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Collection of limited edition Swansea porcelain plates made by Coalport Craftman, in original boxes, together with a tray of pewter tankards and another tray of china, to include: Portmeirion game dish and cover etc. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT)

SWANSEA GLASSY PASTE PORCELAIN CUP & SAUCER, circa 1815, decorated by William Billingsley, the cup with a figure wearing blue breeches and holding a scythe in a landscape, the saucer with lady in red shawl in a landscape, within solid gilt rimsProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelCondition Report:wear to gilding.Saucer painting scratched.No backstamps

AN IMPORTANT SWANSEA PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATE PAINTED BY THOMAS BAXTER circa 1816-1819, of duck-egg body, circular, non-moulded form, solid gilt rim and inner rim, gilt scrolling foliate border, original inscription to base 'OLD FORT GAUT, CALCUTTA' 'Within the walls of this fort is the black hole, whose name is eternized by the sufferings of Mr Holwell and his ill fated companions in 1756', 21cms diam.Provenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his label, typed Colonial history attached to base, new to market, illustration 96 'Thomas Baxter, The Swansea Years 1816-1819' by John O Wilstead and Bernard Morris, Gomer Press 1997Auctioneer's Note:Thomas Baxter was the only ceramic artist of his time to have been trained at the Royal Academy of Art. He was acknowledged as one of the most accomplished porcelain decorators of the period. The scene is after Plate 6 from Thomas Daniell's V'iews of Calcutta' and represents the ghat (steps) descending from the old Fort William to the River Hooghly. Built at the turn of the eighteenth century, the fort had been attacked in 1757 by the Nawab of Bengal, then repurposed into warehouses, offices and Custom House for the East India Company. Indians bathing in the river demonstate how locals used the site. In 1784 Thomas Daniel obtained permission from the East India Company to travel to India to work as an engraver, assisted by his nephew William. The pair reached Calcutta in 1786 and soon began to issue the first topographical prints of the colonial capital. Twelve etched and aquatinted 'Views of Calcutta' were completed by 1788, printed and hand-colored by Indian assistants. The images proved immensely popular in India and Europe, and helped to launch a vogue for Indian ornament and design in Britain. The title relates to the horrifying 'Black Hole of Calcutta', in which British troops, commanded by John Zephaniah Holwell were captured in 1756 by the Newab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah.The captured British soldiers and civilians were rounded up and forced into the ‘black hole’, a tiny enclosure measuring 5.4 metres by 4.2 metres and originally intended for petty criminals.With temperatures hitting around 40 degrees and in intensely humid air, the prisoners were then locked up for the night. According to Holwell’s account, the next few hours saw over a hundred people die through a mixture of suffocation and trampling. Those that begged for the mercy of their captors were met with jeers and laughter, and by the time the cell doors were opened at 6am there was a mound of dead bodies. Only 23 people had survived.Condition Report:very fine, very minor firing faults, gilding and decoration excellent

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE circa 1815-1820, comprising large platter, 41cms, small platter, two pairs of plates, 25cms and 21cms diam, transfer decorated with blue monochrome flower spraysProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelCondition Report:no notable damage, please examine

PAIR OF SWANSEA BISCUIT PORCELAIN VASES circa 1817-1820, urn form raised on a circular base, the ram's head handles above ribbons and applied with flower swags, impressed mark with trident 14.5cmsProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his label, Illustrated by E.Morton Nance, The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw, pl.CII, C, old Sotheby’s labels attachedCondition Report:losses to flower swags

SWANSEA PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE PART DESSERT SERVICE circa 1814-1826, comprising circular based footed sauce tureen, cover and stand, square tureen and cover, platter and two plates, all with infill transfer pattern of of rose blooms and exotic flowers growing from rockwork, the decoration printed in black and then brightly coloured by hand, the cavetto in orange with gilded 'cracked ice' decoration, series of flower sprigs to borderProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelCondition Report:noted repair / chip to finial, no other damage, sl. localised crazing, wear commensurate with age, please examine

SWANSEA PORCELAIN CHAMBER STICK circa 1815-1817, circular form, centre nozzle with flared neck, scrolling dolphin handle picked out in gold, the dish painted fully with flowers and strawberries, probably by David Evans, gilt decoration to the nozzle and gilt vine to the border of the dish, 12.5cms diamProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelCondition Report:wear esp. gilding commensurate with age

PAIR OF SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATES circa 1815-1820, of circular form, decorated with flower studies and strawberries within borders of scrolling giltwork with green flowerheads, solid gilt rims, 24cms diam.Provenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelCondition Report:wear esp. rims

FINE PAIR OF SWANSEA PORCELAIN SPILL VASES circa 1815-1817, with flared rim and with ridged and footed base, twin faux ring handles, decorated with opposing ovals of flower sprays within turquoise ground oeil de perdix, scrolling and stippled gilding, gilt dentil rims, 10.5cms highProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelCondition Report:minor nicks to foot of one, minor scrape to rim of other

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART TEA-SERVICE circa 1815-1820, pattern No.194, painted in the Imari palette and style in dark blue and gold tracery interspersed with orange and green straps, comprising rounded rectangular teapot and stand, cream jug, bread-plate and two cups, stencilled marks and pattern numbers to bases Provenance:private collection Swansea, with Bonhams 2010 (receipt)Condition Report:noted hairline to one cup, please examine

NANTGARW PORCELAIN DISH PAINTED BY THOMAS PARDOE circa 1818-1820, of lobed form, the border typically moulded with ribbons and sea scrolls, painted with two sprays of flowers to the interior, butterfly and sprig to border, all within a solid gilt rim, impressed nantgarw CW to baseDimensions: 21cms diam.Provenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:good example, without damage

SWANSEA PORCELAIN CABINET CUP & STAND circa 1815-1817, having three claw feet and scrolling elevated handle with mask terminal picked out in gold, slightly flared rim, painted by Thomas Baxter with a scene from Ottoman Turkey with Janisseries and turbanned soldiers and a servant, surrounded by gilt scrolls and palmettes, Swansea script marks to both elements, cup 12cms highProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his label, to match Lot ###Condition Report:damage including repaired foot, repaired handle, cracks to both elements, chips to underside of saucer, worn gilt, surface scratches, inspection advised.

SWANSEA CAMBRIAN PEARLWARE DOCUMENTARY MUG floral painted with stippled body, non-stippled cartouche inscribed SARAH THOMAS 1822Dimensions: 9cms highProvenance:private collection Surrey, see Morton Nance 'The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw' page 81/84Condition Report:in good condition

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART TEA-SET circa 1815-1820, comprising teapot with stand and cover, sucrier and cover, cream jug, slop bowl and a pair of cups and saucers, all with wavy rim picked out in gold and embossed basket weave over elongated spiral moulded cartouches, painted with pink roses and anemoneProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelCondition Report:hairline to cream jug, hairline to cups, minor chip to cover and repair to other cover

RARE SWANSEA PEARLWARE PUZZLE JUG circa 1800, footed baluster form, pierce-work neck, tubular handle to tubular rim with three nozzles, underglaze decorated with flowers together with blue and ochre trails, 18cms highProvenance:directly from the family of preeminent collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his label, illustrated Morton Nance ‘The Pottery and Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw’ XVICondition Report:repaired nozzle, chipped foot, overall excellent considering age

Swansea porcelain cup and saucer circa 1815 decorated in Empire style with pineapples in gilt and tulips

Swansea porcelain paris shaped cup and saucer with fluted design with gilt detailing, red Swansea mark to base

A Swansea porcelain dessert dish, of shaped rectangular form, painted with botanical specimens, gilt loop handles, 32cms; and a pair of scallop shell-shaped dessert dishes, each painted with a titled ornithological specimen 'The Merlin' and 'La Chevechette, each 23cms. (3)

GROUP OF SWANSEA PORCELAIN TEAWARES including slop bowl with matching cup and saucer, cream jug to match a pair of cups and saucers, a coffee-can, trio etcProvenance: directly from the family of preeminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelsComments: some faults on items, please examine

SWANSEA PORCELAIN SQUARE DISH rounded and fluted, locally painted with circular landscape river scene with two figures within circular gilded border within a floral giltwork and gilt rim, stencilled mark SWANSEA to base, 20 x 20cmsProvenance: private collectionComments: regilding, general wear

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PARIS FLUTE ITEMS circa 1815-1820, all with gilding and comprising one trio, similar pattern cup and saucer and a non-matching stand with centred boar’s head crest, 23cms diamComments: noted - repair to one saucer, please examiner

SWANSEA PORCELAIN SAUCE TUREEN & ASSOCIATED COVER having twin twig-handles picked out in gold with a pineapple finial surrounded by six moulded feathers to the cover, decorated in apple-green ground and foliage gilding, 18.5cms diamProvenance: consigned directly by the family of preeminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelComments: restored handle, cover does not sit

TWO SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATES being a typically moulded example with flower decoration by Pollard, and a non-moulded rose and cornflower-head plate, 20.5cmsProvenance: consigned directly by preeminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labeCondition Report: The moulded plate has obvious stacking wear. Gilt rim rubbed in places also a large firing crack on the underneath. The second plate has a two-inch hairline crack.

INTERESTING GROUP OF SWANSEA ANTIQUE POTTERY including two frog-mugs with transfer decoration, four further Swansea mugs, blue jug and Dillwyn plateProvenance: consigned directly by preeminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelComments: please examine

SWANSEA PORCELAIN MUFFIN DISH & COVER of circular form with moulded pineapple and feather finial to cover, decoration probably by William Pollard of flower sprays and elaborate gilded borders, base 22cms diamProvenance: consigned directly by preeminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labelComments: base repaired

19th Century Swansea porcelain cabinet cup and saucer both on a gilded ground, hand painted with roses, flowers and foliage. Together with a 19th Century English porcelain oval shaped moulded dish, hand painted with flowers, foliage and butterfly. Dish 24 x 19cm approx. Both appearing unmarked. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Minor wear to gilding, more obvious on rim and handle. tiny chip to rim of cup. dish: hair cracks to the reverse, minor wear to paintwork on front.  Possible restoration to inside of lid, otherwise no obvious damage.  

Four china reference books: 'Swansea Porcelain' reprinted 1978, 'Swansea Commemorative Pottery', Hellen Hallesy, 'Llanelli Pottery', Dilys Jenkins and 'Swansea Porcelain', Ellis Jenkins. (4) (B.P. 21% + VAT)

19th CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN, 2 Swansea style floral painted dessert plates, also Wilson pottery plate painted with folly, together with 2 other Regency tea plates (some defects)

A Swansea porcelain dessert dish. Circa 1820, moulded and painted with flowers, bears old collection label for Elis Jenkins, Neath, width 24cm.See Swansea shapes and decoration by Jones and Joseph, page 108 for form, together with a moulded Swansea porcelain saucer with applied beading, painted with flowers, diameter 13.5cm (2).Dessert dish- hairline crack on the foot rim, gilt border is worn, some scratching.Saucer- a little wear and scratching, both unmarked.

A Swansea porcelain vase and cover. Of campana shape, with leaf moulded border, twin handles and square foot, well painted with flowers, labelled 'Swansea China Sidney Heath Collection 209', height 15.5cm, maximum width 12.5cm.See Swansea shapes and decoration, Jones and Joseph, page 30 for the shape,Restoration to both handles, staining to the underside of the cover, and a faint hairline on the underside.

A group of porcelain including Bunnykins, crested Swansea 'Hair Pins' box etc.

John (W.D.) SWANSEA PORCELAIN publisher's cloth, colour plates, 4to, 1948 NB. We have specific instructions to sell this lot WITHOUT RESERVE.

Nance (E. Morton) THE POTTERY & PORCELAIN OF SWANSEA AND NANTGARW publisher's cloth, dust-jacket, 4to, 1942 § Wilstead (John O.) THOMAS BAXTER THE SWANSEA YEARS 1816-1819 1997; and 5 others, similar (7) NB. We have specific instructions to sell this lot WITHOUT RESERVE.

Two boxes of reference books, local history, ceramics books etc.: 'The Buildings of Wales', 'Pembrokeshire', 'Gwent, Monmouthshire and Glamorgan', 'Glamorgan Historian Volume 2', Stuart Williams Volume 5 and Volume 9. 'Selected Letters of Dylan Thomas' edited by Constantine Fitzgibbon, First Edition published 1966', 'Chelsea: The Greatest Flower Show on Earth', Leslie Geddes-Brown, 'A Llanelli Chronicle' compiled by Gareth Hughes, 'Swansea Porcelain' by W D John, a volume of 'Picture Post' from 1938 etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

SWANSEA PORCELAIN JAPAN PATTERN PART-DESSERT SERVICE circa 1815-1817, comprising twig-handled footed centre dish, 32cms, twin-handled tureen with stand and cover applied with pineapple finial, three circular plates, 21cms diam, impressed SWANSEA markProvenance: consigned by family of pre-eminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labels and that of well-known collector Harry Sherman, consigned via our Cardiff officeComments: excellent, faint crazing possible hairline to centre-dish, no other notable damage or restoration, wear to gilding on tureen stand, very fresh overall

RARE SWANSEA DILLWYN & CO BISCUIT PORCELAIN VASE & COVER circa 1814-1817, of urn-shape with lid, modelled in the Classical style with fluting, anthemion rim, and raised flowers, 11cms high, together with RARE SWANSEA PORCELAIN VASE campana form having a pierced shoulder and neck over square base, painted locally in the Thomas Baxter style with 'Garden Scenery' and open pink roses, extensively gilded with scrolls and foliage to the neck, foot and rims, 25.5cms high (A/F) (2)Provenance: private collection Swansea, biscuit vase and cover - handwritten card stating 'belonged to Caroline, Duchess of Richmond, see Morton Nance Plate CII, vase - please see Morton Nance Plate CXXIXComments: biscuit vase and cover - damage includes missing handles, chips to flowers, please enquire / examine, vase - a rare and important vase which has condition issues such as broken handles and chips, worthy of professional restoration

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATE circa 1815, locally painted flower spray to the interior within a foliate and floral gilded border perched with four pairs of colourful birds, 21cms diamProvenance: private collection, label to base for Sidney HeathComments: small repair to rim

GROUP OF SWANSEA PORCELAIN PARIS FLUTE CUPS & SAUCERS circa 1815-1820, comprising cup and saucer decorated with trails of open pink roses, a trio having gilded boar's head crest within gilded border of interlocking shell motifs and another with gilded floral motifProvenance: private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeComments: repaired handle (roses) #

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE circa 1817-1820, Pattern No. 259, comprising twin-handled sucrier and cover, a pair of trios and a circular bread-plate, each in Japan pattern of deep orange ground with white scalloped reserves containing orange and green foliage and with grotesque heads in purple, Swansea stencilled and script marksProvenance: private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeComments: one cup with broken handle and hairline, repair to cover of tureen, possible regilding in areas

RARE SWANSEA GLASSY PASTE PORCELAIN SUCRIER & COVER, circa 1815-1817, of rectangular form with twin-handles and silver shaped finial picked out in gold, painted by William Billingsley with landscape vignettes within garlands of gilded foliage and green enamel bases, Swansea script mark to base, 14cms handle to handleComments: restored handle and tip of finial, sl. Wear

BELEIVED SWANSEA PORCELAIN CABINET CUP circa 1815-1817, raised over three claw feet and with gryphon handle with spread-out wings to join the body of the cup, the body applied with two circles of beading, non-decorated academic example, 9.75cms highComments: minor hairline to rim

SWANSEA PORCELAIN BOTANICAL TWIG-HANDLED DISH circa 1815-1820, of rounded rectangular form, gilding to rim and moulding of handle, interior study by Thomas Pardoe titled to base ‘Lily Thorn’ in his hand, the study after a print by William Curtis from 'The Botanical Magazine', Swansea script mark to base, 28.5cmsComments: good overall except minor surface wear and gild rubbing and kiln grit.

SWANSEA PORCELAIN LIDDED SUCRIER & STAND circa 1815-1820, in the set pattern No.469, having a light-blue border decorated with gilded anthemion and stylised leaves, 14cms handle to handleComments: restored handle

SWANSEA PORCELAIN CREAM JUG circa 1815-1820, wide elongated spout, gilded high loop handle with thumb spur, the waist decorated with four panels of graduated pink roses with lavish gilding, further roses to spout, gilt dentil rim, 15cms handle to spoutComments: v.faint / minor impact crack to base

THREE SWANSEA PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERS comprising example with formal arrangement of gilded and iron red cornucopia alternating with dishes of colourful flowers, example of pattern no.219 in Imari style, and a pattern no.478 with seeded green bordersComments: no apparent problems

ENGLISH PORCELAIN, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURYIncluding a Swansea muffin dish and cover, a Worcester blue ground basket, a Worcester plate and sundryCondition: muffin dish lid in good condition, base with restored rim chip.The basket has a large crack along the base and multiple cracks to the sides.The large centre bowl has one handle completely restored  the other with a hairline crack and two cracks to the base. 

A Swansea plate, painted with sprays of flowers within panels, with a green floral ground and gilded decoration, signed in red script 'Swansea', 22cms diameter. Also with an interesting ladies porcelain dressing table box in the form of a hat, painted with flowers and with a small mirror inside and painted Coronet (9.5cms by 8.5cms), and a lidded porcelain box of the Crystal Palace Exhibition 1851 (9cms dia). (3). ** Plate, general crazing, odd spots of wear to the rim and in other places Hat, lid cracked and mirror inside cracked Box, generally fine.

A 19th century Cantonese cabinet plate, seal stamped base; another smaller; 19th century hard paste porcelain cabinet plate; Mason's 'Swansea' pattern cabinet plate; William Adams 'Chinese pattern' examples, etc

19th Century Swansea porcelain plate, the border decorated with flowers, foliage and strawberries. Gold painted marks to the base for Swansea. 22cm diameter approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT)No obvious damage or restoration, some wear to gilding in places.

Collection of 19th Century Swansea porcelain rose design items to include: cabinet cup and saucer and two similar shallow dishes or bowls, one with beaded border, all appearing unmarked. (4) (B.P. 21% + VAT)No obvious damage or restoration but some wear severally to gilding and decoration.

A rare Swansea porcelain Sidney Heath collection tray by Henry Morris C1814, rose and flower design collection number 133, size 24 3/4 cm

A quantity of British and European ceramics, 20th century, comprising: a pair of Wedgwood 'Wild Strawberry' tureens with covers, 22.5cm high; a Wedgwood Jasperware blue and white urn with floral swags between lion masks and classical maidens, 20.5cm diameter, 18.5cm high; two pale green Wedgwood Jasperware commemorative armorial pin dishes for the Tercentenary of Lloyds of London, each 11.2cm diameter; a large Coalport baluster jug decorated with floral sprays and gilt highlights, green printed mark to the underside, 30cm high; a smaller jug with moulded and painted flowers, with a similarly decorated wash bowl, the bowl 24cm diameter; a Swansea porcelain spill vase with twin mask handles and decorated with floral sprays, gold trident mark to underside, 23.5cm high; three Royal Crown Derby 'Derby Posies' pin dishes, one of pentagonal lobed form and two of quadrilateral form, the largest 11.5cm diameter; a circular Royal Worcester pin dish decorated with floral spray to the centre, 11.5cm diameter; an Aynsley 'Pembroke' hexagonal baluster vase with gilded rim, 12.7cm high; an Aynsley mug retailed by T. Goode & Co., decorated with floral sprays and gilded rims, 8cm diameter; a Coalport 'Caughley Mask-Head' commemorative jug, 12.5cm high; a spill vase decorated with floral sprays, 15cm high; two Limoges Charles Ahrenfeldt tazzas with gilt highlighted green borders and floral sprays, 22.5cm diameter; a lozenge-shaped dish with floral sprays and gilded rim and highlights, 27cm long; and a cobalt blue glazed circular box and lid, 11cm diameter (lot)The 'wild strawberry' tureens heavily crazed

A Dillwyn & Co. Swansea porcelain flatback group,c.1815, modelled as a classical group on a stepped, arcaded base,14cm long,together with another porcelain flatback group,19th century, with enamelled decoration,11.5cm long (2)Condition Report1. Hairline crack to rear of base, minor rubbing.2. One arm broken and re-attached with some 'touching up' around the break.

19th Century Swansea porcelain cabinet plate in the Mandarin palette, with 'Sir Leslie Joseph's Collection' label, 'Swansea no. 546' to the reverse. 20.5cm diameter approx. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Restored large chip to the rim.

19th Century Swansea porcelain 'Paris fluted' trio. Orange marks for Swansea to the under side of two. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

John, W.D, Swansea porcelain ,with over 450 specimens illustrated, hardback book. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

SWANSEA PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATE, centre painted with wildflowers in the style of William Pollard, green and gilt cavetto band and moulded rim similarly decorated, red SWANSEA mark, 21.2cms diamComments: broken rim restored.

SWANSEA POTTERY & CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PLATES, comprising BB&I Castle Gate House plate, 26cm d., Dillwyn Cambrian Willow plate, 21cm d., Cambrian Fence & Peony plate 23cm d, and three German Onion pattern plates with pierced rims, 21cm d (6)Comments: four with pasted plate hangers

A Swansea porcelain tea cup and saucer painted with roses in a gilt garland border, 9.5cm diameter

19th Century Swansea porcelain cabinet cup and saucer both on a gilded ground, hand painted with roses, flowers and foliage. Together with a 19th Century English porcelain oval shaped moulded dish, hand painted with flowers, foliage and butterfly. Dish 24 x 19cm approx. Both appearing unmarked. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Minor wear to gilding, more obvious on rim and handle.  tiny chip to rim of cup.  dish: hair cracks to the reverse, minor wear to paintwork on front.