English Porcelain from the William B.G. Humphries Collection: Part I
AUCTION ENDS DECEMBER 12 AT 2PM ET
English Porcelain from the
William B.G. Humphries Collection: Part I
AUCTION ENDS DECEMBER 12 AT 2PM ET
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front cover Lot 162 PAIR OF BOW KAKIEMON VASES, C.1755
front inside cover Lot 103 WORCESTER FAMILLE VERTE PLATE, C.1752-3
back inside cover Lot 101
LUND’S BRISTOL SAUCE BOAT, C.1750-51
back cover COLLECTION OF WILLIAM B.G. HUMPHRIES PORCELAIN
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101
LUND’S BRISTOL SAUCE BOAT, C.1750-51
length 7.1 in — 18 cm
PROVENANCE:
Simon Spero, London, 2008 Exhibition, no.44
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$2,500 — 3,500
102
WORCESTER CHINOISERIE SAUCE BOAT, C.1752-53
length 9.4 in — 24 cm
PROVENANCE:
Christie’s, New York, 26 April 1994, Lot 26
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$350 — 500
103
WORCESTER FAMILLE VERTE PLATE, C.1752-53
diameter 8.9 in — 22.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London, “Worcester Porcelain The First Decade”, 1981 Exhibition
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$4,000 — 6,000
104
WORCESTER BLACK PENCILLED ‘BOY ON A BUFFALO’ SAUCE BOAT, C.1753-55
length 6.1 in — 15.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Parkinson and Cohen Collections
Albert Amor, London, 1994
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
105
WORCESTER KAKIEMON
BALUSTER MUG, C.1754
height 3.7 in — 9.3 cm, incised or scratched cross mark
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1994
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$2,000 — 3,000
106
WORCESTER POLYCHROME SAUCE BOAT, C.1753
length 6.3 in — 16 cm, painted workman’s mark in red enamel
PROVENANCE:
Label with H. E. Marshall Collection
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$600 — 800
107
WORCESTER CREAM JUG, C.1752-54
height 3.3 in — 8.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$400 — 600
108
WORCESTER CHINOISERIE SAUCE BOAT, C.1753
length 5.9 in — 15 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$2,000 — 3,000
WORCESTER KAKIEMON LEAF DISH, C.1754-55
length 8.4 in — 21.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Paul B. Zeisler Jr. Collection
Albert Amor, London, 1991
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
110
WORCESTER SHELL PICKLE DISH, C.1754
length 3.1 in — 8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Christie’s, London, 28 February 1994, Lot 52
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$400 — 600
111
WORCESTER BLACK PRINTED SAUCE BOAT, C.1755-58
length 7.6 in — 19.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby’s, New York, 19 October 1994, Lot 77 William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
112
WORCESTER KAKIEMON BUTTER BOAT, C.1755-58
length 3.1 in — 8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Neales, Nottingham, 16 October 1997, Lot 560 William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$400 — 600
WORCESTER ‘BECKONING CHINAMAN’ LARGE MUG, C.1755-56
height 5.7 in — 14.6 cm, painted workman’s mark in red enamel
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$700 — 1,000 114
WORCESTER ‘BECKONING CHINAMAN’ SMALL MUG, C.1758
height 3.4 in — 8.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1995
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
115
WORCESTER TWO-HANDLED SAUCE BOAT, C.1755
length 6.7 in — 17 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$400 — 600
116
WORCESTER ‘TWO-HANDLED SAUCEBOAT LANDSCAPE’ PATTERN
SAUCE BOAT, C.1755
length 6.7 in — 17 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1994
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$250 — 350
WORCESTER BLACK PRINTED ‘KING OF PRUSSIA’ MUG, ROBERT HANCOCK, C.1757-58
height 3.4 in — 8.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$250 — 350
118
WORCESTER BLACK PRINTED ‘ADMIRAL BOSCAWEN’ MUG, ROBERT HANCOCK, C.1758-59
height 3.4 in — 8.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1996
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$350 — 500
119
WORCESTER PUCE PRINTED GEORGE III AND QUEEN CHARLOTTE MUG, ROBERT HANCOCK, C.1761-62
height 4.5 in — 11.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with The Collection of John A. Williams
Label with E. & J. Handley Collection
Label with Albert Amor Ltd., London, UK
Label with Simon Spero, London, UK, 2000, Exhibition No: 3
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$2,000 — 3,000
120
WORCESTER ‘RED BULL’ PATTERN OCTAGONAL COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER, C.1754
saucer diameter 4.5 in — 11.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with H. E. Marshall Collection, no. 97
Label with Albert Amor, Vincent Townrow Collection, 1998
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,000 — 1,500
WORCESTER ‘RED BULL’ PATTERN SPOON TRAY, C.1758-62
length 5.9 in — 15 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$400 — 600
122
WORCESTER ‘RED BULL’ PATTERN MUG, C.1758
height 4.6 in — 11.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$600 — 800
123
WORCESTER ‘RED BULL’ PATTERN LARGE JUG, C.1760
height 8.5 in — 21.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,000 — 1,500
124
WORCESTER TEAPOT AND COVER, C.1758
height 5.3 in — 13.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,000 — 1,500
WORCESTER YELLOW-GROUND JUNKET DISH, C.1758-60
diameter 9 in — 22.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Richmond Collection, Surrey Steppes Hill Farm Antiques
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,000 — 1,500
126
WORCESTER POLYCHROME CREAM BOAT, C.1760-65
length 4.1 in — 10.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Christie’s, London, 24 February 1997, Lot 36
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$350 — 500
127
WORCESTER CIRCULAR PIERCED BASKET, C.1760-62
diameter 6.3 in — 16.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1989
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$350 — 500
128
WORCESTER POLYCHROME CREAM BOAT, C.1760-65
length 4.1 in — 10.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Christie’s, London, 24 February 1997, Lot 38
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$400 — 600
WORCESTER YELLOW-GROUND LATTICE MOULDED SHALLOW OVAL BASKET, C.1760-65
length 11.8 in — 30 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1998
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,000 — 1,500 130
WORCESTER PARTRIDGE TUREEN, C.1760-1765
length 7.5 in — 19 cm
PROVENANCE:
Steppes Hill Farm Antiques Ltd., Kent, 1990
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,500 — 2,000
131
WORCESTER ‘VALENTINE’ PATTERN CREAM BOAT, C.1760-62
length 4.3 in — 10.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1989
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
132
WORCESTER FLUTED SAUCE BOAT, C.1762
length 5.9 in — 15 cm
PROVENANCE:
Simon Spero, London, 1998
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$400 — 600
WORCESTER KAKIEMON ‘TWO QUAIL’ PATTERN LARGE MUG, C.1765
height 4.7 in — 12 cm
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby’s, New York, 19 October 1994, Lot 86
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$350 — 500 134
WORCESTER ‘BLIND EARL’ PATTERN SWEETMEAT DISH, C.1758-62
diameter 6.4 in — 16.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$600 — 800
135
WORCESTER ‘BLIND EARL’ PATTERN SWEETMEAT DISH, C.1765
diameter 6.3 in — 16 cm
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Jack and Belle Linsky Sotheby’s, New York, 21 October 1993, Lot 325
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$350 — 500
136
WORCESTER MASK SPOUTED JUG, C.1768-70
with monogram, height 7.3 in — 18.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Christie’s, New York, 30 October 1993, Lot 147
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
WORCESTER TEA CUP, COFFEE CUP, AND SAUCER TRIO, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1765-70
diameter 5.2 in — 13.2 cm, saucer with painted crossed swords and 9 in underglaze blue
PROVENANCE:
Gerald Coke Collection
Albert Amor, London, 1995
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
LITERATURE:
Coke, Gerald, “In Search Of James Giles”, 1983, p.231, pl.59b
$1,500 — 2,000
138
WORCESTER SCALLOPED SMALL PLATE, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1768-70
diameter 7.1 in — 18 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$700 — 1,000
139
WORCESTER SHELL PICKLE STAND, C.1768
height 6.3 in — 16 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,000 — 1,500
140
WORCESTER ‘SHERIDAN’ PATTERN CUP AND SAUCER, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1768-80
saucer diameter 5.1 in — 13 cm, cup with painted crossed swords mark and 9 in underglaze blue
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1993
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
LITERATURE:
Zorensky Catalogue, fig. 501
$600 — 800
WORCESTER SPOON TRAY, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1768
length 6.1 in — 15.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, 1997
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
142
PAIR OF WORCESTER TWO-HANDLED BASKETS, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1768-70
length 7.3 in — 18.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$2,500 — 3,500
143
WORCESTER ‘SPINNING MAIDEN’ PATTERN MILK JUG AND COVER, C.1770
height 5.5 in — 14 cm
PROVENANCE:
Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, 1991
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$800 — 1,200
144
WORCESTER YELLOW-GROUND FLUTED SAUCE BOAT, C.1770
length 6.9 in — 17.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Steppes Hill Farm Antiques, 1997
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
WORCESTER ‘EARL MANVERS’ PATTERN SCALLOPED PLATE, C.1770-75
diameter 8.3 in — 21.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
146
WORCESTER ‘HOP TRELLIS’ PATTERN FLUTED MILK JUG AND COVER, C.1770-75
height 5.2 in — 13.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$500 — 700
147
WORCESTER ‘BLIND EARL’ PATTERN SWEETMEAT DISH, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1770
diameter 6.1 in — 15.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London, 1979
Sotheby’s, New York, 15 April 1996, Lot 282
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$400 — 600
148
WORCESTER KIDNEY-SHAPED DISH, C.1775
length 10.5 in — 26.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$600 — 800
WORCESTER TURQUOISE GROUND CUP AND SAUCER, ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1770-72
saucer diameter 5.1 in — 13 cm, cup and saucer with painted crossed swords mark and 9 in underglaze blue
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London Label with the Zorensky Collection, W.483
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
LITERATURE:
Zorensky Catalogue, fig. 442
$1,800 — 2,400
150
WORCESTER COFFEE CUP, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1770-72
height 2.6 in — 6.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1995
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$400 — 600
151
WORCESTER CUP AND SAUCER, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1770
saucer diameter 4.6 in — 11.8 cm, saucer with pseudo-seal mark in underglaze blue
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London, ‘James Giles Exhibition’, 1977
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$800 — 1,200
152
WORCESTER TEA CUP, COFFEE CUP, AND SAUCER TRIO, WORKSHOP OF JAMES GILES, C.1770-75
saucer diameter 5.2 in — 13.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1996
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$600 — 800
WORCESTER ‘MARCHIONESS OF HUNTLEY’ PATTERN LEAF DISH, C.1770
length 13 in — 33 cm
PROVENANCE:
W.W. Warner Antiques, Kent, 1992
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$350 — 500
154
WORCESTER APPLE GREEN-GROUND TEAPOT AND COVER, C.1770-75
height 5 in — 12.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Dreweatt’s, Donnington Priory, 22 May, 1996
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$700 — 1,000
155
WORCESTER COFFEE POT AND COVER, C.1769
height 8.4 in — 21.3 cm, pseudo-seal mark in underglaze blue
PROVENANCE:
Label with Rous Lench Collection, no. 515
Christie’s, New York, 30 October 1993, Lot 150
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$500 — 700
156
PAIR OF WORCESTER ‘OLD MOSAIC’ JAPAN PATTERN DISHES, C.1770-75
length 11.1 in — 28.3 cm, painted pseudoChinese marks in underglaze blue
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby’s, New York, 21 October 1993, Lot 308 William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$800 — 1,200
WORCESTER ‘BROCADE’ PATTERN DISH, C.1770-75
diameter 8.5 in — 21.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$300 — 400
158
WORCESTER ‘SCARLET JAPAN’ PATTERN TEAPOT AND STAND, C.1770-75
restored, teapot height 5.3 in — 13.4 cm; stand length 5.9 in — 15 cm, teapot with pseudo-seal mark in underglaze blue
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$300 — 400
159
WORCESTER ‘SCARLET JAPAN’ PATTERN SPOON TRAY, C.1770-75
length 6 in — 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Label with Albert Amor, London
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$200 — 300
160
PAIR OF WORCESTER ‘PHOENIX’ PATTERN OCTAGONAL SMALL PLATTERS, C.1770
length 9.8 in — 25 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,000 — 1,500
WORCESTER ‘TWO QUAIL’ PATTERN TEA BOWL AND SAUCER, C.1775-80
saucer diameter 4.8 in — 12.2 cm, crescent mark in gilt
PROVENANCE:
Label with the Sir John Smiley Collection Sotheby’s, New York, 15 April 1996, Lot 264 William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$300 — 400
162
PAIR OF BOW KAKIEMON VASES, C.1755
height 10.6 in — 27 cm
PROVENANCE:
Labels with Brian Haughton Gallery, London William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$5,000 — 7,000
163
BOW KAKIEMON ‘TWO QUAIL’ PATTERN MUG, C. 1754-55
height 4.6 in — 11.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Valentine Dawnay Collection
Albert Amor, London, 1992
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$600 — 800
164
BOW TRIPLE-SHELL SWEETMEAT STAND, C.1747
height 3.4 in — 8.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Simon Spero, London, 2017
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$400 — 600
CHELSEA OCTAGONAL TEA BOWL AND SAUCER, C.1750
saucer diameter 4.2 in — 10.6 cm, raised anchor mark on saucer
PROVENANCE:
Christie’s, London, 12 June 1995
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$700 — 1,000
166
CHELSEA ‘TWO QUAIL’ PATTERN SPOON TRAY, C.1750-52
length 5.7 in — 14.6 cm, raised anchor mark
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$1,500 — 2,000
167
CHELSEA KAKIEMON ‘RAT & VINE’ PATTERN SAUCER DISH, C.1752-53 repaired, diameter 7.7 in — 19.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1992 William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto (Label with the Radlett Collection)
$300 — 400
168
CHELSEA FLUTED SAUCER, C.1750 diameter 4.7 in — 12 cm, raised anchor mark
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$350 — 500
CHELSEA STRAWBERRY LEAF
SHAPED SAUCEBOAT, C.1755
length 6.5 in — 16.5 cm, painted red anchor mark
PROVENANCE:
Albert Amor, London, 1997
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$400 — 600
170
VOLKSTEDT TEA SERVICE, C.1800
comprising sixteen pieces: teapot, milk jug, covered sugar bowl, tea caddy, 6 cups and 6 saucers, milk jug height 5.9 in — 14.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$350 — 500
FRENCH PORCELAIN BLEU CÉLESTE GROUND SEAU À BOUTEILLE, PROBABLY SÈVRES, 1773
restored, height 7.3 in — 18.5 cm, painted interlaced Ls enclosing U over B.D. in blue
PROVENANCE:
William B.G. Humphries Collection, Toronto
$400 — 600
