Ceramics

This smiling tabby cat formed part of an extensive collection of Scottish Wemyss Ware sold at Lyon & Turnbull.

When Australian auction house Artvisory offers the Robert Burke collection on February 19-20 in Melbourne it will launch around 300 lots of prime 18th century English porcelain onto the market.

A lampshade painted by Quentin Bell sold for a remarkable £4700 when Adam Partridge (20% buyer’s premium) dispersed the residual collection of Michael Evans in Macclesfield.

Roseberys’ (26/25/20% buyer’s premium) final Fine & Decorative sale of the year included this recent charity shop donation: a Nantgarw cabinet plate decorated by Thomas Pardoe (1770-1823).

Tributes have poured in for the late ceramics specialist and Antiques Roadshow expert Henry Sandon who died aged 95 at the end of last year.

Latest ceramics sales demonstrate how Martinware demand has moved on beyond Wally Birds

Henry Sandon, who has died aged 95, was a hugely popular television presenter and a giant in the world of antiques.

In the early years of the HN collection in the 1920s several companies commissioned Doulton figures to advertise their products.

Thousands of items are available to buy from dealers online. Here we pick out one that caught our eye this week.

Estimated at $2500-3500, this micromosaic plaque depicting the Rape of Europa hammered for $13,000 (£10,300).

The market for Lucie Rie ceramics continues to reach new heights.

There were many massive English country house sales in the 20th century but the largest by volume was the contents sale at Lowther Castle during April, May and June 1947.

Corporate collection of British American Tobacco includes choice antique items related to the habit