Davenport Rare Early Victorian Imperial Measure Printed Pottery Mug

Possibly a rare early experimental piece a black unglazed pottery double face mug by R W Martin and dating from the 19th century. The mug is thickly potted a...

A rare glazed hand crafted studio pottery tile decorated with a running deer by renowned English potter Bernard Leach CBE (British, 1887-1979) and made at the Leach Pottery in St Ive...

This is a rare and early stone China (Ironstone) mug which dates to the George 111 period, circa 1815 made by the Davenport factory of Longport, Staffordshire Potteries, England. The mug is straight sided similar to a coffee can and has a loop handle with an upper thumb rest. The pattern is number "659", which is one of Davenport's very few chinoiserie patterns. The bold pattern features striking polychrome enamels of rocks and different flowers all in the Chinoiserie style, hand painted over-glaze in different colours over an under-glaze blue printed outline. The pattern is embellished with good hand gilding. There is also a deep border pattern to the inside rim which replicates the outer mug pattern with sprigs of hand painted flowers. The mark on the base of the mug is Godden's 1183, a blue printed DAVENPORT STONE CHINA...

A fabulous ceramic whisky flask or carafe, beautifully made with the body imitating basket weave with a life-like twisted rope border and handle. The l...