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1 ALBERT AMOR LTD Recent Acquisitions SUMMER Bury Street, St James s, London SW1Y 6AU Telephone: Fax:

2 Exhibition opens Tuesday 7th June am until 5.30pm Saturdays and Sundays closed

3 FOREWORD I am delighted to send you this catalogue of our Recent Acquisitions which although showing just a small part of our current stock is the largest catalogue we have produced for many years. This embarrassment of riches has been helped enormously by the instructions to sell pieces from two old English private collections with which we have been associated for many years, the return of important pieces from an Australian collection, together with many other individual pieces returning to us privately. The two largest contributors are pieces from a collector who first bought from Albert Amor in 1966 (the year I was born...), and a significant moment as they were able to buy through us a number of key pieces from the celebrated Selwyn Parkinson Collection dispersed at Sotheby's that year in three sales, and a fine group of printed Worcester, many acquired in our Robert Hancock Exhibition in The catalogue begins with blue and white pieces, the Worcester bowl, number 1, beautifully moulded and painted, and the Blind Earl dish, number 2, a fantastic example that we chose for our 1980 Golden Age Exhibition.The Worcester double handled sauceboat, number 3, is painted in a wonderful pale blue, and the Bow sauceboat, number 6, is about as good an example of Bow blue and white of this period as I have seen. Transfer printed Worcester begins with the immaculate bowl, number 12, one of very few bowls known with the print of Shakespeare, and also with rare subsidiary prints, and the rare and charming Les Garcons Chinois Blind Earl dish a pattern so rarely seen on this shape.the printed pieces from the single collection are all superb examples, in wonderful condition, the King of Prussia jug, number 15, a particularly pleasing shape, and the teapot, number 16, beautifully potted.the two Worcester mugs with Masonic decoration also in mint condition display the masterful quality of prints at this period. Amongst a small number of pieces of Continental porcelain, I am particularly excited to exhibit number 33 the rare Meissen Bottger teapot and cover, formerly with Winifred Williams, and in an Australian Private Collection since This displays so well the quality of Meissen at this early period, with the tiny birds applied amidst the vines, and the wonderful mask beneath the spout so much finer in the white than coloured. The two Mennecy snuff boxes, numbers 35 and 36, are of the most attractive large size, and are rare models.

4 Polychrome English porcelain is led by the very fine Chelsea Hans Sloane saucer dish, number 39, of unusual thinly potted form, and with the exceptional painting we associate with this period. The pair of Chelsea bird painted plates, number 40, are dazzling, and the teapot, number 41, is a rare and attractive shape. I have always liked the form of number 43 the Chelsea sauceboats such an imaginative design, and this pair well painted. Two fine examples of purple monochrome painted Worcester returning to us are numbers 55 and 56 both in mint condition and with the very best painting, combined with appealing forms. Worcester with variations of the Hop Trellis patterns include the very rare pair of cups, number 68, and the good sauce tureen and cover and ladle, numbers 65 and 66. We are fortunate, too, to have many pieces of Giles decorated Worcester the majority from one Private Collection the vase number 58 being particularly unusual, and the pair of Windblown Flowers decorated plates, number 61, the best examples I have seen. For condition and rarity of form, the Worcester Marchioness of Huntley sauce tureen, number 63 cannot be beaten, and the Beckoning Chinaman mug, number 77, is also a superb example. A small sample of our current stock of early 19th century English porcelain includes the richly decorated Ridgway baskets, number 89, of a rare form, and the amusing miniature Spode jugs, number 90.The Thomas Steele fruit painted pieces, numbers 92-94, are fine examples from a good Private Collection. We end with the contrast of Whieldon type creamware pugs, circa , number 95, and the amusing models of cats from rather later, numbers 96 and 97 and the lavish catalogue of the Lady Ludlow Collection, so closely associated with Albert Amor in the early years of the last century. I do hope that you will enjoy this catalogue as much as I have enjoyed travelling around the country to gather its contents. I have been shown great kindness and hospitality by these collectors, and thank them for once again giving Albert Amor the chance to offer these choice pieces. Please do telephone or if I can tell you more about any pieces all exhibits are for sale from the publication of this catalogue. Mark Law London, May 2011

5 1. A Worcester round bowl, the exterior painted in underglaze blue with Chinese fishermen in river landscapes, within flower and C scroll moulded cartouches, on a pleat moulded ground, the interior painted with a fisherman, the rim with trailing leaves, 6 diameter, circa , workman s mark. The Fisherman and Willow Pavilion Pattern. See Branyan, French and Sandon, 1.B.21 for a teapot in this pattern. 2. A Worcester Blind Earl sweetmeat dish, the stalk loop handle moulded in relief with rose bud and leaf terminals, finely picked out in underglaze blue and painted with four insects, 6 diameter overall, circa 1760, crescent mark. Exhibited: Albert Amor Limited, Golden Age Exhibition, Canadian Private Collection.

6 3. A Worcester double lipped sauceboat, the two C scroll handles with monkey head finials, painted in underglaze blue with a Chinese river landscape, flowers and diaper panels, the exterior painted with birds, figures and flowers, within leaf moulded roundels, the rim with a diaper band, 9 wide overall, circa 1755, workman s mark. 4. A Worcester tall coffee cup, with C scroll handle and everted rim, painted in underglaze blue with flowers, leaves and an insect, on a feather moulded ground, the interior finely painted with a band of flowerheads and leaves, 2 3 /8 high, circa 1757, workman s mark. The Feather Mould Floral Pattern. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited.

7 5. A Worcester flared hexagonal creamboat, the angular loop handle with scroll terminal, painted in underglaze blue in Chinese style with a fisherman on a bridge, and another in a boat, within scroll and leaf moulded cartouches, and moulded with a geranium leaf beneath the lip, the interior painted with a diaper cartouche and trailing flowers and leaves, 4 3 /8 long, circa 1755, workman s mark to the interior. The Sinking Boat Fisherman Pattern. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited. Exhibited: Albert Amor Limited, 1973, Worcester Porcelain , number A Bow oval sauceboat, with loop handle, painted in underglaze blue with birds in flowering branches, within flower and scroll moulded cartouches, the interior painted with a flowerspray, within a flowerhead and diaper band, 7 ¾ long, circa 1760, no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited.

8 7. A Worcester small barrel shaped teapot and flat cover, with loop handle and flower knop, moulded in relief with prunus and birds, within underglaze blue cell diaper bands, 3 ½ high, circa 1760, blue crescent mark. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited. 8. A Liverpool oval sauceboat, the C scroll handle with biting snake terminal, printed in underglaze blue with flowers, fences and rockwork, in Chinese style, within shell and scroll moulded cartouches, on a scale moulded ground, and gadrooned foot, the interior printed with flowers, 6¼ wide, Philip Christian s Factory, circa 1770, no mark.

9 9. A Worcester pierced flared round basket, printed in underglaze blue with the Pine Cone pattern, the border painted with flowers and diaper panels, the exterior applied with flowerheads picked out in blue, 8 ½ diameter, circa 1770, crescent mark. 10. A Worcester pierced flared round basket, printed in underglaze blue with the Pine Cone pattern, the border painted with flowers and diaper panels, the exterior applied with flowerheads picked out in blue, 8 diameter, circa 1770, hatched crescent mark. 11. A Liverpool coffee cup and saucer, the cup with notched loop handle, painted in underglaze blue with buildings in Chinese river landscapes, within diaper borders, circa , Richard Chaffers Factory, no marks. Provenance: English Private Collection.

10 12. A Worcester round bowl, the interior printed in black with a full length portrait of William Shakespeare, after the model by Sheemakers, within a border of trailing flowers, fruits and leaves, gilt line rim, the exterior printed with Milkmaids, cattle and a resting shepherd, 9 diameter, circa , no mark. Provenance: Sir Sidney Barratt Collection. The rare exterior prints on this bowl are Shepherd and Sheep, Feeding Time and a variation of the Milkmaids. 13. A Worcester Blind Earl sweetmeat dish, the stalk loop handle moulded in relief with rose bud and leaf terminals, printed in black with Les Garcons Chinois, picked out in coloured enamels, within a brown line rim, 6 ½ diameter overall, circa 1760, no mark. It is rare to find this pattern on a dish of this form.

11 14. A Worcester small round bowl, printed in black with a bust portrait of the King of Prussia, above a ribbon scroll, and inscribed King of Prussia, the reverse with military emblems and a figure emblematic of Fame, the interior printed with a cannon and two powder kegs, beneath a black line rim, 4 7 /8 diameter, circa , no mark. The bust is adapted from a painting by Pesne. 15. A Worcester slender baluster shaped jug, with S scroll handle and mask spout, printed in black with a portrait of the King of Prussia, above the date 1757 and titled King of Prussia, and above the portrait cupid holds a laurel wreath, below the lip are military trophies and flags inscribed Reisberg, Prague, Collin etc, and to the reverse with a figure emblematic of Fame, 5 7 /8 high, circa , signed R H Worcester. Provenance: English Private Collection.

12 16. A Worcester ovoid teapot and cover, with loop handle, flower knop and facetted spout, printed in black with The Tea Party No 2, a dog in the foreground, the reverse with The Minuet, the cover with a windmill and a round tower, within black line borders, 5 ½ high, circa 1760, signed R H Worcester beneath the Tea Party, and with the anchor rebus for Robert Holdship. This version of the Tea Party is usually signed R Hancock fecit and does not show the anchor rebus. The Minuet is based on the painting by Francis Hayman, and is found in the Ladies Amusement. 17. A Worcester globular teapot and cover, with loop handle and flower knop, printed in black by John Sadler in Liverpool with The Tea Drinkers, the reverse with The Rothwell Shepherd,the cover printed with flowersprays, within black and gilt line and C scroll bands, 5 3 /8 high, circa 1760, no mark.

13 18. A Worcester spoon tray, of extended hexagonal form, printed in black with the Tea Party, No 2, flanked by a fountain and trees to the left, and a river scene to the right, the fluted border with black line rim, 6 wide, circa 1760, no mark. 19. A Worcester spoon tray, of extended hexagonal form, printed in black with The Milkmaids, the fluted border with black line rim, 6 wide, circa 1765, no mark. One of several variations of this design taken from an engraving published by Robert Sayer in A Worcester hexagonal teapot stand, printed in black with L Amour, an urn and a garden roller to one side and a Neptune fountain in the distance, the fluted border with black line rim, 5 ½ wide, circa , no mark. Taken from a design by C N Cochin (fils) of about Provenance: English Private Collection.

14 21. An English enamel oval snuff box, the gilt metal mounted hinged cover printed with the Tea Party No 1, and picked out in coloured enamels, the base painted in coloured enamels with a flowerhead and trellis design, 2½ wide, circa Provenance: English Private Collection. Examples of the prints on this box are in the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Museum of Worcester Porcelain, both signed RH.f. 22. An English enamel rectangular tobacco box, the gilt metal mounted hinged cover printed in purple with a group of sportsmen with guns and dead game, in an extensive landscape, the sides with a continuous rural scene including The Whitton Anglers, and with figures crossing a wooden footbridge, the latter adapted from the engravings of a View at Painshill, by William Woollett, 5 wide, circa Provenance: Ionides Collection. Sir William Mullens Collection. English Private Collection. Exhibited: Albert Amor Limited, The Engravings of Robert Hancock, The print Autumn, after a drawing by the Venetian painter and engraver Amigoni was engraved by Thomas Major, and is so far unrecorded on procelain.

15 23. A Worcester small baluster shaped mug, with notched loop handle, printed in black with the Masonic Arms of the Grand Lodge of England and the mottoes AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA and SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT, flanked to one side by three figures, including a Grand Master, and with two slender pyramids each topped by a globe, 3 ¼ high, circa 1770, no mark. The copper plate for this engraving is in the Museum of Worcester Porcelain and is signed J Ross, Vigorniensis sculp. 24. A Worcester cylindrical mug, with notched loop handle, printed in black with a bust portrait of the King of Prussia, above the date 1757 and the inscription King of Prussia, above the portrait cupid holds a laurel wreath, flanked to one side by military trophies, and to the other a figure emblematic of Fame, 4 ¼ high, circa 1760, no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection.

16 25. A Worcester cylindrical mug, with notched loop handle, printed in black with the Masonic Arms of the Grand Lodge of England and the mottoes AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA and SIT LUX ET LUX FUIT, flanked to one side by three figures, including a Grand Master, and with two slender pyramids each topped by a globe, 4½ high, circa 1770, no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection. 26. A Worcester Blind Earl sweetmeat dish, the stalk loop handle moulded in relief with rose bud and leaf terminals, printed in black with The Old Dutch Inn, and picked out in coloured enamels and gilt, within a gilt line border, 6 diameter overall, circa 1770, no mark.

17 27. A Worcester teabowl and saucer, printed in purple with The Old Dutch Inn, within gilt line borders, circa 1770, no marks. Provenance: English Private Collection. 28. A Worcester double lipped sauceboat, with two C scroll handles, the exterior with four smoky primitive prints of men o war, within leaf moulded roundels, the interior printed with birds in a River Scene, 7 ½ wide, circa 1755, no mark. The use of these smoky primitive prints, combined with the early date of this piece suggests it may have been printed by Robert Hancock in Birmingham. The birds in the River Scene appear frequently on Worcester porcelain printed by Hancock, as featured in the Ladies Amusement.

18 29. A Worcester coffee cup and saucer, the cup with notched loop handle, printed in black with The Signal Tower, the reverse of the cup with a figure before ruins, within black line borders, circa 1765, no marks. 30. A Liverpool teabowl and saucer, printed in black by Sadler and Green with a version of The Tea Party No 1, within black and gilt line and scroll bands, circa 1765, no marks. This print also appears on Wedgwood creamware, and is one of the versions believed to be a portrayal of Josiah and Sarah Wedgwood. Provenance: English Private Collection.

19 31. A Worcester chocolate cup and saucer, printed in black with L Amour, a maid standing behind the couple, within black line borders, circa 1770, no mark. Taken from a design by C N Cochin (fils) of about A Worcester coffee cup and saucer, the cup with notched loop handle, printed in black by Sadler with a commedia del arte scene of Harlequin and Columbine seated at a table, and Pierrot emerging from the bushes to startle them, within black line borders, circa 1760, no mark. This print is from a Sadler and Green engraving and appears in the John Bowles Drawing Book.

20 33. A rare early Meissen Bottger porcelain teapot and cover, of pear shape, in the white, with loop handle, the curved spout with male mask terminal, finely applied with Irminger style decoration of small birds amidst fruiting vines, the domed cover with turned knop, 4 ½ high, circa , no marks, and with contemporary white metal detachable spout cover, secured by a chain Provenance: Winifred Williams, London, Australian Private Collection. Exhibited: Winifred Williams, London, Eighteenth Century European White Porcelain, 1975, catalogue number 46.

21 34. A pair of Chinese blanc de chine miniature tea bowls and saucers, of very finely potted form each with indented rim, Yongzheng, each saucer 3 ½ diameter. Provenance: The Burdett Family, Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire. English Private Collection. 35. A good Mennecy large snuff box, in the form of a recumbent pug, naturalistically painted in brown, and wearing a yellow collar tied with a bow, the silver mounted hinged cover moulded and painted to the exterior with flowers, and painted to the interior, 2 ½ high, the mounts with Paris marks for circa Provenance: Darblay Collection, France. 36. A Mennecy large snuff box, in the form of a recumbent horse, naturalistically picked out in brown, the silver gilt mounted hinged cover painted to the interior and exterior with flowers, 2 5 /8 high, circa Provenance: Darblay Collection, France. This model is probably taken from a Japanese or Chinese carving.

22 37. A Meissen round sucrier and cover, with flower knop, painted in coloured enamels with sprays of European flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, within gilt line borders, 3 ½ high, circa , blue crossed swords mark. 38. A Hochst round sucrier and cover, with fruit knop, painted in coloured enamels with sprays of European flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, within gilt line borders, 3 ¾ high, circa 1760, painted mark in blue. 39. A Chelsea saucer dish, of thinly potted form, brilliantly painted in coloured enamels, in Hans Sloane style with a flowering branch, a separate bloom, seed pods, a butterfly and two insects, the indented border with brown line rim, 8 diameter, circa 1755, red anchor mark inside the footrim.

23 40. A pair of Chelsea plates, each brilliantly painted in coloured enamels with an exotic bird perched on rockwork, flanked by birds in trees, the indented border with brown line rim, 8 3 /8 diameter, circa , brown anchor marks. 41. A rare Chelsea teapot and cover, of Vincennes form, the teapot of sharply angled form, with moulded handle and spout, the flat cover with flower knop, painted in coloured enamels with bold sprays of European flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, the spout with a brown line rim, 4 ½ high, circa 1755, no mark.

24 42. A pair of Chelsea oblong dishes, each painted in coloured enamels with a spray of European flowers and leaves, the scroll moulded border moulded in relief with vine leaves and grapes, finely naturalistically decorated in coloured enamels, brown line rim, 9 ¼ wide, circa 1755, red anchor marks. Provenance: With D M and P Manheim. American Private Collection. 43. A pair of Chelsea sauceboats, of leaf shape, each with stalk loop handle entwined with strawberries, blossom and leaves, the interior painted in coloured enamels with a bold spray of flowers and leaves and scattered flowers, the exterior painted with scattered flowers and insects, on four strawberry moulded short feet, beneath a brown line rim, 7 ½ long, circa 1755, no marks.

25 44. A pair of Chelsea canted rectangular deep dishes, each painted in coloured enamels with scattered fruits, vegetables, leaves, a butterfly and insects, within a brown line rim, 8 ¾ wide, circa 1760, brown anchor marks. Provenance: With D M and P Manheim. American Private Collection. 45. A pair of Chelsea plates, each painted in coloured enamels with an exotic bird perched on rockwork, flanked by birds in trees, the shaped border with brown line rim, 8 ½ diameter, circa 1762, brown anchor marks.

26 46. A pair of Chelsea vases, of scroll moulded form, emblematic of Autumn, each painted in coloured enamels with exotic birds, within a scroll moulded cartouche, and heavily applied with grapes and leaves, the base with a Bacchanalian putto, and applied with coloured flowers and leaves, 13 ½ high, circa 1760, no marks. A garniture of vases of the Seasons of this form is in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York. 47. A Chelsea silver shape dish, boldly painted in coloured enamels with flowers, fruits and vegetables, within a brown line rim, the two moulded handles each painted with a fruit, 8 ½ wide, circa 1760, brown anchor mark. Provenance: English Private Collection.

27 49. A Bow frill vase and domed cover, with large eagle finial and two mask handles, painted in coloured enamels with flowers and leaves, and applied with coloured flowers, within flowerhead moulded borders, 13 high, circa 1760, no marks. 48. A pair of Bow small figures of Harlequin and Columbine, each seated, he playing bagpipes, and she a hurdy-gurdy, decorated in coloured enamels with flowers and leaves, and the reverse of his jacket painted with playing cards, on simple mound base, 4½ high, circa , no marks.

28 50. A Longton Hall dish, of leaf shape, with green glazed stalk loop handle, painted in coloured enamels with a spray of flowers and leaves, scattered flowers and a butterfly, the border moulded with a leaf spray and pansies, picked out in coloured enamels, 8 ¾ wide, circa , no mark. 51. A Longton Hall flared oval bowl, the exterior moulded with overlapping lettuce leaves, picked out in two shades of green, the veining in puce, beneath a boldly shaped rim, the interior unusually painted with two Pinks growing from one stem, 5 ¾ wide overall, circa , no mark. We can find no other Longton Hall bowl recorded with this style of interior decoration. 52. A Longton Hall flared oval bowl, the exterior moulded with overlapping lettuce leaves, picked out in green and yellow, the veining in puce, beneath a boldly shaped rim, the interior painted in coloured enamels with scattered flowers and leaves, 5 ¾ wide, circa , no mark.

29 53. A Derby small concave sided square dish, finely painted in sepia by Zachariah Boreman with figures in a mountainous landscape, within a gilt leaf scroll roundel, the border moulded with lobed oval panels and decorated in gilt with scrolling flowers and leaves, gilt dentil rim, 7 5 /8 wide, circa 1790, crowned crossed batons mark in puce. 54. A Worcester flared hexagonal creamboat, the angular loop handle with scroll thumbpiece, painted in famille rose palette with flowersprays, within scroll and leaf moulded cartouches, the interior painted with four precious objects, 4 3 /8 long overall, circa Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited in 1976.

30 55. A fine Worcester fig leaf shaped dish, with serrated rim, brilliantly painted in purple monochrome with ruins in a landscape, within a scroll moulded cartouche, and with a spray of flowers and leaves and scattered flowers, 7 5 /8 long, circa , no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited in A good Worcester baluster shaped mug, with notched loop handle, finely painted in purple monochrome with extensive classical ruins in a landscape, the reverse with buildings, the handle with trailing scrolls, 3 1 /8 high, circa , no mark. Provenance: Selwyn Parkinson Collection. English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited 1966.

31 57. A Worcester small butterboat, of Dolphin Ewer form, with lamprey handle, boldly picked out in coloured enamels, and typically moulded beneath the lip with two dolphins, 3 high, circa 1765, no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited in A Worcester inverted baluster shaped vase, with two double C scroll handles, finely painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles in Sèvres style with sprays of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, within double blue and gilt horizontal bands, the handles picked out in gilt, 5 high, circa , no mark. It is rare to find this style of Giles decoration on a vase. See Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, number 13, for a similarly decorated plate.

32 59. A Worcester blue scale coffee cup and saucer, the cup with notched loop handle, painted in coloured enamels with exotic birds and insects, within gilt cartouches, on a blue scale ground, circa 1768, saucer with blue fret mark. Provenance: Sir Sidney Barratt Collection. 60. A Worcester Blind Earl plate, moulded in relief with rose buds and leaves, and painted in coloured enamels with a spray of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, the leaves painted in green and yellow, 7½ diameter, circa 1770, no mark. Provenance: Sir Sidney Barratt Collection.

33 61. A pair of Worcester plates, each brilliantly painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with bold sprays of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, the indented border with brown line rim, 8 7 /8 diameter, circa , no marks. This distinctive style of Giles flower painting is attributed to the so called Windblown Flower Painter. See Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, figure 2, for a Worcester basket painted in this style. 62. A Worcester partridge shaped tureen and cover, in the white, naturalistically modelled, the basket moulded base with an applied leaf and looped band, 7½ long, circa 1760, no mark Provenance: Tilley and Co, London, March 1954, 105. Grant Dixon Collection.

34 63. A fine Worcester oval sauce tureen, cover, stand and ladle, the tureen with two gilt shell shaped handles and especially finely modelled flower knop, painted in coloured enamels with sprays of flowers and leaves, within gilt C scroll borders, on a green ground, 9 ¼ wide overall, circa , no marks. Provenance: Tilley and Co, London, October 1956, 330. Grant Dixon Collection. The Marchioness of Huntley Pattern. The extraordinarily detailed finial to this tureen does not appear to be recorded elsewhere. 64. A Worcester large pierced oval basket, the two twig loop handles with applied flower and leaf terminals, the interior finely painted in coloured enamels with a bold spray of flowers and leaves, within a gilt scroll and leaf cartouche, on a blue scale ground, the border with scattered flowers, beneath a blue scale band, the exterior applied with flowerheads, picked out in puce and green, on a pale yellow ground, 10 ¼ wide overall, circa , blue fret mark. Provenance: Sotheby s London, 27th May Grant Dixon Collection.

35 65. A Worcester oval sauce tureen and cover, the tureen with two shell shaped handles, the cover with fruit knop, painted in green and iron red with hops, alternating with purple and gilt C scroll bands, the pink ground diaper border panelled with flowerhead cartouches, 6 ½ wide overall, circa 1772, no marks. The Earl Manvers Pattern. Provenance: Grant Dixon Collection. 66. A Worcester sauce ladle, the rounded bowl painted in puce with a cluster of fruits and leaves, within a gilt feuille de choux border, the stem painted with hops, within a gilt line border, 6 ½ long, circa 1772, no mark. Provenance: Grant Dixon Collection. 67. A Worcester shell shaped dish, painted in green and iron red with hops, alternating with puce and gilt trellis bands, radiating from a turquoise shagreen cartouche, the blue ground rim decorated in gilt with diaper, C scrolls and a dentil band, 7 ¾ wide, circa 1772, blue crescent mark. Provenance: Grant Dixon Collection.

36 68. A rare pair of Worcester pedestal sorbet or custard cups, each rounded bowl with flared rim and painted in green and iron red with hops, alternating with iron red and gilt trellis bands, above a turquoise shagreen band, the blue ground rim decorated in gilt with diaper, C scrolls and a dentil band, the round foot painted with hops, 3 ¼ high, circa 1772, blue crescent marks. Provenance: Mrs Geoffrey Hart Collection, Sotheby s London, 23rd June 1959, 209. Grant Dixon Collection. See H R Marshall, Coloured Worcester Porcelain, plate 23, number 428, for a similar cup, there listed as an eggcup. 69. A Worcester round bowl, the exterior unusually painted in famille rose palette with bold flowerheads and trailing prunus, beneath an iron red, orange and gilt flowerhead and cracked ice band, the interior with a flower, 6 diameter, circa 1775, no mark. Provenance: Sir Sidney Barratt Collection.

37 70. A pair of Worcester plates, each painted in coloured enamels with two exotic birds in wooded landscapes, and with smaller birds and insects in flight, the basket moulded border with gilt dentil rim, 8 diameter, circa 1772, no marks. 71. A Worcester facetted saucer dish, painted in kakiemon palette with a long tailed bird perched on a pierced turquoise rock, flowering branches and insects in flight, within a gilt line rim, 7 ¼ diameter, circa , blue fret mark. The Sir Joshua Reynolds Pattern.

38 72. A Worcester fluted barrel shaped teapot and flat cover, with ear shaped handle and flower knop, painted in dry blue enamel with sprays of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, within a gilt dentil border, 4 ¾ high, circa 1772, no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited. Exhibited: Albert Amor Limited, Golden Age Exhibition, 1980, number A Worcester hexagonal teapot stand, painted in dry blue enamel with a spray of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, the fluted border with gilt dentil rim, 6 wide, circa 1772, no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection, acquired from Albert Amor Limited in A Worcester leaf shaped dish, the stalk loop handle modelled with a snail, painted in dry blue enamel in the London atelier of James Giles with a spray of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, within a gilt line border, 7 ½ wide, circa , no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection.

39 75. A Worcester hexagonal teapot stand, painted in green and iron red with hops, alternating with puce and gilt trellis panels, within turquoise and gilt scale bands, and gilt line rim, 5 7 /8 wide, circa , no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection. 76. A Worcester oval sauce tureen and cover, the tureen with two shell shaped handles, the cover with fruit knop, painted in famille verte palette with phoenix, flowers, leaves, diaper panels and mons, and picked out in gilt, 6 ¾ wide overall, circa , gold crescent mark. The Brocade Pattern.

40 77. A Worcester cylindrical mug, with notched loop handle, finely painted in coloured enamels with the Beckoning Chinaman pattern, the reverse brilliantly painted with a flowerspray, 4 3 /8 high, circa , no mark 78. A Worcester teacup and saucer, the cup with scroll handle, painted in coloured enamels with spotted fruit and leaves, within gilt C scroll borders, on an apple green ground, circa , blue crossed swords and numeral 9 marks.

41 79. A Worcester plate, painted in famille verte palette with a phoenix and a kylin in a landscape, within a roundel, the border with radiating panels of kylin, flowers, birds and rockwork, the underside with three flowersprays, 8 ¾ diameter, circa 1770, gold crescent mark. The Bishop Sumner Pattern. Provenance: English Private Collection. 80. A Worcester plate, boldly painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with a spray of European flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, the shaped border with gilt line rim, 9 diameter, circa , no mark. This style of Giles decoration is associated with the so called Windblown Flower Painter. Provenance: English Private Collection.

42 81. A pair of Worcester plates, each boldly painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with a central cluster of fruit, the border with confronting exotic birds in branches, the shaped border with gilt line rim, 9 diameter, circa , no marks. See Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, figure 59, for a similarly decorated plate. 82. A Worcester plate, unusually painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with a precisely painted spray of flowers and leaves, two smaller sprays and scattered flowers, the shaped border with brown line rim, 8 ¾ diameter, circa 1770, no mark. Provenance: English Private Collection.

43 83. A Worcester ogee shaped breakfast cup and saucer, the cup with scroll handle with bird s head terminal, painted in coloured enamels with exotic birds in wooded landscapes and birds in flight, the blue ground borders decorated in gilt with C scroll, rope twist and dentil bands, circa , blue crescent marks. 84. A Worcester plate, centrally decorated in coloured enamels with a roundel of flowers and leaves, the border with three further flower sprays, one with a bow and one with an arrow, the fluted blue ground rim decorated in gilt with C scroll, interlinked and dentil bands, 8 ½ diameter, circa 1775, blue crescent mark. The Royal Marriage Pattern. Provenance: English Private Collection.

44 85a. A Worcester coffee cup, with notched loop handle, painted in the London atelier of James Giles in pink monochrome with a spray of flowers and leaves and scattered flowers, beneath a gilt line rim, 2 high, circa b. A Worcester coffee cup, with notched loop handle, painted in iron red and gilt with flowerheads, within gilt cartouches, on a blue scale ground, 2 ¼ high, circa 1768, blue fret mark. 85c. A Worcester coffee cup, with notched loop handle, painted in famille rose palette with a version of the Stag Hunt pattern, within lobed gilt cartouches, gilt line rim, 2 ½ high, circa 1770, no mark. 85d. A Worcester coffee cup, with notched loop handle, finely painted in Imari style with flowering trees, alternating with iron red mons on blue and gilt ground bands, 2 high, circa 1772, pseudo Chinese character mark in blue.

45 86. A Worcester plate, finely decorated in gilt with a central flowerhead medallion, scrolling flowers and leaves, on a powder blue ground, the fluted border with gilt line rim, 8 ¼ diameter, circa , no mark. Provenance: Sir Sidney Barratt Collection. 87. A Worcester baluster shaped sparrow beak milk jug, with entwined handle, painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with a spray of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, beneath a scrolling green ground border edged in gilt, 4 ½ high, circa 1768, blue crossed swords mark. Provenance: Albert Amor Limited, circa Anthony Wood Collection. English Private Collection. 88. A Worcester facetted round sucrier and domed cover, with flower knop, painted in coloured enamels in the London atelier of James Giles with sprays of European flowers and leaves and scattered flowers, within scrolling green ground borders edged in gilt, 4 ½ high, circa 1768, blue fret mark

46 89. A pair of John Ridgway rectangular dessert baskets, each with two vine moulded handles, and pierced with a scroll and flowerhead band, the interior and exterior richly decorated in Imari style with flowers and leaves, within orange ground key-fret, flower and diaper borders, 9 ¾ wide overall, circa 1815, no marks. 90. A pair of Spode miniature ovoid jugs, each with loop handle and straight neck, printed and painted in Chinese style with numerous figures in a garden, beneath flowers and leaves, the foot with a gilt band, 1 ¾ high, circa 1815, decorator s marks in red. Provenance: The Rous Lench Collection. 91. An English porcelain bowl, the interior finely painted in coloured enamels with a spray of flowers and leaves, the broad yellow ground border painted with a church and country houses in landscapes, alternating with gilt shell and scroll panels, the exterior painted in gilt with a continuous flowerhead and leaf band, 9 diameter, circa 1830, pattern number 1164 in red.

47 92. A Derby plate, finely painted in coloured enamels by Thomas Steele with a still life of flowers and fruit on a stone ledge, within a square canted panel, the border with a broad gilt leaf scroll and anthemion band, 8 ¾ diameter, circa , crowned crossed batons mark in red. 93. A Derby plate, finely painted in coloured enamels by Thomas Steele with a still life of flowers and fruit on a stone ledge, within a square canted panel, the border with a broad gilt leaf scroll and vase border, 8 ¾ diameter, circa , crowned crossed batons mark in red. 94. A Derby shell shaped dish, finely painted in coloured enamels by Thomas Steele with a still life of flowers and fruit on a stone ledge, within a canted rectangular panel, the border with a broad gilt leaf scroll and lantern border, 9½ wide, circa , crowned crossed batons mark in red.

48 95. A pair of Staffordshire creamware small models of pugs, of Whieldon type, each modelled seated and scratching an ear with a hind leg, and splashed in brown and yellow, on green glazed mound base, 1 5 /8 high, circa , no marks. Provenance: Frances L Dickson Collection. Rous Lench Collection, number A pair of Mosanic earthenware models of seated cats, each with glass eyes, the yellow ground painted in coloured enamels with sprays of flowers and leaves, and scattered flowers, the ears, mouth and paws picked out in blue, 8 ½ high, circa 1910, decorator s monograms AV in iron red.

49 97. A Mosanic type model of a seated cat, with comical expression and glass eyes, the bright green ground painted in iron red with heart shaped devices, roundels and stylised rabbits, 13 ½ high, circa 1910, no mark. 98. A William Adams and Sons earthenware oval footbath, with two loop handles, finely decorated in gilt in Aesthetic style with leaves, on a cobalt blue ground, 20 wide overall, printed mark in brown, circa 1880.

50 99. Old English Porcelain, The Lady Ludlow Collection, by Arthur Hayden,1932, illustrated with black and white and coloured plates, number 12 from an edition of 100 copies, signed by Lady Ludlow, in gilt tooled red morocco binding and with original slip case. This spectacular catalogue has an Introduction by W Leslie Perkins, owner of Albert Amor.

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