Catalogue and condition report for 21st Oct 2026

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	Catalogue of Lowestoft China Bicentenary Exhibition 1957 Pamphlet, Lowestoft Porcelain (Lowestoft museum at Broad House) John Howell, 5 Sprake catalogues (7)	10-20	5.88
	B	The Illustrated Guide to Lowestoft Porcelain by G Godden, 1969 hardback	5-10	5.88
	C	Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum Volume 1, Blue & White by S Smith 1975 paperback	10-20	Not sold
	D	Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum Volume 2, Polychrome by S Smith 1985 paperback	10-20	Not sold
	E	English Porcelain Circle Transactions 1931, English Ceramic Circle Transactions 1951, English Ceramic Circle Transactions 1970, English Ceramic Circle Transactions 1975 (4)	10-20	29.38
	F	List of inscribed Lowestoft porcelain on 15 sheets A3 paper, George J Levine, Brundall, Norfolk	5-10	5.88
	1	Pencil & gilt teabowl, flower spray in cornucopia & sprigs Minute rim chip	40-60	44.65
	2	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, Curtis pattern with flower spray in dish Central flower in saucer rubbed	40-60	70.50
	3	11cm bowl, two bird pattern	30-40	Not sold
	4	Late fluted teabowl & saucer with central cornflower, blue rim & twined border with turquoise, dots and feathery leaves and fluted Teabowl & saucer, flower sprig design, blue dot & feather border, green rim (2 pairs) First bowl has factory flaw with associated small stain and body crack. Second bowl has small rim chips	80-100	Not sold
	5	Polychrome coffee cup, rose spray with cornucopia, double line with circles & sprigs border Tiny stress crack above handle	80-100	82.25
	6	Polychrome coffee cup decorated with a flower spray & sprigs Hairline crack	60-70	Not sold
	7	Blue & white bowl, 9.5cm, with pagoda & cottage, unusual border with lines & loops Hairline crack, factory flaw to body with some staining & nibbling to rim	40-50	Not sold
	8	Polychrome coffee cup, Mandarin pattern, woman & child & a man holding bird Hairline crack	180-200	Not sold
	9	Coffee cup, monochrome pink spray & sprigs	180-200	Not sold
	10	Teabowl & saucer, dollshouse pattern	80-100	88.13
	11	Blue & white coffee cup, root & peony spray Slight spotting on rim & minute chip	80-100	Not sold
	12	Polychrome coffee cup, mandarin pattern, garden scene with figures & arabesques Handle broken and repaired with associated small rim chip, another chip & a hairline crack	80-100	Not sold
	13	Blue & white cylindrical mug, 11.5cm, printed pattern with pagodas & tall tree with gardens, bridge & river scenery. Exhibited Ipswich 1957 Hairline crack	200-240	223.25
	14	Polychrome coffee cup painted with petunias in a spray & floral sprigs	120-140	129.25
	15	Polychrome coffee cup, mandarin pattern with two figures	140-160	152.75
	16	Blue & white miniature sucrier base, river island scenes	140-160	152.75
	17	Blue & white coffee cup, Mansfield pattern Hairline crack	70-80	Not sold
	18	Blue & white coffee pot with ear shaped handle & domed cover with applied leaves & flower knop, Mansfield pattern, 24cm Tip of spout restored, rim chip restored	260-280	293.75
	19	Polychrome coffee cup painted with a flower spray, Tulip painter style	100-120	Not sold
	20	Polychrome coffee cup, flower spray & sprigs, Tulip painter Small rim chips, faint hairline crack	90-110	105.75
	21	Polychrome coffee cup, mandarin pattern with two figures see catalogue	80-100	Not sold
	22	Fine rare blue & white cream boat, 15cm, finely decorated with moulded flowers & leaves and painted flowers. Flat base, dm 3 Hairline crack	600-700	Not sold
	23	Polychrome teapot & cover, floral decoration with iron red looped cartouches, green border, 14cm Small chip to tip of spout	110-120	176.25
	24	Polychrome teapot & cover painted by the Tulip Painter with tulip & floral sprays, 14cm Discolouration to spout	350-450	564
	25	Polychrome rectangular shouldered tea caddy painted with flower sprays & sprigs c1770-80, with a silver cover London 1773, maker's mark RP, ex Flowerday collection	300-400	340.75
	26	Polychrome teabow & saucer, rose spray in cartouche, wavy line & flower sprig border	100-120	164.50
	27	Polychrome sucrier & cover, flower spray & sprigs, double line & loop border, cover with applied leaves & flower knop, 12cm Small chip to rim of base, small chip inside rim of base	200-250	223.25
	28	Blue & white teapot with crescent mark & a Worcester cover with flower knop, printed zig zag fence pattern Chip to cover	80-120	111.63
	29	Early polychrome sparrowbeak jug, flower spray & sprigs I hairline crack from rim, stained chipping at base, top edge border rubbed	150-170	164.50
	30	Polychrome coffee cup, floral sprays I crack from rim with associated filled chip	50-70	58.75
	31	Polychrome dolphin ewer, moulded & painted with flower sprigs Sprung handle, small rim chips	100-120	Not sold
	32	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, rose pattern with swag & lattice border Restoration to beak	80-100	94
	33	Polychrome milk jug & cover with flower knop 15cm, flower spray & sprigs Knop broken & reglued	240-260	270.25
	34	Blue & white moulded sauceboat, 2 porter pattern, 11.5cm	160-180	176.25
	35	Miniature blue & white teabowl & saucer, painted river island scene, dm 6 2 small rim chips, filled, to bowl. Tiny firing crack to rim of saucer	100-120	270.25
	36	Miniature blue & white coffee cup, river island scene with boat, buildings & tree 1 hairline crack	120-140	188
	37	Blue & white butter boat with angular handle	100-120	258.50
	38	Miniature blue & white teabowl & saucer, printed three flower pattern	100-120	282
	39	Hughes moulded teabowl, painted flowers in cartouches	80-100	88.13
	40	Polychrome coffee cup, Jodrell pattern	140-160	376
	41	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, blackbird pattern Small hairline crack	200-240	223.25
	42	Teabowl & saucer, two bird pattern Tiny chip to a stilt mark	60-80	70.50
	43	Octagonal tea caddy, moulded with cartouches painted with Chinese scenes 1 body crack, stained spots	80-100	141
	44	Teabowl & saucer, pencil & gilt decoration Crack & associated chip to teabowl to rim, another to base	60-80	129.25
	45	14.5cm blue & white mug, printed sunflower & moths Restored chip, small factory flaw to rim above handle	200-250	223.25
	46	Blue & white coffee cup & saucer, pagoda & fence pattern Cup has crack with associated small chip & another rim chip, small stain from factory flaw. Saucer has rim chip & small crack under base	200-250	Not sold
	47	Polychrome coffee cup, rose pattern 2 hairline cracks	30-40	29.38
	48	Polychrome dolphin ewer, moulded & painted with flower spray & sprigs Small factory flaw to lip	150-170	132
	49	Teabowl & saucer, Mandarin green window pattern	300-350	Not sold
	50	Teabowl & saucer, Mandarin pattern with 3 figures Chip to footrim & faint star crack to base of teabowl	300-350	376
	51	Shallow blue & white dish with scalloped edge, pine cone print 20.5cm, crescent mark Hairline crack	280-300	Not sold
	52	Pickle leaf dish painted with grape vine	280-300	329
	53	Blue & white ewer, 3 flower print, 15cm	380-400	446.50
	54	Polychrome coffee cup & saucer, rose spray & floral sprigs Rubbing to centre of saucer	220-250	246.75
	55	Fine rare blue & white shallow saucer painted with a seated lady holding a parasol in a garden, with another figure carrying a cup, dm8, 13cm. Ex Howell collection	800-1000	1180.88
	56	Blue & white plate painted with a flowering tree in a fenced garden Minor chipping to rim	280-360	Not sold
	57	Blue & white patty pan, 11cm floral painting with internal moth	100-120	270.25
	58	Blue & white 15.7cm bowl, long fence pattern Rim chip	50-70	Not sold
	59	Blue & white sparrowbeak jug, pagoda & cottage in a garden scene Some staining at rim & base	80-100	188
	60	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, rose spray in dish & floral sprigs, lattice border Tip of handle missing, glazed over (factory flaw), tiny rim chip	80-100	88.13
	61	Polychrome bowl 15cm, flower spray with covered dish in iron red cartouches 3 hairline body cracks	60-80	Not sold
	62	Polychrome baluster shaped vase painted with flower spray & sprigs with lattice & flower border, 12cm 1 hairline crack	250-300	282
	63	Fine polychrome coffee pot & domed cover, scroll handle with thumb rest, rose flower sprays & sprigs, loop & arrow type 6 border. Cover has applied green leaves & flower knop 2 chips under rim of cover	300-400	611
	64	Polychrome teapot & cover, flower sprays, sprigs & moths	180-200	258.50
	65	Polychrome teapot & cover, Curtis pattern with floral swagged border, 15cm Chip to tip of spout	200-220	293.75
	66	Teabowl & saucer, Imari pattern	110-130	152.75
	67	Polychrome coffee cup, flower spray & sprigs 1 hairline crack	60-80	Not sold
	68	Dumpy polychrome sparrowbeak jug, flower sprigs in looped cartouches Tip of beak restored	180-200	423
	69	Polychrome Chelsea ewer, floral sprays with cornucopia	140-150	152.75
	70	Polychrome coffee cup, ear shaped handle, flower spray & sprigs, ex Wheeler collection	100-120	117.50
	71	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, rose spray & floral sprigs Beak restored	80-100	152.75
	72	Polychrome Chelsea ewer, floral decoration Restoration & staining	50-60	Not sold
	73	Large 13.8cm cylindrical mug, scroll handle with thumb rest, flower spray & sprigs, garland & swag border Section broken & mended, with associated cracks & restored area	50-60	Not sold
	74	Teabowl & saucer, dollshouse pattern and teabowl & saucer, two bird pattern (2 pairs) Teabowl has 2 rim chips & 3 small hairline cracks	80-100	Not sold
	75	Polychrome saucer, rose pattern	80-100	88.13
	76	Coffee cup, printed 3 flower pattern, ex Watney collection	80-100	235
	77	Rare blue & white moulded eyebath painted with flower sprigs, line & loop border Restored area, small discoloured area at base	1000-1100	Not sold
	78	Small blue & white printed teapot & a painted cover, 12cm, printed figures on bridge in a garden, ex Winifred Dibben collection Chip to cover	80-120	141
	79	9cm miniature saucer decorated with 3 flower print Small stained area	40-50	70.50
	80	Blue & white dolphin ewer painted with flower sprigs Crack to top of handle, slight nibbling to edge	40-50	33
	81	Polychrome teabowl, green Redgrave pattern 2 small hairline cracks, 2 tiny chips	30-40	32.90
	82	Polychrome coffee cup painted with Redgrave pattern of flower sprays with sprigs, 14cm 1 curved crack from rim	50-60	Not sold
	83	Polychrome sparrowbeak jug, flower spray & sprigs, pink scroll border I crack from rim, forked, with some staining. Filled rim chip	80-100	164.50
	84	Hughes moulded saucer c1764	70-90	76.38
	85	Blue & white teabowl & saucer, floral pattern, decorators' marks	80-100	129.25
	86	Blue & white coffee can, long fence pattern	320-360	517
	87	Blue & white rectangular shouldered tea caddy & cover with flower knop, Mansfield pattern, crescent mark, ex Hillis collection Cover restored	720-950	881.25
	88	Polychrome coffee can painted with flower spray & sprigs	420-620	470
	89	Rare polychrome saucer painted with a garlanded deer and a figure, unusual iron red looped border	380-420	564
	90	Polychrome mug, painted with a Chinese vase of flowers & floral sprigs, scroll handle with thumb rest, 9.3cm I crack from rim with associated chip, crack around base	60-80	64.63
	91	Polychrome teapot & cover, flower spray with feathery cornucopia, border has swags & garlands, 14cm. Sold Sotheby's 1992	170-190	376
	92	Fluted polychrome teabowl & saucer, rose pattern 2 small hairline cracks to rim of bowl with associated discolouration	120-140	Not sold
	93	Small 13cm polychrome teapot & cover, flower sprays Cover has been restored	120-140	141
	94	Polychrome coffee cup, flower spray & sprigs, lattice & flower internal border Tip of handle missing, glazed over (factory flaw, not damage)	80-100	Not sold
	95	Polychrome coffee can, flower spray & sprigs Minute rim chip, some staining at the base	100-120	Not sold
	96	Polychrome Chelsea ewer, flower sprigs & wavy pink line 1 hairline crack, nibbling to lip	100-120	188
	97	Polychrome teabowl & saucer, top hat pattern, wide lattice border 1 hairline crack & 2 chips to bowl, some staining.	60-80	141
	98	16cm polychrome saucer dish, central flower spray & sprigs	70-80	76.38
	99	Small 17.5cm plate painted with a floral scene with bird, flower sprays on the rim, dm 6	250-300	282
	100	Blue & white jug with cover painted with large floral spray and butterflies, 23cm Small chip to rim, hairline crack, star crack to base	200-250	Not sold
	101	A very fine and rare early dry mustard pot with conical cover c1761-62, each decorated with a flowering branch and birds. Offered from the collection of Philip & Maurice Asprey, last sold at Phillips in December 1996, vendor Louis Woodford of Bath. No other Lowestoft example with a conical cover is recorded, this pre-dating the example illustrated by Christopher Spencer's Early Lowestoft (1981), figure 122 (base only)	7000-8000	7637.50
	102	The Wroxham Mugs: An important set of three polychrome graduated mugs, c1775-80, of cylindrical shaped spreading outward to the base with scrolled handles with thumbrests, painted with a harbour scene, two figures standing in the foreground and two more beside a boat in the distance and a round castle to the right. The scrolled borders are puce, highlighted in pale yellow, flower sprays painted either side with a red double line, loop and dot border inside the rims. 14.5cm, 12.6cm and 9.1cm high (3). These three fine mugs were discovered in the vicinity of Wroxham Broad, Norfolk and are a unique survivor of a set of mugs with this unusual decoration. They were exhibited at the English Ceramic Circle exhibition at the V&A Museum in 1948, also shown at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, 1961-64. Illustrated by Geoffrey Godden in Lowestoft Porcelain (1985) plate 160 where the painting is attributed to Richard Powles. Offered from the collection of Philip & Maurice Asprey, last sold in 1997. Previous provenance includes Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, David Gibbins of Woodbridge, E.D.Levine (Cromer 1965), Godden reference collection, C.Stall, G.F.Hotblack (Sotheby's December 1955)	10000-14000	11162.50

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