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The Andrew Morris Collection of Important Worcester and other Porcelain — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:80
Sale Title:The Andrew Morris Collection of Important Worcester and other PorcelainLots with images:80
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:51
Date:25-Mar-2024
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, dated 1886, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, rectangular, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with a lightly-draped female figure amidst clouds as a personification of 'Night', inscribed and signed '"Night." / ink & enamelled by T.J. Bott 1886' to the reverse, mounted in an antique ebonised and gilt frame, 23 x 13 cm (visible dimensions). Condition: one restored crack to upper right of panel (extending from the right…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated handled plate, dated 1873, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas John Bott, circular with a pair of upturned loop handles extending from beneath the raised sides, cobalt blue ground with gilt handles, rim, and anthemion border, the centre finely decorated in white enamel with Hermes carrying a maiden in flight, signed with initials Nw underside, presumably the gilder's, together with impressed and printed factory marks, 28 cm wide across the…
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated vases, date cipher for 1879, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas John Bott, each of flattened baluster shape on a square foot with a pair of gilt classical busts to the shoulders, cobalt blue ground with gilt details, the bodies decorated in white enamel, the front of each with a gilt-framed classical portrait, respectively of Julius Caesar and his wife Calpurnia, the reverse sides with a classical design centred on a winged cherub,…
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A superb Royal Worcester porcelain reticulated vase and cover by George Owen, shape 871, date cipher for 1919, in Persian manner, the domed and finialled cover resting atop the everted mouth to the slender waisted neck above the globular body on a spreading foot, a pair of scroll handles from the neck to shoulders, the cover and neck pierced to Persian-inspired designs, the body with a graduated honeycomb design with a band of broader design at mid height, ivory-glazed with fine gilt decoration throughout,…
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain vases, dated 1863, the decoration attributed to Josiah Rushton, of baluster shape on a circular foot, the pair of handles to the shoulders each modelled as a seated putto on a bracket, pink-glazed with gilt and turquoise details, each body with four gilt-framed reserves, those to the front decorated respectively with a classical merman and a mermaid amidst reeds, those to the reverse with a dragon in water, the other reserves foliate, both with a printed factory mark…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain ewer stand, 1860s, the decoration by Josiah Rushton, circular on a raised foot, the well recessed within moulded borders, the inner borders richly decorated in Renaissance revival manner with scrolling foliage and classical portrait medallions in coloured enamels on the gilt ground, the main border with three cartouches decorated with mythological figures and beasts, the outermost border and underside in blue with gilt details, signed underside 'J. Rushton Pinxt.' together with…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Countess of Dudley' service covered sugar bowl, dated 1865, the decoration by Thomas Scott Callowhill and James Callowhill, the jewelling and gilding by Samuel Ranford, Cup-shaped on three gilt lion's paw feet with a finialled raised cover, the bowl with three oval gilt-ground reserves decorated in coloured enamels with profile portraits of classical women, the bowl and cover otherwise decorated throughout with graduated turquoise jewelling against the finely-jewelled gilt…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Countess of Dudley' cup, dated 1875, the decoration by Thomas Scott Callowhill and James Callowhill, gilding by Samuel Ranford, with a delicate loop handle and raised on three gilt lion's paw feet, the exterior with three oval gilt-ground reserves decorated in coloured enamels with profile portraits of classical women, otherwise decorated throughout with graduated turquoise jewelling against the finely-jewelled gilt ground, white-jewelled borders to the interior and exterior of…
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A large Royal Worcester vase, date cipher for 1883, of baluster shape on a circular foot with knopped stem, a pair an inward-scrolling handles to the shoulders, turquoise ground with gilt handles and mouldings, the front decorated with a scene of a classical couple courting, the reverse with a coastal landscape, printed factory mark underside, 39 cm high. Other notes: Harry Frost, formerly of the Museum of Royal Worcester, has previously suggested Thomas Scott Callowhill as a possible attribution for the…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, circa 1880, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, oval, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with 'La Jeunesse et l'Amour' after William Bouguereau within a rustic arbour-like border in raised gilding, signed 'T.J. Bott.' within the drapery lower right, mounted in an antique oval gilt frame (the reverse of the plaque presently concealed but said to be unmarked as to manufacture), 24.5 cm x 15 cm (plaque overall, including…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated charger, dated 1878 and 1887, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, circular, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with a bust-length portrait of a woman, 'Louisa', after Charles Paul Alphonse Bellay, signed and dated at the lower edge 'T.J. Bott 1878', inscribed and further signed '"Louisa" after Ch. Bellay. / T.J. Bott Jr 1878' to the underside together with impressed and printed factory marks, the printed mark with date letter Y…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated exhibition ewer and stand, dated 1866 and 1867, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, the ewer of classical baluster shape on a circular foot, modelled with a Neptune mask beneath the spout and a handle in the form of a winged melusine holding a dove to her chest, cobalt blue ground with gilt handle, mouldings, and details, the gilding by Josiah Davis, the body finely decorated all round in white enamel with classical figures in various scenes,…
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain plate from the 'Shakespeare Service', 1853, the reserves decorated by Thomas Bott, Snr, and Luke Wells, circular, the white glazed well with a gilt roundel to the centre enclosing classical figures within a field of flower heads and a fine dentelle edge, the speckled gilt-ground border in Renaissance revival manner with chimeras and winged putti heads in relief in white biscuit flanking oval reserves, one with a portrait of Shakespeare by Bott and two decorated en…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain vase and cover, Mid-1860s, the reserves decorated by Thomas Bott, Snr, of flattened bottle form on a moulded spreading circular foot, the wavy everted rim and slender neck above a pair of gilt classical winged busts to the shoulders, pink ground with gilt mouth and details, the front of the body with a large gilt-framed raised roundel decorated with a figure of a winged classical muse amidst clouds, that to the reverse with an arrangement of musical instruments and foliage…
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain vase, dated 1862, decorated by Josiah Rushton and James and Thomas Scott Callowhill, of flattened baluster shape on a square foot with a pair of bronze-painted classical busts to the shoulders, the neck, foot, and relief details in pink, green, and gold, the front modelled in low relief with strapwork and foliage and an angel-crested double frame enclosing portraits of Francesco I de' Medici, grand Duke of Tuscany, and his wife Bianca Cappello by Rushton, the reverse…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plate, Mid-1860s, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, circular, cobalt blue ground with gilt borders and rim, the plain centre with a gilt anthemion border, the low raised sides decorated in white enamel with erotes in medallions between fields of foliage framing grotesque masks, two impressed factory marks underside together with the gilder's signature 'Rs', probably for Samuel Ranford, 26 cm diameter. Other notes: a Worcester plate…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plate, Mid-1860s, the enamel decoration firmly attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, circular, cobalt blue ground, the centre finely decorated in white enamel with a personification of 'Day' after Bertel Thorvaldsen, otherwise plain, mounted in an antique oval gilt frame, impressed factory marks underside, 25.5 cm diameter. Condition: some light scratching to the blue ground to observe and reverse. Blue ground not consistently covering edge of plate.,…
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A pair of Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain covered vases, circa 1860, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, each of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of gilt satyr masks to the shoulders, with a domed and finialled cover, white glazed with fine raised gilt details, the front of each decorated with a gilt cartouche enclosing a portrait respectively of Francesco I de' Medici, grand Duke of Tuscany, and his wife Bianca Cappello, the reverse of both with a crest,…
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A large Royal Worcester charger, dated 1877, the decoration attributed to Thomas John Bott, earthenware, circular on a foot ring with original holes for hanging or mounting, decorated in cobalt blue and white enamel with a portrait of John more on a gilt ground, the subject identified with an inscription in enamel towards the rim centre right, impressed and printed marks underside, 36 cm diameter. Other notes: According to Wendy cook, formerly of the Museum of Royal Worcester, this is one of a series of…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plate, dated 1883, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, circular on a pronounced footring with four original holes for mounting or hanging, cobalt blue ground with a gilt rim, finely decorated in white enamel with three flying putti above raised gilt foliage, signed underside 'T.J. Bott. Worcester. 1883', without a factory mark, 20.5 cm diameter. Condition: Wear and losses to gilt rim and scratches to the blue ground
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An early Kerr & Binns Worcester 'Limoges Enamel' decorated cup on foot, dated 1854, the enamelled decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, the tall bell-shaped bowl on a short circular pedestal foot, the exterior cobalt blue ground with gilt interior, rim, and foot, the front with a gilt-framed circular cartouche finely decorated en brunaille with Leda and the swan, the exterior otherwise decorated in white enamel and gilt details with classical male figures supporting the cartouche and foliage centred on a mask to…
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An English porcelain plate, decorated by Thomas Baxter, Jnr, early 19th century, probably Worcester or Coalport, the well decorated by Baxter en rosaille with Venus in her chariot drawn by doves after Raphael Sanzio, signed 'T. Baxter' lower left, the border gilt decorated with a repeating design of foliage within C scrolls, unmarked as to manufacture, 23.5 cm diameter. Condition: wear to paintwork and gilding overall. One chip and a small area of restoration to rim
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A Worcester porcelain vase, the decoration by James Callowhill, 1850s, apparently on an earlier body, of broad baluster shape on a square foot with a pair of foliate scrolling handles between the shoulders and rim, the body with gilt-ground borders framing the 'Council of the Gods' after Raphael to the front and Zeus's eagle on a mount to the reverse, signed by Callowhill to one side, the neck and foot pink ground with gilt rim, handles, mouldings, and other details, impressed Flight, Barr, & Barr mark…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain vase, dated 1868, decorated by Thomas Scott Callowhill and James Callowhill, of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of winged putti heads to the shoulders and a pair of small foliate loops at the base of the body, in a rich sea green ground with rim, masks, loops, and foot, the front decorated in enamels en rosaille with scrolling foliage centred on a classical mask, the reverse and the neck with conforming decoration at reduced scale, signed underside…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain pierced vase by George Owen, date cipher for 1912, globular on a footring, the rim of the mouth beaded, the body pierced to a complicated interlaced design at mid height between bands of gilt foliate decoration, the lower band interrupted to one side to accommodate a gilt inscription 'D.B.S. / 1913', incised signature 'G. Owen' underside together with a printed factory mark, 7.5 cm high. Condition: overall condition good
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A Royal Worcester porcelain pierced specimen vase by George Owen, shape G789, date cipher for 1908, the floral decoration by Harry chair, globular with a tall slender flaring neck and spreading foot, a beaded collar and pendant to the base of the neck, the upper part of the body pierced, ivory-glazed with gilt details throughout, the painted floral swags around the body signed by chair to one side, a gilt inscription 'A.J.C. 18.1.08' to the lower part of the body, printed factory mark underside, 13 cm high…
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain figures, 'Joy' and 'Sorrow', Class 2 shape nos 57 and 58, dated 1925, each modelled as a half draped classical female figure standing on a moulded low base, one holding a dove to her chin, the other mourning a dead dove in her hand, the skin and hair glazed in ivory, the drapery, doves, and bases gilt, printed factory marks underside, 25 cm and 24.5 cm high. Condition: wear to gilding in places
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A pair of Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain vases, dated 1862, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, each of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of satyr masks to the shoulders, in a soft blue ground with gilt rim, masks, and foot, the front of each decorated in monochrome enamels with a scene of a putto driving a chariot drawn respectively by panthers and goats, the reverse and the neck with classical foliate designs, each signed by Bott with initials underside together with…
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A pair of Royal Worcester covered pot pourri vases, shape 519, circa 1875 (date ciphers indistinct), the reserves attributed to Josiah Rushton, each ovoid on a square foot with a pierced cover and a pair of handles to the shoulders modelled as entwined serpents, blue ground with gilt details, the front of each body with a gilt-framed reserve decorated with a shoulder-length portrait of a maiden, the reverse sides with gilt sprays of foliage, printed factory marks underside, 28 cm high. Condition: minor…
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain enamel decorated exhibition chalice, dated 1862, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, the tapering cup-shaped body on a knopped stem and circular foot, the ground cobalt-glazed with foliate motifs in white 'Limoges Enamel' and gilt details throughout, the body decorated all round with figures of Apostles finely rendered in coloured enamels on a gilt ground within arched panels, the foot decorated in conforming manner with figures of winged cherubim within…
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain handled plate, dated 1857, the decoration by Josiah Rushton, circular with a pair of upturned loop handles extending from beneath the raised sides, white ground with gilt borders, the centre plain, the border decorated with scrolling foliage between opposed gilt-framed portraits of Raphael and van Dyck to the front and rear and smaller gilt-framed classical masks to the sides, signed by Rushton with conjoined initials underside within the printed red shield factory mark,…
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain vases, shape 401, dated 1876, each of egg shape raised on three gilt scrolling feet, each body divided with turquoise and gilt borders into three upright panels, the front panel decorated in eighteenth century French manner with a flying putto, the others with vignettes of various objects and flowers, one of the principal panels signed Pl or LP (the letters conjoined), printed factory marks underside, 17.5 cm high. Condition: minor losses to gilding in places, very minor…
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A large Royal Worcester painted charger, dated 1879, the decoration attributed to Thomas Scott Callowhill, earthenware, circular on a foot ring with original holes for hanging or mounting, painted with 'Ophelia' after Jean Baptiste Bertrand on a gilt-ground field of fleur-de-lis within a border of turquoise glazed trailing foliage weaving through a gilt meander design, impressed and printed marks underside including impressed number 'N5', 36.5 cm diameter. Other notes: According to Wendy cook, formerly of…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain vase, dated 1862, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of satyr masks to the shoulders, in a pale lilac blue ground with gilt rim, masks, and foot, the front decorated with a profile portrait head of a classical woman, the reverse and the neck with foliate designs, signed underside 'Bott 62' (now barely visible) together with the printed factory mark, 15.5 cm high. Condition: Restoration to front & back…
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain figures, Class 2 shape nos 53 and 54, one dated 1865, 'Before the wind' and 'Against the wind', each modelled as a country maiden standing on a rockwork circular base, the hair gilt, otherwise glazed naturalistically in various colours, printed factory marks underside, 27 cm and 25 cm high. Condition: minor losses to gilding in places
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A Grainger's Worcester porcelain Gold-Framed brooch, 1840s, oval and convex, decorated in enamels with Leda embracing the swan, inscribed to the reverse 'G. Grainger / Worcester', the frame marked 9ct, 6 cm high, 4.5 cm wide, 18g in total. Condition: crazing overall
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A Royal Worcester porcelain wall mirror, shape no. 447, dated 1877, in Italian rococo manner, the apparently original thick bevelled oval plate within a moulded frame with a putto head crest and scrolls and foliage all around, ground in various bright pastel colours and with gilt details, printed factory mark to the reverse, 44 cm high, 31 cm wide. Condition: wear to paintwork and gilding in places, inspection under Uv light presents possible repair to crest
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A Royal Worcester Pilgrim vase, shape 163, circa 1865, the decoration attributed to Thomas Scott Callowhill, the waisted neck flanked by inverted dolphin loop handles above the flattened circular body on a rectangular foot, both sides of the body decorated with pink-bordered roundels decorated en brunaille, one side with a allegorical personification of a 'Sculpture' as a seated classical female nude, the other with a scene of a classical female sculptress at work attended by a winged putto, the body…
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An impressive Royal Worcester porcelain banquet oil lamp, shape 1354, dated cipher for 1893, of classical torchere form, the etched cranberry glass shade enclosing the Hinks & Son brass burner in a vase shaped bowl atop a baluster stem raised on a triangular base on hoof feet, modelled with various grotesque masks, foliage, and other classical motifs, matt glazed in ivory with the moulded decoration in terra cotta and brown, gilt details throughout, printed factory marks underside, 88 cm high including…
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A pair of large Royal Worcester porcelain covered vases, shape 520, dated 1871?2, the reserves decorated by Josiah Rushton, each of broad baluster shape on a square foot with a moulded and finialled cover and a pair of foliate scrolling handles to the shoulders extending down to the base of the body, pink ground with gilt details, the front of each body with a large gilt-framed reserve decorated with a classical scene of woman in an interior with a young attendant, one signed 'J. Rushton 1872' lower right,…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, dated 1888, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, rectangular, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with 'Le jeune veuve' after Jean-Baptiste Greuze, signed 'T.J. Bott. 1888.' at the edge of the head drapery lower right, mounted in an antique carved and gilt frame (the reverse of the plaque presently concealed), 24 x 19 cm (approx.). Condition: plaque: apparently in very good condition, light surface scratches to blue…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain ewer and stand, dated 1875, the decoration attributed to Eduard Bejot, the ewer of classical baluster shape on a circular foot, modelled with a Neptune mask beneath the spout and a handle in the form of a melusine holding a dove to her chest, decorated throughout with Renaissance revival designs and motifs, the body with a blue and white band between red-brown bands above and below, with pate-sur-pate decoration to the neck, roundels to the body, and the foot, the stand circular…
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A pair of large Royal Worcester porcelain figures, Class 2 shape nos 99 and 100, dated 1868, each modelled as a classical figure in robes standing on a low circular base, the male figure as a hunter with a hare slung over his back, the female figure as a fisherwoman with a net and fish, glazed in ivory with tints to drapery and attributes and finer decoration and gilt details to smaller areas, impressed and printed factory marks underside, 42 cm and 41 cm high. Condition: Wear to gilding in places
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain vases, 1860s, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, each of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of ring 'Handles' to the shoulders, with raised jewelling to the front borders, sides, and reverse, pale blue ground with gilt details, the front of each decorated with a portrait respectively of Henry VIII and Ann of Cleves within a large reserve with gilt fleur-de-lis ground, the reverse of each with a different monochrome vignette…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated handled dish, dated 1862, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, circular with a pair of upturned loop handles extending from beneath the raised sides to join the rim, cobalt blue ground with gilt handles, rim, and stylised foliate border, the centre finely decorated in white enamel to a design after Raphael of a winged putto holding a trident and standing on a raft drawn across sea by a pair of dolphins, impressed and printed factory…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, first half 1880s, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, rectangular, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with 'La mandolinata' after Conrad Kiesel, signed 'Thos. J. Bott' lower right, the reverse unmarked, mounted in an antique ebonised and gilt frame, 15.5 x 21 cm. Condition: the panel: some minor surface scratches, the frame: losses and wear overall
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A Royal Worcester 'Limoges Enamel' decorated exhibition vase on pedestal, dated 1865, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, the vase of baluster shape on a circular foot with a knopped stem, a pair of inward-scrolling handles to the shoulders, standing on a circular plinth with a stepped base, all cobalt blue ground with enamelled classical motifs and gilt details throughout, the front of the body with a gilt-framed scene finely rendered in white enamel of Hermes (mercury) educating Eros (cupid) attended…
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A large and impressive Kerr & Binns Worcester 'Limoges Enamel' decorated exhibition charger, dated 1855 and 1857, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, circular, cobalt blue ground with gilt borders and rim, the gilding attributed to Josiah Davis, the centre with a scene finely rendered in white enamel of a classical female nude female attended by a flying muse and erotes, the border with alternating gilt-framed cartouches decorated with erotes and masks framed by foliage, signed underside 'T. Bott,…
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A pair of Royal Worcester covered pot pourri vases, shape 519, 1870s (date ciphers indistinct), the reserves by Josiah Rushton, each ovoid on a square foot with a pierced cover and a pair of handles to the shoulders modelled as entwined serpents, turquoise ground with gilt details, the front of each body with a gilt-framed reserve, one decorated with 'Saskia with a red Flower' after Rembrandt, the other with 'A portrait of Helena Fourment' after Rubens, each signed Jr (conjoined) lower left, the reverse…
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A pair of Kerr & Binns Worcester 'Limoges Enamel' decorated vases, late 1850s, the enamel decoration almost certainly by Thomas Bott Snr, each of baluster shape on a circular foot with a pair a inward-scrolling handles to the shoulders, all cobalt blue ground with enamelled classical motifs and yellow enamelled (formerly gilt) details throughout, the front of each body with a cartouche decorated in white enamel with a classical allegorical female figure, the reverse sides enamelled with a classical mask…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, dated 1883, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, rectangular, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with 'Lorelei' after Wilhelm Kray, signed 'T.J. Bott / 1883.' lower right, mounted in an antique gilt frame (the reverse of the plaque presently concealed), 26 x 20 cm (approx.). Condition: plaque: apparently in very good condition. Reverse not inspected presently sealed within the frame., frame: repainted in gold throughout,…
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A pair of Royal Worcester tinted parian figures, 'L'Allegro' and 'Il Penseroso', Class 2 shape nos 66 and 67, mid-1860s, each modelled as a classical maiden in long robes standing on a low circular base, the skin and hair in green, otherwise white, each with impressed title to the base, impressed factory marks underside, 41 cm and 40 cm high. Condition: small chip to rear base of il Penseroso and small firing flaw to lower fetsoon of flowers of L'Allegro
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester 'Limoges Enamel' decorated exhibition quality chalice and cover, dated 1858, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, the tapering cup-shaped body on a baluster stem and circular foot, the cover with a domed and finialled centre, cobalt ground with enamelled motifs and gilt details throughout, the body decorated all round with a gilt arcade enclosing figures of male saints finely rendered in white enamel, signed by Bott underside with conjoined initials above the printed red…
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A Royal Worcester 'Limoges Enamel' decorated exhibition quality chalice and cover, dated 1867, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, the tapering cup-shaped body on a knopped stem and circular foot, the cover with a domed and finialled centre, cobalt blue ground with enamelled motifs and gilt details throughout, the body decorated all round with a gilt arcade enclosing female figures personifying classical virtues, each identified, finely rendered in white enamel, signed and dated by Bott underside,…
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A Berlin porcelain plaque, Konigliche Porzellan Manufaktur (KPM), circa 1895, painted by Carl Meinelt, oval, painted in colours with 'Daphne' after Hubert von Herkomer, signed 'Meinelt' lower right, impressed KPM and sceptre mark to the reverse with the letter F, also with the original paper label, mounted in an antique carved and gilt frame, 34 x 28 cms, oval. Condition: age related degredation of the glaze, not apprarent at naked eye- visible under Uv light., minor peripheral scratches, framed possibly…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plate, dated 1883, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, circular on a pronounced foot rim with four original holes for mounting or hanging, cobalt blue ground with a gilt rim, the centre and lower half finely decorated in white enamel with a putto within billowing drapery riding on a dolphin, signed 'T.J. Bott' lower right, inscribed by the artist underside 'To Mrs T.S. Ruddle, with T.J. Bott's compliments. Septr. 1883.', without a factory mark,…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, dated 1883, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, rectangular, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with a bust-length portrait of woman in profile to the left, signed 'Thos. J. Bott. / Worcester. 1883.' to the reverse, mounted in an antique ebonised and gilt frame, 20 x 15.5 cm (including edges concealed by the present oval mount). Condition: plaque: apparently in very good condition, light surface scratches to blue ground…
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A Royal Worcester Majolica figure of a Lightly-Draped classical maiden, last quarter 19th century, modelled standing on a rockwork base with arms raised and encircling drapery, on a low waisted plinth, unusually glazed with the figure in matt terracotta and the drapery and base in various colours with gilt details, impressed factory mark underside, 42.5 cm high. Condition: slight signs of age related wear, scratches to glaze in places, wear to gilding
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A pair of large Royal Worcester porcelain chargers, one dated 1879, the enamel decoration by Arthur Handley, each circular on a foot ring with original holes for mounting, each decorated with a portrait of a young woman on the textured gilt ground, signed by Handley lower right, impressed factory marks underside, one also with printed mark with date code, 30.5 cm diameter. Condition: some darkening to gilt ground, minor wear . Restoration to one edge (fan plate)
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A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester porcelain painted plaque, circa 1830, painted by Enoch doe, rectangular, painted in colours with 'Oberon and Titania' after Henry Howard, inscribed by the artist to the reverse 'Oberon and Titania / from the picture by H. Howard, R.A.' and signed 'E. Doe, Worcester', mounted in an antique gilt frame, 15 x 13 cm. Condition: panel: very minor losses to paint to upper corner, frame: not original, losses and wear to gilding throughout
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A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester porcelain painted plate, circa 1830, painted by Enoch doe, circular, the well painted in colours with 'Cupid and the Nymph' after William Hilton, Jnr, within a burgundy and gilt border, inscribed by the artist and signed underside 'Cupid and the nymph / E. Doe. Worcester' and with an impressed factory mark, 22 cm diameter. Condition: minor wear to gilding to border and rim. A small area of loss to coloured ground., hairline crack to rim and scratches in places
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, early 1870s, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, oval and convex, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with a scene of a young fisherman and siren embracing, signed 'Tj Bott.' lower right, mounted in an antique sanded and gilt frame (the reverse of the plaque presently concealed but believed to be unmarked as to manufacture), 20 x 15 cms, oval. Other notes: possibly inspired by Lord Frederic Leighton's 1858 painting 'The…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamels'-Decorated vase, dated 1877, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, of elegant baluster shape on a circular foot with a pair of restrained handles to the shoulder and sides, cobalt blue ground with gilt borders throughout, the front with a gilt-framed cartouche finely decorated in white enamel with a winged muse amidst clouds, signed and dated 'T.J.B. 77.' lower right, the reverse with a winged putto as a sculptor, impressed number 13 underside without a…
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain tazza, dated 1859, the enamel decoration by Josiah Rushton, of classical kylix form, turquoise ground with gilt handles and borders to the rim and foot, the centre decorated with a portrait of Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, Duchesse d'Etampes, on a fine gilt ground within a laurel frame, signed by Rushton underside within the printed red shield factory mark, 9 cm high, 20 cm across the handles. Provenance: Geoffrey Godden ('Godden reference Collection' label with annotation…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plate, dated 1877, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, circular, cobalt blue ground, the centre finely decorated in white enamel with the 'Triumph of Galatea' after Carlo Maratta, otherwise plain, titled by the artist underside and signed 'T.J. Bott Jun. 1877.' together with the impressed factory mark, 26 cm diameter. Condition: Scratches in places, hairline crack to one side. Inconsistencies to blue ground
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plaque, dated 1878, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, oval, cobalt blue ground, finely decorated in white enamel with Venus emerging from the shell, signed 'TJBott. 1878.' (the three initials in compendium), mounted in an antique gilt frame with velvet lined slip, the reverse unmarked as to manufacture, 27.5 x 22.5 cm, oval. Condition: extensive restoration, hairline cracks, glaze losses
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain figures, shape nos 2649 and 2650, dated 1913 and 1917, each modelled as a classical female figure in long robes standing on a low moulded circular base, one holding a face mirror, the other pulling up a mask from her eyes, the skin and hair glazed in ivory, the drapery, attributes, and bases gilt, impressed and printed factory marks underside, each 28 cm high. Condition: inspection under Uv light presents possible restoration to mask
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain covered vases, dated 1862, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, each of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of satyr masks to the shoulders, with a domed and finialled cover, cobalt blue ground with gilt rim, masks, and foot, the front of each decorated with a gilt cartouche enclosing a portrait respectively of Lorenzo de' Medici and Cosimo de' Medici, the reverse of both with a crest, printed factory marks underside, 18.5 cm…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain vase, shape no. 112, dated 1862, ovoid with a waisted neck, a pair of studded handles to the sides modelled as tied and tasselled ribbons, pink ground with turquoise handles and gilt details throughout, a gilt-framed oval reserve to one side decorated with a bust-length portrait of a gentleman, inscribed underside 'H. Bibbs / 1862', presumably identifying the sitter, together with printed factory mark, 19 cm high. Condition: overall fine age crazing & minor gilt rub
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain breakfast tray, circa 1860, the decoration attributed to Josiah Rushton, of lozenge-shaped outline with raised sides modelled with tied ribbons at the ends, white ground and decorated in French rococo manner with a gilt foliate border enclosing a scene of a couple courting in a garden watched by another woman, unmarked as to manufacture, 4.5 cm high at the ribbons, 40.5 wide, 31.5 cm deep. Other notes: a differently decorated tray of identical form was exhibited in Royal…
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A Royal Worcester model of the 'Warwick Vase', shape 14, date cipher for 1903, the cobalt-glazed exterior richly embellished with gilt details throughout, the interior white with gilt bands inside the rim, printed factory mark underside, 24.5 cm high, 38 cm wide. Condition: overall condition good., one small chip to underside of rim
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A Royal Worcester porcelain reticulated vase by George Owen, shape 2256, circa 1912, of ovoid baluster shape with an octagonal mouth and pair of raised loop handles to the shoulder, the body pierced with a graduated honeycomb design with a band of more complicated design at mid height, moulded decoration to the should and circular foot, ivory ground with fine gilt decoration throughout, incised signature 'G. Owen' underside together with a gilt printed factory mark with shape number, 16.5 cm high.…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain reticulated vase by George Owen, shape 2256, date cipher for 1908, of ovoid baluster shape with an octagonal mouth and pair of raised loop handles to the shoulder, the body pierced with a graduated honeycomb design with a band of more complicated design at mid height, moulded decoration to the should and circular foot, ivory ground with fine gilt decoration throughout, incised signature and date 'G. Owen 1907' underside together with a gilt printed factory mark with shape number…
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated ewer stand, dated 1857, the enamel decoration by Thomas Bott, Snr, circular on a raised foot, the well recessed within moulded borders, cobalt blue ground with gilt decoration, the main border finely decorated in white enamel with classical foliage centred on grotesque masks, signed by Bott with initials within the printed red shield factory mark underside, 4.5 cm high, 30.5 cm diameter. Condition: Repair and associated hairline running in from…
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A matched pair of Royal Worcester porcelain Pate-Sur-Pate vases, circa 1870, of identical form and decoration, of flattened bottle shape on a spreading elliptical foot, a pair of ring 'Handles' to the shoulders and studded borders the front, sides, and reverse, glazed pale celadon green with white and gilt details, the front with a pate-sur-pate classical profile portrait of a man with a lyre, the reverse with another of a man in a plumed helmet, unmarked as to manufacture, each 17 cm high. Condition: Wear…
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A Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated handled plate, dated 1858, the enamel decoration attributed to Thomas Bott, Snr, circular with a pair of upturned loop handles extending from beneath the raised sides, cobalt blue ground with gilt handles, rim, and stylised foliate border, the centre finely decorated in white enamel with two desporting putti, one holding a tambourine, printed red shield factory mark incorporating the date mark '58' underside, 29 cm wide across the handles.…
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A 'Limoges Enamel' decorated vase, circa 1890, possibly a Minton blank, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, of circular flask shape with a pair of handles between the mouth and shoulders, the mouth and foot of matching bilobed outline, cobalt blue ground with gilt handles, rim, and foot, the front with a gilt-framed cartouche finely decorated in white enamel with a winged putto driving a chariot drawn by a pair of panthers, signed 'T.J. Bott' lower right, the reverse with a portrait of Raphael…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain 'Limoges Enamel' decorated plate, dated 1878, the enamel decoration by Thomas John Bott, circular, cobalt blue ground with a plain white rim, finely decorated in white enamel with the mounted St George vanquishing the dragon after William Wyon, inscribed and signed underside 'St George, after W. Wyon. / T.J. Bott. 1878' together with two impressed factory marks, 25.5 cm diameter. Other notes: William Wyon (1795-1851) was chief engraver at the Royal mint from 1828 until his death…
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A Royal Worcester porcelain matched part tea service, Mid-1870-mid-1880s, the decoration attributed to Josiah Rushton and David Bates, a tea pot, cream jug, small cup, and two small plates or dishes, all of delicate proportions, the vessels each standing on three gilt paw feet, all white ground with jewelled borders throughout, the pot decorated each side with a gilt-framed portrait of a young woman surrounded by garlands and swags of flowers, the other pieces conformingly decorated, each with one portrait…
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A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain figures, shape nos 1440 and 1441, dated 1920 and 1928, each modelled as a classical Bacchic reveller in robes standing against a tree stump on a low circular rockwork base, the male figure with a sceptre across his shoulders, the female figure dancing while holding a tambourine aloft, the skin and hair glazed in ivory, the drapery, attributes, and bases gilt, impressed and printed factory marks underside, 25 cm and 24 cm high. Condition: wear to gilding in places
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