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Lot 204
Swansea porcelain early 19thC footed chamberstick / candlestick with gilded mask finger piece and decoration of swags of foliage and flowers including roses, auriculas and tulips, height 4cm, diameter 12.5cm Provenance: Consigned from the estate of a collector from Barry, South Wales who owned several pieces from the Harry Sherman Collection of Swansea porcelain. Other pieces still have labels present, this piece has no label but residue is visible
Lot 206
Swansea porcelain early 20thC pair of candle snuffers on rectangular tray, probably decorated by William Pollard with sprays of flowers and strawberries, the tray and snuffers all with circular gilt handles, the snuffers with gilt rims and knop finials, 'Swansea' printed mark to base of tray. Provenance: Harry Sherman Swansea Porcelain Collection label no 224 to base. For similar example with later gilt metal handles see Christie's auction no 4659, 25th November 1991, lot 237
Lot 17
SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART TEASET circa 1815-1820, Japan pattern with iron-red and gilt stylised peonies with intricate gilt foliage, comprises teapot and stand, milk jug, two cups, one saucer, covered sucrier, Harry Sherman labelsProvenance: private collection HerefordComments: teapot with knop repair, small hairline, teapot stand with hairlines, wear
Lot 445
A very rare Swansea centrepiece, circa 1820Of Lysaght Service type and of elegant boat shape, the interior painted by Henry Morris with a basket of colourful flowers resting on a stone plinth, the deep blue border elaborately gilded, the exterior with two more similar baskets, 30.1cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceSidney Heath CollectionIllustrated by W D John, Swansea Porcelain (1958), Illustrations 36 and A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration (1988), p.98, fig.2. No other piece of this form appears to have been recorded in the literature.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 272
19th century Derby porcelain floral painted plate, another similar porcelain plate with floral decoration, probably Coalport, a 19th century Swansea porcelain plate with reserved square shaped floral panel and geometric gilded border, a 19th century Davenport porcelain floral decorated gilded plate, a Derby fluted side coffee can and another straight sided coffee can, a Derby 'Imari' design two handled chocolate cup, together a matching saucer. (8) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Images of reverse of plates added.
Lot 287A
EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF SWANSEA PORCELAIN PARIS FLUTE TABLEWARE comprising four bread-plates, one large sugar-basin, sixteen cups, eleven saucers, some with Leslie Joseph Collection labels (32)Provenance: deceased estate Merthyr, by descentComments: ordinary used condition, no apparent damage, gilt rubbed, light scratches, inspection advised
Lot 285
THREE PORCELAIN FAN-HANDLED DISHES comprising Swansea Imari pattern No. 236 with Swansea script mark to base, Swansea dish with formal arrangement of roses with Swansea script mark in iron red, and another non-marked, each approx. 20cms from handle (3)Provenance: deceased estate Merthyr, by descent
Lot 288A
THREE VARIOUS SWANSEA PORCELAIN CRUCIFORM DISHES oval (28cms), square (23cms) and circular (22.5cms diam.), the oval with a formal arrangement of individual roses, the remaining two with flower sprays, all three within solid gilt rims, impressed Trident mark to circular, Harry Sherman Collection label to square (3)Provenance: deceased estate Merthyr, by descentComments: ordinary used condition, gilt rubbed, no apparent damage or restoration, inspection advised
Lot 94
19thC blue and white English and Chinese porcelain / ceramics including Chinese export dish, pearlware saucer with boy on a buffalo decoration, covered pedestal sucrier probably Rogers in the Goldfinch pattern, Bovey Tracey Royal Navy Mess no 57 series, Swansea soup plate, Copeland Spode plates, Don pottery tureen, teapot with Eastern scenery decoration, blue and white drainer, basket weave oval plate with reticulated hooped border and rope twist pedestal etc, largest diameter 35, tallest 14cm
Lot 9
SWANSEA CAMBRIAN PEARLWARE CASSOLETTE circa 1806, elevated by three tall tapering square legs with moulded lions masks, over concave triangular base, undecorated frieze, reserved on blue ground, reversible cover, 29cms (h)Provenance: deceased estate Newport.Auctioneer's Notes: Cf. Jonathan Gray, The Cambrian Company, p. 151, pl. 6.16., and E. Morton Nance, The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw, (XVII).Comments: small chips to foot, nibbles to floral knop, candle nozzle deficient.
Lot 18
SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE circa 1820, set pattern '251', decorated with green and gilt leaf bands, comprising teapot, cover and stand, milk jug, and two plates, red script numeral and printed Swansea marks (5)Provenance: deceased estate NewportComments: plates with some rim gilding rubbed, base of teapot with firing fault
Lot 6
THE CAMBRIAN VISITOR WITH ENTRY BY WILLIAM WESTON YOUNG being 'A Monthly Miscellany for The Principality of Wales and the Adjoining Counties', January to August 1813, bound with its continuation 'The Cambrian Magazine', published Swansea, engraved frontispiece Swansea Castle, bookplate for Arthur Owen Evans Archdeacon of Bangor 1921, quarter calf, gilt titled spine, 8voProvenance: private collection CardiffAuctioneer's Note: William Weston Young (1776–1847), the Quaker entrepreneur of Bristol and Glamorganshire, artist, botanist, wreck-raiser, surveyor, potter, and inventor of the firebrick and the major investor in the Nantgarw porcelain enterpriseComments: corners bumped, boards worn, foxing to print
Lot 19
SET OF FOUR SWANSEA PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATES circa 1818-1820, in the Trident paste, each painted with sprays and sprigs of summer flowers, plain gilt rim, two with impressed Swansea marks, 19.6cms (diam.) (4)Provenance: private collection NewportComments: rims gilding rubbed, firing faults and stacking wear
Lot 10
RARE SWANSEA CAMBRIAN PEARLWARE CASSOLETTE circa 1806, elevated by three tall tapering square legs with moulded lion's masks, over concave triangular base, finely painted below the rim with a band of polychrome acanthus, anthemion and seaweed ornament, reserved on blue ground, reversible candle holder/cover, 28.8-31.5cms (h)Provenance: deceased estate Newport.Auctioneer's Notes: Cf. Jonathan Gray, The Cambrian Company, p. 151, pl. 6.16. and p. 128 pl. 5.26, and E. Morton Nance, The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw, (XVII), and Sothebys 14-16.5.92, Sir Leslie Joseph Collection, lot 782 where the decoration is attributed to Thomas Pardoe.Comments: small chips to foot, nibbles to floral knop, crack to candle nozzle.
Lot 17
COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES WITH WELSH PORCELAIN CONTENT mainly Sotheby's 1960s / 70s / 80s, English and Welsh porcelain auctions from many important dispersals including well-known collections such as Sidney Heath, Miss Margaret Meager, Elis Jenkins, C W Kieft, Rt Hon the Lord Swansea, Sir David Llewellyn etcProvenance: private collection CardiffComments: appear to be in excellent condition overall, some annotations
Lot 21
SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATE circa 1815-17, painted by Henry Morris with tight sprays of summer flowers in the centre and at the border, gilt rim, red 'Swansea' script mark, 20.5cms diamProvenance: deceased estate NewportComments: compare with similar dishes offered Bonhams 8 Apr 2009, lots 226 & 227Comments: good overall
Lot 24
NANTGARW PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATE circa 1813-1820, painted by Moses Webster, with full blown summer flowers on a dentil moulded marble plinth, C-scroll moulded rim and gilt band, impressed mark, 21.6cms (diam)Provenance: private collection BristolAuctioneers Notes: Cf. E. Morton Nance, The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw, pl. CLXXII fig F for a similar Webster-painted plate featuring flowers on a plinth.Comments: very good
Lot 16
WELSH CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOKS INCLUDING UNIQUE SCRAP BOOK BY W J GRANT DAVIDSON comprising 'The Pottery and Porcelain of Swansea and Nantgarw' by E Morton Nance, 'Nantgarw Porcelain' and 'The Nantgarw Porcelain Album' by W. D. John, the W. J. Grant-Davidson British ceramic Library Reference Works, a Nantgarw Porcelain catalogue by Rowland Williams and a Sir Leslie Joseph Exhibition catalogue of Swansea Porcelain at the Vivian Gallery, Swansea (6)Provenance: private collection Powys, Wallace James Grant-Davidson, FSA, FRSA, was a noted Swansea personality who had gained an international reputation as an expert in ceramics. He was the author of The Pottery of South Wales|: An Illustrated Guide Comments: all in used condition, please examine
Lot 21
An important pair of Coalport vases by Thomas Baxter, dated 1801From a celebrated garniture known as 'The Nelson Vases', the bucket-shaped bodies with oval panels painted in puce monochrome, both with a dancing lady probably based on an image of Lady Hamilton, both signed 'T Baxter 1801', on a gold and white chequered ground, the necks and stems with coloured floral bands in the typical style of the Baxter workshop, on square feet and later gilt metal bases, 24cm high overall (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Geoffrey Godden, International Ceramics Fair 1991This popular Coalport vase shape was clearly a favourite of the Baxter family workshop, for many examples are known with this distinctive decoration. Vases of this form with monochrome panels signed by Thomas Baxter often include dates, mostly 1801 or 1802. Early in the 20th century a garniture, formed from a bough pot and four of these vases including the present pair, was offered for sale by Albert Amor in London with a provenance that claimed the set had belonged to Nelson and had been given to him by Lady Hamilton. The seller who made this somewhat-optimistic claim, also stated that this particular set (believed at the time to be of Flight Worcester manufacture) was the reason Thomas Baxter was invited to visit Merton and created his famous sketches. The present lot was part of this garniture, which was discussed in 1942 by E Morton Nance where further provenance was given to a Mrs C Smith of Monmouth whose grandfather had bought them 'in a sale at Merton'. The set was subsequently illustrated by W D John, Swansea Porcelain (1958), fig. 69. By this time, the story had entered ceramic folklore and it wasn't until the 1980s, when part of the set was owned by Geoffrey Godden, that the Nelson connection was seriously questioned. Godden referenced the Merton connection when he exhibited the present pair, together with the smaller pair from the same garniture, at the International Ceramics Fair in 1991, handbook p.58.There is certainly some grain of truth in the story, for the vases do depict Emma Hamilton; but these were not sketched from life as a gift for the admiral. Instead, Thomas Baxter has copied various prints popular at the time, derived from images of Lady Hamilton's 'Attitudes'. Baxter painted the same panels used on this pair, on other porcelain including a Coalport jug and a Paris coffee can. It is perfectly possible that Nelson saw vases like this for sale in London. Emma frequented the same London theatres that Thomas Baxter attended almost every week, and it is highly likely that Baxter knew Sir William Hamilton, as the artist sketched images from Hamilton's ancient vases at the British Museum. In 1802 Baxter made his first visit to Emma's home at Merton, and on a subsequent visit in 1803 he delivered to Merton some Coalport vases that he had painted. These were not, however, of the same shape as the set that had become known as the Nelson Vases.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 340
Two pairs of 19th century floral decorated plates. Including Coalport Feltspar Porcelain plate and a pair of Swansea. Condition Report: swansea 23.1 cm DCoalport 25 cm Dgood and bright, not repaired , cracked or signs of restoration. one of the Swansea plates with impressed mark.Photos should reveal all
Lot 10
Collection of 19th century Swansea Porcelain rose design and gilded items to include: cabinet cup and saucer and two similar dishes/plates, together with a Swansea Style porcelain cabinet pate on a blue ground with gilded highlights and floral sprays. (5) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Heavy wear/loss to gilding. Cup has hair crack. Crazing. Please note plate is described as Swansea 'Style'.
Lot 241
Collection of 19th century Swansea porcelain pottery and creamware dishes and plates: Ribbon design, Imari with label for the Sir Leslie Joseph collection, creamware with repeating vine and berry borders, floral and other designs etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Far too many to condition individually. In general, some have heavy wear and cracks, wear tot he gilding in places. some are grubby.
Lot 938
A Selection of English Blue and White Transfer Printed Pottery, including - large deep dish of shaped outline in Stirling Castle pattern 12ins x 9.5ins x 2.25ins high, maker unknown, an oval tureen stand in The Villagers pattern by Davenport 7ins x 5.5ins, a helmet-shaped jug in Gleaners pattern, maker unknown, and eleven other pieces, various makers, patterns and sizes (14) and a small selection of reference books predominantly about blue and white transfer printed china Books to include - 'Staffordshire Blue', 'The Story of Spode', 'Collecting Ceramic Landscapes', 'True Blue', Pottery and Porcelain', 'Antique Blue and White Spode' and 'The Glamorgan Pottery, Swansea 1894-38'
Lot 10
A Swansea porcelain cabinet cup and stand, in Empire style painted with bands of flowers; an English porcelain garniture painted with fruit and a pair of Derby two-handled chocolate cups, covers and stands, decorated with chantilly sprigsHandle has been broken and restored, broken in three places. Star crack to side. Wear on gilding to the base of the cup. See further images for condition.
Lot 141
Late 18th/ early 19th century hand painted porcelain to include Flight Barr & Barr Boyne castle 19cm diameter, A Swansea plate painted with roses 22cm two Coalport Felt Spar plates two further Flight Barr & Barr plates and a Minton plate presented to Theodore Behrend Esq. (8) Maroon - Light scratches top centre otherwise good. Feet and handle - A bit of wear to gilding. Flowers and gilding x2 plates - gilding wear particularly to rim and light scratches. Pink - Surface scratches, gilding losses. Green and grapes - light surface scratches otherwise good. Pink roses - significant gilding losses to rim, light scratches.Minor glaze losses to rim bases of plates.
Lot 37
A Swansea porcelain plate, circa 1815-17, of cruciform shape, painted with flowers, impressed trident mark, 22.5cm diameterProvenance: Private Collection. Purchased from Barbara Cavanagh. Ex. Harry Sherman Collection paper label.Condition:Good condition with no damages or repairs. Some light scratches but none too disfiguring and the painted decoration is generally ok.
Lot 42
A collection of English pottery and porcelain plates, principally dessert wares, comprising a Samuel Alcock botanical plate, circa 1827, 23cm diameter; two further pink-bordered botanical plates, two scroll and shell-moulded plates; a pair of Machin moustache edged plates, pattern 663, 22cm diameter; a further shell-bordered plate, 23cm diameter; a pair of Dilwyn & Co (Swansea) 'Long Bridge' blue and white plate, 24cm diameter; a pair of Coalport dessert centre dishes, circa 1805-10, cobalt borders and centres painted with flowers, impressed numeral '6', 28cm wide (one chipped); a pair of grey-bordered square dishes, possibly Derby, pattern 523, 21.5cm wide; a set of Copeland and Garrett dessert wares, transfer-printed with borders of flowers in baskets and a single bird on branch to the centre, comprising a pair of twin-handled plates and six plates, pattern 6246, printed factory mark, 16cm diameter (an identical pattern found in the frontier Hudson Bay Company order books, circa 1840); sold together with four saucers attributed to Hicks & Meigh, circa 1814 and a porcelain door knob, painted with flowers and a set of nine Coalport peach-bordered plates (qty)
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