Five wonderful pieces of Welsh porcelain to wow bidders in Cardiff

And one good place to start looking for items to buy as at the Welsh Sale run by Cardiff saleroom Rogers Jones, with the next taking place on March 21.

The Welsh porcelain produced at the Nantgarw China works, in south Wales, from 1813-26, and that created at the Cambrian and Glamorgan potteries in Swansea, until 1870, is very collectable.

Go around the lobe

This Swansea porcelain table centrepiece, shown top, is of lobed circular form raised over a stepped circular foot and having twin-handles, the border typically moulded with c-scrolls, flowers and ribbons, the interior painted with a spray of flowers and the border with specimens of flowers and a vine of strawberries, gilded handles, rim and borders.

Measuring 10in (26cm) in diameter x 5.5in (14cm) high, the Swansea porcelain table centrepiece at Rogers Jones, estimated at £1500-2500, can be viewed via thesaleroom.com.

Something for dessert

A Swansea porcelain dessert plate estimated at £300-500 in Rogers Jones' March 21 auction.

 A Swansea porcelain dessert plate with lobed rim and having a moulded border with C-scrolls, flowers, foliage and ribbon-bows, the interior with a full spray of wild-flowers including daffodil and roses within a gilded border, 8in (21cm) diameter, is estimated at £300-500.

You can bid for this Swansea porcelain dessert plate at Rogers Jones on thesaleroom.com.

Flower power

A Nantgarw porcelain lobed square dish painted in blue with sprays of flowers and with gilt rim, impressed NANT GARW CW to base, estimated at £500-600 at Rogers Jones on March 21.

A Nantgarw porcelain lobed square dish painted in blue with sprays of flowers and with gilt rim, impressed NANT GARW CW to base, 9in (23.5cm), is estimated at £500-600. To view this Nantgarw porcelain lobed square dish at Rogers Jones, try the saleroom.com.

Painted bright flower sprays adorn this Nantgarw porcelain tea cup and saucer estimated at £300-400 at Rogers Jones on March 21.

Painted bright flower sprays adorn this Nantgarw porcelain tea cup and saucer estimated at £300-400.

You can view this Nantgarw porcelain tea cup and saucer at Rogers Jones via thesaleroom.com.

Dolphin decoration

This Nantgarw porcelain vase with twin dolphin handles is estimated at £6000-7000 at Rogers Jones on March 21.

Fancy splashing the cash for a superb piece of Welsh porcelain? Estimated at £6000-7000 is this Nantgarw porcelain vase with twin dolphin handles picked out in gold, leaf-form moulding to shoulders to a concave neck over a heavy turned circular foot, the body finely decorated with an array of garden flowers and leaves at Sims workshop London, c.1818-20.

The 5in (13cm) high vase comes from a private collection in Cardiff. Similar vases were modelled with a groove to accept a cover - the rim of this vase has been gilded and there is no groove and so this vase would not have been covered.

Visit thesaleroom.com to view this Nantgarw porcelain vase with twin dolphin handles at Rogers Jones.