Torquay Pottery Collectors Society GRAND AUCTION 2025
Please bear in mind that YOU HAVE TO BE A PAID UP MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY IN ORDER TO BID ON THESE LOTS. IF YOU WANT TO BID ENSURE YOU ARE A PAID MEMBER – OR JOIN OUR SOCIETY NOW!
THE AUCTION WILL COMMENCE 1.45PM – 2PM, DEPENDENT ON HOW THE AGM MEETING IS RUNNING.
LIVERMEAD HOUSE HOTEL, THE SEAFRONT, TORQUAY
SUNDAY 21st September 2025
PLEASE NOTE: for those wanting to place a Commission Bid please contact Ryan – tpcscommittee1@gmail.com AND QUOTE YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER
1. Aller Vale Persian jug 8 inches.
2. Faience decorated pot 6 inches.
3. Longpark giant cup and saucer 6 inches.
4. Longpark royal commemorative beaker. Silver jubilee 1935. 4 inches.
5. Aller Vale. Three wallpockets.
6. Lemon and Crute peacock vase, 14 inches.
7. Longpark giant teapot. Scandy decoration.
8. Tor Vale – three pieces of pottery.
9. Daison pottery bird decorated vase.
10. Lauder owl wall pocket
11. Brannam. Pair of fish wall pockets.
12. Mosanic Pottery jug with pig decoration.
13. Torquay Pottery. Three kingfisher posyt holders.
14. Aller Vale green pixie playing a banjo.
15. Longpark “Brannam style” vase with bird decoration.
16. Watcombe faience vase with Babbacombe pier decoration.
17. Watcombe porcelain dish set in silver plated basket.
18. Brannam Pottery. Dragon candle holder.
19. Watcombe. Pair of mice matchstrikers.
20. Watcombe jardinaire, unusual pattern.
21. Lemon and Crute jug with Dutch children decoration.
22. Collection of 13 Torquay pottery inkwells. No stoppers.
23. Rare Longpark cottage advertising plaque.
24. Longpark teapot “Brannam Style” with dragon decoration.
25. Dartmouth Pottery lidded fish made for Shreve Crump and Low, Boston.
26. Longpark. Tall lustrous green vase. 11.5 inches
27. Torquay Terracotta Company slave girl figure. 11 inches.
28. Dartmouth Pottery. Pair of coloured cocxkerals 8.5 inches.
29. Aller Vale jardinaire daffodil pattern. 10 inches wide.
44. Watcombe jug decorated with a grotesque head, 8 inches.
45. Watcombe terracotta vase decorated with a sparrow.
46. Watcombe terracotta vase decorated with a blue bird 11 inches.
47a and 47b Torquay Terracotta teaset, 5 pieces and tray. (See Artisans of the Torquay Potteries page 12)
47b
48. Vase decorated with a bird on coloured and stippled ground 5 inches.
49. Pair of vases. Daffodil pattern. 6 inches.
50. Longpark terracotta plaque with bird decoration. 14.5 inches.
51. Longpark oval terracotta plaque, with birds on a blue ground. 10 inches.
52. Watcombe bottle vase. Flower decoration on blue ground. 7 inches.
53a and 53b Watcombe terracotta urn with classic swags and lion heads. 14 inches. (See Artisans of the Torquay Potteries page 13).
53b.
54. Watcombe terracotta urn with flower decoration. 10 inches.
55. Watcombe terracotta urn with flower decoration. 10 inches.
56. Watcombe tewrracotta urn with continental waterside decoration. 14 inches.
57. A Watcombe terracotta urn with ancient Greek style decoration. 14 inches.
58. Torquay Terracotta plaque with classical incised decoration. 10 inches. (See Artisans of the Torquay Pottery Page 14)
59. Watcombe terracotta plaque with coloured panel, bird and wolf decoration. 12 inches. (See Artisans of the Torquay Potteries Page 13.)
60. Watcombe terracota coffee pot with bird and metal lid. 10 inches.
61a and 61b Watcombe cherry blossom biscuit barrel and cruet set..
61b.
62 Torquay Terracotta Urn with ancient Greek battle decoration. 16 inches, (See Artisans of the Torquay Potteries page 13).
63. Watcombe teapot with flowers on olive ground. 5.5 inches.
64 Torquay Terracotta vase decorated with convolvuylus. 11 inches.
65. Watcombe terracotta lidded pot with enamelling. 4 inches.
66. Longpark terracotta charger with three yellow birds. 17 inches.
67. Watcombe terracotta lidded vase with flowers. 11 inches.
68. Photographic oval plaque designed for the “fired for Royalty” Exhibition in 2023, designed by Andy Violet.
CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AUCTION PROCEDURES
Prospective bidders are requested to obtain a bidding slip from the desk before bidding for any lot. Where possible, please register during the view or before the sale, as this will assist us in administration of buyer’s accounts.
Care is taken to ensure that any statement as to attribution, date and age is reliable and accurate, but all such statements of vendor’s opinion are not to be taken as declarations or representation of fact.
Intending purchasers must satisfy themselves, by inspection or otherwise, as to the physical description of any lot and as to whether any lot has been damaged or repaired.
Whilst every care will be taken, the Committee and Auctioneer act as agents only and neither they nor the TPCS are responsible for the description of any lot.
All lots are put up for sale subject to any reserve price imposed by the vendor.
In order to complete the auction in the most efficient manner would members please note the procedure to be followed after the final lot has been sold.
1 All auction sales WILL BE SUBJECT TO £1.00 BUYERS PREMIUM FOR EACH LOT.
2 THE COMMISSION FOR LOTS SOLD OR UNSOLD IS £5.00 (Member) or £7.50 Non Member)
3 Successful bidders must proceed to the cashiers table where the Treasurer will receive their payment (cash or cheque payable to TPCS) and issue a Buyers Statement summarising the lot (s) they have bought.
4 The Buyers Statement should then be taken to the committee members officiating at the auction who will release the pot(s) accordingly.
5 Vendors will be given a Sellers Statement, which should be shown to the committee members officiating at the auction who will release unsold pot(s) accordingly.
Sellers will be paid the net amounts due to them by cheque within 21 DAYS AFTER THE AUCTION
