M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS

 


 

NEW ACQUISITIONS : 2012

(in stock & incoming)

 

  Click below for individual category, if desired :

 

Ceramics & Glass / Furniture / Fine Art / Silver & Vertu / Inquiry

 

Stock is listed chronologically within categories.

Not yet illustrated items will be listed at the end of each category.

 


 

CERAMICS & GLASS :

 

 

Kangxi Transitional Style Blue & White Plate

China, c1680-90, possibly made for the Japanese Market

SOLD

 

 

Pair of Yongzheng "Toy" Semi-Eggshell Cockerel Teabowls & Saucer, China, c1722-35

The Saucer : 3-1/4” Wide; The Teabowl, 1-3/16” High x 2” Diameter

RESERVED

 

 

Very Rare Early Qianlong "Toy" Semi-Eggshell "Valentine Pattern" Teabowl & Saucer, China, c1745

Saucer : 3-3/16" Diameter; Teabowl 1-1/16” High x 1-7/8” Diameter

 

 

George II Engraved Light Baluster Wine

England, c1750

(In stock awaiting photography)

 

 

Bow Porcelain Dolphin & 3-Shell Blue & White Pickle Dish

England,c1752-55

 

 

First Period Worcester Dutch Jug, Pseudo Meissen Crossed Sword Marks

England, c1757

 

 

First Period Worcester Shaped Powder Blue Plate

England, c1760-65

 

 

Liverpool Lobed Blue & White Dish, Possibly John or James Pennington

England, c1765

 

 

First Period Worcester 3-Shell Pickle / Sweetmeat Stand

England, c1768

SOLD

 

 

Interesting Chinese Export "Fisherman & Cormorant" Plate

Qianlong, c1765-75

with English interest and similarity to Worcester, Caughley, & Liverpool versions

 

 

Pair of First Period Worcester Large Bowls, England, c1770-80

"Rock Strata" Pattern

 

 

 

First Period Worcester Fluted Sauceboat, England, c1775

"The Full Moon Pattern"

 

 

Rare First Period Worcester Reticulated & Pierced Centerpiece, England, c1775

white glazed with gilt edges

(we offered the Gillyflower version of this centerpiece last year)

SOLD

 

 

First Period Worcester Dolphin Ewer Creamboat, England, c1775

in polychrome enamels with gilt edge, 3-3/8" High

 

 

Rare A & J Keeling (Formerly known as Factory "X") Blue & White Waste Bowl,

England, c1795-1805

 

INCOMING CERAMICS & GLASS :

 

 

Derby Blue & White Pickle Dish with Three-Stalk Handle, England, c1770

(In stock awaiting photography)

 


 

 

 Set of 8 Plain Stem Georgian Wine Glasses, 18th Century, drawn trumpet bowls, 7" High

Nine Plain Stem Drawn Trumpet Bowl Georgian Wine Glasses, some with folded feet and tears,

6.5" to 7.25" High, priced individually

Qianlong Bianco Sopra Bianco Porcelain Dish, China, c1750

(All in stock awaiting photography)

 

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(Glassware Page :  http://www.mfordcreech.com/glassware.htm )

 


 

FURNITURE :

 

 

Queen Anne / George I Walnut & Walnut Veneered Sidechair,

of quite generous proportions, England c1715, 41.5" H x 23" x 23"

(In stock awaiting photography)

 

 

George II Unusually Carved Fruitwood Open Arm Chair

England c1740

SOLD

 

 

Pair of George III Satinwood, Tulipwood & Rosewood Bow-Fronted Collector's Cabinets

England, c1790-1800, the fitted interiors having Old Sheffield Plate Mounts

 

 

Rare Pair of George III Mahogany Bookcases

England, c1800, possibly by Gillows

SOLD

   

NEW FURNITURE IN STOCK AWAITING PHOTOGRAPHY :

 

 

 George II Mahogany & Parcel Gilt Bureau Cabinet, England, c1745, provenance Wentworth Woodhouse

Early George III Mahogany Chest of Drawers, England c1760, with dressing slide, original finish & brasses

Early George III Mahogany Diminutive Chest of Drawers, England, c1765

of Cuban (Jamaican) mahogany, original finish & brasses,

each drawer lined with  pages from the Hull News November 23, 1861 - SOLD

Early George III Mahogany Diminutive Chest of Drawers, c1765, original finish & brasses,

the top drawer with a baize-covered writing slide over a fitted compartment - SOLD

Rare Early George III Brass-Mounted Bottle Stand (Wine Cooler), England, c1765, original mounts,

& fretwork; probably a jeroboam stand - will hold 4 standard wine bottles (pictured above)

George III Mahogany Bow-Fronted Chest of Drawers, England, c1790, original brasses & finish

George III Mahogany Bow-Fronted Chest of Drawers, England, c1810, original finish, replaced period brasses

 

INCOMING FURNITURE :

 

Pair of George I Walnut Sidechairs, England, c1720

George I Highly Figured Burr Walnut Kneehole Desk, England, c1720, original brasses

George III Mahogany Longcase Clock, Kenneth Maclennan, London, c1785-90

George III Mahogany-Framed Loveseat, England, c1780

George III Mahogany-Framed Sofa, in the Hepplewhite Taste, England c1790

 

 

( Furniture Page :  http://www.mfordcreech.com/furniture.htm )

 


 

FINE ART :

 

(Fine Art Page :  http://www.mfordcreech.com/Fine_Art.htm )

 


 

SILVER & VERTU :

 

  

 

Early 17th Century Silver Figural Folding Spoon, c1620

Probably Low Countries or Germany, the bowl verso with two sets of initials

  

Also in stock awaiting photography :

17th Century Style Silver Folding Fork with Spoon

Probably Possibly Bernardus Hendriks Eerdmans,

19th Century Dutch Duty Marks

 

  

 

Late 17th Century English Silver Tumbler, Possibly Provincial

Unmarked, the verso with centering dot and initialed G . P and (no.) 1

 

 

George II Agate-Mounted Silver Snuff Box

Probably English, c1720

 

 

Set of 7 George II Pistol-Handled Knives, Crested,

William Deards, London, c1730  

SOLD

 

 

George II Silver & Cappuccino Agate Rococo Engraved Snuff Box

John Carman II, London, c1752

 

 

Pair of George II Silver Salvers, William Peaston, London, 1752

each centering a coat of arms (Custance)

SOLD

 

 

Set of 8 George II Silver Pistol-Handled Dinner Knives

Thomas Swift, London, 1751-56

SOLD

 

 

George II Silver Sweetmeat Basket

George Baskerville, London, 1758

SOLD

 

 

George II Scottish Silver Salver, William Dempster

Edinburgh, 1759, Viscount's Coronet over a Script D

SOLD

 

 

Early George III Silver Tumbler

William Caldecott, London, 1764

 

 

Continental Silver-Mounted Enamel on Copper Snuff Box

In the Manner of Julian Berthe, Probably Mid-18th Century

 

 

 

Good South Staffordshire Enamel on Copper Bonbonniere

England, c1765

 

 

South Staffordshire Enamel on Copper Bonbonniere

England, c1765

Molded as a recumbent steer, the lid painted in the Compagnie des Indes manner

 

 

South Staffordshire Enamel on Copper Walnut-Form Bonbonniere

England, c1765

 

 

George III Silver "Onslow" Soup Ladle,

England, c1765, Marks Rubbed, 13" Long

 

 

George III Silver "Onslow" Basting Spoon,

Thomas & William Chawner, London 1768

 

  

Rare & Fine Pair of George III Silver Butter Escallop Shells

 Robert Makepeace, London, 1772, with pierced & crested handle

 

 

Set of 12 Shell Handled Knives,

Robert Trickett, Sheffield, 1774, gadrooned shafts 

SOLD

 

 

Good George III Silver Slotted Straining Spoon

Charles Hougham, London, 1776, with Colonial or Canadian interest

 

 

George III Irish Provincial Wine Funnel Stand

Cork, Joseph Kineslagh, c1780,

Crested for Thomas Carr, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland

(Author of “The Ritual of the Operative Free Masons”)

 

 

George IV Silver Walnut-Form Vinaigrette

Birmingham, 1825-6, makers mark scratched from lid closure

Gilt Grill and Interior / 1-5/6" Long / 0.9 oz.

(In stock awaiting photography)

 

 

Pair of George III Silver Salt Spoons

Hester Bateman, London, 1781-2, Crested

SOLD

 

 

Set of 12 George III Silver Dessert Forks, Richard Crossley

London, 1798-1800, Crested & Initialed

 

 

George III Silver Nutmeg Grater

Samuel Pemberton, Birmingham, 1800

 

 

 

Pair of George III Scottish Silver Large Goblets

Alexander Gardner & Co., Edinburgh, 1801

 

 

George III Silver Wine Funnel

Stephen Adams II, London, 1804

 

 

Fine Pair of George III Silver Butter Escallop Shells

Samuel Strahan, London, 1808-9

SOLD

 

 

George III Silver Salver, John Mewburn, London, 1810

Heavy gauge, centering a coat of arms (Curtis)

SOLD

 

 

Large Pair of George III Old Sheffield Plate 3-Arm 4-Light Candelabra,

England, c1815, 21.5" High

 

 

Good Pair of William IV Silver Candlesticks in the George II Form

S.C. Younge & Co., Sheffield, 1830

(In stock awaiting photography)

 

OTHER NEW IN STOCK & INCOMING SILVER :

 

 

From Stobhall, Scotand :

Rare Set of 12 Charles II /James II Silver-Handled Puritan Knives, England, c1665-1690

each crested to the end with a standing bird (Sold)

Rare Set of 6 Charles II / James II Silver-Handled Puritan Knives, England, c1665-1690

each with the seal of Henry Neale & his wife Anna Maria Hanbury, Freckenham, Suffolk

(Reserved)

Stobhall has been the ancestral home for the Drummond family since 1397. 

Its illustrious history is a strong Jacobite one, with whom the Drummonds sided.  It

has been the home for romance and the ancestress to all the future sovereigns of

Scotland and the United Kingdom., been confiscated by the Cromwellians during the

Civil War, sheltered Bonnie Prince Charles, and seized by the British Crown.

It is with great pleasure that we offer these rare table knives from this collection.

(Incoming)

 


 

George I Britannia Silver Sugar Caster, Thomas Farren, London, c1715, 8" High  SOLD

Set of 7 George II Pistol-Handled Knives, Crested, William Deards, London, c1730   SOLD

George II Silver Hanoverian Basting or Hash Spoon, John Gorham, London, 1746, 12.75" Long (incoming)

Pair of George III Silver Beakers, John Lambe, London, 1783 (in stock)

Set of 4 Old Sheffield Plate Candlesticks, Unmarked, c1815 (in stock)

Fine Pair of George III / IV Old Sheffield Plate Wine Coolers, T & J Creswick, c1820 (in stock)

17th Century Style Silver Folding Fork with Spoon, 19th Century Dutch Duty Marks (in stock)

 

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Note :

Do not hesitate to inquire about any stock listed above.

Images will be posted as quickly as time allows. 

Unfortunately, some items have been sold before they could be photographed. 

 


 

2012 SPECIAL CATALOGS :

 

 In Honor of St. Valentine : "Pairs"

(...may they never be separated by more than the length of a sofa)

 

18th Century English Triple-Shell Pickle / Sweetmeat Stands

 


 

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2012 New & Incoming Stock Catalog, featuring Ceramics & Glass, Furniture, Fine Art, Silver & Vertu