Today’s Fresh Stock is a bit of a laugh…..
These classic bits of Victorian are the ultimate ….. ‘kitsch’!
A fair number of people will not like them at all…. but they’re still going to make you smile, no matter what!
The originals were actually probably Chinese temple figures, designed to look alive. An early European example can be found in the production of the Meissen factory in the mid 18th century – copying Chinese examples. It’s no surprise then that these late 19th century examples – made in Germany for English, American & Australian markets, amongst others – are also Asian in origin. They fit the definition of ‘Chinoiserie’, being entirely the product of European Imaginations of what they thought Chinese or Japanese characters looked like. A little off the mark with this example – the very pretty man with a magnificent moustache, flowing dress, and sun parasol over his shoulder – and a lovely big pink bow in his hair – he’s more of a German than an Asian!
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Pair of Rare Victorian ‘nodder’ figures, Monkeys with Spectacles, German c. 1890$460.00 AUD -
Pair of Victorian ‘nodder’ figures, Turkish man + lady, German c.1890$295.00 AUD -
Pair of Victorian ‘nodder’ figures, girl + boy with dog + cat, c. 1885$345.00 AUD -
Unusual ‘Welsh Lady’ Nodding figure, German c. 1900$280.00 AUD -
Grandma having a cuppa – unusual nodding figure, German c. 1900$380.00 AUD -
Japanese Porcelain Nodding figure, Man with broom, c. 1900$325.00 AUD -
Japanese Nodding figure, side-to-side motion, pepper pot – c. 1900$180.00 AUD -
German porcelain nodding figure, in the Meissen style, c. 1880$540.00 AUD -
Nodding figure of a seated boy, German Bisque c. 1885$95.00 AUD -
Pair of comical ‘Japanesque’ nodding figures, man + lady, German bisque c.1885$325.00 AUD -
Unusual ‘Japanesque’ nodding figure + log vase, German c. 1890$445.00 AUD -
Pair of ‘Japanesque’ Nodding figures, German Bisque c. 1890$345.00 AUD
There’s some serious stock as well, don’t worry: although amongst these you’ll find some more ‘funnies’ – cartoon sketches which were probably printed in publications of the period.
But also some ‘serious’ ceramics, including Baxter Studio decorated Coalport, Rockingham, and 18th century French Faience.
Enjoy!
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Samson of Paris rococo style snuff box, c. 1880$580.00 AUD -
Continental Bisque Cupid figure, after the Sevres original, c. 1900$295.00 AUD -
Small copper lustre jug, c. 1830$45.00 AUD -
Bowers cup, saucer + plate, country scenes , Dated 1848$145.00 AUD -
French Faience tureen, cover + stand, attributed to Sceaux, c. 1780$680.00 AUD -
Coalport coffee can + saucer, scenes by Baxter, c. 1814$480.00 AUD -
Rockingham plate, pattern 558 – scenic, with ornate gold border & ‘shark tooth’ rim, c.1826-30$295.00 AUD -
Coalport plate, decorated in the Baxter studio, c.1812$295.00 AUD -
Baggerly & Ball pottery ‘ Boy in the window’ mug C. 1830$295.00 AUD -
Victor Cobb ‘The Tower- Melbourne Grammar School ‘ etching, signed & dated 1931 , no.11/85$640.00 AUD -
Victorian penwork on silk, humreous ‘Liar! What a most abominable glass!’ c. 1890$280.00 AUD -
Victorian penwork on silk, cartoon of two boys + “beast of a dog wot’s fed on chickens”, c. 1890$280.00 AUD -
Stair Wood Cartoon original – “What is your favourite bus route, conductor?” c. 1925$165.00 AUD -
Chinese porcelain blanc-de-chine double immortals group, c. 1900$295.00 AUD -
Victorian penwork on silk, “a terrible hinderance” c. 1890$280.00 AUD -
Victorian penwork on silk, comic ‘An enthusiastic Fisherman ‘ c. 1890$280.00 AUD -
Victorian penwork on silk – the Magnificent Tie – c. 1890$280.00 AUD -
“The Rocket – story of The Stephensons” H.C. Knight 1882Sold -
Victorian penwork on silk – punch cartoon ” AN INCURABLE “, c. 1890$345.00 AUD -
Victorian penwork on silk – punch cartoon “The Main Question” , c. 1890$345.00 AUD -
Sterling Silver baby food pusher$55.00 AUD -
Victorian round framed print of cathedral, c. 1870$85.00 AUD -
Large silverplate cup ‘British Gas Horse driving 1974-2007’Sold -
AGA Skinner original ink Book Illustration – ‘Dick Sniveller and the Marchioness’ for ‘The Old Curiosty Shop’, 1912$245.00 AUD -
AGA Skinner original ink cartoon, Policeman with comical problem, signed & dated Sydney 1914$295.00 AUD -
Framed porcelain plaque with portrait of lady, 19th century$495.00 AUD -
Lithograph of birds, Rail & Wood-Cock, by Wilson$45.00 AUD -
Audubon Scarlet Ibis lithograph, small size$85.00 AUD -
Sir Walter Scott Parian bust, English c. 1850 -
Staffordshire ‘Falstaff’, bright enamels, c.1830$380.00 AUD -
Parian figure of a lady with flowers, C. 1890$280.00 AUD -
Copper lustre jug, mask spout, dolphin handle, colourful flowers, c. 1830$195.00 AUD -
Copper lustre jug, moulded + painted birds, fruit & flowers, c. 1830$185.00 AUD -
English Pottery ‘Celery’ jug, pink/green with pewter lid, reg. 1873$145.00 AUD -
Caughley fluted coffee cup, oriental flowers in black, c. 1780$185.00 AUD -
Victorian copper lustre jug, snake handle + flower enamels, c.1850$85.00 AUD
