A Pair of Extremely Rare Staffordshire Pottery Spaniels Smoking Pipes, Circa 1860 The pair of facing spaniels sit on thier haunches, their tails curled and their heads  More »

A Pair of Extremely Rare Staffordshire Pottery Spaniels Smoking Pipes, Circa 1860 The pair of facing spaniels sit on thier haunches, their tails curled and their heads turned forward. ;Each spaniel, well moulded with red colouring and coral and black snout, has a pipe in his mouth. This form with pipe is one of the rarest Staffordshire Spaniel models. Dimensions: Height: 8 3/4 inches x 6 inches length x 3 3/4 inches   « Less

A Pair of Large Staffordshire Spaniels, Signed & Dated 1867. The large facing spaniels are decorated in red with coral and black snout and black paws with a collar  More »

A Pair of Large Staffordshire Spaniels, Signed & Dated 1867. The large facing spaniels are decorated in red with coral and black snout and black paws with a collar and chain around his neck. Height: 12 3/4 inches Marks: In black script ; ;B M/ 1867.   « Less

A Rare & Unusual Staffordshire Benjamin Franklin Figure, 19th Century. The figure is erroneously labeled Washington. Marks: Oliver Sutton Antiques label  More »

A Rare & Unusual Staffordshire Benjamin Franklin Figure, 19th Century. The figure is erroneously labeled Washington. Marks: Oliver Sutton Antiques label Height:: 14 3/4 in.   « Less

A Lead-glazed Earthenware Vicar and Moses Pearlware Figure Group, Circa 1785-1795 The figure possibly by ;John Wood of Brownhills or Ralph Wood of Burslem,  More »

A Lead-glazed Earthenware Vicar and Moses Pearlware Figure Group, Circa 1785-1795 The figure possibly by ;John Wood of Brownhills or Ralph Wood of Burslem, Staffordshire is press-moulded and inscribed "THE VICAR AND MOSES" on the lower level of the pulpit. Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 4 x 5 1/2 in. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Josephine and Walter Buhl Ford II. Reference: The Henry H. Weldon Collection English Pottery 1650-1800, text by Leslie B. Grisby, Page 451, #287 for very similar.   « Less

A Derby Porcelain Figure of Neptune, Circa 1765 The large figure depicts Neptune ;with his body twisted standing beside a large dolphin. ;Neptune has a cape swirling  More »

A Derby Porcelain Figure of Neptune, Circa 1765 The large figure depicts Neptune ;with his body twisted standing beside a large dolphin. ;Neptune has a cape swirling around his body with flowers to one side and lined in yellow on the interior. ;His left hand is raised away from his body while his right grasps the cape. ;The dolphin is painted with green, yellow and brown scale its tail raised to envelop Neptune. ;Both Neptune and the dolphin rest upon a tall open-work hollow base, the base closed and with pad marks. The base is covered with naturalistically applied sea shell, coral and sea weed. An invisible repair has been made to the left arm. Height: 9 1/4 inches Diameter: 5 1/2 inches References: Barrett, Franklin A. and Arthur L. Thorpe. ;Derby Porcelain. ;See pages 24, 27, and 45for description, Pl. 60. Pl. 96 for similar figure of Neptune. ; Bradshaw, Peter. ;Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848. ;See pages 113-114 for description, Pl. 99-100. ; Bradley, Gilbert. ;Derby Porcelain 1750-1798. ;See page 80 for similar figure of Neptune and description. ; British Museum (Reg. No. 1940, 11-1, 28) Miss F. Laura Cannan Bequest, set on a different base. ; Rackham, 1928 Revised, Catalogue of the Schreiber Collection of English Porcelain, London. ;Pl. 35   « Less

A Bow Porcelain Figure of Neptune, Circa 1760 Neptune is depicted astride a multicoloured dolphin on an openwork shell base. ;He wears a yellow cape held in his raised  More »

A Bow Porcelain Figure of Neptune, Circa 1760 Neptune is depicted astride a multicoloured dolphin on an openwork shell base. ;He wears a yellow cape held in his raised right hand which swirls around his body. ;It is decorated with to different stylized purple flower-head designs. ;The dolphin, with large head and raised tail, the tail supporting his right hand, is brightly coloured in green scale with puce mouth and fins. ;The hollow base is depicted with realistic sea shells. ;An old invisible repair to left arm. Height: 8 1/2 inches; Depth 5 3/4 inches Reference: Victoria & Albert Museum: Figure of Neptune Made at the Bow porcelain factory London, England About 1760 Soft-paste porcelain, one version painted in enamels Museum no. ;C.42-1944   « Less

An English ;Pearlware Pottery Equestrian Group of The Duke of Cumberland or William III, Wood Family, Circa 1790-1800 The figure in Roman dress, the horse with front  More »

An English ;Pearlware Pottery Equestrian Group of The Duke of Cumberland or William III, Wood Family, Circa 1790-1800 The figure in Roman dress, the horse with front legs on a rocky support, on acanthus leaf leaf molded architectural plinth. ;The figure wearing a laurel wreath crown has a green drape around his shoulder and he wears an orange and yellow tunic, blue pantaloons and black riding boots open at the toes. ;He sits astride a rearing horse sitting on a saddle cloth, his legs hanging free. ;In his right hand he holds a small rolled scroll, his left hand rests on his left thigh. The hose and rider and supporting tree stump stand on a rectangular faux marble base with chamfered corners and a wide base with a waisted centre. ;The top edge is decorated in relief moulding in the form of green laurel leaves with the corners in orange in the form of acanthus leaves. Dimensions: Height 15 3/4 inches, width 9 1/2 inches. Reference: English Ceramics: The Francis and Emory Cocke Collection, Donald C. Pierce p 44, #36 for a similar base. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;The Henry H. Weldon Collection of English Pottery, 1650-1800, Leslie B. Grigsby, ;page 424, # 263, for a lead-glazed earthenware example and a discussion of the model where she writes that, "Few examples of this monumental figure survive". ;She also discusses Harold Mackintosh views expressed in Early English Figure Pottery: A Collection of Ralph Wood and Contemporary Pottery, London 1938, pages 81 & 82. where he argues that while traditionally this figure has been described as the Duke of Cumberland, it is more likely to be the far more popular William III. ;He also mentions that several similar equestrian statues of William III, as well as similarities to Williams''s image on the Great Seal.   « Less

A Rare Chelsea Porcelain of the Noble Canon of San Marco, Likely Modelled by Joseph Willems, Circa 1756. The figure posed in what seems to be mid-speech, wearing a  More »

A Rare Chelsea Porcelain of the Noble Canon of San Marco, Likely Modelled by Joseph Willems, Circa 1756. The figure posed in what seems to be mid-speech, wearing a black four-corner hat and with an ermine fur draped over his arm. Reference: The source for this model was identified by Anthony du Boulay (Country Life, Religious Rococo Revived, June 1986, pl.3), as an early 18th century engraving by Philippo Bonanni entitled ''Canonia Regulari de San Marco'' in his ''Historie de L''Institution des Ordres Religiosorun in Ecclesia Miltianti Catalogus'', (Rome, 1706 and 1710). A companion figure of a Canoness or Abbess derives from another engraving by the same artist. Given there was no Meissen source for the models, they are likely to have been modelled by Joseph Willems. Another example of this model is at Wallington Hall, Northumberland, (UK National Trust) see Chelsea Porcelain, E. Adams (2001), fig. 9.24, p. 136 and Bradshaw, ''Comedy of Errors'', Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide (May 1996), fig. 6, p. 21 Reference: The figure was, in the past, identified as The Italian Comedy Figure, The Lawyer. ; MacKenna, F. Severne. Chelsea Porcelain: The Red Anchor Wares. F. Lewis, Publishers, Limited. The Tithe House, Leigh-on-Sea, England. 1951. Plate 67, no. 134 for a similar example. In describing the characters of the Italian Comedy: "Quickwitted and sparkling improvisation were the essential characteristics of the Italian Comedy, the main figure of which was Harlequin, a character of great licence and sardonic wit. Supporting him were, inter alia, Pantaloon, an elderly buffoon; Mezzetino and Scaramouche, intriguing, double-crossing servants and accomplices; Columbine, alternately wooed and scorned; the Doctor, a long-winded nonentity; the Lawyer, equally ineffectual; the Captain; and a milling horde of lesser characters to add spice and interest to the proceedings... Mezzetino, the Captain, the Lawyer, for instance, all appear in attractive guise, standing or sitting in attitudes of varying degrees of animation..." (pp. 33-34)   « Less

A Pair of Rare English Pottery Pearlware Sailor Figures, Circa 1820. A lovely pair of figure groups depicting a sailor resting on his sea trunk, a mug of ale in one hand  More »

A Pair of Rare English Pottery Pearlware Sailor Figures, Circa 1820. A lovely pair of figure groups depicting a sailor resting on his sea trunk, a mug of ale in one hand and his left hand raised to his mouth as his appears in deep thought. ;At his feet is a walking stick and a bag. ;His elbow rests on a large barrel with his pipe and tobacco laid out on top. Length: 7 1/4 inches   « Less

An English Pottery Prattware Toby Jug Repair to hand. Height: 9.25 inches

An English Pottery Prattware Toby Jug Repair to hand. Height: 9.25 inches   « Less