Art Pottery

Four Victorian encaustic tiles, comprising a section tile by Maw & Co, with leaf design, 11cm x 11cm, two Minton examples, one a corner section, 15cm x 15cm, the other a stylized flower, 13cm x 13cm, and a flowerhead example, probably by Godwin, 11cm x 11cm.

A C.H. Brannam Barum pottery vase, dated 1899, decorated by James Dewdney, monogrammed, the blue and green glazed ovoid body incised with opposing fish amongst bubbles and seaweed, incised marks to base, the side with incised registration number '44561', height 41cm.

A C.H. Brannam Barum pottery ewer, dated 1896, decorated by James Dewdney, monogrammed, with a large fish to one side, swimming amidst weed against a green and yellow glazed ground, the spout moulded as the head of a fish, incised marks to base, height 32.5cm (faults).

A Wedgwood majolica Aesthetic pottery green glazed garden seat, circa 1886, relief moulded with birds on blossom branches divided by curtained panels, the surface moulded as a buttoned, tasselled cushion, impressed marks to inner base edge, height 41cm.

A Burmantofts pottery turquoise glazed jardinière stand, late 19th/early 20th century, of column form, the central section moulded as lobed vertical sections, relief moulded with stars, impressed marks to base with model number '1201', height 61cm.

A pair of Mintons China Works tiles, circa 1870, decorated with branches of orange fruit in the manner of William Morris, moulded marks to reverse, each 15.8cm x 15.8cm, a pair of Minton, Hollins & Co. tiles, relief decorated with white lilies against a green ground, and nine other pottery tiles, including two with Persian style floral decoration.

A Mintons majolica purple glazed jardinière and stand, circa 1912, the bulbous shaped jardinière with lobed panels alternating with strapwork beneath a band of ivy to the rim, the matched stand with similar lobed moulding beneath a scroll and leaf moulded upper surface, impressed marks to bases, jardinière shape number '5076', height 38cm, stand shape number '3075', height 51cm.

A Martin Brothers stoneware inkwell, late 19th/early 20th century, of tapering square form, each side incised with a floral and dragonfly/wasp design in shades of blue, with fitted liner, incised mark to base 'Martin London', height 5.8cm.

A Martin Brothers stoneware circular salt, circa 1877, by Robert Wallace Martin, incised with scrolls and covered in a blue glaze against an oatmeal ground, incised marks to base '392-77 R.W. Martin London', diameter 5.5cm (small chip to rim).

A Minton pottery turquoise glazed small bottle vase, circa 1890, designed by Christopher Dresser, decorated with mistletoe beneath a gilded collar band to the neck, heightened with four turquoise 'jewels', impressed marks to base, height 10cm (faults).

A Keller & Guerin Luneville gilt metal mounted lustre pottery vase, circa 1900, the bulbous body decorated with poppies against a shaded ground, the mounts formed as four intricately detailed poppy plants rising from a circular foot, impressed and lustre painted marks to base, height 9cm (missing small section of one poppy mount).

A small Della Robbia pottery dish, dated 1895, decorated by Annie Smith, monogrammed, with stylized flowers and foliage against a celadon green ground, incised and painted marks to reverse, diameter 16.3cm (hairline).

A Della Robbia pottery vase, circa 1895, decorated by John Fogo, monogrammed, the tapered cylindrical body with stems of yellow Art Nouveau tulips divided by green and yellow panels against a blue ground, incised and painted marks to base, height 13.5cm. Note: a similar pair of vases are illustrated by Victoria Bergesen in 'Encyclopaedia of British Art Pottery, 1870-1920', page 77, plate 32.

A pair of Doulton Lambeth Faience bottle vases, circa 1873-91, decorated by Elizabeth Shelley, monogrammed, with yellow daisies against a cream ground on a turquoise body, the necks with a similar oval panel of yellow daisies, impressed and painted marks to bases, height 17cm.

A Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian lustre pottery vase, early 20th century, decorated by Gladys Rogers, monogrammed, the bulbous body with fruiting vine against a mottled ruby ground, impressed factory mark with painted monogram, height 7cm (minor faults).

A Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian lustre pottery vase, circa 1910, the pear shaped body decorated by William S. Mycock, monogrammed, with spiralling bands of fruiting vine alternating with red leaves against a green ground, impressed and painted marks to base, height 16cm.

A Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian lustre pottery circular bowl, circa 1909, decorated by Charles Cundall, monogrammed, the mottled ruby ground with a geometric band to the rim exterior and stylized flowerheads to the base interior, painted and impressed marks to base, diameter 14.5cm.

A small Mintons Secessionist art pottery vase, early 20th century, designed by Léon Solon and John Wadsworth, the tapered body decorated with stylized leaves against a blue ground, black printed marks to base, height 10.5cm.

A C.H. Brannam Barum pottery chamberstick, dated 1891, modelled as a crouching dragon, his curled tail forming a handle and his upturned wings supporting a sconce, incised marks to base, height 10.5cm (some restoration).