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Other Items

James Kent, Ltd., Lonston, England,
"Crimson Glory" 4071

Below picture shows accurate shape of rare 10" plate. Beautiful color, rich detail. Unusual and lovely piece of James Kent.
Price: $125.00

Wedgwood
Decorative Platter

Nice condition, hand-painted detail on rose, intact gold trim. Light browning in center.

Price: $55.00

Wedgwood Plate

Beautiful 9" plate from England, with wonderful color and detail. Some wear and scratches from use (note closeup of bird--detail not very sharp), but overall quite eye-catching. Other than use-wear, plate has no hairlines, cracks, crazing, or other problems.

Marked on back with Wedgwood and England, along with number 17655 10 (production or year code?). I'm still trying to discover the pattern name. If you know, let me know! (Is this "Passionbird?")

[Price: Make me an offer!]

English Staffordshire:
Royal Stafford Bone China Creamer
White with Gold Trim, Viola Design

A fine piece of very translucent bone china from Royal Stafford, in the form of a delicate small creamer with gold trim and a viola (violet) design.

The creamer measures 2.75 inches high at the tip and almost 5 inches long from spout to handle; it is 2.75 inches wide at the center. It is in very good condition, with thoroughly intact gold trim, rich design, and no chips, cracks, flakes, hairlines, or crazing.

This piece is stamped in gold on the base (under glaze) with a crown logo and (slightly worn) "Royal Stafford / Bone China / Made in England" along with hand-written designer marks and a faint green "H". Price: $15.00.

English Staffordshire
Tea Cup and Saucer
Fine Bone China,
" Flower Basket"

A lovely teacup and saucer from Staffordshire, England, in a charming pattern called "Flower Basket," with red (mauve) and yellow flowers twining around the cup and saucer and in a basket (pattern 98021 at replacements.com).

The see-through cup with an elegant handle and the decorated saucer are in excellent condition. The cup measures 3 inches high and 3.25 inches across the rim. The saucer measures 5-5/8 inches wide.

Both pieces are stamped on the base (in green, under glaze) with: "Fine Bone China / ENGLAND / Staffordshire / Flower Basket." Price: $19.00.

Adams Azalea Bowl

Price: $20.00

Ridgways, England:
ELITE Gravy Boat
Royal Semi Porcelain, Gold Trim

A very lovely gravy boat from Ridgway (England), in an elegant white semi-porcelain form, trimmed in gold and a light yellow band.

This gravy boat is in very good condition for its age. It measures a little over 8 inches from tip to handle end. The lovely yellow band with small floral decorations is very intact, with very light wear.

The bottom of this piece is marked "Elite / 4985. / Ridgways England / Royal Semi Porcelain" with a hand-written red "A".

Price: $25

Grindley "Creampetal" English Staffordshire

This 9-inch decorative plate from Grindley (Burslem, Staffordshire) features a transfer deisgn of "Makedonissa" (or Miss Macedon), written at the bottom in both English and Greek characters.

The plate is in beautiful condition, with no wear to the pictures on the woman. The red rim shows sligh wear from utensil use, but the gold chi-pattern and the gold edge are in terrific shape. The only other imperfections are under the glaze (and stilt marks on the back).

Mark reads:

CREAMPETAL
GRINDLEY
ENGLAND

with the ship and crown logo, which should date from the 1940s. Price: $15.00

Clarice Cliff
for Royal Staffordshire
"Dimity" Dinner Plate

A wonderful dinner plate designed by Clarice Cliff for Royal Staffordshire. The pattern is called "Dimity" (no trim, pattern 86547 at replacements.com).

This plate measures 9-7/8 inches wide across the swirled rim. It is in very good condition and little wear to the gorgeously colored flowers. There are no chips, cracks, or flakes, and only medium utensil wear (visible in the center when held at an angle in the light).

This plate is marked on the base with a gold stamp that reads: "Dimity / Royal Staffordshire / Ceramics by Clarice Cliff / Made in England." Price: $25

W.R. Midwinter, Ltd., Burslem, England:
“Rockwood”
Creamer, Sugar Bowl, Cup, Two Saucers

A very lovely creamer, sugar bowl, two cups, and two saucers from W. R. Midwinter, Ltd. (part of the Wedgwood Group), decorated with golden-brown floral swags and bands on a green background, with gold trim.

This auction is for six pieces:

Creamer, which measures 3-5/8 inches at the spout, 4.5 inches from tip to handle end;
Sugar bowl, 2-6/8 inches high and 4-3/8 inches wide across the rim;
Two Cups, 2-7/8 inches high and 3-4/8 inches wide at the rim;
Two saucers, 5-4/8 inches wide.

There are no chips, cracks, flakes, or hairlines on any of the pieces. There is light crazing, particularly on the interior of the sugar bowl and very light utensil marks on the saucers. Overall, they are in very good condition for such vintage pieces.

The marks are a combination of incised underglazed stamps (cup), magenta Midwinter stamps (saucers and creamer), and a complete pattern mark (on the sugar bowl, along with the magenta Midwinter stamp).

Price: $35.

Crown Sterling
Two Tidbit Bowls
"Buckingham Asters" with Gold Trim

Two lovely fine bone china bowls from Crown Sterling, in a richly colored red and orange pattern called Buckingham Asters. From the shape, I believe these were intended to be used as either tidbit bowls or sugar bowls.

These bowls measure 4 inches wide across the rim and 2 inches high. They are in excellent condition, with very rich coloration and intact gold trim around the top rim. There are no chips, cracks, flakes, or other flaws that I can find.

These pieces are marked on the base with a black stamp that reads: "Crown Sterling / England / Fine Bone China / Buckingham Asters." Price: $15.