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$24,400
A rare large Royal Worcester ewer by Charles Baldwyn, 1901,…
$24,400
A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by William Hawkins, 1912,…
$19,520
A Royal Worcester lidded pot pourri by Harry Davis, 1920, of…
$19,520
A large Royal Worcester covered urn vase by Charles Baldwyn,…
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*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Harry Davis, 1916, a roundel featuring Scottish black face sheep beside a loch, signed H Davis lower left of image, puce backstamp verso, 10 cm diameter, frame 22 x 22 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Harry Davis, 1929, featuring black face sheep on a heather topped hill overlooking a loch and soft sunlit mountains, signed H. Davis lower right, puce backstamp verso, 15 x 23 cm, frame 25 x 30 cm ***
*** Marguerite Mahood (1901-1989). A glazed earthenware figure of a flamenco dancer holding a fan, incised signature 'Marguerite Mahood' to left side of base, 22 cm high ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, 1911, a large scale oval plaque depicting wading cattle in a tranquil lakeside setting, signed John Stinton lower right, puce backstamp verso, 22 x 32 cm, frame 36.5 x 44.5 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester scenic plate by Harry Davis, 1909, featuring Scottish blackface sheep in a misty landscape within a cobalt border decorated with jewelled swags and a tooled gilt rim, puce backstamp underside, signed Harry Davis lower right of image,… ***
*** A Clarice Cliff 'Caprice' two handled lotus jug, circa 1930, with 'Caprice hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff' signature and 'Newport Pottery' mark to base, 30 cm high. Other Notes: for a similar example see: G. Slater and J. Brough, Comprehensively… ***
*** William Ricketts (1898-1993), a rare and early glazed earthenware tree spirit vase with a moulded koala, incised 'Wm Ricketts Pottery Sanctuary Mt Dandenong, April 2nd, 1938', 32 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts catalogue, no.294 ***
*** An extensive Copeland Spode powder blue and gilt edge dinner service, circa 1910 - 1940 setting for ten with numerous extra pieces the largest platter 49 x 40 cm ***
*** A large Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica soup tureen and stand, 1985-1991 period, finely moulded and decorated with ornate gilding and named botanical specimens; green backstamps with date ciphers, 30 cm high to the top of the tureen, the stand 40 x 31 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Harry Davis, 1960's, an Italian view in the style of Corot featuring a piper beneath a tree and a village in the near distance, signed H. Davis lower left, black backstamp verso, 12 x 17 cm, frame 26 x 30 cm ***
*** A small pair of cobalt Royal Worcester scenic vases by Harry Davis, 1903, with white enamel and gold details to the neck, collar and pedestals, the bodies decorated with misty vistas within gilded rococo cartouches, signed H Davis to lower images, black… ***
*** A cased Royal Worcester demitasse set for six, circa 1925, comprising six cups and saucers and five spoons, signed W.H Austin, Sedgley and R Austin, puce factory marks and 'W9006' to base, the cups 5 cm high ***
*** A large Continental majolica jardiniere on stand, circa 1900, the jardiniere relief decorated with satyr masks and swags on a conforming fluted pedestal, 156.5 cm high overall ***
*** A KPM porcelain plaque, 'The knight Errant', after John Everett Millais, late 19th century, signed faintly lower right, apparently K.A, impressed sceptre and KPM mark underside, image size 30.5 x 22.5 cm, frame size 50.5 x 42.5 cm ***
*** A pair of figural bookends by Valeria Correll, circa 1920, each hand modelled to represent the Imperial Chinese emperor and empress dressed in full ceremonial regalia, with crimson, green, blue, cream and black high gloss glaze, incised on the back of… ***
*** A pair of scenic Royal Worcester vases by Harry Stinton, 1912, elegant bottle shape vases with twin flying handles and raised on waisted bases with Vitruvian scroll borders, finely mirror image decorated with highland cattle in misty landscape settings,… ***
*** John Castle-Harris (1893-1967), a glazed earthenware jardiniere finely decorated with a scaly lizard and an applied branch with gum nuts and gum leaves, incised 'Castle Harris' to the base, 15 cm high, 19 cm diameter. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques &… ***
*** Klytie Pate (1912-2010), an earthenware vase with integral frog featuring flying swans in a teal glaze with lavender inflections, incised 'Klytie Pate' underside, 12.5 cm high, 14 cm diameter ***
*** William Merric (Merric) Boyd (1888-1959). A rare early blue glazed earthenware jug modelled as a koala, with a branch style handle, incised marks 'Designed by M. Boyd /1928 to base', 18 cm high. Provenance: Property from the collection of Andree Harkness ***
*** An Ettore Sottsass 'Sirio' vase for Memphis Milano, 1982, in red, yellow and teal colours of freeform and blown design raised on a conical black foot, incised to the edge of foot, E Sottsass per Memphis Milano, 37 cm high ***
*** A large Wemyss purple thistle pig, Scotland, circa 1900 decorated throughout with leafy thistle, green painted mark Wemyss Exon 2115, B. Adams and impressed mark Wemyss, Exon to the base 26 cm high, 40 cm nose to tail ***
*** A Royal Worcester highland cattle vase by John Stinton, 1936, the oriental style cylinder vase on a reticulated integral gilded foot, decorated with Hhghland cattle on a misty mountainside, signed Stinton lower right, puce backstamp and date cipher… ***
*** A pair of gilt-bronze mounted Delft table lamps, circa 1900, blue and white double gourd vases set in gilt bronze French mounts, the bases 69 cm high ***
*** Marguerite Mahood (1901-1989), a rare glazed earthenware covered bowl with an applied dragon, inscribed 'M Mahood E1005' to the base, 10 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts catalogue, no.190 ***
*** A collection of Royal Worcester Marian Ellis Rowan Australian Flower Series porcelain, circa 1900, all square form, comprising a teacup, three coffee cans, three saucers, a plate and a silver stoppered decanter, the plates and cups variously signed by R… ***
*** William Merric (Merric) Boyd (1888-1959), a large glazed earthenware landscape vase relief moulded with koalas and a kookaburra in a windswept tree, incised 'Merric Boyd, Ghost tree, kookaburra, koala family Australia', 18 cm high, 23 cm diameter.… ***
*** A Dutch delft polychrome tulip vase, 18th century, of compressed heart shaped form with seahorse handles, the arched top with five knopped fingers centred beside four shorter fingers of similar shape, painted with a bird perched among flowering branches,… ***
*** A Dutch delft blue and white quatrefoil wall plaque, mid 18th century, with a central scene of a courting couple, 27 cm long. Note: For a similar example see Christie's Pictorial History of European Pottery, by H. Morley-Fletcher and R. McIlroy, Phaidon,… ***
*** A Royal Worcester vase by William Powell, 1907, the baluster vase with an ornately moulded collar and scrolling dragon head handles, decorated with a peacock and peahen perched in a fir tree against a suffused misty landscape, signed W. Powell lower left,… ***
*** A Royal Doulton 'Venetian' porcelain dessert service by John H. Plant, comprising fourteen plates, two square platters and two bowls, each depicting a different sunset location in Venice with a gilded scalloped edge, signed J.H. Plant, green printed… ***
*** A pair of large majolica jardinieres, probably Longwy, late 19th century, 42 cm high, 35 cm diameter ***
*** A Royal Worcester cobalt ground covered vase by Harry Davis, circa 1905, the ovoid vase with moulded handles and mask head mounts raised on a waisted socle to a circular base, decorated with a romantic vista enclosed by elaborate raised gilding, signed H… ***
*** Remued Pottery, a blue and Burgundy gumnut and gumleaf decorated vase with unusual fluted decoration to the neck, incised 'Remued' to the base, 18 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts, no. 162 ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, 1918, a named view featuring highland cattle in a misty Glencoe valley, signed J. Stinton to lower image, puce backstamp and partial view title verso, oval 23 x 15 cm, frame 41.5 x 32.5 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, 1918, a named view, 'Trosach' (sic) featuring highland cattle in a rugged valley, signed J. Stinton to lower image, puce backstamp and title verso, 23 x 15 cm, frame 41.5 x 32.5 cm ***
*** A set of four Royal Copenhagen flora Danica fruit plates, each hand painted with various fruit, within stylised gilded borders, 19.5 cm diameter ***
*** An impressive Royal Worcester covered vase, 1891, globular, with a reticulated collar, husk swags, ribbons and bold acanthus mounted handles surmounted by a stepped dome lid, decorated to the body with wisteria blooms and foliage picked out in gilt upon… ***
*** Grace Seccombe (1880-1956), a glazed earthenware kingfisher figure, perched upon a drip glazed tree trunk, incised 'Grace Seccombe', underside, 15 cm high ***
*** Theodora Esther Cowan (Theo) (1868-1949), an early 1930s hand modelled and drip glazed pottery lamp base, featuring platypus on a riverbank, incised 'Theo Cowan Koala Pottery' underside, with handwritten paper label for Cocks Collection, the base 13.5 cm… ***
*** A small Royal Worcester urn vase by Charles Baldwyn, circa 1900, featuring swans in flight over bulrushes, signed C. Baldwyn lower left of image, rubbed green backstamp underside, 15 cm high ***
*** Remued Pottery, a large gumnut and gumleaf decorated jug, with branch handle, the mouth glazed pale green spilling onto a maroon body, incised 'Remued' to base, 23 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts catalogue, no.186 ***
*** A Worcester Barr Flight & Barr inkwell, circa 1810 of shaped form with entwined snake handle, ornately painted and gilt with a panel of seashells probably by Thomas Baxter, puce printed factory mark referring to the Coventry Street address and royal… ***
*** A Worcester Flight Barr & Barr pot pourri vase, circa 1810 the squat baluster body painted with a scene of Goodrich Castle on the river Wye, on a gilded seaweed ground, within beaded borders, raised on a tripartite base supported by three gilded dolphins,… ***
*** A Flight Barr & Barr Worcester two-handled vase, circa 1810 of baluster form with ornately scrolling gilt handles, the body profusely decorated with a continuous frieze of flowers on a pale blue ground, puce inscribed factory mark Flight Barr & Barr,… ***
*** A large Dutch delft blue and white jar and cover, 19th century, figural landscape cartouche, 50.5 cm high. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen ***
*** A pair of Dutch delft blue and white vases, 18th century, central figure panel, the larger 23 cm high. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, 1907, a named view, 'Derwentwater', featuring cattle drinking in a sublime landscape, signed J. Stinton lower left, puce backstamp and painted place name verso, 15 x 23 cm, frame 30 x 39 cm ***
*** A Berlin porcelain plaque of a sleeping monk, after Eduard Von Grutzner, 19th century, apparently unsigned, image size 26 x 20.5 cm, frame size 32 x 28 cm ***
*** Two large Meissen figural centrepieces, German, late 19th century, each in the form of a pierced flower adorned basket, one supported by a central column of a courting couple, the other decorated with putti carrying sheaves of wheat, supported by two… ***
*** A Royal Worcester covered vase by Richard Sebright, 1912, the slender ovoid vase with twin moulded handles, a pointed finial to the shaped cover and raised on a waisted socle to a stepped circular base, decorated with a softly painted fruit study within… ***
*** A pair of Grace Seccombe kookaburra bookends, circa 1930, each modelled with a kookaburra sitting on a sculpted tree trunk, tan, brown, yellow, green, grey and black glaze, 11.6 cm high, 9.5 cm wide, 7.5 cm deep, Other Notes, Grace Seccombe was born in… ***
*** A pair of historically important Eric Bryce Carter bookends, circa 1935, each moulded in high relief as a cluster of Batlow apples on a leafy bough, incised 'E. Bryce Carter Sydney 1788-1938', 10.5 cm high, 10 cm wide, 10 cm deep, Other Notes, These… ***
*** An Art Nouveau figural vase by Ernst Wahliss for Royal Vienna, circa 1900, modelled with a maiden in flowing robes, the vase formed out of large leaves and petals, in muted shades of green and cream heightened with gilt, green lozenge impressed 'Royal… ***
*** Mary MacDonald (1868 - 1955), Harvey School (1933), a fine and rare blue glazed earthenware three piece tea set in the Art Nouveau style, incised monogram 'Mam' to one side and dated '1933' to the reverse, incised to the base 'Mam Moreh, 1933, the teapot… ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, circa 1908, depicting a still life arrangement of apples, grapes and strawberries in a naturalistic setting, signed R. Sebright lower right, puce backstamp verso, 23 x 15 cm, frame 33 cm x 38 cm ***
*** William Merric (Merric) Boyd (1888-1959). A glazed earthenware jug, decorated with blue trees on a stone coloured ground, incised 'Merric Boyd/1915' to base, 11.5 cm high. Provenance: Property from the collection of Andree Harkness ***
*** William Ricketts (1899-1993) an unglazed asymmetrical earthenware 'Loving' cup with the faces of two Aboriginal children peering out from the side, inscribed to base: 'W m Ricketts' together with a copy of 'Whitefella dreaming: the authorised biography of… ***
*** A small Royal Worcester lidded pot pourri by John Stinton, 1924, the lobed vessel with a pierced gilded cover and pointed finial, moulded pendant shapes in shot colours to the collar and continuously decorated to the body with highland cattle scenes, puce… ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, 1916, featuring a basket spilling summer fruits and daisies, signed R. Sebright lower right, puce backstamp verso, 10 cm diameter, frame 21 x 21 cm ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Reginald Austin, circa 1925, featuring a still life of full blown roses in a vase, signed R.H Austin lower left, oval 28 x 17 cm, frame 40 x 32 cm. Provenance, the Rogowski collection, Leonard Joel, February 1998, lot… ***
*** A Royal Worcester swan vase by Charles Baldwyn, 1888, in the Persian manner with slender bracket handles and a patterned gilded collar with shot colours, decorated with a wedge of swans flying through rushes on a powder blue ground, signed C Baldwyn to… ***
*** A miniature Royal Worcester ewer by Charles Baldwyn, circa 1906, the ovoid ewer with a moulded neck and base in salmon, white and gold colours and featuring swans in flight through reeds upon a pale blue ground, signed faintly C Baldwyn lower left of… ***
*** A Royal Worcester vase by John Stinton, circa 1921, the ovoid vase with high set Grecian handles decorated to the body with highland cattle in a sublime landscape, signed J Stinton lower left of image, with a misty loch scene to the reverse, raised on a… ***
*** A pair of Delft blue and white urns, 18th century mark to base: monogram Hb in underglaze blue 18 cm high ***
*** Grace Seccombe (1880-1956) (attrib.), a rare glazed earthenware figure of a platypus, unmarked, 17.5 cm wide, note, for an almost identical example see the Marvin Hurnall collection, Mossgreen, November 8, 2015, lot 64 ***
*** Allan James (1914-1979) for Remued Pottery, a gumnut and gumleaf decorated vase, circa 1933, the maroon glazed double gourd body with spills of blue and green glaze to the gumleaves, incised to base 'James 1933', 14 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques… ***
*** Remued Pottery, a blue glazed gumnut and gum leaf decorated cylinder vase, with mauve, turquoise and dark blue glaze spilling across the applied branch decoration, incised 'Remued handmade' to base, 23.5 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques &… ***
*** Remued Pottery circa 1937, a small koala and branch decorated vase, the mouth glazed a glossy chartruese, flared base finished in a matte cream glaze, incised 'Remued 9lb' to base, 10.5 cm ***
*** William Merric (Merric) Boyd (1888-1959), Cruffel Art porcelain (circa 1935), a blue and green glazed branch handled jug decorated with a moulded windswept tree, printed Cruffel porcelain to the base, 16.5 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques &… ***
*** Remued Pottery, a Burgundy and yellow glazed gumnut and gumleaf decorated cylinder vase, incised 'Remued handmade 145/9M' to the base, 24 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts catalogue, no.135 ***
*** A Villeroy & Boch 'Cordoba' dinner service, the comprehensive mix and match service for eight place settings, plus extras and a range of accessories, the largest plates 30 cm diameter ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, 1912, a named view of 'Grasmere' featuring cattle by a stream, signed J. Stinton lower centre, puce backstamp and painted title verso, 15 x 23 cm, 29 x 38 cm frame ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by Richard Sebright, 1926, depicting a still life arrangement of autumn fruits against a naturalistic background, signed R. Sebright lower right of image, puce backstamp verso, 15 x 23 cm, 30 x 38.5 cm frame ***
*** An impressive pair of Copeland painted and gilt covered urns, second half 19th century with jewelled border decoration and central cartouche depicting semi-clad maidens 50 cm high ***
*** A comprehensive Wedgwood Queensware dinner service for eight place settings with extras, together with a matching Leedsware stand, comprising over one hundred pieces including dinner, entree and side plates, pasta or soup bowls, shallow bowls and dessert… ***
*** Two Clarice Cliff commemorative ware 'Age of Jazz' porcelain figures by Wedgwood, circa 1996, each printed and inscribed 'Based on an original hand painted Bizarre by Clarice Cliff Wedgwood made in England 1996' to both bases, and 'Pt' and 'Jgh', the… ***
*** A Royal Worcester vase and cover by Charles Baldwyn, circa 1906, of baluster shape having high set moulded acanthus handles, husk swags and stiff leaf motifs decorated in cream and coral colours picked out in gilt, decorated to the body with swans in… ***
*** A 'Diana' green dinner set by Royal Worcester, with gold encrusted band edging, comprising seventy seven pieces, the largest platter 40 cm long ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, 1925, a named view, 'Bakewell Bridge', featuring cattle by the Wye river, Derbyshire, signed J. Stinton lower image, puce backstamp and painted title verso, 15 x 23 cm, frame 30 x 40 cm ***
*** A pair of Royal Worcester cabinet plates by Richard Sebright, 1923, both finely decorated with fruit studies against landscape backgrounds, the rims with mauve cartouches picked out in raised gilt upon a cobalt ground, puce backstamps underside, red… ***
*** A German Mettlach porcelain cameo charger after Jean Baptiste Stahl, Bonn, circa 1860, depicting a Greek goddess and attendants, impressed factory marks marks: Mttlach, Ges. Gesch, 2443, 01, 46 cm diameter ***
*** A Royal Crown Derby 'Royal Antoinette' tea service for six, together with a similar dessert set with comport, comprising cups, saucers and associated side plates, sandwich plate, teapot, creamer and sugar bowl, backstamps underside, the reticulated… ***
*** A Chelsea plate, circa 1755 decorated in coloured enamels with exotic birds and insects in a landscape scene within a gilt border, red anchor mark 21.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Payne Collection, 1956, Leonard Joel and Joshua McClelland ***
*** A Dutch delft polychrome and blue and white quatrefoil wall plaque, 18th century, painted with a Chinese hunting scene, 25 cm wide. Provenance: The Collection of the late Bjarne Nielsen ***
*** A large porcelain amphora figure of an Arabian riding an elephant, Austrian circa 1900 factory marks to base: Imperial Amphora 64 cm high ***
*** A Royal Worcester ewer vase decorated by William Powell, 1912, the gilt enriched vase with a high set handle and mask terminal, decorated to the body with herons in an oasis landscape with palm trees, signed W. Powell lower right of image, puce backstamp,… ***
*** A KPM porcelain plaque, 'The Fates', after Paul Thumann, 19th/20th century, intialled verso, possibly J.G. S or L, with impressed sceptre and KPM mark, bearing historic Sotheby's label, image size 24.5 x 18.5 cm, frame size 47.5 x 37.5 cm ***
*** A Wemyss ware sleeping pig, Scotland circa 1930 black sponge to white ground, mark to base: incised Wemyss 16 cm long ***
*** A Royal Worcester scenic vase by Harry Davis, 1912, the slender vase with a reticulated neck and whorl feet with leafy terminals, decorated to the body with highland blackface sheep in a mountainous setting upon a cream ground, signed H.Davis lower right,… ***
*** A pair of Eric Ravilious for Wedgwood tankards, commemorating the Coronation of Elizabeth II, 1953, the two large scale earthenware mugs with cream bodies, transfer-printed in black with hand coloured yellow and pink washes, the design incorporating the… ***
*** A large collection of photographs and paper ephemera from the Australian Antarctic expedition to Wilkes Station, circa 1959/60, comprising a substantial collection of photographic images of daily life at the Wilkes Island base, together with copies of… ***
*** Allan James (active 1932-1979) for Remued Pottery, a high gloss grape and leaf decorated vase, of squat green and blue glazed form with scored mouth, incised 'A James 1933' to base, 12 cm high. Provenance: Hurnall's Antiques & decorative Arts catalogue,… ***
*** A Royal Worcester porcelain plaque by John Stinton, 1925, featuring highland cattle by a stream, signed J. Stinton to lower image, puce backstamp verso, oval 15 x 23 cm, frame 30 x 39 cm ***
*** A fine reticulated bowl in the manner of George Owen, 1876, with a finely jewelled pale pink border above a double walled body with a delicate hexagonal trellis design featuring twin cartouches with flying cranes in raised gilt, emerald backstamp… ***
*** A Royal Worcester oriental style cylinder vase by Harry Davis, 1925, decorated with a pair of Scottish blackface sheep in an autumnal riverside landscape upon a cream ground, signed H. Davis lower right of image, and raised on an integral pierced gilt… ***
*** A pair of Grace Seccombe koala bookends, circa 1930, each modelled with a koala sitting in a tree trunk, with additional decoration of gum branches and clusters of gum leaves, bright yellow, emerald, tan, grey and black matt and gloss glaze, 13 cm high.… ***