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Coalport Porcelain Sugar Bowl or Sugar Box Hand Painted and Gilt Circa 1820
$450.00This Coalport porcelain covered sugar bowl, sometimes called a sugar box or sucrier, was made in England circa 1820. It has an oval form with a domed cover, gilt finial, and gilt ring handles on either side. Broad bands of hand-painted gilding form geometric diamond and triangular patterns, alternating with warm orange bands painted with scrolling gilt foliage. Oval medallions on the body and cover contain finely painted purple flowers, providing vivid color against the white porcelain and extensive gilding. The oval form, geometric gilding, and richly painted decoration give this small piece considerable presence. Dimensions: 5.75 inches high × 5.25 inches wide × 3.5 inches deep Condition: Excellent, with expected very slightest wear to the gilding consistent with age. Date: Circa 1820 Origin: England Background of Coalport Porcelain: John Rose established Coalport Porcelain in Shropshire in the late 1790s. Rose trained at the nearby Caughley porcelain factory under Thomas Turner before setting up independently; in 1799, he acquired the Caughley works, bringing together two important strands of English porcelain production. In the early 19th century, Coalport built a strong reputation for finely made, richly decorated porcelain. By the 1820s, Coalport had become one of the leading English porcelain manufacturers, producing sophisticated table and ornamental wares distinguished by rich gilding, strong color, and ambitious decoration.
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Seven Chinese Porcelain Laughing Boy Figures Hand Painted in Famille Rose C 1850
This delightful group of seven Chinese porcelain Laughing Boys was made circa 1850 and hand-painted in colorful famille rose enamels. Each boy has a cheerful, smiling face and wears a beautifully decorated robe, with flowers and scrolling vines in shades of turquoise, yellow, green, pink, and iron red. The boys are modeled in lively kneeling poses, with their hands held forward. The faces are well modeled, with only a few delicate touches of black enamel defining their features. Subtle differences in head shape, eyes, cheeks, and smiling mouths give each boy his own character and expression. Their robes are beautiful, combining shades of turquoise, yellow, green, pink, and iron red. Our friend and client Mario Buatta, the renowned interior designer, owned twelve Chinese Laughing Boys in his private collection. We had the privilege of acquiring and selling his figures several years ago. Mario appreciated their charm and individual personalities, qualities that are equally apparent in this delightful group of seven. In Chinese decorative art, Laughing Boys symbolize happiness, harmony, prosperity, and wishes for a flourishing family. Displayed together on a mantel, console, or bookshelf, these seven colorful figures create a wonderful decorative group. Their cheerful expressions invite a closer look, and their individual personalities make them a pleasure to collect and display. Origin: China Date: Circa 1850, Qing dynasty Decoration: Hand-painted famille rose enamels Dimensions: Heights range from 6″ to 7″ Condition: Excellent antique condition with slight wear to the enamels
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Set of 5 Antique Porcelain Dinner Dishes Hand-Painted, England, Ca. 1830
$520.00This beautiful set of five Coalport porcelain dishes was made in England circa 1830, during the Regency period. The dishes are distinguished by their exceptionally fine hand-painted flowers, richly patterned green borders, and delicate gilding.
At the center of each dish is a splendid bouquet of flowers painted in vibrant shades of pink, yellow, blue, purple, and orange.
Roses and other garden flowers are arranged in lively compositions, with delicate leaves and stems adding a wonderful sense of movement. Each bouquet is individually painted, making every dish slightly different.
The close-up photographs reveal the remarkable quality of the flower painting.
Wide green and white dotted borders surround the bouquets, providing a striking contrast to the colorful flowers and white porcelain centers.
Three small white reserves interrupt each border, each framed with elaborate gilded scrollwork and decorated with an individual hand-painted flower.
The gently scalloped rims, finished with fine gilding, add another dimension to the dishes’ beauty.
Their graceful outlines complement the elaborate borders, giving the set a particularly elegant appearance.
The combination of brilliant flower painting, unusual green borders, and refined gilding makes these dishes outstanding examples of early 19th-century English decorative porcelain.
The five dishes are especially beautiful displayed together, whether arranged on a wall, in a cabinet, or as part of an elegant table setting.
Dimensions: 10 inches diameter each.
Condition: Excellent antique condition with the very slightest wear. -
French Samson Porcelain Dessert Service Hand Painted Flowers 14 Pieces
$1,200.00This fourteen piece French porcelain dessert service was made by Samson of Paris. The service consists of two shell-shaped serving dishes and twelve octagonal plates.
Dating to the late 19th century, it is hand-painted with wicker baskets overflowing with pink and purple roses and other garden flowers, all surrounded by delicate, scattered floral sprays.
A rich cobalt blue border and elaborate gilt scrollwork frame the decoration.
The combination of colorful flowers, deep cobalt blue, and warm gilding gives the porcelain a splendid decorative appeal.
The flower baskets feature a variety of blossoms.
The octagonal shape of the plates adds another dimension to their beauty.
The gently angled outlines provide an elegant framework for the rich cobalt blue and gilt borders.
The decoration reflects the 19th-century European fascination with Chinese export porcelain.The Paris firm of Edmé Samson was celebrated for producing finely decorated porcelain inspired by earlier European and Chinese wares.
The service is in excellent condition, with its colorful enamel decoration and gilding beautifully preserved.
Dimensions: Plates 8.75 inches across; serving dishes 9.25 inches at widest point
Condition: Excellent
Date: Late 19th century, circa 1870–1880
Origin: France
Maker: Samson, Paris
Material: Porcelain
Decoration: Hand-painted baskets of pink and purple roses and other garden flowers, scattered floral sprays, cobalt blue and gilt borders
Quantity: Fourteen pieces: twelve plates and two serving dishes
Price: $1,200 -
Large Staffordshire Mochaware Bowl with Cable Decoration
$1,800.00This large Staffordshire mochaware bowl, made in the early 19th century, measures an impressive 11.25 inches in diameter. Its extraordinary size, exuberant swirling decoration, and beautiful combination of an amber ground with brown, midnight brown, and light blue cable decoration give the bowl a wonderful sense of movement and vitality.
The interior is extensively decorated with bold earthworm, or cable, patterns also in brown, midnight brown, and light blue. The looping patterns spread across the warm amber ground, creating a lively interplay of color and movement. The spontaneous, flowing character of the decoration is especially appealing, with the colors winding around one another in broad, sweeping curves.
The exterior is equally beautiful, with a broad band of swirling cable decoration extending around the middle of the bowl against a soft white ground. Above and below this central decoration are three narrow horizontal bands: two of deep midnight brown separated by a band of light blue. These finely defined bands frame the exuberant cable decoration and give the exterior a wonderful balance of color and pattern.
The bowl’s generous proportions, wide-open form, and substantial foot give it an impressive presence. Large mochaware bowls are uncommon, particularly those combining extensive interior decoration with elaborate exterior patterns. The combination of scale, color, and exuberant decoration makes this a particularly exciting piece of early Staffordshire pottery.
Dimensions: 11.25 inches diameter × 5.25 inches high
Condition: Excellent antique condition. A small star-shaped hairline on the underside has been invisibly restored.
Material: Pearlware pottery
Style: Mochaware
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Date: Early 19th century -
French Opaline Glass Vase Hand Painted with Flowers Circa 1840
$500.00This beautiful French opaline glass vase, made circa 1840, is hand blown and exquisitely hand painted with a colorful arrangement of flowers.
The decoration includes pink roses, brilliant blue blossoms, and a large orange poppy with a richly detailed purple center. Delicate flowering stems, buds, and green leaves extend around the vase, creating a lively and naturalistic composition.
The quality of the flower painting is particularly appealing. Each blossom is carefully observed, with fine brushwork capturing the delicacy of the petals and the varied colors of the foliage. The brilliant orange poppy at the top provides a wonderful contrast to the soft pink roses and vivid blue flowers below.
The vase has an elegant baluster shape, with a rounded lower body rising through a slender neck to a widely flared mouth. Its milky white opaline glass provides an excellent ground for the colorful flowers, while fine bands of gilding around the mouth and foot complete the decoration.
French opaline glass became especially fashionable during the first half of the nineteenth century. Its smooth, luminous surface was particularly well suited to finely painted floral decoration. This vase is a beautiful example of the taste for naturalistic flower painting in French decorative arts during the 1840s.
Dimensions: 12 inches high × 4.5 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
Material: Hand-blown opaline glass with polished pontil
Decoration: Hand-painted flowers with gilt borders
Origin: France
Date: Circa 1840
Price: $500
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English Pearlware Figure of Summer in Prattware Colors Circa 1800
$300.00This charming English pearlware figure represents Summer, one of the traditional Four Seasons, personified as a young woman holding a cornucopia filled with the fruits of the harvest.
She stands in a garden setting, wearing a long flower-patterned dress decorated in the distinctive Prattware palette of blue, green, ochre, and brown.
The colors are applied with a lively, freely sponged technique that gives the figure much of its appeal.
The garden base is modeled with leafy foliage picked out in soft green, while the square plinth is decorated with blue and ochre sponging. Her simply painted face, softly modeled features, and colorful dress give the figure the engaging character associated with English country pottery of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Made in Staffordshire, England, circa 1790–1810, the figure is characteristic of pottery traditionally described as Prattware, a term referring to its distinctive underglaze colors rather than a particular maker.
Figures of the Four Seasons were popular in Georgian England. Summer, with her cornucopia of harvest fruits, also recalls Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and abundance.
Date: Circa 1800 (1790–1810)
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Material: Pearlware pottery decorated in Prattware colors
Dimensions: 8.75 inches high; base 3.5 × 3.5 inches
Condition: Excellent. -
Pair Large Porcelain Vases French Vieux Paris (Old Paris) Hand Painted c. 1860
$3,800.00This large pair of French Vieux Paris porcelain vases, 22 inches tall, was hand painted in the mid-19th century, circa 1860.
The flower painting gives the vases their extraordinary appeal.
Each vase is centered with a large, complex botanical bouquet painted in a naturalistic style.
The bouquets are full and richly varied, with beautifully detailed flowers including cabbage roses, white roses, a boldly striped tulip, tall sprays of pink and lavender flowers, blue blossoms, lilac-colored sprays, and smaller flowers in orange and yellow.
The two bouquets are not identical.
One is dominated by large pink and white roses surrounded by tall flowering sprays and clusters of blue and lavender blossoms.
The companion is distinguished by a striped tulip rising above roses, blue flowers, lilac-colored sprays, white blossoms, and smaller orange and yellow accents.
The different compositions give each vase its own character while keeping the pair beautifully balanced.
Elaborate gilt scrollwork surrounds the reserves and continues across the shoulders and long flared necks.
The deep cobalt blue ground gives the vases richness.
It brings out the flowers’ colors and gives the gilding greater warmth.
Small gilt flowerheads scatter across the blue ground, and the same cobalt-and-gilt decoration continues around the backs of the vases.
In the mid-19th century, Paris was one of Europe’s great centers of the luxury trade.
Numerous private porcelain factories and decorating workshops, whose products are now collectively known as Vieux Paris, produced richly decorated porcelain for an international market, often without identifying factory marks.
The porcelain’s quality, especially the skill of the painting, was central to its appeal.
Large porcelain vases of this scale were meant to make a substantial presence in an interior, displayed on mantelpieces, grand sideboards, and consoles. At 22 inches tall, this pair has exactly that kind of scale and decorative presence.
The underside bears impressed and incised workshop marks. These are production or model marks rather than an identifiable factory signature, consistent with much Vieux Paris porcelain of the period.
Dimensions: 22 inches high
Condition: Very good antique condition. One vase has an approximately 2-inch hairline, invisibly restored on the back of the upper rim. Minor wear consistent with age.
Origin: France
Date: Circa 1860
Material: Porcelain
Decoration: Hand painted and gilt
Price: $4,600 -
Large Blue and White Arras Porcelain Round Soup Tureen French 18th Century
$800.00This late 18th-century French blue and white porcelain soup tureen and cover was made at the Arras porcelain factory circa 1780.
The tureen is hand-painted with delicate blue cornflower sprigs on a warm, creamy white porcelain ground.
The beautiful deep twilight blue enamel, known as Bleu d’Arras, gives the decoration its distinctive richness.
The blue and white combination is splendid.
The tureen has a generous round body, molded side handles, and a gently scalloped rim outlined in blue.
Its domed cover is finished with a distinctive tree branch handle.
The naturalistic branch handle and delicate cornflower decoration reflect the French taste for botanical forms during the last quarter of the 18th century.
Arras porcelain is particularly prized for its beautiful blue enamel, which has become closely associated with the factory.
The underside bears the letters “AR” and the flying bird symbol associated with the Arras factory.
Dimensions: 10.25 inches diameter × 9 inches high.
Condition: Excellent antique condition.
Date: Circa 1780.
Origin: Arras, France. -
Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Pink Ground Bird Plate, circa 1760
$1,400.00This exquisite Chelsea porcelain plate was made during the factory’s celebrated Gold Anchor period, circa 1760.
Chelsea was one of the earliest and most important English porcelain manufactories.
Like much of the finest English porcelain of the mid-18th century, Chelsea wares were made of soft-paste porcelain, part of the European effort to create a porcelain body comparable to the hard-paste porcelains imported from China.
Chelsea’s soft-paste body has a characteristic warm, gentle white that works particularly beautifully with rich enamel grounds and gilding.
The gorgeous pink-claret ground gives the plate its immediate visual impact, shifting from lighter pink to deeper claret tones across the surface. Three shaped reserves of Chelsea’s soft white porcelain are hand painted with brightly colored exotic birds in flight, their red, orange, rose, purple, and golden plumage beautifully set against the rich ground.
The reserves are surrounded by exceptionally rich gilding. Delicate gilt sprays and scrolling Rococo ornament spread across the pink-claret ground, while areas of fine net-like gilt trelliswork add another layer of decoration.
A gilt dentil border follows the scalloped edge.
The brilliant pink-claret ground, lively bird painting, and elaborate gilding come together to make this an especially beautiful example of Chelsea porcelain from the Gold Anchor period.
A closely related set of five Chelsea Gold Anchor plates with the same pink-claret ground, bird reserves, and elaborate gilding is currently listed on 1stDibs for $32,500.
The reverse bears the Chelsea gold anchor mark.
Dimensions: 9.5″ diameter × 1.75″ deep
Condition: Excellent. One of the birds has wear to the enamels.
Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Date: Circa 1760
Period: Gold Anchor Period -
Set of Twelve Hand Painted Hicks and Meigh Ironstone Crescent Dishes c. 1820
$500.00This set of twelve crescent-shaped ironstone dishes was made by Hicks and Meigh in Shelton, Staffordshire, England, circa 1820.
The twelve matching shapes and brilliant English Imari palette give the group exceptional decorative presence.
Each dish is hand painted with a flower-filled vase within a broad central reserve.
Deep cobalt blue panels alternate with flowering branches painted in iron red, orange, yellow, peach, and blue, with gilt details enriching the closely packed decoration.
Crescent dishes were made as components of elaborate Regency dinner services and arranged with other serving pieces on the table.
Today, the complete set is particularly effective as a colorful wall arrangement, where the repeating crescent shapes create movement while the matching decoration unifies the group.
Hicks and Meigh was one of the leading Staffordshire manufacturers of high-quality ironstone during the early 19th century.
The factory excelled in richly colored tablewares inspired by Japanese Imari porcelain.
The underside of each dish bears the Hicks and Meigh underglaze blue “Real Stone China” mark beneath a crown.
Maker: Hicks and Meigh
Dimensions: 9 inches wide × 5.5 inches high × 1 inch deep each
Condition: Excellent, with only the slightest wear consistent with age
Price: $500
Decoration: Hand-painted English Imari decoration in cobalt blue, iron red, orange, yellow, peach, and gilt
Material: Ironstone pottery
Style: English Imari, Regency period
Origin: Shelton, Staffordshire, England
Date: Circa 1820 -
Wedgwood Porcelain Vase Hand Painted and Gilded England Circa 1900
$450.00This small Wedgwood porcelain vase (7.25″ tall) was hand painted in England circa 1900.
Its tall, faceted form has a square, flared mouth, a slender, waisted neck, angular shoulders, and a spreading, hexagonal foot.
The decoration is particularly rich for a vase of this size.
Alternating cream-colored and gilt panels are decorated with transfer-printed floral motifs, hand colored in enamels and enriched with gilding.
Deep cobalt-blue bands around the mouth, shoulder, and foot are highlighted with gilt dashes and dots, providing a strong architectural frame for the floral decoration.
The flattened floral motifs, gilt grounds, and saturated cobalt reflect the continuing influence of Japanese and Aesthetic Movement design on Wedgwood decorative ceramics at the turn of the 20th century.
The faceted shape and alternating panels make the decoration especially eye-catching.
The underside bears the printed Wedgwood mark incorporating the Portland Vase.
Dimensions: 7.25″ tall x 2.5″ across x 2″ deep
Condition: Excellent
Material: Porcelain
Maker: Wedgwood
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1900
Price: $450 -
Large Blue and White Dutch Delft Jar Vase with Cover Late 19th Century
$2,400.00This large blue and white Dutch Delft jar was made in the Netherlands in the late 19th century.
Standing an impressive 22 inches tall, the jar has a softly rounded octagonal form and a domed cover surmounted by a sculptural lion-dog finial. Its substantial scale provides an ideal setting for the densely painted cobalt decoration.
Birds, flowering plants, butterflies, leafy branches, and ornamental rockwork cover the body.
A peacock dominates the principal garden scene, surrounded by smaller birds and flowering shrubs.
The cobalt ranges from deep saturated blue to softer washes, giving variety to the closely packed decoration while allowing the cool blue-white tin-glazed ground to remain visible throughout.
The combination of large scale, rounded octagonal form, lively bird-and-flower painting, and sculptural finial gives the jar exceptional decorative presence.
Dimensions: 22 inches tall × 12.75 inches diameter at widest point
Condition: Excellent
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delft)
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Late 19th century
Price: $2,400 -
Pair Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Parrots Qing Dynasty Circa 1870
$2,600.00This pair of blue and white Chinese porcelain parrots was made during the Qing dynasty circa 1870.
Above all, the charm of this pair comes from the relationship between the two birds
Modeled standing on blue rockwork with their wings folded back, the parrots turn toward one another with open beaks, giving the delightful impression that they are engaged in conversation.
Their upright, formal postures make them look like two businessmen deep in conversation, which makes the scene especially amusing.
Their plump, softly rounded bodies, alert blue-ringed eyes, and large curved beaks give their faces distinct character.
Slight differences between the two handmade figures give each parrot its own personality.
The pale celadon-white glaze of their bodies contrasts beautifully with the richly painted cobalt blue rockwork.
Their warm cream colored beaks and feet are left in unglazed biscuit porcelain, adding a subtle contrast between the matte and glazed surfaces.
Dimensions: Each 8.25 inches tall × 2.5 inches wide × 3.25 inches deep
Condition: Excellent
Origin: China
Date: Qing dynasty, circa 1870
Price: $2,600 -
Set of Twelve Hand Painted Ironstone Soup Plates by Hicks and Meigh c. 1820
$1,600.00The richly colored, hand-painted flowers give this set of eighteen Hicks and Meigh soup plates an especially lively character.
Made in Shelton, Staffordshire, circa 1820, these large plates combine rose pink touched with purple, warm orange, fresh green, and deep cobalt blue with fine touches of gold.
The plates have the lively appearance of a springtime garden.
At the center of each plate, a blue and gilt basket holds pink and orange flowers.
Scattered blossoms and leafy stems spread across the well, while large stylized flowers form a broad border.
Hicks and Meigh were leading Staffordshire makers of richly decorated ironstone during the early 19th century.
Each plate bears the blue printed crown mark reading “STONE CHINA No. 6.”
Dimensions: Each plate measures 9.5 inches in diameter × 1.5 inches high
Condition: Excellent
Maker: Hicks and Meigh
Material: Ironstone
Origin: Shelton, Staffordshire, England
Date: Circa 1820
Price: $1,900 for the set of twelve -
Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Butterfly and Flower Dish Kangxi
$600.00This Chinese porcelain dish was made during the Kangxi period (1662–1722).
Its shallow form is hand painted in the famille verte palette, in a traditional pattern known as the Butterfly and Flower pattern with flowering branches, ornamental rockwork, and scattered insects.
The asymmetrical composition balances warm iron-red blossoms against turquoise and green rockwork, while scattered insects animate the open ground.
The enamels are set against a pale celadon-toned glaze, which gives the porcelain a soft, cool color.
The garden imagery belongs to the traditional Chinese flower-and-bird repertoire, in which flowering plants, ornamental rocks and insects express the vitality of the natural world.
The underside bears a traditional artemisia leaf mark enclosed within a double circle in underglaze blue.
Origin: China
Date: Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Material: Porcelain
Decoration: Hand painted famille verte enamels
Marks: Artemisia leaf within a double circle in underglaze blue
Dimensions: 6.25 inches diameter × 1.25 inches deep
Condition: The restoration of a short restored chip is barely visible on the reverse. It does not extend through to the decorated face.
Price: $600 -
Blue and White Delft Pair Mantel Jars Netherlands circa 1770
$2,300.00This pair of 18th-century Dutch Delft blue and white covered mantel jars was hand painted in the Netherlands and marked for the De Porceleyne Lampetkan factory.
The vases have richly molded Rococo forms with faceted bodies, spreading bases, and elaborate pierced flame finials.
Deep cobalt blue scrollwork follows the molded decoration, giving the relief strong definition against the soft white tin-glazed ground.
Each vase centers on a large shaped reserve painted with a waterside landscape showing castles beside the water and a sailing boat.
The surrounding molded panels are filled with stippling and delicate leaves.
Their matching landscapes, elaborate covers, and strong cobalt decoration make this pair particularly effective as mantel jars.
Maker: De Porceleyne Lampetkan, Delft, Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770
Dimensions: Each 12.75″ H × 5″ W × 4″ D
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Hand Painted Chamberlain Worcester Armorial Porcelain Covered Dish c. 1820
$700.00Made in England circa 1820, this Chamberlain’s Worcester covered dish features a unicorn armorial crest and an exceptionally rich design.
The decoration combines large iron-red flowerheads with pale green leaves, smaller red and blue flowers, curling blue stems, and gilt spirals.
White reserves around the border contain stylized flowers painted in red, blue, and gold. The centers of both the cover and the dish are finely painted in brown with a unicorn’s head upon a heraldic wreath.
The deep cobalt blue borders surrounding the crests give them particular emphasis.
The rich Japan pattern decoration and crests are consistent with a privately commissioned Chamberlain’s Worcester service from the early 19th century.
The shaped square form provides a generous surface for the closely packed decoration.
The domed cover rises to a gilt-edged loop finial, which adds height and presence to the dish.
Dimensions: 9.25 inches across × 5 inches high to the top of the finial × 2 inches deep
Condition: Very Good, with rubbing to the gilding on the outer edge of the dish.
Maker: Chamberlain’s Worcester
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820 -
Armorial Plate French Porcelain Hand Painted Chinese Export Style 19th Century
$350.00This French porcelain plate was made in the second half of the 19th century and is beautifully hand painted in the style of early 18th-century Chinese export porcelain.
At the center are the paired arms of Louis-Auguste d’Albert d’Ailly, duc de Chaulnes, and his wife, Marie-Anne-Romaine de Beaumanoir de Lavardin.
The plate reproduces the Chinese armorial service made for the couple circa 1725 during the Yongzheng period.
The armorial is deliberately kept relatively small, surrounded by a broad expanse of white porcelain scattered with tiny blue and green sprigs.
The armorial shields appear beneath a ducal coronet and are surrounded by elaborate heraldic insignia.
This open center provides an effective contrast to the richly worked inner border, painted with dense iron-red scrollwork, gilt details, touches of cobalt blue, and shaped reserves containing small Chinese motifs.
The wide outer border is especially appealing.
Colorful flowering sprays are arranged around the rim together with ornamental vessels and stylized Chinese motifs.
Cobalt blue, iron red, green, turquoise, aubergine, and gold stand out beautifully against the clear white porcelain ground.
The decoration is detailed and richly colored. Generous areas of white keep the overall effect fresh and lively.
Particularly interesting is the combination of European heraldry with Chinese decorative motifs.
The French decorators reproduced a specific documented armorial service commissioned approximately 150 years earlier, preserving its distinctive combination of aristocratic European heraldry and Chinese ornament.
The reverse bears an iron-red pseudo-Chinese mark, further reflecting the deliberate reference to the 18th-century Chinese original.
Dimensions: 9 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
Origin: France
Date: Second half of the 19th century
Material: Porcelain
Decoration: Hand painted
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Faux Tobacco Leaf Pattern New Hall Porcelain Teapot Stand Hand Painted C.1800
$400.00This New Hall porcelain teapot stand was hand painted in England circa 1800 and is decorated in the factory’s richly colored Faux Tobacco Leaf pattern, number 490.
The oval stand is painted with an elaborate arrangement of exotic flowers, scrolling leaves, small blossoms, and circular flower heads.
The combination of cobalt blue, iron red, green, turquoise, pink, and gilt is fabulous.
Extensive gilding is worked directly into the decoration, outlining leaves, enriching flower heads, and adding fine detail throughout the composition.
The broad oval surface provides an ideal setting for the pattern and allows the complicated design to be seen particularly well.
A deep cobalt-blue border encircles the rim, painted with a continuous gilt foliate design between gilt bands.
The saturated cobalt, bright enamel colors, and generous gilding give the stand an unusually strong decorative presence.
New Hall’s Faux Tobacco Leaf decoration was inspired by the elaborate patterns of 18th-century Chinese export porcelain and adapted for English taste at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century.
The reverse is painted in iron red with pattern number 490, confirming the New Hall pattern.
Dimensions: 7.75″ × 6.25″
Condition: Excellent antique condition. The enamel colors are strong and the extensive gilding is very well preserved, with only minimal age-appropriate wear.
Material: Porcelain
Maker: New Hall Pattern: 490, Faux Tobacco Leaf
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1800 -
Pair of Blue and White English Delft Chargers Liverpool Circa 1760
$2,750.00This pair of blue and white English Delft chargers was hand-painted in Liverpool circa 1760.
Identical in size and closely related in palette, form, and blue-painted edges, the two chargers feature different but complementary garden designs.
One charger centers on a hovering songbird above a large peony, with two butterflies completing the garden scene.
The decoration continues onto the border with two additional butterflies and three flowering sprigs.
The second charger is painted with flowers in full bloom, leafy stems, and prominent rockwork.
Related floral sprays continue around the border, creating a lively composition across the broad surface.
Both chargers are painted in just two shades of underglaze blue.
Their blue-painted edges, characteristic of some 18th-century Liverpool Delft, provide a strong frame for the decoration.
Displayed together, the differing compositions create visual interest, while their identical size, shared palette, and Liverpool origin make them particularly effective as a pair.
Dimensions: Each 13.5″ diameter x 1.5″ height
Condition: Excellent, with slight edge frits invisibly restored; the edge blue retouched.
Date: Circa 1760
Origin: Liverpool, England
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware Decoration: Hand-painted in underglaze blue -
Pair Blue and White Dutch Delft Hand Painted Vases Thousand Flowers Style C-1765
$2,600.00Made circa 1765, this pair of 18th-century Dutch Delft vases is hand-painted in cobalt blue with dense “Thousand Flowers” decoration.
The softly octagonal vases have an elegant double-gourd form, with a full rounded lower body rising through a slender neck to a smaller upper bulb and flared rim.
The surfaces are richly covered with flowering sprays, leaves, and small scattered blossoms.
The cobalt ranges from deep blue to softer shades, giving variety to the closely packed decoration.
A scrolling border encircles the upper neck and provides a strong contrast to the profusion of flowers below.
Standing 12.9 inches tall, the pair has an elegant, distinctive silhouette and makes a beautiful blue and white statement.
Dimensions: 12.9 inches tall × 5.5 inches across the widest point
Condition: Excellent, with tiny edge chips professionally and invisibly restored
Decoration: Hand-painted “Thousand Flowers” style decoration in cobalt blue
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware, Delft Origin: Netherlands Date: Circa 1765 -
Large Chinese Blue & White Brush Pot Transitional Period Style Hand Painted 1878
$900.00This large Chinese blue and white stoneware brush pot was hand-painted with a continuous landscape depicting a series of related figural scenes with trees, a river and bridge, mountain peaks, clouds, and a cart.
Measuring an impressive 9.5 inches high and 10.75 inches in diameter, it is heavily potted, with substantial weight and unusually generous proportions. Its generous proportions also make it well suited for use as a planter.
The brush pot is painted in richly varied underglaze cobalt, ranging from deep saturated blue to softer washes.
The continuous scene follows a traveling party through a mountainous landscape, with the figures arranged in separate episodes, connected by a wheeled cart, a bridge, a river, trees, and drifting clouds.
The broad cylindrical form, continuous figural narrative, and incised borders deliberately recall the large narrative brush pots made during the Transitional period (1620 to 1683), a style revived with particular confidence on this brush pot in 1878.
A small full moon appears in the sky above two of the figures, adding a particularly poetic note to the composition.
One side bears a vertical Chinese inscription that includes the cyclical date Wuyin (戊寅).
It translates to: “Painted in the spring of the Wuyin year at the Five Trees Studio.”
Based on the painting’s style and form the likely date is 1878, during the Guangxu period.
The pot’s large cylindrical form, scholarly landscape, and inscription are characteristic of the Chinese brush pot, or bitong, an object made for the scholar’s table to hold calligraphy brushes.
With its exceptional scale, extensive hand-painted landscape, figural narrative, and dated inscription, this is an exciting example of late 19th-century Chinese blue and white stoneware.
Dimensions: Height: 9.5 in. Diameter: 10.75 in.
Condition: Excellent -
Wedgwood John Goodwin Caneware Copper Lustre Planter Circa 1925
$1,600.00This Wedgwood planter was designed by John Goodwin and made in England circa 1925.
The glazed caneware body is hand painted in copper lustre with a deep purple tone.
Tall arches divide alternating panels decorated with spirals and wavy lines. A border of diagonal copper lustre stripes circles the upper rim, while palmettes form a repeating border around the base.
Tulip motifs crown the arches on the exterior, and stylized tulips decorate the inner rim.
The four applied handles are also picked out in lustre.
The underside is marked with the Wedgwood factory mark and the painted pattern number C5159/A, identifying this as a documented John Goodwin copper lustre caneware design.
John Goodwin was appointed Art Director of Wedgwood in 1904 and was an important figure in the factory’s early 20th-century design work.
Dimensions: 5.25 inches high × 7.5 inches diameter across the top × 8.75 inches diameter at the base
Condition: Excellent Material: Glazed caneware with copper lustre decoration
Maker: Wedgwood Designer: John Goodwin Pattern: C5159/A Origin: England, Circa 1925 -
Large Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Bowl Hand Painted 19th Century
$3,400.00This large Chinese blue and white porcelain bowl has the scale and presence that make a major piece of Chinese porcelain particularly exciting.
Measuring 14.5 inches across and 6.25 inches high, it is heavily potted, with substantial weight and a broad, deep form.
The form provides an ideal setting for the beautiful hand-painted decoration on both the exterior and interior.
The exterior is richly decorated with large panels of flowering peonies beneath a scrolling floral border.
The cobalt ranges from deep, saturated blue to softer washes, creating movement and depth across the surface.
Against the light blue-gray porcelain, the darker passages of cobalt have particular richness.
At the center of the bowl, a large hand-painted medallion of flowering peonies joined by a delicately drawn dragonfly is enclosed within double blue lines. Above it, a wide diaper border circles the interior rim, with oval reserves painted with flowering branches.
The bowl’s generous proportions are an important part of its appeal. At 14.5 inches in diameter, it has enough scale to stand alone as a centerpiece on a dining table, console, or large coffee table.
Dating to circa 1860–1870, the bowl survives in excellent antique condition with no chips or hairlines.
A few very small original kiln burns within the interior and tiny iron specks visible on the base are characteristic of period manufacture and remain unobtrusive.
With its generous scale, deep cobalt blue, and extensive hand-painted decoration, this impressive bowl introduces the timeless beauty and decorative presence of Chinese blue and white porcelain into an interior.
Dimensions: Height: 6.25 in. | Diameter: 14.5 in.
Condition: Excellent antique condition. No chips or hairlines. A few very small original kiln burns to the interior from manufacture.
Style: Qing Dynasty
Origin: China
Date: Circa 1860–1870 -
Very Early Staffordshire Astbury Type Redware Teapot, Circa 1730
$700.00Made nearly 300 years ago, this diminutive Staffordshire redware teapot belongs to the earliest period of English ceramic teapot production. Its warm reddish-brown body is covered with a lustrous lead glaze and decorated with hand-pressed cream-colored sprigs depicting animals, leaves, and flowers.
The applied ornament has an unusually informal character. A small lion-like animal, individual leaves, and freely placed floral motifs appear across the cylindrical body, while additional sprigs decorate the domed cover. Their softly rounded surfaces and irregular arrangement give the teapot the direct, experimental quality associated with early Staffordshire sprigged redwares.
The compact cylindrical form, angular spout, loop handle, and pointed finial create a teapot of remarkable character despite its diminutive scale. Small teapots were especially appropriate during the early 18th century, when tea remained expensive and was prepared in limited quantities. Dating from circa 1720–1735, the teapot was made during the period associated with John Astbury I, one of the leading figures in the development of refined Staffordshire red earthenware. Its glowing glaze, early sprigged decoration, and wonderfully individual character make it an especially appealing survival from the beginnings of English tea culture.
Dimensions: 3.75″ tall x 2.25″diameter x 5″ deep
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: White clay sprigging with soft integration into the red body
Material: Lead-glazed red earthenware
Style: Early Georgian
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Date: Circa 1720–1735 -
Five Antique Plates English Ironstone Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Davenport
$400.00A lively display of hand-painted turquoise, cobalt blue, pink, iron red, and green animates this set of five antique English ironstone plates.
Each plate features a Chinoiserie garden of flowering peonies and chrysanthemums, ornamental rockwork, and a low garden fence with a crane standing on it.
They were made by Davenport in Longport, Staffordshire, circa 1830.
Vivid turquoise is used throughout the flowers, leaves, rockwork, and flowing ground. It is combined with cobalt blue, pink, puce, iron red, orange, green, brown, and touches of yellow.
The brilliant turquoise gives the decoration an especially fresh and lively appearance.
Around the border, flowering branches alternate with stylized rockwork, foliage, and small exotic birds.
A slender gilt edge completes the design.
Although all five plates share the same pattern, slight variations in the hand-painted decoration give each one its own character.Mark: Blue printed Davenport Stone China anchor mark
Dimensions: 8.25 inches diameter each
Material: Ironstone
Condition: Excellent -
New Hall Porcelain Bowl Boy in the Window Chinoiserie Hand Painted C-1790
$380.00 -
Antique English Spode Porcelain Plates with Gilt Sprigs, Circa 1820
$280.00This pair of antique porcelain plates was hand painted at Spode in Stoke, Staffordshire, England, circa 1820.
Each plate is decorated with a wide gilt rim, an inner gilt circle, and small hand-painted gilt floral sprigs on a clean white porcelain ground.
The design is elegant and restrained.
The gilding is especially bright.
The broad gold rim gives each plate a strong visual frame, while the scattered floral sprigs add a light Regency character.
Dimensions: 8 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $280
Material: Porcelain
Maker: Spode
Style: Regency
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820 -
Pair of Antique Chinese Porcelain Vases Blue and White Showing Birds, Circa 1880
$1,900.00This beautiful pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases was made during the late Qing dynasty, circa 1880.
Standing 15.5 inches tall, the rouleau-shaped vases have the scale, symmetry, and decorative presence that make a true pair especially desirable.
Each vase is hand painted in cobalt blue with songbirds perched among flowering branches.
The painting continues around the bodies, with slight differences in the scenes giving each vase its own character while preserving the balance of the pair.
The cobalt decoration ranges from deep, confident outlines to softer washes within the birds, leaves, and branches, creating both crispness and depth against the broad white porcelain surfaces.
Diaper-pattern decoration covers the sloping shoulders and encloses circular floral reserves.
Bands of dots, geometric ornament, and upright leaves rise through the necks, while bold lappet borders finish the bases.
The naturalistic bird-and-flower scenes are beautifully balanced by these more formal patterned bands.
The vases remain in excellent condition, an important advantage for a matched pair of Chinese porcelain vases of this scale.
Their strong vertical forms and classic blue and white palette make them especially effective on a mantel, console, or large table.Dimensions: 15.5″ tall x 6.5″-7″ diameter at the widest point
Decoration: Hand-painted cobalt-blue birds among flowering branches, with floral reserves and geometric, leaf, dot, and lappet borders
Condition: Excellent, with tiny original firing imperfections as made
Material: Porcelain
Origin: China
Date: Circa 1880
Height: 15.5 inches -
Dutch Delft Blue and White Five-Piece Garniture, Three Bells, Circa 1830
$4,200.00Hand-painted in blue and white at the Three Bells Factory in the Netherlands circa 1830–1840, this complete five-piece Dutch Delft garniture is decorated in deep cobalt blue with songbirds, flowering plants, and scrolling foliage within ornamental borders.
The garniture consists of three covered jars and a pair of fluted beaker vases, creating a complete and beautifully balanced display.
The vases are painted with confident cobalt brushwork ranging from deep saturated blue to lighter washes.
The decoration has unusual vitality. Across the five pieces, the birds, flowers, and ornamental borders create a unified and exceptionally decorative display.
The spotted leopard finials add a lively silhouette and reinforce the set’s character.
Together, the five pieces create an elegant and substantial display with the presence to command a mantel, console, or cabinet.
Dimensions: Jars 13.25″ Tall x 5.5″ Wide across the top x 4.5″ Deep; Fluted Vases 9.5″ Tall x 5.25″ Wide across the top x 5″ Deep
Condition: Excellent, with tiny edge chips invisibly restored
Marks: Mark of the Three Bells Factory
Style: Dutch Delft
Origin: Netherlands
Price: $4,200 -
Worcester Porcelain Fence Pattern Cup and Saucer Hand Painted 1820
$320.00This Worcester cup and saucer features the Fence Pattern in a clear and well-defined version, with multiple points of interest.
The cobalt rockwork, the gilt fence, the pink flower, and the birds each assert themselves, creating an exciting, visually rich composition.
The scene unfolds across a garden setting with flowering branches and a pagoda, full of color and movement.
The overall effect is both lively and beautiful.
The palette is strong and balanced.
The cobalt is deep and glossy, set against iron red, pinkish tones, green, and touches of turquoise that bring freshness and variation.
Gilding fills the air throughout the scene, with the leaves on the tree painted in gilt, catching the light and giving the scene a magical quality.
On the cup, the decoration wraps cleanly around the body, holding its clarity through the curve.
The loop handle is fully gilded, adding a bright accent.
The saucer provides a broader field, allowing the pattern to open fully.
This is a confident Worcester interpretation of Chinese export taste, with rockwork, fencing, flowers, and birds held in clear relation across the surface.
The design feels lively and composed, with an exciting interplay of color and detail that remains grounded and beautiful.Dimensions: Saucer 5.5″ diameter, cup 2.5″ tall x 3.25″ diameter
Condition: Excellent antique condition with light wear consistent with age
Decoration: Fence Pattern with cobalt rockwork, gilt fence, birds, pagoda, and floral landscape in iron red, turquoise, and green
Material: Porcelain
Style: Regency, Chinese Export inspired
Origin: England, Worcester
Date: Circa 1820 -
Pair Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Mantle Vases with Landscape Panels
$1,200.00This pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain mantel vases was made in China during the early 20th century in the Kangxi style.
The tall cylindrical bodies are decorated with landscape panels in deep cobalt blue set against a rare molded dotted ground.
The softly rendered scenes depict pavilions, trees, and rivers winding through distant hills, creating the impression of landscapes emerging through mist.The textured dotted ground provides a strong contrast to the smooth painted reserves, giving the porcelain a distinctive surface.
The rich cobalt blue stands out crisply against the white porcelain, emphasizing both the painting and the molded decoration.Displayed on a mantel, console, or library cabinet, this pair adds the timeless character of Chinese blue and white porcelain and the quiet atmosphere of traditional landscape painting to a room.
Dimensions: Height 12 inches; 13.25 inches with wood stands. Diameter 6.5 inches across the rim
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Blue and white landscape panels on a molded dotted ground
Material: Porcelain
Style: Kangxi style
Origin: China
Date: Early 20th century -
Set of Four Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Covered Vases, Hand Painted
$2,800.00This set of four Chinese blue and white porcelain covered vases was hand painted in China circa 1860.
The group is composed of two complementary pairs with the same tall, tapering form and a unified cobalt blue palette.
One pair is densely painted with scrolling foliage and blossoms.
Small dragons emerge among the flowers and curling stems, integrated into the overall pattern rather than presented as isolated motifs.
The cobalt ranges from soft washes to deeper blue, giving the decoration depth and variation.
The second pair has a more open composition, with fish swimming among aquatic plants, blossoms, and scattered foliate motifs.
The generous white ground allows the individual fish and plants to read clearly and gives this pair a lighter appearance.
All four vases rise from spreading feet and narrow at the neck beneath domed covers with pointed finials.
Geometric bands at the shoulder and foot frame the painted decoration and help unify the set.
Displayed together on a mantel, console, or library cabinet, the four vases create a substantial blue and white arrangement, while the two different designs allow them to be divided into pairs if desired.
Dimensions: Each vase is 15.5 inches tall
Condition: Excellent overall. The fish-decorated pair has minor firing imperfections.
Date: Circa 1860
Origin: China
Style: Qing Dynasty blue and white
Decoration: One pair with scrolling foliage, blossoms, and integrated dragon motifs; one pair with fish and aquatic plants -
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Garden Seat Hand Painted
$1,400.00This Chinese blue and white porcelain garden seat is hand-painted with white prunus blossoms against a deep cobalt ground.
The form is balanced and clearly defined, with pierced sides and raised bosses set in even bands.
The cobalt ground is dense and consistent, giving strong contrast to the white blossom decoration.
The hand-painted prunus design shows natural variation in line and spacing.
The repeated bosses and pierced openings create a steady rhythm across the surface.
The pierced openings take the form of traditional coin motifs associated with prosperity.
At 17 inches tall, the scale is practical, working easily as a garden seat or side table.Dimensions: 17″ tall x 12″ diameter
Condition: Excellent condition
Decoration: Hand-painted prunus blossom in blue and white
Material: Porcelain
Style: Ming style
Origin: China
Date: Last Quarter 20th century -
Antique English Porcelain Dessert Plates Set of 8 Hand Painted Hexagonal Floral
$800.00This set of eight antique English porcelain dessert plates combines an unusual hexagonal form with beautiful individual hand-painted floral bouquets. Made by Coalport circa 1825, each plate is painted with a different arrangement of garden flowers, giving the set remarkable variety while the distinctive paneled shape creates a strong sense of unity.
The flowers are lively and beautifully painted, with roses and other garden blooms arranged in rich combinations of pink, purple, red, yellow, blue, and green. Smaller floral sprigs extend around the borders. Against the clean white porcelain, the colors remain fresh and clear, while restrained gilding along the rim provides a crisp finishing line.
The hexagonal form is particularly appealing. Each facet is emphasized by a molded border that adds texture and gives the plates a more architectural presence than conventional round dessert plates. The geometry provides a strong framework for the freely painted flowers, allowing the form and decoration to play equally important roles in the design.
Made for the Regency dessert table, these plates were intended to be appreciated both individually and as a complete service. Here, eight different bouquets give every plate its own character, while the repeated hexagonal form, molded borders, and consistent floral painting hold the set together beautifully.
Two centuries after they were made, finding a set of eight with this combination of unusual form, individual hand-painted decoration, and excellent condition is particularly desirable. Displayed on a dining table or arranged in a cabinet, they introduce the color, delicacy, and brilliance of early nineteenth-century English porcelain into an interior.
Dimensions: 8.75 inches across
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted floral bouquets with scattered floral sprigs and light gilding
Material: Porcelain
Style: Late Regency, hexagonal paneled form
Origin: England, Coalport
Date: Circa 1825 -
Pair of Large Dutch Delft Blue and White Plates, Axe Mark, Circa 1770
$2,100.00This beautiful pair of large Dutch Delft plates was hand painted in cobalt blue during the 18th century, circa 1770.
At the center of each plate, a long-tailed crane stands among flowering plants in a stylized garden.
The bird is surrounded by large blossoms, layered foliage, and delicate insects, creating a lively scene filled with finely observed detail.
A broad scalloped band encircles the central garden.
Each radiating panel is painted with feathery leaves and flowering stems, forming a crisp, rhythmic frame around the crane.
Beyond it, the wide border is filled with scrolling vines and shaded flowers arranged across the gently lobed surface.
The cobalt blue ranges from deep, saturated passages to soft washes and fine linear brushwork.
This tonal variation gives the flowers, foliage, and feathers depth while allowing the intricate decoration to remain clear against the fresh white tin glaze.
Measuring 13.5 inches in diameter, the plates have impressive scale and a strong decorative presence.
Displayed together, their matching forms and closely related hand-painted scenes create a beautiful sense of symmetry.
Each plate bears the Axe mark of De Porceleyne Bijl, one of the respected Delft pottery factories active during the 18th century.
Dimensions: 13.5 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent antique condition with tiny edge frits invisibly restored.
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Maker: De Porceleyne Bijl, known as The Axe
Origin: Delft, Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770 -
Chinese Famille Noire Stoneware Plate Late Qing Circa 1880
$330.00This Chinese Famille Noire stoneware dish, hand-painted in the Late Qing dynasty, circa 1880.
The strength of this piece lies in its color harmony, the depth of the black field, and the confident late nineteenth-century enamel work.
It features a dramatic black ground and balanced radial design hand-painted in soft yellow, celadon green, white, and iron tones.
The surface is divided into panels filled with lotus, chrysanthemum, plum blossom, and leafy branches, all hand-painted in soft yellow, celadon green, white, and iron tones.
The central roundel draws the eye inward, while the mint-green border frames the composition and sharpens the contrast against the dark glaze.
The base bears a four-character underglaze blue Da Qing Nian Zhi mark within double circles, apocryphal and typical of late Qing decorative wares.
The heavy stoneware body and glossy black glaze are consistent with commercial production of the Guangxu period, when the Famille Noire style enjoyed renewed popularity for both domestic use and export.Dimensions: 8.25 inches in diameter
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Famille Noire style overglaze enamels with lotus, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom on black ground
Material: Glazed stoneware
Style: Late Qing decorative ware
Origin: China
Date: Circa 1880 -
Antique Dutch Delft Charger Polychrome Bird Decoration Circa 1780
$500.00This 18th-century Dutch Delft charger centers on a vividly hand-painted Paradise bird set against a flowering branch, the composition built with clarity, color, and confident brushwork.
The bird is rendered with a rounded head and alert expression, giving it a distinct presence within the scene.
Its patterned breast is articulated with dotted and scaled detail, while the long green wings and tail extend outward, guiding the eye across the surface.
The branch rises in manganese tones, supporting clusters of yellow, green, and iron-red blossoms that bring structure and color contrast to the composition.
Three butterflies move through the field, introducing lightness and reinforcing the sense of animation typical of late Delft polychrome work.
A strong yellow ring contains the central scene.
Beyond it, the rim is divided into six panels with alternating floral motifs and iron-red latticework, accented by cobalt elements that anchor the design.
The arrangement is controlled and balanced, with each color contributing to a cohesive whole. The palette remains bright and stable, a clear indication of skilled late 18th-century firing and enamel application.
Dimensions: 12″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
Decoration: Paradise bird on flowering branch with butterflies in polychrome enamels
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delft pottery)
Style: Dutch Delft, late 18th century polychrome
Origin: Delft, The Netherlands
Date: Circa 1780 -
English Salt Glazed Teapot Pink Enamel Hand Painted Circa 1760
$2,200.00This English salt-glazed stoneware teapot, hand-painted with enamel decoration on a rare pink ground, dates to about 1760 and belongs to a small and distinctive group of experimental Staffordshire wares.
It combines a dense, finely finished salt-glazed body with delicate overglaze enamel painting, a technically demanding pairing that was produced in limited numbers.
The form is compact and assured.
The rounded globular body sits firmly on a small foot.
The branch-molded spout and handle introduce movement and a naturalistic quality.
The domed cover completes the composition with balanced proportion.
The pink ground is hand-painted with enamel flowers in green, yellow, and blue.
The palette is soft, and the drawing has a relaxed softness typical of enamel work on salt-glazed stoneware, with a slightly looser line characteristic of enamel decoration on salt glaze.
The colors sit gently on the surface, allowing the form and modeling to remain primary.
Salt-glazed stoneware represents one of the earliest fully developed ceramic industries in England, valued for its hard body and refined finish.
The addition of enamel decoration required a second firing at a lower temperature, increasing both cost and risk in production.
As a result, enamel-decorated examples are significantly less common than undecorated wares.
Teapots of this type are generally associated with Staffordshire and often linked to the Whieldon circle, though precise attribution remains uncertain.
A closely related example is held in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, confirming the form and decorative approach within a recognized group.
What makes this teapot especially interesting is the combination of its sculptural branch-molded form and its rare pink enamel ground, bringing together two of the most distinctive features of this small group of mid-18th century English salt-glazed wares.
Dimensions: 8.5″ from spout to handle x 5.5″ tall x 5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with a small restored chip to the underside of the spout tip
Decoration: Overglaze enamel floral decoration on pink ground
Material: Salt-glazed stoneware
Style: Mid-18th century English Chinoiserie
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1760 -
Pair of Chamberlain’s Worcester Dragons in Compartments Compotes Circa 1820
$2,400.00This exceptional pair of Chamberlain’s Worcester porcelain centerpieces was hand painted in England circa 1820 in the celebrated Dragons in Compartments pattern, one of the factory’s most elaborate and desirable Regency designs. -
Antique Italian Porcelain Large Plate Hand-Painted Tulip Pattern, Doccia C-1760
$560.00This antique Italian porcelain plate was made at the Ginori Doccia manufactory near Florence in the mid-eighteenth century and represents one of the factory’s most admired decorative patterns.
Hand-painted circa 1760, in the celebrated porcellana antica modello Tulipano design, the composition centers on a boldly rendered tulip rising from an iron red base, surrounded by blue, yellow, green, and purple blossoms arranged with confident asymmetry.
The palette is distinctly Florentine, warmer and softer than its German or French contemporaries, and set against Doccia’s characteristic milk white tin-glazed surface.
The gently lobed rim, defined by a raised double outline, provides structure and restraint.
Evenly spaced tulip sprigs decorate the border, creating rhythm and balance while keeping the central bouquet dominant.
The scale at 13.25 inches gives the decoration room to breathe, reinforcing the plate’s decorative authority.
Antique Italian porcelain from Doccia is particularly admired for its unusual use of tin glaze on hard-paste porcelain. This technical choice gives the surface depth and warmth and allows iron red to glow with particular richness.
The Tulipano pattern was among the most favored designs produced at Doccia in the eighteenth century and appears on important documented forms in major museum collections.Dimensions: 13.25 inches diameter, 1.5 inches height
Condition: Excellent
Reference: Arthur Lane’s Italian Porcelain Plate 52A
Decoration: Hand-painted tulip and floral decoration in the porcellana antica modello Tulipano pattern
Material: Hard paste porcelain with tin-glazed surface
Style: 18th-century Italian decorative porcelain
Origin: Doccia, near Florence, Italy
Date: Mid 18th century
Notable Details:
• Strong iron red anchoring the central tulip composition
• Classic Doccia milk white tin glazed surface with warm tone
• Gently lobed rim with raised double outline
• Evenly spaced tulip sprigs forming a structured border
• Pattern associated with documented eighteenth-century Doccia examples -
Antique Dutch Delft Blue and White Large Charger Plate c 1800
$640.00This Dutch Delft blue and white charger presents a strong, balanced garden composition centered on a stylized vase rising from a dark cobalt ground.
The peony at right opens fully, its layered petals articulated in confident brushwork, while buds and feathery leaves create movement across the field.
Rockwork and foliage anchor the design, giving the scene weight and structure.
The cobalt is deep and saturated, shifting in tone where the brush passes more lightly over the tin-glazed surface.
The wide border frames the center with a repeating pattern of buds and scrolling leaves, painted with clarity and control.
At fourteen inches in diameter, the scale would give the piece presence on a wall.Dimensions: 14 inches in diameter
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
Decoration: Hand-painted in cobalt blue with peonies, buds, foliage, and rockwork within a patterned border
Material: Tin glazed earthenware
Style: Dutch Delft
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Circa 1800
Background of Dutch Delft:
The technique of making Delft was first described in writing by Gerrit Paape in “The Delft Pottery Maker,” published in 1794 and dedicated to Lambertus Sanderus, owner of De Porceleyne Claeuw. Delft faience began in the seventeenth century, with much of the finest production centered in the city of Delft. Potters coated their wares in an opaque white tin glaze and applied decoration in cobalt before covering the surface with a clear glaze. This process gave depth to the blues and a smooth, luminous finish. By about 1650, technical skill had advanced significantly, ushering in the golden age of Delft production -
Pair Large Chinese Export Porcelain Blue & White Vases 1870 Hand Painted
$3,800.00This pair of large Chinese Export porcelain blue and white covered vases stands out for its assured hand-painted decoration, balanced proportion, and commanding scale.
Dating to the late Qing dynasty, circa 1870, the jars rise to nearly twenty-seven inches, a scale that allows the painting and form to read clearly across a room.
The decoration is arranged in alternating framed panels, a disciplined format that brings rhythm and clarity to the surface.
Songbirds perch among dense flowering branches, while companion panels depict rockwork and water plants rendered with steady, deliberate brushwork.
The spacing between motifs is measured, allowing each vignette to remain distinct.
Crisp geometric borders at the base, shoulders, and cover rims define the panels and reinforce the form’s strength. The original covers and disciplined panel decoration give the pair a strong and settled presence.Dimensions: Height 26.75 inches; Diameter 14.75 inches
Condition: Excellent, with expected light wear to the glaze
Decoration: Hand-painted blue and white panels with birds, butterflies, rockwork, and foliage
Style: Late Qing dynasty Chinese export style
Origin: China
Date: Circa 1870
Notable Details:
Nearly twenty-seven inch height with commanding scale
Well-matched pair retaining original domed covers and finials
Alternating bird and landscape panels framed by geometric borders
Assured hand-painted decoration with measured spacing between motifs -
Large English Delft Blue and White Hand Painted Punch Bowl Liverpool 1760
$2,200.00This large English Delft punch bowl was hand painted in Liverpool around 1760. At thirteen inches in diameter, it combines substantial scale with notable lightness in both its thin potting and the clear soft tone of its cobalt blue.
The blue fires in a light, fresh shade that complements the delicacy of the bird-and-flower design on the exterior and the restrained floral sprigs within. A lively songbird moves through flowering sprays beneath a structured diaper border at the rim. The outlines are firm, the washes controlled, and the brushwork remains visible.
The cobalt stays light rather than dark or inky, allowing the decoration to read clearly across the broad surface. The glaze has a cool white cast with slight bluish translucency and an even surface with only mild pooling. That clarity supports the painting and sharpens the blue.
The foot ring is neatly cut and proportioned, reinforcing the sense of careful workshop finish. Inside, a single budding flower in the well and delicate leafy sprigs below the rim reflect the traditional restraint of Liverpool punch bowls of this period.
This bowl combines impressive scale with the light potting and fresh cobalt painting associated with fine Liverpool Delft. Displayed on a table or sideboard, it brings the character and freshness of eighteenth-century English Delft to a room.
Dimensions: 13 inches diameter x 6.5 inches tall
Condition: Excellent with a small glaze skip in the well and very small edge frits invisibly restored
Decoration: Hand-painted in soft cobalt blue with bird and flower sprays and diaper border
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Origin: Liverpool, England
Date: Circa 1760 -
Dutch Delft Blue & White Large Plate Hand Painted Circa 1780
$900.00This Dutch Delft blue and white large plate was hand painted in the Netherlands circa 1780 and stands out for the strength and clarity of its radial design. At nearly fourteen inches in diameter, the scale allows the central floral rosette to command the surface with authority.
Radiating foliate scrolls and small blossoms fill the well in a disciplined, symmetrical arrangement. The pattern expands outward in measured intervals, creating movement without crowding. The border alternates stylized leaves with geometric panels, providing structure and contrast to the flowing interior decoration.
The brushwork is fluent and assured, with natural tonal variation where cobalt gathers and softens beneath the glaze. The blue remains clear against the warm tin-glazed ground, allowing the pattern to read distinctly across the full diameter.
The balance of symmetry, scale, and confident hand-painted brushwork gives the plate a strong and composed presence.
Dimensions: Diameter 13.75 inches
Condition: Excellent with small edge chips, invisibly restored
Decoration: Hand-painted blue and white floral and foliate design
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Style: Dutch Delft, late 18th century
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Circa 1780 -
Set of 3 Large Antique Dutch Delft Blue and White Peacock Chargers, c. 1800
$2,700.00This beautiful group of three large Dutch Delft chargers was hand-painted circa 1800 in the celebrated Peacock’s Feathers pattern, one of the most admired designs in traditional Dutch Delftware.
The decoration is particularly striking. At the center of each charger, an elegant vase filled with stylized flowers supports a magnificent fan-shaped arrangement of radiating peacock feathers.
The feathers spread dramatically across the white ground, creating a rich and beautifully balanced composition in deep cobalt blue.
Surrounding the central design are elaborate borders filled with bold floral cartouches, scrolling ornament, and intricate hand-painted details. The deep cobalt decoration contrasts beautifully with the white tin glaze, while a narrow yellow-painted rim provides a lively finishing touch.
The three chargers are closely coordinated, although each has subtle differences in its hand-painted decoration.
Displayed together, their generous size, rich blue-and-white coloring, and elaborate Peacock’s Feathers pattern create an impressive decorative arrangement, particularly when hung as a group on a wall.
Two chargers bear marks attributed to De Vergulde Bloempot (The Gilded Flowerpot), and the third bears a mark attributed to De Klaauw (The Claw), two established Delft pottery factories associated with the production of traditional Dutch tin-glazed earthenware.
Dimensions: Two chargers measure 13.5 inches in diameter; the third measures 14.25 inches in diameter.
Condition: Excellent, with minor edge frits to the yellow-painted rims invisibly restored.
Origin: Delft, Netherlands
Date: Circa 1800
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Decoration: Hand-painted Peacock’s Feathers pattern in cobalt blue with yellow-painted rims -
Antique Worcester Porcelain Dragons in Compartments Plate Circa 1820
$320.00This Chamberlains Worcester porcelain plate, made circa 1820, is decorated in the highly sought-after Dragons in Compartments pattern, one of the outstanding patterns produced by the factory in the late 18th and early 19th century.
The design is divided into four shaped compartments arranged around a central floral rosette.
Each panel is hand-painted with stylized dragons, fantastical creatures, and ornamental devices drawn from Eastern sources but interpreted through an English Regency lens.
The palette is rich and confident, combining iron red, deep cobalt blue, pink, apple green, and extensive gilding, with precise brushwork throughout.
The border is densely ornamented with geometric diaperwork, scrolling foliage, and alternating red reserves heightened with gold.
It creates a strong visual frame that complements the interior scenes.
The combination of colors with the bold design is fabulous!Dimensions: 8″ diameter x 1.25″ height
Condition: Very good, with a fine line visible only on the reverse (shown in the final image)
Decoration: Hand-painted Dragons in Compartments pattern with extensive gilding
Material: Porcelain
Style: Regency
Origin: England, Chamberlains Worcester
Date: Circa 1820 -
Pair Antique Blue and White Delft Ginger Jars Hand Painted Netherlands C. 1790
$2,300.00This pair of late 18th-century Dutch Delft jars has strong form, true pairing, and confident hand-painted decoration.
They read as a substantial pair of mantle jars.
The ovoid bodies rise to a stepped neck and a wide projecting flange, creating a silhouette with clear architectural presence.
That flange gives the form its authority, separating the body cleanly from the cover and giving the jars a more structured profile than simpler forms.
The domed covers complete the shape, each finished with a tiered knop finial banded in cobalt.
The decoration is hand-painted in tones of cobalt blue on a soft white tin-glazed ground.
Stylized landscape elements, flowering plants, and rockwork are arranged across the bodies with confidence.
A drapery-like border at the shoulder creates a clear visual break, allowing the form to read distinctly beneath the decoration.
On the reverse, each jar is finished with a butterfly, introducing a lighter, more informal element.
The pair is closely matched without being identical.
The hand-painted scenes relate to one another but vary in detail, giving the jars a natural dialogue.
Dimensions: 10.75 inches tall x 4.75 inches diameter at widest point x 3 inches diameter at base
Condition: Excellent, with small edge chips invisibly restored
Decoration: Hand-painted blue and white landscape and floral motifs
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware, Delft
Style: Traditional 18th-century Delft style
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Circa 1790 -
Golden Coalport Plate Hand Painted England Circa 1825
$280.00This Coalport plate was hand-painted and hand-gilded in England circa 1825.
It showcases bouquets of pink roses and other beautiful flowers in shades of orange, yellow, and purple, all alongside green leaves.
The center displays a large bouquet, surrounded by six cartouches with smaller bouquets.
The lavish gilding, featuring a variety of golden designs, creates a dazzling backdrop around the bouquets.
The combination of brilliant gilt with the beautiful flowers is stunning!Dimensions: 9.25″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
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Antique French Porcelain Plate Hand Painted in England by Caroline Leigh C. 1825
$320.00The decoration on this French hard-paste porcelain plate was hand-painted in England circa 1825 by Caroline Leigh, who signed the plate’s underside.
The neoclassical design centers on a beautiful roundel showing three putti gathered around a classical tazza filled with fruit, a composition that reads as an allegory of Plenty.
The overflowing tazza is a classical symbol of prosperity, while the putti embody the lightness and delight associated with abundance.
The wide border is arranged in alternating panels of gilt arabesques and miniature scenes.
Each scene is animated with putti engaged in lively mythic or symbolic activities — shooting arrows, gathering coral, riding fantastical sea creatures, or carrying emblems of abundance.
These designs reflect the imaginative vocabulary favored by English decorators of the early 19th century, many of whom were women working at home.
This cottage industry specialized in embellishing high-quality French porcelain blanks for the British market.
The bright lemon-yellow grounds, scrolling gilded foliage, and soft pastel tints of the figures create a particularly English combination of color and narrative charm.
Leigh’s signature on the underside adds a rare personal touch, linking the piece directly to its original decorator.Dimensions: 9.25″diameter
Condition: Excellent antique condition with very slightest, minor wear to the gilding.
Style: English Regency.
Origin: Porcelain made in France, decorated in England by Caroline Leigh.
Date: Circa 1810–1830.
Notable Details:
Signed on the underside by decorator Caroline Leigh
French blank of hard paste porcelain with English Regency decoration
Central putti roundel forming an allegory of Plenty
Eight finely painted border scenes with distinct narrative elements
Alternating lemon-yellow gilt scroll panels
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Large Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Vase Hand Painted 18th Century Ca. 1770
$1,600.00This hand-painted Dutch Delft vase, made circa 1770, is a beautiful example of 18th-century tin-glazed earthenware in blue and white.
Rising to more than eighteen inches, the vase has a sculptural silhouette that moves gracefully from its octagonal base to the rounded body, slender neck, and round upper section, ending in a flared notched rim.
The decoration is richly painted with songbirds among flowering branches, with small blossoms scattered throughout to create a light mille-fleurs effect.
The clarity of the cobalt blue, the confident brushwork, and the interplay of large and small motifs give the vase a lively visual rhythm.
Around the shoulders, a band of lappets articulates the change in contour, while a ring of stiff leaves encircles the neck, adding definition and upward movement.
The tin-glazed surface has a soft sheen typical of fine Delftware, and the underside shows rough marks where the vase was pried from the kiln floor after firing, an authentic detail of 18th-century production.Condition: Excellent, with very small edge chips invisibly restored.
Dimensions: 18.25″ tall × 8.5″ diameter × 6.5″ base
Decoration: Hand-painted songbirds and flowers with scattered blossoms, stiff leaves at the neck, lappets at the shoulders
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Style: 18th-century Dutch Delft, blue and white
Origin: The Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770
Notable Details:
Beautiful hand-painted decoration with birds and florals
Tall sculptural form with octagonal base and rounded contours
Deep cobalt palette with confident, fluid brushwork
Stiff-leaf neck band and lappet shoulder motif
Underside retains rough kiln-release marks from firing -
Pair Blue and White Porcelain Vases Royal Worcester Circa 1870
$2,200.00This pair of Royal Worcester vases captures the Aesthetic Movement’s fascination with Japanese art, expressed here through crisp blue landscapes of cranes and bamboo rendered on soft white porcelain.
Crafted in England by Royal Worcester circa 1870, the vases feature a square, architectural form, enlivened by raised blue decoration that adds depth to the painted scenes.
Each vase shows a crane poised beneath bamboo or flowering branches, a serene world shaped in the spirit of Japonism.
At the shoulders, expressive lion-dog masks feature bold ring handles.
The vases rise from deep blue, pierced-style feet that anchor the composition with elegance.
Cranes have long symbolized happiness and renewal.
In ancient Greece and Rome, the crane dance was associated with vitality and the joy of life, while across Asia the bird symbolized harmony and enduring youth.
This shared cultural reverence makes the imagery especially fitting for Aesthetic Movement design, where beauty, nature, and refined symbolism converged.
Background of the Aesthetic Movement: The Aesthetic Movement was a late-nineteenth-century artistic philosophy advocating pure beauty and “art for art’s sake.” Designers emphasized the visual and sensual qualities of objects, favoring refined forms, exquisite craftsmanship, and motifs drawn from nature and global artistic traditions over narrative or moral themes.Dimensions: 11.5″ tall × 4″ across shoulders × 3″ mouth diameter × 3.5″ base
Marks: the Impressed mark for Royal Worcester
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Raised blue decoration with cranes, bamboo, flowering branches, and pierced-style dark blue bases
Material: Porcelain
Style: Aesthetic Movement, Japonism influence
Date: Circa 1870 -
Pair Small Antique English Porcelain Vases Hand Painted Fruit & Gilt Decoration
$400.00This pair of English porcelain spill vases, hand-painted circa 1840, shows the charm and refinement of mid-19th-century decorative wares, where ornamental brilliance and practical form came together with effortless confidence.
Each vase rises in a flared shape that recalls classical urns, yet the scale is intimate enough for a mantel or writing table.
The bodies are painted in warm tones and enriched with hand-painted fruit reserves framed by deep cobalt roundels.
The colors remain vivid after nearly two centuries, the peaches, grapes, cherries, and foliage rendered with the soft luminosity characteristic of English enamel painting of this era.
Gilded scroll handles complete the silhouette, their bright surface catching the light and adding visual rhythm to the compact form.
The reverse side of each vase offers a quieter presentation with scrolling gilt arabesques on a cream ground, a thoughtful contrast that allows the pair to be enjoyed from any angle.
The interplay between rich gold, soft ground color, and the lively fruit panels creates a pleasing harmony that reflects the mid-Victorian taste for decoration that was both cheerful and refined.
Their excellent condition is notable, as the pair survives without restoration, chips, or losses to the gilding.
Pieces of this type were often used for spills—small rolls of paper or wood slivers used to transfer flame.
Surviving examples in this state are increasingly uncommon.
At just over four inches in height, they offer immediate decorative impact without overwhelming a space.
The vases present beautifully as mantel garnitures, on open shelving, or among a larger group of 19th-century English porcelain.Dimensions: 4.5″ tall x 3.75″ diameter across the top x 2.5″ diameter at base.
Condition: Excellent antique condition
Decoration: Hand-painted fruit reserves, gilt scrollwork, cobalt roundels, gilded handles.
Material: Porcelain.
Style: Mid-19th-century English, with classical urn influence and Victorian decorative taste.
Origin: England.
Date: Circa 1840.
Notable Details:
Compact classical urn form with flared rim
Vivid hand-painted fruit reserves framed in cobalt
Bright gilding in excellent condition
Ornamental gilt scrollwork on the reverse side
Sculptural gilt handles adding visual balance -
Large Blue and White Dutch Delft Covered Jar Hand Painted Circa 1780
$1,600.00 -
Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar Hand Painted Double Happiness Motif
$1,600.00This antique Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar was made in the Tongxi period, circa 1860–1870.
It has a full, rounded body painted with dense floral scrolls and butterflies.
Two large white reserve panels contain cobalt Double Happiness characters.
Ginger jars decorated with these characters were traditionally given as gifts, conveying wishes for happiness and harmony in the couple’s home.
The floral painting is especially beautiful, with delicate detail set against a deep cobalt ground.
Scrolling peonies and lotus blossoms fill the ground, their pale petals and leaves clearly defined against the rich blue.
The rounded body rises to a domed cover with a pointed finial.
Subtle variations in the hand-painted cobalt add depth to the floral decoration.
At 9.5 inches tall and 9 inches wide, the jar has a compact, substantial presence suited to a side table, shelf, or mantel.
Condition: Excellent
Price: $1,600
Dimensions: 9.5″ tall × 9″ diameter at the widest point × 5″ diameter at base
Decoration: Hand-painted in underglaze blue with floral scrolls, butterflies, and Double Happiness characters
Material: Porcelain
Style: Qing Dynasty, Tongzhi period
Origin: China
Date: Circa 1860–1870 -
Salt-Glazed Solid Agateware Cat with Mouse England Mid-18th C. 1745-1760
$1,900.00A seated cat with upright ears and grounded paws, holding a small brown mouse in its mouth.
The figure is formed from two press-molded halves, joined vertically along the spine, with the seam carefully smoothed but faintly visible.
The marbling of the body flows in soft waves of buff, grey, and brown clay, the darker layers derived from an iron-rich brown marl that fires through the body to a deep chestnut tone.
The mouse, modeled separately in that brown clay, fuses seamlessly into the main body at the mouth, its form distinct beneath a continuous glaze.
A delicate cobalt-blue wash is brushed across the ears, shoulders, and body.
Under magnification, the blue is visible beneath the glaze, slightly diffused into it — clear evidence of pre-firing cobalt staining rather than post-firing enamel.
In the 1740s–1750s, potters around Fenton and Shelton perfected agateware by laminating clays of contrasting colors, an innovation traceable to John Astbury and refined by Thomas Whieldon.
Decorative animal figures served as tests of technical control: the joining of laminated clays, color migration under salt vapor, and shrinkage in complex forms. The cat-and-mouse theme combined domestic humor with a nod to natural history—apt for display on a mantel flanking a mirror, where reflected light animated the marbling.
The rhythmic flow of marbled strata across shoulders and haunches mimics the direction of fur, lending vitality.
The restrained cobalt accents provide cool contrast to the warm iron tones, a color harmony characteristic of Whieldon’s palette.
The modelling, neither naïve nor over-refined, aligns with other Staffordshire salt-glaze animals produced before 1760, when finer engine-turned wares supplanted press-molded novelty figures.
Material & Technique: Salt-glazed stoneware composed of laminated buff, grey, and iron-bearing brown clays (“laid agate”).
The mouse modeled separately in solid brown clay of the same iron-rich body, joined at the mouth before glazing.
Body and mouse salt-glazed together in a single firing.
Extra fine orange-peel texture typical of mid-18th-century salt-glaze kilns when using a saggar.
Entire open underside glazed, indicating firing on refractory stilts or within a sagger rather than on a raw kiln shelf.
Press-molded in two halves and luted vertically along the spine.Dimensions: Height 5.25 in (13.3 cm)
Current Condition: Excellent, with minor chips restored to the tips of both ears, a tiny flake on the edge of one ear, and tiny chips at the tips of both mouse ears.
Clay Composition: The alternating buff and brown laminations penetrate through the entire wall thickness, visible on the open inside of the body, proving genuine laid agate construction.
The brown strata and the mouse share identical color and hardness, confirming that mid-18th-century Staffordshire iron marl is the pigmenting agent rather than a later-applied oxide.
Further, very fine chips at the ends of the mouse’s ears indicate that the brown coloration is uniform throughout.
Salt-glaze Texture: The surface exhibits uniform micro-pitting. Later imitation glazes lack this micro-cratering.
The glaze is continuous and finely fused, exhibiting only the faintest granular texture visible under magnification.
This smooth surface results from moderate sodium-vapor exposure within a protective sagger, a technique employed in Staffordshire kilns to preserve the clarity of agate marbling.
Although lacking the coarse “orange-peel” found on heavier utilitarian wares, the microscopic pin-pitting and flow lines confirm a true salt-glazed surface rather than later imitation.
Cobalt Wash: The translucent blue tone blooms through the glaze, proving sub-glaze cobalt oxide, a technique current at Whieldon’s Fenton Vivian works and nearby potteries in the 1750s.
Press-Mold Join: The vertical seam corresponds precisely with known mold construction from Staffordshire animal figures c. 1745–60.
References:
1stDibs Antique English Saltglaze Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse, (listed US $4,463.39).
Burnap Collection, English Pottery 1675–1825, no. 362.
Christie’s, London 2010, lot 82.
Chipstone Foundation, Marbled Agateware: Techniques and Identification, 2005.
John Howard Antiques, Antique English Saltglaze Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse,
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury 2021 sale, lot 950.
Henry Sandon, Staffordshire Pottery, 1970, pp. 52–53 (on blue staining and salt-glaze firing) -
Large Mochaware Mug
$280.00This mochaware mug was made to hold a quart of beer or lager.
It was made in England circa 1870-1880. The dark mochaware “trees” are applied by hand (see below for the details of the process).
The colors are soft. The attractive design follows a pattern for English mochaware made for export to the European continent.
Near the top of the mug is a band of medium blue slip. Below are two thin bands of midnight brown slip, followed by a broad band of colored slip in moss green.
This single wide band is sparsely decorated with midnight brown mocha ‘Trees”.
The elegant spacing of the mochaware “Trees” enhances the mug’s beauty.Dimensions: is 6.5″ tall x 4.25″ in diameter
Condition: Good. There is a chip professionally restored on the inside of the mug.
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Set of Eight Worcester Porcelain Dessert Dishes Peach and Gold Strawberry C.1820
$600.00Flight, Barr & Barr made this eight-piece English porcelain dessert set in Worcester circa 1820. Each piece is richly hand-gilded in the Strawberry pattern, with golden strawberries, leaves, and curling vines arranged against a delicate peach-colored ground. The peach-and-gold combination is particularly beautiful, giving the porcelain the warmth and richness characteristic of Regency taste.
The decoration is especially effective against the brilliant white porcelain centers. Fine gilt lines define the central reserves, while the broad peach-colored borders display the intricate strawberry pattern. The gilding catches the light across the curved surfaces, bringing the fruit and foliage into relief.
The set includes an impressive standing centerpiece, a pair of square serving dishes, a pair of oval serving dishes, a pair of round saucer dishes, and a larger round dish with a gadrooned gilt edge. The variety of shapes, particularly the serving dishes’ lobed outlines, gives the group considerable decorative interest.
The centerpiece is particularly noteworthy. Measuring 14 inches across and standing 4 inches tall, it has a deeply shaped, scalloped outline and a raised foot. The eight pieces make a splendid display when arranged together on shelves or a sideboard, where the peach and gold decoration forms a unified design across the different shapes.
Flight, Barr & Barr was one of the distinguished partnerships associated with the Worcester porcelain manufactory during the Regency period. Its porcelain was admired for refined forms, elaborate gilding, and decoration suited to the fashionable dining rooms of early 19th-century England.
Maker: Flight, Barr & Barr, Worcester
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820
Material: Porcelain
Decoration: Hand-gilded Strawberry pattern on a peach-colored ground
Marks: Impressed crown over FBB on each pieceThe set comprises:
One large standing centerpiece: 14″ × 10.25″ × 4″ tall
Two square serving dishes: 9″ × 9″
Two oval serving dishes: 11″ × 8″
Two round saucer dishes: 8″ diameter
One round dish with gadrooned gilt edge: 10″ diameter
Condition: Excellent -
Set of Twelve Antique Wedwood Dinner Plates with Yellow Borders
$880.00This set of twelve Wedgwood dinner plates, impressed with date marks for 1879, is distinguished by its cheerful yellow borders and elegant band of stylized fleur-de-lis.
The combination of radiant color and refined ornament gives these plates a lively presence at the table, perfectly balancing warmth with sophistication.
The design captures the traditional neoclassical taste that inspired Wedgwood’s finest tablewares, here enlivened by a bright and optimistic yellow palette.Dimensions: 10.25″ diameter
Condition: Excellent, with only the very slightest signs of age
Marks: Impressed Wedgwood mark and date letters for 1879
Decoration: Fleur-de-lis and line borders on a soft yellow ground
Material: Refined Earthenware
Style: Neoclassical Revival
Origin: England
Date: 1879
Notable Details:
• Cheerful yellow borders with stylized fleur-de-lis pattern
• A beautiful harmony of warmth, brightness, and classical design
• Excellent condition
• Classic late 19th-century Wedgwood interpretation of neoclassical motifs -
Blue and White Antique Dutch Delft Chargers Pair Hand Painted Flowers c.1780
$900.00This pair of blue and white Dutch Delft chargers was hand-painted at De Porceleyne Bijl (The Axe) factory circa 1780.
Each charger centers on a flowering arrangement rising from a patterned, footed vase, painted in rich cobalt blue against a white tin-glazed ground.
The stylized floral arrangements give these Dutch Delft chargers a balanced, formal composition.
The centers are framed by alternating freely painted flowering branches and cobalt lattice panels.
Ochre rims define the edges and introduce warmth to the blue and white palette.
At 12.25 inches in diameter, the pair makes a substantial wall display in a country interior, whether arranged vertically or side by side above a dresser or sideboard.
Condition: Excellent
Price: $900 for the pair
Dimensions: Each 12.25 inches in diameter
Decoration: Hand-painted flowering vases, floral branches, cobalt lattice panels, and ochre rims
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Style: Dutch Delftware
Origin: Delft, Netherlands
Maker: De Porceleyne Bijl (The Axe)
Date: Circa 1780 -
Pair Blue & White Dutch Delft Chargers Hand Painted De Porceleyne Claeuw C. 1760
$2,400.00This pair of large blue and white Dutch Delft plates, traditionally made as chargers, is hand-painted and marked by De Porceleyne Claeuw (The Claw) and was made in the Netherlands circa 1760.Each charger measures 14 inches in diameter and features a central urn overflowing with flowers, surrounded by concentric borders of scrolling vines and blossoms.
The rich cobalt palette is complemented by lively brushwork with rhythmic energy.
The lobed and barbed edges are painted dark blue, framing the composition beautifully.
Impressive in both size and decoration, these chargers display the beauty and creativity associated with De Porceleyne Claeuw, one of Delft’s most celebrated factories.Dimensions: 14″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Material: Delft tin-glazed earthenware
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Circa 1760 (De Porceleyne Claeuw active 1661–1840) -
Five Antique Worcester Porcelain Plates in the Fence Pattern England Circa 1820
$1,400.00Barr, Flight & Barr made these antique English porcelain plates at the Royal Porcelain Works in Worcester between 1807 and 1813.
Each plate is hand-painted in Worcester’s celebrated “Fence” pattern, a chinoiserie garden scene of blossoming flowers, a gnarled tree, and stylized fencing, executed in vivid cobalt blue, iron red, turquoise, and green enamels enriched with finely applied gilding.
The plates are bursting with color!
The set comprises one large plate (10″ diameter), three smaller plates (8″ diameter), and a shell-shaped dish (7.75″ x 7.5″).
The rare shell-shaped form adds variety and visual interest.
Renowned for their refinement and artistry, Barr, Flight & Barr produced porcelain that transformed functional objects into works of art.
The plates reflect Regency taste and demonstrate the exceptional skill of Worcester’s early 19th-century painters.
Dimensions: Largest plate 10″ diameter; three plates 8″ diameter; shell-shaped dish 7.75″ x 7.5″
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted in Worcester’s “Fence” pattern with chinoiserie garden scenes and gilded accents
Material: Porcelain
Style: Chinoiserie, Early 19th Century English Porcelain
Origin: England, Worcester Royal Porcelain Works
Date: 1807–1813
Reference:
John Sandon — The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, Vol. I 1751–1851 (1993).
Sandon gives a dedicated entry and illustration of the Fence pattern; the Winterthur Museum’s catalog specifically points to p. 154 for the description/illustration. -
Antique English Pottery Plate Scenic Landscape Red Transfer Country Scene c.1825
$245.00This antique English pottery plate, made at Don Pottery circa 1825, is crafted from buff earthenware with a clear glaze that enriches its warm, earthy tone.
The surface is printed in red with a scenic country landscape: tall trees frame a distant estate while figures walk along a winding path.
The design captures the calm beauty of rural life in early 19th-century England.
On this earthenware body, the red transfer takes on a rich, tonal depth, adding warmth and character to the scene.
Just a beautiful plate!Dimensions: 9″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Red transfer landscape with estate, trees, and strolling figures
Material: Buff earthenware with clear glaze
Style: Georgian
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1825 -
Pair Antique Flight Barr Barr Worcester Porcelain Plates Apple Green & Gold 1825
$385.00This pair of Flight, Barr, Barr Worcester porcelain plates was hand-painted at the Worcester factory, in England, circa 1825.
They feature a vibrant apple green complemented by lavish gold details.
The central medallion is finely hand-painted in gold and framed by elegant gold scrollwork.
The edges are both scalloped and gadrooned.
The apple green enamel remains fresh and vivid, with only the very slightest fading visible on close inspection.
These plates are a beautiful example of early 19th-century English neoclassical porcelain, blending bold color with masterful gilding in a timeless, sophisticated design.Dimensions: 8.75″ diameter
Condition: Excellent, with only the very slightest fading of the green enamel
Decoration: Apple green enamel with gilt scrollwork cartouche, central gilt medallion, and gadrooned gilt rim
Material: Porcelain
Style: Neoclassical / Early 19th Century English porcelain
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1825The Flight, Barr, and Barr period marked one of the most refined chapters in Worcester’s history.
Operated by Martin Barr Jr., his brother George Barr, and Joseph Flight, the factory was celebrated for its technical precision, elegant shapes, and sophisticated decoration.
This era is especially noted for vibrant enamels, lavish gilding, and neoclassical ornament, which attracted an elite clientele in Britain and abroad.
Pieces from this period are now prized for their exceptional craftsmanship and rich color palettes. -
Pair Antique Barr Worcester Porcelain Plates Brown Grapes & Gold England 1790s
$380.00This pair of Barr Worcester porcelain plates was hand-painted at the Warmstry House factory on the River Severn in Worcester, England, between 1792 and 1803.
Each plate features clusters of rich brown grapes framed by curling gold tendrils.
The center of each plate is encircled by a ring of gold scrollwork surrounding a grape cluster.
The border displays a repeating grape motif interspersed with gilt leaves.
The scalloped rims are beautifully trimmed in gold.
The surface of the plates has a molded fluted design, adding visual interest as light plays across them.
The effect is fabulous!
The warm tones of the brown enamel and gold create a rich contrast against the bright white porcelain, making them as visually appealing today as they were when first produced.Marks: Incised “B” for Barr Worcester
Dimensions: 8″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted brown grapes with gilt tendrils, gilt leaves, and scrollwork on a fluted ground with scalloped, gilded rims
Material: Porcelain
Style: Neoclassical
Origin: England
Date: 1792–1803 -
Dutch Delft Blue and White Charger De Witte Starre Factory Circa 1770
$1,060.00This large Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted at the De Witte Starre factory in Delft circa 1770.
The cobalt blue decoration is arranged in concentric petal-shaped panels radiating from a central roundel.
Each panel is filled with abundant hand-painted floral motifs, including blossoming branches, tulips, and peonies.
The border continues the richly worked design with panels of flowers and patterned ornament.
The unusually dense cobalt decoration gives the charger exceptional presence while retaining the lively hand-painted character of 18th-century Dutch Delft.
The reverse bears the star mark of De Witte Starre, confirming its manufacture at the celebrated Delft factory.
Dimensions: 13.75″ diameter
Condition: Excellent. Minor glaze imperfections typical of 18th-century Delftware and small edge frits invisibly restored.
Decoration: Blue and white hand-painted floral panels arranged in a radial petal design
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Style: Dutch Delft with Chinoiserie influence
Origin: Delft, Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770
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Antique Blue and White Chinese Export Porcelain Dish Hand Painted Circa 1760
$280.00This Chinese Export porcelain dish was hand-painted in deep cobalt blue with beautiful floral decoration featuring peonies, a traditional symbol of prosperity and beauty.
Made circa 1760, the porcelain body is a pale, almost translucent light blue that sets off the rich underglaze decoration.
Much of the design—particularly the peony blooms—is defined by finely painted outlines filled with delicate cross-hatching, adding texture and visual depth to the surface.
The central medallion and surrounding sprays show excellent brushwork and balance, characteristic of mid-18th-century Chinese porcelain made for export to Europe.
The dish has a softly lobed edge and is bordered with a geometric fret pattern.Dimensions: 9″ diameter x 1.5″ deep
Condition: Excellent
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Dragons in Compartments Plate Chamberlain’s Worcester Porcelain Circa 1820
$700.00This exceptional Chamberlain’s Worcester porcelain plate, made in England circa 1820, features the celebrated Dragons in Compartments pattern, also known as the Bengal Tiger pattern, one of the Regency period’s most brilliantly colored and richly ornamented designs.
The decoration combines exotic creatures, fanciful garden ornaments, flowering branches, and intricate gilding. Four beautifully shaped compartments surround a large pink chrysanthemum-like flower at the center, creating a spectacular arrangement of color and ornament.
Two compartments contain animated mythical creatures painted in brilliant cobalt blue, pink, green, yellow, and iron red. Delicate gilt branches spread around the figures, adding movement and sparkle to the composition.
The opposing compartments feature ornamental tables and vessels overflowing with colorful flowers.
These fanciful garden scenes provide a beautiful contrast to the lively creatures and contribute to the richness of the overall design.
A magnificent border surrounds the four compartments, with broad iron-red panels embellished with gilded foliage, green diaper-pattern sections, and intricate floral ornament.
The extraordinary richness of the decoration is balanced by the elegant symmetry of the design, giving the plate remarkable beauty and decorative presence.
Inspired by Chinese porcelain decoration, the pattern was transformed by Chamberlain’s Worcester into an exuberant expression of early 19th-century English taste.
The brilliant enamels, elaborate gilding, and beautifully organized composition demonstrate the exceptional decorative artistry for which the factory was celebrated.
Measuring 9.5 inches in diameter, the plate has a commanding presence and would make a splendid addition to a Regency porcelain collection or a beautiful focal point in a cabinet or wall display.
Its excellent condition and clearly painted Chamberlain’s Worcester factory mark further add to its desirability.
Dimensions: 9.5 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
Marks: “Chamberlain’s Worcester 75” painted in iron red -
Set of Four Antique English Porcelain Bowls in Imari Style by Coalport Ca. 1825
$330.00This set of four antique porcelain bowls was made by Coalport in England, circa 1825.
Each bowl is hand-painted in a vibrant interpretation of the Imari style, with rich orange floral motifs surrounded by swirling gilt leaves on a white ground.
The orange flowers are stylized lilies, specifically reminiscent of tiger lilies or daylilies.
However, the design emphasizes decorative flourish over botanical accuracy.
The wide cobalt blue border is embellished with hand-applied gilt decoration in a foliate pattern, featuring tulip-like blossoms and curving tendrils.
This elegant gilded design adds elegance and visual rhythm, enhancing the contrast between the deep blue border and the bright central motif.
The pattern reflects the early 19th-century English taste for luxurious, exotic styles drawn from Japanese Imari wares.
This striking color palette of the center is also inspired by Japanese Imari ware, and was a hallmark of early 19th-century English porcelain.
The set comprises two slightly larger bowls measuring 8.75 inches in diameter by 1.75 inches tall, and two slightly smaller bowls measuring 8 inches in diameter by 1.5 inches tall.
They were originally made as complementary pieces for serving or display.Dimensions: A pair of bowls measuring 8.75″ in diameter x 1.75″ tall, and another pair measuring 8″ in diameter x 1.5″ tall.
Condition: The porcelain is in excellent condition, there is slight rubbing to the gilt
Key Features
• Made by Coalport, England, circa 1825
• Hand-painted in traditional Imari palette with rich gilt decoration
• Striking cobalt blue borders with scrolling gilt details
• Two pairs of bowls in a matching pattern
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Pair Antique Wedgwood Blue and White Soup Tureens Mared Pattern Circa 1830
$2,700.00This exquisite pair of Wedgwood blue and white Mared pattern soup tureens was made in England circa 1830.
The design features a loop of delicate “pearls” encircling the center, complemented by a beautiful blue shell edge.
The rippled surface of the shell edge adds visual interest as light plays across it (see images).
Josiah Wedgwood supervised the creation of this pattern in the latter half of the 18th century.
Similar to our set, the original 18th-century Mared pattern was made of pearlware, also known as pearled creamware.
Blue enamel was applied for decoration, and the pearlware was then glazed with a slightly blue-tinted glaze to permanently seal the design.
This glazing protects the decoration from scratches, flaking, and general wear, keeping it as fresh today as when it was first applied.
The tureens would look fabulous on a side table in a dining room.
Marks: The reverse of both the underplates and the tureens features the impressed “WEDGWOOD” mark of the period.
Dimensions: The tureens measure 12 inches across the handles, 8.5 inches wide, and 7 inches tall.
Condition: Excellent -
Six Chinese Export Porcelain Plates Hand Painted Famille Rose Circa 1770
$450.00This exquisite set of six hand-painted Chinese Export porcelain plates, crafted circa 1770, showcases the elegant Famille Rose palette.
Made for the European market, each plate features richly detailed floral compositions in vibrant shades of pink, purple, red, green, and gilt.
The group features several related designs that work together to enhance its visual appeal:
– Two plates form a harmonious pair, each beautifully decorated with four pairs of cranes along the border—an auspicious symbol in Chinese art representing harmony, fidelity, and longevity.
– A second two plates form another elegant pair, each boasting floral centers and stylish borders embellished with scattered flowers and sprays.
– The top center plate showcases a bold central bouquet rising from cobalt-blue rockwork, reminiscent of the final plate but distinct in its absence of a garden fence.
– The bottom center plate features a vibrant bouquet emerging from cobalt-blue rockwork, accompanied by a graceful garden fence and framed by a refined border of delicate floral sprigs.
Together, these six plates create a visually captivating and harmonious ensemble, distinguished by variations in composition and border treatment.
Dimensions: Each plate is approximately 8.9″ in diameter.
Condition: Five Excellent, one with a 1.5″ professionally sealed hairline that is hard to see without a close-up (see images 7 and 8).Key Features:
• Exquisite set of six hand-painted Chinese Export porcelain plates
• Elegant Famille Rose palette with vibrant floral and botanical motifs
• Includes a pair adorned with four pairs of cranes on the border, symbolizing longevity and harmony
• Comprises a second floral pair with scattered sprig borders
• One plate displays a striking central bouquet with rockwork (no fence)
• Another plate presents a central bouquet, cobalt-blue rockwork, and a garden fence
• Crafted for the European market during the Qing dynasty, circa 1770 -
Pair Large Antique Blue and White Delft Jars, Fluted, Netherlands Circa 1880
$2,700.00This fine pair of large blue and white Delft covered jars was hand painted in the Netherlands circa 1880.
Each fluted body is decorated with baskets of flowers surrounded by scrolling foliage and blossoms.
Bands of stylized flowers, leaves, and trailing vines encircle the shoulders, while the matching domed covers repeat the floral decoration and are surmounted by traditional cobalt blue lion finials.
The deep fluting gives the jars a strong sculptural presence and causes the cobalt decoration to change subtly as light moves across the surface.
At more than 17 inches tall, the jars would be excellent on a mantel, console, library cabinet, or in an entry hall.
They introduce the color, craftsmanship, and the enduring character of Dutch Delft into an interior.
Dimensions: 17.25 inches tall x 8.5 inches wide x 5.25 inches diameter at the base
Condition: Excellent
Date: Circa 1880
Origin: Netherlands
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delft)
Style: Dutch Delft with strong 17th-century design influence
Decoration: Fluted bodies with baskets of flowers, scrolling foliage, stylized floral borders, matching domed covers, and cobalt blue lion finials -
Nine Antique Porcelain Dessert Dishes White and Gold with Matching Cookie Plate
$380.00This set of nine antique porcelain small dessert dishes with a matching cookie or serving plate was made in France circa 1870.
The porcelain is white with finely detailed gilt decoration: each piece features a central starburst motif framed by scrolling arabesques and a delicate band around the rim.
The gold work is hand-applied and richly reflective, typical of high-quality French porcelain of the Belle Époque period.
Elegant and refined, these pieces are ideal for entertaining or display.Dimensions: The dessert plates are 6.3″ in diameter, the cookie plate is 8.3″ in diameter
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: White ground with hand-applied gold decoration
Material: Porcelain
Style: Belle Époque / Neoclassical
Origin: France
Date: Circa 1870
Key Features
– Set of 9 dessert dishes with matching cookie plate
– French porcelain with gilt neoclassical motifs
– Central starburst and arabesque scrollwork
– Elegant white and gold color scheme
– Belle Époque period, circa 1870 -
Set of 3 Antique Blue and White Delft Plates Hand Painted Netherlands Ca. 1800
$1,180.00This set of three antique Delft plates was hand-painted in the Netherlands circa 1800.
Each plate measures approximately 9 inches in diameter and features a unique blue and white design painted in cobalt oxide under a clear glaze.
The central motifs include stylized beautiful floral arrangements and a pastoral scene with deer, all framed by floral borders.
The rims are finished with a warm yellow line, a traditional touch in late 18th- and early 19th-century Dutch faience.
These plates embody the Folk Art charm and decorative style that made Delftware prized throughout Europe.Dimensions: 9 inches in diameter
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted in blue with stylized flowers and landscape scenes
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)
Style: Folk Art / Dutch Delft
Origin: Netherlands
Date: Circa 1800
Key Features
– Set of three antique Delft plates
– Hand-painted cobalt blue designs
– Yellow rim highlights
– Decorative floral and scenic motifs
– Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, circa 1800 -
Seven Antique Worcester Cups Hand Painted in the Fence Pattern England Ca. 1810
$360.00This rare set of seven antique Worcester porcelain cups was hand-painted in the iconic Fence pattern by the Barr Flight Barr Worcester factory in England, circa 1810.
Each cup features a finely detailed chinoiserie garden scene with a golden fence, exotic birds, a pagoda, stylized rockwork, and flowering trees.
The vivid palette—featuring iron red, cobalt blue, and gold with pink, green, turquoise, and purple accents—distinguishes these pieces as exceptional examples of early 19th-century English porcelain.
The cups are marked on the base with an impressed crowned “BFB” or “B,” identifying them as Worcester pieces made before 1814.
This is an ideal set for lovers of Regency porcelain and chinoiserie design.
Dimensions: 2.5″ tall x 3.25″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
– Key Features:
– Set of seven antique Worcester cups
– Hand-painted chinoiserie “Fence Pattern”
– Rich gilding and enamel in a refined Regency palette
– Impressed crowned “BFB” or “B” Worcester marks
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Antique Coalport Porcelain Plate in Imari Palette with Pagoda Design, Circa 1820
$285.00This antique porcelain plate was hand-painted by Coalport in England around 1820.
It features a lovely central scene of a two-tiered pagoda set within a garden, surrounded by flowering branches.
The decoration is rendered in a vibrant English Imari palette of iron red, deep cobalt blue, with brilliant gilding.
The wide border is divided into alternating panels of stylized flowers and landscape vignettes, all enriched with scrolling gold foliage.
The pattern reflects the Regency-era fascination with Asian motifs, reinterpreted through English porcelain design.Dimensions: 9″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted Imari palette with pagoda and garden scenes, gilt highlights
Material: Porcelain
Style: Regency / English Imari
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820
– Made by Coalport circa 1820
– Central motif of pagoda and flowering trees
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Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Dish with Deer 18th Century Circa 1780
$280.00This 18th-century Chinese export blue and white porcelain dish was hand-painted in underglaze blue, circa 1780.
The whimsical central scene depicts two stylized deer beneath a blooming tree.
The deer are rendered with charm and imagination, likely without reference to real animals.
They stand on a flowering ground amidst lush foliage. Above them, three butterflies hover in flight.
The border is filled with flowers. It forms a dense decorative band around the rim.
The dish is beautifully composed.
Dimensions: 9″ diameter x 1.75″ deep
Condition: ExcellentDecoration: Hand-painted deer, butterflies, floral ground, and wide peony border
Material: Porcelain
Style: Qing Dynasty Export Ware
Origin: China
Date: 18th Century circa 1770
**Key Features**
– Chinese export blue and white porcelain
– Central scene with stylized deer and butterflies
– Decorative border with scrolling peonies
– Made in China for the European market
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4 Antique Worcester Porcelain Cups & Saucers Hand Painted Fence Pattern c.1810
$780.00This exquisite set of four antique English porcelain cups and saucers was hand-painted by Barr Flight Barr at the Worcester factory in England between 1800 and 1813.
The decoration, known as the Fence pattern, is both vibrant and intricately detailed.
It features a whimsical chinoiserie landscape that includes a golden garden fence, stylized flowers, exotic birds, rockwork, a pagoda, and a bridge.
The color palette is particularly refined and unique, blending iron red, deep cobalt blue, and gold with striking accents of pink, turquoise, green, and purple enamels.
Marks: The pieces are marked with the impressed Worcester “BFB” or “B” mark, indicating their manufacture before 1814.
Dimensions: Saucers 5.5″-5.75″, the tea cups 2.5″ tall x 3.25″ diameter
Condition: ExcellentDecoration: Hand-painted chinoiserie scenes in the “Fence” pattern with a richly enameled and gilded palette
Material: Porcelain
Style: Regency Era / Chinoiserie
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1810
**Key Features**
– Set of four cups and saucers
– Hand-painted with a golden fence, stylized birds, blossoms, and landscape details
– “Fence Pattern” — a Bardith favorite
– Especially refined and unexpected color palette
– Impressed crowned BFB or B Worcester marks -
Three Wedgwood Creamware Plates 18th Century with Landscapes of England
$580.00This rare set of three creamware plates was made in England by Wedgwood in the 18th century, circa 1780.
One plate retains a paper label for the “Josiah Wedgwood Jubilee Exhibition 1980, no. 33.1b, 1st Bank of the U.S.
Each plate is decorated with a finely detailed black transfer-printed landscape by Sadler and Green, rendered in delicate monochrome. The rustic English countryside views are delightful, featuring cottages, ruins, and tree-lined paths.
The shaped rims are bordered with elegant black enamel vine and berry motifs, unifying the trio with matching decorative style.
These plates exemplify the neoclassical refinement and technical innovation of early Wedgwood wares.
Ref: For an image and discussion, see The Dictionary of Wedgwood, p. 305, by R. Reilly and G. Savage, and 18th Century Wedgwood for Collectors and Connoisseurs, p. 27, by R. Reilly.
The landscape scenes were printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool-based pioneers who developed ceramic transfer printing in the 1750s.
Their collaboration with Wedgwood brought fine engraving and mass production together for the first time, revolutionizing 18th-century decorative ceramics.
Marks: The “WEDGWOOD” mark of the period.
Dimensions: 10″ diameter
Condition: ExcellentDecoration: Black transfer landscapes by Sadler and Green; vine and berry borders
Material: Creamware
Style: Neoclassical
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1780
Key Features:
– Rare matched set of 18th-century Wedgwood creamware plates
– Black transfer landscapes by Sadler and Green
– Elegant black enamel vine border decoration
– One plate with 1980 Josiah Wedgwood Jubilee Exhibition label
– Published in two standard Wedgwood references
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Drabware Trio by Don Pottery with Sepia Landscapes England Circa 1810
$185.00This rare drabware trio comprising a tea cup, coffee can, and saucer was made by Don Pottery in England around 1810.
Drabware is a warm-toned, refined stoneware first introduced at Wedgwood in 1807.
Each piece in this trio features a sepia-toned transfer landscape, rendered with the delicacy and tonal depth of an India ink drawing.
The circular scenes are printed in a warm iron-red hue and framed by thin brown lines for clarity and definition.
Don Pottery’s drabware is known for its unusually light buff body.
The interiors of both cups are coated with a blueish-white slip, creating a subtle contrast with the exterior.
This trio exemplifies early 19th-century English taste for classical landscapes and monochrome transfer decoration on refined earthenware bodies.Dimensions: Saucer 5.25″ diameter; Tea cup 3.25″ diameter x 2.25″ high; Coffee can 2.45″ diameter x 2.45″ high
Condition: Excellent with minimal wear on the sepia panels
Reference: For a description and image of this trio, see pages 167–169 of The Don Pottery 1801–1893 by John D. Griffin.
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Set of 8 Antique English Porcelain Plates with Hand Painted Flowers Circa 1825
$750.00Set of 8 Antique Derby Porcelain Floral Plates Hand Painted England C.1825
This set of eight antique English porcelain plates was made at Derby circa 1825. Each plate is hand-painted with an exuberant bouquet of garden flowers, including roses, tulips, forget-me-nots, and smaller blossoms in rich shades of pink, yellow, orange, purple, and blue.
The flowers are painted with wonderful freshness and variety. Individual blossoms, buds, and leaves spread naturally across the clean white porcelain, giving the decoration movement while allowing each element room to be seen. Smaller scattered flowers extend the composition toward the edge, and a narrow gilt rim provides a delicate finish.
Dating to the George IV period, the plates combine the brilliant color and accomplished flower painting for which Derby porcelain was admired with a form that remains exceptionally usable today. The survival of eight matching plates in excellent condition makes the set particularly appealing.
With eight matching plates, the set has the presence to transform a dining table, bringing the color, charm, and elegance of early 19th-century Derby porcelain into a room.
Marks: Derby mark of the period, hand-painted in iron red with a “D” beneath a crown
Dimensions: 8 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted bouquets of garden flowers with gilt rims
Material: Porcelain
Style: George IV / Regency
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1825 -
Large Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger with Birds and Flower Basket
$600.00This blue and white Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in deep cobalt blue in the 18th century, circa 1780.
The central scene features a pair of birds in flight above a basket brimming with full blooms and leafy stems.
The birds—elegantly rendered with wings extended—add a sense of movement and vitality to the design.
The flower basket is painted with expressive brushwork, creating a beautiful and balanced composition.
Surrounding the central reserve is a wide border of scrolling foliate motifs and stylized floral panels.
This charger exemplifies the refined decorative tradition of 18th-century Delftware.
Its tin-glazed surface enhances the depth of the blue pigment, and the expressive brushwork throughout reveals the painter’s skill.
Dimensions: 14″ diameter
Condition: Excellent—very minor expected wear consistent with age
Decoration: Birds in flight, flower basket, and scrolling floral border
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)
Style: Dutch Delft, Chinoiserie-inspired decoration
Origin: Netherlands
Date: 18th century, circa 1780 -
Antique Creamware Plate Poor Jack the Sailor’s Lament Made by Herculaneum C-1820
$260.00This antique creamware plate was made in Liverpool, England, by Herculaneum Pottery, circa 1820.
At the center, a transfer-printed scene titled Poor Jack shows a sailor bidding farewell to a young woman, with a fully-rigged ship in the background and a coastal town beyond.
The imagery, drawn from popular early 19th-century ballads and prints, evokes the bittersweet sentiment of parting and the perils of maritime life.
The black transfer print is finely detailed, clearly capturing the figures’ clothing and the ship’s rigging.
Around the border, a garland of delicate floral sprays adds a decorative frame to the emotionally charged scene.
Plates like this served as sentimental tokens.
This plate, printed on creamware with restrained floral decoration, reflects both the emotional resonance and elegance of early 19th-century English pottery.Dimensions: diameter 10″
Condition: Excellent—minor wear and expected glaze speckling from age
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Antique Delft Charger Hand Painted at De Vergulde Bloempot 18th Century Ca. 1740
$1,100.00This antique Dutch Delft charger plate was hand-painted in the first half of the 18th century at De Vergulde Bloempot, one of the most esteemed Delftware factories of the period.
It is marked on the reverse with the initials “B P,” identifying it as a work of this distinguished maker.
The charger features a lovely symmetrical composition of stylized tulips, scrolling foliage, and elaborate foliate elements arranged in a radiant pattern.
Painted in rich cobalt blue on a white tin-glazed ground, the decoration reflects the confident brushwork and refined aesthetic associated with high-end Delftware.
The charger is finished with a charming molded pie crust rim, which adds a tactile and visually arresting edge to the design.Marks: The “B P” mark in underglaze blue used in the 18th century at De Vergulde Bloempot
Dimensions: 13.75″ diameter x 2″ height
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Plates Qianlong Era Circa 1750
$1,200.00Made circa 1750, this beautiful pair of Chinese export porcelain plates is hand-painted in vibrant famille rose enamels.
The central scene features a rooster standing proudly in a lush garden landscape, surrounded by blooming peonies, rockwork, and delicate foliage.
The rooster, shown in profile, displays richly feathered plumage in tones of yellow, brown, and black, accented by a vivid red comb and elegantly arched tail feathers.
In Chinese art, the rooster symbolizes courage, strength, vigilance, and the power to dispel evil spirits.
The scene is framed by a narrow cell-pattern band, while the wide border is decorated with flowering branches of peonies and chrysanthemums, all painted in bright overglaze enamels of pink, green, blue, yellow, and turquoise.
A fine iron-red line edges the rim.
The vibrant palette and lively brushwork reflect the refined craftsmanship of mid-18th-century Chinese export porcelain.Dimensions: 9.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
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Salt-Glazed Solid Agateware Cat with Candle Holder, Staffordshire, Mid-18th C. 1745-1760
$2,400.00This solid agateware cat was hand-crafted in Staffordshire, England, circa 1745-1760 from laminated salt-glazed stoneware.
An exceptional example of 18th-century English ceramics, it combines the technical innovation of early stoneware with the charm and whimsy of regional folk art.
A separately molded socket atop the cat’s head allows the figure to function as a candle holder.
The cat was made by pressing and molding sheets of layered and stained clay—white ball clay, manganese-stained brown, and cobalt-stained blue—to produce a swirling marbled effect that runs throughout the form.
Unlike surface slip decoration, this technique creates marbling through the entire body.
A clear salt glaze adds brilliance and enhances the depth of the pattern.
Cobalt blue highlights appear at the ears, neck, and across the figure’s body.
The eyes are formed from a darker brown clay that gives the cat an expressive, alert expression.
This is a rare and superb example of antique English agateware, a technically demanding and visually arresting ceramic technique pioneered in Staffordshire in the mid-18th century.
Marks: The underside bears the red ink mark “78.79.7B,” indicating prior ownership by a collector or institution.
Dimensions:
5.5 in. tall × 3 in. deep × 2.5 in. wide
Condition: Excellent; small chips to the tip of one ear and the top edge of the candle holder professionally restored
Price: $2,400
Key Features:
• Material: Laminated salt-glazed stoneware
• Decoration: Solid agate marbling from laminated, stained clays
• Construction: Press-molded figure with luted candle socket
• Glazing: Clear salt glaze enhances contrast and color depth
• Style: English Folk Art / Whieldon style Agateware
• Origin: Staffordshire, England
• Date: Circa 1750-1760 -
Antique Creamware Mustard Pot with Lid and Stand, England Circa 1810
$385.00This antique creamware mustard pot was made in England around 1810.
The pot features an elegant, barrel-shaped, rounded body with an integrated stand, a gracefully shaped handle, and a domed lid with a cut-out notch for a spoon.
The attached base—an uncommon and desirable detail—served both functional and decorative purposes, protecting table linens while enhancing the overall silhouette of the piece.
Mustard pots like this one were standard fixtures on Georgian dining tables, often included as part of a cruet or condiment set.
The clean lines and restrained ornament reflect the neoclassical aesthetic of the early 19th century, emphasizing balance, utility, and refined simplicity.
The mustard pot is a fine example of English creamware serving ware from the late Georgian period.Dimensions: 4″ tall x 3.5″ diameter across the base
Condition: Excellent
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Set of Six Antique Worcester Dishes English Imari Pink & Blue 1792–1803
$560.00This set of porcelain dishes was hand-painted by Flight Barr Worcester between 1792 and 1803.
Each of the six dishes can be seen in one of the first three images.
The pattern features delicate floral sprays in soft strawberry pink, orange, and rich cobalt blue, accented with gilt highlights.
The design is an English interpretation of the traditional Imari palette.
A stylized central bouquet anchors the composition, while four large floral sprays around the border create a balanced design.
The beautiful decoration is heightened by a finely painted gilt rim.
The pattern reflects the neoclassical taste for symmetry and delicacy, as well as the broader English fascination with East Asian decorative themes, which are reimagined here as English Imari.
Worcester porcelain from this period is renowned for its high-quality body, precise painting, and understated elegance.Dimensions: 8.35″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Marks: The late 18th century Flight Barr Worcester mark “FB under a crown is lightly impressed on the reverse of one of the dishes
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Antique English Ironstone Bowl Decorated in the Imari Palette, Circa 1830
$285.00Made by Spode in England circa 1830, this oval ironstone bowl is decorated with flowers in a rich Imari palette of cobalt blue and iron red, with accents of green foliage.
The floral and foliate design was first transfer-printed and then hand-colored in enamels, blending crisp graphic detail with painterly warmth.
The flowers are rendered in vivid colors with delicate precision, set against a light blue glaze that lends the surface a soft, luminous glow.
A border of geometric trellis with floral cartouches frames the composition.
This bowl is an ironstone gem!Dimensions: 10.75″ x 7.25″ x 2″ tall
Condition: Excellent
The bowl reflects the early 19th-century English fascination with Japanese and Chinese Imari porcelain.
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Pair of Antique Wedgwood Creamware Sauce Tureens with Original Ladles
$800.00Made in England circa 1820, this pair of Wedgwood creamware sauce tureens retains its original attached underplates and matching spoons.
The low rounded bodies, domed covers, and finely modeled floral finials establish a composed Neoclassical design.
Each element is controlled and deliberate, forming a continuous silhouette from the base through the dome to the finial.
The attached stands extend the line outward and anchor the form, while the integrated ladle notch is handled cleanly within the profile.
The warm cream tone allows the form to read clearly without reliance on painted decoration.
Wedgwood creamware of this period reflects the Neoclassical preference for balance and restraint.
In this pair, that approach is handled with precision.
The set presents with clarity and completeness.
Dimensions: 8.5″ x 6″ x 5″ tall
Condition: Very good, with light kiln burn along the top edge of each tureen, not visible when the covers are in place and does not interrupt the presentation
Decoration: Plain creamware with molded floral finials and subtle leaf detail
Material: Creamware
Style: Neoclassical, Regency
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820 -
Napoleonic Porcelain Soup Plates Set of 10 by Nast with French Imperial Decoration
$2,800.00This set of ten beautiful French porcelain soup plates was made by Nast, the Parisian factory renowned for producing porcelain for Napoleon and his imperial court. During the Napoleonic era, the Nast factory rose to prominence with major commissions from the Imperial state and direct support from the Emperor himself.
These plates were created during the height of his reign, 1800–1815, and reflect the opulent Imperial style favored during the period.
Each plate features a crisp white ground bordered by rich, colorful enamel bands and classical gold motifs associated with the Napoleonic Empire.
The exquisite neoclassical decoration and superb quality of the porcelain reflect Nast’s prominence among the leading French porcelain manufacturers of the Napoleonic Era of the early 19th century.
These plates exemplify the elegance and symbolism of Napoleonic design, combining historical significance with timeless visual appeal.
Dimensions: 9.75″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $3,800
Decoration: Enamel and gold Napoleonic-style border on white ground
Material: Hard-paste porcelain
Style: Napoleonic / Empire
Origin: France
Date: Circa 1800–1815 -
18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Bowl with English Strapwork Design Circa 1780
$620.00This 18th-century Wedgwood creamware bowl is defined by its dramatic reticulated strapwork, formed as radiating open spokes that create a basket-like architectural structure. Fine brown enamel highlights the rim in a twisted band and outlines the central medallion, emphasizing the geometry and giving warmth to the pale cream body.
At the center, a molded medallion features a hand-painted songbird perched on a branch, surrounded by a subtle basketweave ground and small floral sprigs in brown and green.
The restrained palette and open construction reflect the refined Neoclassical taste of the late 18th century.
The underside bears the impressed Wedgwood mark of the period.
Dimensions: 8.5 inches diameter x 2.35 inches tall
Condition: Excellent
Price: $620
Decoration: Reticulated strapwork with hand-painted bird and brown enamel detailing
Material: Creamware
Style: Neoclassical
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Date: Circa 1780 -
Antique Leeds Pottery Creamware Berry Strainers Pair 19th Century England
$480.00This pair of Late Leeds creamware berry strainers was made in West Yorkshire, England, circa 1870.
Originally used to wash and serve berries, they allowed excess liquid to drain away through the intricate pierced design.
Today, they can be displayed on a shelf or in a cabinet, where the delicate latticework and soft glaze catch the light beautifully.
These lovely strainers exhibit all the hallmarks of Late Leeds creamware: symmetrical foliate cutouts with a lattice pattern, decorative swags, and twisted strap handles terminating in foliate flourishes.
A thick, clear glaze with visible craquelure gives them a slightly translucent quality.
The fine network of cracks beneath the glaze is intentional and adds to the visual texture, forming an integral part of the design.Dimensions: 10.5″ across the handles x 9″ in diameter x 1.5″ deep
Condition: Excellent
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Antique Chelsea Derby Porcelain Plate England Ca. 1775 18th Century Hand-Painted
$235.00This Chelsea-Derby dish, made in England around 1775, is hand-painted with beautiful flower designs.
The center features purple roses and an orange tulip, accented by small yellow flowers and green leaves.
Lovely loose flowers appear to tumble around the center, enhancing its charm.Marks: The reverse of the plate is marked with the Chelsea-Derby anchor mark and the letter “D,” which was in use from 1769 to 1784.
Dimensions: 9.25 inches in diameter.
Condition: Good, with a single very faint 1.5-inch hairline that has been professionally sealed; it is difficult to see in the images.
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18th Century French Porcelain Shallow Bowl Locré Circa 1785
$280.00This 18th-century French porcelain dish was hand-painted circa 1785.
Crafted at the renowned Locré manufactory, also known as Porcelaine de La Courtille, in Paris
the bowl is decorated with gorgeous handpainted purple roses, complementing green leaves, and small gilded flower sprigs,
The border continues the same pattern.
The enameled flowers create a striking visual contrast against the fine white porcelain.
The small gilded sprigs add an elegant shimmer.Craftsmanship:
Jean-Baptiste Locré founded this celebrated porcelain workshop in 1771.
Locré porcelain is celebrated for its refined, translucent white body and intricate Rococo-style decoration.
This bowl reflects the exceptional artistry and attention to detail characteristic of this distinguished Parisian workshop. It offers a glimpse into the refined tastes of the French aristocracy in the late 18th century.Marks: The dish bears the Locré crossed torches mark in underglaze blue, a hallmark of authenticity.
Dimensions: 9.25″ diameter x 1.5″ depth
Condition: Excellent
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Chinese Export Porcelain Dish Powder Blue with Kylin Hand-Painted c. 1710
$600.00This Chinese porcelain dish was hand painted during the Kangxi period, circa 1710.
At the center, a Kylin is painted in famille verte enamels within a fenced garden with flowering branches and low green hills.
The qilin is an auspicious but fearsome mythical creature in Chinese tradition, associated with justice, virtue, and good fortune for the righteous.
Painted in warm iron red, the mythical creature is animated and expressive, its large head turned upward, its mouth open, teeth bared.
Four fan-shaped reserves surround the center, painted with birds, insects, flowering plants and grasses.
They are set against a rich powder-blue ground decorated in gilt with scrolling foliage and stylized floral blooms.
The contrast between the deep mottled blue ground, the white reserves and the famille verte enamels makes the dish especially lively.
The surviving gilding further defines the decoration.
The reverse is decorated with iron-red flower sprays.
Dimensions: 8.35 inches diameter
Condition: Very good. There is light wear to the gilding on the powder-blue ground. A half-inch flat flake on the reverse has been invisibly restored.
Decoration: Powder-blue ground with gilt decoration and famille verte reserves
Material: Porcelain
Origin: China
Period: Kangxi, 1662–1722
Date: Circa 1710 -
Antique Coalport Porcelain Platter Red Chrysanthemum Pattern England Circa 1820
$530.00This exquisite Coalport porcelain platter was hand-painted in England circa 1820.
It features the Red Chrysanthemum pattern, which showcases a bold, Imari-style design.
The intricate design features a profusion of swirling vines and stylized flowers in deep red, creating a striking visual effect against the crisp white porcelain ground.
The rim is finished with delicate gilding, adding a refined touch.
This early 19th-century English porcelain platter exemplifies Coalport’s mastery of intricate decoration.
It draws inspiration from Japanese Imari porcelain while reflecting the elegance of the British Regency period.Condition: Excellent, with very minimal wear to the gilding, consistent with age
Dimensions: 13.75″ x 10.25″
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Pair English Vases Staffordshire Pottery Black and Gold Circa 1880
$780.00This pair of black Staffordshire pottery vases has a bold, architectural presence.
The glossy black ground and burnished gold handles create immediate contrast, while mythological scenes of Zeus and Hera in chariots introduce movement and narrative across the surface.
The tall amphora form, rising from a pedestal base, gives the pair a structured neoclassical silhouette that reads clearly across a room.
Made circa 1870, they reflect the Victorian appetite for classical imagery, yet their strong black and gold palette feels surprisingly modern.
At 13.5 inches tall, they have enough scale to command attention without overwhelming a mantel or console. The decoration remains crisp, the gilding bright, and the overall impression is confident and dramatic rather than delicate. This is a pair that works through presence and contrast.
Dimensions: 13.5 inches tall x 5 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent antique condition with very minimal wear
Decoration: Mythological scenes of Zeus and Hera in chariots with gold ornament
Material: Staffordshire pottery with polychrome enamel and gilding
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Date: Circa 1870 -
Antique English Porcelain Plate Hand-Painted with Greek Key Design Circa 1810
$380.00This hand-painted Derby porcelain plate from circa 1810 is centered on a bold Neoclassical Greek Key design, one of the most sought-after classical motifs of the Regency period.
The crisp gilded key border encircles a striking twelve-pointed golden star, framed by concentric bands of red and gold and a row of white “pearls” set against a rich red ground.
Around the rim, scrolling foliate forms in purple, blue, green, and iron red create vibrant contrast against the luminous white porcelain.
Lavish gilding unifies the composition, balancing geometric precision at the center with fluid movement at the edge.
The strong classical geometry, combined with saturated color, gives the plate a real decorative presence.
The reverse bears the iron-red Derby crown mark used between 1800 and 1825.
Dimensions: 10.25 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent with light knife marks to the center gilt
Price: $380
Decoration: Hand-painted enamels with extensive gilding and Greek Key border
Material: Porcelain
Style: Neoclassical, Regency
Origin: Derby, England
Date: Circa 1810
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