by Tom Licence | Jun 2, 2019
Ceramic statuette with some under-glaze colour (blue), and other colours painted on. The figure is of a shepherdess, with crook, resting against a ruin or possibly a large tree. She is in 18th- or early 19th-century costume.
by Tom Licence | Jun 1, 2019
Yarmouth souvenir eggcup. Pink body, white background, bordered in gold. Transfer-printed image of ‘Town Hall & Harbour Gt Yarmouth’. Broken.
by Tom Licence | Feb 24, 2019
Coloured souvenir cup, showing ‘Yarmouth beach from the jetty’. Bathers, bathing machines and deck-chairs can be seen in the foreground. Like other souvenir cups sold to Yarmouth tourists, this one was made in Germany. It has been re-used, probably after...
by Tom Licence | Jul 14, 2018
Hollow moulded statuette of woman in what appears to be eastern European dress, holding a fan.
by Tom Licence | Jul 14, 2018
Torso of statue of man in Tudor dress, with robe, thick padded sleeves, chain and medallion. Traces of gilding visible on parts; parts retain under-glaze colour. Possibly a Renaissance figure such as Henry VIII.
by Tom Licence | May 17, 2018
Sky-blue-glass specimen vase, with a clear-glass stem. Vases of this sort were for holding a single ‘specimen’ flower. The stem and pedestal foot are broken off.
by Tom Licence | May 13, 2018
White ceramic cup displaying a red transfer-printed image of ‘The Pier & Beach, Lowestoft’. The handle is missing. Underneath, it is stamped ‘Made in Germany’.
by Tom Licence | Apr 13, 2016
Plain white ceramic ornament – part of a larger object – comprising three birds on a branch (rear view).
by Tom Licence | Apr 13, 2016
Plain white ceramic ornament – part of a larger object – comprising three birds on a branch, possibly parrots. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 30, 2016
Miniature grey ceramic vase, missing the neck and handle.
by Tom Licence | Mar 30, 2016
Knob/ handle from the top of a tureen lid, in the shape of a lion (poorly cast). From ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 17, 2016
Ornament of a boy dressed as a clown. The base is broken off. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 10, 2016
Pearlware Staffordshire dog’s head, holding a basket of flowers in its mouth, c. 1840. Discarded before 1883.
by Tom Licence | Mar 6, 2016
Small white ceramic pug ornament, with possible traces of brown/ red colouring. The pug is wearing a collar with three bells. The feet and base of the ornament are missing. Found amid London rubbish dumped on the Essex marshes.
by Tom Licence | Mar 3, 2016
Small ceramic ornament in the shape of a table, with two cats peeking out from underneath. The top of the ornament, now damaged, had a row of three teacups and saucers with three tabby cats crouched over the top of them licking off the cream. Found amid ash and...
by Tom Licence | Mar 3, 2016
Plain white ceramic religious ornament involving three women/ angels carrying a cross, an anchor and a heart, these figure representing faith, hope and charity respectively. The base is damaged. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Mar 3, 2016
Damaged statuette of a spaniel, with rudimentary colouring applied. From ash and domestic refuse, 1890s.
by Tom Licence | Feb 27, 2016
Headless miniature statuette of a ballerina, tinted in pink.
by Tom Licence | Feb 26, 2016
Headless ceramic statuette of a boy in a shaggy fleece-like garment surmounting a tunic and waistcoat, with breeches and boots, standing against a brick wall. He is holding a spoon. He may be a character from a nursery rhyme such as Little Jack Horner, Little Tommy...
by Tom Licence | Feb 26, 2016
Many different colours of glass are brought together in this specimen vase (for a single flower), the top of which has broken off. Found amid ash and domestic refuse of the 1890s.