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The Robert Allan Collection — For-Auction

Auction House:For-AuctionNumber of lots recorded:265
Sale Title:The Robert Allan CollectionLots with images:265
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:180
Date:27-Jun-2024
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A fine Chelsea porcelain gold anchor period plate, painted in the atelier of James Giles with three exotic birds perched on rocks and shrubs, English circa 1765, 22 cm diameter
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A Chelsea porcelain red-anchor period flower painted shaped circular plate, English circa 1765, 20.5 cm wide
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A Chelsea porcelain shaped circular plate, painted with insects and botanical specimens, English circa 1765. 23.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Red Cross Antique and Art Exhibition London 1955 no 106. Exhibited: W.R.Johnston Collection East Melbourne. Taking Tea with English Bodies
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A Worcester porcelain teacup and saucer, painted in the Dalhousie pattern with fruit, birds and a landscape panel, English circa 1770. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1980. Teacup 4.5 cm high 8 cm diameter, saucer 13.5 cm diameter
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A Worcester porcelain scale blue ground lobed circular plate,painted with panels of flowers, English circa 1770, 20.5 cm diameter. Unusually the gilt line for the rim doesn't follow the outline of the edge. Blue fret mark
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A fine Worcester porcelain blue-scale ground circular dish, painted with birds, butterflies and insects, English circa 1770, 14 cm diameter. Provenance: Graham and Oxley Antiques London 1979
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A Worcester porcelain scale-blue ground spoon tray, painted with flowers, English circa 1770, 16 cm long,9 cm wide. Exhibited: W.R.Johnston Collection East Melbourne. Taking Tea with English Bodies. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1979
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A Chelsea porcelain plate painted in the atelier of James Giles, English circa 1765, 21.5 cm diameter. Moghul Antiques, ( Ned Roberts) Adelaide, South Australia, 1976
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A Chelsea porcelain oval dish painted with flowers, English circa 1765, 19 cm wide 16 cm high. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques. Simpson collection no 272
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A pair of very decorative enamelled ceramic figures of a man and a woman, Chinese Qing dynasty 19th century, 16 cm high 9 cm wide. Provenance: H.J. Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2007
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Two Royal Worcester porcelain candle-snuffers, one in the form of a witch the other a lady in a wide brimmed hat, English circa 1900, approx 9.5 cm high
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A Chelsea porcelain red-anchor period circular plate, painted with bunches of flowers, English circa 1760, 20 cm diameter
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A fine Chelsea porcelain shape circular plate, painted with bunches of flowers and gilt, English circa 1755, 22 cm diameter
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A Chelsea porcelain circular plate Gotzkowsky moulding after Meissen, moulded and painted with flowers and insects, English circa 1760, 24 cm diameter
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A small Berlin porcelain chocolate pot, painted with Deutsche-Blumen and puce outlines, German 18th century, 12.5 cm high
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A Royal Worcester comport, plate and two cups and saucers with pink bands and painted with flowers with gilt beading, English circa 1880/90, comport 24 cm diameter plate 23 cm diameter saucers 13.5 cm diameter
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A rare Chelsea red-anchor period tea-bowl and painted in Hans Sloane style, with botanicals and insects in the under-shadow technique, English circa 1755, 7 cm diameter and 4.3 cm high, saucer 12.7 cm diameter, red-anchor mark
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A pair of fine Meissen porcelain plates, painted with pairs of birds and insects an lattice moulded, German first half of the 20th century, 23.5 cm diameter
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A Worcester porcelain circular dish, painted with fruit and a basket on a powder-blue ground with gilt spiders web, English circa 1770, 20.5 cm diameter, open crescent mark
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An unusual Worcester porcelain gilt-decorated tea-bowl and saucer, English circa 1770, 5 cm high 7.8 cm diameter saucer 12.6 cm diameter. Provenance WW Harris Masterton Collection number 144
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A Worcester porcelain tea-bowl and saucer, painted with insects a caterpillar and green leaves, English circa 1765. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa South Australia. tea-bowl 7.5 cm diameter 4.2 cm high, saucer 12.2 cm diameter
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A Worcester porcelain cup and saucer, painted in the Red Bull pattern, English circa 1760, cup 5.7 cm high 6 cm diameter, saucer 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa South Australia
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A Bow porcelain coffee can, painted with a bird seated amongst flowering shrubs, English circa 1750, 5.6 cm high 5 cm diameter. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London at Andrew Wilson Antiques Melbourne 2014
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A rare Chelsea porcelain peony and twig dish, painted with an insect in the centre of the flower-head, English circa 1755/60, 20 cm long, 18 cm wide, spur marks to base. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, (George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia, 1988. Reference:D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 144, no. 153. A Pair of similar dishes sold the Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller Part II Christies New York 10 May 2018 lot…
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A Lowestoft porcelain teapot, painted with flowers and iron-red interlaced borders, English circa 1780, 15 cm high 23 cm wide across the handle and spout. Provenance: H.J.Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2004
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A Worcester porcelain fluted circular coffee can, painted with flowers, English circa 1750, 5 cm high 5.5 cm diameter
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A Fine Sevres white bisque-porcelain bust of a young boy, French circa 1900, 28 cm high 24 cm wide
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A small Worcester sparrow-beak cream jug, painted with flowers, English circa 1770, 8 cm high 7 cm wide across the handle. Provenance: H.J.Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2004
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A rare Worcester porcelain cup and saucer, painted in the Dalhousie pattern, English circa 1780, cup 4.3 cm high 10 cm wide across the handle, saucer 13.2 cm diameter, blue crescent mark
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A fine Chelsea porcelain shaped oval dish, painted with butterflies and fruit, English circa 1755, 25 cm long 18 cm wide. Provenance: J.C Fulton collection no 36. Havelock House Antiques Goolwa, South Australia
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A Chelsea porcelain lobed circular plate, painted with birds and flowers, English circa 1760, 22 cm diameter, red anchor mark. Provenance: Moghul Antiques Adelaide, South Australia ( Ned Roberts) 1977
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A Chelsea porcelain leaf moulded oval dish, with puce edging, English circa 1760, 27 cm long, 18 cm wide
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A large and rare Chelsea porcelain serving dish, painted with birds around the gilt scrolled border and scattered fruit, English circa 1760, 39 cm wide. Provenance: Labelled: Blenheim Palace Collection. Moghul Antiques ( Ned Roberts ) Adelaide 1977. Exhibited: Flowers and Fables,A Survey of Chelsea Porcelain, National Gallery of Victoria.1984 Cat. No. 170
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A rare Chelsea Derby porcelain puce and green decorated coffee can and saucer, attributed to Richard Askew, English circa 1790, 5.2 cm high 7.1 cm wide across the handle saucer 10.6 cm diameter. Provenance: Seage collection no 29
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A very fine and large pair of Sampson porcelain figures of a young man and woman, French in the Meissen style circa 1900, approximately 50 cm high, bases 17 cm wide. Please note these are incorrectly numbered as lot 151 in the printed auction catalogue
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A Chelsea red-anchor porcelain cup and saucer, painted with botanical specimens in Hans Sloane style, English circa 1755/60, cup 6.2 cm high 6.4 cm diameter, saucer 13 cm diameter. Provenance: Geoffrey Phillips Collection no 232. Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia
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A Rudoldstst Volkstedt porcelain figure if a girl dancing, Thuringia, Germany, circa 1905, 12.5 cm high
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A pair of Chelsea gold-anchor period candlestick figures of a man with a rifle and a lady with a hound, English circa 1765, 22 cm high, Gold anchor mark. Provenance: Moghul antiques ( Ned Roberts) Adelaide 1979 (2,650)
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A Chelsea porcelain cream jug, painted with sprays of flowers, English circa 1760, 8.5 cm high,11.5 cm wide over the handle
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Two Derby porcelain plaques, attributed to John Simpson, with landscapes and buildings, English circa 1820, 10 cm by 7.3 cm and 10 cm by 7.7 cm. Provenance: H.J.Quigley Antiques Adelaide 2016
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Four rare and matching Chelsea porcelain knife handles painted with birds in landscape and gilt, English circa 1760, 10 cm long. Provenance: The Radloff Collection. Christies Australia 09/05/1989 lot 348
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A rare Royal Worcester model of a King Charles Cavalier on a gold cushion, English circa 1900, 4.5 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm high. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1980's
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A rare Bow porcelain botanical plate, painted with butterflies insects and flowers, English circa 1760, 19.5 cm diamater. Exhibited A Treasury of Bow. Melbourne, Ballarat and Hamilton The Australian Ceramics and Glass Circle 2000. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1980
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An unusual Derby porcelain octagonal serving dish, painted with lilac flowers and stems, English circa 1785, 29.5 cm by 21.5 cm
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An unusual Bow porcelain green-banded and scale-moulded two-handled cup and saucer, English circa 1760, cup 6.5 cm high 13.2 cm wide across the handles, saucer 15 cm diameter, Red anchor and cross mark
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A Chelsea porcelain red anchor period cup and saucer, painted with flowers, English circa 1755, cup 6.2 cm high, saucer 12.5 cm diameter, red anchor and numeral 3 mark. Provenance: The Radloff Collection. Connoisseurs Store Melbourne. Christie's Australia 8/9 May 1989 lot 309. Exhibited: Red Cross Antiques and Art Exhibition London 1955 Lot 511
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A fine Chelsea gold anchor period porcelain gilt and white glazed etui case, English circa 1760/5, 11 cm long 2 cm diameter. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 1989
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A Derby porcelain model of a seated hound, English circa 1800, 6.4 cm high base 5 cm wide. Reference: Dogs in English Porcelain, Dennis G Rice page 115 colour plate 186 for the same model.
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A rare Derby porcelain figure of a Canary, English circa 1758-the pale period, 7.5 cm high 8 cm wide. Provenance: Moghul Antiques Adelaide, South Australia ( Ned Roberts) 1977. Reference: A similar example is illustrated in the Irwin Untermeyer Collection
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A Derby porcelain latticework basket, painted with flowers, English circa 1765, 19 cm wide 6.5 cm high
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Two similar Derby porcelain named botanical plates, with yellow borders the painting attributed to Quaker Pegg, English circa 1810, 23 cm diameter. Named: Viola Pedata and Bramble
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A good pair of Derby porcelain floral still life decorated and finely gilded plates, the manner of Thomas Steele, English circa 1820, 22 cm diameter, red crown mark
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A Worcester porcelain 'Blind Earl' type leaf-moulded circular plate, painted with flowers, English circa 1760, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia, 1973
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A Worcester porcelain Compagnie des Indes Trio of a coffee cup, tea-bowl and saucer, painted with flowers and a pink and gilt net border, English circa 1780, tea-bowl 8 cm diameter 4.6 cm high and saucer 12 cm diameter
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A Worcester porcelain blue-scale ground and floral-painted lobed circular plate, English circa 1770, 19.5 cm diameter. Underglaze blue fret mark
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A rare Staffordshire pottery figure of Captain James Cook, English circa 1845, 19.5 cm high, 11 cm wide. Reference: Harding Book 1 Page 54, Fig, 115. The source of this figure is modelled after an engraving by W.Holl, the original painting by Nathaniel Dance R.A. now hangs in The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. An example of this same figure is in the National Maritime Museum Sydney. Provenance: `H.J Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2003
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A rare Chelsea gold anchor model of a bird, English circa 1750, 14 cm high 13 cm wide
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A collection of eight Chelsea porcelain 'toys', English circa 1750/60, 1.8 cm -3.2 cm high
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A Derby porcelain figure of a shepherdess, English circa 1775, 25 cm high 13 cm wide
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A Meissen porcelain octagonal plate, painted with Deutsche-Blumen, German 18th century, 24 cm wide, crossed swords mark
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A Worcester porcelain floral painted spherical tea-pot and cover, English circa 1770, 16 cm high 22 cm wide across the handle and spout
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A Worcester porcelain shaped circular plate, finely painted with scattered flowers, English circa 1765, 22 cm diameter. Provenance: Scott Muir Collection
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A rare Bow porcelain shaped circular plate, painted with insects and flowers, English circa 1765, 23 cm diameter. Provenance: Moghul Antiques, ( Ned Roberts) Adelaide 1977. Exhibited: Melbourne, Ballarat and Hamilton Ceramics and Glass Collectors Circle Exhibition Treasury of Bow in 2000. W.R.Johnston Collection East Melbourne. Taking Tea with English Bodies
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A Worcester porcelain black transfer printed tea-bowl and saucer by Robert Hancock with the L'Amour pattern, English circa 1765. Provenance: Don Barrett collection, Small and Whitfield, Adelaide, South Australia 24/09 2007 Lot 97. tea-bowl 3.7 cm high 7 cm diameter, saucer 11.5 cm diameter
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A rare Chelsea raised anchor white glazed prunus moulded trembleuse cup and saucer, English circa 1750, cup 5.7 cm high , 5.7 cm diameter, saucer 11.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, (George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia, 1988. Exhibited: White Gold Ceramics and Glass Circle of Australian Exhibition 2004
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A rare St Cloud white porcelain tea-bowl and saucer, moulded in high relief with flowering prunus branches, French circa 1710/20, 4.1 cm high 7 cm diameter, saucer 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London. Reference: A very similar example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY. The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995. Accession Number: 1995.268.213, .214
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A rare set of four Chelsea white porcelain figures of the four seasons, English circa 1755/60, 18-20 cm high. Provenance: Quigley Antiques, Adelaide South Australia 1987. Exhibited: White Gold Touring Exhibition Australian Ceramics and Glass Circle 2004
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A rare St Cloud white glazed ceramic pot-pourri urn and cover, French circa 1745, 15 cm high 13 cm wide. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 2014 (1900 pounds)
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A St Cloud porcelain white-glazed prunus moulded circular pot and cover, with silver collar, French circa 1735, 8 cm high, 5.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques, London 2013 (1230 pounds)
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A Bow porcelain moulded white glazed steel-bladed table knife and a St Cloud blue and white porcelain handled steel table fork, English circa 1755 and French 18th century, 28 cm and 20 cm long, steel knife marked Law. Provenance: Tusmore Antiques Adelaide, South Australia 2007
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A fine Worcester porcelain plate, finely painted in the London atelier of James Giles with exotic birds in a landscape, English circa 1770, 20.5 cm diameter
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A Schneeballen porcelain vase and cover, encrusted with flowers birds and fruit, German mid 19th century, 36 cm high,15 cm wide
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A rare Worcester porcelain plate painted in the Dalhousie pattern, English circa 1780, 21.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa. South Australia. John Thompson collection. H.J.Quigley Antiques Adelaide, South Australia
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A fine quality Meissen figure of a lady playing a pianoforte, German 19th century, 13 cm high, 9.2 cm wide. Provenance: Erica's Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 1969
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A large Dr Wall Worcester blue and white dish painted in the Pine cone pattern, English circa 1770, 29.3 cm diameter, blue crescent mark
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A rare and fine Chelsea triple stopper perfume bottle, in the form of three partridges, English circa 1750, 7.2 cm high 5 cm wide. Provenance: Tusmore Antiques Adelaide 2017 as St James factory. Reference: Tulman, Ars Ceramica, 2019, no. 31, p. 73, fig. 9 for a similar example of hens not partridges. An example in the Salting Collection is illustrated in G. E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, London, 1925, pl. 3, fig. 4.; and a second was in the Collection of Stewart Grainger, sold, Christie's London,…
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A Chelsea porcelain shaped circular plate painted in the atelier of James Giles, with three birds and foliage, English circa 1765, 21 cm diameter
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A Chelsea porcelain leaf-moulded circular plate, painted with flowers, English circa 1760, 19.5 cm diameter
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A Worcester porcelain teapot stand, painted with Chinese figures, English circa 1770, 15 cm wide
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A Wedgwood blue Jasper-ware medallion commemorating the 200th anniversary of Captain Cooks Landing in Australia, English circa 1970, 11 cm high 8 cm wide
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A Worcester porcelain tea-cup and saucer, with pink-scale border and painted with flowers, English circa 1765, cup 4.7 cm high and 10 cm wide over the handle saucer 13 cm diameter, crossed swords and numeral 9 mark. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1985
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A Worcester porcelain shaped oval dish, painted in the London atelier of James Giles and from the Horner of Mells service, with fruit, vegetables and flowers, English circa 1765, 27 cm long 19.5 cm wide. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa, South Australia.1980's
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A Derby porcelain figure of a man holding a barrel, English circa 1765, 25.5 cm high, 14 cm wide
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Two Derby porcelain figures of boys, carrying flowers, English 18th century, 12.5 cm and 10.2 cm high
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A rare pair of Bow porcelain planters with shrubs, painted with flowers, English circa 1765, 22 cm high. Provenance: Tusmore Antiques Adelaide, South Australia 2010
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A large Bow porcelain bocage double figure candlestick, of a huntsman and companion, English circa 1775, 30 cm high 26 cm wide. Provenance: H.J. Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2004
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Three fine Royal Copenhagen porcelain plates, painted with Reindeer (Tarandus Sangifer) A rabbit ( Lepus Europaeus) and a bear ( Ursus Arctos), Danish, first half of the 20th century, 25.5 cm diameter
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A pair of Chantilly blue and white custard cups and covers, painted in the A La Brindille style, French circa 1770, 5 cm diameter 7 cm high. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 2016 ( 1360 pounds)
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A Worcester porcelain shaped circular tea-bowl and saucer, English circa 1770, tea-bowl 4 cm high 8 cm diameter saucer 11.8 cm diameter
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A Spode Imari dish and cover and a Derby Imari miniature vase, English first half of the 19th century, dish 11 cm long and vase 9.5 cm high
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A Meissen porcelain cup and saucer, painted with Deutsche-Blumen, German mid-18th century, 8 cm diameter, 4.7 cm high, saucer diameter 13.2 cm. Provenance: W.Aulden collection no 113
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A rare Derby porcelain sweetmeat stand with kingfisher finial and shell encrusted with tiers of scallop shell dishes, English circa 1770, 17 cm high 24 cm wide. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1984. Reference: A similar example illustrated Derby Porcelain, John Twitchett, Page 61
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Three various floral decorated tea-cups, English 18th century, 6.5-7 cm high
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A large porcelain tankard in the Coalport style, English circa 1840, 10 cm high 15 cm wide across the handle, gilt initials JB
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An unusual Staffordshire pottery wall plaque in the form of a pink and gilt jug, English circa 1860, 20 cm high 15 cm wide
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An early Staffordshire Tythe pig group figure, English circa 1820, 19 cm high 13 cm wide
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A large Dr Wall Worcester porcelain leaf shaped blue and white dish, English circa 1770, 35 cm long 24 cm wide, blue open crescent mark
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A Goss white-bisque porcelain bust of Sir Walter Scott, English circa 1900, 14 cm high
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A rare porcelain tureen in the form of a partridge, English circa 1765, 18 cm long 9.5 cm deep,11.5 cm high
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A large Derby porcelain figural and bocage candlestick, English circa 1770, 30 cm high 24 cm wide
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