European Fired Arts: Prototypes and Rarities

This piece is designed as a bust-style ship figurehead depicting a bearded Scottish man. He is wearing a black bonnet with a red and white checkered b

This bisque porcelain sculpture by Canadian artist Helen Granger Young, depicts a Blackfeet medicine man seated atop a bear, dressed in richly colored

A hand-painted Russian ceramic figurine produced by the Gardner Porcelain Factory in Verbilki, near Moscow. This late 19th-century figure depicts a be

A hand-painted glazed porcelain studio pottery figure group titled Fruit Sellers, based on the circa 1670 painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolome

This ceramic figurine is produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics as part of the Street Art series, titled Banksy's Kissing Coppers. It is a three-dim...

A Carlton Ware ceramic figurine titled Mephisto from the Character Series, produced in 1998. This item is identified as number 326 of a limited editio

A Royal Doulton pre-production prototype ceramic figurine depicting a Samurai warrior in a dynamic crouched pose. The figure is modeled wearing a gree

This Royal Doulton sculpture, titled The Moghul (model HN5208), is a hand-painted fine bone china figurine. The piece depicts a standing male figure i

The figure is depicted in traditional Chinese scholarly attire, wearing a long pink under-robe with a black sash, a green outer cloak, and a blue shaw

This item is a polychrome glazed ceramic figurine manufactured by Royal Doulton in England. The figure is traditionally identified as The Carpet Selle

This Royal Doulton porcelain figurine is titled The Carpet Seller, model number HN 2776, from the Flambe collection. The piece was modeled by William

The figure is depicted in a squatting posture with broad shoulders and an expressive, mask-like face featuring hollowed eye apertures and a prominent

This Royal Doulton glazed ceramic figurine, titled Father William, was produced in 1999 as part of the 20th Century Advertising Classics series, desig

This Royal Doulton ceramic figurine, model AC4, is part of the 20th Century Advertising Classics series and depicts the Foxs Polar Bear advertising ma

This Royal Doulton glazed ceramic figurine, titled Player's Hero (model AC5), is a collectible from the 20th Century Advertising Classics series...

This Royal Doulton glazed porcelain figurine depicts the iconic advertising mascot The Milkybar Kid, designated as model AC 7 within the Advertising C

Royal Doulton Guinness Toucan figurine, model AC 8, from the 20th Century Advertising Classics series. This hand-painted ceramic figure depicts the ad

This porcelain figurine, model MCL 9, is a limited-edition advertising collectible produced by Royal Doulton in 2003. The piece features the Michelin

This porcelain advertising figurine, produced by Royal Doulton, depicts the Esso Oil Drop Man, a character also known as the Esso Boy. The figure is c

This Royal Doulton porcelain figurine, titled John Bull Tyre Man, is model number MCL 20. It is a limited edition piece produced in 2007. The figurine

Royal Doulton fine bone china figurine titled Pears Bubbles, model number MCL 24. This hand-painted piece is a limited edition, numbered 168 of 750. I

This Royal Doulton figurine, titled The Hovis Boy, is a limited edition advertising piece identified as model MCL 27. The polychrome glazed ceramic fi

This Royal Doulton figurine, model MCL 28, is titled Guinness Topiary Sealion and was produced as a limited edition. The hand-painted glazed porcelain

A rare character jug depicting John Bull, a personification of England, dressed in a black jacket. This distinctive colorway variation showcases detai

Rare early variation of Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States. The hat is white with a blue band with white stars. An eagle with a gilde

This Royal Doulton large character jug, model D7108, depicts Quasimodo, the protagonist of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre-Da

This Royal Doulton character jug depicts Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. The piece is a large-scale glazed earthenware vessel sculpte

This Royal Doulton large character jug is modeled in The Antique Dealer pattern. The piece is crafted from glazed ceramic with hand-painted polychrome

Hand painted miniature figural jug of a baseball player for the Detroit Tigers. White jersey with black highlights. A baseball glove, bat and ball for

Hand painted miniature figural jug of a baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a black jersey. A baseball glove, bat and ball forms the handle.

From the World War II Politicians series, this English porcelain character jug is a limited edition, number 22 of 100, depicting The Lord Chamberlain

Part of the World War II Politicians collection, this English porcelain character jug is a limited edition example, numbered 22 of 100, depicting Fran

A Royal Doulton glazed ceramic Toby jug depicting Sir Winston Churchill, produced as a promotional item for the Cleveland Flux Company. The figure is

This Royal Doulton glazed ceramic wall pocket depicts the character Old Charley, identified by model number D6110. The piece is modeled in high relief

A pair of hand-painted ceramic toby jugs produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics in Staffordshire, England. This limited-edition set, modeled by Ray Noble,

A pair of hand-painted, high-gloss glazed ceramic character toby jugs produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics and modeled by Douglas V. Tootle. One figurin

This pair of satirical glazed ceramic character jugs was produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics in Staffordshire, England. The first figure depicts Boris

The first figure depicts William Shakespeare seated in a high-backed chair, wearing a dark blue doublet with red and white trim, white breeches, and b

This collection consists of three limited-edition ceramic character jugs produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics in Staffordshire, England. Each piece was

A set of three hand-made and hand-painted limited edition character jugs from the Great Potters series, produced by Kevin Francis Ceramics in Stafford

The set includes Nancy Pelosi depicted as a pirate with an eye patch and skull-and-crossbones headband, Michelle Obama as a vampire with blood at the

The vessel is formed with an ovoid body, waisted neck, flared pinched rim, and loop handle. The exterior is decorated with an aquatic scene including

This Martin Brothers pottery vase is a four-sided salt-glazed stoneware vessel featuring a rectangular section with a tapering ovoid body, a flared re

Hannah Barlow was a leading artist at Doulton's Lambeth studio and its first female employee, known for her incised (sgraffito) decoration depic...

This Doulton Lambeth tyg features a detailed incised cattle motif, masterfully executed by renowned artist Hannah Barlow. The design showcases intrica

This late 19th century oval earthenware dish was produced by the Doulton Lambeth factory in London. The obverse features a hand painted pastoral scene

This Doulton Lambeth salt-glazed stoneware vase commemorates the 1885 Albert Medal awarded to Henry Doulton by the Society of Arts. The vase features

Cobridge Stoneware ceramic vase in the Bottle Kilns pattern, dated 1998. The vessel features an elephant's foot form with a cylindrical body and...

A salt glazed stoneware jug featuring molded relief panels of a cricket batsman before stumps, framed within Art Nouveau scrolling foliate. Doulton La

Collectible jug adorned with green color accents on the edge and handle from the All Black Team series, featuring an African boy titled Ready for chan