‘thE CAughlEy porCElAin FACtory’
Following the great success of our sale of a Private collection of caughley porcelain back in april 2010, we are now pleased to be able to offer another single owner collection as part of our overall Made in Shropshire theme. consisting of 65 different lots which were obtained over a period of at least twenty years, the vendor demonstrates a particular fondness for certain areas of caughley production; take for example the twelve different coffee cups. Lot 160, for instance, includes an always popular ‘Toy’ or miniature example together with further Toy wares (combined estimate £150/£200). assembled under the influence of some of the big names of the caughley porcelain world at the time several pieces in the sale bear ex. collection labels for well known people such as J&S Wyatt, gittins and Bernard Watney.
in a testament to this, there are two rare examples in the sale that should pique people’s interest. Lot 148 is a spittoon or saffer pot in the ‘Three Flowers and Hips’ design, a pattern which one caughley book describes as being ‘very rare’ (estimate £300/£500). Later on in the sale, lot 173 is a pounce pot, transfer printer with floral sprigs (estimate £1500/£2000) which is a rare survivor of caughley porcelain and does not come up for auction very often. as such, whenever they do re-enter the market they are always a hard fought over success. For example, 2009 saw a very similar example in a London auction room realise an exceptional total of £5,280 including buyers’ premium.
Our recent results have proved that strong collecting interest for caughley exists both locally and abroad. The academic interest is particularly high, and even since our highly successful sale four years ago there have been new developments in the market. in particular, the publishing of what is now considered the definitive book of caughley Blue and White patterns by the caughley Society has helped to open up the market and make it more accessible. We hope that by offering this exciting collection of caughley we can continue this trend and bring new enthusiasts into the fold.
caughley Marks index Lot 136 A CAughlEy CoFFEE Cup, circa 1778-88, transfer printed in blue with two opposing oval car touches in the Fruit and Wreath pattern, alongside a secondary print of flowers, foliage and fruit, set below a floral wreath border, underglaze blue c mark, 7cm high
Lot 135 Lot 135 A CAughlEy turEEn or plAtE StAnD, circa 1780-90, the canted rectangular dish transfer printer in blue with the Willow nankin pattern, within an associated Fitzhugh border, unglazed base, 25.5cm wide
See geoffrey godden, ‘caughley & Worcester Porcelains 1775-1800’ (antique collectors’ club: Suffolk, 1981) hereafter referred to as c&WP, p.42, which shows a reproduction of the engraved copper plate design of this pattern, and where the author notes, ‘The same standard design was more often applied to Worcester than caughley porcelain ... it is applied in the main to teawares but can also occur on other objects, such as patty, or tart pans’. £80 - £120
Provenance: Ex. Basford collection paper label, no.138.
See The caughley Society, ‘caughley - Blue and White Patterns’, The caughley Society, 2012 (hereafter referred to a c, B&W’, page 188189 for a discussion of this pattern and a similar dish). £50 - £80
Lot 137 Lot 137 A CAughlEy tEA bowl, circa 1782-94, with raised, fluted rim, transfer printer in the Temple pattern, below an associated Fitzhugh border, unmarked, 6.5cm high
Lot 136
See c&WP, p.18 where the author notes that, ‘The so called ‘Temple’ pattern is found almost exclusively on teawares, porcelains bearing this printed subject normally bear the printed ‘S’ mark, sometimes with a workman’s ‘x’ or ‘o’ added. a close copy of this design is found on Worcester porcelains but here it appears to be hand painted, not printed.’ £40 - £60 35
Lot 138 Lot 138 A CAughlEy tEA bowl, circa 1775-82, painted in blue with the Waiting chinaman pattern, contained within a double line circle, surrounded by a design of supplementary flowers, unmarked, 8cm diameter Like a number of other caughley patterns, an identical version of this design was used at the Worcester porcelain factory until 1775, the year it began at caughley. This offers up the interesting prospect that the painter responsible left Worcester for some reason and moved on to complete work at caughley. £50 - £80