White Ironstone China Association 18 th Annual Convention Auction W H ER E R A R I TY, F I N E D ET A I L, G R E A T M AR KS, G R EA T S C U LP T U R A L F O RM, A ND W O NDE R F UL W H I T E C OL OR C O M E T O G E TH E R PRE-AUCTION EVENTS Cuyahoga Ballroom CHECK-IN: 6:45 A.M. TO 8:45 A.M. PREVIEW: 3:30 P.M. TO 5 P.M. AUCTION Cuyahoga Ballroom 6:30 P.M. TO 9:30 P.M. Crowne Plaza Hotel Independence, OH SATURDAY, May 5, 2012
Welcome to the 2012 WICA National Convention Auction. With 129 lots and over 100 body styles, this auction is certain to have something for everyone. The variety and quality promise something for every auction attendee. The Saturday evening auction is the highlight of the weekend for many. It is WICA s major fundraiser with proceeds going to support education. Many thanks to the following WICA members whose consignments and donations have made this auction possible. Arlyn Anderson Denise Andre Roland & Susan Bergner Jane & Wes Diemer Frank & Carol Fleischman John & Donna Flora Bob & Bonne Hohl Con & Janet Knorr Tom & Kathy Lautenschlager Tom & Olga Moreland Harry & Audrey Moseley Rick & Suzanne Nielsen Barbara Stewart Barbara Tegtmeyer Don & Kris Wagner Auctioneer (Dennis Jackson) will call WICA s 2012 Auction. Dennis is a 30-year veteran of art and antiques auctions and owner of Jackson s Auction & Real Estate Company of Anderson, Indiana. Consignment/Donation Condition. Condition of each lot to be sold (the description in this catalog)was provided by the consignors and donors. While many photos were received from the consignors and donors, some were taken from the WICA photo archives based upon the information received from the consignors and donors. WICA, Inc., and its auctioneer assume no responsibility for accuracy; however, the information should be a useful guide for bidding. Condition focuses on non-manufacturing related flaws such as chips, cracks, flakes, hairlines, discoloration, and restoration. In many cases manufacturing-related flaws have been identified. Auction Check-In will begin at 6:45 a.m. in the Cuyahoga Ballroom. Consignors are to come to the auction check-in at their pre-assigned time and should have the labels affixed to the items. During check-in any damage not noted in the auction catalog will be marked with a blue dot. Auction Preview will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Cuyahoga Ballroom. A cash bar i s available during the preview. Auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Cuyahoga Ballroom. Bidder Numbers have been included in the registration packets. Consignment Fee Structure. WICA will retain 10% of the selling price. Items which do not have a reserve shall be sold to the highest bidder at the auction. Consignors will be paid within four weeks from the date of the auction. Reserve Selling Price Option: Consignors can pay a fee of 10 for each item on which they would like to place a reserve selling price of 100 or more. These items are to be sold to the highest bidder who submits a bid equal to or greater than the reserve. Terms of Sale. A sold item bearing damage which was not described in the catalog or which was not marked at check-in with a blue dot may be returned if not more than three additional lots have crossed the auction block. Anything stated the day of the sale takes precedence over anything written. Before bidding, please be sure that you CAREFULLY look over any items in which you are interested. Time of Payment. All purchases must be paid for in full before leaving the premises on the day of the sale. Individuals who have consigned merchandise to the sale may NOT deduct purchases from proceeds from consigned lots. Manner of Payment. All purchases must be paid to the WICA cashier in cash, personal check, or traveler s check. Dispute Between Bidders. If any dispute arises between two or more bidders, the auctioneer will decide how to handle the resale of the item. The decision of the auctioneer will be final and absolute. Claims. No claims will be allowed after the goods are removed from the premises. Personal and Property Risk. Persons attending during exhibition, removal or sale of goods, assume all risk of damage of or loss to person and property and specifically release the auctioneer and WICA from liability thereof. Records of Sale kept by the auctioneer and WICA will be taken as final in the event of a dispute. Additional Terms and Conditions shall be announced prior to the auction. A Look to the Future. With the passing of WICA s 2012 National Convention Auction, it s time to start preparing for the 2013 event. Any WICA member may consign or donate items to next year s auction. WICA s 501(c)(3) public charity status as an educational organization will permit donations to WICA, on a deductible basis, to further WICA s educational purposes. So, pick up that extra piece or two of white ironstone as you travel or look through your own collection for items to consign or donate. There is no limit as to the number of items which may be consigned.
Lot 1 11 H Paneled Columbia John May Lot 4 oval Chinese Lot 7 Creamer Wheat and Hops Unknown, unmarked Lot 2 Cups and Saucers, 2 sets Ceres Elsmore & Forster Lot 5 Chamber Pot Wheat William Adams & Sons Lot 8 Platter, 19 Athenia J. T. Close & Co. Lot 3 Gravy Boat and Liner Square Ridged Johnson Brothers Lot 6 Holy Water Font Light crazing Lot 9 Sugar Bowl Ceres Spider on bottom Lot 10 Mold Pineapple Lot 13 Syrup Pitcher Trunk and Ivy Walley Lot 16 oval Scrolled Bubble J. W. Pankhurst Lot 19 Toothbrush Holder, horizontal Wheat J. Broadhurst Tiny flake on inner rim of lid Lot 11 Jar Sanitary Jar Thomas Maddock Sons Lot 14 Sharon Arch J. Wedgwood Tiny flake inside rim of top Lot 17 Sauce dishes, 5-1/2 D set of 6 Hyacinth Hope & Carter ¼ brown mark on side of one Lot 20 Cheese Keeper/Dome, 2 pc. Mushroom Fern & Flower -JH Professional hairline repair on dome Lot 12 Mug Victor [F. Jones] Lot 15 11-1/2 H Square Ridged Wedgwood Lot 18 Table Pitcher Basketweave Lot 21 Compote, octagonal Boote s 1851 Flake on inside lip, stress cracks on points
Lot 22, 9 H Mississippi E. Pearson Lot 25 Grape Octagon E. Challinor & Co Small hairline on lid, does not penetrate Lot 28 Ladle, Soup Branch handle Red Cliff Lot 31 Bowl and Pitcher Set Fig/Union Wedgwood Bowl some glaze loss and minor staining Lot 34 Gothic Decagon Heath Inside rim roughness Lot 37 Table Pitcher Gothic J. Alcock Lot 23 Bread Plate Give Us This Day Stone China Lot 26 Spittoon, Ladies J. & R. Granite Hairline Lot 29 Mug Prairie [J. Clementson] Discolored crazing, glaze hairline inside bottom Lot 32 Plates, 10-1/2 D, set of 10 True Scallop Crazing Lot 35 13 H Lily of the Valley with Thumbprint Lot 38 Syrup Pitcher Tree Trunk with Ivy Chip on edge where pewter lid is gone Lot 24 Sauce tureen 3 pc., octagon Fig/Union Davenport Tiny flake on rim of base Lot 27 Jardiniere, 11 H Unknown, unmarked Lot 30 Punch Bowl, round Bordered Hyacinth Baker Lot 33 oval Ribbed Chain J. W. Pankhurst Two stilt marks with stain in bowl Lot 36 Cups/Saucers 6 sets Child s size, Bridgwood and Clarke 3 cups with flakes, 3 saucers crack & chips Lot 39, 10 H Hidden Motif [] ¼ nick inside lid
Lot 40 Creamer, 6 H Double Sydenham Harvey Lot 43 Oval Sauce Tureen 2 pc., Berry Cluster Minor stain, finial professionally re-attached Lot 46 octagonal Gothic shape Lot 41 Platter, 18 Fig/Union Davenport Lot 44 Stew Tureen, elongated octagon Daisy Davenport ¼ flake inside and under rim of base Lot 47 Chamber Pot, covered Lily of the Valley Anthony Shaw Lot 42 12 H Laurel Wreath or Victory Elsmore & Forster Lot 45 Compote, rectangular Pierced handles H. Alcock Two under chips Lot 48 Sugar Bowl St. Louis J. Edwards Lot 49 Butter Dish, 3 pc., round Potomac W. Baker Small stains on rim of dish Lot 52 3 pc., oval Scalloped Decagon Davenport One medium chip inside of sauce plate brim Lot 55 oval Vintage E. & C. Challinor Lot 50 Compote, round Lot 53 3 pc., oval President J. Edwards Small hairline in lid Lot 56, 11 H Vintage E. & C. Challinor Lot 51 Underplate, Sauce Classic Gothic T.J.&J. Mayer Small chip outside base rim Lot 54 Open Vegetable Bowl, oval Sydenham T.&R. Boote Utensil marks inside, 3/16 bull s eye on rim, minor wear on foot. Lot 57 Plates, 9-1/2 D, set of 4, Sydenham Small chip under rim of one plate
Lot 58 Syrup Pitcher, 5-1/2 H Mocho Two flakes on foot, pewter top has small surface crack Lot 61, 9-1/2 H Wheat Burgess & Goddard Lot 59 Toothbrush Holder, 2 pc., vertical Wedgwood Medium chip on base Lot 62 Table Pitcher, 8-1/2 H Wheat & Clover Ford, Challinor & Co Lot 60 Flora Wedgwood and Co. on bottom of base rim Lot 63 Soup Tureen 3 Pc., rectangular Simple Square John Maddock & Sons Lot 64 Ewer Adriatic Barrows Hairline bottom Lot 67 Tazza, Low Compote, rectangular Small chip on outside of foot ring,stain and glaze loss on foot. Lot 70 oval Wheat and Hops J. & G. Meakin Lot 65 Punch Bowl, round Columbia Elsmore & Forster inside bowl Lot 68 Syrup Pitcher Hammered Bennett Lot 71 10-1/2 H Divided Gothic John Alcock Lot 66 Sugar Bowl Grape Octagon Edward Pearson Lot 69 Mug Unknown J. Meir & Son Pinhead sized glaze loss on rim Lot 72 oval Prairie Clementson Lot 73 Gothic shape Alcock Sugar lid, finial chip, 5 small chips inner rim of lid Lot 74 Table Pitcher, 9-3/4 H Fuchsia George Jones Lot 75 Bowl and Pitcher Set Octagon Johnson Brothers Small chip on base of ewer
Lot 76 elongated octagon Fig/Union J. Wedgwood Lot 79 Grand Loop Lot 77 Sauce Dish, 4-1/2 D Fig/Union Wedgwood Lot 80 Table Pitcher, 7 H Full Panel Gothic 4 crack at base Lot 78 Plates, 8-1/2 D & Soups, 9-3/4 D, 2 of each Virginia Broughman & Mayer Crackle glaze Lot 81 Spittoon Cameo CB & Co Some discoloration Lot 82 3 pc., oval Chain of Tulips J. & G. Meakin Lot 85 Ewer Vertical Panel Decagon Small hairline at handle Lot 83 Platter, 18-1/2 Berlin Swirl Mayer & Elliot Lot 86 Paneled Grape Tiny flake inside rim of top Lot 84 Table pitcher, 7-1/2 H Arched Fern 1/8" firing crack on lip Lot 87 Compote, oval President John Edwards Tiny bull s eye or glaze bubble at rim Lot 88 octagonal Walled Octagon Lot 91 Fuchsia Meakin Lot 89 Sauce Dish, Nappy, 5-1/4 D Gothic shape John Alcock Lot 92 Bordered Hyacinth W. Baker & Co. Lot 90 Plates, 8-1/2 D, set of 2 Mocho Minor glaze wear Lot 93, 9-1/2 H Wheat W. & E. Corn
Lot 94 Table Pitcher [Sunflower] Lot 97 8-1/4 H [Six-Rib] ½ flat flake on foot ring Lot 100 Niagara Walley Professional restoration to spout Lot 103 Soup tureen 4pc., oval Uplift Elsmore & Forster Ladle, contemporary, crazing, wear roughness, lid roughness in making, small chip on liner Lot 106 oval Garland shape Cockson & Chetwynd Lot 109 Toothbrush Holder, horizontal Split Pod J. Alcock Lot 95 Atlantic B Small bull s eye inside bowl, small chip on base Lot 98 Underplate to Basket Reticulated, Pierced Scroll Alcock Minor edge flake Lot 101 10-7/8 H Gothic shape J. Wedgwood Long slight hairline on base, does not penetrate Lot 104 Sauce Dish, Nappy, 5-1/4 D Fig/Union Davenport Lot 107 Mug J. M. & Co Lot 110 Underplate, Soup Lily of the Valley Edwards Lot 96 Creamer Paneled Grape Probably Lot 99 oval Split Pod Lot 102 Sauce Tureen 3pc., oval Uplift Cockson & Chetwynd Flake on lid edge,medium hairline on ladle Lot 105 Syrup Pitcher Tree Trunk Pankhurst Lot 108 Soap Dish, 3 pc Wheat & Hops A.Meakin Lot 111 Cheese Keeper with Dome, 2pc. Grapes & Hops Base plate few scratches
Lot 112 Mocho Lot 115 Toothbrush Holder, horizontal Gothic shape T. J. & J. Mayer Flake on lid Lot 118, 10-1/2 H Pearson s #5 E. Pearson Glaze hairline spout and handle Lot 121 Ewer Bell Flower Edwards Lot 124 Virginia Brougham & Mayer Lot 127 Table Pitcher Trent Alcock Lot 113 Lily of the Valley Minor glaze rub on handles Lot 116 Ewer Venetia Lot 119 Platters, nest of 3 Square Ridged Johnson Brothers Lot 122 Cup Plate, 4 D Athens Podmore & Walker Lot 125 Table Pitcher, 10 H with ice lip Johnson Brothers Tiny blue mark, under glaze firing mark Lot 128 12 H Sevres type Glaze missing in several areas Lot 114 Soap Dish, 3 pc., oval Berlin Swirl Mayer and Elliot 2 cracks, 1 each, 1/8 flake Lot 117 Creamer Victor Jones Lot 120 3 pc., oval Ceres Elsmore & Forster Flake on foot of liner Lot 123 Plates, 9-3/4 D, set of 2 Memnon I. Meir & Sons One w/ tiny underneath rim flake Lot 126 Syrup Pitcher, 6 H Babes in the Woods Cork & Edge Chip on edge where pewter lid is gone Lot 129 Oval Union
Many Thanks To The Following 23 WICA Members For Their Help With The Auction Auction Chairpersons Jim Kerr (off-site) Don Wagner (on-site) Consignment Check-In Wes Deimer / Jane Deimer Team 1 Bob Hohl / Bonne Hohl Team 2 Tom Lautenschlager / Rick Armbruster Team 3 Consignment Transfer to Table Stations Steve Canup Alice Canup Diane Dorman Don Martin Soni Martin Don Wagner Kris Wagner Auction Support Wes Diemer Bob Hohl Jim Miller Don Wagner Auction Clerk Rick Nielsen Auction Check-Out Diane Dorman Carol Fleischman Dave Klein Joe Eidukaitis Dorothy Riley John Yunginger Advisor and Legal Counsel Tom Moreland Photographs Consignors and Donors W.I.C.A. Archives Auction Catalog Design and Created Rick Nielsen Jim Kerr