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This dashing young male head/bust figurine is a wonderful example of porcelain art from the Cordey China Co., the earlier studio of Boleslaw Cybis, founded in the early 1940s. Research indicates that this bust form (#5034) is a Cordey "Raleigh," which I believe to be explorer and poet Sir Walter Raleigh.

This young gentleman bust sits atop a short creamy white pedestal decorated by a gilt trim, with a lone pink flower at his waist. Measures 7" high. In very good condition, with two small nicks to the front hat feather and a glaze flake at the back underside of the hat rim. Marked Cordey, 5034.

In excellent condition, with no nicks, chips, or cracks. Measures 3-1/4" high with a base diameter of 2-5/8". Marked with a green Royal Worcester - Made In England - Bone China mark that appears to date to the mid/late 1960s.

Measures 6-1/4" high and 5" wide, handle to spout. No discoloration, no shelf wear, and only one tiny glaze pop on the rim. In excellent condition, this well-crafted jug provides a wonderful decorative touch that will compliment any color scheme in your office or home.

Offered here is a delightful and colorful decorative porcelain plate featuring a young maiden who appears to be dancing a little jig. She is dressed in full costume, with a wide-brimmed hat or chaperon, topped with a burgundy colored crown and side tassels, and a charcoal black drape or cape falling to the sides and back.

I've seen this transfer print on plates manufactured by Alfred Meakin under the pattern name of Grape Pickers of Burgundy.  However, this plate is marked Lecot China, with an additional marking that is only partially legible, but says Hand Painted. Studying her dress, that portion is clearly a transfer, but the grass and sky appear to be handpainted.

Plate measures 10-1/4" in diameter and is in excellent condition, with no nicks, chips, or cracks. The only thing that I note is an uneven rim on the bottom of the plate. A lovely plate for decorative cabinet or wall display!

Measuring 8-3/8" in diameter, each plate is in excellent condition, with no nicks, chips, or cracks, and only slight gold loss on the rims and a few high points. Marked with the R. Delinieres & Co. red overglaze decorating mark (Mark No. 5) dating from 1894 to 1900, along with a second decorators mark of V.F., with the words Limoges and France appearing above and below, all surrounded by a circle of small stars, a mark listed in Gaston's Limoges encyclopedia as unidentified but dating to the early 1890s.

Price is for the pair.

Not quite round yet not quite square, these plates measure 8-3/4" in diameter, with four rounded sides joined by four soft corners. These plates are marked with a very faint overglaze red Tressemann & Vogt TV bell mark, accompanied by a Lovington Bros. Retailers mark, dating them to around the early 1900s (c.1892 to 1907). Both are in excellent condition, with great appeal and minimal wear, and only one small nick to the underside/foot of one plate.

Offered here is a beautiful blue on white Wedgwood transferware plate commemorating the home of William McKinley. Framed in a border of flowering roses and leaves, the central image is that of the McKinley home, with an inset cameo image of McKinley on the left.

Imported by Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Co. shortly after the death of President McKinley in September 1901, an excerpt from McKinley's last speech, given in Buffalo, NY on September 5, 1901, is displayed on the reverse: "Let us ever remember that our interest is in accord, not conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace not those of war."

Measures 9-1/4" in diameter. Marked with both the Wedgwood (Etruria, England) and importer's backstamp, with blind (pressed) Wedgwood name and dating codes. In excellent condition, with no nicks, chips, or cracks, and only a hint of plate hanger roughness at the rim.

This open oval trinket dish is a sweet gem, perfect for adding a soft, feminine touch to almost any room. The powdery blue pierced rim delicately frames a hand-painted floral tuft that sweeps, equally soft and sweet, across the dish floor.

Measuring 7" long and 5" wide, this gorgeous piece is large enough to capture attention, small enough to accent almost any space.

Dating to the early 1900s, this is Rontgen mark #2025, used by Porcelain Factory Schonwald of Arzberg, Bavaria, Germany from 1904 to 1027. One of the scallop rounds has a bit of roughness at the edge and a hint of wear to the gilt trim, but overall is in excellent condition, with no nicks, chips or cracks.

Enhancing the visual appeal is a majolica-thick and lustrous glaze to both the roses and leaves. This sweet vase is in excellent condition, with no damage noted. Measures approx. 6" high and 3" in diameter. Red Lefton foil label and mark dating from the late 1940s to mid-1960s found on the underside.

This planter measures approx. 8" high at the ear, 8-1/2" long (mailbox to tail), and 4" wide. In excellent condition, with the original label still affixed to the mailbox side. No nicks, chips, or cracks, and crazing commensurate with age. (Excuse the white spots; the high-gloss glaze finish and my photography lights don't appear to have gotten along.)

While the original design intent for this was that of a planter, what an adorable and perfect way to store your day-to-day regular-sized mail!

Sturdy as stoneware, this lovely old yellowware (yellow ware) mold is perfect for decorative purposes or can serve a functional role on those occasions when you're wanting to be creative with food presentation.

The oval yelloware mold has an impressed ear of corn in the base and scalloped edging or sides. The mold measures 6-3/4" long, 5-1/2" wide, by 3 3/4", and 3-1/8" high/deep. Despite its compact size, this fabulous piece weighs close to 2 lbs! Condition is near to that of manufacture, with minimal damage consisting of one small nick on the inside and faint crazing in the glaze. Unmarked.

From the Corinthian Garden Line, this eye-catching McCoy vase was manufactured for a brief run in 1969. The glaze color is lovely and rich, looking as though the vase was dipped in creamy pumpkin pie filling, with a pinch or two of coarse ground cinnamon.

Measuring 10-3/4" high with a base diameter of approx. 4" and a rim diameter of 2-1/2", this matte-finish vase is marked simply "2005 USA" but is shown in "McCoy Pottery, Volume II" by Hanson, Nissen, and Hanson at page 176.

I've shown all four sides, with matching front and back views and side to side. In gorgeous condition, and in the most complimentary color, with no nicks, chips, or cracks.

Shown on page 92 of McCaslin's "Royal Bayreuth - A Collectors Guide," this gorgeous vase (#1039) is the Royal Bayreuth Christmas Cactus Tapestry vase or toothbrush holder, produced 1902-1945. Delicate white and pink blooms of a Christmas cactus grace the body of this vase in spiral form and splendid fashion.

Measures approx. 4-1/2" high, and in excellent condition. This blue two-lion, two-shield "Royal Bayreuth" mark was used 1902-1945. McCaslin's 1998 value guide lists this beauty at $425-475.

Whether for yourself or a loved one, this rare beauty will reflect your sentiments with grace and style.

What a delightful old (antique) waste bowl, hand-painted in stick spatter style, sometimes called cut sponge. This waste bowl stands 3-1/2" high and measures 5-1/2" in diameter, and is decorated in two bands of what looks like dotted diamonds, in forest green. As can be seen, the sponged paint smeared in the making at a few points, but the charm of the bowl remains. Unmarked, this spatter-ware bowl shows the typical signs of age one would expect – a few glaze pops and nicks, a small chip on the foot, and areas where the sheen of the clear glaze has gone flat from contact; nothing to seriously detract from a real honey of a bowl.

Offering a wonderful Lladro figurine entitled Boy with Dog (Lladro #4522), with its charming character virtually brought to life by sculptor Vincente Martinez. In attire that suggests bedtime is approaching, a young boy sits on the floor, his four-legged friend attentively sitting before him. With each gazing at the other, the boy has one arm draped across the dog's back, while the other hand is raised to the boy's face, finger nearly pressed to his lips. The facial expressions appear to suggest the boy just shared an innermost secret with his dearest friend, now hushed to a pact of trusted secrecy.

First issued in 1970 and later retired in 1997, this figure is in the Matte finish and stands 7-1/2" tall. Bearing an authentic Lladro "Hand Made in Spain" bellflower mark, as well as the original price tag through the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), which (according to Wikipedia) provides "quality merchandise and services of necessity and convenience to authorized customers at uniformly low prices".

Figurine is in excellent condition, with no nicks, chips, cracks, or other damage noted. Original box not available.

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I discovered this wonderful pair of Shawnee hand-shaped pottery vases carefully wrapped and tucked away in the bottom of a box, a place I speculate they called home for a number of decades. Each hand vase is in excellent condition, with a couple of glaze pops near the base, typical of thick-glaze pottery, but appearing to have been unused, as suggested by the exposed pottery at the underside rim.

Measuring 7" high, each flared trumpet-shaped flower vase is approx. 3-1/4" in diameter at the outer rim. Both marked USA on the underside, as confirmed by Mangus's Shawnee identification guide.

A wonderful pair of Lenox candlesticks featuring charming frogs as they sit stoically on a rippling lily pad that forms the base of the sculpted candlestick. Created for the Frog Home Decor Collection, these discontinued candle holders are crafted of the fine ivory china for which Lenox is so well known, then hand decorated in soft colors and finally accented in 24 karat gold. Each holder stands 6-1/2" high, with base dimensions of 4-1/4" deep and 3-1/2" wide. In excellent condition, with no nicks, chips, cracks, or repairs noted. Accompanied by the Lenox certificate.

For your consideration, a pair of Grape Copper Lustre Chelsea plates, the larger measuring 9-1/4" in diameter, with the second plate a bit smaller at 8-1/4" across. This pattern is often lovingly referred to as Grandmother's Ware.

Neither plate is marked, but they both appear to be of comparable age, with overall crazing and slight age discoloration, found mostly at the edges/rims. The smaller of the two plates, a perfect size for salad or desert, has its rim vertically divided into segments, while the larger plate has a smooth rim, "divided" only by the grape decoration. No nicks, chips, or cracks noted on either plate.

Add to that "out in the country" feel with this wonderful vintage game platter. At the center is a transfer scene of three deer out in a field at the water's edge -- a handsome buck standing tall and proud, his multi-point rack rising to the sky, while nearby two other deer (a doe and a young male?) appear to be looking to him for guidance.

Measuring 12" wide and 10-1/8" high, this decorative charger has a gilt trim at the rim, framing a creamy white background. There is a small rub in the transfer at the hindquarters of the middle deer; no nicks, chips, or cracks.

Marked Liverpool Rd. Pottery Ltd. - Stoke on Trent - England.

If you study the photos closely, you might be able to detect the hairline crack at the top and to the dog side of the image, coming down at a slight angle until it reaches that first tree. Don't be surprised or question your eyesight if you don't see it, even on the full-size (zoom) image; it's quite subtle and certainly doesn't detract from the charm of the stein.

Marked on the underside with what appears to be 7216 (or 2216).

Hand in hand, the cherubs dance.... Offering a lovely green lidded Wedgwood jasper ware trinket box, the lid decorated with a group of cherubs dancing, one playing a horn while a dog curls up and sleeps at the base of a tree stump. The trinket dish is surrounded by similar images in white bas-relief.

Trinket box measures 4-1/2" long, 3-1/4" wide, and 2" high. In excellent condition, with no damage noted. Box base marked Wedgwood Made In England 72

Measures 10-5/8" in diameter, and is in excellent condition, with no nicks, chips, or cracks. Marked CICO China - Made in Germany - US Zone. Researching this mark, I find where it has appeared as a decorator's mark for Carl Schumann porcelain wares, which makes sense, given that Bavaria was a primary region of the American zone of occupation between 1945 and 1949.

A beautiful plate with an unusual look and fabulous appeal!

Standing approx. 3-1/4" high, this pincushion is quite similar to the one shown on page 156 of the Collector's Guide to Made in Japan Ceramics, Book II (1996). With an open pin cushion hole, this lends itself to multiple uses, and could actually be used as a miniature cache pot, perfect for your desk top.

The conjoined center feet appear to have an obscure black mark, likely meant to confirm this little porcelain treasure was made in Japan.

A most unusual and darling wind chime-type bell featuring a young girl with long blond hair, wearing a ruffled trim dress, a wide brim hat, and knee high button-up boots. She's made in four parts -- hat, body, and boots, with the two boots wired together to make the clapper -- a design I could not find anywhere else in my attempts to research her.

She hangs almost 6" long, with her skirt measuring 2-5/8" wide. The inside of the bell is painted NKoldun '83, which presumably is the name and year (1983) of creation. There are a couple of small flake-type chips from the underside of her hat brim and a bit of surface roughness on her hat and underside of one boot.

If you're looking for something special for that someone special, this sweet gal may well be one of a kind!

Wonderful figural pottery jam pot with spoon by Bordallo Pinheiro of Portugal, depicting some type of berry in a red majolica glaze, sitting on (and attached to) a large, open, green lily pad-shaped leaf underplate. My first impression was a strawberry, then apple, but now I tend to view it as more a generic fruit for serving any type of jam or jelly.

Underplate measures 5" wide and the set stands 3" high. In very good condition, with only a couple of pinpoint-sized glaze flecks noted on the plate rim; no chips, cracks, or crazing. (Both the fissure seen on and the tan coloring at the end of the leaf finial stem are under the glaze.) Appears to have never been used (the paper Made In Portugal label is still firmly affixed to the underside). Impressed Pinheiro mark with a frog crest on the underside of the plate.

A wonderfully interesting piece -- wonderful for display just as it is or filled with your favorite dried weeds, field flowers, or grasses.

Textured and light tan / sandy in color, the body of the vessel is low and squatty -- from the top, looking like a round pillow -- with the height of the body just about half the width. Up from the center rises a short, wide spout, which is then partially framed by three other spouts or chimneys, equally spaced and graduating in height.

Encircling the body at the outer, upper edge is an unbroken horizon, done in a hand-painted flat matte brown, bordered in black, bringing me to think of the Arizona mountains. Dividing the horizon view into thirds are three separate images -- a native American woman with long flowing hair, stabilizing a water urn that sits atop her head, done in a thick white glaze; a lone saguaro cactus in a thick, glossy blue-green glaze; and an interesting plant or bush foreign to me (but may be ocotillo or desert globemallow), done in a thick beaded burgundy glaze.

Illegibly signed, it appears the name is Zodiac, Zodiii, or some other variation. The signature is obscure enough that the potter's identity remains a mystery. Date of 1989 is stamped into the base, just above the base rim. In excellent condition. Measures 7" in diameter, 5" high at the tallest chimney.

If anyone has any insight on the maker of this fabulous piece, I'd love to hear from you!

Add a warm touch of rustic charm with this Ridgways pottery pitcher, featuring scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways, a book originally published by MacMillan and Co. in 1888, as written by W. Outram Tristram, with numerous pen drawings by Herbert Railton and Hugh Thomson. As for the scenes illustrated on this pitcher, on one side stands a lady at the water's edge, carrying a wooden water bucket as she visits with a gentleman rider, leading one horse as his own horse stands, head dropped, as it takes a drink. In the background, catch a glimpse of yet another gentleman returning two horses to the stable off in the distant background. This image is captioned Watering the Horses.

On the reverse side is a smaller image of the Village Cage at Lingfield, a Surrey village most famous for its horse racing course, Lingfield Park, with the historic cage (according to Wikipedia) having been built in 1773 and last used in 1882 to hold a poacher.

This pottery pitcher is finished with a toffee- or tobacco-colored glaze and silver luster at the rim and base, with black silhouette illustrations, one on each side. Measures 7-1/2" high and 6" across, handle to spout. In very good condition, with no nicks, chips, or cracks, although there is the typical earthenware crazing and wear to the silvering, both of which I find to simply add to the rustic charm. Marked on the underside with Scenes from Coaching Days & Coaching Ways by Special Permission of MacMillan & Co., Ltd. - Ridgeways England, with the hand-painted 3964 ware number.