French white opaline vase, late 19th c. Elegant baluster shape and decoration of an “Etruscan” lady in red, grey and gilt. Height "8 ¾ / 22,5 cm. Condition: fine.

A late 19th c dark blue lidded jar. Enamelled portraits of the Persian Shah, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831-1896) within frames of flowers and gilt. Made in Bohemia, for the Persian market. Height: "6 ¼ / 16 cm. Condition: fine.

An early 19th c card box. Made of cardboard, coloured paper and pressed and gilt paper ribbons, so-called Dresden trimmings. The lid with a reverse painted glass picture of a lady who, beautifully dressed in pink and with a plumed bonnet, is listening to the pleas of an encaged admirer. Germany, c 1830-40. Width: "3½ / 9 cm, height: "1¼ / 3 cm. Condition: there should be an additional ribbon surrounding the glass painting, and the interior of the lid has reinforced corners.

Two Royal Crown Derby miniature bowls with Imari decoration. Over glaze factory marks, the smallest with year mark for 1912, the other 1920. Diameter/width: "3 ¼ / 8 and "1 ¾ / 4,5 cm respectively. Condition of both bowls: fine. I

A small Chinese Canton Famille Rose or Rose Medallion teapot, mid 19th century. Decoration of a Mandarin scene to one side and a bird, butterfly and flowers to the other. Height "2 ½ / 6,5 cm and width "4 ¾ / 12 cm. No lid. Condition: fine.

Chinese Canton Famille Rose or Rose Medallion cup and saucer, c 1840. Decoration of Mandarin scenes, birds, butterflies and flowers. Diameter of saucer "5 / 12,8 cm, height of cup "2 ¼ / 6 cm. Condition: a small rim chip to the saucer can be felt, not seen.

A Chinese Canton Famille Rose or Rose Medallion reticulated brush holder or brush pot, mid 19th century. Relief decoration in reserves of scholarly scenes. Height "4 ½ / 11 cm. Condition: chip to foot rim and a hairline (cf pictures).

Vase by Michael Andersen & Son, Denmark, c 1910. Typical Art Nouveau, with running and “watery” glaze in lilac, green, dark blue and yellow, the elongated handles modeled to resemble both fishes and plants. Signed under the glaze M A & S plus a model number, 695. Height "6 ¼ / 16 cm. Condition: a few glaze flaws where the stoneware clay has been left uncovered

An Austro-Hungarian silver gilt or vermeil ring, in Renaissance revival style with two herms supporting a carré-cut green peridot or beryl stone, surrounded by four little rubies and two rose-cut diamonds. Late 19th century, the hall mark being a dogs head turned right = before 1922. Inner diameter 17 mm. Condition: fine

Charming small pewter jug or pitcher, mid or late 18th century. This footed jug is a lidded miniature version of the somewhat earlier and luxurious washing ewers (sometimes in silver) used by the few - in royal and noble circles. The beak with rococo ornaments, the lid with an engraved “A”. No marks, possibly Scandinavian. Height "4 ¼ / 11 cm. Condition: wear related to age, as seen on photos

Four English silver spoons, the shafts with little coffee beans made of dark brown wood. The “bean end” design appeared already in the late 1800’s, in the Arts and Crafts period. There are coffee pots and other coffee utensils related to Christopher Dresser with coffee beans on (like the pots in pic 1), but it has not yet been proved that he was behind the idea of using the coffee bean as a design motif. These spoons have silver hall marks for Birmingham 1895. Length "3 ¾ / 9,5 cm...

A pair of silver plated jugs: one for coffee, the other for milk, both English and from the Arts & Crafts period. Bean ends to the lid handles, in the style of Christopher Dresser. Christopher Dresser is thought to have originated the idea of coffee beans as a design motif and many fin-de-siècle silver plated utensils with wooden coffee beans (such as the coffee spoons in pic 1) are attributed to Dresser. Both jugs have been re-plated...