Rare Hand-Painted Belleek Porcelain Cup and Saucer, bearing the label "New Orleans Exposition 1885, Ott and Brewer, Trenton, N.J.", h. 2", saucer dia. 6".
OTT & BREWER American Belleek Vase. Gilt and cream with applied handles and decorations. This is c.1880 and exceptional. Provenance: Brooklyn estate.
TWO PORCELAIN BOWLS AND A PORCELAIN VASE, 3 pieces: Ott & Brewer pedestal bowl, raised on formed coral base, bowl with gold thistle pattern, 7.75"D x 3.5"H; a Willets Belleek pedestal bowl, with silver overlay on cobalt ground, together with the Royal Bayreuth vase, having a band of roses on green ground with butterfly design, 6.75"H.
Ott and Brewer Belleek demi cups and saucers, lot of three, shell porcelain in a light pink glaze, all marked, tallest: 2.5"h
American Belleek Square Cherry Blossoms Dish: . United States, 20th Century. Decorated with pink cherry blossoms amongst gilt foliage with a frilled edge. 1, 9" x 8 1/2", . Ott and Brewer crown and sword mark and Belleek and Trenton NJ stamp on bottom. From the collection of a Great Neck, New York gentleman. Condition Light wear as expected from age and use, otherwise good condition.
Two Ott & Brewer Belleek Porcelain Items, Trenton, New Jersey, c. 1885, each decorated with flowers and foliage in tones of raised gold, a covered jar, ht. 8, and a pitcher with twig handle, ht. 8 3/4 in. Estimate $300-500 Jar: Gilt rim wear to jar (under where cover sits). Pitcher: Light gilt wear to handle. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
OTT & BREWER AMERICAN BELLEEK PORCELAIN TEAPOT Late 19th c., pink cactus blossom delicate porcelain teapot with golden brown branch form handle and finial, 4.5"h x 6.25"w x 3.75"d
OTT & BREWER, TRENTON N.J. "BELLEEK" TEACUP AND SAUCER Gilt decorated porcelain, retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low. 3 x 5 1/2 in. diam. Estimate $ 100-200
OTT & BREWER; Belleek porcelain vase with curled rim, Trenton, NJ, 1870s; Red crown mark; 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Condition Report:
BELLEEK Fifteen assorted pieces by Willetts, Lenox, Ott & Brewer, Rittenhouse & Evans: tall pitcher, ironstone biscuit jar, footed bowl, basket (nick), salts, and Lenox China sign. A few nicks. Most stamped.
American Belleek Porcelain Thistles Leaves Creamer: . United States, Early 20th Century. Decorated with a thistle and foliate pattern with gilt accents. 1, Overall 5 1/2" x 6", . Ott & Brewer Belleek crown stamp on bottom. From the collection of a Great Neck, New York gentleman. Condition Light wear as expected from age and use, otherwise good condition.
American Belleek Handpainted Bowl, basketweave with handpainted floral, unmarked, attributed to Ott & Brewer, 5 1/2" diameter, excellent.
OTT & BREWER Belleek porcelain spherical vase with four feet and two upright handles reticulated with guilded filligree, flanking large orange poppies on a white ground. Red crown mark. 8" x 6"
Ott & Brewer Belleek coffee pot, dragon spout & handle, wear to gold, 12 h
24 PIECE SET OF OTT & BREWER AMERICAN BELLEEK CUPS & SA...Twenty-four (24) piece set of Ott & Brewer American Belleek, consisting of hand-painted polychrome and parcel-gilt porcelain teacups and saucers with embossed designs and pastel pink or yellow accent glazes, including twelve (12) cups with pink or yellow glazed interiors, 10 with floral sprays and 2 with landscape scene depicting a crane along the bank of a body of water; and twelve (12) matching saucers. All items stamped with Ott & Brewer Belleek maker's mark and inscribed "Mrs. W. H. Cutter 1883" in blue to underside. Teacups: 3" H x 3 3/8" W x 2 7/8" D. Saucers: 5 3/8" dia. Included in this lot is the original wooden, red satin-lined, fitted case; a panoramic photograph of Hampton Cutter Clay Mines; and several newspaper clippings on the legacy and death of the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cutter and inheritor of Hampton Cutter Clay Mines, Hampton Cutter. Case: 5 5/8" H x 19 3/4" W x 19 3/4" D. American, circa 1883. Note: William Henry Cutter inherited the Hampton Cutter Clay Mines from his father, Hampton, who discovered kaolin (and later fine blue clay) on the Woodbridge, New Jersey family farm in 1845. Hampton Cutter Clay supplied numerous national and international industries with their raw materials including Ott & Brewer of Trenton, NJ, the first American pottery to manufacture Belleek porcelain in 1882. This specially made set was a wedding gift for Sarah Romaine upon her 1883 marriage to William Henry Cutter.
Condition:
All items in overall very good condition with minute scattered surface scratches, largest measuring 3/8" L. Case with minor fraying of satin lining, scattered splitting to wood, and scattered wear/losses to surface.
OTT & BREWER BELLEEK PORCELAIN PLATE WITH DIMENSIONAL GOLD AND SILVER IRIS WITH FEATHERED LEAVES, GOLD AT THE RIM. 9 1/2"DIAMOtt & Brewer Belleek porcelain plate with dimensional gold and silver iris with feathered leaves, gold at the rim. There are chips to the raised gold flower petals. 9 1/2"diam Dimensions: 9 1/2"diam
Twenty-Four-Piece Collection of American Belleek Porcelain, consisting of a set of seven Lenox white porcelain after-dinner coffee cups and saucers in "Shell" decor, first quarter 20th century; an Ott and Brewer white porcelain after-dinner coffee cup and saucer with yellow linings, fourth quarter 19th century; a matching Ott and Brewer white porcelain after-dinner coffee cup and saucer; an Ott and Brewer gilt-edged porcelain after-dinner coffee cup; a rare Willets Manufacturing Company yellow and white two-handled creamed soup bowl and underplate, 1819-1909; a Ceramic Art Company ribbed and footed covered sugar basin and cream pitcher with gilt floral decoration, 1889-1906; a Morgan "Wedding Band" after-dinner coffee cup and saucer, first quarter 20th century; and a Morgan cobalt blue and gold-banded after-dinner coffee cup and saucer, also first quarter 20th century, cup h. 2" to 2-1/2", saucer dia. 4-1/2" to 6".
Ott and Brewer Belleek cups and saucers, lot of four cups and saucers and one single cup, all in shell porcelain with gold highlights, marked, 4"w x 2"h
PORCELAIN PITCHER AND VASE, 2 pieces: Ott & Brewer Belleek vase with hand painted water lily decoration and handle, 8.5"H; and vase, with applied fruiting leafy branch, 8.75"H.
BELLEEK Seven assorted service pieces: three pitchers with gilded flowers, two chocolate pots, one by CAC, the other by Willetts with dragon handle, an Ott & Brewer pitcher (wear to gilt); Willetts three-piece sugar bowl (small chips); O&B shell-shaped mustard jar and salt.
Ott and Brewer Belleek tea set, consisting of a teapot, twelve cups and saucers and cream and sugar, all with flower stem handles, teapot marked, teapot: 5"w x 4"h
Fifteen-Piece Collection of American Belleek Pink Porcelain Cups and Saucers, comprised of an early Lenox "Cannele" teacup and saucer, 1896-1906; a pair of Ott and Brewer "Shell" teacups and saucers, 1883-1893; a pair of matching Ott and Brewer after-dinner coffee cups and saucers; a single matching Ott and Brewer after-dinner coffee saucer; a diminutive richly gilded Ceramic Art Company after-dinner coffee cup and saucer in "Violets" decor, 1889-1906; and a Ceramic Art Company parcel-gilt reeded after-dinner coffee cup and saucer, 1889-1906, all of the pieces fully marked, cup dia. 2" to 3-1/4", saucer dia. 3-1/2" to 6".
OTT & BREWER Four belleek pieces: chocolate pot with dragon handle and lotus decoration (hairline) and three bowls, the largest leaf-shaped with three waterlilly feet. Chocolate pot: 11 1/2" x 7"
American Belleek Sculpted Floral Center Bowl: . United States, Early 20th Century. Decorative center bowl with sculpted branch handles, gilt bark-like texture, and gilt and molded floral decorations throughout. 1, 8" x 7", . Ott and Brewer Belleek crest mark stamped on bottom. From the collection of a Great Neck, New York gentleman. Condition Light wear, otherwise good condition.
FINE BELLEEK PORCELAIN ENAMELED TEA CUP W/SAUCERFine Etruria Belleek porcelain and enameled tea cup with saucer, almost translucent, the cup and saucer center with pink lustre and having a gilt and enameled with ebony and raised turquoise, the cup with serpent or snake tail handle trailing to the underside of the cup. Stamped in pink for Belleek, also for Ott & Brewer, Trenton, NJ. Approx. height of cup 1.87 in., diameter of saucer 4.5 in.
Interesting Twenty-Four-Piece Collection of Hand-Painted American Belleek Porcelain, comprised of a Ceramic Art Company white and gold cabinet vase of tall-neck form, 1889-1906; a Ceramic Art Company canted cream pitcher of like date; a Ceramic Art Company cream pitcher of modified barrel form; a Willets bamboo-ribbed cream pitcher with double entwined bamboo handle, 1879-1909; a Ceramic Art Company cream bowl with gilt decoration, 1889-1906; an Ott and Brewer circular two-handled "Leaf" pastry tray, fourth quarter 19th century; a near-pair of Ceramic Art Company ribbed hot chocolate cups and saucers; a Ceramic Art Company white and gold coffee cup and saucer in stylized floral decor; a Ceramic Art Company fluted flaring after-dinner coffee cup and saucer with gilt floral decoration; a Willets "Berry Spray" creamed soup bowl and underplate, 1879-1909; an Ott and Brewer deux-couleur gilded teacup and saucer in the Japonesque taste, fourth quarter 19th century; a Ceramic Art Company footed teacup and saucer; an Ott and Brewer deux-couleur gilded cup and saucer in "Daisy" decor, fourth quarter 19th century; and an Ott and Brewer teacup and saucer with gilt "Flowering Branch" decor, h. 2-3/4" to 8", dia. 2-1/2" to 5-3/4".
OTT & BREWER BELLEEK PORCELAIN SWEETMEAT DISH, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1882-90.
Of undulating form with ruffled rim, the interior with raised gold and painted thistles against an ivory ground sponged with gold patches, raised on three pink waterlily buds within gold leaves, stamped in red with sword piercing crown, BELLEEK and O & B. Diameter 9 inches.
Literature: For a discussion regarding Ott & Brewer's production of Belleek porcelain, including illustrations of the factory's wares, see Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, American Porcelain 1770-1920, pp. 43-52, cat. nos. 67-82.