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A beautiful and pristine Dr. Wall First Period Worcester hexagonal creamboat with a flared rim, a double scroll handle and the lip moulded with a geranium leaf. This wonderful piece, of highly desirable form, is painted in bright colours of green, iron-red, fuchsia, purple, blue, and yellow, and features two bouquets of flowers within scroll moulded cartouches, amongst scattered blooms. The front and the interior are also lavishly decorated with further sprays. The bottom has a label from Manhe ...click for details
A fine Georgian double series opaque twist (dsot) ale glass with an elongated round funnel bowl, the stem with a pair of heavy spiral threads outside of a lace twist.
The glass stands 7 7/8 inches tall, with a bowl diameter of 2 3/8 inches and a foot diameter of 2 15/16 inches. Good color, striations, and tool marks, with a rough snapped pontil. Wonderful condition with no flaws or restoration.
A wine glass rinser, rare because of the deep and beautiful red color. Wine rinsers or wine washers were used to cool or rinse wine glasses between courses of meals. Red was, by far, the least common color of glass in this period because of the expense in making since gold had to be added to the molten metal to achieve the color. This is a wonderful example in excellent condition. The height is 3 3/4 inches and the diameter is 4 5/16 inches. Polished pontil.
This is an elegant SSOT, or single series opaque twist English antique drinking, or wine, glass. It has a drawn trumpet bowl and the stem has a beautifully fashioned enamel spiral gauze. Single series opaque twists are considerably rarer than double series twists. The conical foot has a rough, snapped pontil.
The glass has good height at 7 1/8 inches, a bowl diameter of 2 5/8 inches, and a foot diameter of 2 7/8 inche ...click for details
A beautiful and extremely rare cider, or cyder, glass, featuring an elongated funnel bowl with very fine engraving of the word "cyder" and a fruiting bough with apples and leaves. The stem is surmounted with a double collar and contains a single series air twist (SSAT) with a 5 ply band. The form of this glass, combined with the rarity of any true cider glass, make this a highly desirable specimen.
A Chinese export dinner plate, c 1750, of what is termed Nanking type. The plate was made during the first 15 years of the Qianlong period (1736-1795) of the Qing dynasty. In fact, this particular plate was part of the famous Nanking shipwreck cargo, and was one of the items auctioned at Christie's in 1986.
Painted in underglaze blue, a Chinese garden scene is depicted, with a hollow rock, fence, bamboo tree, ...click for details
A beautiful and striking tall pair of brass push-up pulpit candlesticks with dish bases. Made in England, c1820. These elegant sticks have sets of scribed lines at intervals along the column, and wonderfully crafted joinings.
Excellent condition, with fully working slides. 17 1/2 inches tall, and a base diameter of 6 5/8 inches.
A charmingly done 18th century English porcelain Dr. Wall First Period Worcester coffee, cup painted in vibrant enamels with a loose bouquet of flowers within a red edged gilt cartouche flanked by sprigs of flowers. The rim is also gilded, with an interior gilt border with iron-red decorative devices issuing. Grooved loop handle.
The cup is 2 5/8 inches tall, and 2 3/8 inches in diameter. It is in superb condition, with ...click for details
An English 18th century porcelain pickle dish made at the Limehouse Manufactory, in perfect condition. This exceptionally rare piece is molded in the form of a scallop shell, and is painted in blue with a Chinese vase containing two feathers. The vase is in front of a partially unrolled scroll, with an insect to the right and three flocks of birds in the distance. The border has three feathers entwined with ribbons, while the reverse has two branches of leaves. ...click for details
