Welcome to the Highlights of the 2010 Autumn Exhibition at Moorabool.
Walkthrough of the Exhibition here
Browse the stock listings here
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Saint Cloud toiletries jar (Pot á fard) painted in underglaze blue with a wide lambrequin border to the lip and lid, the knop with a flower head motif, the base with a double saw tooth border. |
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| Doccia (Italy) porcelain butter boat, modelled in the shape of a vine leaf with a stalk handle, glazed in an opaque white tin glaze, the leaf and stalk in a green enamel, the interior with a spray of colourful flowers. Circa 1760 1013482 10cm |
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| Rare Liverpool teapot, by Philip Christian & Co., the fluted body boldly painted with flower sprays beneath a broad collar of underglaze blue with gold highlights forming a âCracked Iceâ pattern, the lid with similar decoration around an angular knop, with an iron red starburst detail to the spout and ribbed handle. Unmarked, Circa 1770 1013442 22cm |
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| Lowestoft sparrow beak jug, painted in underglaze blue, iron red, and gold with a version of the Two Birds pattern, the interior with a small blue & red border. Original collection labels, unmarked, Circa 1775 Provenance: Wheeler Collection #68, exhibited Norwich Museum. This collection is still regarded as the best representation of Lowestoft in public view. An identical example is illustrated in 'Lowestoft Porcelains' by Geoffrey Godden page 119. 1013329 9cm |
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| Chelsea plate with moulded scroll & feather rim, well painted to the center with life size botanical specimens, in the Hans Sloane manner, with a large leafed central specimen having yellow flowers and a red fruit, a branch of pomegranate to one side, and a lively ladybug making its way across the scene. Small red anchor mark to the base, Circa 1760 1013312 22cm |
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| Rare Bow figure of Harlequin playing the bagpipes, modelled after a Meissen original by Kaendler, shown seated on a tree stump with scattered flowers, wearing a brightly striped top and fancy pants with playing cards to one leg, flowers to the other, a set of pink pipes beneath one arm and a trumpet shaped pink hat tied to his head by a black bow, his shoe buckles shaped as butterflies. Circa 1765 ref. Bradshaw - Bow porcelain figures - p115 for Arlecchino & his companion Columbina, without the playing cards, also Chilton - Harlequin Unmasked - p275 for a similar Bow figure, where it mentions 20 pairs are known, and that the source for the Bow examples is thought to be Chelsea. The Meissen original can be seen on p303 of Harlequin Unmasked 1013324 12cm |
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| Lowestoft teabowl, painted in blue with a pagoda pattern, with a large building flanked by rocky outcrops, a small house to one side, a man crossing a bridge to the other, the reverse with a sailboat and flocks of birds. Circa 1770 1013265 7.5x4.5cm |
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| Superb Worcester teapot, painted in enamels with a large Chinese scene to either side, one with a sugar cane seller selling to a father with wife & child to his side, the other with a lady conversing with a figure inside a window, the ground with ornate scrolled gold foliage and reserves of landscapes and black & red flowers, the knop shaped as a flower. Unmarked, Circa 1770 This is a variation on the Mandarin patterns, copied direct from Chinese Export originals. Compares well to Zorensky collection #175 1013252 18cm |
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| Rare Chamberlains Worcester shell form sweetmeat, modelled as three scollop shells supported by a cluster of smaller lifelike shells and coral, a vertical shell and coral cluster to the center acting as a handle. Unmarked, circa 1795 1013122 16cm wide, 11cm high |
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Pair of Flight & Barr Worcester jardinieres, the straight-sided conical forms with yellow ground, with wide band of superbly painted flowers on a black ground to the rim, with gilt line borders and moulded handles to either side. |
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| Pair of rare Limbach candlesticks, after Meissen examples of the 1730's, the hexagonal forms taken from early 18th century silver shapes, painted with panels of kakiemon flowers on a bright yellow ground, the raised segment divisions with gilt scrollwork. Imitation Meissen Marcolini period marks, also various incised numbers Circa 1780 This mark is often mistaken for Meissen, and while the proprietor of Limbach, Gotthelf Greiner, justified his mark as the crossed L's of Limbach. In reality they are almost identical to Meissen's crossed swords and star of the Marcolini period, and were probably passed off as such. After complaints from Meissen, in 1787 he changed to his coat of arms, a clover leaf. 1013474 14cm high |
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| Chinese Export tea caddy of square form, originally painted in underglaze blue with a cell border and elegant panels of flowers in the pencilled method, re- decorated in Holland in colourful enamels in the Japanese Kakiemon manner, with panels of exotic birds perched in flowering peony plants, and panels of urns with flowering plants, within iron red & gilt scrolling foliage borders, the underglaze cell borders with red and gilt enhancements. Porcelain C. 1710, re-decorated in Holland C. 1720 The difference between Dutch and English decoration is subtle; however, this is more like Dutch examples in manner. It copies a Japanese kakiemon design, ref. Espir European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain p105 for a pair of vases with similar Dutch decoration C. 1700-20, and p98 for a bowl with birds & flowers that share the same techniques. 1013248 12cm high, 6cm wide |
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| Pearlware figure of a horn player, modelled standing with one hand on hip, the other holding the horn, a wide brim hat with feather & rosette, a tree trunk to the back and standing on a square plinth base. Unmarked, Circa 1800 24.5cm |
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1013403 10cm |
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Swansea pottery bowl, of elegant flower petal form, well painted to the center with a large specimen flower from Curtis, titled to the reverse in black script 'Great Flowered Portlandia'. |
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| Aubusson verdure (greenery) tapestry, of large size, with two large birds in a wooded landscape by a stream, a bridge in the distance leading to a chateau, a large parrot perched overhead, within brown and cream slips and a flower border. Circa 1690 1013543 235 x 285 cm |
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Staffordshire pottery mug, with angular moulded handle, well painted with large rose groups either side of an inscription reading:
