A Chinese Export Armorial Soup Plate, ; Arms of Louthian or Lothian, Circa 1768 Of octagonal form, centering the arms of Louthian with the motto Non dormit Qvi  More »

A Chinese Export Armorial Soup Plate, ; Arms of Louthian or Lothian, Circa 1768 Of octagonal form, centering the arms of Louthian with the motto Non dormit Qvi Custodit continuing to a rim painted with floral sprays and birds. Diameter 8 5/8 inches (22 cm). Condition: ;very minor chip to front & back touched in. Reference: Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I, David Sanctuary Howard ;p. 561 where he writes "The arms, probably copied from a bookplate, are of Louthian, or Lothian." The arms are Argent on a mount in base proper a pine tree verte, a talbot tied thereto of the second and from a branch a bugle horn pendant of the second all within a border of the third. "The motto Non Dormit qui custodit (Who guards does not sleep) rest on a bridge with the view of a port-probably the Firth of forth-while on one side is an urn and on the other a tombstone with the date MDCCLXV111 (1768). ;The urn has a warrior finial holding a halbert. The Louthians are an Edinburgh family who lived at Overgogar, with a cadet branch at Kingsbarns."   « Less

An English Pottery Creamware Plate, Circa 1765-80 The shaped circular plate has a moulded body, the rim with alternating basket-weave and diaper designs within scrolls.  More »

An English Pottery Creamware Plate, Circa 1765-80 The shaped circular plate has a moulded body, the rim with alternating basket-weave and diaper designs within scrolls. ;The plate with a beautiful gray tortoise-shell colour with splashes of blue asnd green. Diameter: 9 1/4 inches   « Less

An English ;Pearlware Pottery Equestrian Group of William III, Enoch Wood/ Wood Family, Circa 1790-1800 The figure in Roman dress, the horse with front legs on a rocky  More »

An English ;Pearlware Pottery Equestrian Group of William III, Enoch Wood/ 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

Auy Pair of Large English Davenport Creamware Green feather-edged Dishes, Circa 1800 The large oval dishes are moulded with a feathered edge in green glaze.  More »

Auy Pair of Large English Davenport Creamware Green feather-edged Dishes, Circa 1800 The large oval dishes are moulded with a feathered edge in green glaze. Dimensions: 16 3/4 inches x 13 inches   « Less

A Pair of Chinese Export Leaf-shaped Dishes in Overglaze Blue, Circa 1800 The dishes are naturalistically modeled in the form of a leaf, copying the English porcelain  More »

A Pair of Chinese Export Leaf-shaped Dishes in Overglaze Blue, Circa 1800 The dishes are naturalistically modeled in the form of a leaf, copying the English porcelain and creamware forms made by Worcester and other makers. Dimensions: 6 3/4 inches 5 inches   « Less

A Welsh Pottery Plate decorated with a ship, Dillwyn, Circa 1811-17

A Welsh Pottery Plate decorated with a ship, Dillwyn, Circa 1811-17   « Less

A Chelsea Porcelain Oval Dish decorated with Cut Fruit, Circa 1758-60 The dish brightly painted with sprigs of fruit, colorful butterflies and other various winged  More »

A Chelsea Porcelain Oval Dish decorated with Cut Fruit, Circa 1758-60 The dish brightly painted with sprigs of fruit, colorful butterflies and other various winged insects, the rim molded with four basketwork and flowerhead panels and edged in brown enamel. Mark: brown anchor mark Dimensions: ; length 11 7/8 in.   « Less

A Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Imari Dessert Service, Circa 1816-20 The Imari porcelain service is decorated with a floral pattern of large orange flowerheads of  More »

A Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Imari Dessert Service, Circa 1816-20 The Imari porcelain service is decorated with a floral pattern of large orange flowerheads of different types and sizes with blue leaves bordered with gilt and also with pink and aqua flower heads and aqua stems and leaves. Mark: (Godden''s mark #10) Chamberlains/Regent China/Worcester/& 155 New Bond Street/London below a crown. on the dishes from service. The Service consists of the following: Twenty Nine pieces. Two Sauce Tureens and Covers Two Footed Fruit Baskets One Footed Centrepiece Four Square form Dishes Two Kidney form Dishes Two Shell form Dishes Fifteen Plates   « Less

A Pair of Ashworth Ironstone Square Dishes, Circa 1860.

A Pair of Ashworth Ironstone Square Dishes, Circa 1860.   « Less

A Worcester Porcelain Queen''s Pattern Blind Earl Sweetmeat Dish, Circa 1768-70. The leaf moulded circular dish has been painted with the Gold Queen''s pattern in iron  More »

A Worcester Porcelain Queen''s Pattern Blind Earl Sweetmeat Dish, Circa 1768-70. The leaf moulded circular dish has been painted with the Gold Queen''s pattern in iron red, green and blue. Diameter: 6 inches Mark: Square fret mark in underglaze blue. Reference: Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1790, The Zorensky Collection, page 458, plate 623, for a blue & white example The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, Volume I, 1751-1851, ;John Sandon, page 273 for a discussion of the Queen''s pattern.   « Less