1840s Pottery

Sotheby's British Art Pottery, Martin Brothers, The Harriman Judd Collection, New York, January 22, 2001. Softcover auction catalog. 497 Lots on 196 Pages – All Described and illustrated in color. the Harriman Judd Collection of British Art Pottery, the finest, most comprehensive collection of this type ever to come up for auction. Taken from the California home of the late Allen Harriman and Edward Judd the sale includes 800 lots of British Art Pottery, Studio Pottery and Majolica with estimates ranging from $200-$80,000. Harriman and Judd began collecting in the 1970’s and the collection they amassed largely over a ten-year period provides an in-depth survey of 130 years of British Art Pottery from all of the major factories working in this period. With objects ranging in size from 3 inches to 6ft. tall, potteries and artist potters highlighted include: Doulton Lambeth, the Martin Brothers, William Moorcroft, George Tinworth, Hannah Barlow, Mark Marshall...

Pair of diminutive red Staffordshire Spaniels, circa 1860, Each one exceptionally painted with expressive faces.

A scarce antique early stoneware salt glazed cream jug modelled as a bust of Napoleon by Stephen Green, Lambeth and dating from around 1840. This delight...

Turn of the century earthenware water jug with cream glaze and green and red finger style markings motif with handled lid and thin spout. Once a common piece of pottery used daily in...

Albany slip glazed Anna pottery stoneware pig flask by Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna. Anatomically correct prone pig. In sized inscriptions "Fine Old Burmann Inn" and alongside "Lard Oil Drill". Underside flask opening under tail. Anna Pottery was s operative by the Kirkpatrick brothers between 1859 and 1896. They took part in art exhibitions such as Philadelphia Centennial in 1876 and the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893. In 1938 the first inscription of Anna pottery was published in the New York Historical Society. Pieces of Anna pottery pigs...

Circa 1850s Gaudy Welsh Swansea Cottage Tulip Pattern Tea Pot, English, Staffordshire District. A handsome example of this popular Gaudy Welsh pattern. Transluscent china body. Molde...

Great authentic and rare piece of pottery from the Provence. Beautiful weathered and an amazing color. Imperfections help authenticate this water cruche as it was an utilitarian type...

A fine antique Staffordshire pottery Toby Jug. In the form of a seated, smiling man holding a jug. The man's tricorn hat serves as a lid, and an inte...

A rare and unusual antique English Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a dog saving a drowning boy and dating from the mid 19th century. The spill vase stands on an oval shaped base and portrays a large dog lifting a boy from a river abstractly created with a blue painted rough cast edge. The dog stands raised on a bank painted with floral sprigs and the dog has a black and white painted body with painted features with the spill vase as a tall standing trunk...

This pig shoulder mount taxidermy is a unique and impressive addition to any collection. The mount captures the essence of this common farm animal, with its distinct snout, large ear...

Circa 1850 Gaudy Welsh "Grape" Pattern Teapot, English, Staffordshire District. Rococo revival form with original cover. Slight discoloration to lid floret knob & wear to the lustre ...

A monumental Oil Jar or large floor vase in a green glaze. It was purchased out of the estate of a long time antique dealer's home. He collected Catalina pottery but this is more rem...