Ca. 490 - 480 BC. An Attic lekythos attributed to the Athena painter. This vase depicts a scene from a centauromachy, showing a hoplite soldier on one knee, thrusting the point of his spear into his opponent's mid-section. It depicts the centaur, rearing up on hind legs and armed with a large fir tree branch, taking hold of the hoplite by his helmet's high crest. For similar see: Lekythos by the Athena Painter, with the same subject, see the white-ground example in the Museo Nacional de Belles Artes, Havana, inv. no 141 (J. D. Beazley, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford, 1956, p. 523, no. 7, Beazley Pottery Database no: 330755). Size: 240mm x 90mm; Weight: 345g Provenance: Private US collection; formerly in Oxfordshire collection; Ex. Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, Second Marquess of Northampton (1790-1851), Castle Ashby, and thence by descent. The Castle Ashby Vases; Christie's, London, 2 July 1980, lot 75. Fine Antiquities, Christie's London, 6 June 1989, lot 490. Fine Antiquities, Christie's London, 11 July 1990, lot 161. Private collection, Geneva. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
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Charles Herbert Thompson (1870-1946) - Oil on board - Portrait of a gentleman with pipe, signed and date 1920 lower left, 44.5cm x 34.5cm, framed James Bourlet & Sons label verso dated June 1st 1928 Online resource - see https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/charles-h-thompson Charles Thompson studied at the Herkomer School in Bushey, 1892-1894 - alongside his future wife, Heather Sutcliffe, who studied in the same year. He painted a portrait of her which was shown at the Royal Academy in 1894. The couple married in 1896 and moved to Cornwall in 1903, initially living in Newlyn and then Lamorna, where both Charles and Heather painted.In 1905 Charles was appointed the first Curator of the Watts Gallery at Compton, Guildford (created in memory of George Frederic Watts), where Heather managed the pottery, while Charles oversaw the construction of the sculpture gallery and looked after the Watts legacy.In 1915 they moved back to Chyvarrian, west Cornwall, and Charles continued to show in Newlyn Society of Artists exhibitions during the 1920s.
A PAIR OF TERRACOTTA POTS IN THE MANNER OF COMPTON POTTERY, LATE 20TH CENTURY approximately 60cm high, 64cm wide Condition Report: With weathering - colour variance from exposure- wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Some surface wear and knocks from handling- notably a largeish shallow chip to top edge of one approximately 10cm wide. Bodies seem sound but undersides not inspected Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer
A Compton tempera painted pottery figure of St Cecilia, early 20th century, impressed factory mark to base, 31.5cm high, losses to paint**conditionreport**There is wear and flaking to the egg tempera painted decoration all over, no chips, cracks or restoration detected.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A terracotta garden pot by Compton Pottery, 20th century, with a pair of scroll handles, stamped to the interior 'Compton Pottery Guildford' and 'TN',52cm diameter40cm high Provenance: The selected contents of Comforts Place, Lingfield, Surrey.Condition ReportGeneral wear and weathering commensurate with age and use. Some fine cracks. A few old chips, knocks and losses. Structurally sound and overall appears in good order and is ready to place.
A pair of buff terracotta garden pots, c.1920s, attributed to Compton Pottery, each of flared form, with scroll, Greek key and gadrooned decorated bodies,60cm wide78cm high (2)Literature: A stamped version is illustrated in Hilary Calvery and Louise Boreham, 'Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery'.
MARY SETON WATTS (1849-1939) FOR COMPTON POTTERY'Angels of Death' and 'St. George I' plaques, circa 1920Tempera glazed pottery (likely white Dorset clay).17 cm x 14.5 cm and 20.5 cm x 12 cm, respectivelyBoth impressed with Compton circular mark, remains of paper label on reverse of St. George 'The Potters' Arts Guild Compton Guildford'.(2)Footnotes:ProvenanceChristies, London, 'British Decorative Arts', 5th March 1997, lot 68.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
'St Joan of Arc' a Potters' Arts Guild Compton plaque designed by Mary Seton Watts, rectangular, cast in low relief, in colours impressed Potters' Arts Guild roundel mark, 15.5 x 13,5cm. LiteratureHilary Calvert & Louise Boreham, Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, PWP, page 213 catalogue number B10 for comparable plaque illustrated.
'St George' a Potters' Arts Guild Compton figure designed by Mary Seton Watts, modelled standing, holding a half drawn sword, the dragon slain at his feet, in colours impressed Potters' Arts Guild roundel, minor paint loss, 30.5cm. high LiteratureHilary Calvert & Louise Boreham, Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, PWP, page 139, catalogue number 8.17 for comparable figure illustrated.
'Saint Cecilia' a Potters' Arts Guild Compton figure designed by Mary Seton Watts, modelled holding a small hand organ, in colours impressed Potters Art Guild roundel, 25.5cm. high LiteratureHilary Calvert & Louise Boreham, Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, PWP, page 139, catalogue number 8.18 for comparable figure illustrated.
'St Michael' a large Potters' Arts Guild Compton figure designed by Mary Seton Watts, modelled standing holding flaming sword and scales, on square base with impressed St Michael title, in colours highlighted in gilt, impressed mark, professional restoration to wings, 32cm. high LiteratureHilary Calvert & Louise Boreham, Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, page 208 catalogue number A3 this model illustrated.
Compton Pottery, possibly by Mary Seton Watts (1849-1938) Rare table lamp modelled as a girl seated, circa 1920 Painted terracotta Unsigned 39cm high Literature Hilary Calvert and Louise Boreham, Mary Seton Watts and the Compton Pottery, page 220, plate D8 for the same model illustrated. Footnote Roseberys would like to thank Watts Gallery for their assistance in the cataloguing of this lot
A Compton Pottery low-relief plaque, of rectangular form, centred with a panel of St Michael the Archangel, hand-coloured, with stamped marks 'Compton Pottery Guildford', 18.5 x 11cmProvenance: David Sheard, Doncaster. Condition ReportNibbles to the painted areas. Crack to the central part of the right side. Chip to the lower left corner.
A GROUP OF CERAMICS, comprising two boxed Royal Copenhagen porcelain collector's Christmas plates 'The Last Umiak' 1968 and 'Snow At Christmas' 1970, three boxed Spode Christmas Plates 1972, 1978, 1979, a Wade Heath pottery jug 691 (cracked), a bronzed plaster German Shepherd dog figurine (chipped ear and nibbles), a Compton & Woodhouse Ltd. 'Japanese Kettle Teapot', a pair of brass candle sticks, a collection of tea cards, a framed engraved glass thistle wall plaque, an original Asco Circus Elephant money box in cast aluminium, etc. (Qty) (Condition report: paint chipped on elephant, other obvious damage mentioned in description)
A large Compton Pottery terracotta Snake Potearly 20th century stamped with workmans initials (old restorations) 70cm high The Compton Potters Art Guild was started by Mary Watts, the wife of G.F. Watts the Victorian allegorical painter. In 1895 work began on the Watts Mortuary Chapel. Designed by Mary Watts, it was to be built from local clay by the villagers of Compton, near Godalming, Surrey. Mr and Mrs Watts were dedicated supporters of the growing Home Arts and Industries Association, a voluntary movement launched by Earl Brownlow in 1885 to revive the dying art of handicraft among the working classes. The idea was that young uneducated artisans should have their eyes opened to the wonders of art. They would be rescued from idleness, gambling and drinking -so the notion ran- during long winter evenings. Uplifted and taught how to use their hands with skill they would acquire a hobby to be proud of and develop this hitherto unknown talent, where possible to professional standards. The Pottery Art Guild continued from strength to strength, winning medals at the Royal Botanical Society and the Home Arts' highest award, the gold cross. Garden ornament, Planter, Urn
A Compton Pottery St Christopher pendant necklace designed by Mary Seton Watts, elliptical form, cast in low relief with St Christopher, decorated in colours, unsigned, 4.8cm.long ProvenanceDidier Antiques, 2006.LiteratureHilary Calvert & Louise Boreham, Mary Seton Watts & The Compton Pottery, page 221 for comparable pendants.
A set of four Potters Art Guild Compton Pottery (Guildford) pottery plaques each depicting medieval religious figure in unfired colours, the reverse of each plaque bearing a paper label and impressed seal marks (4).Condition ReportSmall losses to the edges otherwise good condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.
Vintage costume jewellery to include an amethyst multi stone necklace with matching bracelet, a turquoise, seed pearl, yellow and silver metal bird with basket brooch stamped with the maker's initials AA, a mixed coral multi-strand necklace and a Compton Pottery painted pendant A/F painted with St George and the dragon, on a fabric ribbon, 2 swallow brooches, a hat pin and a cheroot. Location:BWR
A rare pair of carved Cotswold limestone scroll pots19th century51cm high by 69cm diameterSee similar lot 23This design which was copied and popularised by the Compton Pottery in Surrey set up in the early 20th century by the social reformer Mary Seton Watts to whom the original model has sometimes been erroneously attributed. The design was furthered copied in the latter period of the 20th century in composition stone, however it is extremely rare to find this model carved in stone prior to the Compton pottery examples.Garden ornamentGarden planters
A similar slightly smaller pair of carved Cotswold limestone scroll pots19th century 45cm high by 61cm diameterSee similar lot 22***Ref 9 has been split up into two consecutive lots***This design which was copied and popularised by the Compton Pottery in Surrey set up in the early 20th century by the social reformer Mary Seton Watts to whom the original model has sometimes been erroneously attributed. The design was furthered copied in the latter period of the 20th century in composition stone, however it is extremely rare to find this model carved in stone prior to the Compton pottery examples.Garden ornamentGarden planters
A collection of 19th Century transfer printed Staffordshire to include:1. The Patriotic Jug, by S Alcock & Co., Burslem pottery, gilt heightened2. Agricultural Interest: God Speed the Plough, with black and white emblems and verse3. An Adams Agricultural mug, coloured transfer printed with emblems with banner reading: IN GOD IS OUR TRUST THE FARMERS ARMS, with verse 4. late 18th Century creamware mug with red transfer print depicting lovers - Collection labels verso - ex: L A Compton Collection no: 153 and David Drakard Collection (4)
Ca. 490-480 BC.Attributed to the Athena painter. This vase depicts a scene from a centauromachy, showing a hoplite soldier on one knee, thrusting the point of his spear into his opponent's mid-section. The centaur, rearing up on hind legs and armed with a large fir tree branch, takes hold of the hoplite by his helmet's high crest. Five nonsense letters are scattered in upper field. For a similar lekythos by the Athena Painter, with the same subject, see the white-ground example in the Museo Nacional de Belles Artes, Havana, inv. no 141 (J. D. Beazley, Attic Black-Figure Vase-Painters, Oxford, 1956, p. 523, no. 7, Beazley Pottery Database no: 330755).We are a dynamic company proud of the innovations we can bring to the traditional Ancient Art market. This is one of the first catalogues in the world to offer NFTs/DOTs of Ancient Art. Apollo Art Auctions and Coinllectibles, world leaders in digital art markets, have started working on this collaboration to bring Ancient Art together with digital content. Lots 1 to Lot 5 in this catalogue have been specially chosen due to their beauty and fantastic provenance to be transformed into DOTs. The buyer of each lot will receive both the physical and digital assets, which gives ownership over the DOT that making it a liquid access on both traditional and virtual marketplaces.From Coinllectibles Coinllectibles™️Coinllectibles Coinllectibles™️ is a technology company supporting the collectibles industry with a focus on rare memorabilia and artworks that exist and have intrinsic value in the real world, whether tangible or intangible in nature. Coinllectibles™️ applies blockchain, marketplace, metaverse and DOT technologies as tools to enhance the real-world collectibles industry. The technology underpinning DOTs (digital ownership tokens) has multiple functional use cases that Coinllectibles™️ is applying to areas including art and collectibles areas. A DOT (Digital Ownership Token) is a proprietary DOT format that provides a gold standard of rights and title of ownership of a digital asset, securely underpinned by smart contracts and legal documents stored on the blockchain, each with a unique identification code and metadata, also beneficial title to the relevant Collectible to which it is pegged.Size: L:238mm / W: 98mm; 343.05gProvenance: Part of an Oxford gentleman’s collection; from an old British collection formed in the 1980’s. Ex, Christie’s, Lon- don, 2 July 1980, lot 75. Fine Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 2 July 1980, lot 75. Fine Antiquities, Ex, Christie’s London, 6 June 1989, lot 490. Fine Antiquities, Ex, Christie’s London, 11 July 1990, lot 161. Private collection, Geneva, Fine Antiquities, Ex, Christie’s London, 6 June 1989, lot 490. The Castle Ash- by Vases; Ex, Christie’s, London, 2 July 1980, lot 75. Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, Second Marquess of Northampton (1790 - 1851), Castle Ashby, and thence by descent.
A PAIR OF LIBERTY & CO TERRACOTTA PLANTERS PROBABLY BY THE COMPTON POTTERY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Rose and trailing leaf band, both with impressed mark "Designed and Manufactured by Liberty & Co." each 42cm high, the tops 45cm diameterProvenance: Private Collection, London. Liberty & Co published 'Garden Pottery' in 1924 illustrating a variant of this design- with grape banding and added foot.Condition Report: Weathering - leading to some colour variance- one is slightly darker in tone and internal stamps are at slightly different positions suggesting that these have been made around the same time- but there may be a little gap in age between production. Some surface weathering and loss of definition- wear to top and foot edges from handling and internal colour stains from use/water/soilPlease see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items.Condition Report Disclaimer
Old Hall stainless steel tea service, a vintage cream and blue enamel saucepan with lid and steamer, Green & Co Gresley England blue and white striped storage jars, two studio pottery jugs, a pottery biscuit barrel labelled 'The Pottery, Rickfields, Compton, Surrey and assorted blue and white and other mugs (3 boxes) Condition ReportExtra photos added
A Compton Pottery mug with silver shape handle, decorated in relief with figures and foliate patterns, with an inscription around the bottom reading 'St Nicholas on a pilgrims way shed sweeter roses day by day', 12cm high. Provenance: By descent from Douglas Shepherd (1922-1989), a designer and architect working on public houses for the brewery firm Ind Coope. He was heavily influenced by and was a serious collector of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau, including leading designers and artists such as Charles Ashlee and Jessie M King. He assembled a large collection from the 1950s to 1970s. His book collection was subsequently sold through Sotherby’s and in 2013 his magnificent silver collection by Archibald Knox and others was sold through these rooms.
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