A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN PEDESTAL TUREENS, POSSIBLY SWANSEA CHINA WORKS, the shallow bowls with gilt Bacchanalian masks and painted with fruiting vines to a blush ground, raised on tripod bases with gilt claw feet. (2) 22cm high CONDITION REPORTSwansea attribution based on visual comparables in the National Museum of Wales. One has a loose foot, the remaining feet have been cemented in, bit of surface dirt, gilding slightly rubbed on finials
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THREE ENGLISH PORCELAIN SUCRIERS & COVERS, c. 1810-20, comprising a Chamberlain's Worcester example, boat shaped, painted with sprigs of forget-me-not, narcissus etc. reserved on mazarine blue ground with lavish foliate gilt embellishments; Spode example, boat shaped, pattern '893' painted with flowers in gilt on a mazarine blue ground; and Coalport example, circular, painted with roses and gilt foliate borders in the Swansea style, 18-18.5cms wide (3)Provenance: Coalport - Ann & June Kieft Collection. Sotheby's Welsh Sale Margam Park lot 593. Private collection Neath-Port TalbotComments: gilt rubbed slightly, otherwise all three very good.
SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATE WITH 'PARAKEETS IN A TREE' PATTERN, c.1815-1817, with both birds chained to a gnarled branch sprouting colourful flowers, gilt foliate borders and gilt dentil rim, Swansea script to base in iron red, 21cms diamProvenance: private collection Cardiff, consigned via our Cardiff officeComments: some wear to decoration and gilding, nicks and scrapes to foot21cms diam
SWANSEA PORCELAIN DISH, c.1815-1817, of lobed cruciform and having a typical moulded floral and c-scroll border picked out in green enamel and gold, the centre with four brightly coloured flower sprays, 21cms diamProvenance: private collection mid-Wales, consigned via our Cardiff officeComments: fresh, chip to base foot only
NO RESERVE Ceramics.- John (W.D.) Nantgarw Porcelain, signed by the author, lacking supplement from pocket at end (as often), contemporary pictorial roan, gilt, spotted, Newport, 1948; Swansea Porcelain, 1958 § Hurlbutt (Frank) Bow Porcelain, some spotting, 1926 § Marshall (H.Rissik) Coloured Worcester Porcelain of the First Period (1751-1783), Newport, 1954 § Spencer (Christopher) Early Lowestoft, 1981 § Twitchett (John) Derby Porcelain, 1980, plates and illustrations, some colour, all but the first original cloth or boards, a little rubbed, the last two with dust-jackets; and c.30 others on British porcelain manufactories, 4to & 8vo (c.35)
A pair of circa 1815 Swansea porcelain Imari palette rectangular dishes, in the Japan pattern No. 264, impressed marks verso, 26cm wide eachCondition report: One with large chip to underside of footrim.One with two small chips to inside of footrim.Both with surface staining and grubby.Some gilt wear, mostly to top rim.
Books - Assorted Ceramics reference books, to include: Champion, Richard & Owen, Hugh, Two Centuries of Ceramic Art in Bristol - Being a History of the Manufacture of "The True Porcelain". Bell and Daldy, London, 1873, half blue calf; W. Turner - The Ceramics of Swansea and Nantgarw, Majpor R. G. Mundy- English Delft Pottery, etc (8)
Pair of early 19th century Swansea porcelain cabinet plates hand painted with floral sprays, fruits and foliage. Together with a matching shallow dish with hand painted daffodil, fruits, floral sprays and foliage. 21cm diameter approximately.(B.P. 21% + VAT) Appearing in very good condition overall for age. Minor wear to gilding evident around rim areas. No obvious chips, cracks or restoration.
Mainly Swansea porcelain, including trio in set pattern No.216, cup and saucer in set pattern No.410, ‘Elephant Rock’ cup, ‘Chained Parakeets’ cup and saucer, earthenware saucer with local view by Thomas Pardoe etcprivate collection Powys, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition report: Comments: please examine
The scene of exotic bird in a garden surrounded by simple stylised flowers decorated in various enamels within a red line border and chocolate rim, impressed mark, circa 183023cms diamthe collection of Gwyneth Evans, Powys, illustrated in Morton Nance 'The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw' (Pl. LXXI A)Auctioneer's Note: purported to have been painted by Mrs Eliza Lewis of Mathew Street, Swansea, one of the last female painters at the Dillwyn factory Condition report: Comments: surface marks only
Of circular form with flared rim and flanged foot rim, decorated with a continuous band of white and pink blossom to a gilt background, the interior centred with open pink roses, gilt dentil rim17cms diamprivate collection Neath-Port Talbot, for shape and dimensions, please see ‘Swansea Porcelain Shapes & Decoration’, page 68, ill. 1Condition report: Comments: wear only
Rare, with everted rim, double scroll and coiled disc handle, solid gilt rims and with gilt cypher, inscribed Swansea17cms highprivate collection Powys, consigned via our Cardiff office, page 137 ‘Swansea Porcelain; Shapes & Decoration’ by Sir Leslie Joseph & Jimmy JonesCondition report: Comments: small hairline at rim behind handle top, gilding worn at rim and rib, firing crack to base of handle.
Comprising saucer, breakfast cup and teacup with conforming tapered high loop handle and Paris fluting, each element painted with flowers and insectsprivate collection Neath-Port Talbot, for shape and dimensions, please see ‘Swansea Porcelain Shapes & Decoration’, page 55 ill. 2 and 3Condition report: Comments: wear only
Glassy paste porcelain, painted with a series of landscape scenes by William Billingsley within cartouches of foliate gilding, inscribed Swansea to base of each elementprivate collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition report: Comments: in excellent condition, slight wear only
With everted rim and with twin handles modelled as swans with outstretched wings and plumage picked out in gold, the body moulded and gilded around the foot, flower painted in bright enamels to interior and exterior and with gilt dentil border25cms wideprivate collection Neath-Port Talbot, purchased Fowler’s Auctions in Cardiff, 1988, Harry Sherman Collection label to base, see ‘Swansea Porcelain Shapes & Decoration’ (1988) P. 156, ill.2Condition report: Comments: hairline to body, restoration to handle
Oval with undulating rim, loop handles having floral terminals, the cover with alternating oval and circular piercings, painted with flower sprays, stencilled SWANSEA mark to base10cms wideprivate collection Neath-Port Talbot, please see W D John ‘Swansea Porcelain’ illustration 61bCondition report: Comments: restoration at handles
Having a flared neck with a shouldered and tapering body over an octagonal base, the handles in the form of eagles with outstretched wings above pseudo ring handles, painted all round with flowers, the foot with vine leaf, details including handles picked out in gold13.5cms highprivate collection Neath-Port Talbot, purchased by vendor from Phillips auction rooms in 1992, please see ‘Swansea Porcelain Shapes & Decoration’, Page 124, ill. 3Condition report: Comments: restoration to handles of one, restoration to foot of other
Of bellied form over a pedestal foot, with twin moulded handles, domed cover with mushroom finial, decorated by Thomas Pardoe with moths and insects15cms widefrom the collection of B A (Benjamin Arthur) Williams of Newport, a friend and assistant to W D John in his authorship of the album ‘Swansea Porcelain’, consigned by Mr Williams’ granddaughter, please also see Lots 514, 515, 519, 525, 526, 527 and 528 from the same collection, similar model - W D John ‘Nantgarw Porcelain Album’ Ill.82Condition report: Comments: wear to gilding, hairlines
Slightly flared footed cup with elevated kidney shaped handle, saucer and cup decorated with pink roses and a variety of flowers, gilt rim, and handlefrom the collection of B A (Benjamin Arthur) Williams of Newport, a friend and assistant to W D John in his authorship of the album ‘Swansea Porcelain’, consigned by Mr Williams’ granddaughter, please also see Lots 514, 515, 519, 525, 526, 527 and 528 from the same collection. Probably for Clyne Castle, Swansea as Lot 528 which is similarly decorated has a B A Williams’ label to base inscribed with description and ‘…from Clyne Castle’Condition report: Comments: crazing to saucer
Lobed form with moulded border of c-scrolls and wreaths, Thomas Pardoe painted with a variety of brightly coloured garden flowers within a solid gilt rim, impressed NANT GARW CW to base21cms diamfrom the collection of B A (Benjamin Arthur) Williams of Newport, a friend and assistant to W D John in his authorship of the album ‘Swansea Porcelain’, consigned by Mr Williams’ granddaughter, please also see Lots 514, 515, 519, 525, 526, 527 and 528 from the same collection, 1936 label to base for C H T HawkinsCondition report: Comments: very fine example
Oval with spurred scroll handles with floret discs, the sides of the interior painted by Thomas Pardoe with a variety of flowers all round27cms widefrom the collection of B A (Benjamin Arthur) Williams of Newport, a friend and assistant to W D John in his authorship of the album ‘Swansea Porcelain’, consigned by Mr Williams’ granddaughter, please also see Lots 514, 515, 519, 525, 526, 527 and 528 from the same collection. Probably for Clyne Castle, Swansea as Lot 528 which is similarly decorated has a B A Williams’ label to base inscribed with description and ‘…from Clyne Castle’Condition report: Comments: restored
Circular, painted by Thomas Pardoe, the border with a continuous variety of flowers including anemone and pink roses, to the centre a single rose stem and with two outer sprigs and a single butterfly, all within solid gilt rim, impressed NANT GARW CW to base24.5cms diamfrom the collection of B A (Benjamin Arthur) Williams of Newport, a friend and assistant to W D John in his authorship of the album ‘Swansea Porcelain’, consigned by Mr Williams’ granddaughter, please also see Lots 514, 515, 519, 525, 526, 527 and 528, with collection labels. Probably for Clyne Castle, Swansea as Lot 528 which is similarly decorated has a B A Williams’ label to base inscribed with description and ‘…from Clyne Castle’Condition report: Comments: condition excellent
Exceptionally rare taper-stand or chamberstick, circular based with collared nozzle having a stepped rim, with kidney shaped handle, painted by William Billingsley with two scenes of colourful birds perched over a nest, floral gilding and gilt detailing and with an unusual black painted foot6.7cms highfrom the collection of B A (Benjamin Arthur) Williams of Newport, a friend and assistant to W D John in his authorship of the album ‘Swansea Porcelain’, consigned by Mr Williams’ granddaughter, please also see Lots 514, 515, 519, 525, 526, 527 and 528 from the same collection, B A Williams’ label to base, illustrated in Morton Nance ‘The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw’, Plate CLXXXIIICondition report: Comments: wear to gilding
Painted by Thomas Pardoe with two woodpecker type birds and a spray of flowers including pink open rose, flanking the inscription ‘Mamma’s Darling’ and initials ‘S M’6cms highfrom the collection of B A (Benjamin Arthur) Williams of Newport, a friend and assistant to W D John in his authorship of the album ‘Swansea Porcelain’, consigned by Mr Williams’ granddaughter, please also see Lots 514, 515, 519, 525, 526, 527 and 528 from the same collection, probably for Clyne Castle, Swansea B A Williams’ label to base inscribed with description and ‘…from Clyne Castle’, the flowers are similarly painted in Lot 525 and 526Auctioneer’s Note: exceptionally rare for Nantgarw porcelain to have a personal inscriptionCondition report: Comments: wear and firing fault only
comprising (1) 'The Ceramics of Swansea and Nantgarw' 1897 by William Turner, in speckled half calf, ridged spine, gold title, (2) 'Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration' 1988, by Sir Leslie Joseph and A E Jones, signed by Joseph and in polished maroon leather, gilded and with cellophane, (3) a 2010 dated limited edition (22/50) volume of 'The Pottery of South Wales' by W J Grant Davidson, with outer box sleevedeceased estate Neath - Port TalbotCondition report: Comments: all appear to be in good condition
restored original copy, bound in gilded green speckled leather, published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, London, colour illustrations by the artist, Swansea and Nantgarw porcelain decorator and botanistdeceased estate Neath - Port TalbotCondition report: Comments: fully restored and rebound
A Swansea documentary creamware jug painted with floral decoration and inscribed 'Eliz'th Thomas, Cardigan, 1819', together with an English porcelain punch jug, richly decorated with flowers and gilt, circa 1820. Tallest 17cm.Condition report: The Swansea jug with areas of obvious restoration, crack to the rim, hairline crack on the spout, areas of flaking to decorative glaze, porcelain jug with flaking to green glaze.
Two Welsh porcelain plates, a Swansea hand painted and gilded plate with reserve floral panel around a central bird amongst foliage panel, overall gilded, apparently marked Swansea no. 219 to the base. 22cm diameter approx. Together with an unmarked Welsh porcelain plate, typically painted and moulded with floral designs in the style of William Billingsley. Unmarked. 25cm diameter approx. (2) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Consigned from a large home counties of England estate collection. The marked Swansea plate has hair crack and foot rim cracks. Unmarked floral plate has been badly broken and visibly restored.
GROUP OF WELSH & OTHER POTTERY / PORCELAIN, 19th Century, comprising graduated trio of Swansea earthenware jugs, Chinoiserie decorated jug with chocolate borders, 14.5cms high, sepia and gilt decorated porcelain jug, marked Swansea (spurious), 13cms high, a marbled mug and small cream jugProvenance: private collection Powys, consigned Cardiff officeCondition report: Comments: damage and restoration to some items, please examine
Royal Doulton bone china figurine 'Buzfuz', together with two continental porcelain figurines of young girls, one modelled as a working maid. 19th Century Dillwyn Swansea transfer printed pottery ship plate, together with a 19th Century Staffordshire pottery transfer printed jug by Reece & Clementson. (5)(B.P. 21% + VAT)
ASSORTED WELSH PORCELAIN REFERENCE BOOKS, comprising John (W.D.), Swansea Porcelain, 1958; William Billingsley, 1968; Nantgarw Porcelain, 1948; The Nantgarw Porcelain Album, 1975, all 4to; Morton Nance (E.) The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw, one 1942 with dw, the other the 1985 facsimile edition numbered 391/500, both 4to; and Jenkins (Elis) Swansea Porcelain, with Thomas Baxter's 1818 Drawings insert, 1970, dw, 4vo (7)
Tray with three plates and a soup plate by Coalport 'Cornflower', or similar, pattern with gilt edge and embossed and hand painted decoration, pair of unmarked plates with gilt edges and a central hand painted floral posy of roses, honeysuckle etc, unmarked, and a, probably 19th Century Swansea porcelain plate, hand painted with roses, irises, daffodils and a moth etc. Together with Tray containing four jugs: late 19th Century Swansea jug 'Swiss Villa' pattern in grey and white, a Glamorgan pottery 'Shells and Flowers' pattern jug in grey and white, an unmarked white jug embossed with cherubs and gilt edged decoration and a basalt jug relief decorated with ears of corn. (2) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Swansea plate has invisible restoration and some yellow staining to the surface. Soup plate - some wear to gilding otherwise no obvious damage. Pair of plates - one has visible repair to rim, both appear restored under U.V light. Glammorgan jug - two small cracks to body and one to handle. One small hair-line crack. Swiss Villa Jug - crack/repair to handle, some chips. Repair to spout. Cracks to body. Some crazing. Discolouration and possible repair to pedestasl base. Cherub Jug - wear to gilding, No obvious damage. Corn ears Jug - holes i top, indicating missing lid. Grubby.
19th Century Swansea porcelain trio, one of the cups and the saucer marked 'Swansea' to the base. Trio is hand-painted with dark red floral sprays on a white ground with gilt edging. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Coffee cup - excellent invisible repair only visible with bright light .Saucer - excellent invisible repairs (2) only visible with bright light Teacup - No obvious damage.
19th Century Swansea porcelain trio, unmarked, hand-painted with pink roses and forget-me-nots, with bronze coloured edgings. Trio includes teacup, coffee cup and saucer. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Saucer has slight pitting with one black dot and teacup has hairline crack to rim near handle, otherwise no obvious damage.
Collection of 19th Century Welsh porcelain cups and saucers to include: Swansea porcelain cup and saucer decorated with roses, fruit etc., gilt bows and gilt floral decoration to the rim, two, possibly Welsh porcelain, cups and one saucer with landscape vignettes and finely executed, vert pois decoration typical of Nantgarw, but which is more usually seen with dog rose decoration, together with a 19th Century miniature cup and saucer, florally decorated on a navy blue ground with moulded griffin handle and gilt edged decoration. (4)(B.P. 21% + VAT) The 3 landcape vignettes - saucer has been repaired - piece glued back in. Tea cup has hairline crack, wear to the rim gilding and small grazing blemish near foot. coffee cup - hairline crack and slight wear to rim gilding . cup and saucer with fruit and roses - wear to gilding, particularly to the saucer. cup has tiny and chip to handle.Miniature cup and saucer may be Nantgarw but we are not sure, it maybe that the saucer is Nantgarw but not the cup ?Some bubbling to the gilding around the rim of the cup. Two small hairline cracks, wear to glazing around foot. Saucer - small grazing flaw to the centre but no obvious damage.There are no makers marks.
TWO JUGS INCLUDING RARE SWANSEA CAMBRIAN EARTHENWARE POLITICAL SATIRE JUG of bulbous form with loop handle, in canary-yellow ground with red enamel transfer and inscriptions ridiculing Napoleon, around the collar 'Bonaparte dethron'd April 1st 1814', the body with various characters with bubble speech including Napoleon Bonaparte exclaiming 'O cursed ambition what hast thou brought me to now', the Devil appearing from a fire beckoning Napoleon, 'Hithy to me, come come along thou hast been a most dutiful child' and two figures talking with one asking 'Where is he going to?' the other replying with deliberate illegible script, circa 1815, 13.5cms high; together with a blue and white transfer Swansea jug 'Poultney Bridge' (2) Provenance: private collection Swansea, illustrated page 106 Morton Nance 'The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw' (1942), polychrome version British Museum, please see 'Swansea Commemorative Pottery' by Helen Hallesey for a thorough explanation of the social history behind the decoration Comments: repaired, staples
SWANSEA PORCELAIN OVAL DISH WITH CREST 'Duw ar fy Rhan', of lobed form with typical moulding of c-scrolls, ribbons and flowers, crest to centre in iron red and gold with motto as 'Duw ar fy Rhan' (God on my behalf), within a solid gold rim, 26cms Provenance: private collection Swansea, consigned via Cardiff office Auctioneer's Note: the motto of sheep or goat with flag is that of the Bruce-Pryce family of Monknash, Glamorgan and later Dyffryn Comments: firing crack to base, surface marks,
GROUP OF WELSH POTTERY & PORCELAINS ETC including (1) Swansea porcelain circular plate, enamelled with flowers and insects, 21cms diam (2) Dillwyn & Co pottery 'Boy with a Whip' blue transfer plate, 25cms diam, (3) cup and saucer (4) transfer plate (5) unknown stoneware vase (not Welsh) Provenance: private collection Swansea, consigned Cardiff office Comments: (1) hairline crack (2) ok (3) repair to saucer (4) no problems (5) chip to foot
ROUND SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLAQUE with river scene with figures punting and buildings by William Weston Young, old frame with hanging loop, 18cms diam Provenance: collection of Gwyneth and the late Ieuan Evans, Powys, handwritten note from 1966 on back of frame that there is a Swansea trident mark, pencil inscription dating from 1931 attributing the painting to Weston Young Auctioneer's Note: roundels such as these were believed to have been intended as the centre of plates and dishes Comments: old circular frame, probably 1930s, painting reasonably fresh, slight scuff to edge
A pair of Continental porcelain leaf shaped pickle dishes, early 20th c, 11.5cm l, spurious SWANSEA mark, a Staffordshire sheep, a Meissen model of a canary on a stump, 20th c and miscellaneous other porcelain models of birds and figures and a 19th c surface agate style teapot with pewter lid Meissen bird - bill restored, leaf chipped. Most of the other items in good condition
A Swansea cabinet cup and stand and a Swansea teacup and saucer, circa 1815-17Both locally decorated, the cabinet cup and stand of French form, unusually painted with birds set amongst sprays of garden flowers, stand 15.5cm diam, the teacup and saucer painted with blue monochrome flowers reserved on a wide gilded band, saucer 14.7cm diam (4)Footnotes:ProvenanceSidney Heath CollectionSir Leslie Joseph Collection (cabinet cup and stand only)The cabinet cup is illustrated by A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration (1988), p.138.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A selection of reference books on British pottery and porcelain to include The Glamorgan Pottery Swansea 1814-38; An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs; Staffordshire - Romantic Transfer Patterns (2 vols); Davenport Pottery and Porcelain 1794-1887; Hilditch Porcelain; Llanelly Pottery and other books (24)
W D John, Swansea Porcelain, The Nantgarw Porcelain Album, and William Billingsley (1758-1828), His Outstanding Achievements as an Artist and Porcelain Maker, The Ceramic Book Company, Newport, respectively 1978, 1975, and 1968, together with Frank Stoner, Chelsea Bow and Derby Porcelain Figures Their Distinguishing Characteristics, The Ceramic Book Company, 1955. (4).
Swansea porcelain oval dish, 'Parakeets in a Tree' pattern. Impressed mark 'Swansea'. 29cm diameter approx. Together with Swansea porcelain florally painted plate, unmarked but bearing Sir Lesley Joseph Collection label no. 178. 20cm diameter approx. and a Swansea porcelain floral dish, unmarked. 14cm diameter approx. (3)(B.P. 21% + VAT) Bird dish has been heavily repaired with staples and has chips to rim. Plate has been restored in two places to rim. Dish has hair crack.
BARR, FLIGHT & BARR CYLINDRICAL PORCELAIN VASE, painted with view of figure on horseback on bridge with manor house above river within mountainous landscape, gilt scroll and foliate decoration on a peach ground, gilt satyr mask handles, flared rim, script mark referring to Royal patronage and the factory's London shop in Coventry Street, 16cms high, together with another example hand painted with bird within gilt borders and geometric decoration on a peach ground, gilt satyr mask handles, flared rim, 17.5cms high (2) Provenance: private collection Swansea Comments: wear overall to gilding, unmarked example has faint impressed mark believed to be Crown with letters 'F B B' below, nibble to satyr mask nose, one has associated base

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