Encrusted English porcelain including Samuel Alcock and Chamberlain's Worcester, mid-19th century

An assorted group of English floral and other encrusted rococo porcelain, circa 1830s and later, comprising two Samuel Alcock & Co ewers, further painted with flowers and insects, on wrythen fluted bases, printed diamond registration marks for 1844, painted pattern number 5504, 29.5cm high; a graduated pair of twin-handled vases, painted with opposing panels of fancy birds in landscapes, 25.5cm and 30cm high; a Chamberlain's Worcester pierced bowl and pierced cover, the peach salmon ground encrusted with sea shells on shredded clay ground, the finial formed as a bouquet of flowers, the interior painted with a still life of flowers including pansies and roses, painted mark to the interior of the cover, 21.5cm diameter; a Coalport Coalbrookdale vase with pierced cover, nicely painted with bouquets of flowers and birds on fruiting branches, underglaze blue CD mark, 24cm high; sold together with a modern Spode 'Stafford Flowers' trinket pot and cover and a limited edition 'Spode Treasures' jardiniere, 24cm wide (group)

Condition Report

Damages and repairs including:- two ewers - one with badly broken handle and repaired breaks to the mouth. The other has been crudely broken and repaired at the foot. Breakages and losses to foliage.

Pair of bird vases - Breakages and minor losses to foliage throughout. The larger example with some crazing to the glaze and a hairline descending from the upper rim.

Chamberlain's Worcester bowl and cover - floral finial broken and re-attached. The shells appear in good condition with no obvious damages or large missing pieces. The interior has wear to the peach ground and some of the coral gilding. There is a small chip to the underside of the rim and a further repaired broken section.

Coalbrookdale vase - Restoration to several portions of the rim. Chip to rose final on the cover, which is also crazed to the glaze. Lacking a few sections of the applied foliage. Some leaves chipped, likewise several flowers with broken or missing segments. Crazing near the lower portion and underside foot.

No damages to Spode pieces.

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