Fine British and Continental Ceramics

An unusual soft paste Continental porcelain figure group, late 18th/19th century, modelled as two musicians and a figure with a sword standing on a triform rockwork base, unmarked, height 17cm.

A matched pair of Meissen porcelain green woodpeckers, 20th century, each modelled on a white glazed tree stump with foliate detail, one applied with a caterpillar, crossed swords in underglaze blue to bases with impressed and incised numerals, heights 25cm and 27cm (one applied leaf missing on larger bird).

Two Meissen porcelain yellow canaries, mid-20th century, modelled after Kändler, each perched on a white glazed tree stump, crossed swords in underglaze blue to bases with impressed numerals and incised model No. '227', height 11cm.

A Meissen porcelain model of a starling, early 20th century, modelled after Kändler, perched on a tree stump preening its open left wing, blue painted crossed swords to base, impressed numerals and incised model No. '974', height 16cm (restored).

A Meissen porcelain model of a green woodpecker, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled after Kändler, perched on a tree stump, blue painted crossed swords to base with impressed numerals and incised model No. '56', height 27cm (some restoration).

A Sèvres porcelain circular dish, circa 1766, painted by Tardy, monogrammed, with floral bouquets against the low relief petal moulded body, the rim with cobalt blue line and gilt dash detail, blue painted marks to base, diameter 21.2cm, together with four similar dinner plates and a similarly painted coffee can and two saucers, various blue painted, impressed and incised marks to bases (some faults).

A Sèvres circular dish, the porcelain 18th century, the decoration likely to be early 19th century, painted with a dog attacking a mallard duck protecting its nest on the side of a riverbank, the pink ground rim with gilt overlaid decoration, blue painted and incised marks to base, diameter 25cm, together with a Sèvres style cabinet plate, late 19th century, painted with a portrait of a lady of court within gilt overlaid and floral reserved pink borders, blue painted and gilt printed and painted marks to base, diameter 24cm, and a similar large custard cup and cover, underglaze blue shield mark to base, height 12.5cm (repaired).

A Sèvres style cobalt blue ground jewelled cabinet cup and saucer, second half 19th century, the cup painted with a titled bust portrait of Marie Antoinette within a gilded frame, flanked by gilded foliate detail enriched with red, green and turquoise 'jewels' against a gilt pointillé ground, the similarly decorated saucer with central gilded crown motif, blue painted interlaced 'L's' marks to bases, diameter of saucer 14cm.

A Sèvres style cobalt blue ground jewelled cabinet plate, late 19th century, painted with an elegantly dressed lady seated on a donkey, accompanied by a gallant holding her hand, the gilt overlaid rim with turquoise, white, green and red jewelled detail, blue painted interlaced 'L's' mark to reverse, diameter 24cm (minor faults).

A Sèvres style jewelled cabinet plate, late 19th century, painted with a titled central half-length portrait of Madame Victoire within a white beaded frame with bleu céleste jewelled edging, the cavetto with a floral garland entwined with a cobalt blue ribbon beneath the cobalt blue and bleu céleste rim with gilt overlaid foliate and jewelled detail, blue painted interlaced 'L's' mark to reverse with gilded title, diameter 23.8cm (minor faults).

A 'Vienna' porcelain charger, late 19th century, painted with classical figures in a harbourside setting within a gilt overlaid pink ground rim, reserved with purple ground gilt detailed rectangular panels alternating with chocolate brown ground enamelled and gilded panels, underglaze blue shield mark to base, diameter 35.7cm.

A 'Vienna' porcelain cabinet plate, late 19th century, painted with a pre-Raphaelite maiden seated on a draped rock, indistinctly signed, sea distantly on the horizon, within a gilt overlaid cobalt blue rim, blue painted shield and impressed marks to base, diameter 24.5cm.

A Minton porcelain part dessert service, 1870s, comprising two low comports and twelve plates, each painted with a butterfly and floral spray within a claret and gilt rim, impressed and painted marks to bases, diameter of plates 23.5cm.

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase, circa 1887, the bulbous body decorated by Hannah Barlow, monogrammed, with a continuous landscape view of horses and cattle between beaded borders, the shoulders with scrolling foliage, incised and impressed marks to base, height 12cm.

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware ewer, circa 1877, the egg shaped body decorated by Hannah Barlow, monogrammed, with an incised scene of cantering horses being chased by a dog, within relief flowerhead borders and stylized leaf framing, applied with a loop handle, impressed and incised marks to base, height 24cm.

A stoneware bottle vase, probably Doulton, late 19th/early 20th century, decorated by Florence Barlow, monogrammed, with low relief cranes amongst grass against a mottled green/brown ground beneath a tapered brown glazed neck, incised and impressed marks to base, height 21.3cm.

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, circa 1870, decorated by Hannah Barlow, monogrammed, incised with a blue detailed heron between wheat against an oatmeal ground, framed by geometric borders, impressed and incised marks to base, height 25.5cm.

A pair of Doulton Lambeth stoneware two-handled vases, circa 1873, decorated by Emily E. Stormer, monogrammed, the tapered ovoid bodies with scrolling foliage beneath beaded rims, flanked by similarly decorated handles, impressed and incised marks to bases, height 27cm (minor faults to glaze).

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, circa 1876, decorated by Hannah Barlow, monogrammed, the tapered body incised with horses, cattle and sheep, impressed and incised mark to base, height 25.5cm.