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Lot 451: Rare Moorcroft Florian Ware Sterling-Mounted Tea-Set c. 1899

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Early William Moorcroft for James Macintyre & Co. Gesso Faience art pottery Florian Ware Cornflower pattern sterling silver mounted tea-set including one (1) tea-pot, one (1) sugar bowl, and one (1) creamer, all with raised floral decoration on a cobalt ground. All marked "James MacIntyre & Co, Ltd/ Gesso Faience/ Burslem England" and "Reg D […]

Lot 452: 5 pcs. Moorcroft Art Pottery, Pomegranate Pattern, Most William Moorcroft Signed

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Five (5) pieces of William Moorcroft art pottery in the Pomegranate pattern having pomegranate and grape cluster decoration on cobalt grounds including two (2) large vases, one (1) with flared rim and base, and one (1) with bulbous shoulder and tapered base, both signed "W. Moorcroft" and stamped with "Moorcroft" factory mark and one additionally […]

Lot 450: Polia Pillin Studio Art Pottery Vase

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Polia Sunockin Pillin (Polish/American, 1909-1992) studio art pottery bottle form vase with hand-painted decoration of an elongated female figure holding a bird, a smaller female figure attired in a yellow dress, and a white deer against a grey ground with horizontal red, pink, and white striations. Signed "Pillin" to underside. 14" H x 3 1/2" […]

Lot 448: George Ohr Pottery Joe Jefferson Snake Handled Mug or Cup

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George Edgar Ohr (American, Biloxi, Mississippi 1857 – 1918) earthenware art pottery mug having an applied looped handle with snake head terminus, dark and light brown glaze and inscription to the body reading "Here's your good health and your family's and may they all live long and prosper J. Jefferson". Impressed stamp on the base […]

Lot 449: Picasso Madoura Ceramic Face Plate, Visage Barbu (A.R. 413)

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Visage Barbu (A.R. 413), partially glazed ceramic terra cotta plate, stamped underside MADOURA / PLEIN FEU / EMPREINTE ORIGINAL DE PICASSO, and numbered 60/100. 9 7/8″ diameter (25 cm). Conceived on June 29, 1959 and executed in a numbered edition of 100. Literature: A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, […]

Lot 447: George Ohr Art Pottery Bottle Form Vase

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George Edgar Ohr (American, Biloxi, Mississippi 1857-1918) earthenware art pottery bottle form vase with an extended cylindrical neck, pronounced shaped shoulder and beaded base edge. Copper oxide and manganese glaze. Impressed stamp on the base reading "G. E. OHR. Biloxi, Miss." 6" H. Circa 1900. Biography: (Adapted from the Smithsonian Institution & The Everson Museum […]

Lot 446: George E. Ohr Art Pottery Vase

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George Edgar Ohr (American, Biloxi, Mississippi 1857-1918) earthenware art pottery vase having an "in-body" twist at the shoulder and translucent periwinkle blue glaze. Impressed stamp on the base reading "G. E. OHR. Biloxi, Miss.". 4" H. Circa 1900. Biography: (Adapted from the Smithsonian Institution, The Everson Museum of Art, & The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum) The second […]

Lot 443: Caucasian Tribal Rug

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Caucasian tribal rug or carpet, wool on wool. The center with an allover floral and geometric design on a rust ground with seven borders. Woven in colors of rust, blue, brown and cream. 84" H x 45 1/2" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall good condition commensureate with age and use wear, faying to […]

Lot 444: Persian Malayer Rug

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Small Persian Malayer or Hamadan rug, wool on cotton, woven in colors of blue, red, salmon, gold, and ivory. Central diamond design with dark blue foliate design flanked by ivory ground foliate spandrels, with three primary foliate borders. 80" H x 52 1/2" W. Circa 1930's. PROVENANCE: The Estate of Edward Laudermilk, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: […]