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Stock: 16243

A large Continental carved gilt wood panel the central carved aromorial cartouche surrounded by carved acanthus leaves and vines, on a blue painted background.
French, mid-18th century.

This panel would look stunning over a fireplace, or even mounted on the ceiling.

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	Width	Height
	53 1⁄2" 136 cms	67 1⁄4" 171 cms

Stock: 16185

A very fine nineteenth-century bronze tazza by Barbedienne, after Ferdinand Levillain (1837-1905). The central medallion depicting the shepherds Menalcus and Mopsus from Virgil's Eclogues. This tazza is a wonderful example of the collaboration between Levillain and the bronzier F Barbedienne.
French, c.1870.

	Width	Height	Depth
	18 7⁄8" 48 cms	5 1⁄4" 13.5 cms	13 3⁄8" 34 cms

Stock: 16081

A pair of late 19th century patinated bronze garniture urns cast as models of the Warwick vases. The pedestal bodies with lion pelt and mask-head decoration in high relief and elaborately entwined handles, each raised on a waisted circular fluted socle base, supported on stepped Belgian black marble square plinths, raised on paw feet.

English, c.1880.

Notes: The Warwick Vase was excavated from Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli in 1771 by Gavin Hamilton, and dates to the second century AD. Hamilton sold the vase to his nephew, the 2nd Earl of Warwick, who built a specially commissioned conservatory in the grounds of Warwick Castle to house it.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms	8 1⁄4" 21 cms	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms

Stock: 16100

A pair of nineteenth-century terracotta twin-handled urns painted in black to simulate Josiah Wedgwood's renowned black basalt. Later converted to table lamps with gilt stands and covers and a base fitted with the lamp fitting, leaving the urns unaltered, so they could be displayed in their original format.
German, mid-19th century.

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		Height
		15 7⁄8" 40.5 cms

Stock: 16104

A pair of late 19th century bronze copies of the Townley Vase, each cast in relief with classical figures, raised upon stepped Belgian black marble plinths with incised gilt foliate detail.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	5 5⁄8" 14.1 cms	16 1⁄4" 41.5 cms	4 11⁄16" 12 cms

Stock: 15969

A pair of Italian giltwood wall brackets. These are perfect for use as a decoration, or for displaying sculpture and ceramics. Italian, c.1950.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	9 3⁄8" 24 cms	9 3⁄8" 24 cms	5 1⁄4" 13.5 cms

Stock: 16002

A pair of fine Arita ware jars and covers, finely hand-painted with organic floral decoration.
Japanese, c.1880.

Notes: It is said that a Korean ceramist travelled to Japan and discovered a seam of porcelain stone in the province of Arita the early 17th century. Following this discovery, the manufacture of ceramics proliferated in Arita, and much was exported by the Dutch East India company to Europe, where was revered for its quality.

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	Diameter	Height
	8 11⁄16" 22 cms	12 13⁄16" 32.5 cms

Stock: 15985

A hand-painted Italian faience vase, in the Renaissance manner and of baluster shape, centered by a sunburst. This vase has been a table lamp in the past, and could be converted again with ease.
Italian, 20th century.

Provenance: A French chateau in St. Puy.

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	Diameter	Height
	9 13⁄16" 25 cms	13 3⁄8" 34 cms

Stock: 15968

A pair of gilt gesso wall plaques in the Baroque style. These wall plaques depict winged putti and were likely hung in a chapel or church.

Italian, 20th century.

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	Width	Height
	12 5⁄8" 32 cms	11" 28 cms

Stock: 15999

A set of forty-two Victorian Gothic revival glazed encaustic hearth tiles with stylised Gothic foliate decoration, with impressed marks on the reverse for Godwin Lugwardine, Hereford.
English, circa 1870.

	width	thickness
	4 1⁄8" 10.5 cms	0 13⁄16" 2 cms

Stock: 15986

An Italian faience vase in the form of a wine flagon, with hand-painted decoration and an inscription that reads "Vino ve Cante", which has in the past been a table lamp, and could again be converted in workshops.
Italian, mid-20th century.

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Stock: 15896

An Aesthetic Movement Bamboo jardiniere planter inset with four J.Moyr Smith for Minton tiles printed with The Waverley pattern including illustrations for Old Mortality, Fortunes of Nigel, Ivanhoe and The Antiquary, printed in black, grey and pale yellow on white with japanned tin liner.
English, c.1880.

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	Width	Height
	9 3⁄8" 24 cms	32 11⁄16" 83 cms

Stock: 15961

A 19th century relief copper electrotype plaque depicting a Coronation, with a Latin inscription from Luke 6:27-36 that translates as "Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you" in original moulded oak frame.
English, mid-19th century.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	29 1⁄2" 75 cms	15" 38 cms	1 5⁄8" 4 cms

Stock: 15866

An antique Chinese blue and white calabash vase. The vase is hand painted with the 'dragon chasing the flaming pearl' motif. Far from the fearsome representation of the dragon in Western Art, in Chinese iconography, the dragon is seen as a benevolent creature who treasures the pearl as an object of great value.
Chinese, c. 1950, possibly earlier.

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		Height
		25 3⁄16" 64 cms

Stock: 15862

Victorian shell display, under glass dome on circular ebonised base. There is a wonderful variety of shells within this display, including: cowrie shell, lace murex, queen conch, Florida fighting conch, cone sea snail and also some small pieces of antique coral.
English, c.1860

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	Diamter	Height
	9 1⁄8" 23 cms	12 3⁄8" 31.5 cms

Stock: 15861

A good Victorian shell display, under a glass dome on circular ebonised base. There is a wonderful variety of shells within this display, including: cowrie shell, lace murex, queen conch, abalone, cone sea snail and also some small pieces of antique coral.
English, c.1860

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	Width	Height	Depth
	14 5⁄8" 37 cms	10 5⁄8" 27 cms	8 11⁄16" 22 cms

Stock: 15894

A set of three leaded glass panels, the central panels depicting music as a scroll of sheet music, the arts depicted as a sculpture with a mason's tools, and astronomy as a planet surrounded by stars.
English, c.1880.

These panels can be fitted with a hook so they can be hung.

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	Width	Height
	7 7⁄8" 20 cms	9 1⁄8" 23 cms

Stock: 15782

A 19th century terracotta figure of an angel, possibly the archangel Uriel holding an unfurling scroll. The angel is modelled very much in the manner of a Compton Pottery figure, yet the impressed monogram stamp to the base is undecipherable.
English, c.1860.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	8 1⁄4" 21 cms	25 5⁄8" 65 cms	8 1⁄2" 21.5 cms

Stock: 15825

A rare 19th century Coalbrookdale umbrella or stick stand in the form of a chihuahua - or perhaps small terrier - standing on its hind legs with a whip in its mouth. The drip pan to catch the rain from a folded umbrella is modelled as a lily pad. The most lovely feature is the original patinated bronze finish, a rare survival. The stand is impressed with a diamond registration mark and stamped 85297.

English, c.1870

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	Width	Height	Depth
	24 5⁄8" 62.5 cms	25 3⁄16" 64 cms	14" 35.5 cms

Stock: 15831

A pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) sancai-glazed ridge tiles modelled as horse and rider. Both tiles are glazed in rich green and amber, the horses in a rich amber and the riders wearing green robes.

Tiles of this kind were often used on public and private buildings to ward off evil spirits. The work of glazed tiles is known in China as Liuli Wa, literally `roof-tile of glass`, a term dating back to the Tang Dynasty. According to traditional Chinese beliefs, roofs are a platform of communication between the world of the living and the realm of the spirits.
Chinese, late 15th - early 16th century.

Sancai means three glazes, the basic colours of this glaze are green, cream and amber, but more colours were sometimes used. It was a lead glaze and the addition of metal oxides created the limited palate of green and amber and sometimes blue. In the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907 AD), grave goods were often glazed in this manner and there was a resurgence in popularity for this glaze in the Ming period.

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		Height
		14 3⁄8" 36.5 cms

Stock: 15768

A very fine pair of bronze vases, taking the form of the Townley Vase. The vases are modelled on a krater, a Greek vessel used for mixing water and wine. Each vase has elegantly scrolling bifurcated gilt handles, and the body of the vases are cast in high relief and depict a bacchanalian procession, featuring Bacchus on Ariadne. The vases are mounted on Belgian black marble pedestal bases, on which are mounted lion masks with rings in their mouths. The interior of the vases are beautifully gilded.
English, c.1860.

Notes: The Townley Vase is a large Roman marble vase after a Greek original. The vase, dating from the 2nd century, was discovered in 1773 by Gavin Hamilton, a Scottish Antiquarian. Its name comes from the English collector Charles Townley, who purchased the vase after its discovery. After his death, the vase was brought to its final home, the British Museum.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	5 7⁄8" 15 cms	15 11⁄16" 39.9 cms	5 7⁄8" 15 cms

Stock: 15759

A set of seven Victorian leaded and painted glass window panels, two depicting grapevines, three depicting cherries and two depicting cobnuts. They can be set into a window, or displayed as an ornament, in which case we can fit hooks.
English, c.1880.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	7 7⁄8" 20 cms	9 1⁄8" 23 cms

Stock: 15641

A large and finely carved alabaster figure of a water carrier in classical drapery. The figure is very much after the antique, but more naturalistic than the earlier, grand tour alabaster figures.
English, c.1860.

		Height
		20 11⁄16" 52.5 cms

Stock: 15603

A charming set of ten glazed transfer printed tiles decorated with an Unusual leaf and flower transfer pattern, on a muted blue ground. Likely to have been inspired by the art of Japan.
English, 19th century.

	Width	Height	Depth
	6" 15.3 cms	6" 15.3 cms	0 1⁄4" 0.8 cms

Stock: 15588

A pair of small antique giltwood wall brackets in the Rococo taste, with a serpentine shelf resting on scrolling acanthus leaves. Perfect as a candle bracket or for small ornaments. Italian, c.1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
External	5 11⁄16" 14.5 cms	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms	3 1⁄4" 8.5 cms

Stock: 15600

A set of eleven transfer printed Aesthetic Movement tiles, with a foliate design in sepia and ochre. Embossed factory marks verso.
English, late 19th century.

	Width	Height	Depth
	6" 15.3 cms	6" 15.3 cms	0 1⁄4" 0.8 cms

Stock: 15604

A collection of late 19th Century transfer printed tiles, comprising a series of ten tiles, printed with central concentric floral designs, on a Japanese inspired hatched background. Very much of the Aesthetic Movement style. Embossed with factory mark verso.
English, c.1890. Notes: Webbs Tileries of Worcester made many of their own designs but also supplied blank tiles to companies such as Wedgwood.

	Width	Height	Depth
	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms	6 1⁄8" 15.5 cms	0 3⁄8" 1 cms

Stock: 15601

A late 19th Century Aesthetic transfer printed set of tiles, depicting an with urn brimming with flowers, printed in dark brown. Unmarked, possibly The Decorative Art Tile Company.
English, c.1890.

	Width	Height	Depth
	6" 15.3 cms	6" 15.3 cms	0 1⁄4" 0.8 cms

Stock: 15599

A set of twelve pictorial tiles by John Moyr Smith for Minton. The tiles depict the Idylls of the King, poems about King Alfred written by Tennyson and were first manufactured in 1876. Some of the tiles depict the following characters; Guinevere, Vivien, Gareth, Geraint, Enid et al, whilst others show scenes such as the death of Arthur.

English, c.1876.

	Width	Height	Depth
	6" 15.3 cms	6" 15.3 cms	0 1⁄4" 0.8 cms

Stock: 15587

A pair of antique giltwood wall brackets in the Rococo taste, with a serpentine shelf resting on scrolling acanthus leaves. Perfect as a candle bracket or for small ornaments. Italian, c.1890.

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	Width	Height	Depth
	8 7⁄8" 22.5 cms	9 3⁄8" 24 cms	5 1⁄8" 13 cms

Stock: 15577

A pair of late 19th century bronze tazzas, profusely decorated and supported by stylised winged griffin like creatures with the faces of women and clawed feet.
They would look wonderful as part of a table display or stands for fruit or confectionary.

Probably French, c.1880.

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	Width	Height
	8 11⁄16" 22 cms	10 5⁄8" 27 cms

Stock: 15574

A very decorative maiolica vase hand painted with a Roman battle scene to the bulbous body. The statement handles have been modelled into winged putti grotesques, much like a figurehead on the bow of a ship. Signed by the renowned Cantagalli workshop in Florence. Italian, late 19th century.

Ulisse Cantagalli was born into a family of potters in Florence. He was obsessed with replicating the fine tin glazed maiolica of the Italian Renaissance, and when he took over the family's factory in Florence he began to specialise in producing reproductions of these exquisite pieces, and also produced his own designs in this style.

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		Height
		24 3⁄8" 62 cms

Stock: 15557

A pair of 19th century Meiji period Imari bottle vases, with handpainted red and blue fan and circular reserves of oriental pheasants and paulownia. A very decorative pair, perfect as single stem vases.

Japanese, mid-19th century. #

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	Diameter	Height
	6 11⁄16" 17 cms	12 3⁄16" 31.1 cms

Stock: 15551

A very large 19th century twin handled maiolica vase in the form of a wine krater. The exquisite hand painted decoration includes two central cartouches, one depicting Bacchus and Ariadne reclining within an allegorical scene. Bacchus loosely hold his thyrsus, a wand of giant fennel whilst Ariadne embraces him.

On the verso is a depiction of a Bacchic procession, Bacchus holds grapes aloft whilst he rides in a chariot drawn by a lion and a goat, as maenads dance around in ecstasy. These scenes are framed by winged grotesque handles and the entirety of these vase is decorated profusely, including the socle, where a putto is depicted inscribing a tablet.

Italian, c.1890. Possibly Neapolitan. .

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	Width	Height
	17 1⁄4" 44 cms	22 3⁄8" 57 cms

Stock: 15540

A Doulton Lambeth stoneware jardinière on stand, the pie crust vase is decorated with a stylised blue foliate motifs on an ochre ground. The stand has a raised blue floral decoration in a more traditional manner. English, c.1900

	Diameter	Height
	12" 30.5 cms	28 1⁄4" 72 cms