Fine British and Continental Ceramics

A Doulton Burslem porcelain two-handled vase, 1890s, the tapered cylindrical body painted by George White, signed, with a maiden in diaphanous dress feeding two doves, titled 'The Pets', above a bulbous cream glazed base overlaid with gilt flowers and foliage beneath the gilt scroll handles, green printed, incised and brown painted marks to base, height 28.5cm.

A fine Doulton Burslem two-handled vase and cover, 1890s, the tapered ovoid body painted by C.B. Hopkins, signed, with a continuous scene of cattle in a countryside setting, some drinking at a pond, between the pale blue glazed and gilt detailed fluted neck and foot, flanked by green glazed gilded mask handles with scroll terminals, the domed pale blue and gilt cover with painted gilt finial, black printed mark to base, height 58cm (faults). Note: at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904, Hopkins was awarded a bronze medal. The quality of this particular vase suggests it may be an exhibition piece.

A Wemyss pottery Kenmore vase, circa 1900, the tapered body with eight circular apertures to the shoulders, painted in the style of Karel Nekola with pink cabbage roses, impressed marks to base, height 37cm.

A pair of limited edition Royal Worcester porcelain ring-necked pheasants, circa 1967, modelled by R. Van Ruyckevelt, the male and female birds each on a naturalistic base with fern leaves, raised on wooden stands, black printed marks to bases, heights 33cm and 36.5cm, with framed certificates and original packing boxes.

A large Ginori maiolica rinfrescatoio or basin, late 19th century, of trefoil shape, painted to the interior with a classical scene of Scilla being banished by Minosse, the cobalt blue glazed exterior relief moulded and painted with fruiting vine and applied with three bifurcated serpent handles with mask terminals, raised on a similarly decorated trefoil shaped foot, painted marks to base with title, diameter 40cm.

A pair of Art Deco Dahl Jensen Copenhagen porcelain vases, circa 1930, the craquelé glazed fluted ovoid bodies with gilt line detail, painted with cascading green flowers to the upper bodies beneath green ground flared rims, green printed and brown painted marks to bases, height 31cm.