SH123 - An Important Collection of Moorcroft Pottery From The Estate of Mary Smart
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Shapiro Gallery, 162 Queen St, Woollahra, SydneySue Pointon for Moorcroft
Ginger Jar, c. 1997'Flames of the Forest' pattern, decorated with orange and yellow flowers against a green and ochre ground, signed in blue 'WM' and in green 'sp' for Sue Pointon, impressed 'Moorcroft, Made In England'
- Measurements:
- height 15.5 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $780 Incl BP
Charles Noke and Harry Nixon for Royal Doulton
'Chang' Basin, c. 1930naturalistically designed as a lily pond, embellished with leaves and flowers, in rich green, yellow, red and white glazes, signed in black 'Chang Royal Doulton, Noke, HN'
- Measurements:
- height 13.5 cm width 40 cm depth 29 cm
- EStimate $4,000 - $6,000
- sold $7,200 Incl BP
Royal Doulton
Large Flambé Vasedepicting 'The Angelus' after Jean-François Millet, printed 'Royal Doulton Flambé' and impressed '1309'
- Measurements:
- height 54 cm
- EStimate $700 - $900
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Royal Doulton
Large Flambé Vasedepicting 'The Gleaners' after Jean-François Millet, with printed Royal Doulton Flambé mark
- Measurements:
- height 30 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $456 Incl BP
Royal Doulton
Flambé Bulldogwith printed Royal Doulton Flambé England mark
- Measurements:
- height 13 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $1,320 Incl BP
Harry Nixon for Royal Doulton
Flambé Vasemottled yellow and red glazes, signed 'HN', with printed Royal Doulton Flambé mark
- Measurements:
- height 16.7 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $312 Incl BP
Royal Doulton
'The Moor'modelled as a standing figure of a moor, with printed Royal Doulton mark
- Measurements:
- height 46 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $576 Incl BP
Royal Doulton
Flambé 'Woodcut 1616' Vaseof ovoid form, decorated with a hunting scene of riders with horses and hounds, together with a flambé 'Woodcut 1619' vase, with printed Royal Doulton marks (2)
- Measurements:
- height 23 cm ; 28 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $504 Incl BP
Royal Doulton
Flambé Vasedecorated with a seascape, with printed Royal Doulton mark, together with two Royal Doulton Flambé vases, one vase retains Doulton & Co. Limited paper label (3)
- Measurements:
- height 12 cm ; 17.5 cm ; 15.7 cm
- EStimate $150 - $250
- sold $504 Incl BP
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Marshal Joffre' Toby Jug, c. 1915-1919in uniform, holding a shell inscribed ’75mm Ce que J’Offre’, the base inscribed ‘F C G’, printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer’s mark, accompanied by certificate, restored handle
- Measurements:
- height 26.5 cm
- EStimate $600 - $900
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George' Toby Jug, c. 1915-1919holding a shell inscribed 'Shell Out!', the base inscribed 'F C G', printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark, accompanied by certificate, restored body and handle
- Measurements:
- height 25.5 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Lord Kitchener' Toby Jug, c. 1915-1919in uniform, holding a jug inscribed 'Bitter for the Kaiser', the base inscribed 'F C G', printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark, accompanied by certificate, restored hat, accompanied by certificate and Mementoes of the Great War booklet (2)
- Measurements:
- height 25.5 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Field Marshal Haig' Toby Jug, c. 1917in uniform seated upon a tank and holding a jug, the base inscribed ‘Push and Go, F C G’, facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer’s mark, accompanied by certificate
- Measurements:
- height 27.5 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $2,000
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Lord French' Toby Jug, c. 1915-1919in uniform, holding a jug inscribed 'French For Freedom', the base inscribed 'F C G', printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark, accompanied by certificate
- Measurements:
- height 25 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Marshal Foch' Toby Jug, c. 1915-1919in uniform, holding a champagne bottle inscribed 'Au Diable le Kaiser' and a glass, printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark, accompanied by certificate
- Measurements:
- height 25.5 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'King George V' Toby Jug, c. 1919printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark, accompanied by certificate
- Measurements:
- height 30 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $2,000
- sold $1,440 Incl BP
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Admiral Beatty' Toby Jug, c. 1917in uniform, holding a shell inscribed 'Dread Nought', the sides decorated with submarine and torpedo, printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark
- Measurements:
- height 26.5 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Admiral Jellicoe' Toby Jug, c. 1915-1919in uniform, holding a jug inscribed 'Hell Fire Jack', printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark
- Measurements:
- height 25.5 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould for Wilkinson
'Lord French' Toby Jug, c. 1915-1919in uniform, holding a jug inscribed 'French Pour les Français', the base inscribed 'F C G', printed facsimile signature, printed Wilkinson England mark with registered design number, and Soane & Smith retailer's mark, accompanied by certificate, restored hat and handle
- Measurements:
- height 24.5 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $504 Incl BP
Clarice Cliff for Wilkinson
'Winston Churchill' Toby Jug, c. 1930in uniform sitting on a bulldog, holding a warship and a cigar, the base inscribed 'Going into action, May God defend the right', hand signed 'Clarice Cliff' and numbered 'No 258.', with printed Wilkinson Burslem England mark, together with Lincoln Hallinan, 'British Commemoratives Royalty, Politics, War and Sport', Antique Collectors Club, 1995 (2)
- Measurements:
- height 30.5 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $2,000
- sold $1,680 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Large Jardinière, c. 1920'Pansy' pattern, decorated with a band of mauve and red pansies against a navy blue ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England'
- Measurements:
- height 33 cm diameter 32 cm
- EStimate $4,000 - $6,000
- sold $4,560 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Near Pair of Vases, c. 1920'Pomegranate' pattern, of baluster form, decorated with pomegranates and berries amongst foliage, against a navy blue ground, signed in blue 'W. M.', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England', one vase retains Moorcroft paper label (2)
- Measurements:
- height 16.5 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Vase, c. 1920'Pomegranate' pattern, of squat form, decorated with pomegranates and berries amongst foliage, against a navy blue ground, signed in green 'W. M.', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England'
- Measurements:
- height 8 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $600 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Plate, c. 1920‘Pomegranate’ pattern, decorated with pomegranates and berries amongst foliage against a navy blue ground, signed in blue ‘W. M.’, impressed ‘Moorcroft, Made in England’
- Measurements:
- diameter 21.5 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $840 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Vase, c. 1920'Pomegranate' pattern, of bottle form, decorated with pomegranates and berries amongst foliage against a navy blue ground, signed in green 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England'
- Measurements:
- height 31 cm
- EStimate $1,000 - $1,500
- sold $1,560 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Vase, c. 1920'Pomegranate' pattern, of ovoid form, decorated with pomegranates and berries amongst foliage, against a dark blue ground, signed in blue 'W. M.', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England'
- Measurements:
- height 13 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $540 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Pair of 'Tudric' Candlesticks, c. 1920'Pomegranate' pattern, decorated with pomegranates and berries amongst foliage against a navy blue ground, with hammered pewter mounts, marked 'Made in England, Tudric, Moorcroft' and numbered (2)
- Measurements:
- height 10.5 cm
- EStimate $600 - $800
- sold $720 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Vase, c. 1920'Pomegranate' pattern, of shouldered baluster form, decorated with pomegranates and berries amongst foliage against a navy blue ground, signed in green 'W. Moorcroft', impressed 'Moorcroft, Made in England'
- Measurements:
- height 15 cm
- EStimate $500 - $700
- sold $600 Incl BP
Walter Moorcroft
Flambé Vase, c. 1945'Leaf and Berry' pattern, decorated with a band of leaves and berries in flambé tones, signed in blue 'W. M.', with impressed facsimile signature and 'Potter to H.M. the Queen, Made in England'
- Measurements:
- height 16 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $576 Incl BP
William Moorcroft
Vase, c. 1940'Orchid' pattern, decorated with a band of orchids and spring flowers, against a yellow and navy blue ground, signed in blue 'W. Moorcroft', with impressed facsimile signature and 'Potter to H.M. the Queen, Made in England', hair line crack to rim
- Measurements:
- height 15 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $624 Incl BP
Philip Gibson for Moorcroft
Vase, 2006‘Black Cockatoo’ pattern, of swollen baluster form, decorated with two black cockatoos and gumnuts, signed ‘Philip Gibson’ and dated ‘2006’, impressed ‘Moorcroft, Made in Stokeontrent England’
- Measurements:
- height 37 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $2,640 Incl BP
Nicola Slaney for Moorcroft
Large Vase, 2005‘White Ladies’ pattern, of trumpet form, in the Art Deco taste, decorated with ladies and stylised flowers against a black ground, signed ‘N. Slaney’ and dated ‘2005’, impressed ‘Moorcroft, Made in Stokeontrent England’
- Measurements:
- height 47 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,800 Incl BP
Sally Tuffin for Moorcroft
Vase, c. 1990‘Finches’ pattern, of squat form, decorated with pomegranate, berries and finches against a blue ground, painted monogram of William J. Moorcroft, impressed ‘Moorcroft, Made in England’
- Measurements:
- height 20.5 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Sue Pointon for Moorcroft
Vase, c. 1990of swollen form, decorated with blue flowers against a pale blue ground, painted monogram of Sue Pointon, impressed ‘Moorcroft, Made in Stokeontrent England’, painted ‘Des-Trial’
- Measurements:
- height 36.5 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $540 Incl BP
Marjorie Hill for Moorcroft
Two Vases, 1993‘Oberon’ pattern, decorated with pink flowers and sinuous foliage against a shaded green to pink ground, painted monogram of Marjorie Hill and dated ‘1993’, impressed ‘Moorcroft, Made in Stokeontrent England’ (2)
- Measurements:
- height 18.5 cm ; 27.5 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $420 Incl BP
Emma Bossons for Moorcroft
Two Vases, 2003‘Evening Sky’ pattern, decorated with tubelined trees in a landscape against a dusk sky, painted monogram of Emma Bossons and dated ‘2003’, impressed ‘Moorcroft, Made in Stokeontrent England’, one vase signed ‘Hugh Edwards 20.3.2007’ (2)
- Measurements:
- height 32.5 cm ; 20.5 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Charles Noke for Royal Doulton
'Chang' Vase, c. 1930decorated with a thick lava crusting of white with tones of yellow, brown and red, marked’ Noke, Chang Royal Doulton’
- Measurements:
- height 15 cm
- EStimate $800 - $1,200
- sold $1,080 Incl BP
Russell Willis for Royal Doulton
Flambé 'Courtship' Figure Group, 1982the sculptural group designed as two terns in courtship, glazed throughout in flambé tones, with Royal Doulton marks
- Measurements:
- height 41 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $384 Incl BP
Charles Noke for Royal Doulton
King George V and Queen Mary Loving Cupcommemorating the Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) of King George V and Queen Mary, with portrait medallion to front and rider on horse to reverse, number 180 from a limited edition of 1000, incised ‘Noke’, with Royal Doulton mark,
- Measurements:
- height 26 cm
- EStimate $400 - $600
- sold $504 Incl BP
Gouda
High Glazed Covered Jarmanufactured by PZH, decorated with floral and abstract designs, marked 'Gouda Holland 996. B', together with a PZH Gouda vase marked 'Gouda Holland 995' and a PZH Gouda platter marked 'Gouda Holland 646', restored finial (3)
- Measurements:
- height 17 cm ; 15 cm ; diameter 28 cm
- EStimate $250 - $450
Gouda
High Glazed Vasemanufactured by PZH, decorated with stylised tulips and abstract designs, marked 'Papaver Holland 0104/. HH', together with a PZH Gouda vase decorated with floral and abstract designs, marked 'Gouda Holland 426/278.' (2)
- Measurements:
- height 13.5 cm ; 12 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
- sold $240 Incl BP
Gouda
High Glazed Wall Chargermanufactured by PZH, decorated with flowers and abstract designs, marked 'Gouda Holland 1165/30'
- Measurements:
- diameter 32 cm
- EStimate $200 - $400
Gouda
High Glazed Twin-handled Comportmanufactured by PZH, decorated with flowers and abstract designs, marked 'Gouda Holland'
- Measurements:
- height 8 cm diameter 21 cm
- EStimate $150 - $250
Gouda
Assorted High Glazed Vasesdecorated with floral and abstract designs, marked 'Gouda Holland' and numbered (4)
- Measurements:
- approx. height 8 cm
- EStimate $100 - $200
Decoro
Twin-handled Vasedecorated with stylised corns and foliage, marked 'Decoro Made in England', together with a similarly decorated vase, marked 'Decoro Made in England' (2)
- Measurements:
- height 14.5 cm ; 20.5 cm
- EStimate $200 - $300
- sold $192 Incl BP
Decoro
Pair of Vasesof bulbous form, decorated with flowers amongst foliage, together with a Decoro low bowl and a twin-handled vase, marked 'Decoro Made in England' (4)
- Measurements:
- height 20 cm ; diameter 26 cm ; height 26.5 cm
- EStimate $300 - $500
- sold $336 Incl BP
Royal Stanley
Pair of Vases'Jacobean' pattern, decorated with fruits amongst foliage, marked 'Royal Stanley Ware, Jacobean England' (2)
- Measurements:
- height 18.5 cm
- EStimate $100 - $200
- sold $96 Incl BP
Louis William Wain (British, 1860 – 1939)
The Lucky Black Cat, c. 1915hand painted pottery spill vase modelled as a cat, moulded to underside ‘Made in England’ with registered number, and signed to rear ‘Louis Wain’
- Measurements:
- height 14 cm width 9 cm
- EStimate $1,500 - $2,500
- sold $3,600 Incl BP
Louis William Wain (British, 1860 – 1939)
The Lucky Bully Bulldog, c. 1925hand painted pottery spill vase modelled as cubist dog, signed to leg ‘Louis Wain’, with painted trident mark, printed stamp ‘Made in England’ and registered number
- Measurements:
- height 9 cm width 15 cm
- EStimate $2,000 - $4,000
- sold $2,160 Incl BP
Louis William Wain (British, 1860 – 1939)
East, West, Home's Bestmixed media on paper, signed l.r.c. ‘Louis Wain.’
- Measurements:
- 27 x 37 cm
- EStimate $3,000 - $5,000
- sold $4,080 Incl BP
Louis William Wain (British, 1860 – 1939)
The Good Catchpen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour on paper, signed l.r.c. ‘Louis Wain.’
- Measurements:
- 41 x 34 cm
- EStimate $6,000 - $8,000
Stories by Edric Vredenburg, Illustrated by Louis William Wain
'Tinker, Tailor', c. 1914published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., 12 colour plates, one colour plate missing
- EStimate $300 - $500
Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co.
'Cymric' Photograph Frame, 1905the silver frame embellished with enamel and turquoise, with easel support and clear glass face, impressed ‘L & Co’ Birmingham assay marks 1905 ‘CYMRIC’
- Measurements:
- height 21.3 cm width 14 cm
- EStimate $30,000 - $50,000
- sold $36,000 Incl BP