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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 small Derby white-bisque porcelain figure of cupid with a dog beneath a tree, English circa 1800, 13 cm high, incised no 213. Exhibited: 'White Gold' Touring Exhibition Australian Ceramics and Glass Circle 2004
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A Derby porcelain plate, the painting attributed to Thomas Steele, with insects and fruit, English circa 1810, 22 cm diameter
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A Worcester porcelain blue and white cup and saucer in the Chantilly style, English circa 1770, Cup 7 cm high and 6.7 cm, diameter, saucer 13 cm diameter
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A rare Derby porcelain tureen and cover in the form of a pigeon, English circa 1770, 22 cm long 11 cm wide 13.5 cm high. Provenance: The John Klinger collection, Small and Whitfield, Adelaide, South Australia, 2 September 2008 lot 138
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A Derby porcelain figure of a recumbent ram, English circa 1760/5, 5 cm long 3.6 cm high. Provenance: Moghul Antiques,( Ned Roberts) Adelaide South Australia 1983
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A Royal Worcester beaker shaped vase painted with Australian flora-Christmas Bell, English circa 1920, 17 cm high 8 cm diameter at mouth, retailed by Flavelle Brothers and Roberts
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A pair of Staffordshire porcelain figures of recumbent sheep, English circa 1870, 6 cm wide 4 cm high, anchor mark but not Chelsea. Provenance: Edward Nowell Antiques Wells Somerset 1979
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A Sevres-type porcelain ovoid vase with flowers and goat handles, French 19th century, 20 cm high 12 cm wide over the handles
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A porcelain beaker vase, painted with flowers and with gilt ruby ground, circa 1830, 8 cm high 7 cm diameter, marked Nantgarw in red to base with a blue crescent
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A very rare Chelsea porcelain octagonal tea-bowl and saucer, painted by Jeffreyes Hammet O'Neale with the fables of the Tiger and the Fox and The Sick Kite, English circa 1755. Provenance: Stephen Hanscombe Collection. Exhibited: Stockspring Antiques 2008-no 39. but acquired August 2012 ( 13,000 pounds). teabowl 5.2 cm high 9 cm wide, saucer 14 cm wide
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A Meissen porcelain yellow ground tea-cup and saucer, painted with floral specimens, German circa 1750, cup 3.9 cm high 7 cm diameter, saucer 12 cm diameter. Provenance: H.J.Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2009
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A Worcester porcelain King of Prussia transfer-printed tankard, English circa 1770, 11.5 cm high 9 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia
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A Worcester porcelain black-printed tankard depicting Prince Charles Edward Stuart, English circa 1765/70, 12 cm high 8 cm diameter. Provenance: Windsor Antiques, ( R.Milne Brand) 51 Bourke street Melbourne 1975. Exhibited: Antique English Drinking Mugs in 17th and 18th century Pottery and Porcelain 1975 Winifred Williams ( London) and Windsor Antiques ( Melbourne) where it was acquired.
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A very rare Chelsea incised triangle Goat and Bee jug, English circa 1745/48, 41 cm high, 7 cm wide. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, ( George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia 1994
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A Bow figure of a Nun- The Order of St John, English circa 1755-60, 17 cm high, base 8 cm wide, anchor and dagger mark. Provenance: British Antique Dealers Fair ( Pamela Raven) Melbourne 1987
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A set of four Meissen white bisque porcelain busts of Mercury, Psyche,Venus and Apollo, German circa1782-85, 12 cm high based 5 cm square, incised crossed swords mark within a triangle. Exhibited: White Gold Ceramics and Glass Circle of Australian Exhibition 2004
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A Derby porcelain oval leaf-moulded gravy boat, painted with flowers, English circa 1765, 16.5 cm long 11.5 cm high at the handle. Provenance: Trethowen collection label to base
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An unusual Bow white porcelain candlestick in Rocco style, English circa 1755/60, 15 cm high 8.5 cm wide. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 2017
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A fine Worcester porcelain lobed osier moulded circular plate, painted with the story of the Donkey in a lions skin, from the Aesop's fable, English circa 1770, 20.7 cm diameter. Exhibited: W.R.Johnston Collection East Melbourne. Taking Tea with English Bodies. Note: These fable paintings were first attributed to Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale or Fidele Duvivier, but since they have been attributed to an unknown painter, the sources of some of the scenes have been traced to an illustrated edition of John Gay's…
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A Wedgwood white salt-glazed squat circular teapot, moulded with dog finial and scrolling leaves and flowers, English circa 1830. Provenance: The Mr and Mrs B.W.Carver Collection, Sydney ( Former president of the Ceramics Society of Australia ). Sold Lawsons Sydney 28/29/1959. The Corbin Estate Bonhams and Goodman, Sydney 20 April 2009 lot 30. 8.5 cm high 17 cm wide over the spout and handle
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A Worcester white-glazed porcelain press-moulded faceted-spherical teapot and two tea-bowls, English circa 1765/70, 14 cm high 17 cm wide over the handle and spout Tea-bowls 4 cm high 8 cm wide. Exhibited : White Gold- Touring exhibition, Australian Ceramics and Glass Circle 2004
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A Worcester porcelain jug and cover, painted in the Lord Henry Thynne pattern with a landscape, insects butterflies and flowers, English circa 1780, 13.2 cm high
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A Pratt-type pottery money box in the form of a cottage with figures, English circa 1820, 13.5 cm high 12 cm wide
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A fine and unusually large Worcester porcelain shaped rectangular serving dish, painted with flowers in panels on a scale blue ground, English circa 1770, 43.2 cm long, 34.6 cm wide. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia. Reference: Klepser No 122. Catalogue of the Frank Lloyd Collection of Worcester Porcelain, British Museum,1923 pl.66 No.315. Tow other dishes in this rare large size and pattern ( no 76) are recorded
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A small Christian's Liverpool porcelain boat-shaped cream jug, strongly moulded and painted with flowers, English circa 1765/70, 12 cm wide 8 cm high. Provenance: Tusmore Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2006
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A rare Bow porcelain Kakiemon oval leaf shaped dish, painted in the two quails pattern, English circa 1765, 29 cm long 19 cm wide. Provenance: The Aldridge Collection, Theodore Bruce Auctions Adelaide 1971 lot 56. Exhibited: The Melbourne, Ballarat an Hamilton Ceramic Circle Exhibition: A Treasury of Bow in 2000
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A rare Bow blue and white Chinese style two-handled cup, decorated in the 'Koto-player' pattern, English circa 1770, 8.5 cm high 12 cm wide across the handles. Provenance: H.J Quigley Antiques, Adelaide 1992. Exhibited: A Treasury of Bow presented by the Melbourne, Ballarat and Hamilton Australian Ceramics and Glass Collectors Circle 2000
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A rare Bow porcelain triform shell encrusted salt cellar, English circa 1765, 12 cm wide 7.5 cm high 9 cm deep. Exhibited: A Treasury of Bow. Australian Ceramics and Glass Circle held in Melbourne,Ballarat and Hamilton in 2000. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1983
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A Chelsea porcelain raised anchor period oval leaf shaped dish, painted with insects and flowers, Englsih circa 1750/52, 27 cm long, 18 cm wide, raised anchor mark. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia. 1982
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Six pieces of Worcester blue and white porcelain, English 18th century, tea-bowl 1: 7 cm diameter 4 cm high, tea-bowl 2: 7.4 cm diameter 4.4 cm high.Saucers 10.3 cm diameter. Cup 1: 5.7 cm high 5 cm diameter. Cup 2: 5.7 cm high 5.4 cm diameter
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A Worcester porcelain blue and white and green/orange octagonal plate, with sponged blue border and Chinoiserie panels, decorated in the "The Fab Panelled Landscape Pattern", English circa 1765/70, 17 cm wide. Provenance: Havelock Antiques Goolwa, South Australia.1978. One similarly decorated is listed in the Catalogue of the Lady Ludlow Collection of English Porcelain at the Bowes Museum
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A rare Wedgwood black Jasper-ware medallion of Captain James Cook, English 19th century, 13 cm high 10 cm wide. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, (George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia, 1988
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A collection of four various Staffordshire pottery cottages/pastille burners, English 19th century, 9.5 cm,12.5 cm,13 cm and 16.5 cm high. Provenance: H.J. Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2006
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A very unusual porcelain tobacco jar and cover in the form of an old man reading the Sydney Morning Herald, Continental manufacture around 1900/1910, 27 cm high. With a newspaper butting showing the same model but with the Argus newspaper being read, that was donated to the Argus Newspaper Company in 1947. Provenance: Miss J O. Davies Neutral Bay sold to a Mrs N. L. Sharp of Toorak Gardens South Australia in 1969
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A rare Mennecy white glazed octagonal casket form bonbonniere, moulded with scales and flower-heads, French circa 1750. 5.4 cm wide 4 cm high 3.5 cm deep, silver hinge mounts with poincon marks that are illegible. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques, London at John Wilson Antiques Melbourne 2008 no 68. Exhibited Art Gallery of South Australia
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A rare Flight Worcester porcelain Neo-classical circular plate, commissioned by the Duke of Clarence in 1789, the centre painted by John Pennington with a depiction of ?Hope' with her anchor, a ship sailing through a wild storm in the distance, within a rich gilt border, English circa 1790, 24 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, (George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia, 1988
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Three Royal Worcester porcelain Birds of Paradise plates painted by Richard Austin, after Marian Ellis Rowan, English dated 1926, 22 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, (George Sinclair) Goolwa, South Australia, 1989
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An unusual Bow blue and white circular patty-pan, flower and trellis pattern in the Chinese Ming style, English circa 1765, 9.8 cm diameter 3 cm high. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London
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A pair of fine Derby porcelain still-life rectangular plaques, painted with fruit and flowers in the manner of Thomas Steele, English circa 1820, 25.5 cm by 21 cm. Provenance: Moghul Antiques ( Ned Roberts) Adealide South Australia 1980. Reference: Two important documentary plaques were sold Bonhams London 29 January 1975 and are discussed by John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, p 275. Very little detail of Thomas Steele's life is known. He worked at Derby from around 1815, moving to Rockingham in the late…
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A collection of five blue and white porcelain pieces, Derby wine tasting cup or caddy spoon, Bow toy trio, Caughley strainer, English 18th century. Provenance: all pieces except for the Caughley strainer which as from Havelock House Antiques were via Stockspring Antiques London at John Wilson Antiques Melbourne 2008. Caddy spoon: Exhibited: W.R.Johnston Collection East Melbourne. Taking Tea with English Bodies. Trio in the 'Prunus root' pattern. Strainer 9 cm wide, cup with side handle 7 cm wide, miniature…
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A Worcester porcelain spherical teapot, painted with scattered flowers, English circa 1780, 13 cm high 18 cm wide across the handle and spout. Provenance: Tusmore Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2007
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A Royal Worcester porcelain named Australian flora cup and saucer, English for the Australian market,dated 1893, cup 10 cm wide across the handle and saucer 12.5 cm diameter. Named Waratah and Xmas Bush. Provenance: H.J Quigley Antiques Adelaide, South Australia 1990
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A Worcester porcelain shaped circular plate, painted in the London atelier of James Giles with fruit and birds on branches, English circa 1765, 22.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa, South Australia 1982
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A Worcester porcelain shaped circular plate, painted with a central bird in landscape and insects around, English circa 1765, 22 cm diameter. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa, South Australia
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A collection of four Chelsea and Girl in the Swing porcelain seal figures, English circa 1755/60, 2.5 cm -3.2 cm high. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1989
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A pair of rare Longton Hall porcelain figures of a male gardener and his wife, English circa 1750/60, 11 cm and 12 cm high. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa, South Australia 1984. Reference: Bernard Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain, Figure of a Gardner and his companion, Fig 55B.
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A large Dr Wall Worcester porcelain blue and white transfer-printed tankard, in the Parrot pecking fruit pattern, English circa 1770, 14.5 cm high 13 cm wide across the handle. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia. H.J.Quigley Antiques Adelaide South Australia
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A Worcester porcelain Queen Charlotte pattern cup and saucer and an oval spoon tray, English circa 1770, cup 6.5 cm high 6 cm diameter saucer 12 cm diameter, spoon tray 15 cm wide
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A large Derby porcelain tankard, bell shaped and painted with flowers with puce details, English circa 1765, 14 cm high 14 cm wide across the handle. Provenance: Moghul Antiques Adelaide as Chelsea
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A Worcester porcelain trio: cup, tea-bowl and saucer, decorated with Royal blue and white radiating panels and strongly gilded, English circa 1770, cup 7 cm high 6.2 cm diameter tea-bowl 5.2 cm high 8.6 cm diameter, saucer 14 cm diameter
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A Meissen porcelain Neoclassical vase and cover, painted with flowers and gilt, German circa 1790, 17 cm high,10 cm wide across the handles
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A Derby porcelain shaped circular plate, painted by John Keys and William Corden with landscapes and flowers and gilt, English circa 1830, 22 cm diameter. Provenance: Sothebys Melbourne The John Klinger Collection 28/29/10/2008 lot 384
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A rare Chelsea porcelain cane-handle in the form of a lady, with flowers in her hair, modelled by Jospeh Willems, English circa 1745, 6.5 cm high 4.2 cm front to back. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 2016 ( 4,200 pounds). The same model is in the Victoria and Albert Museum London and illustrated in Elizabeth Adams Chelsea Porcelain Fig.7.30. An example of this model is also in the Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
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A Dehua porcelain libation cup with bronze mounts, Chinese Kangxi period circa 1700, 6.7 cm high 8.7 cm wide. Provenance: Moghul Antiques Adelaide, South Australia ( Peter Roberts) 2002. Exhibited: White Gold, Australian Ceramic and Glass Circle Exhibition 2004
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A rare Chelsea porcelain perfume bottle, with gilt-metal stopper and chain and bird finial, English circa 1765, 8 cm high 3.2 cm wide. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa, South Australia 1981
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A rare Plymouth Cookworthy porcelain shell form sweetmeat stand, English circa 1765/8, 21 cm wide 15.5 cm high. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques Goolwa, South Australia, 1998. Exhibited: White Gold Touring exhibition, Australian Ceramics Circle, 2004
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A fine Meissen white bisque porcelain figure of a young couple with a dog, circa 1795/1,800, 13.5 cm high 7.8 cm wide. Exhibited: White Gold, Australian Ceramic and Glass Circle 2004. incised triangle and crossed swords mark
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A Worcester porcelain leaf shaped blue and white decorated pickle dish, English circa 1770, 11.5 cm wide, 11 cm long
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A Staffordshire Whieldon type green and mustard glazed cow-creamer, English circa 1820, 15 cm high 17 cm wide. Provenance: H.J.Quigley Antiques, Adelaide, South Australia 2009
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A Staffordshire pottery white glazed stirrup cup in the form of a hounds head, English mid 19th century, 11 cm long 7.5 cm wide. Provenance: Moghul Antiques,( Ned Roberts) South Australia, 1975
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A rare Chelsea porcelain unmounted bonbonniere in the form of two billing doves, English circa 1750, 4.5 cm wide 3.8 cm high, with motto Sort Digne D'Envie ( Worthy of Envy). Reference:An example of his model see: Chelsea Porcelain Toys by Bryant.Plate 46 illustrated. Provenance: Alan Landis Antiques Sydney 2005
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A fine and very rare St James' ( Charles Gouyn) porcelain perfume bottle, in the form of two Classical boys and grapevines, English circa 1755/60, 8 cm high, with iron red and gilt Vive Le Vin Et L'Amour motto to base,. with original velvet lined shagreen case. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques, London 2008
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A pair of A and E Keeling porcelain cups and saucers, painted with pink roses and fruit, English circa 1790, cup 6 cm high 6 cm diameter, saucer 13 cm diameter. One cup painted No 1 to the base
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Two Worcester porcelain blue and white condiment spoons, English circa 1770, 9.8 cm and 10 cm long. Provenance: Andrew Wilson Antiques Melbourne 2014
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A pair of blue and white Chinoiserie pearlware plates, English circa 1800/1820, 24 cm diameter. Provenance: Hugh Stretton Collection no 03
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A rare Chelsea porcelain bodkin case or etui in the form of Columbine, English circa 1750, 12.5 cm long, width at head 4 cm
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A rare St Cloud parasol-handle in the form of an Oriental gentleman, French circa 1740, 5 cm high 4.2 cm front to back. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London No 48- 2010 Exhibiting at L.J Cook and Company Melbourne
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A Fine Swansea porcelain plate, painted with butterflies and flowers and gilt orange panels, English circa 1830, 21 cm diameter, impressed Swansea. British Antique Dealers Association mark to base
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A Bow white porcelain coffee can with prunus decoration in high relief, English circa 1760, 6 cm high 6.5 cm diameter. Exhibited: A Treasury of Bow Australian Ceramics and Glass Circle 2000
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A fine pair of Chelsea Japanese Imari and brocade patterned shaped circular plates, English circa 1780/90, 24 cm diameter, blue anchor mark. Chelsea used a blue anchor mark with blue concentric circles in n the Red anchor period
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A Spode porcelain blue and gilt tulip shaped cup, English circa 1810, 6.5 cm high base 5 cm wide, Bought as probably Spode Stockspring Antiques 2000. A tulip stand appears in the Spode 1820 shape book reproduced by Leonard Whiter, Spode 1970 p.115 and a tulip cup is illustrated at colour plate VIII. A Tulip stand and cups set sold Bonhams Fine British Pottery and Porcelain New Bond street 1 December 2010 Lot 215 Sale 17838
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A rare Chelsea porcelain bodkin case, in the form of person wearing a beret, English circa 1760. 13 cm long diameter at its base 1.8 cm, with gilt-metal mounts, painted motto: Ecoute Mon Martyre. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 1990. Exhibited: Flowers and Fables,A Survey of Chelsea Porcelain, National Gallery of Victoria.1984 Cat. No. 229
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A rare and very fine Chelsea porcelain case in the form of three women, English circa 1758, 10.5 cm high,2.8 cm wide at top, with tamper base and chased gilt metal mounts. Provenance: Stockspring Antiques London 1990
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A Worcester porcelain fluted tea-bowl and saucer, painted with fruit and gilt, attributed to the spotted-fruit painter, English 18th century, teabowl 4.2 cm high 7.4 cm diameter Saucer 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Dyson Perrins Museum UK ( Their stencil mark to the base of the tea-bowl). Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia, 1978. Reference: Rissik Marshall 795 for this design on a cake plate.
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A Derby porcelain inkwell, painted with iron-red and blue feathers and gilt, English circa 1820, 14 cm wide 7 cm high, Crown mark. Provenance: H.J.Quigley Antiques Adelaide 2010
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A Derby leaf shaped gravy boat, painted with flowers, English circa 1765, 12.5 cm long 8.5 cm high. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa South Australia
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Two very similar Derby porcelain figures of boys holding flowers, English circa 1780, 9.2 cm and 9.7 cm high, impressed with numeral 5
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A rare pair of Staffordshire busts of William IV and Queen Adelaide, English circa 1835, 20 cm and 20.5 cm high 13 cm wide. Provenance Behar collection no 277. Provenance: Havelock House Antiques, Goolwa, South Australia 1980
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