Art Pottery

Three Upchurch Pottery vases, early 20th century, the first of gently swollen ovoid shape with four moulded ribs, a running blue glaze over the pale grey body, height 22.5cm, the second of tapered cylindrical shape with running lilac glaze over a pink ground, height 27cm, the third of ovoid shape with running green glaze over a blush ground, height 25cm, each with incised mark to base.

Two Upchurch Pottery vases, first half 20th century, the first two-handled example with running pale green glaze over the tapered pale blue glazed body, incised mark, height 18cm, the second a tapered cylindrical body with thick mottled brown glaze covering a blue/grey body, impressed mark, height 33cm.

An Upchurch Pottery vase, 1930s, the Chinese form body of oval cylindrical shape with lug handles and four feet, covered in a green glaze with running blue detail to the rim, impressed mark, height 17cm, together with three other Upchurch pieces, comprising a bulbous vase, height 7.5cm, a baluster vase, height 11cm, and a footed bowl, diameter 11.7cm, each with impressed mark (small chip to foot of bowl).

A pair of Art Nouveau Bretby pottery two-handled vases, circa 1910, from the Bronze and Jewelled Ware range, the red glazed tapered oval bodies with faux metal mounts incorporating whiplash detail and applied with glazed cabochons, impressed factory marks and indistinct numerals, height 37.3cm (one with minor restoration), together with a similar conical shaped vase, height 21cm, and a jardinière, height 18cm.

Two Bretby pottery Art Nouveau two-handled vases, circa 1910, from the Bronze and Jewelled Ware range, the black glazed tapered cylindrical bodies with faux riveted metal mounts incorporating whiplash sinuous strapwork and applied with glazed cabochons, impressed factory marks and numerals, height 32cm, together with a similar conical shaped vase, height 18.5cm.

A Bretby pottery Art Nouveau design ewer, circa 1910, from the Bronze and Jewelled Ware range, the black glazed body with faux riveted metal mounts incorporating applied glazed cabochons, impressed factory mark and numerals '1612' to base, height 32cm, together with a similar faux wood and pewter effect Bretby ewer, impressed '1517' to base, height 41.5cm (minor nicks to spout).

A pair of Bretby pottery Cloisonné Ware circular chargers, circa 1920, both with black ground, decorated with gilt outlined birds on blossom branches within faux metal rims similarly decorated with insects, impressed and painted factory marks, diameter 37cm.

A garniture of three Bretby pottery Cloisonné Ware vases, circa 1920, each decorated with gilt outlined birds on blossom branches against a black ground within faux matched borders, comprising a pair of cylindrical vases with bulbous bases, height 23cm, and a globular vase with cylindrical neck with wrapped faux metal detail, height 25cm, impressed and painted marks to bases, together with a similar pair of Bretby vases, height 31cm, two pairs of Bretby simulated wood vases and four other pieces of Bretby pottery, including three carved Bamboo Ware pieces (minor faults).

A large Mintons Secessionist pottery jardinière, circa 1903, probably designed by Leon Solon, of U-shape, decorated with three peacocks against a shaded green and cream ground, impressed and green printed marks to base with numerals '3408', height 36cm (some restoration), together with a matched Minton jardinière stand, decorated with blue Art Nouveau flowers on sinuous stems against a floral ground, impressed marks to base, height 59.5cm.

A Mintons Secessionist pottery jardinière, circa 1902-14, of baluster shape, decorated with purple and blue stylized flowers on green tubelined stems against a blue ground with green borders, black printed, incised and impressed marks to base, height 26cm, together with a pair of matched Mintons Secessionist jardinière stands, height 57cm (restoration).

A Burmontofts two-handled art pottery vase, circa 1885, covered in a turquoise glaze, the bulbous body with relief flowerhead medallions against a ground of horizontal lines between foliate bands, impressed marks to base with numerals '435', height 19cm (drilled).