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The Autumn Auction

Auction date Wednesday 23 October 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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William Batt & Michael Roberts


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Wednesday 23rd October at 10.30am


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Total lots: 497

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
49 A WORCESTER FIRST PERIOD PORCELAIN ‘DOLPHIN EWER’ CREAM JUG
circa 1770, decorated with floral sprays on a ‘silver shape’ body moulded with shells and swags, 8cm high; sold together with a magazine advert for a similar (possibly the same) example sold by Esme…
£50 - £100 £90 View
50 A SUNDERLAND LUSTRE WILLIAM IV CORONATION JUG
19th century, printed in black with portrait and flowers with pink lustre frieze, 9cm high
£100 - £200 £80 View
51 A SUNDERLAND LUSTRE POTTERY MINIATURE JUG
18th century, printed with motto ‘Ladies’ all I pray make free/And tell me how/You like your tea.’, within sponge painted border and pink lustre banding, 7cm high; together with two similar 18th…
£50 - £100 - View
52 A PAIR OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN ICE PAILS
circa 1810-1815, the covers with heart shape handles and decorated with sprays of flowers to the top, the cup-shape bodies with square handles to the sides and painted with cornucopiae of roses en…
£100 - £200 £170 View
53 A PAIR OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN ICE PAILS
19th century, decorated with small leaves against a white ground, with gilt and maroon banding, 24cm high x 23cm wide overall (2)

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
£300 - £500 £260 View
54 A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN EWER EMBLEMATIC OF 'WATER'
circa 1880, after the model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), bearing blue crossed swords mark and incised numerals to the base, the spout figured as a conch shell and the handle surmounted by a…
£1,000 - £2,000 £3,800 View
55 A LARGE MEISSEN PORCELAIN EWER EMBLEMATIC OF 'FIRE'
circa 1880, after the model by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775), bearing blue crossed swords mark and incised numerals to the base, with a figured dragon handle surmounted by a putto, the body…
£1,000 - £2,000 £6,500 View
56 A PAIR OF CHAMBERLAIN WORCESTER DESSERT TUREENS AND COVERS
marked to the underside of the lids, the green grounds decorated with panels of flowers within gilt scrolled borders, with twin loop handles, on stepped plinth bases, 20cm high x 16.5cm wide (2)
£80 - £150 £90 View
57 A PAIR OF MINTON BONE CHINA VASES
19th century, modelled as ovoid urns supported by gilded stands, each 19.5cm high (2)
£50 - £100 £320 View
58 A BONE CHINA VASE OF ‘CHAMPLEVÉ’ STYLE
19th century, probably designed by Dr Christopher Dresser for Minton, the bulbous body with four strap work handles enamelled with flowers, on a turquoise ground within gilt rims, 20cm high,…
£100 - £200 £900 View
59 A ROYAL WORCESTER BLUSH IVORY PORCELAIN TWO HANDLED VASE
enamelled in colours and gilt with floral sprays, with tall fluted neck and conforming base, 31cm high, date code 20 dots; together with a pair of Royal Worcester Blush Ivory porcelain candlesticks…
£100 - £200 - View
60 A PAIR OF SAMSON PORCELAIN TWO HANDLED VASES
of 18th century Chelsea style, 19th century, decorated in the ‘Giles’ manner with exotic birds within gilt rims, 29cm high, gilt anchor marks to bases; together with a similar plate, 24cm diameter (3)
£100 - £200 - View
61 A CHINESE COPPER RED GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
19th century, with applied floral decoration, 18cm high; together with a similar turquoise glazed bottle vase, 15.5cm high (2)
£200 - £400 - View
62 A PAIR OF MAJOLICA APOTHECARY JARS
17th/18th century, each decorated with cardinals hats over armorials and birds to the reverse, 20cm high (2)
£600 - £1,000 - View
63 AN IMPORTANT VIENNA (DU PAQUIER) TWO-HANDLED OVAL TUREEN AND COVER
circa 1740, from the Liechtenstein service, painted in Schwarzlot and lightly enriched with gilding, the tureen of ogee form with moulded scroll handle, the sides painted with game birds on a…
£2,000 - £4,000 £4,700 View
64 AN ENGLISH TERRACOTTA SLIPWARE DISH
late 19th century, possibly Newcastle, 7.5cm high x 31cm wide

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.
£40 - £80 £90 View
65 AN EARLY DERBY SWEETMEAT STAND
circa 1765, with two tiers of three shell-shaped dishes enamelled in polychrome to the interior with butterflies, insects and sprays of flowers, the sectional stand modelled with various shells and…
£300 - £600 £680 View
66 TWO SIMILAR HÖCHST PORCELAIN FIGURES
marked to the base with blue wheels and the letter 'D', the boy figured holding a chicken, 15.5cm high, the girl 16cm high; together with another similar figure, 10.5cm high (3)
£50 - £100 £50 View
67 A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A COURTING COUPLE
19th century, blue crossed swords mark to the base, the gent figured offering flowers, on a naturalistic base, 13cm high x 14cm wide
£300 - £400 - View
68 A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A COURTLY LADY
19th century, modelled standing, reading a letter and with multi-coloured feather muff, 21cm high
£200 - £300 £180 View
69 A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GRAPE HARVESTER
19th century, bearing a Vienna style beehive mark, the lady wearing a green headscarf and with a basket to foot, 20cm high
£200 - £300 - View
70 A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP 'PETRUSHKA'
modelled by Peter Sheurich, impressed no. 73323, 27cm high x 22cm wide x 12cm deep
£1,500 - £2,500 £1,600 View
71 A PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES
circa 1800, a gentleman sacrificing a goat, 20cm high, and his companion a woman with a sacred fire, 20cm high; together with a similar figure of St Peter at prayer, 23.5cm high (3)

Provenance: The…
£40 - £80 - View
72 TWO HEREND PORCELAIN OWLS
both marked to the underside, figured seated on a stump and decorated in polychrome, 13cm high
£80 - £150 £140 View
73 A RARE ROYAL DOULTON POTTERY FIGURE - ‘PRETTY LADY’
HN70, No. 9, modelled wearing spotted lilac dress, handwritten name to foot rim, 24cm high
£300 - £500 £240 View
74 A MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUP 'THE EFFEMINATION OF HERCULES'
late 18th century, with blue crossed swords mark and impressed numeral '18', figured as two children dressed as Hercules and Omphale, 12.5cm high; together with another similar, with blue crossed…
£100 - £200 £440 View
75 TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES
early 19th century, the 'Lady taking tea' modelled standing next to a coal scuttle, the 'Gentleman with dog' seated and holding shotgun, 20cm and 14.5cm high respectively
£100 - £200 £80 View
76 A PAIR OF CHELSEA GOLD ANCHOR PORCELAIN FIGURES
18th century, modelled as a lady and gentleman seated on rustic stumps, with sheep and dog at foot respectively, 18cm and 20cm (2)
£200 - £400 £200 View
77 A PAIR OF DRESDEN PORCELAIN FIGURES
20th century, figured as a lady and gentleman with bouquets of flowers, floral encrusted bocage to the plinth bases, 42.5cm high (2)
£150 - £250 £150 View
78 A COLLECTION OF EARLY ROYAL DOULTON POTTERY FIGURES
including Sweet Anne, HN1318 and The Orange Seller, HN1325, both 19cm high with hand painted naming (11)
£200 - £400 £850 View
79 A DERBY POTTERY FIGURE OF A LUTE PLAYER
18th century, incised No. 11 to base, the lady modelled seated with lap dog, 16cm high; together with an 18th century Derby Tithe Pig Group; a miniature figure of the Sultan; and seven other 18th…
£100 - £200 £90 View
80 A RARE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A WINE MERCHANT
late 18th century, modelled opening wine bottles, one smashed between his feet, 21cm high
£200 - £400 - View
81 A PAIR OF GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURES OF CHINESE MUSICIANS
20th century in the 18th century manner, wearing wide brimmed hats, 20cm high (2)
£200 - £300 - View
82 A MINTON PARIAN FIGURE OF 'DOROTHEA'
after the statue by John Bell, stamped to the base, the female figure disguised as a young man, 35cm high; together with a similar figure of 'Miranda', also after John Bell, stamped to the base, 40cm…
£200 - £400 - View
83 A NYMPHENBURG PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GENTLEMAN
impressed shield mark and incised numeral to the base, figured striding with rose in hand, 18cm high

Provenance: Property formerly in the collection at West Hall, Long Burton.
£40 - £80 £20 View
84 A PAIR OF ENGLISH TREACLE-GLAZED TERRACOTTA LIONS
each impressed 'D 1905 E', probably Staffordshire, seated on plinth bases, 18cm high x 15.5cm long (2)

Provenance: The Les Watts Collection.

Note: The initials D and E likely relate to that of the…
£300 - £500 £320 View
85 A WEMYSS WARE PORCELAIN PIG BY JAN PLICHTA
decorated in thistle pattern, underglaze stamp "Plichta, London, England" to the underside, 28cm high x 43cm long
£200 - £400 £700 View
86 AN OPPOSING PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE COWS WITH CALVES
19th century, figured naturistically on a plinth base, 12cm high x 16cm wide (2)
£40 - £80 £40 View
87 A GROUP OF FIVE STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE DEER
19th century, all figured naturistically with bocage behind, the tallest 15cm high, the smallest 8.5cm high
£40 - £80 £60 View
88 A COLLECTION OF EIGHT STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE SHEEP
19th century, including two pairs of a ram and an ewe, the tallest 12cm high, the smallest 4cm high
£40 - £80 £150 View
89 AN EARLY STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE OF AN 'ARCHAR' BY RALPH SALT
early 19th century, bearing 'Salt' banner to the reverse, 17.5cm high; together with a similar figure of a gardener, 16.5cm high; a figure of a gentleman with a dog, with 'Walton' banner mark to the…
£100 - £200 £90 View
90 THREE PAIRS OF STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES
late 18th and early 19th century, including an opposing pair of figures leaning against pedestals, 12cm high, a farmer with a goose and his companion carrying a chicken, 14cm and 12cm high…
£80 - £150 £60 View
91 A STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY FIGURE OF A HARLEQUIN
early 19th century, 13cm high; together with four further Staffordshire figures, the tallest 14cm high, the smallest a seated lady, 9cm high; and a pearlware figure of a zebra, 13.5cm high (6)
£80 - £150 £70 View
92 TWO PAIRS OF STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES
early 19th century, including 'Sheperd' and 'Shepherdess', 14cm and 13.5cm high respectively; together with another pair similar, both 15cm high (4)
£80 - £150 £80 View
93 AN UNUSUAL STAFFORDSHIRE SPILL VASE BY JOHN WALTON
circa 1820, a Walton banner mark to the reverse, figured as a castle turret over a river, with a swan swimming, 13.5cm high; together with a similar architectural spill case, 12.5cm high (2)
£40 - £80 £200 View
94 A SPONGEWARE POTTERY COW CREAMER
18th century, decorated in brown and orange and modelled with milkmaid at foot; and one other ditto decorated with black highlights, both 14cm high (2)
£70 - £100 £160 View
95 A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN RHINOCEROS
19th century, bearing blue crossed swords marks to the bases, modelled in opposing stance, one with its mouth open, 10cm high x 16.5cm long (2)

Provenance: Property formerly in the collection at…
£300 - £500 £700 View
96 A CONTINENTAL HARD PASTE PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLAQUE
19th century, painted with shoulder length portrait of a young lady wearing star hair band, oval 6.5cm x 5cm, contained in Florentine gilt wood easel backed frame, 16cm high overall
£100 - £200 £100 View

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