Lot 168:
Description
A collection of ceramics and animal figurines including tea and tableware, studio pottery, and decorative ornaments. The group features tea sets and plates by various makers, notably including examples by Royal Albert and Wedgwood. A Royal Albert bone china teacup and saucer are decorated with the Old Country Roses pattern, featuring red and pink floral sprays with gold-gilt scalloped rims, marked to the base with a pink printed crown and ‘ROYAL ALBERT BONE CHINA ENGLAND’. The lot includes an Adderley fine bone china cup and saucer in the Cornflower pattern, bearing a green printed mark ‘Adderley Fine Bone China ENGLAND Cornflower’. A large Wedgwood cream earthenware plate is decorated with hand-painted lilies and daisies; the underside carries an impressed mark ‘WEDGWOOD’ and ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’ with further code ‘5X28’, alongside a red printed mark ‘WEDGWOOD ETRURIA ENGLAND CK 5981’.
The collection further comprises an assortment of animal figurines including a sitting bulldog with a grumpy expression, a white elephant, a frog, a rabbit, a lion, a spaniel with a blue bow, and a wooden-based Leonardo figurine titled ‘Seals by Leonardo’. Studio pottery items include an octagonal platter with relief-molded vine leaves and grapes, incised with the biblical verse ‘I am the vine you are the branches John 15:5’. Also included are a personalized ‘LEN’ stoneware mug, a pair of celadon style vases with applied porcelain roses, a taller white teapot with gilt pinstripes, and a lidded pot with blue rose transfers.
Condition report:
The Wedgwood floral plate has a significant vertical crack running from the rim through the well towards the centre (photo 4) and displays heavy surface crazing across the glaze. The sitting bulldog figurine shows minor wear to the painted detailing around the eyes and mouth (photo 1). General surface dust and light shelf wear are visible across the assorted figurines and tableware (photos 5, 6, and 7).
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