, with metal rim
Flash Lustre Glaze Futurist Cruet Set 1960s
Price: £20
This is a wonderful cruet set with salt and pepper and a condiment dish with spoon. Marked with a Crown V mark.
Set of 14 Delft Amsterdam houses on fitted shelf
Price: £80
This is a wonderful set of Delft ceramic houses modelled after buildings in Amsterdam, they are bottles that had some sort of liquor in them at some point. These come with a shelf especially designed to showcase these lovely collectibles.
Pair of Art Deco glass salad servers 1930s
Price: £15
This is a very striking set of glass salad servers with smooth angular handles joined with clear glass spoon and fork
English dripware pottery covered biscuit jar, 1930s
Price: £20
This is an unusual pottery biscuit jar, with metal mount, handle and cover, marked on the bottom S Made in England S. This might indicate Staffordshire as the region
Daum pate de verre bowl, Gingko
Price: £1000
This is a beautiful large bowl in pate de verre glass formed as leaves or petals. The design is Gingko. Comes in original fitted box. Model 03570 Coupe Grand Modele
