Commemoratives, Fairings, Staffordshire Figures and Cottages,
Pot Lids and Prattware Auction on Tuesday 2nd May 2023
Sale commences at 11.00 am
Lots: 101-150 of 490
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Lot 101
Jenny Lind as Alice: a colourful Staffordshire figure depicted clinging to a cross, circa 1847, 355mm, cross head restored * See Pugh E410, figure 158. (staffordshire pottery theatre theatrical opera musical literature)
Estimate:  £40 - 80 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £45
Lot 102
Shakespeare: a colourful Staffordshire pottery clock group, circa 1848, 176mm, crack to foot * See Pugh H491, figure 13. (staffordshire pottery theatre theatrical opera musical literature)
Estimate:  £30 - 40 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £45
Lot 103
A good colourful Staffordshire figure of a ballet dancer, possibly Carlotta Grisi, circa 1843, 259mm * See Pugh E401 figure 130 where the author describes this figure as unidentified or perhaps that of Angelica Catalani however she retired in 1828. More probably Carlotta Grisi, who is best remembered for her title role in La Esmeralda, Giselle at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1842. (staffordshire pottery theatre theatrical opera musical literature)
Estimate:  £100 - 200 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £90
Lot 104
A circular bronze plaque cast with a profile of Gladstone, 194mm, a small cast metal military figure, a medallion with profile of King Carolus, a blue glazed Russian coronation beaker, chipped, a portrait bust named Boudica, 135mm and five plaster relief medallions: Maria Anton, Carolus V, Isabella, Socrates and an infant scribe (10) (commemorative commemorate) (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £30 - 40 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £60
Lot 105
Hannah More: A white bisque figure by Minton, circa 1846, 164mm * More was fiercely opposed to slavery, a friend of Wilberforce and a leading abolitionist. Her poem 'Slavery' was published in 1788. See Parian Phenomenon, figure 171. (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £150 - 300 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £95
Lot 106
1791 Rev John Wesley in memoriam: a pearlware portrait bust by Enoch Wood on integral pedestal base, the reverse applied with a circular plaque detailing dates and maker's name, 318mm, some enamel flaking * See 'Wesleyana and Methodist Pottery' published 1988 by Roger Lee, figures 2a and 3 on page 12. (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £250 - 500 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £300
Lot 107
Rev John Wesley: a mid-19th century oval blue jasperware portrait plaque, probably by Adams, 93mm high (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £60 - 100 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £80
Lot 108
Rev John Wesley: a mid-19th century Sunderland plaque printed in black with a profile inscribed with the society's formation in 1739 within a yellow border, 182mm * See 'Wesleyana and Methodist Pottery' published in 1988 by Roger Lee, figure 61 on page 30 for a not dis-similar plaque. (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £70 - 90 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £55
Lot 109
A nursery plate printed with a named portrait of Rev J Fletcher, hairline crack and a pottery mug with named portraits of Robert Raikes and David Scott centred by an inscribed view of Bennet St Sunday School, St Pauls Manchester (2) * Raikes was the founder of the Sunday School and is acknowledged as a guiding light in the principals of education of young children. (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £30 - 50 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £22
Lot 110
An alphabet plate printed with an early North Eastern Railway locomotive scene, another with a view of Tevoli Theatre, Hamburg and a Band of Hope 'The Mountain Rill' plate (3) (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £40 - 60 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £80
Lot 111
An octagonal pottery jug printed with a view of the Great Exhibition, circa 1851, 182mm, star crack to base and a mug with a view of the prison gateway named 'Prince Town', restored chip to foot (2) * Prince Town on Dartmoor was built to house the prisoners from the Crimea War. (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £30 - 40 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £90
Lot 112
Rev John Wesley: a good pottery jug printed in black with a profile encircled by named acolytes, the reverse inscribed, centred by an EG monogram, circa 1840, 145mm (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £240 - 280 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 113
A Minton white parian group 'The Flight into Egypt', circa 1851, 260mm restoration * See Parian Phenomenon, figure 96. (commemorative commemorate)
Estimate:  £50 - 100 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £45
Lot 114
Boer War: A Robinson & Leadbeater parian portrait bust of Lord Roberts, 205mm, and a continental porcelain teapot and cover (3) (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £30 - 40 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £50
Lot 115
Boer War: a brown pottery teapot and cover with named portraits of the commanders, circa 1900 (2) (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £30 - 50 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £35
Lot 116
1900 Transvaal: a good Copeland pottery 'Subscribers Copy' tyg, 145mm (commemorative commemorate naval military war boer)
Estimate:  £180 - 240 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £420
Lot 117
A creamware bowl printed with vignettes of Neptune and sea maidens, the interior inscribed 'Success to the Resolution Cutter, John Davey Master', circa 1780, 185mm, restored * HMS Resolution was a cutter purchased by the Royal Navy in 1779. During service she captured two French and one Dutch privateer but was subsequently lost in the North Sea in 1797. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £120 - 160 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £170
Lot 118
Admiral Rodney: a pottery mug moulded as the head of the Admiral, circa 1790, 110mm, hairline crack to rim and chip to handle (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £100 - 150 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £180
Lot 119
Nelson: a Prattware jug moulded with ships and figures decorated in typical palette, circa 1800, 160mm, firing crack to spout (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £100 - 150 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £80
Lot 120
A creamware jug banded in green, the bellied body with scenes inscribed 'Plenty' and 'Peace', circa 1802, restored crack to spout * Following the signing of the Peace of Paris in March 1802 optimism albeit short lived returned. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £100 - 150 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 121
1805 Trafalgar: an unusual pearlware tea bowl and saucer printed in brown and decorated in colours in celebration and sorrow (2) (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £70 - 100 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £60
Lot 122
1854 Crimea: a pair of nursery plates with moulded colourful borders centred by scenes named Balaklava and Tchernaya, hairline crack to the latter, 152mm (2) (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £50 - 80 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £35
Lot 123
Crimea: a pottery jug printed with battle honours celebrating the union of England and France, circa 1855, 190mm, restored (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £30 - 50 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £35
Lot 124
Crimea: a Sunderland pink lustre jug decorated in colours, 190mm, rim restored (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £80 - 120 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £45
Lot 125
A nursery plate with moulded floral border, printed in pink with military scenes, circa 1860, 187mm, star crack * In June 1860 Victoria conducted two reviews of the Volunteers. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £30 - 50 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £20
Lot 126
Nelson: a good parian portrait bust by Robinson & Leadbeater, 195mm * See Parian Phenomenon, figure 770. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £20 - 40 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £150
Lot 127
1801 General Sir Ralph Abercromby: a good lightly potted Sunderland pink lustre mug printed in black and enamelled in colours with an inscribed tomb, 102mm * A skilled soldier and politician Abercromby commanded the expedition to the Mediterranean in 1801 defeating the French at Alexandria where he was shot and died seven days later. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £250 - 300 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £260
Lot 128
Great Invasion Scare: an English porcelain mug, probably Worcester, printed in black with a scene entitled 'Death or Victory', lined in gilt, circa 1803, 136mm, restored * Ex Lewinson collection. (commemorative commemorate naval military war Napoleonic)
Estimate:  £200 - 300 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 129
1805 Nelson in Memoriam: a creamware mug printed in black with an inscribed portrait, 125mm, restored (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £200 - 250 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 130
1805 Nelson in Memoriam: a pearlware jug printed in black with an inscribed portrait and on the reverse eight lines of verse, 153mm, small rim chip * With J&J May in 1995. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £200 - 300 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £260
Lot 131
1895 Nelson in Memoriam: a good pearlware saucer dish printed all over in blue and centred by a cartouche inscribed 'Trafalgar', 209mm (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £220 - 260 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 132
1813 Battle of Vittoria: a salt glazed mug applied in white with figures upon a buff ground and inscribed 'Plunder', 100mm, fine hairline crack * Victorious at Vittoria against British troops plundered the French wagons, an incident which enraged Wellington. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £200 - 250 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 133
Duke of Wellington and Lord Hill: a blue printed jug with named equestrian portraits, circa 1814, 145mm, spout restored * See Commemorative Pottery, plates 176 and 178. (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £200 - 260 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £220
Lot 134
1814 Peace of Paris: a pearlware jug printed in grey with Britannia riding in a carriage and with Peace on the reverse, 149mm (commemorative commemorate naval military war)
Estimate:  £220 - 260 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 135
1848 Lord George Bentinck: A Copeland white parian portrait bust the reverse inscribed 'Count d'Orsay Sculp 1848' and impressed Copeland, 252mm, chip to socle * Bentinck, a Conservative politician, was an ardent supporter of horse racing. See Parian Phenomenon, figure 167 right. (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £70 - 100 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £160
Lot 136
A pair of white parian portrait busts by W.H. Goss of Disraeli and Gladstone, chipped lapel and a white bisque portrait bust on pedestal possibly depicting Pitt the Younger, the reverse indistinctly inscribed and dated 1842, chipped (3) (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £50 - 80 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £32
Lot 137
1876 Gladstone and Disraeli: An impressive pair of caricature figures, the bases stamped Whitman & Roth and with registration marks for 8th January 1876, 427mm, each with minor good restoration (2) (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £1000 - 1400 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £1400
Lot 138
Lord Salisbury: a white parian portrait bust by Robinson & Leadbeater, impressed with name and maker's mark, circa 1885, 196mm and a cylindrical mug with named and dated portrait of John Bright (2) (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £30 - 40 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £85
Lot 139
1974 Sir Winston Churchill: A good Paragon cigar box and cover inscribed for the centenary of his birth, 253mm wide (3) (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £80 - 120 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £220
Lot 140
An interesting Prattware mug moulded with two similar profiles centred by another depicted with long wig, sash and Garter Star inscribed 'Clemeson for ever', decorated in typical palette, circa 1800, 115mm (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £60 - 120 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £100
Lot 141
1826 Mathew Bell: a pink lustre banded mug with printed inscription in brown 'Bell For-Ever'. 106mm * The 1826 Anwick by-election was a fiercely fought affair with both Bell for the Tories, polling 1380 votes, and Liddell, also the Tories, with 1562 votes being victorious. (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £100 - 150 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £110
Lot 142
1832 Reform: a pottery mug printed in pink with a head and shoulders portrait and on the reverse inscribed 'Reform', the underside with C&R mark, 145mm * Probably by Chesworth & Robinson of Lane End in Staffordshire. (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £40 - 50 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £60
Lot 143
Richard Cobden: an octagonal nursery plate printed with named portrait, circa 1840, 132mm (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £30 - 50 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £45
Lot 144
Corn Laws: an octagonal nursery plate printed with a harbour scene and another with agricultural images, both circa 1845 (2) (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £40 - 60 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £40
Lot 145
Thomas Erskin: a creamware mug the rim banded in green, printed in black with a named portrait medallion, circa 1807, 136mm, star crack to underside * Erskin was Lord Chamberlain 1806 to 1807 in the 'Ministry of all Talents' formed by Grenville and Fox during which time he was commissioned by George III to look at the morals of Caroline of Brunswick in the so called 'Delicate Investigation'. (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £240 - 280 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £320
Lot 146
Sir Francis Burdett and Mary Anne Taylor: a silver lustre banded pearlware jug printed in rouge de fer with named portraits, circa 1809, 114mm, handle repaired * The Mary Anne Clarke scandal involving the possible sale of commissions by the Duke of York was first raised in Parliament in January 1809 by Colonel Wardle seconded by Burdett. Mary Anne Taylor, who was tenuously related to Mary Anne Clark, was a key witness to the investigations of the House of Commons. (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £200 - 240 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 147
1810 Sir Francis Burdett: a silver lustre banded yellow pottery jug printed en-grisaille with an inscribed portrait and inscribed on the reverse with details of his imprisonment in the Tower, 115mm, cracked and spout restored (commemorative commemorate political politics)
Estimate:  £180 - 220 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
  
Lot 148
An unusual mid-19th century stoneware flask depicting a crowned Victoria in a crinoline, the treacle glazed voluminous body decorated in cream, 255mm, neck well restored (commemorative commemorate royal royalty)
Estimate:  £180 - 220 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £440
Lot 149
1953 Coronation: a Minton orb, profusely gilded 150mm (2) (commemorative commemorate royal royalty)
Estimate:  £80 - 120 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £190
Lot 150
1953 Coronation: a Royal Albert loving cup, 130mm (commemorative commemorate royal royalty)
Estimate:  £80 - 120 Click here for details of BP and other fees payable on this lot.
Sold for:   £65
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