George III sterling silver salver. Made by Ebenezer Coker in London in 1769. Round with gadrooned serpentine rim. Four supports with same. Fully marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 1 x D 8 1/4 in. Weight: 11.8 troy ounces. #BX713
A most unusual blanc de chine rhyton cup of hard paste German porcelain of the 18th century. The features and details are simply amazing as the discerning collector will observe hand cut details in the scrolling tendrils that flank the sides, as well as the hand molded mane of the backside of the rams head. Every detail is hand accented, evidenced by the slight imperfections that only an artisan would leave behind...
An intertwined double handled large sauceboat decorated with flowers on both the inside and the outside. Gilding on the base, handles and on the rim with dentil decoration on the outside edge. 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm) tall, 9 inches (23 cm) long and 7 ¼ inches (18 cm) across the handles. Circa 1780.
Condition: no chips, cracks, hairlines or repairs. Gilding wear around the rim and especially on the handles.
An extremely rare and early Worcester bowl, c 1752-3, with an elaborate landscape painted in the Chinese style. Central to the scene is a pavilion on an island among formal trees, flanked by a hut on a short jetty. Continuing the scene on that side are mountains in the distance, and a rocky island with trees in the foreground. To the right of the central pavilion scene is a rocky mountain with trees...
A besutiful and exceptional old Sheffield standish, the tray ornately wrought with scallop shell and foliage motifs, raised on 4 curving feet with similar work. Within the tray are the following separate components: two silver square ink bottle holders, two heavy cut glass ink bottles; two silver ink bottle lids, a round silver chamberstick holder, a silver chamberstick wrought with groove and scallop designs, a silver bobeche for the chamberstick, and a silver snuffer...
How rare it is to find an early soft paste porcelain platter of this size, 16" X 20". This platter in excellent condition is made by the "Bow" factory circa 1765
Condition: excellent Width: 16 inches, Length: 20 inches
A large drawn trumpet bowl leads to a double series opaque twist (dsot) stem comprised of a pair of heavy spiral threads outside of a central gauze. The bowl is engraved with a rising sun, a well-known masonic symbol. In all, this item has a wonderful and strong presence to it. Thick firing foot with a rough snapped pontil.
The glass is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, other flaws, or restoration. The height is 4 5/8", with a bowl diameter of 3" and a foot diameter of 2 3/4".
An elegant form Chaffers Liverpool porcelain coffee can, decorated with a landscape scene, the interior rim bordered.
The can is 2 9/16" in height, and 2 3/16" in diameter. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration, although the painting is blurred, but not to the extent shown in the photos.
Small footed cup with modelled handle and decoration of flower sprigs. For the iced sorbet between servings, 1770's. Unmarked, but probably by the Rue Thiroux/Porcelaine à la Reine factory. Height: 2 ½”/6,5 cm. Condition: fine.
A superb and beautiful Worcester porcelain Scratch Cross period (incised line on the underside of the base) sauce boat moulded with rococo panels and cartouches formed of scrolling motifs. Both sides have a Long Eliza figure in a landscape beside a pine tree, while the interior has precious objects and flower sprays.
This fine example is in overall excellent condition, with no cracks, paint loss or restoration, and with vibrant enamels...
A beautiful example of a Lowestoft porcelain pickle leaf dish with a grape and vine decoration and the berry border. Vein molded on the reverse. The foot rim has a workman's mark.
The condition is excellent, with no flaws. Light areas in the photo are due to reflections as opposed to paint loss. Width is 3 1/2" and the length is 4".
A fine Dr. Wall Worcester sauce boat in the "Two-handled Sauceboat Landscape" pattern, with the oval body modelled with two shell shaped lips and applied with two double-scroll handles with thumb-rests. Exterior is embossed with garlands of leaves which form four circular reserves, each with an Oriental scene. The interior also displays a large Oriental scene. A workman's mark is on the underneath of the base.
Condition of this piece is excellent, especially for this particular form...
English Georgian Classical sterling silver ewer, 18th century. Girdled ovoid bowl and scrolled helmet mouth with beaded and flowering strapwork rim; cast double-scroll handle with Venus, her torso undraped offering grapes to recumbent Cupid. Satyr head applied to spout exterior. Chased leaf borders. Gilt-washed interior. Marked. Very good condition with deep patina.
Overall dimensions: H 9 3/4 x W 7 1/2 x D 4 in. Weight: 21.4 troy ounces. #BR833
George III sterling silver tea caddy. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1782. Straight oval bowl; cover domed with cast vasiform finial. Engraved garland and swag and ornamental borders. Beading. Beautiful Neoclassicism for a special blend. Fully marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x W 5 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. Weight: 12.3 troy ounces. #BZ711
A lovely completely intact tablesize bronze presentation cannon og signal cannon, ca. late 17th.- early 18th. century AD:
A fine piece with the barrel engraved with floral scroll-works, perhaps of French manifacture. As quite unusual and remarkable, the original bronze carriage is completely intact with the same terrific old brown and green patina (perhaps once burried?).
Size: 22 cm. in total length, weighin around 1 kilogram.
Ex. Danish private Collection.
A nice English double series opaque twist (DSOT) wine glass, c 1765. This glass features a flared bucket bowl over a stem containing a 12 ply spiral band ouside of a pair of spiral tapes. The conical foot has a rough, snapped pontil.
The height is 6 1/2 inches, the bowl diameter is 2 3/4 inches, and the foot diameter is 3 1/16 inches. No repairs or condition problems.
A Bow porcelain creamer featuring three oriental figures. There is a small bruise on the inside of the spout, some kiln roughness to the rim, and the body has rubbing in the white undecorated areas. The height is 3".
A fine and relatively early example of the popular Prunus Root pattern done by Worcester between 1752 and 1770.Hand painted in blue and white, with a workman's mark on the bottom.
The bowl is in excellent condition, with no cracks, restoration, or paint loss. 4 3/4" in diameter, and 2" in height.
A Matched Set of Six Georgian Silver Coffee Spoons, in the Old English Pattern, with Feather Edges; Hallmarked for London,1792, with the makers mark of IL, for John Lamb. Dimensions; 4.75" long and weight of 2.1 T ounces. Excellent condition.
Delightful Bilston bonbonniere in the shape of a lion. These enamel on copper boxes were used to hold small hard sugar candies. This adorable lion measures approximately 2" in diameter and 1 1/4" high.
c. 1780. Saucer: 4 3/4" diameter. Cup: 3"diameter x 1 3/4" Height. Condition: excellent
A Samuel Gilbody of Liverpool porcelain small mug or coffee can with a flattened round loop handle and a flat unglazed base. Painted in famille rose colors with stylized peonies and a prunus bough issuing from a jardiniere. There are sacred Chinese scrolls and a larger peony spray to the right. The interior of the rim has a diaper border with prunus blossoms...
A Magnificant Pair of George III Silver Sauce Ladles with a Feather Edge and Shell Bowl, by George Smith and Hallmarked in London in 1798. Retailed and a Custom Leather Box by Wartski, Regent Street, Jewelers to the Queen (retailed and boxed at a later date). Dimensions; 7" each, Box, 8.5" x 6.5". Box and Ladles in Excellent Condition.
A set of six Spode porcelain Imari pattern coffee cans with saucer dishes. Late 18th century, reign oh George III. Excellent condition. Cans height, about 2 1/2 inches. Saucers diameter, about 5 5/8 inches.
A beautiful pair of Georgian multiple spiral air twist drinking glasses. The drawn trumpet bowls are finely engraved with a grape vine, leaves, and bunches of grapes. Conical feet with rough, snapped pontils.
Condition is excellent, with no chips, scratches, or restoration. The glasses stand perfectly straight, although it does not seem so in the photograph of the two of them together. Good color, striations, and tooling marks...
A Delft blue and white mid 18th century plate with a flower basket in Chinese Kangxi style surrounded by a “Kraak” border, the rim yellow glazed. Diameter "9 / 23 cm. Condition: rim frits, the border with repair and associated hairline (cf. pics). Price: $120, including worldwide registered / trackable shipping
A beautiful polychrome Lowestoft creamer, of the Chelsea Ewer, or Dolphin Ewer, form, in a highly desirable small size. The body is molded and painted, in the style of the "Tulip Painter", with a variety of leaves and flowers in bright, vibrant colors.
Superb condition, with no chips, cracks, restoration, or paint loss. The length, from spout tip to the end of the handle, is 3 3/4", the height is 3", and the width is 2".
An attractive 18th century English porcelain teabowl and saucer, made by one of the Liverpool factories. Excellent condition with no problems. The saucer is 4 3/4" in diameter, with the bowl being 3" in diameter and 1 3/4" in height.
A finely decorated German Stein, ca. mid 18th. century!
The saltglazed Steing decorated with a beautiful scene of a landschkneckt walking in a lanscape with a castle in the background. Very high quality and rare.
Impressive pewter mount with large ball thumbrest and medallion in the lid with the portrait of a German ruler.
Size: 22 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice for type! A thin hairline at the handle and some minimal glaze chips, othervise superb.
This porcelain coffee cup and saucer was produced in England by Worcester between 1775 and 1780. The set is unmarked but the pattern identifies it. The saucer has a diameter of 4 7/8 inches and is 1 1/8 inches deep. The cup is 2 1/2 inches high ad the opening has a diameter of 2 1/4 inches. The set is decorated with hand painted swags and gilded ornaments in a classical style. Tiny flowers dot the porcelain of both pieces.
Condition: There is minor wear to the gilded rims...
An English Georgian Sterling Toddy or Punch Ladle with a Coin from the Reign of George II in the Center of the Bowl. There is a Half Spiral Twist Baleen (Whalebone) Handle, with a Silver Tip at the End. The Coin is dated 1757, but the Bowl is unmarked, common for such items. Dimension; 14.5" in length. Very Good condition, with some wear on edge of bowl.
A rare example of a fully hand decorated early sauceboat , 4"W x 8"L x 2 1/4"H Condition: excellent Height: 2.25 inches Width: 4 inches
A charming and simple creamer, very probably Longton Hall porcelain and painted by the Trembly Rose painter. There is a museum accession number on the base.
The condition is very good, with no cracks, chips, or paint loss to speak of. There is a tiny, tight clay split at the juncture of the spout and the body, truly of no importance. The height is 3 3/8".
c. 1780, 3"W x 5"H. Condition: excellent
A George III Silver Stuffing Spoon; Hallmarked London 1800, with the makers mark of C & TW Barker. Dimension; 11.5", weight 3.6 ounces. Excellent condition.
A Chelsea ecuelle and cover, fulsomely painted with fancy and aquatic birds. Applied flowers and leaves decorate the bases of the twig handles, while the uncommon (but original) knop on the lid is a beautiful flower painted in three colors. The ecuelle's interior features a large convolvulus spray.
The condition of this gem is superb, with bright colors and no missing paint...
Antique 18th century 1775 ,German Hanau blue and white Armorial Jug
(Enghalskrug) with a plaited handle, a horizontally ribbed neck with a
baluster body with an elaborate Coat-of-Arms incorporating three
armorial oval shields surmounted by a winged head of an angle wearing
a Bishop's Mitre flanked with the Initials: “FF” “EA”, where the
Coat-of-Arms is surrounded by tied palmettes with the date 1775
beneath...
This porcelain tea bowl and saucer was produced in England at the Derby Porcelain Works between 1770 and 1784...
English "Neale & Wilson" Cream Ware type Tea Pot with brilliant gold spout and handle, Ivory color of Earthenware shell shape body with crazing in the glaze. Ca. 1784-1795, knob on the cover is also gilded, 6 3/4" high with cover on, 10" wide with handle and spout included. Impressed mark "Ivory" and "Neale & Wilson" on the bottom rim area. The shape of tea port is beautifully molded with low relief vertical grooves imitated realistic look of natural shell. The condition is good, some old dark...
An ornate and huge Bohemian antique glass goblet of baluster form. The round funnel bowl is cut all over with hexagons, the top row of which forms round arches. The elaborately worked stem contains two flattened knops, each cut with roundels, and a truncated inverted baluster knop cut with hexagons mirroring the bowl. A total of about 12 merises surround the knops.
This rare glass is in perfect condition, and stands an extremely tall 9 5/8 inches high, with a bowl diameter of 3 5/8 inches, and...
A very good antique English enamel twist wine glass, having a round funnel bowl with a fluted lower half. The stem contains a single series opaque twist with a pair of spiral gauzes. Conical foot with snapped pontil.
No condition issues, and the glass is 5 7/16" in height, with a bowl diameter of 2" and a foot diameter of 2 9/16".
Note: Because of the extreme closeups of the photos, and the non-ideal lighting conditions, there might appear to be spots, discolorations, or hazes in the glass, ...
High quality early oval silver box, probably made for Tobacco, European (British?), c. 1760-1780.
Beatiful floral design on the top and on the sides garlanded and framed bas relief portraits of rulers.
Super interesting old silver stamps (see closeups), incl. a winged Griffin and a crowned A. The purity is c. 900.
Size: 9 cm. long, 6 cm. wide and 4,5 cm. tall., weighing 139 grams
Condition: Choice! Some expected wear, but no dings or larger scratches and nice t...
George III sterling silver goblet. Made by Hester Bateman in London in 1785. Ovoid bowl on upward tapering stem flowing into raised foot. Beaded and zigzag borders. Spare Georgian Neoclassicism by a collectible maker. Fully marked. Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 6 3/8 x D 3 1/4 in. Weight: 5.7 troy ounces. #BY307
A Rare Small Sterling Silver Sauce Boat by Isaac Cookson, (one of the most notable silvermiths of the time). Hallmarked in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1742, during the Reign of George II (1727-1760). Dimensions; 5.5" long x 2.5" x 2.5"; weight 3 ounces. Excellent condition.
When Dr Wall discovered a formula for porcelain which would withstand boiling water, he had a huge hit on his hand. This lovely blue and white porcelain mimics the ever popular Chinese wares using similar decorations such as this fine fenced garden. Trees, birds, lush flora surround the garden. The interior bottom of the bowl contains a peony while its rim is ringed with a thick blue line.
This wonderful blue and white bowl is made with soft paste porcelain, and among the very earli...
A wonderful Dr. Wall First Period antique English porcelain ovoid vase, painted in the Mandarin style with Chinese figures in interior scenes, within wide red and gilt borders. The pattern is called "The Telephone Box" when appearing on blue and white wares, where it is considerably more common. The style of painting, using elongated figures, originated in China and then was adapted for Dutch Delftware which then gave rise to the term "Long Eliza." The form originated in the 1750s.
This partic...
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Offered is an excellent teacup or teabowl and saucer in a Chinoiserie-type pattern featuring a figure holding a parasol and another figure holding a flower in one hand and either a toy or another flower in the other. This cup and saucer is very similar in style to New Hall's pattern no. 20 and similar to a Liverpool pattern as well, but is most likely an early Keeling rendition of this pattern, given...
A German Westerwaid Saltglaze Tankard.
Decorated with a band of incised scrolling decoration, between bands of applied diamond prunts. Pewter lid. Westerwald C1700. Height without pewter lid; 5 7/8″ (15.0 cm). Condition: excellent
English Bone China Tea Cup and deep Saucer, with hand painted green floral design with gold trim on the rims, Ca. before 1800, maybe Coalport, 5 3/4" diameter and 1 1/4" high-saucer, 2 3/4" high and 3 1/2" wide with handle-cup, the gold rims are somewhat rubbed off, no damages.
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Offered is a lovely 18th Century Worcester Flight period teacup and saucer with swirl fluting and cobalt and gilt decoration, with a thistle motif. The decoration appears to be entirely hand painted. The small crescent mark in underglaze blue inside the foot of the cup dates that piece to about 1783-92 (the Flight period), and the incised “B” on the saucer would put that piece between 1792 and 1...
Rare 18th century New England sampler from Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Circa 1784. Size: 10.5 inches x 8.25 inches. An early needlework sampler made by Rhoda Symonds at age 16. Rhoda Symonds was born in Essex, Massachusetts in 1768 and moved with her family to Hillsborough, New Hampshire in either 1772 or 1773. The sampler indicates that she was aged 16 when she created it, suggesting a date in 1784. It is interesting to note that she uses the original spelling of the town's name, Hillborou...
A lovely and rare Chaffers Liverpool porcelain miniature tea bowl, hand painted with three sprigs of flowers, the interior with a pair of leaves, the rim painted with a puce color. Condition is excellent, with no chips, cracks, or restoration. The enameling is vibrant with no loss. Apparent losses in some spots are due to lighting in the photos, and are not present in person. The height is 1" and the top diameter is 1 5/8".
A wonderful example of a rare Dr. Wall Worcester tea canister of fluted oval "French shape." There are several variations of the Hop Trellis pattern, with this one being less common. All versions of the pattern are highly collected. In the case of this variety, the upper border is a deep blue, while the lower border is a turquoise cailloute (a lacy network of oval or circular outlines, from the French, meaning "pebbled"). The main body of the caddy has iron-red trellises with gold bands twining ...
A lovely salt-glazed brown ceramic Jug with full pewter mount, Germany, 18th. century AD.
A gem of a German brown glazed jug with twisted, rilled corpus and a finely made pewter lid and mount over handle and footring. Rare jug engraved in 1787 on lid, probably somehwt earlier manifacture around 1770s.
Size: 31 cm. tall.
Condition: Extremely fine for this type, no cracks or hairlines, no repairs and a finely preserved lid.
Ex. Danish Estate Collectio...
A Georgian Silver Pint Mug by Hester Bateman and Hallmarked in London in 1784. The Overall Chased Design, While Sometimes Found on Bateman's Work, was Most Likely Added Later. While the mark is rubbed, it is clearly that of Hester Bateman. Dimensions; 5.5" high x 4" at base, weight 10 Standard/9.1 Troy ounces. excellent condition.
A wonderful example of a Dr. Wall, or First period, Worcester small bowl, thinly potted and pencilled (painted with a very fine brush) in black with the "Boy on a Buffalo" pattern. The buffalo is standing by a large tree at the water's edge, sampans off the shore, with a bird, other foliage, and a building in the scene. A flower is on the interior bottom. A workman's mark is on the bottom, as is a label from when this item was displayed at the 1998 Albert Amor Exhibition of the Vincent Townrow C...
A rare and absolutely stunning Silver beaker, Northern Europe, possible made as a birth gift, dated 1706.
The beaker very attractive and with a partucularly fine dotted decoration of the body, initialized with the letters PRS:OBL and the dating 1706 below, all in a round medallion. There's two other medallions with floral engravings in symethric intervals on the body.
Size: 87 mm. wide and 93 cm. high
Weight: 138,86 grams.
A very desirable beaker and so...
A gilt bronze figure of Heruka with fierce rolling tongue expression, holding a chopper and skull cup. The deity stands in a warrior's pose with right knee up and pivoting. The flowing drapery suggests movement and dance rituals. The figure is mounted on a bronze base.
Heruka is the name of a category of wrathful deities in Vajrayana Buddhism. These enlightened beings adopt a fierce countenance to benefit sentient beings. In East Asia, they are called Wisdom Kings. Herukas repres...
A beautiful and uncommon Bow porcelain coffee cup done in the famille verte style, loosely depicting flowers in green, red, and blue. A workman's mark is on the bottom.
The condition is superb, with bright clear colors, and with no chips, cracks, paint loss, or restoration. The cup height is 2 3/16" and a diameter of 2 1/8".
A beautiful and very unusual bell shaped Chelsea cup featuring an angular scroll handle with flattened thumb rest and loose sprays of flowers and sprigs, the interior also with a flower spray. The bottom has the red anchor mark and the number 21.
The condition of this charming piece is excellent, with no chips, staining, paint loss, or restoration. There is a short in the making under glaze firing line just above the terminal at the bottom of the handle. This is only at the top, does not go a...