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Lot 1388
Two English enamel gaming counter baskets, 2nd half 18th century, the oval forms painted with playing cards to the interior, the sides reticulated, a small ivory gaming counter box of circular form, enclosing several horn counters inlaid with mother of pearl, and a Staffordshire enamel egg-shaped pendant painted with landscape panels on a white ground, some damages, 8.2cm max. (4)
Lot 1310
Seven small English porcelain figures of dogs, most 1st half 19th century, three of poodles, one of a seated pug, one of a setter, recumbent on a rectangular base, and two Royal Worcester figures of Cavalier spaniels on tasselled cushions, together with a Staffordshire porcelain model of a bird beside a bunch of grapes, minor faults, 10.7cm max. (8)
Lot 1413
A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnière, c.1760-70, naturalistically modelled as the head of a wild boar, the fur finely detailed, with protruding tusks, the hinged lid painted with the portrait of of a lady in a slipping yellow dress, some restoration, 7.6cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall. Cf. Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes, p 26 for a similar example.
Lot 1295
A Staffordshire figure group of the Alphington Ponies, c.1845, the two sisters modelled standing with arms linked, wearing their characteristic checked jackets and holding green parasols, the base titled in gilt 'A Present from Torquay', 12cm. The Misses Durnford moved from Alphington to Torquay with their mother and became locally notorious for promenading around the town identically dressed in outlandish costume and heavily made up. Cf. Sabine Baring-Gould, Devon Characters and Strange Events, for a lengthy description of the sisters and their curious habits.
Lot 1415
An English enamel writing or sewing box, c.1770, probably South Staffordshire, of rectangular form, the lid painted with figures beneath a tall gnarled tree and beside a moored boat , the sides with figures in smaller landscape and harbour scenes, within raised white enamel scrolls and diaper ground, the interior divided into four compartments with a gilt metal fitting, some restoration, 15.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall.
Lot 1412
A pair of South Staffordshire enamel candlesticks, c.1770, the knopped stems painted with panels of flowers above shaped feet with figures at various pursuits in garden settings, reserved on a white ground, each fitted with a removable drip pan, some damages, 32cm. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall.
Lot 1296
A pair of Staffordshire figures of a huntsman and a lady archer, c.1830-40, he carrying a gun and with his dog at his side, she standing before a target and holding a bow and arrow, both standing before flowering bocage, and a similar pearlware figure of a girl holding a basket of flowers, all raised on rocky bases with scroll motifs picked out in blue, some damages, 14.3cm max. (3)
Lot 1614
A Worcester small mug, c.1765, the cylindrical form slightly tapering and printed in black with The Tythe Pig, a couple presenting their baby to a cleric, 8.6cm. Paper label for the Liverpool Exhibition at Phillips,l 1997, No. B1. The engraving derives from a print by Müller after Boitard and also appears on Liverpool and Longton Hall porcelains, as well as Liverpool delftware tiles and Wedgwood creamware. The same subject is depicted in both Staffordshire earthenware figures and Derby porcelain figures.
Lot 1231
A large documentary pearlware jug, dated 1839, painted to one side with a figure on a barge, the barge inscribed 'J Yates Colton 18 tons' and 'Victoria', beneath the spout inscribed for 'Joseph Tomlinson Little Haywood 1839', the reverse with a spray of flowers, the handle restored, 26cm high. The 1841 census lists Joseph Tomlinson as a publican in the village of Little Haywood, while p.621 of William White's History, Gazeteer and Directory of Staffordshire of 1834 mentions John Yates of Colton, "an extensive maltster and corn merchant". Possibly the latter commissioned this jug as a gift for the former.
Lot 1298
Five Staffordshire theatrical figures, 19th century, including a pair of porcelain figures of Luigi Lablache as Prince Charming and Mrs Edwards as Cinderella, a pottery flatback figure of David Garrick as Richard III, a flatback group of Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig drinking tea at a table, the last a standing figure of Sothern as Lord Dundreary, some faults, 21.8cm max. (5)
Lot 1389
Two Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, c.1760-80, of oval form, the lids painted in black with inscriptions, one 'May trade increase And bless our Isle, And Commerce make This Land to smile', the other 'Have Communion with few, Be familiar with one, Deal justly with all And speak evil of none', on green and pink bases respectively, with mirrors inside the lids, some good restoration, 4.3cm. (2)
Lot 1378
A large Staffordshire porcelain porter mug, c.1825-30, finely painted with a continuous scene of a stagecoach drawn by four horses, the coach titled 'Independent Taliho', behind a figure driving a further four bridled horses, inscribed in gilt with the name Henry Truslove, some faults and wear, 12.5cm high. Dunchurch near Rugby was an important staging post both for stagecoaches and the mail coach. The Independent Tally-Ho was one of the London to Birmingham coaches which would have passed through regularly. There were several coaching inns at Dunchurch, including The Bell, which was recorded under the management of Henry Truslove in the 1828 Pigot & Co. directory. A copy of Henry Truslove's last Will and Testament from 1829 is included with this lot.
Lot 314A
A collection of pottery and porcelain, to include Paris porcelain figure of a child beside a wreath, a Staffordshire child and goat figure, two 19thC Coalport cups and saucers, painted with insects and flowers, blue and white tureen and cover, and a Laura Knight designed commemorative mug, (some pieces AF).
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