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500 Years of European Ceramics

7 – 8 July 2022 | starting at 14:00 BST

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Auction highlights

A Sèvres 'Coupe Réticulée', made for the Comte de Paris, circa 1845. Sold for £88,500 inc. premium

An important Sèvres Royal Presentation part tea and coffee service commemorating King George III's recovery from illness, circa 1789. Sold for £69,600 inc. premium

A rare Vezzi teapot and cover, circa 1725. Sold for £48,180 inc. premium

A Vincennes bleu-céleste ground ewer (broc 'Roussel') probably bought by Madame de Pompadour for Bellevue, dated 1754. Sold for £38,100 inc. premium

An extremely rare early Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1715-20. Sold for £34,320 inc. premium

A very rare Capodimonte group of a courting couple (Il Cortaggiamento), circa 1750. Sold for £19,125 inc. premium

A very rare Sèvres footed bowl (coupe à bouillon hémisphérique) and stand, circa 1804. Sold for £14,025 inc. premium

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234 lots available

1 —
An Italian incised slipware jug, probably Veneto, perhaps Paduan, circa 1500

£1,500 - £2,000

2 —
A Venetian maiolica wet drug jar, mid 16th century; together with an Italian maiolica wet drug jar, 20th century

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

8 —
An Urbino maiolica wet drug jar attributed to the Fontana workshop, circa 1565-70

Sold for £5,355 inc. premium

9 —
A pair of Italian maiolica albarelli, 1560s, perhaps Casteldurante or Deruta

Sold for £7,650 inc. premium

10^* —
A Turin, Rossetti factory, maiolica dish, third quarter 18th century

£700 - £900

11 —
A Castelli maiolica armorial small dish, first half 18th century

Sold for £637.50 inc. premium

12 —
Two small Castelli maiolica plates, first half 18th century

Sold for £637.50 inc. premium

13 —
A large Dutch Delftware charger, early 18th century

£500 - £700

14 —
A Dutch Delft plaque, circa 1740-60

Sold for £1,275 inc. premium

15 —
A Westerwald stoneware jug (Kugelbauchkrug) depicting King William III and his consort Mary, dated 1691

Withdrawn

Amended

£1,200 - £1,800

20 —
An extremely rare early Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1715-20

Sold for £34,320 inc. premium

21 —
Four Meissen teabowls and saucers, circa 1722-24

£6,000 - £8,000

22^* —
A rare Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1730

£4,000 - £6,000

23^* —
A rare early Meissen Dutch-decorated vase and cover, circa 1715-20, the decoration slightly later

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

24 —
A Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1723

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

25 —
A rare Meissen olio pot and cover, circa 1725-30

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

26 —
A rare early Meissen octagonal sugar box and cover, circa 1723

£4,000 - £6,000

27^* —
A rare Meissen armorial teabowl and saucer, circa 1726

£3,000 - £5,000

28 —
A very rare Meissen Imari dish, circa 1725-30

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

29 —
A Meissen plate, circa 1740

Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

30 —
A rare Meissen pipehead, circa 1730

£800 - £1,200

31 —
A Meissen part service, circa 1735-40

Sold for £6,375 inc. premium

32 —
A pair of Meissen lobed teabowls and saucers, circa 1730-35

£3,000 - £5,000

33 —
A Meissen plate, circa 1740-45

£2,000 - £3,000

34 —
A very rare pair of Meissen Imari sauceboats and oval stands, circa 1740

£10,000 - £15,000

35 —
A Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1723-24

£4,000 - £6,000

36 —
A Meissen plate from the Podewils service, circa 1741-42

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

36A —
A Meissen yellow-ground part tea service, circa 1735

Sold for £4,845 inc. premium

37 —
A Meissen large two-handled oval dish from the Swan Service, circa 1740

Sold for £82,200 inc. premium

38 —
A Meissen part coffee and tea service, circa 1740

Sold for £2,805 inc. premium

39 —
A Meissen circular dish, circa 1735-40

Sold for £637.50 inc. premium

40 —
Two Meissen large models of white lions, circa 1747-50

Sold for £22,950 inc. premium

41 —
A very rare Meissen ovoid jug, circa 1735

Sold for £5,100 inc. premium

42^* —
Six Meissen teabowls and saucers, a waste bowl and an associated shaped oval dish, circa 1735

Sold for £6,375 inc. premium

43 —
A Meissen oval basket, circa 1740

£1,500 - £2,000

44 —
A Meissen group of 'Spanish Lovers', circa 1745-50

Sold for £33,060 inc. premium

45 —
A rare cased set of Meissen Hausmaler double-handled beakers and saucers, circa 1740-50

Sold for £4,462.50 inc. premium

46 —
A Meissen Kakiemon shaped dish, circa 1735

Sold for £765 inc. premium

47 —
Two Meissen small bowls, mid 18th century

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

48 —
A Meissen circular tureen and cover, circa 1730

£3,000 - £5,000

49 —
A large Meissen bowl, circa 1735

£2,000 - £3,000

50 —
Two large Meissen ornithological dishes, mid 18th century

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

51 —
A rare Meissen model of a Kingfisher, circa 1740

Sold for £6,120 inc. premium

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27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
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500 Years of European Ceramics

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — An Italian incised slipware jug, probably Veneto, perhaps Paduan, circa 1500

2 — A Venetian maiolica wet drug jar, mid 16th century; together with an Italian maiolica wet drug jar, 20th century

3 — An early Deruta maiolica hand warmer, circa 1460-80

4 — A pair of Venetian maiolica berretino-ground albarelli, late 16th century

5 — A Venice maiolica oval drug jar, third quarter 16th century

6* — A pair of Montelupo maiolica two-handled jars, end of 16th century

7* — A Pesaro maiolica istoriato tazza, circa 1540

8 — An Urbino maiolica wet drug jar attributed to the Fontana workshop, circa 1565-70

9 — A pair of Italian maiolica albarelli, 1560s, perhaps Casteldurante or Deruta

10* — A Turin, Rossetti factory, maiolica dish, third quarter 18th century

11 — A Castelli maiolica armorial small dish, first half 18th century

12 — Two small Castelli maiolica plates, first half 18th century

13 — A large Dutch Delftware charger, early 18th century

14 — A Dutch Delft plaque, circa 1740-60

15 — A Westerwald stoneware jug (Kugelbauchkrug) depicting King William III and his consort Mary, dated 1691

20 — An extremely rare early Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1715-20

21 — Four Meissen teabowls and saucers, circa 1722-24

22* — A rare Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1730

23* — A rare early Meissen Dutch-decorated vase and cover, circa 1715-20, the decoration slightly later

24 — A Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1723

25 — A rare Meissen olio pot and cover, circa 1725-30

26 — A rare early Meissen octagonal sugar box and cover, circa 1723

27* — A rare Meissen armorial teabowl and saucer, circa 1726

28 — A very rare Meissen Imari dish, circa 1725-30

29 — A Meissen plate, circa 1740

30 — A rare Meissen pipehead, circa 1730

31 — A Meissen part service, circa 1735-40

32 — A pair of Meissen lobed teabowls and saucers, circa 1730-35

33 — A Meissen plate, circa 1740-45

34 — A very rare pair of Meissen Imari sauceboats and oval stands, circa 1740

35 — A Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1723-24

36 — A Meissen plate from the Podewils service, circa 1741-42

36A — A Meissen yellow-ground part tea service, circa 1735

37 — A Meissen large two-handled oval dish from the Swan Service, circa 1740

38 — A Meissen part coffee and tea service, circa 1740

39 — A Meissen circular dish, circa 1735-40

40 — Two Meissen large models of white lions, circa 1747-50

41 — A very rare Meissen ovoid jug, circa 1735

42* — Six Meissen teabowls and saucers, a waste bowl and an associated shaped oval dish, circa 1735

43 — A Meissen oval basket, circa 1740

44 — A Meissen group of 'Spanish Lovers', circa 1745-50

45 — A rare cased set of Meissen Hausmaler double-handled beakers and saucers, circa 1740-50

46 — A Meissen Kakiemon shaped dish, circa 1735

47 — Two Meissen small bowls, mid 18th century

48 — A Meissen circular tureen and cover, circa 1730

49 — A large Meissen bowl, circa 1735

50 — Two large Meissen ornithological dishes, mid 18th century

51 — A rare Meissen model of a Kingfisher, circa 1740

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1 —
An Italian incised slipware jug, probably Veneto, perhaps Paduan, circa 1500

2 —
A Venetian maiolica wet drug jar, mid 16th century; together with an Italian maiolica wet drug jar, 20th century

3 —
An early Deruta maiolica hand warmer, circa 1460-80

4 —
A pair of Venetian maiolica berretino-ground albarelli, late 16th century

5 —
A Venice maiolica oval drug jar, third quarter 16th century

6^* —
A pair of Montelupo maiolica two-handled jars, end of 16th century

7^* —
A Pesaro maiolica istoriato tazza, circa 1540

8 —
An Urbino maiolica wet drug jar attributed to the Fontana workshop, circa 1565-70

9 —
A pair of Italian maiolica albarelli, 1560s, perhaps Casteldurante or Deruta

10^* —
A Turin, Rossetti factory, maiolica dish, third quarter 18th century

11 —
A Castelli maiolica armorial small dish, first half 18th century

12 —
Two small Castelli maiolica plates, first half 18th century

13 —
A large Dutch Delftware charger, early 18th century

14 —
A Dutch Delft plaque, circa 1740-60

15 —
A Westerwald stoneware jug (Kugelbauchkrug) depicting King William III and his consort Mary, dated 1691

20 —
An extremely rare early Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1715-20

21 —
Four Meissen teabowls and saucers, circa 1722-24

22^* —
A rare Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1730

23^* —
A rare early Meissen Dutch-decorated vase and cover, circa 1715-20, the decoration slightly later

24 —
A Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1723

25 —
A rare Meissen olio pot and cover, circa 1725-30

26 —
A rare early Meissen octagonal sugar box and cover, circa 1723

27^* —
A rare Meissen armorial teabowl and saucer, circa 1726

28 —
A very rare Meissen Imari dish, circa 1725-30

29 —
A Meissen plate, circa 1740

30 —
A rare Meissen pipehead, circa 1730

31 —
A Meissen part service, circa 1735-40

32 —
A pair of Meissen lobed teabowls and saucers, circa 1730-35

33 —
A Meissen plate, circa 1740-45

34 —
A very rare pair of Meissen Imari sauceboats and oval stands, circa 1740

35 —
A Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1723-24

36 —
A Meissen plate from the Podewils service, circa 1741-42

36A —
A Meissen yellow-ground part tea service, circa 1735

37 —
A Meissen large two-handled oval dish from the Swan Service, circa 1740

38 —
A Meissen part coffee and tea service, circa 1740

39 —
A Meissen circular dish, circa 1735-40

40 —
Two Meissen large models of white lions, circa 1747-50

41 —
A very rare Meissen ovoid jug, circa 1735

42^* —
Six Meissen teabowls and saucers, a waste bowl and an associated shaped oval dish, circa 1735

43 —
A Meissen oval basket, circa 1740

44 —
A Meissen group of 'Spanish Lovers', circa 1745-50

45 —
A rare cased set of Meissen Hausmaler double-handled beakers and saucers, circa 1740-50

46 —
A Meissen Kakiemon shaped dish, circa 1735

47 —
Two Meissen small bowls, mid 18th century

48 —
A Meissen circular tureen and cover, circa 1730

49 —
A large Meissen bowl, circa 1735

50 —
Two large Meissen ornithological dishes, mid 18th century

51 —
A rare Meissen model of a Kingfisher, circa 1740