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27 Jan 2022  |  UK, London
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The following 94 lots contain the much loved cat collection of the late Pamela Marian Cole. Pamela spent most of her life putting together an impressive collection of over 2,000 ceramic cats. Her unusual obsession with ceramic cats can be traced...

2001: The following 94 lots contain... Estimate: Login

Helge Christoffersen (Danish, 1925-1965), a tin-glazed earthenware cat, polychrome decorated with foliage on a white ground, with blue monogram 'HC' and paper label to base, 14cm high, 31cm wide

2002: Helge Christoffersen (Danish... Estimate: Login

A Louis Wain 'Lucky Futuristic' cat form pottery spill vase, depicted in cubist outline painted with black markings on a green ground with red highlights, multiple marks to include impressed serial number to side no. 637131, indistinct impressed...

2003: A Louis Wain 'Lucky... Estimate: Login

A Louis Wain 'Lucky Haw-Haw' cat form spill vase, decorated with slip glaze and moulded appliqué, printed factory mark, RD638317 to base, and printed Louis Wain stamp to front left leg, 13.5cm high

2004: A Louis Wain 'Lucky Haw-Haw'... Estimate: Login

A Louis Wain Egyptian cat spill vase, painted in shades of yellow, red and green highlighted with black meow-meow notes, painted Louis Wain signature to reverse, painted registration number RD638318 and printed factory mark to underside, 16cm high

2005: A Louis Wain Egyptian cat... Estimate: Login

A Louis Wain 'The Laughing Cat' for Staffordshire Pottery, inscribed 'The Laughing Cat, Louis Wain' to the tail, bearing factory stamp to base, 20cm high

2006: A Louis Wain 'The Laughing... Estimate: Login

An Italian Bitossi 'Rimini Blue' pottery cat designed by Aldo Londi (1911-2003), 1960s, with incised geometric decoration and blue and green glaze, unmarked, 39.5cm long

2007: An Italian Bitossi 'Rimini... Estimate: Login

Helge Christoffersen (Danish, 1925-1965), an earthenware sculpture depicting a catfight, mid-century, bearing incised signature to base 'CH, Danmark', 27.5cm high

2008: Helge Christoffersen (Danish... Estimate: Login

A collection of large pottery cats, to include; a green glazed cat, hand painted with flowers, with moulded and impressed mark to reverse, 'NHH28510', 39.5cm high, an Italian white glazed cat with polychrome leaf decoration, stamped 'made in Italy'...

2009: A collection of large pottery... Estimate: Login

A collection of assorted decorative cats, to include; pottery, wood, plaster and plastic examples, of varying sizes and designs, tallest 27cm high (lot)

2010: A collection of assorted... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats, in a variety of colourful glazes, to include; a Rye pottery cat, of traditional form wearing a bow, printed pottery stamp to base, 15cm high, a small glazed cat with hand painted mark 'Helle B' to underside, and...

2011: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of hand-built pottery cats, of varying makers and designs, tallest 27cm high (lot)

2012: A collection of hand-built... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats, of stylised rotund form, of varying makers, designs and sizes, tallest 18.5cm high (lot)

2013: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats, of blue and white colour way, to include; a David Sharp Rye Pottery seated cat, with painted signature, 18.5cm high, 19cm wide, a faience cat painted with birds and flowers, unmarked, 15cm high, a pair of terracotta...

2014: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats, to include three cats, after Moorcroft, with raised outline floral design, largest 32cm high, together with a Chinese cat decorated with blossoming trees, mark to base 'China pottery Macau', 24cm wide, and other...

2015: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats, each with ash glaze or similar, to include; a seated cat with hand painted signature to base, 'FC', height 15cm high, a small Chinese cat, modelled as censer, 5.8cm high, a sleeping cat, marked 'Erand : Mexico' to...

2016: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of assorted pottery cats, to include; three R. Wachtmeister for Goebel, tallest 29cm high, an abstract cylindrical cat with incised and painted marks and number to base '245/500', 29cm long, and other stylised cats (lot)

2017: A collection of assorted... Estimate: Login

A large studio pottery cat, 20th century, biscuit fired earthenware with stylised body and head cover, depicting an abstract Siamese cat with moulded beaded collar, unmarked, 78cm high (AF)

2018: A large studio pottery cat... Estimate: Login

After the Antique, a Pre-Columbian style Chimu double gourd vessel, with stylised cat to front, 14cm high

2019: After the Antique, a... Estimate: Login

A Mitchell Grafton studio pottery jug modelled as a seated cat with copper wire whiskers, skeletal decoration to front and metallic raku glaze to reverse, with incised marks to base 'Grafton 14', 41cm high, together with a copper raku fired cat...

2020: A Mitchell Grafton studio... Estimate: Login

A group of studio pottery cats, to include earthenware cats with Raku glaze, indistinct marks to bases, tallest 22cm (7)

2021: A group of studio pottery... Estimate: Login

A tin-glazed earthenware Delftware style figure of a seated cat by Daphne Sandham (British, b.1950), polychrome decorated with stylised flowers and striped design, incised signature to interior, 15cm high, 21cm wide, together with a tin-glazed...

2022: A tin-glazed earthenware... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, with general blue colour way, artist signature to bases, tallest 14cm high (13)

2023: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include various festive cats, artist signature to bases, tallest 14cm high (12)

2024: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, comprising various festive cats with Halloween theme, to include a 'Dracula' cat and 'Devil' cat, artist signature to bases, tallest 17cm high (19)

2025: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include various designs with dark and lime green and yellow colour way, artist signature to bases, tallest 14cm high (13)

2026: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include cats of red and orange colour way, artist signature to bases, tallest 16.5cm high (22)

2027: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include various designs of black and yellow colour way, artist signature to bases, three with signatures in silver, tallest 15.5cm high (15)

2028: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include various designs of black and yellow colour way, two stylised stretching cats, one with signature to leg, 13cm high, the rest with artist signature to bases, tallest 13.5cm...

2029: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include various designs of black and orange colour ways, tallest 14cm high (10)

2030: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A Joan and David De Bethel porcelain cat, hand-painted papier-mâché appliqués and glass eyes, hand-painted signature to base 'Joan and David De Bethel, Rye, Sussex, 1999, no. 7263', 18.5cm high, together with two ceramic cats after De Bethel...

2031: A Joan and David De Bethel... Estimate: Login

Richard Parkinson (British, 1927-1985) and Susan Parkinson (British, 1925-2012), a ceramic figure of a cat, cast underglaze with incised decoration, dated in pencil to underside, 13.2cm high

2032: Richard Parkinson (British... Estimate: Login

A collection of black glazed pottery cats, largest 30.5cm high, smallest 7.5cm (6)

2033: A collection of black glazed... Estimate: Login

A collection of biscuit fired pottery cats, to include a large Abington pottery cat attributed to David Lane, impressed stamp to underside, 38cm high; stoneware Burslem pottery ginger cat, 33cm high; a Kay Goldfinch hand-painted pottery cat; a...

2034: A collection of biscuit fired... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats glazed in reds, orange, yellow and cream, some with indistinct marks to bases, largest 39cm high (9)

2035: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats glazed in greens and blues, to include two 19th century style Torquay cats including one singing from a hymn sheet, 15.5cm high, the other winking with glass eye, 23.5cm high, a large blue Poole pottery cat, 29cm high...

2036: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A David Burnham Smith pottery cat, porcelain, dated 2013, artist's painted monogram to base, 17cm wide

2037: A David Burnham Smith pottery... Estimate: Login

A collection of Royal Crown Derby porcelain cat paperweights, to include; six with gold stoppers, 13cm high, a further eight crown Derby cats without stoppers from 'The Royal Cats' series to include; 'Pearly King', 19cm high, 'Pearly Queen', 20cm...

2038: A collection of Royal Crown... Estimate: Login

AMENDMENT: Please note that there are 18 cats in the lot and 19 as incorrectly stated in the catalogue. A collection of pottery cats, with floral decoration on a white ground, to include; a large Chinese cat, with painted marks to base, 34cm high...

2039: AMENDMENT: Please note that... Estimate: Login

A collection of Mike Hinton pottery cats, to include two ginger cats, largest 17cm high, two Calico cats and the rest Tabby cats, all featuring glass eyes and hand-painted glaze, all bearing hand-painted signatures, tallest 23cm high (8)

2040: A collection of Mike Hinton... Estimate: Login

A collection of Winstanley pottery cats, to include an ashtray modelled as a cat sitting by a campfire, 12.5cm diameter, a sleeping cat group, 30cm long, and eight cats with glass eyes, tallest 24cm high (10)

2041: A collection of Winstanley... Estimate: Login

A Royal Doulton flambé figure of a cat, with printed factory mark to base and indistinct impressed registration number, 31cm high, together a smaller Royal Doulton flambé cat, with printed factory marks to base and indistinct registration mark...

2042: A Royal Doulton flambé figure... Estimate: Login

A large collection of miniature pottery and plastic cats of various designs and makers, together with twelve glazed pottery cats each representing a month of the year, each titled and signed 'Lesley' to underside, tallest 9cm high, and a quantity...

2043: A large collection of... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include; a money bank moulded as a sleeping cat, 17cm wide, and other similarly coloured pieces, signatures to bases, tallest 24cm high (13)

2044: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A group of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include examples from the 'Thunderbird' collection, each with signature to base, tallest 15cm high (6)

2045: A group of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, modelled with football theme, with four England black and blue cats, a yellow England cat, four further footballers, two referees and one cat holding ball, signatures to bases...

2046: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include cats modelled with Easter eggs, four love heart cats, and one further 'art ware' plaque, signatures to bases, tallest 14cm high (14)

2047: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include a cat with signature and printed mark 'Old Ellgreabe pottery art ware, Burslem', 12.5cm high, and other cats with multi-coloured designs, and a black and yellow glazed cat...

2048: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats and dogs, 20th century and later, to include three yellow terriers, 15cm long, and various others in similar colour way, signatures to bases, tallest 14cm high, (11)

2049: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, of varying forms in various colour ways, with signatures to bases, tallest 17cm high (14)

2050: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Lorna Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, to include cats wearing fedoras and holding various weapons, artist marks to bases, 13cm high (8)

2051: A quantity of Lorna Bailey... Estimate: Login

A quantity of Bailey pottery cats, 20th century and later, in black and white glaze colour way, to include a large Lionel Bailey cat licking his lips, additional marks to underside, signed 'JM', '4/25', dated 01.09, 27cm high, together with two...

2052: A quantity of Bailey pottery... Estimate: Login

A quantity of pottery Siamese cats, to include seven Seneshall cats, with painted signature and titles to bases, tallest 20.5cm, together with a further Winstanley Siamese cat, 13cm high, a Pets with Personality model, 23cm high, and eight further...

2053: A quantity of pottery Siamese... Estimate: Login

A quantity of pottery Siamese cats, to include; a large seated Beswick cat, stamped Beswick England 2139 to base, 36cm high, two Royal Doulton cats, both with factory stamp to base, HN numbers 2655 and 2602, a Royal Copenhagen cat with gold factory...

2054: A quantity of pottery Siamese... Estimate: Login

A quantity of pottery cats of a stylistically realistic nature, to include; two Royal Worcester bone china pieces, one titled 'Tabby Kitten', a Boehm kitten with factory stamp to base, an Aynsley porcelain cat design by John Aynsley with printed...

2055: A quantity of pottery cats of... Estimate: Login

A quantity of porcelain Cheshire cats bearing various county crests, from a variety of makers to include Crafton china, Arcadia china, Willow Longton china, Stoke-on-Trent porcelain, Victoria china, W.H. Goss, and other unmarked examples, tallest...

2056: A quantity of porcelain... Estimate: Login

A group of six Beswick Top Cat figures from the exclusive edition of 2000 for the Doulton and Beswick Fairs in England, including Top Cat, 13cm high, Fancy Fancy, Benny, Choo Choo, Spook, and Brain, together with two further Top Cat figures, one...

2057: A group of six Beswick Top Cat... Estimate: Login

A group of ceramic cats by Studio Six of Fulham, to include; a large glazed seated cat titled Lulu, 29.5cm high, a ginger cat, another seated cat titled Tabby, and others, all with hand-painted signatures to bases, 'A. Short, design by Seneshall'...

2058: A group of ceramic cats by... Estimate: Login

A collection of Bronte cats to include; a 'Cheshire Cat', 627/2500, 12cm high, a 'Maine Coon', 29/250, a 'Japanese Bobtail', 29/250, a 'British Shorthair', 29/250, 'Crocheting Cat', 29/250, 'Benegal', 29/250, 'Russian Blue', 29/250, 'Siamese'...

2059: A collection of Bronte cats to... Estimate: Login

A quantity of collectable cats from movies and television, to include examples of The Classic Walt Disney Collection, The Beano Dandy Collection, The Garfield Collection, Warner Bros, Dr Seuss Ltd, and further indistinctly marked pieces including...

2060: A quantity of collectable cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of porcelain character cats, to include examples from Royal Albert, Wade, Royal Doulton, Cat-n-Kin and an unmarked examples, to include two boxed Royal Doulton Cat and the Fiddles with a further pair of unboxed examples, and a Beswick...

2061: A collection of porcelain... Estimate: Login

A group of pottery cats with overall cream and white colour way of varying designs and makers to include; a seated cat by Beswick, 22.5cm, a Galos recumbent cat with iridescent glaze, printed with hand-painted marks to base, a Meissen cat with blue...

2062: A group of pottery cats with... Estimate: Login

A collection of black and white striped ceramic cats, to include; examples of studio pottery and factory made cats, examples from Babbacombe, and High Bank porcelain, tallest 36cm high (19)

2063: A collection of black and... Estimate: Login

A collection of black and white pottery cats, including; examples of factory made, studio pottery and cloisonné with examples from Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester, Staffordshire, Raymond Potteries, Goebel and others, tallest 30.5cm (lot)

2064: A collection of black and... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats modelled as money banks of factory manufacture and studio pottery design, tallest 26.5cm (lot)

2065: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

A collection of varying vessels modelled cats, to include; spill vases, jugs, vases, a teapot and others, tallest 42cm high (lot)

2066: A collection of varying... Estimate: Login

A collection of ceramics salts and pepper shakers modelled as cats, tallest 33.5cm, together with a studio pottery cat cookie jar and cover, a Taste Seller by Sigma jar and cover, a Face Pots 'Miss Marple's Cat' trinket box and cover, edition no...

2067: A collection of ceramics salts... Estimate: Login

A group of pottery cats with elongated necks and pronounced whiskers, of varying size and design, to include a pair of Cinque Port Pottery cats with floral decoration, factory stamp to base, 53cm high, and others, tallest 56.5cm (lot)

2068: A group of pottery cats with... Estimate: Login

A group of Villeroy & Boch novelty ceramic cat figures, to include two standing figures, one figure in a hammock and a figural group in a car, and a black and white fat cat, each with printed factory stamp, tallest 40cm high (5)

2069: A group of Villeroy & Boch... Estimate: Login

A large collection of pottery cats, to include a Wedgwood ginger cat, hand-painted with factory stamp to base, 16.5cm, a Lladro ceramic model of a crouching Siamese cat designed by Juan Huerta, with factory stamp to base and additional incised...

2070: A large collection of pottery... Estimate: Login

A group of pottery cats with vibrant glazes, to include; AHS pottery cat, a Sergey Gerasimenko cat, a Harlequin by Cardew, a Dappled Sky cat with Ziggy Stardust glaze, hand-painted 6/50 to interior, and others, tallest 34cm (lot)

2071: A group of pottery cats with... Estimate: Login

A collection of pottery cats, to include; a porcelain Royal Worcester Flat Mates 'Topsy' cat, a hand-painted stoneware cat coaster marked Beth for Whittard, two cat bookstands, and others, tallest 37cm high (lot)

2072: A collection of pottery cats... Estimate: Login

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