Samson Teabowls

These lovely teabowls were produced around 1860 by the French firm Samson & Cie.  This company was famous for the production of quality hard paste ceramics inspired by antiques and museum pieces.  These particular bowls are loosely based on Cantonese Famille Rose Armorial pieces from the late 1700’s.

$290 pair

Sterling Silver Basket

This lovely pierced basket was made in Chester in 1900 and has full English sterling silver hallmarks.

With a few handmade chocolates inside this could make the perfect gift for someone special!

$180

Ruby Crackle Glass Vase

This ruby glass vase with its unique crackle finish was hand blown and shaped in the Victorian era.  

It is 9cm tall and is in good condition.

Pratt Jar

This terracotta jar with a transfer print design would have once held luxury meat paste or another such condiment.  When empty, they were often disposed of, only to be dug up a hundred or so years later by keen bottle collectors.

This example has never suffered such a fate and it is amazing condition.  It has a very clear diamond registration mark to the base indicating that it was made prior to 1883.

Sterling Silver Candlestick

This Sterling Silver candlestick was made in 1969 in Birmingham.  It is in great condition and will make a nice gift for a christening or other special occasion.

English Staffordshire Toby Jug

This nice early Toby Jug is well modeled and retains his original tricorn hat cup. He is unusually coloured with a yellow jacket and black hat. (Toby's aren't so often seen with black hats due to the technical difficulties associated with the black paint in earlier times).   His facial features are well painted and a couple of warts have been included for good measure!

This piece is in great condition with a few tiny nibbles to the tips but definitely without any restoration. Circa 1830.

$1400

Staffordshire Poodles

These original 1870's matched pair of staffordshire poodles are in great condition and are very finely modeled.  The separate front legs are a sign of earlier pieces and the addition of a pair of puppies with each figure makes them unusual.

Victorian Child's Plate

This great little Victorian child’s plate is in lovely condition. It has the alphabet around the edge and a lovely clear transfer of bullfinches. 

Found in a an old Brisbane house, it would have originally been made in one of the small Staffordshire potteries around 1870.

$90

Staffordshire Cottage Money Box

The original owner of this money box evidently wasn't much of a saver and it must have been kept it all these years just as a decoration. (These money boxes have just a slot for the money and were smashed to get it out.) It dates from the 1880’s and would have been made in a small Staffordshire pottery perhaps by one of the workers for his child or sweetheart.

It is nicely detailed and hand painted but like most Victorian Staffordshire Pottery has no makers mark.  It has just a tiny chip to one gable and some small scuffs the the paint.

Yorkshire Toby Jug

This nice early Toby jug is of the form attributed to Yorkshire, England and was made circa 1830.  Toby has an eight-sided cup in one hand and a hollow jug in the other and a lovely curly pipe in his pocket.  Like all the early Toby's, the facial features are finely picked out, his legs are hollow and the feet extend past the base.

This jug has a figural handle depicting Pan and the base is moulded to depict Toby's chair. The decoration to Toby's hat and the base is particularly unusual.