Harry Tittensor Harry Tittensor was born in Burslem on 20th April 1887, the son of Jarvis Tittensor and Hannah Cliffe. On 25th May 1912 he married May Wright, daughter of Elijah Wright at Burslem Parish Church. The marriage certificate describes him as a designer of Newport House, Burslem. He was apprenticed at Doulton & Co …
ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTER JUGS We have received a consignment of large Royal Doulton Character Jugs from the series ‘Great Military Leaders’ and ‘First World War Military Leaders’. We are sure that any Character Jug collector would be interested in these limited edition jugs that were issued in 2005 and 2007. Designed by Caroline Dadd and …
CORGI TOYS Corgi Toys is the name of a range of die-cast toy vehicles produced by Mettoy Playcraft Ltd., in the United Kingdom. Mettoy was founded in 1933 by Philip Ullmann in Northampton, England. He was joined by Arthur Katz and they decided to market a range of toy vehicles as competition to Meccano’s Dinky …
BORDER FINE ARTS Border Fine Arts was founded in 1974 by John Hammond in an eighteenth-century farmhouse, Middleholm near Langholm. Carefully researched, highly detailed, realistic, and accurately painted wildlife figurines and countryside scenes were created, for which demand grew from a very receptive market place. The workforce grew to keep pace with the orders that were placed …
WHISKY OR WHISKEY Whether it is whisky or whiskey, has been the basis of many arguments over many years. The Scots spell it whisky and the Irish spell it whiskey with an ‘e’. This difference in the spelling comes from the translations of the word from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic forms. Whiskey with the …
Potteries Auctions Sale Catalogue is now online for our August 12th Sale. Some of the good quality furniture items that will be on sale on Saturday August 12th 2017. Lot 111 – Early 20th Century glass fronted display cabinet with green silk lining. Lot 115 – Edwardian Mahogany Carlton House Style writing desk, one small desk …
OPTICS Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. Because light is an electromagnetic wave, other forms of electromagnetic radiation such as X-rays, microwaves and radio waves, …
PATE-SUR-PATE Pâte-sur-pâte is a French term which means “paste on paste”. It is a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of white slip (liquid clay) with a brush. The development of pâte-sur-pâte dates back to 1850 in France, at the Sevres …
We are currently looking for entries for our Antiques and Fine Art Auction on November 11th. If you have any quality items you would like in this sale please bring them to our Silverdale Saleroom before 29th September. Do you have any of the following? Asian Art and Oriental Pottery, Clocks, Watches, Coins, Jewellery, Militaria, Books, …
JACK SIMCOCK Jack Simcock was born on 6th June 1929 to a mining family in Biddulph, Saffordshire and studied at Burslem School of Art. He is best known for “a long series of bleak, sombre oils on board” of the Mow Cop area in which he lived for much of his life. Reginald Haggar, also …
Our largest auction of the year took place over the weekend of the 10th and 11th June. Over 1600 lots of rare pottery, antiques, fine art, militaria, jewellery and collectors items were sold over the two days. On day one just under 900 lots of ceramics went under the hammer. The auction commenced at 10am with the …
ANTIQUE, RARE POTTERY & FINE ART SALE, Held on Saturday 10th June 2017. One of the Top 25 Highest Selling Lots was Lot 294, a set of seven early graduated bronze imperial measures for the County of Worcester comprising Imperial Gallon to Imperial Half Gill, each stamped VR and ER. Sale Price £3,700.00. A lady …
Cigarette cards are trade cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. In 1875, cards depicting actresses, baseball players, Indian chiefs, and boxers were issued by the U.S. based Allen and Ginter tobacco company. These are considered to be some of the first cigarette cards. Other tobacco companies such as Goodwin & Co soon followed suit. In …
Royal Doulton is famous for the lustrous red glaze known as flambe. Inspired by Oriental glazes, Doulton’s flambe made it’s debut at the St Louis exhibition of 1904. Flambe is a distinctive glaze which consists of a rich, deep-red glaze with streaks of purple and turquoise. The effect results from a method of firing that …
Reg Johnson Studio Potter Mr Johnson has been described as a “larger than life character,” and this can be seen by the wonderful items that he created. Reginald Johnson was born in October 1909. He became a student at Burslem College of Art at the age of 12, where he studied under Gordon Forsythe and …
Toy trains are for children of all ages! The first railway sets were made by Marklin in Germany in 1891, but it was a group of English hobbyists who in 1904 began model building. The first electric models were introduced just before WWI. Rovex Plastics Ltd founded by Alexander Gregory Vanetzian developed an electric toy …
Behind the print …. It was just another day at the Potteries Auctions Saleroom, we received a consignment of items for the next general sale and discovered amongst the items there was an ordinary old print of Babbacombe Bay, Torquay, signed by C White, but it is what is on the back of the frame …
We have an interesting letter coming up in the next Antiques & Fine Art Auction which will be held in June 2017. The SS Britannic was the third of the White Star Line’s Olympic Class of vessels. She was the sister ship of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic. SS Britannic was launched just before the …
Our March 11th Sale had a fabulous selection of items which was made up of over 1200 lots. There was more than 300 unreserved tray lots and a large collection of Royal Doulton figurines which drew many interested bidders. The saleroom was filled with a selection of good quality antique and reproduction furniture which …
Our first Antique, Rare Pottery & Fine Art Sale of 2017 took place on Saturday 11th February and was extremely well attended despite a flutter of early morning snowflakes. The sale comprised of over 1100 lots of exceptional variety with the star lots of the day consisting of a number of pieces of Oriental Qing …
Selling Collectibles at Auction If you have a collection individual pieces you’re looking to sell, our staff is well-placed to provide valuations and advice on selling your items. Call 01782 638100 or email enquiries@potteriesauctions.com to book a valuation appointment to attend one of our Tuesday valuation days. We also provide valuations via WhatsApp, simply send some clear …
Originally founded by furniture maker, John Wade in 1810, Wade produced products for the textile and wool spinning industry, as well as manufacturing bottles for the beer breweries in Staffordshire. Wade Ceramics was originally made up of a number of different companies founded by various members of the Wade family, and was only united …
Happy New Year to all our customers. Our first sale of 2017 was well supported despite the misty, cool weather. Our best seller at this sale was Lot 251, a large collection of Anysley Orchard Gold items, which sold for £500.00. A collection of unmarked heavily glazed unframed tiles credited to Poole Pottery realised …
Selling collectibles at Auction If you have a collection or individual pieces you’re looking to sell, our staff is well-placed to provide valuations and advice on selling your items. Call 01782 638100 or email enquiries@potteriesauctions.com to book a valuation appointment to attend one of our Tuesday valuation days. We also provide valuations via WhatsApp, simply send some …
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