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Our 22nd August Fine sale featured Welsh ceramics including Swansea and Nantgarw along with English, Continental, Chinese and Japanese.
A Nantgarw porcelain oval dish, of shaped oval form, painted with three roses and leaves to the centre, floral sprays to the edge and a gilt dentil rim, 29.5cm wide, impressed NANT-GARW CW
A pair of Japanese Satsuma pottery vases, of cylindrical form with a flared neck, applied with a dragon to the neck, the body painted with panels of samurai and deities, script and seal mark to the base, 31cm high
A Nantgarw porcelain oval dish, of shaped oval form, locally painted by Thomas Pardoe with a full floral spray including lilac, rose and chrysanthemum, three smaller sprigs and a blue moth, gilt line rim, 29.5cm wide, impressed NANT-GARW CW
A Zsolnay Pecs pottery charger, decorated with a bird of paradise amongst flowers and leaves, blue printed mark to the base, 38cm diameter
A Meissen porcelain part tea and coffee service, with a gilt rim each piece painted with various sprays of garden flowers, comprising eighteen saucer dishes approximately 13cm diameter, twelve tea cups, six coffee cans, a slops basin, tea caddy, sucrier and cover, oval dish, teapot, coffee pot and hot water jug, each bear the underglazed blue crossed swords and asterisk mark
A Swansea porcelain miniature cup, of urn shape with a scrolling handle and pedestal foot, painted with sprays of garden flowers, 7cm high, 5cm diameter
A Nantgarw porcelain bowl, painted with two floral sprays, a moth and a sprig of honeysuckle, 21cm diameter, impressed NANT-GARW CW
A Nantgarw porcelain plate painted with sprays of cornflower blue flowers to a moulded border and scalloped gilt rim, impressed Nantgarw C.W., 25cms diameter, bears a label for Spence-Colby Collection Donnington Hall
A pair of Chinese prunus blossom bottle vases, with a cylindrical neck and bulbous base, four character script mark to the base, 36cm high
A 19th century Swansea porcelain twin handled sucrier and cover with a gilt pointed finial the body moulded with a basket weave and swags, painted with sprays of garden flowers, 16 cm wide, Sir Leslie Joseph Collection label to the base No.106 and Lady Shelley Rolls Collection label
A pair of Nantgarw porcelain plates, with moulded C-scroll borders, both painted with scattered floral sprays and sprigs, gilt line rims, 24.5cm diameter, impressed NANT-GARW CW, Cashmore labels