PORCELAIN AUCTION

Sunday, November 21, 2010

10:00 a.m. (CST)

2437 Monroe in LaPorte, Indiana

 

DIRECTIONSFrom West, take SR 2 into downtown LaPorte; go two blocks east of courthouse and turn right onto Monroe/SR 4 and go 1.2 miles to auction site on left.  From East, take SR 2 from South Bend to LaPorte; go to Boyd Boulevard just past Wal-Mart; turn left onto Boyd Boulevard and go approximately 1.2 miles to Monroe/SR 4; turn right onto Monroe and go .75 miles to auction on right.  From South, take US 35 north toward LaPorte; at the first light before entering the city, turn right onto Boyd Boulevard and go north approximately 1 mile to Monroe/SR 4; turn left and go .75 miles to auction site on right.  Note:  Auction held indoors in heated, carpeted auction gallery. 

 

Initial List with More Being Unpacked

 

Faince vase w/ artist’s initials “A.L.” w/ ship in water scene w/ applied birds & flowers.  Wedgwood transfer Cider Jug post 1880  w/ picture of Longfellow w/ poem on back (handle repaired); turneen depicting many scenes incl. National Museum of Sweden? By Gustagsberg (1890-1910); pitcher decorated w/ flowers and “Chocolate” written across the bottom by Tothill and McBean Silver Co. (1890-1903) Ottawa, IL (has chip on bottom and missing lid, 10 inches high); Lahore pattern tureen by T&R Boote Ltd. (1890-1906) January 7, 1880 w/ original ladle (crack in lid  handle redone); tray (possibly Limoges Martial Redan.) w/ scene of woman standing and man laying down playing instrument (marked W/T) and is 9 ½ inches wide by 24 inches long; hair receiver by Guerin-Poyat-Elite Ltd. (1870-Present) made in Limoges, France; Royal Nishiki Nippon vase (1890-1921) w/ large flowers (repair to handle); Rose pattern teapot and 4 cups by Reinhold Schlegelmilch Tillowitz, Silesia, Germany (1869-1938); Rose pattern lustered covered dish w/ handles R.S. Purssia Edmann Schlegelmilch (1881-1938); Staffordshire Spaniel spill vase (13 ½ inches high w/ small old cracks); Meissen candelabra w/ two cherubs (one w/ wreath & other w/ wreath & sickle) with noticeable repairs; Doulton Lambeth 3-handled vase by Hannah Barlow (1872-1906) incised w/ wild boar & two wolves; Royal Doulton humidor (1922) depicting Lord Nelson & reads “Englan Expects Every Man to Do His Duty”; Gustausberg vase w/ floral pattern made in Sweeen; Careltonware pitcher Bleau Royal w/ great enamel work egret w/ foliage & trees made in England; Wedgwood Don decanter July 1969; Pitcher marked Blakeman & Henderson Limoges, France; Boch Freres covered dish w/ brass holder & accents marked Boch Freres in circle w/ cross outside; pair of W.H. Goss Porcelain (1887-1916) recreations of an Urn from Old Windsor & a bronze (both have repairs); porcelain vase w/ orchids signed Cherdeg (possibly R.S. Prussia but has hole in bottom where mark used to be); Candlestick w/ blue flowers by Oscar & Edgar Gutherz (1889-1918) Altrohlau, Bohemia; Royal Copenhagen candlestick w/ flowers marked 2 ¼ inches high; hair receiver w/ blue flowers by Tressemanes & Vogt *1892-1917) Limoges, France marked Appalaton; dresser set tray w/ blue background & pink flowers by Guerin-Pouyat-Elite Lt. (1901-present); porcelain toothpick 4 suites of jacks by Porcelain Union United Porcelain Factories AG (1921-1927) Klosterie, Bhoehmia; Nessly Mug (4 inches high); and more.

 

Plates & Bowls -- Ironstone china bowl by J. Wedgwood (1841-1860) w/ flake on bottom edge; Ironstone plate of Brussels by J. Wedgwood (1841-1860) w/ crack on edge; Willow plate marked USA cracked; Palestine plate by J. Ridgeway w/ slight repair on edge; Albert Star R.M.W. & C w/ some flakes in glaze; stoneware plate Conova w/ crack; Florentine plate by T.J. & J. Mayer; Picturesque plate by EC/B; Royal Doulton Burslem (1882-1902) bowl (9 ¾ inches in diameter); PV France plate; Dresden plate by Paul, Bishop, & Stonic (1876-1936); Dresden plate by Villeroy & Boch (1874-present) made in Germany; Takito marked plate hand painted (1880-1948) w/ chip on edge; Independence Hall by Buffalo Pottery (1901-present); Asiatic plants plate marked; Gordon Bowl imported by Lewis, Strauss, & Sons (1895-1917) made by Edge, Malkin, & Co. (1871-1903) w/ 2 flakes; Siam plate by J. Clementson Co. Registry Mark dated April 8, 1850; Friburg plate by W. Davenport & Co. (1830-1880); Dado Stoke on Trent plate by Fridgeways (1885-1886); Doulton Brslem *1882-1903) plate w/ bird flying by flowers w/ brown background; Illustrations of the Bible plate by T. Mayer; Sevres plate w/ man & woman lying in field blue & white; cobalt plate w/ fantastic gold enamel work; opal plate w/ three women by Victoria Porcelain Co. (1891-1918) Anthrohlow, Bohemia signed by Carl Larseny (does have an old crack); floral plate by John & William Ridgeway (1814-1830) Staffordshire, England w/ chip on back edge; bowl w/ scene depicting trees and people by W. Davenport & Co. (1800-1860); and more.

 

Majolica – plate marked Sarreguemines w/ strawberry & floral patter by Utzcheider & Co. (ca. 1900) w/ crack; George Schmider plate Zell on Harmersbach Badenia, Germany (1907-1928) Water Lilly patter w/ 3 chips; plate by George Schmider Zell on Harmersbach Badenia, Germany (1907-1928) Daisy patter w/ scalloped edges w/ small chip; plate by George Schmider Zell on Harmersbach Badenia, Germany (1907-1928) Pear & Nut pattern w/ basket weave background w/ 2 chips; Roses w/ Basket Weave bowl unmarked; fish-shaped bouquet holder by Marley w/ mark faded (9 inches high);

 

Teapots – floral teapot w/ small village in background; square teapot w/ grape  vine pattern by Glasgow Pottery (1895-1904) Trenton, NJ w/ chip on lid;

 

OtherMetlox tureen Cabbage & Tomato pattern w/ original 1960’s sticker; compote marked A2114; Cobridge sugar by J&G Alcock; porcelain bisque boy playing tennis marked 4825; hand-painted vase w/ roses w/ unclear mark; Jaspwerware heart-shaped box in violet; porcelain bookend marked 5762; pink & white porcelain ash tray w/ butterflies marked K-114; porcelain cat belt buckle w/ metal eagle on back; porcelain spaniel w/ repaired foot; and more.

 

Price Guides & Resource Books Eighteenth Century English Porcelain by George Savage, 1964; Kovels’ New Dictionary of Marks – Pottery & Porcelain 1850 to the Present, by Ralph & Terry Kovel, 1986; Dictionary of Marks – Pottery & Porcelain by Ralph M. & Terry H. Kovel, 1970; Wedgwood by Jean Gorely, 1950; Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century French Porcelain by George Savage, 1969; Porcelain & Pottery Marks by Urban Hartman, 1943; Worcester Porcelain by Stanley W. Fisher, 1973; Ceramic Art of Great Britain by Llewellynn Jewitt, 1985; European Porcelain by Maria Penkala, 1968; Collector’s Encyclopedia of Pickard China by Alan b. Reed, 1995; Godden’s New Guide to English Porcelain by Geoffrey A. Godden, 2004; Catalogue of an Exhibition of Doulton Stoneware and Terracotta 1870—1925 by Richard Dennis, 1971; Standard Catalogue of Anglo-American China by Sam Laidacker, 1938; Old China by Minnie Watson Kamm, 1951; Porzellan by Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1920 (printed in German); Handbook of Porcelain Marks by Clifford J. Schlegelmilch, 1971; Old English Lustre Ware by John Bedford, 1968; Antique Trader Pottery & Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide by Kyle Husfloen, 2000; Antique Trader Guide to Fakes & Reproductions by Mark Chervenka, 2002; Wedgwood by Geoffrey Wills, 1989; Wedgwood by Wolf Makowitz, 1992; The Collector’s Wedgwood by Robin Reilly, 1980; The Observer’s Book of Pottery & Porcelain by Mary & Geoffrey Payton, 1981; The Collector’s Pocket Book of China by G. Bernard Hughes, 1968; Italian Porcelain by Francesco Stazzi, 1967; An Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain by Geoffrey A. Godden, 1965; Collector’s Encyclopedia of Majolica by Mariann Katz-Marks, 1996; 18th Century German Porcelain by George Savage, 1967; Mending and Restoring China by Thomas Pond, 1970; English Ceramics by Stanley Fisher, 1966; and more.

 

 

 

TERMS – Cash, check & credit cards.  Sales tax unless exempt.  Announcements day of sale take precedence.

 

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