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Posted on 06/04/202406/04/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock – Australian Art, Indian Metalwares & Textiles, Studio Pottery, and more…

Welcome to our latest ‘Fresh Stock’ post.

It’s a great variety – Asian, Indian, and Australian!

We have a vast number of exciting English & Continental Ceramics coming in the next few weeks, for those who are looking for something a little ‘finer’ than today’s offerings….

Enjoy!

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Oil painting ‘Summer day- Malmsbury’, Maxwell Wilks, 1987

$480.00 AUD

Asian Items

Chinese carved Serpentine Lónggui dragon-turtle, Qing Dynasty, 19th c.

$2,600.00 AUD
Rare Japanese Satsuma dish with Ancient Egyptian motifs, c. 1920

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Chinese porcelain Guan Yin, earlier 20th c.

$165.00 AUD
Japanese kakejiku scroll, Kannon & nobleman, Meiji Period 19th century

$285.00 AUD
Chinese Rose Quartz carved female figure, Late Qing Dynasty

$450.00 AUD

Indian Items

Indian White Silk and Silver Bullion textile, 19th-20th century

$350.00 AUD
Indian Textile, gold bullion elephants + deer, 19th/ earlier 20th century

$580.00 AUD
Indian Brass ‘Taj Mahal’ tray, 20th century

$45.00 AUD
Quality Indian brass vessel, flower-carved, c. 1900

$95.00 AUD
Indian illustrative picture, Mughal Prince in pleasure garden, gouache on card, 19th-20th c.

$245.00 AUD
Flamboyant Indian Brass urn with lid, incised animals + figures, cobra handles, Devi knop, c. 1900

$680.00 AUD
Indian style brass tray with fine incised design with red ground, KINCO UK, c. 1925

$125.00 AUD

The Dawn of Moorcroft…. a William Moorcroft teapot, Macintyre-made 1898

James Macintyre & Co employed the ceramic artist William Moorcroft in 1897, where he was responsible for the introduction of the slip-decorated designs they called ‘Aurelian Ware’. This was of course to blossom into the famous Moorcroft firm when William left Macintyre in 1913 and set up his own works, with the help of Liberty’s of London.

This piece bears the registration number 311,909.
The British Registration numbers for 1897 ended with 311,657; the registration of this teapot design was the 252nd for 1898, indicating it was probably prepared in 1897, the first year of William Moorcroft’s employment at Macintyre’s works, and submitted early in 1898. Despite the damage to the spout, it is a desirable rarity illustrating the beginning of the epic Moorcroft art form that continues to this day!

Continental Art Pottery blue-glaze flared pottery vase, earlier 20th century

$55.00 AUD
Longpark Pottery (Torquay, UK) bowl- purple ground, pink flower, c.1920

$45.00 AUD
Continental Art Pottery brown + blue glaze vase, earlier 20th c.

$85.00 AUD
Dutch / English pottery money box, 19th century

$95.00 AUD
Osterra Edel-Keramik Secessionist pottery bowl, mid-20th c.

$135.00 AUD
Pottery jug with ivy leaf , C 1875

$45.00 AUD
German Porcelain shoe with fighting roosters, c. 1895

$85.00 AUD
Australian Pottery green-glaze flower frog, c. 1930

$125.00 AUD
Grimwades ‘Peach Lustre’ orange flower frog, reg. 1922

$85.00 AUD
Bendigo Pottery globular vase, 1920’s

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‘Candyware’ lavender blue ‘dimpled’ pottery bowl, UK c. 1938

$65.00 AUD
Candyware small Art Pottery vase with ‘dimples’, c. 1938

$45.00 AUD
Art Nouveau porcelain shaving mug, organic form & green lustre, c.1905

$85.00 AUD
Rare early Macintyre teapot, Moorcroft style Aurelian slipware border, circa 1897

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Posted on 30/03/202430/03/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock – English Watercolours, Sterling Boxes, Corkscrews – and more….

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on Moorabool.com.

This week, a wide variety of interesting items awaits.

There’s a fine selection of quality English watercolours, including a beautiful landscape by William B. Thomas, and a pair of enticing little gems with a pre-Raphaelite feel by the virtually unknown artist William Took.

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English Watercolours

English Watercolours

J. Van Stappen – Porch of Ratisbon Cathedral – watercolour, c. 1880

$280.00 AUD
William Took, pair of watercolours, Pre-Raphaelite figures in British countryside, signed & dated 1885

$1,250.00 AUD
Robert Hollands Walker, Mapleton Village scene , watercolour c. 1890

$595.00 AUD
Bernard Walter Evans, ‘Langham Stretch’, watercolour, signed & dated 1883

$1,450.00 AUD
Albert George Stevens, Cows by a river, large watercolour c. 1880

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William B. Thomas, ‘Sunrise, Lincolnshire Coast’, watercolour c. 1900

$580.00 AUD
J H Mole – At the Mumbles – Watercolour, signed & dated 1880

$460.00 AUD

FRESH to Stock

Framed sampler, Deborah Kiplan aged 7 Years, c.1800

$860.00 AUD
Early Victorian amber glass decanter, silver grape collar, c. 1840

$140.00 AUD
Pair of French Ormolu ‘cupid’ candlesticks, circa 1870

Sold
Large pearlshell pendant with silver mount, 20th C

$25.00 AUD
Silver plated wine bottle holder 20th C

$95.00 AUD
Silver plated wine bottle holder 20th C

$140.00 AUD
Australian cedar letter box, ‘V’ shaped top, C. 1865

$645.00 AUD
Pair of Victorian opaque white glass vases, scroll enamelwork, c. 1875

$345.00 AUD
Georgian style steel blade knife, Sterling handle, Sheffield 1911

$45.00 AUD
Georgian style steel blade knife, Sterling handle, Sheffield 1911

$45.00 AUD
Steel ‘Bow’ pocket Corkscrew with folding handle, mid-19th c.

$85.00 AUD
Direct-pull corkscrew with horn handle, mid 19th c.

Sold
Coney’s Patent Champagne corkscrew, wood handle, c. 1890

$95.00 AUD
Papier-mâché tray, Henry Clay of Covent Garden, ‘Japanner to George III’, circa 1815

Sold
Sterling silver vesta, Chester 1902

$265.00 AUD
Sterling silver vesta, Birmingham 1904

$580.00 AUD
American gold plated card case, C. 1920

$180.00 AUD
Sterling silver vesta, Birmingham 1903

$295.00 AUD
English ‘direct pull’ Corkscrew, 19th century

$35.00 AUD
German ‘Sommers’ Corkscrew, bottle-shape spring & paperclip pin, c. 1900

$135.00 AUD

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Posted on 23/03/202423/03/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock, inc. The Grand Tour, a Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug, Royal Collectables, a Marble Bust & more!

Welcome to our latest ‘Fresh Stock’.
This week, it’s a great variety, with some superb rarities in the ‘Grand Tour’ section, a fascinating selection of brass & bronze items, a marble bust, and a small selection of Royal Commemoratives.

Enjoy!

The Grand tour

The ’Grand Tour’ was the Englishman’s experience of travelling through the lands of the Ancient Roman & Greek worlds, and discovering the romance of Antiquity. It was philosophy, art, food, and culture, all very different to what was back in England – so there was naturally a desire to take some culture back as a souvenir. This could be a painting or two, or a piece of antiquity – even if it had just been made the week before….

The Grand Tourist: this fascinating watercolour by William Oliver shows the noted English artist on his ‘Grand Tour’, visiting the ruins of Hadrian’s fantastic Villa at Tivoli – resting amongst the crumbling brickwork, he is seen sketching some locals in their traditional Italian dress.
The bronze ewer below is a fine example of a ‘Grand Tour’ souvenir that was probably sold to an unsuspecting tourist… a familiar situation still confronts a tourist in many places today!

Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian Jug’, after the Greek, designed registered by Woollard & Hattersley, Cambridge 1854

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Wedgwood blue jasper plaque, a maiden, c. 1860

$235.00 AUD
Rare James Tassie seal, white cast glass/enamel figure of an athlete, c. 1785

$495.00 AUD
Rare James Tassie oval seal, white cast glass/enamel figure of a youth, c. 1785

$495.00 AUD
Roman pottery oil lamp with moulded shoulder, 2nd – 4th century AD

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Original Roman pottery oil lamp, 2nd – 4th century AD

$155.00 AUD
Roman pottery oil lamp, Egyptian origin, 3rd – 4th century AD

$165.00 AUD
Black Basalt plaque of a Philosopher, in early Australian Cedar frame, attracted. Neale & Co, c. 1790

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Ancient Greek pottery deity head, 6th century BC

$425.00 AUD
Ancient Greek Olpe, Daunian, South Italy, circa 4th century BC

$595.00 AUD
Greek Pottery Tazza, black glaze, South Italian, 5th century BC

$580.00 AUD
Small Hellenistic Greek ‘salt’ dish, lotus petal design, 4th century BC

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Cast Iron plaque, Classical scene by Thorvaldsen, c. 1850

$365.00 AUD
Peter Ipsen -Danish- terracotta plaque, design by Thorvaldsen, mid 19th c.

$445.00 AUD
Original pencil sketch of a Classical ‘Anthemion’, signed ‘W.E.’ late 19th c.

$265.00 AUD
Quality ‘Grand Tour’ bronze ewer, ‘seahorse’ handle and dolphins, 19th century

$560.00 AUD
Vincenzo Loria, Pompeii Villa Ruins, Grand Tour Watercolour, circa 1890

$1,850.00 AUD
William Oliver (1804-1853), Hadrian’s Villa, watercolour signed & dated 1849

$1,950.00 AUD

This fantastic Wedgwood rarity is also a mystery: marked ‘EGYPTIAN JUG’, it is clearly a GREEK style vessel!
It was made & marked by Wedgwood, for a Cambridge grocer, Woollard & Hattersley, one of a few examples where Wedgwood put on marks for their clients alongside their own.

Royalty

Queen Victoria ‘Great Seal’ bronze plaque, 19th-20th c.

$295.00 AUD
Royal Commemorative Jug: Queen Victoria Victoria and Prince Albert, C. 1840

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Royal 1871 Marriage Commemorative Jug: Princess Louise and Marquis of Lorne,

$145.00 AUD
Staffordshire Royal Commemorative Jug, young Queen Victoria, C. 1840

$135.00 AUD
Metal plaque on stand ‘The Prince of Wales’- Edward VIII – c. 1930

$285.00 AUD

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Small Damascus Ware vessel, Islamic Script, c. 1900

$95.00 AUD
Robur Tea matchbox holder ‘There is no Match like Robur’ c. 1920

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Small nickle plated padlock, ‘Tumbler’, c. 1910

$25.00 AUD
Georgian Sterling Silver fish server, London 1826

$345.00 AUD
Silverplate Toast Rack, c. 1900

$45.00 AUD
Thai sterling .925 silver tray, beautifully embossed, 477g., earlier 20th C

$650.00 AUD
Pair of beech continental Georgian style chairs, C. 1800

$650.00 AUD
Victorian marble bust of a girl, ‘Hurt Finger’, circa 1880

$2,950.00 AUD
Persian carpet, pale colours, Iran latter 20th century

$280.00 AUD
Early Doulton Lambeth stoneware jar, TADDY & Co, c. 1860

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Ethel Hall – Fishing Boats – watercolour in original frame, c.1880

Sold
Quality Batak -Sumatran- cast bronze lime box, roses + betel leaves, c. 1900

$395.00 AUD
Indian brass Temple oil lamp on leaf-form stand, bird knop, Ceylon c. 1920
Damascus Ware brass covered box, incised Islamic script, c. 1900
Set of 10 Troy Ounce cup weights, mid 19th. c. – Goldrush Geelong provenance

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Middle Eastern Bronze small mortar and pestle, c. 1900

$125.00 AUD
Bronze plaque, relief scene ‘De Apocheker’, after 17th c original by Jan Luyken, earlier 20th c.

$180.00 AUD
Egyptian Brass tray, fanciful ancient scene inc. pyramids and Anubis, mid 20thc.

$95.00 AUD
Egyptian Brass gong, fanciful ancient scene inc. pyramids and sphinx, c. 1920’s

$125.00 AUD
Rudyard Kipling ‘Just So Stories’ Songbook, 1903

$185.00 AUD
Stylish silverplate toast rack,Victorian gothic ’ form,C. 1880

$245.00 AUD
Samson of Paris perfume decanter , figures around a tree, late 19th century

Sold

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Posted on 23/03/202423/03/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

A Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ jug, 1854

Wedgwood 'Egyptian' Jug, registered 1854, at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong

This rare piece of Wedgwood came to Moorabool recently, and is quite a remarkable piece.

Wedgwood ‘Egyptian’ Jug, registered 1854, at Moorabool Antiques, Geelong
Based on a Greek ‘Black Figure’ jug of the 4th century BC
Black body, added orange slip decoration
The ‘Egyptian’ name perhaps due to the Greek Sphinx depicted.
Made solely for Woodard & Hattersley, Cambridge, from 1854.

Rare Wedgwood ‘Egyptian Jug’, modelled in black basalt after an Ancient Greek oinochoe, with a faithful painted ‘black-figure’ style panel featuring a bird in flight flanked by two facing sphinx, defined by terracotta slip painted ground colour, with bands below to the foot & to the trefoil lip, the figures with white enamel highlights.

Large impressed registration triangle, with circular inscription “THE EGYPTIAN JUG / SOLD ONLY BY º / WOOLLARD & HATTERSLEY / CAMBRIDGE”. , also ‘WEDGWOOD” and modeller’s marks.

This rarity was made for Woollard & Hattersley, who had the design registered in April 1854 as ‘The Egyptian Jug’ (ref. British Museum’s description), and made at Wedgwood. Established in 1761, Woollard & Hattersley were grocers, who also listed themselves as ‘ University Providers’. Their adverts list the various beverages they stocked, no doubt in great demand in the many Cambridge University halls. This jug is sometimes listed as an ‘ale jug’, and would be quite useful as one – perhaps a promotional giveaway of the early Victorian period….

It is a superb example of the interest in re-imagining the classical world through the ‘revival’ movements – with one glaring mistake: although claiming to belong to the ‘Egyptian’ removal, it is in fact a faithful copy of a Corinthian Greek archaic style oinochoe, dating to the 6th century BC!

There were several versions made. Although apparently not in the literature, there are two examples in auction records that have a clue to the ambiguous ‘Egyptian’ naming: they are impressed-marked “THE CANTERBURY JUG” instead of “THE EGYPTIAN JUG” – but then the decorator of the jug has painted over the top of the impressed mark, with “EGYPTIAN” !

A- example @ Moorabool Antiques, solid black body with red painted background EGYPTIAN JUG
B- solid red ware example, the background painted in black – EGYPTIAN JUG
C- solid black, red printed registration diamond, red painted background CANTERBURY / EGYPTIAN
D- solid black, red printed registration diamond, red painted background CANTERBURY / EGYPTIAN

‘The Canterbury Jug ‘ was perhaps a reference to an example of a Greek oinochoe jug, in the collection of an antiquarian of the region, as yet untraced. The design was registered in 1854, but promptly re-named, as shown by examples with ‘Egyptian’ painted over ‘Canterbury’. The marking stamp was then modified for the following products, creating the inaccurate name ‘Egyptian Jug’. It is a rarity amongst Wedgwood products due to the registration & patron mark.

A curios example sold in America recently (C) bears the registration diamond for 1854, but also a painted inscription for the word ‘Egyptian’. Careful examination reveals a different impressed word beneath – ‘CANTERBURY’ – so originally it was inscribed ‘THE CANTERBURY JUG’. Another example was sold in America with the exact same feature (D), meaning it was not a unique production issue. We can conclude this mark was original, but for some reason, the name of the custom-order by Woollard & Hattersley was changed to ‘EGYPTIAN’. Subsequent productions also differ in the way the registration diamond is shown; one is printed on in red, while the other is impressed.

Wedgwood 'Egyptian' Jug, registered 1854 — Based on a Corinthian Greek ‘Black Figure’ jug of the 6th century BC

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Posted on 15/03/202415/03/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Stock – from Children’s Chairs to Moser Glass

Welcome to the latest Fresh Stock release on moorabool.com . This is a terrifically diverse one, bringing together a series of small collections of interesting things for you to browse.

To start with: some Silver Brooches… wouldn’t they make lovely presents?

Sterling Silver ‘Flower Fairy’ Brooch, 20th c.

$285.00 AUD
Sterling Silver Brooch, Art Nouveau lady with stars in her hair, 20th c.

$285.00 AUD
Japanesque Sterling Silver ‘Crane’ brooch, 20th c.

$185.00 AUD
Sterling Silver & Marcasite Brooch, horse & jockey, 20th c.

$285.00 AUD
Sterling Silver brooch, running pig, 20th c.

$165.00 AUD

There’s some fine Ceramics, including superb quality Derby pieces from the early 19th century, one showing ‘ A View near Melbourn, Derbyshire’ !

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Early Ridgway pierced basket & stand, Romantic Landscape pat. 502, c. 1825

$495.00 AUD
Early Ridgway plate, Romantic Landscape pat. 502, c. 1825

$145.00 AUD
Early Ridgway plate, Romantic Landscape pat. 502, c. 1825

$145.00 AUD
Early Ridgway plate, Romantic Landscape pat. 502, c. 1825

$235.00 AUD
Victorian Burr Walnut & brass bound writing slope, c. 1875

$645.00 AUD
Minton plate with central landscape, turquoise rim with ladybugs, dated 1873

$495.00 AUD
Derby dish with fine scene & giltwork, ‘Near Melbourn, Derbyshire’ c. 1805

$1,950.00 AUD
Derby jug with fine scene & giltwork, ‘Near Kegworth, Leicestershire’ c. 1805

$1,950.00 AUD
Small bone china lidded box, flower group, c.1820

$45.00 AUD
Small bone china lidded box, flower group, c.1820

$25.00 AUD
Small bone china lidded box, flower group, c.1820

$125.00 AUD
Solid Brass corkscrew, made in Italy, 20th c.

$55.00 AUD
German corkscrew, nickleplated ball-bearing model, c. 1905

$65.00 AUD
French ‘flipnut’ corkscrew, nickel plated c. 1920

$65.00 AUD
Dated English porcelain mug, prob. Coalport, Mary Barker, Jan. 12th 1857

$125.00 AUD
Small Child’s Sled, European 20th c.

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Victorian bentwood miniature chair, C. 1900

$195.00 AUD
Late Victorian child’s high chair, C.1895

$145.00 AUD
Windsor Child’s Chair, 20th century

$480.00 AUD
French Porcelain figure of a Derby-style flower boy, c. 1900

$85.00 AUD
Italian porcelain figure representing ‘Summer’, c. 1930

$85.00 AUD
Original French Top Hat, L. Cocordan, Paris. C. 1910

$145.00 AUD
British beaverskin Top Hat, Townend & Co, c. 1880

$155.00 AUD
Sterling silver case, Birmingham 1915

$195.00 AUD
Sitzendorf porcelain group of 2 cupids, late 19th century

$465.00 AUD
Sampson porcelain group of children with sheep, Meissen style, late 19th century

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Amber glass perfume decanter with Suringar & Co stopper, c.1890

$235.00 AUD
Small Bloor Derby vase with well-painted landscape, c. 1835

$285.00 AUD
Small Monogrammed Sterling Silver Flask, Birmingham 1897

$285.00 AUD

Moser Ruby Glass beaker, raised gold bird + berry pattern, c.1880

$380.00 AUD
Moser ruby glass cup + saucer, raised enamelled acorns & bees, c. 1885

$465.00 AUD
Victorian Cased Ruby Glass Vase, fine giltwork & fruiting vine, c. 1875

$395.00 AUD
Blue glass shell dishes with Moser style decoration, c.1880

$480.00 AUD
Large Bohemian cased glass goblet, c. 1830

$180.00 AUD
Victorian smokey-green glass centrepiece, flower dec, c.1890

$340.00 AUD
Victorian cased green glass vase, flowers panels, c. 1875

$480.00 AUD

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Posted on 01/03/202416/03/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Asian Arts – Chinese & South-East Asian Ceramics

Welcome to our Asian Special.

We’re actually in Asia for this one! Paul & Glenys, your proprietors at Moorabool Antiques, are on a ‘China Expedition’ – visiting the sights & enjoying the unique culture that is China…..

Xian & Qin’s almighty ‘Terracotta Warriors’!

… the Fake Factory of ‘Terracotta Warriors’

Of course, this is not a ‘buying’ trip: China prohibits the export of anything that could be considered Antique. Rather, it is a fact-finding visit: exploring some of the regions where the Chinese items we are familiar with came from, and spending some time in the numerous Museums & Galleries and their fine collections of Chinese Art & Antiques…..

On our return, we will have a wealth of knowledge to draw on when cataloguing the incredible items from Asia which Australians are well known to have collected over the past few hundred years……

Snow on the Great Wall of China, outside Beijing

This stock release includes several such local collections of interesting Asian ceramics, including some over 1,000 years old.

Enjoy!

Chinese Porcelain ‘Fish Dish’, underglaze red & blue, Qing Dynasty 18th – 19th century

$580.00 AUD
Song Qingbai vase, lotus petal carved, 12th-13th century AD

$750.00 AUD
Chinese Qingbai ‘fish dish’, Song Dynasty 12th – 13th century AD

$580.00 AUD
Chinese Song dynasty ‘Hare’s Fur’ bowl, 12th-13th century AD

$1,800.00 AUD
Tang dynasty footed dish, white glaze, 8th century AD

$395.00 AUD
Chinese Tang dynasty white glazed wine cup, 8th century AD

$430.00 AUD
Chinese Ivory glaze vase, Tang – Song Dynasty, 10th-13th century

$3,800.00 AUD
Chinese stoneware bowl, ivory glaze, Song – Yuan Dynasty 12th-14th century

$540.00 AUD
Large Chinese Export painting, Scholar Deity, Qing Dynasty c.1840

$950.00 AUD
Large Chinese Export painting, official with captive, c.1840

$950.00 AUD

Sawankhalok Thai stoneware vase, celadon glaze, 14th-16th century

$360.00 AUD
Korean Celedon glaze stem dish, Koryo Dynasty, 13th century

$480.00 AUD
Thai Sawankhalok Small pot with spots, 14th -16th century

$285.00 AUD
Thai Sawankhalok Celadon stem dish, incised decoration, 14th-15th century
Sawankhalok (Thai) stoneware covered box, unusual brown + pale decoration, 15th c.

$585.00 AUD
Hoi An Shipwreck wine bowl, petal lobed blue + white, later 15th century

$295.00 AUD
Hoi An Shipwreck teabowl, blue + white dec., 15th century Annamese

$295.00 AUD

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Posted on 24/02/202424/02/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Nod if you like Antiques….. a collection of ‘Nodders’ + other funny things.

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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A Nodders Committee: most agree, but there’s always one that disagrees…….

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

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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

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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!

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

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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 1882

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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’

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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

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Posted on 10/02/202410/02/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh stock – it’s almost Valentines Day!

Welcome to our latest Fresh Stock Release. This coming week brings Valentines Day, and we start things with a fantastic early Victorian example of a fancy ‘Valentines Day Card’.

SPRAGG Victorian Valentines Day Card, c.1860

Victorian Valentines Day cards were sent anonymously and often carried no message to the recipient. They had emerged as a trend in the earliest Victorian period, and grew in popularity as the century advanced. Technology led to elaborate mass production utilising die cut embossed ‘paper lacework’, as seen in this example, and chromolithography printing allowing multiple bright colours. The ‘Penny Post’ introduction in the 1840’s was the crucial component in the rise of the printed cards, allowing an admirer anywhere to send a cord to someone. Records for cards sent for Valentines Day 1841 show 400,000 within the English postal service – and this number increased constantly every year. The poor postmen were given an extra allowance ‘for refreshments, to help them keep up their energy’ while doing cupid’s work!

Birmingham enamel patch box, flowers, c.1770

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Small Georgian oval enamel patch box, sweetheart gift verse + scene, c. 1790

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English enamel box, pink base with flowers to top, c.1760

$580.00 AUD
Small French enamel pill box with flower panels in pink ground, 19th C

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Satsuma belt buckles, scenic panels, c. 1895

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Chinese Lapus + Silver ring with two dragons, c. 1940

$795.00 AUD
Sterling Silver locket 20th C

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Victorian Gold brooch with enamel star & pearl, Etruscan style, c. 1865

$750.00 AUD
Unusual Victorian fan with olive wood case & mirror, slide-out concertina round face, swallow painted, c. 1880

$345.00 AUD
Rare Victorian Paper Lace Valentine’s Day Card, ‘Oh Remember Me’, elaborate embossed & folded design, c. 1860

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Sterling Silver bracelet, flattened double links, 20th c.

$35.00 AUD
Art Nouveau Silver ring, s-shape, earlier 20th century

$75.00 AUD
Sterling Silver square link chain necklace, 20th century

$45.00 AUD
Silver Necklace with spiral incised orbs, mid 20th century

$55.00 AUD
Sterling Silver Necklace with golden pearl drop, 20th c.

$245.00 AUD
Derby figure of a piping shepherd + dog, c. 1785

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Helena Wolfson ‘AR’ Meissen style perfume decanter, c. 1880

$385.00 AUD
Indo- Tibetan boar tusk pendant with silver mounts, earlier 20th c.

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This remarkable large piece of English Majolica is the ultimate pottery rarity. It’s a Punch punchbowl – the figure balancing it on his belly is the character so familiar to Victorians as the character of the ‘Punch’ satyrical magazine. The bowl itself is like a giant orange, and the moulded holly around the edge reveals the intended usage for the bowl: Yuletide Cheer, sitting in the middle of a lavish Christmas table.

It was created by George Jones, famous for his quirky products. It bears the diamond registration mark for 1873, as well as the ‘GJ’ impressed initials of the proprietor. This is interesting, as 1873 is also the year George Jones included his sons in the business, changing the mark to ‘GJ & Sons’. This bowl must have been made in the initial part of 1873, before the change of the mark was implemented. It’s rare we can date something so precisely…..

Victorian George Jones Majolica ‘Jester’ punchbowl, 1873

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Majolica figure of a fisher-girl, by The Brothers Urbach, Czech c. 1885

$275.00 AUD
Staffordshire spaniel dog jug, circa 1860

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Minton white earthenware vase, brilliant turquoise glaze, 1872

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Delft tile with Dutch Tulip & Windmill scene, 20th C

$45.00 AUD
Art Pottery ‘Candyware’ barrel shaped vase, c. 1938

$65.00 AUD

Pair of silver rose shaped salt spoons, 20th C

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Judaica ‘Wailing Wall’ Jerusalem carved pearlshell disk

$85.00 AUD
Samuel Alcock dessert service, flower studies, c. 1845

$960.00 AUD
Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, C.1895

$175.00 AUD
Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, silver mount , C. 1900

$195.00 AUD
Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, silver mount , C 1910

$195.00 AUD
Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, silver mount , C 1890

$195.00 AUD
Art Nouveau Pewter vase, Irises, Continental c. 1905

$75.00 AUD
Chinese Ivory figure of a Lady with Fan, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century

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German bisque figure, Turkish Eastern man with pipe, c. 1890

$95.00 AUD
Small Victorian papiermache tray, C. 1875

$65.00 AUD
Bread knife with Sterling Silver handle, Sheffield 1958

$65.00 AUD
French close-plated desk inkwell, original pots, lions-head handles, c. 1825

$390.00 AUD
Dutch souvenir spoon , Windmill, 20th C

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Posted on 02/02/202402/02/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Fresh Finds for February……

Welcome to our first February stock release, full of interesting items.

There’s some furniture, including the superb miniature chest of drawers seen above: it’s an ‘apprentice’ piece, so-called as an apprentice could show their skills by producing a miniature masterpiece. This example is Australian, made from solid cedar, absolutely original and a prime piece of Australiana.

A cedar bed from the 1840’s originates in Tasmania, and has very heavy original ‘gumtree’ side rails and splats.

There’s a fine quality English linen press, with a mark identifying the maker as C.J. Freeman – Furniture Manufactory – Norwich. The beautiful timber is carefully selected maple.

A couple of bentwood chairs are interesting, appearing in the 1905 Thonet catalogue.

Have a browse through our latest uploads….

Fresh Stock

Thonet bentwood and seat armchair, c. 1905

$245.00 AUD
Thonet bentwood and seat armchair, c. 1905

$245.00 AUD
Staffordshire Pottery child’s mug – fox + hens, c. 1830

$145.00 AUD
Unusual small George III pale mahogany side table, c.1820

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Large English Maple linen press, by Freeman’s, Norwich, circa 1840

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George III threepence charm, 1762

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Near Pair of Staffordshire Spaniels, circa 1870

$580.00 AUD
Fine quality crystal cabinet, walnut veneer c.1925

$550.00 AUD
Danish Silver small hand mirror, high relief village scene, C. 1920

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Pair of High Victorian piano candlesticks, Birds+ Branches, c. 1875

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Pair of French porcelain vases, cherubs & ivy, c.1875

$295.00 AUD
Australian silver and enamel fob shield, Tasmania coat of arms, c.1900

$45.00 AUD
Pair of Edwardian silver, pearlshell & pearls collar studs, c. 1910

$65.00 AUD
Small ivory elephant pendant, prob. Indian, c. 1900

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Sterling Silver thimble, brightcut & agate end, London 1886

$145.00 AUD
Sterling Silver miniature chatelaine mirror, Birmingham 1863

$135.00 AUD
Pair of Staffordshire Spaniels, yellow padlocks, circa 1870

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Pair of Staffordshire Spaniels, earlier 20th century

$380.00 AUD
Sterling Silver teaspoon, Birmingham 1963

$25.00 AUD
Sterling Silver ‘berry spoon’, Exeter 1794 & later

$285.00 AUD
Fine quality Sterling Silver berry spoon, embossed fruit & flowers, Josiah Williams & Co, Bristol, hallmarked London 1896

$460.00 AUD
Sterling Silver eggcup, for Kemp Bros. Bristol, Birmingham 1963

$160.00 AUD
Sterling Silver small toast rack, Sheffield 1925

$165.00 AUD
Sterling Silver small bud vase, Birmingham 1970

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Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter, Georgian style, London 1977

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Small ‘Bluebird of Happiness’ friendship brooch, 1950’s

$75.00 AUD
Gold wirework ‘Bessie’ brooch, c. 1900

$135.00 AUD
Black Pearlshell flower brooch, mid-20th century

$45.00 AUD
Small gold-plated locket, double photo, c. 1910

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English pottery Children’s mug, A for Apples, B for Balloon, c. 1860

$195.00 AUD

Australiana

Australian blackwood single bed heads, Tasmanian C. 1840

$460.00 AUD
Red pine bureau on later legs, C. 1850

$550.00 AUD
Australian cedar single bed, Tasmanian c. 1845

$1,850.00 AUD
Pokerwork Art nouveau fire screen, C. 1910

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Australian fire screen, three oil paintings of Blue Mountains, c. 1905

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Cedar bookcase, unusual ‘side corbels’, original condition c. 1875

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Australian hardwood plant stand, barrel form top, c. 1910

$295.00 AUD
Australian whatnot, Cowrie and Blackwood, c. 1870

$295.00 AUD
Australian Silky Oak Arts & Crafts couch and chair, c. 1910

$950.00 AUD
Illustrated Map of South Australia, after John Tallis, c. 1860

$385.00 AUD

Posted on 26/01/202426/01/2024 by Paul Rosenberg — Leave a comment

Australia Day Special

No matter what your opinion regarding the 26th January, those who live in Australia have a lot to celebrate. The Ancient Past was when the first settlers came, over expanses of water, up to 60,000 years ago. Isolated, they developed their own unique culture which is now rightfully called ‘the oldest continual culture on earth’. Their ability to sustain themselves in the often harsh Australian landscapes can only be admired ….

When the next phase of settlers came, the Europeans, they died of thirst and hunger, in places where the Aboriginal ‘First Nation’ peoples were perfectly at home.

The inevitable influx of fortune-seeking Europeans from the initial First Fleet of 1788 spread across the land, and formed another unique culture: Australian. While initially English, there were large numbers of Scots and Irish settlers, seeking to escape the harsh social realities in their homelands. Soon, people from all corners of the globe were arriving, drawn by the potential for success and safety Australia’s fledgling nation offered. After the World Wars of the 20th century, and other humanitarian crisis which resulted in refugee influxes, Australia welcomed more & more diversity to its shores.

Surveyors planning a railway in Queensland, circa 1890

The result of this is Australia as we see it today: Original ancient Aboriginal culture, with British social stability and institutions, enhanced by Greeks, Italians, Germans, Scandinavians, and Asian arrivals, each with their own cultural background to add to the mix. Australians are no longer exclusively any of these cultures – especially after a generation or two of children have grown up in this ‘new’ culture.

Rather, Australia is a splendid mix of ‘people of the world’ – hopefully the best aspects of each culture.

So let’s not get bogged down in invasions, or cultural clashes – Australian culture dictates everyone has a fair chance. Say G’day, and celebrate us for what we are – and dream of what we could be –

Happy Australian Day !