Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

Catalogue

Lot 1024: An Assortment of Italian Earthenware Large Figures and Novelty Containers by KLEM., 1978

This auction ended on August 27, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Not sold

An assortment of Italian earthenware character figurines and novelty decanter containers. The collection comprises several polychrome painted figures including a rustic boy and girl, a youth in eighteenth-century style striped dress, and two character decanters depicting a woodcutter and a musician playing a balalaika. The decanters are fitted with removable ceramic stoppers. Also included is a larger figurine of a religious? subject finished in a monochrome cream glaze. The base of the balalaika decanter is embossed with a circular seal featuring a crowned crest and foliage, above the marks EXCLUSIVITÉ, 1978, KLEM. ©, CONTAINER, and MADE IN ITALY. The figures are constructed from heavy earthenware with cold-painted finishes to the surface.