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Two London delftware tiles, c.1720-30, painted in blue with red and green highlights, one with Ceres holding a cornucopia and a stem of flowers, the other with a vase of flowers, reserved in octagonal panels on a sponged blue ground, with floral corners, some glaze chipping, 13cm. (2)

A London delftware charger, c.1770, painted in blue, manganese, green and yellow with a two storey pagoda beneath willow, the cavetto with floral panels and hatched diaper bands, echoed to the rim, 31.2cm.

Two delftware plates, 18th century, one probably Bristol and painted in the Kakiemon palette with a flowering plant to the well, the rim with flying insects around further flowers, blue numeral mark, the other London and painted with stylized flower sprays in black, blue, yellow and green, with a formal border, 23.3cm max. (2)

A pair of delftware plates, early 18th century, probably London, each painted in polychrome enamels with a vase and a censer of flowers within a floral panelled border, and two thickly potted Delft plates painted with stylized flowers and leaves, 23cm max. (4)

A delftware deep dish, 1st quarter 18th century, probably London, the well painted in blue with a central flowerhead and petal-shaped panels containing further flower sprays, the steep rim with a band of moulded gadroons, raised on a low foot, some restoration to the rim, 23.3cm.

Two London delftware plates, c.1700-20, the smaller Vauxhall and painted in blue with floral panels reserved on a hatched ground within a stylized leaf border, the other painted with flowering plants within a gadroon moulded rim, damages to the smaller plate, 22.1cm max. (2)

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BLUE AND WHITE DELFTWARE MINIATURE CARTEL CLOCK having a 1.5" enamel dial with painted Arabic numerals fronting a small English spring driven movement signed to the back plate T. Martin, 131 Regent Street, London. 19cm high 13cm wide

TWO ENGLISH DELFTWARE CHINOISERIE PLATES AND AN ANN GOMM PATTERN DISH, ALL LONDON, C1770 & C1792 22.5-30.5cm diam ++Small chinoiserie plate cracked, large chinoiserie plate broken and restuck, Ann Gomm dish with hairline crack and small rim chips, none with any restoration

A London Delft blue and white charger. Painted with a landscape incorporating a folly, sponged trees and a courting couple. Stilt marks under the rim c1770, 34.75cm diameter. The figures are copied from an engraving by Charles Albert von Lespiliez after François de Cuvilliés in Morceaux de Caprice. Cf. Frank Britton, London Delftware, p.161 for a similar example and a copy of the print. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Crazed. Some fritting and chips to the rim. Free from cracks, no repair.

A London Delft Pill Slab, circa 1740, of canted rectangular form painted in blue with the arms of the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries over the motto OPIFER QUE PER ORBEM DICOR and the arms of the City of London, 27cm by 24cm See illustration For an example with very similar decoration see Archer (Michael) Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum, pg.324, item J.23

A London delftware 'Admiral Keppel' plate: painted in blue with a head and shoulders portrait of the admiral within a circular panel edged with foliage, the rim inscribed in manganese 'Admiral Keppel For Ever' within a foliate border, circa 1780, 23 cm diameter [repaired].

THREE ENGLISH DELFTWARE PLATES, ONE LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, C1750-60, TWO LONDON C1770-80 painted in cobalt with a Peony and Fence pattern or chinaman standing beside a weeping tree, 22 & 19.5cm diam ++First plate with fine short hairline crack at 5 o'clock, the two similar plates with small rim chips, one also with faint star crack, no restoration

TWO ENGLISH DELFTWARE CHINOISERIE PLATES AND AN ANN GOMM PATTERN DISH, ALL LONDON, C1770 & C1792 22.5-30.5cm diam ++Small chinoiserie plate cracked, large chinoiserie plate broken and restuck, Ann Gomm dish with hairline crack and small rim chips, none with any restoration

An unusual Delftware comport, probably English of London manufacture c. 1700, painted with stylized flowers in blue, the front tin glazed, the back lead glazed.

A London delftware food warmer base c.1760-80, the cylindrical form with a shaped opening beneath a moulded mask, a further mask to the reverse, the sides with scrolled handles, painted with stylized foliate motifs, blue numeral 4 mark to the base, a faint rim crack, 18cm.

A London delftware bowl c.1705, brightly enamelled to the interior in shades of blue, green, yellow and red, with a bird perched on flowering branches within stylized borders, the exterior with a simple star and circle band, a section broken out and restored, 22.5cm dia. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession number 53.25a-c for a large bowl and cover with similar decoration, dated 1705.

An English Delft Urn, probably London, circa 1760, of bell shape with lion's mask handles on a circular foot, painted in blue with a lady and gentleman in landscape, a church in the background, 21cm high See illustration For similar examples see Archer (Michael) Delftware, The Tin Glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, pg.370 and 371

An English Delft Drug Jar, possibly London, circa 1720, inscribed in blue U:ALB:CAMPH within a scroll label surmounted by a basket of flowers and two winged putti over a mask and flower swag, 18.5cm high See illustration For a similar polychrome example dated 1723 see Archer (Michael) Delftware, The Tin Glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, pg.393, item K6

Three English Delftware plates and bowl, all blue and white, including London 1720 shallow bowl, diameter 19.5 cm. Largest diameter 29 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: The bowl has restoration to the rim on a section measuring approximately 6 cm x 2 cm together with various other chips, cracks etc. The other items have aged related chips, crazing etc.

A rare Delft dated dish, probably London the centre painted with a large crown and dated '1682', the broad border with a continuous band of tulips and stylised foliage, decorated in blue and yellow, 33cm (13in) diameter Provenance: Collected by the present vendor's grandfather in the 1930's. Literature: For a Brislington charger also dated "1682" with a portrait of King Charles II, see Frank Burton "English Delftware in the Bristol Collection", colour plate 3.30, page 26. Another charger dated 1682 and also produced at the Brislington pottery is in the collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. This depicts Queen Catherine of Braganza flanked by 'K & R'. Other Notes: The significance of the 1682 date on a number of Delft pieces is uncertain. It could relate to the death of Prince Rupert of the Rhine who was a cousin of King Charles II and was Royalist commander during the English Civil War. He died at his house in Westminster on the 29th November 1682 and was a loyal supporter of the King.

A London delftware plate c.1730-40, painted in blue with a peacock standing beside stylized bamboo and holey rockwork, the rim with a series of broken curved lines, some glaze chipping, 22.5cm. Provenance: the Iris Jones Collection.

Two London delftware tavern measures late 18th century, of ovoid form with incised necks and small strap handles, the bodies painted in blue with simple stylized floral motifs, 13cm. (2) Provenance: the Iris Jones Collection.

A large delftware polychrome charger probably London c.1705, brightly decorated in a polychrome palette of red, yellow, blue and green, with flowering Oriental branches within a border of stiff leaves alternating with feathery foliate sprigs, some glaze chipping, 34.3cm. Cf. Anthony Ray, English Delftware Pottery, pl.63 for a coffee pot with related decoration. Also, the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession number 53.25a-c for a large bowl and cover with similar motifs. Both these pieces are dated 1705.

A delftware guglet or water bottle c.1770, probably London, the rounded body painted in blue with three large specimens of lotus, peony and chrysanthemum, the tall neck with stylized foliate motifs, the rim lacking, 22.7cm. Provenance: the Iris Jones Collection. Cf. John C. Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg, no. 595 for a similar example.

A London delftware charger c.1770, painted in blue with a maiden reclining on a rocky outcrop and attended by a young shepherd, beneath a tall sponged tree and before a ruined archway, small rim chips, 34cm. The figures are copied from an engraving by Charles Albert von Lespiliez after François de Cuvilliés in Morceaux de Caprice. See Frank Britton, London Delftware, p.161 for a similar example and a copy of the print from which it derives.

A delftware small lobed dish or cracknell c.1660-80, possibly London or Continental, painted in blue with a seated Chinaman amongst rockwork, the same design echoed twice to the lobed rim, raised on a low foot, 21.3cm. Whilst Continental examples of this shape are more common, this has nine lobes rather than the more usual eight, a form which it shares with a dish in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum painted with the arms of the London Company of Drapers. Provenance: from the Brian Adams collection.

A London delftware dry drug jar 1st half 18th century, painted in blue with a cartouche titled 'THER: AND:' above a winged mask supporting flower garlands, surmounted by a basket and two birds perched on leafy branches, some damages and restoration, 19.5cm. Theriac of Andromachus was a traditional remedy containing 73 ingredients including viper flesh, making it a popular choice as an antidote to poisonous bites.

An early London delftware low footed dish c.1670, with an unusually moulded rim of alternating ovals and gadroons, painted with tassels and demi foliate mons, the well with a Chinaman seated among rocks, a 5.5cm rim crack, 21.8cm. Provenance: the Iris Jones Collection.

London Delftware Veilleuse chimney circa 1760, moulded with a mask and painted with blue leaf work, also an 18th century Staffordshire creamware Veilleuse , (2) 17.5cm high Condition report: old restoration to the delft example, minor foot chips. The creamware example has overall crazing and a stained lower area, minor glaze chips to the masks.

A London blue and white delftware fuddling cup: in the form of three globular cups with cylindrical necks linked by intertwined handles, each painted with daisy like flowers and foliage, probably Southwark, mid 17th century, 13 cm wide, 9 cm high [minor chipping to rims].

A DELFTWARE COLANDER BOWL, LONDON, C1770 freely painted with peony in diaper border, 23cm diam ++The rim chipped and typical flaking of the rim, unrestored

A London delftware bowl c.1770, the exterior painted with five fish in blue and green enamels between sprays of red and green flowering branches, rim cracks, 22.7cm dia.

A London delftware plate c.1770-80, painted in blue with a couple promenading between buildings beneath tall sponged trees, a restored crack, 22.8cm.

An English delftware apothecary jar 18th century, probably London, the cylindrical body painted in blue with horizontal bands and a band of chain, some chipping to the rim, 14.2cm. Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. C.288-1912, for a near identical example.

Two similar Delft blue and white jugs, possibly London circa 1780, each with reeded cylindrical necks above baluster bodies painted with five pointed leaves central to flowers and their foliage, 18cm (7 in) high (2) (D) Literature: For an illustration of a similar jug, see Frank Britton 'English Delftware' figure 6.22 page 92Both have glaze losses in prominent places with the marginally smaller jug having its handle glued back

A collection of nineteen early 18th century Delft ointment or small drug jars, the majority left in the white, five blue and white and four coloured, the largest 9cm (3.5 in) high (19) (D) Literature: For similar coloured pots see Crellin 'Medical Ceramics in the Wellcome Institute' plates 186 and 7. For the style of London and Bristol pots see Britton 'English Delftware' pages 80-82Many have glaze losses and or chipped rims. One is cracked.

An 18th Century Delft wet drug jar, probably London, painted with the inscription: O:VIRIDE: on a scrolled cartouche centred on a scallop flanked by two demi-angels, a cherubim beneath, circa 1730, height 20cm, A/F For a dry drug jar, but with very similar decoration and attributed to London, see English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, Frank Britton, 1982, pl. 5.4 The recipe for O:VIRIDE is simplicity itself. It is a liniment made by heating leaves of bay-laurel, rue, chamomile, marjoram and wormwood with olive oil. The mixture must then be strained to remove solids.

A group of English delftware, 18th century, comprising; a Liverpool tile painted in manganese with a recumbent leopard, a blue and white shipping subject tile, probably London, two manganese landscape tiles, probably Liverpool, a Liverpool blue and white small plate painted with horses, 21cm diameter; and a manganese plate painted with a church, 19cm diameter. (a.f)

A London delftware Royal charger c.1690, painted in polychrome enamels with a full length portrait of William and Mary beneath the initials WMR in manganese, standing between green sponged trees, the rim with a double manganese line, a long crack, 33.7cm.

A delftware dish c.1720, probably London, naively painted in blue with a peacock beside simplistic foliage, 23cm.

A delftware plate 1st half 18th century, perhaps London, decorated in blue, green, red and manganese with a leaping stag to the well, within two bands of stylized swags, minor damages, 23.2cm. Cf. Bonhams, The Sampson and Horne Collection: Defining the Vernacular, 28th April 2010, lot 115 for a blue and white Farmhouse dish with a similar scene.

A rare delftware lobed tray or stand c.1710-30, possibly London, each of the eight lobes painted in blue with a spray of Oriental flowers, around a central well with an applied frieze, the raised rim decorated with blue dashes, the whole raised on four bun feet, some damages, 34.2cm dia. Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. 3864-1901, for a six-lobed tea tray of similar form and size, derived from silver examples of the early 18th century.

A pair of polychrome English Delftware plates, London, 18th C. Dia.: 23,5 cm Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

A polychrome English Delftware dish, London, 18th C. Dia.: 35,5 cm  Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

A LONDON DELFTWARE BOTTLE OR GUGLET, C1770-80 attractively painted with two Chinese figures in a landscape, 23cm h For a similar example attributed to Lambeth High Street, see Archer (M) Delftware, 1997, fig E21, p276-7. ++The lower part of the body cleanly broken out and restuck, chip on rim and small flaking but the painting particularly attractive

A small lobed delftware dish late 17th century, probably London, decorated with a stylized floral design echoed to the rim, 21.5cm.

A London delftware plate mid 18th century, painted in a palette of red, yellow, green and blue with a seated Chinaman in a landscape scene, the border with a floral garland, 22.5cm. Cf. Michael Archer, Delftware, p.235, colour plate 160 for a similar example made in Lambeth. Provenance: from the estate of the late Peter James Rankin.

A London delftware tile mid 18th century, decorated with an octagonal panel containing buildings with a smoking chimney in an island landscape, reserved on a powdered manganese ground with floral corners, 13.2cm.

A delftware polychrome plate c.1760, probably London, painted with feathery foliage stems issuing from a hatched fence, the rim with stylized garlands issuing from a blue feathered border, 23cm.

A set of eight London delftware tiles mid 18th century, painted with scenes of peasants in landscapes and figures in boats before a jetty, all within octagonal panels reserved on a powdered manganese ground with thistle head corners, some damages, 12.6cm. (8)

A pair of English delftware plates mid 18th century, probably London, painted in blue with a weeping willow tree and large flowering branch before an openwork fence, repeated three times to the rim, 22.5cm. (2)

A London delft blue, green and manganese commemorative plate for the balloon ascent of Vincenzo Lunardi , circa 1785, the ballon depicted ascending above buildings and trees and with a 'V' formation of birds beneath , withina swag border, 35cm diameter Cf. Michael Archer, Delftware ( V. & A. Museum 1997), p. 124 for two examples of similar plates in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington. Note: Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806). Pioneering ballonist born in Lucca, Tuscany, famous for his balloon flights in England and Scotland which did much to engage the public. After initial favourable acclaim he left Britain in 1786 when one of his balloon flights caused a fatality . Monuments to his various landing spots can be seen in both England and Scotland.

A rare Dutch Delft blue and white chinoiserie barrel-shaped spirit bottle, ca. 1720 H: 16 cm. Examples in Dutch Delftware are extremely rare. The shape is derived from Chinese export porcelain examples, dating back to the Kangxi period. See for example: Christie's, London South Kensington, Sale 10636, Lot 517, for "A matched pair of Chinese blue and white spirit bottles"

Three Delftware plates, two English and one Dutch, including a London polychrome 'seated Chinaman' plate, a smaller Bristol/London plate decorated with birds on a pond, largest 35cm diameter (3)

A rare Worcester blue and white bowl c.1755, painted with the Squirrel and Vine pattern, the exterior with two of the stylized animals romping through fruiting vine tendrils, a further creature perched on a bunch of grapes to the interior, workman's mark, 14.9cm dia. This pattern derives from Chinese porcelain of the 17th century, but probably came to Worcester via the delftware painters in Bristol and London.

A large English delftware charger c.1720, Bristol or London, painted with a courting couple beside ships at sail in a harbour, beneath tall sponged trees, some filled chips to the rim, 24.3cm.

A London delftware food warmer base c.1760-80, the cylindrical form with a shaped opening beneath a moulded mask, a further mask to the reverse, the sides with scrolled handles, painted with stylized foliate motifs, blue numeral 4 mark to the base, a small reglued chip, 19.5cm.

An early English delftware dry drug jar dated 1663, simply painted in blue with a ribboned banner bearing the inscription 'DIASCORDIUM' and the date 1663, a clean repair, some chipping, 20cm. Diascordium is a preparation using the dried leaves of teucrium scordium (water germander) as the primary ingredient. It had a variety of uses including the promotion of sleep and the treatment of the plague. In his London Dispensatorie of 1654, Nicholas Culpeper wrote, "it is a well composed Electuary, a something appropriate to the nature of women, for it Provokes the Terms, hastens their Labor, helps their usual sickness at the time of their Lying-in, I know nothing better... It may be safely given to young children ten grains at a time, ancient people may take a dram or more".

An English dated delftware plate: painted in blue with a Chinese vase of flowers and a flower table by a trellis fence and inscribed 'Ann Pearson Born 17th May 1732', within a blue ground floral and scrollwork border reserved with three panels depicting Chinese river landscapes, probably London, 23 cm diameter. *See: Louis Lipski and Michael Archer 'Dated English Delftware' page 86 plate 362 for a plate from the same series dated 1730.

A DELFTWARE CIRCULAR CHARGER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780, painted with under-glaze blue with garden and fences and rectangular rocks, scrolled pattern border and yellow rim 13ins diameter. Provenance: Sotheby’s 1995.