Catalogue and condition report for 23rd October 2024

Estimates do not include the buyer's premium of 17.5%, realised prices (where shown) do include this premium. No VAT applies.

	Lot	Description & Condition	Estimate (£)	Price (£)
	A	Book - Lowestoft Porcelain by GA Godden, 1969 HB	5-10	5.88
	B	Book - Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum Volume 1 Blue & White by S Smith, 1975 PB	5-10	5.88
	C	Book - Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum Volume 2 Polychrome by S Smith, 1985 PB	5-10	4.70
	D	Book - Lowestoft China by WWR Spelman, 1905, 194/500 HB	30-40	32.90
	E	Book - Reproduction of Lowestoft China by WWR Spelman, printed by Nabu Public Domain Reprints. PB	10-15	Not sold
	F	Catalogues - 13 catalogues of Lowestoft Porcelain auctions by RH Sprake, Sally Rivett & Zoe Sprake, 2010-2019	5-10	5.88
	1	Blue & white coffee cup & saucer, pagodas on river island pattern, brown rim Small hairline crack to saucer	120-140	164.50
	2	Blue & white teabowl & saucer painted with fence and floral sprays, exhibited at Farleigh House 2005 Saucer has minute chip	100-120	117.50
	3	Large teabowl & saucer, green Redgrave pattern, ex R. Jellicoe Hairline crack to saucer	80-100	Not sold
	4	Large 15cm bell shaped blue & white mug painted with a figure in a fenced garden, dm 5 Restored	300-350	Not sold
	5	Scallop shell dish painted with large flower, width 13.5cm, crossed swords to base Small rim chips & hairline crack, a body crack, small piece reglued & restoration to footrim	180-220	199.75
	6	Small blue & white teapot & cover, 12cm, printed figures on bridge in a garden, ex Winifred Dibben collection Chip to cover	150-200	Not sold
	7	Blue & white mug, 11cm, printed with figure on a stone bridge with buildings & trees 2 faint cracks from rim	280-360	317.25
	8	Blue & white pickle leaf dish painted with vines	80-120	88.13
	9	Blue & white sparrowbeak jug painted with trailing flower spray, dm 17 Hairline crack from rim, 2 chips to base	80-120	88.13
	10	Bell shaped blue & white mug 12cm, painted with pagoda & landscape 2 hairline cracks, 1 long forked crack	150-200	164.50
	11	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, blackbird pattern Teabowl has hairline crack across base and a small chip to footring. Saucer has a hairline crack	80-120	Not sold
	12	Polychrome coffee cup, blackbird pattern Some nibbling to rim, small hairline crack	80-120	99.88
	13	Blue & white transfer printed Willow Pattern sparrowbeak jug, brown enamelled rim Tip of beak rubbed, firing crack to base of handle	50-70	56.40
	14	Blue & white teabowl & saucer and another teabowl, peony & rocks	120-140	223.25
	15	Blue & white saucer, Robert Browne pattern, crescent mark	80-100	141
	16	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, tulip painter style decoration Glazed stress cracks to handle, tip of beak slightly rubbed	120-140	Not sold
	17	Small 8cm feeding cup painted in blue & white with floral sprays & moths, dm 5 Stress cracks to edge of cover and base of handle, 2 other cracks, some staining	140-160	235
	18	Mandarin green window pattern teabowl & saucer Small rim chip to saucer	80-120	117.50
	19	9cm miniature saucer decorated with 3 flower print Small stained area	80-100	Not sold
	20	Hughes moulded blue & white teabowl Hairline crack	60-80	88.13
	21	Hughes moulded coffee cup Restored crack	60-80	60
	22	Blue & white rib moulded coffee cup printed with flower sprays	80-120	129.25
	23	Polychrome dolphin ewer, floral sprays Hairline crack by handle, chips to rim (one chip glazed over), kiln blemish	120-140	Not sold
	24	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, cornucopia decoration Stress crack by beak	120-160	129.25
	25	Blue & white barrel shaped teapot and cover, boy on a bridge pattern, decorator's mark 5, sold by RH Sprake. November 2012 Stress crack above handle, horizontal crack above spout, restoration to tip of spout	350-450	434.75
	26	Polychrome coffee cup & saucer, rose pattern	120-140	199.75
	27	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, flower sprays Piece broken and reglued with associated crack, stress crack to handle	60-80	64.63
	28	Saucer, dollshouse fern pattern, lattice scroll & flower border	60-70	76.38
	29	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, Thomas Rose pattern	100-120	111.63
	30	Teabowl & saucer, Mandarin yellow window pattern	80-100	88.13
	31	Polychrome saucer, rose pattern	40-60	70.50
	32	Blue & white teabowl & saucer, uncommon print with pagoda, catkin tree & man fishing. See illustration 404, S. Goss British Blue & White Porcelain saucers	180-220	235
	33	Sparrowbeak jug, transfer printed man on bridge pattern	200-240	223.25
	34	Blue & white teabowl & saucer, island & long fence pattern Hairline crack to teabowl	80-100	Not sold
	35	Polychrome 16cm teapot & cover, Mandarin green window pattern with ribbon border Chip to cover, knop restored, crack round base of pot	180-220	Not sold
	36	Blue & white shouldered tea caddy, flower print, crescent mark	120-140	141
	37	Blue & white23cm plate, painted with tree in a fenced garden Minor chipping to edge	350-400	Not sold
	38	Polychrome 15cm bowl, green Redgrave pattern Small rim chip, slight nibbling	60-80	Not sold
	39	Polychrome 14cm teapot & cover, Mandarin pattern with 3 standing figures, sold in this saleroom October 2020	300-350	340.75
	40	Ribbed blue & white coffee pot & cover painted with Meissen-style flowers & leaves, with pear shaped body & domed cover, crossed swords mark, see Godden's Illustrated Guide 1969 plate 114 Crack from rim and around base of pot. Knop missing from cover	80-120	141
	41	15cm teapot & cover, clobbered pattern Pot has 2 cracks from rim and rim chip	50-70	64.63
	42	15cm blue & white mug, chrysanthemum spray print Long crack with staining, rim chip	40-60	44.65
	43	Blue & white teabowl & saucer, Robert Browne pattern 3 hairline cracks to bowl	80-100	88.13
	44	Blue & white saucer, fence & peony pattern Stained crack	40-60	40
	45	Blue & white saucer, printed zig zag fence pattern , crescent mark	40-60	40
	46	Small blue & white teabowl & saucer, printed zig zag fence pattern, crescent mark, sold in this saleroom 2016	80-120	85
	47	Blue & white saucer, Mansfield pattern, crescent mark	40-60	40
	48	Small blue & white teapot & cover, printed 3 flower pattern, closed flower knop, crescent mark Crack curved round top of handle	200-250	Not sold
	49	14cm blue & white mug, printed pagoda pattern Chipped at bottom of handle	50-70	56.40
	50	20cm saucer dish painted with floral sprigs in blue, green & iron red, monogrammed MR	800-1000	Not sold
	51	Late fluted teabowl & saucer with central cornflower, blue rim & twined border with turquoise, dots and feathery leaves Bowl has factory flaw with associated small stain and body crack	90-120	Not sold
	52	Teabowl & saucer, green Redgrave pattern, ex Wheeler collection	120-140	Not sold
	53	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, cornflower pattern Small stained body crack	80-100	88.13
	54	Fluted Teabowl & saucer, flower sprig design, blue dot & feather border, green rim	100-120	152.75
	55	Teabowl & saucer painted with pencil & gilt floral sprigs, ex Wheeler collection Small chip to saucer	140-160	176.25
	56	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, plus fluted ogee shaped teabowl, cornflower pattern, sold in this saleroom April 2018	160-180	223.25
	57	11cm bowl, two bird pattern	50-70	Not sold
	58	Fluted Teabowl & saucer, flower sprig design, blue dot & feather border, green rim Minor chipping to rim	100-120	Not sold
	59	Polychrome fluted teabowl, cornflower sprigs, feather & dotted line border Nibbling to rim	40-60	49.35
	60	2 saucers, dollshouse and dollshouse fern pattern	100-120	Not sold
	61	23cm blue & white bowl, Argument pattern Restored cracks	50-70	76.38
	62	Blue & white 12 cm bowl, Robert Browne pattern Small rim chip	180-220	199.75
	63	Pickle leaf dish Forked crack	60-80	60
	64	Blue & white teabowl, Mansfield pattern Small chip	60-80	Not sold
	65	13cm blue & white bowl, peony & root pattern	120-140	Not sold
	66	22.5cm plate, woman with parasol pattern Rim chips	600-800	Not sold
	67	Polychrome dolphin ewer painted with floral sprays Restored handle	30-40	32.90
	68	Small blue & white sauceboat 10.cm with angular handle, painted with Chinese island scenes Large chip with associated crack, slight rubbing to lip	40-60	44.65
	69	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, Mandarin green window pattern	80-100	141
	70	Moulded blue & white sauceboat, 16cm, decorated with rose print in moulded cartouches, internal rose print and painted borders	140-160	Not sold
	71	Blue & white moulded helmet ewer, floral decoration inside & out	140-160	152.75
	72	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug painted with Chinese figures by a large tree & church Tip of beak rubbed, tiny stress crack one side of beak	250-300	587.50
	73	Moulded blue & white sauceboat, 21cm, decorated with rose print in moulded cartouches, internal rose print and painted borders I minute chip	50-70	56.40
	74	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, rose pattern Minute rim chip to teabowl	80-120	111.63
	75	Polychrome teabowl, green Redgrave pattern 2 small hairline cracks, 2 tiny chips	40-50	Not sold
	76	Polychrome teabowl, blackbird pattern I crack, I tiny rim chip	30-40	Not sold
	77	Fluted teabowl & saucer, flower sprigs, fetcher & dotted line border Hairline crack to saucer	80-120	88.13
	78	Blue & white dolphin ewer painted with flower sprigs Crack to top of handle, slight nibbling to edge	50-70	Not sold
	79	Teabowl, two bird pattern Hairline crack, tiny chip	30-40	Not sold
	80	23.5cm oval, scalloped, pierced blue & white chestnut basket with twisted handles and applied flowers and leaves, pinecone print, crescent mark 2 small stress cracks to a handle, small chip to a petal	300-350	Not sold
	81	Small pickle leaf dish painted with grapes & vine 1 tiny chip	300-320	300
	82	Blue & white butter boat 7.3cm with angular handle, painted with river island scene	300-320	329
	83	Blue & white sparrowbeak jug painted with pagoda & cottages in a river island scene Restored area of rim by beak	220-260	Not sold
	84	14cm oval blue & white butter tub & cover with applied flowers & leaves, twig handles, printed floral pattern I chipped petal, some staining under base	850-950	Not sold
	85	Small 19cm polychrome plate, 2 bird pattern with scroll border	1100-1200	1000
	86	Polychrome teapot & cover 14cm, unusual floral pattern with blue wavy line	380-420	Not sold
	87	Polychrome 8.5cm mug, inscribed MARY WARNES 1792 within a puce cartouche, painted with flower sprays Broken & reglued	600-800	658
	88	Unusual large pickle leaf dish, vine decoration, husk & berry border	250-300	270.25
	89	Small 11cm polychrome vase, cornucopia & flower spray in cartouche	500-600	587.50
	90	Very rare, undecorated female lute or mandolin player 18cm, dressed in skirt & jacket with flowers at her throat, with bent left knee, standing on a 4-footed base with applied leaves & flowers Lute missing. Left arm and head reglued. 2 petals & tip of left shoe chipped	1100-1200	1880
	91	Large pencil & gilt jug with strainer lip & cover and a scroll handle, painted with fine floral sprays	2200-2600	2878.75
	92	Large 10.5cm patty pan painted with flower in the base, dm 6	250-300	293.75
	93	Blue & white vase with cover, painted with tree, fence & flowers with loop & dot border, 16cm Restored chip to cover	1850-2200	2643.75
	94	Small circular pierced blue & white basket with applied flowers, printed rose and painted border, 12cm	850-1000	1034
	95	Small 12.5cm moulded cream boat, two porter pattern, flower sprays & insects Stress crack at lip, nibbling to lip	320-360	Not sold
	96	Small 7.5cm patty pan painted with moth in the base	170-200	211.50
	97	Small 7cm mug, inscribed A Trifle from LOWESTOFT within a puce cartouche, painted with cornflower sprigs, with scroll handle & blue line border Filled chip with associated hairline crack	1850-2200	2820
	98	Rare armorial saucer, Townsend of Honingham, Norfolk painted with gold stag & border with pencil & gilt sprigs Stained crack, stained spot	300-400	Not sold
	99	Extremely rare blue & white beaker, 10.5cm high, tapering from 11-8cm diam, inscribed ONLEY HARVEY 1798 within a leafy swagged cartouche, painted with floral sprigs on the reverse, with an internal border alternating panels of scrolls and hatched zig-zags. Ex Pinewood collection, ECC exhibition 2009, ex Woodthorpe Browne collection Cracked in two pieces and repaired, chip under rim of base	2500-2800	Not sold
	100	Extremely rare polychrome coffee pot & cover, 23cm, painted with 2 Chinese figures in a garden, with a stag & doe, the reverse painted with 2 more figures carrying tea trays, c1780-85. Exhibited by S.Spero 1998, ex Woodthorpe Browne collection Hairline crack, repaired chip & 2 more minute chips underneath rim of cover	4500-5000	4465

Conditions of Sale

1. The Purchaser will be the highest bidder. If an event occurs (dispute) between two or more bidders as to which is the Purchaser, the Auctioneer shall either declare the Purchaser, or at her option, immediately re-offer the disputed Lot for sale. The auctioneer reserves the right to refuse bidding at any time, and to determine the amount to be increased with each bidding.
2. The Vendors reserve the right to place a reserve on any Lot or Lots.
3. The Purchaser will be required to give their name and address in writing and pay the whole purchase money at the close of the sale. Names and addresses will be used only in a mailing list for Lowestoft Porcelain Auctions and for no other purpose.
4. Each Lot shall be expressly at the risk of the Purchaser at the fall of the hammer.
5. No Lots can be removed from the sale premises until paid for.
6. Credit or debit card payment can be taken on the night of the sale. Cheques are accepted by prior arrangement with Zoë, otherwise payments should be by cash or by BACS to: Mrs Zoe Sprake: sort code 77-66-13: account no. 17663360: ref *your own name*
7. All descriptions and statements contained in this catalogue as to any Lot are made without responsibility on the part of the Promoters, Auctioneer or the Vendors. No such statement or description as to any Lot is to be relied on as a statement or representation of fact. Any Purchaser must satisfy himself/herself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in this catalogue. The Vendors and the Promoters or the Auctioneer do not make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to any Lot contained in this catalogue.
8. VAT does not apply.
9. All purchases are subject to a Buyer’s premium of 17.5% of the hammer price.