Lot 352: A Collection of Royal Watcombe Torquay Kingfisher Pattern Pottery

A collection of Royal Watcombe Torquay art pottery featuring a shaded blue to turquoise glaze and hand-painted kingfisher birds on branches amongst floral motifs. The group includes various forms: a tall tapering vase, a pitcher, a candlestick, a small three-handled vase, a lidded jar, a large bulbous vase, a cup and saucer, a small handled basket, and a large round jug with a terracotta-coloured interior. The underside of the large jug features a black printed mark reading WATCOMBE TORQUAY with a partially smudged word above reading ROYAL (photo 2). A tall vase has a white adhesive label reading 12847 D (photo 1). The large foreground jug has a white adhesive auction label reading SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT 301 01132502626 (photo 1).