![Chinese Fisherman clay figure](https://moorabool.sirv.com/WP_moorabool.com2/2023/06/1AD49945-7CA2-4CAA-8BB1-4831243EA731.jpeg?profile=MooMain)
Some stunning Fresh Stock items @ Moorabool Antiques this week!
![Richard William Atkins & William Nathaniel Somersall, London, 1834 Sterling Silver Wine Funnel](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9F250DF6-8CD7-4875-8452-DE572E69BD93.jpeg)
This is the ultimate wine funnel: a Sterling Silver lobed example, with 6 repoussé panels and 2 left blank for initials, the separate insert with acanthus leaf rim & gilt wash interior…. It was London-made in 1834, during the reign of William IV, the silversmiths being Richard William Atkins & William Nathaniel Somersall. While plain silver wine funnels are not uncommon, the embellishment of this example makes it an exceptional piece – and very usable!
![Richard William Atkins & William Nathaniel Somersall, London, 1834 Sterling Silver Wine Funnel](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DE051769-0D4B-4256-837D-C79B1A55CF1F.jpeg)
![Old Sheffield Plate Argyle, c. 1795](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DCCC53AE-1A14-472B-AA6A-8557A9273627.jpeg)
This lovely piece of Old Sheffield Plate is a rarity. Known as an ‘Argyle’, it has an internal partition with a lid to take some hot water – this then keeps the contents warm. Legend has it that the Duke of Argyll, back in the 18th century, came up with the bright idea after bemoaning the cold gravy inevitably served on the Duke’s table, as the kitchens were a long way to bring gravy through the cold draughty castle, cooling too much on the journey. The insert made it lovely and warm…. or so the story goes. This is a particularly elegant example in the Adams Neoclassical style, with a dramatic ivory handle.
![Old Sheffield Plate Argyle, c. 1795](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/18F228D1-CFC1-422A-886E-EDA6B643B4FE.jpeg)
![Mahogany Voting Machine, 19th century](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/4F8D4069-5120-435A-B077-840386BD4884-1852x2000.jpeg)
![Mahogany Voting Machine, 19th century](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/4A1341F1-1757-4A24-9A51-C8487D842C3E-1947x2000.jpeg)
![Mahogany Voting Machine, 19th century](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/8AF9DA41-605F-4BBA-8573-A4E6526457DF.jpeg)
A most unusual piece begging to be used is a ‘voting machine’, also from the William IV period.
It is mahogany, with satinwood & rosewood veneer. The octagonal revolving drum has a hatch into which the nominations (names) can be placed & tumbled for a random selection, while below are two lockable drawers with brass slots above to take tokens for a vote – presumably ivory black & white for ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ votes. We imagine it being used in a gentleman’s club to make all those important decisions….
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![Sir Isaac Newton, Leeds Pottery Marked Figure c.1790 at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Staff-Newton.png)
Some early Staffordshire rarities have just been released. Rarest of all is a figure of Sir Isaac Newton, almost unique in having an impressed “LEEDS POTTERY” mark – there is one other example with the mark recorded, in the Leeds Museum.
![](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1B0A82FD-18EA-40C6-BD50-5CACAC5392CD-300x266.jpeg)
Accompanying it are two goddesses, Juno with her peacock and Diana with her dog – of a type known, rather unimaginatively, as the “Brown Base Group’ – until a maker can be identified.
![The Lost Sheep Returns, Woods Staffordshire figure c. 1790](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/18B41BB7-D022-46EC-A0D5-F6B8EA25ECBA.jpeg)
The third is more identifiable, and yet also poses a question: it’s ‘The Lost Sheep Returns’, after the parable of the lost sheep. Standing on a square plinth base, it is one of the early detailed figures usually attributed to the Woods of Staffordshire. A ‘rule of thumb’ is that Ralph Wood examples have no brown line to the back panel of the plinth base, while Enoch goes all the way around. This example has a line all the way – and with some other small details, suggests a fresh attribution to Enoch.
A smaller early Staffordshire figure just released is also of interest: we have our go-to resource for identification, Myrna Schkilne’s ‘Staffordshire Figure 1780-1840’. In volume 1, there’s an example of this figure, illustrated below …..
![Spot the Difference! Early Staffordshire 'Sweetmeat seller'](https://moorabool.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/F0C74F14-94C8-46CC-8489-1EC59747B1BE.jpeg)
(clue: there is no difference…. it’s the exact same figure!)
Yes, it’s the exact same figure! It’s noted in a collection in the 2013 publication, and somehow has made its way to Australia in the past 10 years…..
Asian fresh Stock
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Rare Chinese Export Strawberry ‘straining dish’, copying Worcester, c.1770$580.00 AUD
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Kanxi moulded tea bowl, underglaze flower garden, rabbit mark c. 1720Sold
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Kanxi moulded tea bowl, underglaze flower garden, rabbit mark c. 1720Sold
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Chinese export teabowl, scrolling red foliage, c. 1740$140.00 AUD
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Pair of Chinese enamel scroll ends C.1825Sold
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Chinese ‘Fisherman’ trade figure, mid 19th century$680.00 AUD
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Pair of Chinese Cantonese enamel spill vases. C.1825$850.00 AUD
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Blanc-de-Chine Guanyin figure, with Lotus plants, mid 20th c.$95.00 AUD
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Chinese Export Imari beaker & saucer, VOC provenance, c.1750$465.00 AUD
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Chinese export tea bowl and saucer with polychrome peony garden, c.18thc$595.00 AUD
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Chinese export tea bowl and saucer with polychrome peony garden, c.18thc$595.00 AUD
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Chinese export tea bowl and saucer with polychrome peony garden, c.18thc$595.00 AUD
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Chinese export tea bowl and saucer, famille rose, Guangxu seal mark, 1875-1908$595.00 AUD
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Imari style Chinese export beaker and saucer, C.1750$465.00 AUD
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Kangxi saucer, underglaze ‘long eliza’ figures, c. 1720Sold
All Fresh Stock
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Staffordshire figure of Juno and the Peacock, Brown Base, c. 1800Sold
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Staffordshire figure of Diana the Huntress, Brown Base, c.1800Sold
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Samson figural group of a couple seated on rocky mound, c.1880Sold
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Porcelain de Paris ‘Europa & the Bull’ by Bloch, C.1880Sold
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German porcelain cherub group, C.1890$280.00 AUD
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Minton bowl, made for the 1951 Festival of Britain$650.00 AUD
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Chinese round brass tray, mother & child in a garden C. 1920$85.00 AUD
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Victorian pressed brass tray, C. 1890$65.00 AUD
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Middle eastern hand beaten copper tray, C.1900Sold
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Persian copper tray, Early 20th C$120.00 AUD
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Silver plate Napkin ring, ‘H.M.A.S SYDNEY’, copper with incised name, c. 1920Sold
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Early Staffordshire figure of a pastry seller, c. 1800Sold
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Pair of F.W Grove ‘Walnut’ pattern earthenware dinner plates, circa 1885Sold
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Shell Shape dish in ‘Famille Rose’ style, English 19th century$295.00 AUD
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Early Staffordshire figure ‘The Lost Sheep’, Enoch Wood circa 1790Sold
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Old Sheffield Plate Argyle jug, Ivory handle, c. 1795Sold
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Exceptional William IV Sterling Silver wine funnel, birds & flowers, London 1834Sold
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Unusual French porcelain shell dish, Worcester/Chinese style dec., c.1900$245.00 AUD
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Porcelain Parrot on a tree trunk, French earlier 20th c.$395.00 AUD
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Wedgwood Queensware plate, painted with cherubs by Lessore, C.1865$440.00 AUD
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Wedgwood Queensware plate, cherub by Lessore, C.1865$440.00 AUD
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7 French pewter measures, straight form, 19th century$685.00 AUD
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5 ‘Irish’ pewter measures, haystack form, 1930’s Birmingham$340.00 AUD
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Late Georgian/ William IV decanter, C.1830$295.00 AUD
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Small late Georgian decanter with 3 rings to the neck, C.1830$95.00 AUD
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Small Victorian decanter with faceted sides, C.1860$240.00 AUD
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Small late Georgian / William IV decanter C.1840$240.00 AUD
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Victorian decanter, globular body C.1870$195.00 AUD
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Rare early Victorian ‘Club Ballot’ voting machine, C. 1840$880.00 AUD
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Newhall London shaped cup & saucer, pattern 1325, c.1815$280.00 AUD
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Staffordshire pottery mug with blue scenic print, C. 1840$135.00 AUD
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Large Newhall dish, “Trench Mortar” pattern, c.1795$480.00 AUD
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Rare Leeds figure of Isaac Newton, impressed mark, c. 1790Sold