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Large Regency English Porcelain Vase Hand Painted Roses Rich Gilding c.1820
$2,600.00

This large English Regency-period porcelain vase has a graceful campana form. The proportions are generous, the silhouette bold, and the hand-painted decoration is beautiful.
Attributed to Josiah Spode II, the vase is painted with a lush bouquet of pink, white, and yellow roses, accented with tiny blue forget-me-nots and other flowers that spill from a green basket. The painting is lively and naturalistic, with delicate shading that gives the flowers softness and depth.
On the reverse, a bouquet of beautiful pink roses continues the floral theme, allowing the vase to display well from multiple angles.
The painting is framed by intricate gilding composed of classical scrollwork, laurel motifs, and fine crosshatching. The gold decoration is richly applied and catches the light across the curved surfaces of the vase.
Bold handles, a square base, and a wide mouth reflect the neoclassical design favored in early-nineteenth-century England. The strong architectural form paired with the refined floral painting creates a vase of both elegance and visual presence.
This is a particularly beautiful Regency vase, combining scale, rich gilding, and finely executed hand painting.
Dimensions: 13.5″ tall x 11″ diameter
Condition: Excellent

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Dutch Delft Pancake Plate Lightning Pattern by De Paeuw ‘The Peacock’ Circa 1730
$530.00

This extraordinary Dutch Delft pancake plate was made in the early 18th century. Beautifully hand-painted, it features bold zigzag lighting bolts, Bliksemborden, which seem to flash across the plate. Between the lightning bolts, we see clouds painted yellow with red decorations and flowering plants painted blue, green, yellow, and orange. This is one of the very best Dutch polychrome designs. Made by the De Paeuw (The Peacock) factory circa 1730, the decoration on this plate was inspired by Japanese Imari porcelains.

For an image and more information on this plate, see Delft Ceramics at the Philadelphia Museum of Art by B Schaap pg. 52.

Dimensions: 9″ in diameter x 1″ tall

Condition: Excellent with tiny edge frits invisibly restored

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Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Netherlands Circa 1780 Chinoiserie Design
$700.00

Made in the factory of “The Axe” circa 1780, this blue and white Delft charger shows a lovely chinoiserie garden scene hand-painted in cobalt blue.
In the center, we see a pine tree, a garden fence, and a large peony.
The border is decorated with a delicate scrolling vine.
The edge is painted with traditional ochre colored slip.
The charger’s underside has the “The Axe” mark in underglaze blue.

Dimensions: 13.75″ in diameter x 2″ deep

Condition: Excellent with slight edge frits invisibly restored

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18th Century French Blue and White Porcelain Soup Tureen Bleu d’Arras Circa 1780
$860.00

This late 18th-century French porcelain soup tureen was made at the Arras factory circa 1780 and is hand-painted with delicate cornflower sprigs in the distinctive deep blue enamel known as Bleu d’Arras.
Small cornflower sprigs are painted with a fine brush and spaced across the creamy white porcelain ground.
Cornflowers were a favored naturalistic motif of the Louis XVI period, reflecting the late 18th-century French taste for botanical ornament.
The tureen is beautifully shaped, with a softly domed lid and an elegant branch-form finial that complements the naturalistic decoration.
The rim follows a gently scalloped line highlighted with a fine blue band, while molded handles complete the rounded form.
The restrained decoration allows the rich Bleu d’Arras enamel and the creamy porcelain ground to stand out clearly.
The Arras manufactory was founded in the 1770s by the Delemer sisters and remained in operation for only about twenty years.
During that brief period, the factory became known for elegant porcelain forms and for the distinctive blue enamel associated with its production. Surviving Arras porcelain is comparatively scarce.
The underside of the tureen bears the “AR” mark together with the flying bird device used by the Arras porcelain factory.
Dimensions: 10.25″ diameter x 9″ height
Condition: Excellent, with several small original kiln-origin firing cracks along the outer edge of the cover, created during manufacture and not affecting the strength or stability of the porcelain.
Decoration: Hand-painted cornflower sprigs in Bleu d’Arras blue
Material: Porcelain
Style: Louis XVI
Origin: Arras, France
Date: Circa 1780

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French Porcelain Soup Tureen and Stand Hand Painted Bleu d’Arras Circa 1780
$1,460.00

This late 18th-century French porcelain soup tureen, cover, and matching stand were made at the Delemers family’s Arras porcelain factory circa 1780.
The porcelain is hand-painted with delicate cornflower sprigs in the distinctive deep twilight blue enamel known to collectors as Bleu d’Arras.
The decoration is lightly spaced across the creamy white porcelain ground, giving the piece an elegant, refined appearance.
The tureen has a generous oval form with softly molded side handles and a domed cover finished with an unusual branch-form handle.
The matching stand follows the same gently scalloped outline and is painted with corresponding blue sprigs and a fine blue border.

The underside of the tureen is marked “AR,” while the stand is marked “Dele AR,” identifying the Delemers Arras factory.
Arras porcelain was produced for only a relatively short period in the late 18th century and is particularly associated with the beautiful blue enamel now known as Bleu d’Arras. Complete surviving forms such as this tureen with its original stand are especially desirable.
Dimensions: 16″ wide x 13″ deep x 9.5″ tall
Condition: Excellent with some very light rubbing to the clear glaze on the stand
Price: $1,460
Decoration: Hand-painted cornflower sprigs in Bleu d’Arras blue
Material: Porcelain
Style: Louis XVI
Origin: Arras, France
Date: Circa 1780

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Pair English Porcelain Saucers Made Circa 1810
$280.00

This pair of charming, simple, and colorful porcelain saucers are decorated with pretty roses. The pair was made in England circa 1810. The saucers are a lovely pop of color. Their symbolic meaning is quite remarkable. Traditionally the deep pink roses convey appreciation, gratitude, and recognition. While the purple roses represent enchantment, splendor, and mystery. The color combination is especially inspiring.

Dimensions: 4.75″ diameter x 1.25″ height

Condition: Excellent

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Two Chinese Imari Porcelain Chargers Hand-Painted Qianlong Era, Circa 1760
$3,700.00

These two beautiful Chinese Imari chargers were hand-painted in the Qianlong era in the mid-18th century. Both chargers show floral designs painted in cobalt blue, iron-red, and gold. The charger showing the basket of flowers in the center is also colored with peach enamels. Each charger is a work of art.

#1 (the charger higher up in the first image):
This large Chinese Imari porcelain charger dates to the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, circa 1760. Finely potted with a lovely rich, glassy white glaze, the charger is hand-painted in a vivid Imari palette of orange-red, cobalt blue, and gold. We see chrysanthemums, lotus, and peony flowers in full bloom. The exquisite orange-red decoration is detailed and outlined in gold, which gives the design a luxurious look. On the underside, we see the artemisia leaf mark painted in underglaze blue within a traditional double ring. Typical of Chinese Imari ware in this period, the charger’s underside also bears a traditional sketch of two branches of plum blossoms.

Dimensions: 14.15″ in diameter x 1.75″ in height.

Condition: Excellent

Price: $1,500

#2 (the charger lower down in the first image):
This large Chinese porcelain charger is hand-painted in the Imari style. It dates to the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, circa 1760. The charger has a vivid palette of iron-red, peach, underglaze cobalt blue, and gold. In the center, we see a basket overflowing with flowers: chrysanthemums, peonies, and plum tree flowers, all in full bloom. The decoration is beautifully gilded, which gives the design a luxurious touch. The broad rim of the dish is adorned with scrolling vines, flowers, and far-away waterside views. In Chinese tradition, peonies symbolize royalty, wealth, and honor, plum tree flowers symbolize endurance, and chrysanthemums symbolize abundance and long life. Typical of the Chinese Imari ware at that time, the back of the charger bears a sketch of two branches of plum blossoms. At the center, the reverse shows the lingzhi mark in underglaze blue inside a double blue circle.

Dimensions: 13.75″ diameter x 1.5″ height.

Condition: Excellent

Price: $2,200

The price for the pair of chargers is $6,140.

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Hand Painted Chinese Export Porcelain Imari Charger, circa 1720–1730
$2,200.00

This large Chinese export porcelain charger was hand painted in the early 18th century in the Chinese Imari palette of underglaze cobalt blue, iron-red and peach-colored enamels, and gilding.
What makes this charger beautiful is the way color, scale, movement, and variety are controlled across a large surface.
Almost the entire surface is decorated. The first thing that catches the eye is the deep cobalt blue. It is unusually strong and gives the charger its visual structure. The decoration is set against a cool bluish-white glaze, which gives the charger a luminous surface and strengthens the contrast of the cobalt, iron-red, peach, and gilding.
The iron-red, peach, and gilding warm the blue and add richness.

The center is especially successful. The flower-filled basket is compact and richly colored, like a jewel at the center of the charger.
The border is also beautiful.
Across the broad rim, scrolling branches painted in strong cobalt blue connect large stylized flowers and fan-shaped floral reserves, while two lobed reserves frame detailed waterside landscape scenes.
The charger is filled with beautiful individual details, which come together to form a remarkable whole.

The reverse is painted with two flowering prunus branches and bears an underglaze-blue lingzhi mark within a double circle.
This combination of reverse decoration, mark, and Imari-style painting is characteristic of Chinese export porcelain made during the early decades of the 18th century.
Chinese potters developed these richly colored wares in response to the popularity of Japanese Imari porcelain in Europe, creating their own distinctive interpretation for the Western market.
Origin: China
Date: Circa 1720–1730
Material: Porcelain
Marks: Underglaze-blue lingzhi mark within a double circle; flowering prunus branches on the reverse
Dimensions: 13.75″ diameter × 1.5″ high
Condition: Excellent, with very slight rubbing to the gilding
Price: $2,200

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Blue and White Delft Charger Made Netherlands circa 1770 Chinoiserie Decoration
$700.00

This blue and white Dutch Delft charger shows a chinoiserie scene in a lovely naive style. The chinoiserie scene in the center of the charger includes three unique viewpoints. On one side, we see a flower and buds in a vase. On the other side, we see stacks of water with pagodas at the water’s edge. The third image is a pair of mountains sketched below the two scenes. Seeing the three viewpoints at the same time is exciting.

Dimensions: 13.5″ x 2.25″ height

Condition: Excellent with slight edge frits invisibly restored

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Large 18th Century Chinese Imari Porcelain Charger Qianlong Era Circa 1760
$1,500.00

This large Chinese Imari porcelain charger dates to the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, circa 1760.
It is finely crafted with a beautiful, glossy white glaze and hand-painted in a vibrant Imari color palette of orange-red, cobalt blue, and gold.
The design features blooming chrysanthemums, lotus, and peony flowers
The exquisite orange-red decoration is detailed and outlined in gold, which gives the design a luxurious look.
On the underside, we see the artemisia leaf mark painted in underglaze blue within a traditional double ring.
Typical of Chinese Imari ware in this period, the charger’s underside also bears a traditional sketch of two branches of plum blossoms.
Dimensions: 14.15″ in diameter x 1.75″ in height
Condition: Very good with a single fine 2″glaze line on the back that doesn’t go through (the line is too fine to show in photography)
Price: $1,500
Background of Chinese Imari porcelains: In the late 17th century, Japanese potters in Arita first made export porcelains with elaborate gilt designs to cater to European consumers.
This category of brilliantly enameled porcelain, shipped from the port of Imari, was known as “Imari ware.”
From the early 18th century, Chinese artisans followed the Japanese example and manufactured similar Imari-style porcelain products, which connoisseurs identified as “Chinese Imari ware.”

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1829 Signed English Watercolor Portrait with Scandalous Inscription
$530.00
This signed English watercolor portrait, dated 1829 and inscribed “Painted by Mr. King,” depicts Hanah Tichbon as a young woman dressed in white, wearing a gold chain and cross and holding a small book. Her carefully arranged hair, fashionable dress, jewelry, and composed expression present the respectable image expected of a young woman in Georgian England.

The reverse tells a very different story.

Written on the back is an extraordinary handwritten record identifying the sitter as Hanah Tichbon, also called Hanah Honsett, born September 22, 1809, and married to Thomas Matcham on October 6, 1829. The notes then follow episodes in her life over the succeeding years. She “left him at Bath,” attended the Brighton races, later “ran away from Sheffets,” and in 1841 “ran away in London and was found.”

The contrast between portrait and inscription gives this small work its remarkable character. On the front is the carefully composed public image of a young Georgian woman. On the reverse is a private record of marriage, travel, separation, and repeated departures, behavior that would have carried considerable social consequences for a woman in early nineteenth-century England.

Portraits of this period often preserve a face while leaving almost everything about the sitter unknown. Here we have her name, birth date, marriage, and fragments of the life that followed. The inscription turns an attractive 1829 portrait into an unusually intimate historical document, one that brings us unexpectedly close to the life of the woman depicted.

Presented in its simple period-style frame, the portrait has the intimacy of a personal object rather than a formal society portrait. Its modest scale makes the handwritten history on the reverse all the more surprising. It is the combination of image and private record that makes this piece particularly compelling and gives it a fascinating presence on a wall, desk, or among a collection of early English portraits.

Dimensions: 6.5″ x 7″ including the frame
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use. Minor age-related wear to the frame and surface. Handwritten inscription on the reverse.
Price: $530
Decoration: Watercolor portrait of Hanah Tichbon wearing white with a gold chain and cross and holding a small book
Material: Watercolor and pencil on card
Style: Early 19th-Century Georgian portrait work
Origin: England
Date: 1829

Notable Details

Signed “Painted by Mr. King” and dated 1829

Identified sitter, Hanah Tichbon, also recorded as Hanah Honsett

Handwritten biographical inscription preserved on the reverse

Records her birth and 1829 marriage to Thomas Matcham

Later entries recount a remarkable series of departures and episodes in her life

Unusual combination of a formal Georgian portrait and a revealing private history

Particularly compelling contrast between the sitter’s composed appearance and the story recorded behind her portrait
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Pair Antique Spode Oval Shaped Dishes Decorated with Waterlilies England C-1825
$430.00

The most exceptional aspect of this pair of dishes is the fabulous gilding lavished over the cobalt borders. As a less prominent feature, the gilding carries throughout the decoration. The bright gold combined with the unexpected use of purple with turquoise and green makes this a stunning pair of dishes. The gilt and exquisite colors jump from the clean white ground of the pearled creamware.

Dimensions: 11″ long x 7.75″ wide x 2.25″ deep

Condition: Excellent

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Pair Antique Wedgwood & Co. Plates the “Processional Elephant and Howdah” Pattern
$280.00

This pair of antique English dishes show a fabulous bird’s eye view of an elephant in an imaginary setting.
Two figures ride an Indian elephant through an exotic landscape. Along a winding road, we see large fruit trees, fenced gardens, a ziggurat, and pagodas. Made circa 1800, these octagonal dishes are made of pearl-glazed creamware.
The pattern is printed in brown with overglaze enamel in orange, yellow, green, and blue.
The dishes are unmarked but made by Wedgwood & Co.in the “Processional Elephant and Howdah” pattern.

Dimensions: 9 inches diameter x 1 inch height

Condition: Excellent.

References: Holdaway, Minnie. The Wares of Ralph Wedgwood. English Ceramic Circle Transactions Vol. 12 Part 3. London: The Lincoln’s Inn Press Ltd, 1986.

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Antique Dutch Delft Garniture Five Pieces Hand Painted Circa 1860-1870
$3,100.00

This large five-piece Dutch Delft garniture was hand painted in Delft circa 1770.
It comprises the traditional arrangement of three covered baluster-form jars and two flaring beaker vases.
The blue interlaced HB mark is a documented historic Delft mark of Hugo Brouwer, owner of De Drie Porceleyne Flessies (The Three Porcelain Bottles). Brouwer owned the factory from 1761 until it closed in 1777, supporting a date of circa 1770 for this garniture.
Each piece is painted with a colorful pastoral landscape framed by a molded rococo cartouche in bright yellow and manganese.
A shepherd sits beneath a large leafy tree holding his staff, while sheep graze in the meadow.
Beyond him are another figure, a yellow tower, a distant church and steeple, and blue water beneath a softly painted sky.
The palette is especially appealing.
Two shades of blue, green, yellow, iron red, and manganese stand out against the soft white tin-glazed ground.
The manganese scrollwork and bright yellow borders give the decoration considerable vitality and make the five pieces particularly effective when displayed together.
The reverse of each vase is painted more simply with green leafy branches and iron-red flowers. Each cover is decorated with floral motifs and surmounted by a traditional molded animal finial painted in manganese.
Maker: Hugo Brouwer, De Drie Porceleyne Flessies
Origin: Delft, Netherlands
Date: Circa 1770
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware, Delft
Decoration: Hand painted
Dimensions: Covered jars 15″ tall × 7″ wide × 4.25″ deep at base; beaker vases 10″ tall × 5.5″ wide × 3.75″ deep at base
Condition: Excellent antique condition. Small edge frits have been invisibly restored.

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Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl Famille Rose Made circa 1860
$700.00

This lovely mid 19th century Famille Rose bowl was painted in shades of purple, orange, and green.
The outside of the bowl features a band of purple diamond pattern with inset panels of blooming peonies and smaller panels with monochrome orange landscapes.
Below the purple band we see butterflies and sprigs of flowers. Inside the bowl, a larger sprig of blooming peonies sits in the well. In Chinese tradition, peonies are known as the king of flowers and symbolize royalty and wealth.

Dimensions: 4.5 in. H x 10.25 in. Dm

Condition: Good: with a single invisible 2″ hairline restored in the colored band

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Pair Meissen Style Creamware Dishes 18th Century England Hand Painted C-1780
$420.00

This is a pair of English creamware dishes from the 18th century, created around 1780. The plates display a lovely chinoiserie scene in the Meissen style, with women selecting accessories.
The two elegantly dressed women are in conversation. A young child holding a pinwheel looks up and points towards a group of chimes while an older boy stands close by. At the far right, we see another boy seated with a parrot on his arm.
Dimensions: 9.5 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
For an image and further discussion, see English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Volume 33, 2023, pp. 133-135, plate 60.
History of creamware:
Creamware, a type of earthenware with a light-colored body, was first created in the 1760s by Josiah Wedgwood, an English potter. Wedgwood marketed this new product as Queensware after Queen Charlotte ordered a set. Gradually, creamware became more popular, and other English potters began producing it as well. It soon replaced saltglaze stoneware as the preferred dinnerware for everyone except the high aristocracy, who likely used a service of Chinese export porcelain dishes.

This is a pair of English creamware dishes from the 18th century, created around 1780. The plates display a lovely chinoiserie scene with women selecting accessories. The scene depicts two elegantly dressed women in conversation, a young child holding a pinwheel, looking up and pointing towards a group of chimes, and an older boy standing nearby. At the far right, we see another boy seated with a parrot on his arm.
Dimensions: 9.5 inches diameter
Condition: Excellent
For an image and further discussion, see English Ceramic Circle Transactions Volume 33 2023, pgs 133-135, plate 60.

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Pair of Spode Orange-Red and Cobalt Blue Shell Shaped Ironstone Dishes c. 1820
$340.00

What first draws the eye to this pair of Spode dishes is the beautiful combination of deep cobalt blue and warm orange-red.
The saturated blue gives the decoration depth and strength, while the orange-red brings warmth and liveliness.
Set against the pale ground, the colors are clear and fresh.

Each dish centers on an Imari style garden with flowering plants, bamboo and rockwork.
Strong cobalt blue is concentrated in the center, anchoring the composition, while orange-red flowers, leaves and curling stems spread outward across the broad border.

The distinctive shell shape adds considerably to their appeal.
The deeply scalloped outline gives the dishes a sculptural quality, while the molded shell-like section at the base completes the form.
The flowering sprays follow the curves of the border, bringing the decoration and shape together as a unified design.

Made by Spode in England circa 1820, the dishes reflect the Regency taste for Asian-inspired garden decoration.
The combination of beautiful color, intricate pattern and distinctive form makes them especially appealing for display.
Maker: Spode
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820
Material: Ironstone
Decoration: Orange-red and cobalt blue Imari style printed garden scene
Dimensions: Each 10 inches long x 8.5 inches wide x 2 inches deep
Condition: Excellent
Price: $325 for the pair

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18th Century Sevres Porcelain Bottle Cooler Hand-Painted France 1773-1782
$2,200.00

Sèvres was the royal factory of Louis XV and Louis XVI, Kings of France from 1715-1793. The Sèvres factory was known to have the best painters and gilders in 18th century France. This stunning Sèvres 18th century double bottle cooler was hand-painted with exquisite sprigs of spring flowers (see images). The underside is marked in underglaze blue with the Sèvres intertwined “L” and the letter “L” for painter’s mark for Michel-Louis Chavereaux, who was active at Sèvres from 1773-1782. The decoration is delicate, and the modeling and gilding are exceptional.

The cooler measures 12.5″ (31.75 cm) across the handles x 5.75″ (14.6 cm) deep x 4.75″ (12 cm) in height.

Condition: Excellent

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18th Century Italian Doccia Porcelain Dinner Service
$4,000.00

A dinner service comprising six dinner dishes and six soup dishes made by the Doccia Porcelain Manufactory, circa 1750.

Italy was the site of Europe’s first porcelain production: in Florence between 1575 and 1587 under the patronage of Francesco I de’ Medici. The Doccia Porcelain Manufactory, founded nearly 200 years later, continued the tradition of Italian porcelain with a hard-paste body that was later glazed with a tin glaze. This dinner set is decorated with the al tulipano motif, a design that is one of the most prevalent in Doccia wares. The central flower is not a tulip but an interpretation of the peonies used in the Chinese Famille Rose porcelain.

Dimensions:
– Soup dishes: 9 1/4 in. diameter x 1 1/2 in. height (23.1 cm diameter x 3.8 cm height)
– Dinner dishes: 9 1/4 in. diameter x 1 in. height (23.1 cm diameter x 2.4 cm height)

Condition: Excellent. Light wear to enamels throughout commensurate with age and use. Faint use marks visible on some dishes. One dinner plate with chip to underside of rim measuring 1 cm.

Note: 1 dinner dish and 2 soup dishes are not transparent, a characteristic of porcelain. These 3 dishes are porcelain with a tin glaze which makes them opaque and dates them to 1790-1800.

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Early 19th Century Creil French Mochaware Coffee Pot
$1,995.00

A Creil mochaware peach-colored coffee pot made circa 1810.

This elegant coffee pot features a dark brown mocha design on a light peach body. Mochaware was developed in Staffordshire in the late 18th century, but spread to continental Europe through the Middle-Eastern moss agate trade. Moss agate stones, which sport a similar tree-like design, were exported to the West through the port of al Makha, translated in English to “Mocha.” While moss agates were used as semiprecious stones in jewelry and objets de vertu for the upper classes, their dendrite design inspired potters such as Creil to create mochawares for more quotidian usage.

Dimensions: 10 in. H x 6 1/4 at widest point (25.4 cm H x 15.9 cm W)

Condition: Excellent visual condition, with invisible professional restoration to cover and spout. Some minor staining to clay body under the glaze on the foot.

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19th Century Minton Ornithological Porcelain Dessert Service
$2,900.00

A partial dessert service by Minton, hand-painted with ornithological scenes after designs by Joseph Smith. The service comprises two small compotes and four dessert dishes.

This Minton dessert service is a stunning example of English porcelain craftsmanship. Intricate apple-green lattice designs are enhanced with gilding. The compotes’ feet and dishes’ rims are reticulated, further contributing to the set’s delicacy. The reticulated shape is known as the “Devon” shape. The most special feature of this service, however, are the meticulously rendered (and labeled) ornithological scenes, which point to a 19th-century spirit of scientific classification. One dish features the impressed wheel date mark for 1872.

Dimensions:
Compotes – 6 1/2 in. Dm x 4 1/2 in. H (11.8 cm H x 16 cm D)
Dishes – 9 1/4 in. Dm x 3/4 in. H (2 cm H x 23 cm D)

Condition: Excellent. Some light staining to the body of one plate.

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Pair of Chamberlains Worcester English Porcelain Armorial Dishes
$1,400.00

A pair of English porcelain soup dishes made by Chamberlains Worcester circa 1825.

Made circa 1825, this pair of porcelain soup dishes is an excellent example of the stunning quality and artistry for which Chamberlains Worcester is known. Gorgeous, hand-painted flowers appear against a baby blue ground, with spectacular ornamental gilding throughout. The plates’ central crest and monogram indicate that they were made for John Paine Tudway, Member of Parliament for Wells, Somerset, providing us with a rare opportunity of original provenance.

Dimensions: 9 1/2 in. Dm x 2 in. H (24 cm Dm x 4.8 cm H)

Condition: Excellent. Very minor wear to gilding. Some areas of light stacking wear in the bowls.

Provenance: John Paine Tudway, The Cedars, Wells, Somerset

References: Fairbairn, James. Book of Crests of the Great Families of Great Britain and Ireland. 4th ed., rev. and enl. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1905.

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Set of 11 Early Spode Ironstone Imari Dessert Dishes Made circa 1815
$1,650.00

A set of 11 Imari style ironstone dessert dishes, made by Spode circa 1815.

Josiah Spode II began producing stone china in 1813 as an alternative to porcelain. Stone china, also known as ironstone due to its hard and durable fabric, became famous for its porcelain-like greyish blue glaze and glassy surface. So popular was this new medium that Queen Charlotte purchased her own stone china service from Spode’s Portugal Street showroom. These dessert dishes are early examples of Spode Stone China; in 1822 the company introduced an improved body marketed as “New Stone,” and thereafter items were branded as such.

Dishes are marked with pattern number 2283 in iron red and feature the printed Spode Stone China mark in underglaze blue.

Dimensions: 8 in. Dm x 1/2 in. H (20.3 cm Dm x 1.4 cm H)

Condition: Excellent overall. Light wear to some enamels and gilding on dishes commensurate with age and use. The plates with the least and most amounts of wear are pictured.

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Pair Antique Worcester Porcelain Plates Pink and Gold England Circa 1820
$220.00

The sweetness of the beautiful pink band is tempered by the brown leaves and berries and the gilded vines surrounding it. The bright white porcelain allows the pink enamels and the gilding to stand out. Flight Barr Barr Worcester made these fine quality dinner dishes in the Regency style circa 1820. The gilded edge line and gadrooned edge add excitement to this Regency period design.

Dimensions: 9.5″ diameter 1″ height

Condition: Excellent

Each dish is marked on the underside with FBB under an impressed crown showing that Flight Barr Barr were suppliers to their Majesties the King and Queen of Great Britain.

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Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Hand-Painted Mandarin Ducks Qianlong, Circa 1770
$760.00

“This beautiful mid 19th-century Chinese plate was hand-painted in the Famille Rose style in the Qing dynasty, circa 1860. The plate depicts two Mandarin ducks swimming on a lotus pond. They look at each other and seem to smile. This is a happy plate with a symbolic message. Mandarin ducks are thought to mate for life. Therefore, in Chinese lore, they represent a happy marriage. In the Qianlong period, this would have been a perfect wedding gift! The plate is finely painted in exquisite polychrome enamels. We see pink shading into lavender pink and blue shading into light blue and turquoise. Highlights of grey, yellow, green, and light brown with gilt are framed by waveforms in bright white. On the border, we see the eight Chinese immortals, some riding wonderful mythical beasts. On the reverse of the plate are three traditional iron-red flower sprays. Dimensions: diameter 8.75.”” Condition: Excellent”

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Set of 5 Antique Porcelain Dinner Dishes Hand-Painted, England, Ca. 1830
$480.00

This set of five Coalport Porcelain dinner dishes was made in England circa 1830. In the center of each one is a bouquet of exquisite hand-painted flowers. The close-up images show the exceptional flower painting. A wide green and white dotted border encircles the center. It has three glided panels, each with a single hand-painted flower.

Dimensions: 10″ diameter

Condition: One plate with fine scratch marks to the enamels (see image #8) Price: $520 for the set of five.

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Blue and White Delft Charger Hand-Painted, Netherlands, 18th Century, Circa 1760
$945.00

The entire surface of this beautiful blue and white Dutch Delft charger is covered in deep cobalt blue coloring. The center of the charger is filled with hand-painted peonies; while the wide border is painted with a net-like pattern of peonies, leaves, and scrolling vines. This charger was made in the Netherlands in the mid-18th century, circa 1760.

Dimensions: 12″ diameter

Condition: Excellent

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Antique Delft Purple Floral Plates Hand Painted 18th Century Set of 5
$450.00

This set of five antique Dutch Delft plates is hand-painted in a rich purple derived from manganese, the color softly glowing against the pale tin-glazed ground.
At the center of each plate stands a flowering peony, its blossoms fully open, the composition framed by delicate floral sprigs and a rhythmic border along the rim.
The restrained palette and confident brushwork create a striking harmony between form and decoration.
The design was created by Hugo Brouwer, active from 1760 to 1788, who worked at De Drie Porceleyne Flesschen in Delft. Brouwer developed the pattern, and the plates were executed in his factory using a stencil to guide the composition, then completed by hand.
Each example in the set bears Brouwer’s H B mark, confirming authorship. C. H. de Jonge, in Delft Ceramics, notes on page 126 that Hugo Brouwer signed his work with his initials, HB, and the mark is illustrated on page 157.
A fruit dish by Brouwer is held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 94.4.341.
The peony, long associated with prosperity and abundance, is rendered here with lively line and confident shading.
The purple tone, achieved through manganese oxide, was especially admired in the eighteenth century for its depth and subtle tonal variation. This set offers an opportunity to acquire five cohesive works directly tied to a documented Delft master.
Dimensions: Diameter 9 inches
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted purple floral peony design with border sprigs
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Style: 18th Century Dutch Delft
Origin: Delft, The Netherlands
Date: Circa 1760 to 1788

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Pair of Antique English Porcelain Dishes Decorated with Flowers England c-1830
$320.00

A pair of Antique English porcelain dishes hand-painted with beautiful pink peonies and other flowers was made in England circa 1830. Placed by the front door this pair of dishes would give you and anyone walking into your home a cheerful greeting every time. If not at the front door these lively dishes would brighten any room in the house.

Dimensions: Diameter 8.5″

Condition: Excellent

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Antique Blue and White Porcelain Dish Hand-Painted England 18th Century
$220.00

This exquisite late 18th-century dish features several elements that make it so full of life. First is the splendid hand-painted goldwork. This gilding enlivens the dish with its hand-painted golden vines, leaves, and edge. Additionally, the lovely fluting across the entire wide rim makes the design dance in the light. The delicate blue flowers coupled with the six blue lines add to the dishes’ beautiful sense of movement. The underside of the dish is marked with the Caughley “S” mark (For Salopian)

Dimensions: 8.25″ diameter

Condition: Excellent with the very, very slightest wear to the gilt

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Yellow Porcelain Dish with Neoclassical Design England Circa 1800
$280.00

The border of this antique English porcelain dish has an eye-catching design on an exquisite yellow ground. The neoclassical decoration is hand-painted. We see flower buds painted in grisaille crisscrossing oval medallions. Just beneath the yellow border is a chain of golden leaves. The gilding is splendid. You might place this stunning dish at the front door to hold keys or in the living room to hold candies. Or stand it up as an accent to brighten a room.

Dimensions: diameter 8.25″ Condition: Excellent

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The Collection of Mario Buatta Pair of Regency Period Dishes Cobalt Blue Borders
$230.00

Provenance: The Private Collection of Mario Buatta
A pair of Regency Period dishes with cobalt blue borders decorated with beautiful gilding. Mario loved deep cobalt blue. The borders of this pair have the deepest blue decorated with a delicate gold floral design.

Dimensions: diameter 8.”

Condition: Excellent

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Large French Opaline Vase Hand Blown & Hand Painted with Flowers C. 1840
$500.00

This large French opaline vase, made around 1840, exemplifies the grace and refinement of early 19th-century decorative glass.
Hand blown and beautifully translucent, the vase glows with a soft inner light characteristic of fine opaline.
It is exquisitely hand painted with an encircling bouquet of roses, morning glories, lilies, and other flowers, each rendered with delicate brushwork and naturalistic color.
The floral garlands wind around the vase in a free, organic rhythm, a style much admired in France during the first half of the 19th century.
The artistry lies in the sense of movement and freshness, the flowers seeming to bloom across the surface in soft hues of blue, pink, orange, and green, all heightened by a fine gilt rim at the mouth and base.
The vase is entirely hand blown, with no seams and a polished pontil beneath, hallmarks of the best French glassmaking traditions. Its clarity and finish reflect the influence of both 16th-century Venetian milk glass and the Bristol glass of 18th-century England, combined into a uniquely French expression of elegance and luminosity.
Dimensions: 12″ tall x 4.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $500
Decoration: Hand-painted with roses, morning glories, lilies, and other flowers naturalistically rendered and winding around the vase
Material: Opaline glass, hand blown with polished pontil
Style: French decorative art glass, early 19th-century opaline
Origin: France
Date: Circa 1840
Notable Details:
Hand-blown and entirely seamless with polished pontil underside
Opaline glass with soft translucence characteristic of semi-crystal
Naturalistic floral decoration typical of early 19th-century French design
Reflects peak opaline production during the reign of Napoleon III
Made in the tradition of Le Creusot, Baccarat, Saint-Louis, and Reunion workshops

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Large Mochaware Bowl with Both Cable and Marbled Decoration
$3,300.00

This mochaware bowl measures 11.25 inches in diameter and was produced in Staffordshire, England in the early 19th century.
Bowls of this scale are uncommon, and examples combining extensive interior decoration with complex exterior cable decoration and a three-color slip band are rarely encountered.
The interior is decorated with a bold earthworm, or cable, pattern in dark brown, light brown, and cobalt blue.
The pattern radiates across the basin and gives the surface strong movement while maintaining clear separation between the colors.
Beneath it, the slip ground shifts from a medium brown to a lighter tan, creating natural variation within the design.
The use of cobalt blue is especially appealing and adds another level of interest to the bowl.
The exterior is arranged in two bands.
Just below the rim, a continuous cable decoration encircles the bowl and repeats the interior motif in a more controlled horizontal format.
Below this, a three-color slip band in dark brown, lighter brown, and pale blue runs around the body.
The colors remain distinct, with slight softening at the edges where the slips meet.
The bowl has a stable, well-formed foot, and the proportions remain balanced despite the scale.
The wide, open form sits cleanly above the foot, and the profile remains even and well held throughout.
This bowl combines several features not often found together: large scale, the inclusion of cobalt in the cable decoration, full interior coverage, and a clearly structured exterior design.
Dimensions: 11.25 inches diameter x 5.25 inches height
Condition: Excellent
Price: $2,200
Decoration: Earthworm cable decoration with three-color slip band
Material: Pearlware pottery
Style: Mochaware
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Date: Early 19th century
Notable Details:
Large 11.25 inch diameter example
Interior fully decorated with earthworm cable including cobalt blue
Exterior cable band with three-color slip band below
Tonal variation in the interior slip ground
Stable, well-formed foot
Balanced proportions with even profile

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English Hand Painted Yellow Ground Creamware Shell Shaped Dish c. 1820
$450.00

This English creamware shell shaped dish, made circa 1820, is distinguished by its rich combination of yellow, brown, and gold.

The warm yellow ground is hand painted with brown flowers and scrolling stems enriched with abundant gilt foliage.
Against the yellow, the brown gives the decoration depth and definition, while the gilding catches the light across the curved surface.

The generous shell shaped form adds movement and presence. Its irregular outline, raised curves, and broad decorated surface give the dish a sculptural quality that makes it especially effective displayed on a coffee table, console, or sideboard.

The decoration covers almost the entire surface, with scrolling stems moving continuously through clusters of flowers and leaves.
The pattern remains clearly organized across the broad yellow field, allowing the individual flowers and curling foliage to remain distinct.

Shell shaped dishes were fashionable in England during the late Georgian period, when potters combined naturalistic forms with increasingly colorful decorative surfaces. The large scale, rich yellow ground, brown floral painting, extensive gilding, and excellent condition make this a particularly decorative example of early nineteenth-century English creamware.
Dimensions: 14″ long x 7.5″ wide
Condition: Excellent
Material: Creamware pottery
Style: Late Georgian
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820
Price: $450

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Large Antique Japanese Kutani Charger Red Ground Hand Painted Children at Play
$600.00

This large, 18-inch-diameter Japanese Kutani porcelain charger is filled with finely painted scenes depicting the changing seasons, featuring children at play, birds, flowering trees, and a delicate waterside landscape, all set against a brilliant iron-red ground.
Made during the Meiji period in the late 19th century, the charger is organized around two large fan-shaped panels. The rounded fan shows young boys playing together in a landscape with pine trees, flowering plants, and distant mountains.
Their animated poses and brightly colored robes give the scene warmth and charm.
The folded fan above contains a delicate waterside landscape painted in soft tones of blue, green, and pink.
A traditional figure appears in the distance, while flowering trees and a simple wooden structure suggest the arrival of spring.
Across the rich red ground, twisting branches of white and pink plum blossoms connect the separate scenes.
Birds fly among the pine branches, and a magpie perches near the flowering tree.
The combination of snow, pine, plum blossoms, and the spring landscape creates a beautifully conceived progression through the seasons.
The outer border is painted with a dense blue geometric pattern interrupted by colorful shaped reserves of scrolling flowers and foliage. This carefully worked border gives the charger a strong frame and balances the open landscapes within.
The reverse is equally impressive, painted with three vigorous dragons circling the foot.
Characters on the underside convey the auspicious message “Wealth and Privilege, Forever Lasting.”
With its generous scale, brilliant color, and lively narrative painting, this splendid charger has exceptional presence.
Dimensions: 18 inches diameter x 2.8 inches deep
Material: Porcelain
Date: Late 19th century, Meiji period
Origin: Japan

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French Faience Dessert Dish with Peacock
$275.00
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Bilston Enamel Snuff Box
$425.00
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Set of 14 Antique French Porcelain Dishes Hand Painted Flower Basket Decoration
$800.00
This set of 14 antique French porcelain dishes attributed to Samson is built around a strong cobalt blue and gilt border that gives the service immediate presence on the table. Within that framework, finely hand-painted floral baskets in pink and purple sit at the center of each piece, surrounded by smaller scattered sprays that keep the surface lively without crowding the design.

The composition is clear and balanced. The bold border defines the form, while the floral decoration remains crisp and readable across all pieces. The contrast between the saturated blue rim, warm gilding, and bright enamel colors creates a service that holds its visual strength even when fully set.

The set includes twelve octagonal plates and two shaped serving bowls. The combination adds versatility and reinforces the sense of a complete table service rather than a group of individual pieces. The shaped bowls echo the same decorative structure while introducing movement at the rim, giving the set variation without breaking cohesion.

Attributed to the Paris firm of Edmé Samson, known for producing finely executed porcelain in the 19th century, often inspired by earlier European and Chinese wares. Samson’s work is valued for its technical quality and its role in supplying collectors and households with refined decorative porcelain.

The condition is excellent across the set, with decoration and gilding well preserved, supporting both display and use.

Dimensions: Plates 8.75 inches across; Serving bowls 9.25 inches at widest point
Condition: Excellent
Price: $800 for the set of 14 pieces
Decoration: Hand-painted floral baskets with scattered flower sprays, cobalt blue and gilt border
Material: Porcelain
Style: Late 19th century French decorative porcelain
Origin: France
Date: Circa 1870–1880
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Bird Engravings on Paper Audubon Style by Francois-Nicolas Martinet Group #3 Priced Individually
$165.00
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Chinese Stoneware Sculpture with Honeycomb Relief and Hidden Bee Motif
$245.00

This Chinese stoneware sculpture is decorated with bold honeycomb relief and flowing brown glazes over warm buff stoneware.
The glaze was allowed to run freely during firing, creating rich tonal variation that accentuates the relief carving.
The strong rectangular form and carved ornament give the piece the presence of an architectural fragment or scholar’s object.
A hidden detail revealed on close inspection is a small bee emerging quietly within the carved design, subtly integrated into the honeycomb pattern.
Chinese ceramic pillows of the 19th century, while originally functional, are now appreciated as compact works of ceramic sculpture whose form, glaze, and carved ornament reward careful looking.
Dimensions: Height 6 in.; Width 5.75 in.; Depth 2.75 in.
Decoration: Honeycomb relief with hidden bee motif and cloud collar borders
Condition: Excellent
Price: $245
Material: Stoneware with brown running glaze over buff body
Origin: China
Date: 19th Century

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Pair Old Paris Porcelain Vases Empire Style France Circa 1840
$800.00

This pair of Old Paris porcelain mantel vases stands out immediately for its remarkable mirror-bright gilding, a luminous surface that captures and reflects light in the luxurious manner for which Paris porcelain became famous in the early nineteenth century.
Made around 1840 in the Empire style, the vases rise from square bases to elegant urn-shaped bodies flanked by sculptural loop handles whose matte finish subtly contrasts with the brilliant burnished gold of the bodies.
Encircling each vase is a finely hand painted garland of flowers rendered in soft pinks, blues, and greens.
This delicate floral band provides a lively counterpoint to the expansive gold ground and highlights the painter’s careful hand.
The gilding itself was applied using powdered gold mixed with a binder and brushed onto the porcelain in the manner of paint.
After firing, the gold fused to the surface and was carefully burnished to achieve its mirror-like brilliance.
This demanding technique was a hallmark of Old Paris porcelain workshops, which were celebrated throughout the nineteenth century for producing pieces of extraordinary decorative impact.
Produced by one of the many independent porcelain ateliers active in Paris during this period, the pair reflects the city’s reputation for luxurious porcelain intended for elegant interiors. Vases of this type were designed to decorate mantelpieces, consoles, and cabinet displays, where their reflective gilding would animate the surrounding space in candlelight.
Dimensions: 12.25 inches tall x 6 inches across x 3.25 inches deep
Condition: Excellent
Price: $800
Decoration: Mirror-bright burnished gilding with hand-painted floral garlands
Material: Porcelain with extensive gilt decoration
Style: Empire
Origin: Paris, France
Date: Circa 1840

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Chinese Export Porcelain Plate with Judgement of Paris Scene Circa 1750
$420.00

A rare Chinese export porcelain plate showing the Judgement of Paris. The delicately painted figures derive from a painting by Jean Paul Rubens.
Made during the Qianlong Reign, circa 1750, the plate shows the goddesses Venus, Minerva, and Juno on one side and Paris on the other side. Charged by Jupiter to pick the most beautiful of the three, Paris selects Venus and awards her the golden apple. The scene shows Rubens’ version of idealized feminine beauty.
The rim of the plate is decorated with a rose-red flower band.

Dimensions: 9 inches diameter

Condition: Excellent

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Two Pairs of Antique Le Nove Porcelain Statues Provenace The Metropolitan Museum
$1,400.00

The Metropolitan Museum has this same pair of figures in its collection, “Accession # 06.381 Credit line R. Fund”
This exceptional pair of 18th-century Italian porcelain courting couples was made by the renowned Le Nove Manufactory, 1781-1785.
The figures embody the grace and romanticism of late 18th-century European art.
The figures are crafted from the distinctive grey-tinted porcelain for which Le Nove became famous.
This porcelain was a hallmark of their production from the mid-18th century through the very early 19th century (the factory operated in Basano from 1765 to 1810).
Similar pieces by Le Nove are in prestigious collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Accession Number: 06.381).
Description of the Figures:
Each group depicts a tender courting scene.
In both compositions, the man extends an arm toward the woman, whose gaze conveys love and admiration. He smiles warmly in return.
The figures are richly detailed, showcasing the virtuoso modeling and animated drapery that are hallmarks of Le Nove’s work.
The glossy finish elevates the exquisite craftsmanship, giving the figures a radiant appearance.
Dimensions: 6.75 inches tall x 3.5 inches wide x 3.25 inches deep (each figure).
Condition: Excellent, with no visible flaws or repairs.

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Ten Large Crystal Champagne Flutes Hand-Blown Antique Glass England Circa 1820
$1,600.00

This is a remarkable set of ten hand-blown English crystal champagne flutes, made in the early 19th century, circa 1820, each standing an impressive 8.5 inches tall—an exceptional height for the period and for this refined form.
They are crafted of clear English flint glass, the prized material perfected in Georgian England for its unmatched brilliance and clarity, designed to imitate the pure sparkle of rock crystal.
The clarity of the glass, together with its satisfying weight, exemplifies the very qualities that made flint glass the standard for luxury tableware in the early 1800s.
Each glass was individually blown and features a graceful, funnel-shaped bowl that tapers elegantly to a slender, tubular stem, rising from a wide, circular foot.
The form is beautifully balanced, the extended profile giving the flutes a sense of quiet grandeur and poise.
When held to the light, the faint optical rippling within the glass reveals the subtle variations of freehand craftsmanship, each piece slightly unique in proportion and movement.
The feet retain the original pontil scars, clear evidence of their hand-blown creation and a mark of authenticity cherished by collectors.
Despite their age, the glasses remain in excellent condition.
They ring with a bright tone when touched—a hallmark of fine flint glass—and their thin rims and narrow bowls still serve their original purpose superbly, preserving the effervescence of champagne with elegance and restraint.
In hand, they feel both substantial and refined, evoking the tactile pleasure and visual purity of English glassmaking at its height during the Georgian era.
Whether raised in a toast or displayed as part of a fine collection, this rare set of tall flutes captures the enduring artistry of early 19th-century English glass.
Dimensions: 8.5 inches tall x 3.75 inches in diameter at base and rim
Condition: Excellent
Price: $1,600
Material: Clear hand-blown English flint glass
Style: Georgian
Origin: England
Date: Early 19th century
Notable Details:
Set of ten large early 19th-century champagne flutes
Clear flint glass with brilliant clarity and subtle weight
Hand-blown with elegant funnel bowls and slender tubular stems
Visible pontil scars attesting to traditional freehand craftsmanship
Rare and impressive 8.5-inch height for the form and period
An exemplary example of Georgian English glassmaking artistry

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Pair Antique Creamware Wall Pockets Late 18th Century
$800.00

An identical pair can be found in the collection of The V&A Museum, with item numbers 414:1166-1885 and 414:1166/A-1885.** (See image of the unpainted wall pocket).
This pair of 18th-century English creamware wall pockets are hand-painted with Putti. Each Putti is depicted with arrows and a quiver.

They are connected to Cupid and love.

Made at Leeds Pottery around 1790, they are hand-painted in green, blue, and light brown.
One holding a flaming brazier, symbolizing winter, with a quiver by his side, symbolizing love.

The corresponding wall pocket, also with a quiver at his side, represents autumn, depicting Cupid drinking from a jug,

**An identical pair can be found in the collection of The V&A Museum, with item numbers 414:1166-1885 and 414:1166/A-1885. Both pieces were acquired by The V&A Museum from Lady Charlotte Schreiber’s collection (1812-1895), an English aristocrat known for her patronage of the arts and her impressive collection of English porcelain and pottery.

Dimensions: 10″ tall x 6″ wide x 2.5″ deep”

Condition: Excellent

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Pair French Vases Mid-19th Century Opaline Hand Painted on a Sky Blue Ground
$480.00
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PAIR of Antique Dishes Cobalt Blue with Red Roses
$400.00
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Large Antique French Porcelain Soup Tureen & Stand With Royal Patronage
$1,200.00

This Clignancourt porcelain soup tureen and stand was produced under royal patronage, bearing the red “M” mark of Monsieur, the Duke of Orléans, brother of King Louis XVI.

The form is confident and well balanced. The tureen sits firmly on its stand with a broad, grounded presence, while the domed cover rises to a neatly modeled finial. The side handles are crisply formed with controlled scrolls. The proportions are measured and architectural, consistent with Louis XVI’s taste for clarity and restraint.

The decoration is also handled with precision and restraint. Fine cornflower sprigs are placed across the surface with deliberate spacing, allowing the white ground to remain active. Green leaves establish the structure, while blue and red blossoms provide contrast. Gilded bands frame the decoration and reinforce the geometry of the piece.

Clignancourt porcelain of this period was produced under direct royal patronage. The “M” mark signals its connection to the Duke of Orléans and the highest levels of Parisian society. The cornflower decoration aligns the piece with contemporary court taste, closely associated with Queen Marie Antoinette.

Complete tureens with their original stands from this factory are uncommon. The strength lies in the clarity of design, the balance of decoration, and the directness of its royal association.

Dimensions: 17″ wide x 13″ deep x 12.5″ high
Condition: Excellent
Price: $1,200.00
Decoration: Hand-painted cornflower sprigs and garlands with gilt borders
Material: Soft-paste porcelain
Style: Louis XVI
Origin: Paris, France
Date: Circa 1780

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Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger, Early 18th Century c. 1710
$300.00

This charger is a rare find from the early 18th century. Dating to circa 1710, it survives from an early period of Dutch blue and white Delft and is distinguished by an unusual naïve figural subject and a loosely painted concentric semicircle border, a combination seldom encountered in Dutch Delft.
A particularly close comparison is a Dutch faience dish in the Amsterdam Pipe Museum, made in Harlingen, Friesland, and dated 1680–1720. Like this charger, the museum dish centers on a naïvely painted figure and uses repeated arched motifs around the border. At 11.81 inches in diameter, it is also remarkably close in size.
A small seated figure occupies the center between a flowering branch and a striped flowerpot filled with large leaves and flowers. The figure and plants are painted with a direct, almost folk-art quality that gives the scene unusual personality and charm.
Around the border, repeated groups of loosely painted concentric semicircles continue the same direct, naïve character seen in the figure and plants. The clear cobalt blue is handled freely throughout, giving the entire charger an unusually spontaneous, folk-art quality.
The reverse is covered with a pale tin glaze, with small areas revealing the buff earthenware body beneath, consistent with traditional Dutch tin-glazed faience.
Dimensions: 11.25″ diameter
Condition: Goodwith some invisible restoration. There are scattered firing irregularities in the cobalt decoration, characteristic of the original manufacture.
Origin: The Netherlands
Date: Circa 1710
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Decoration: Hand painted in cobalt blue
Price: $300

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Pair Antique Victorian Pottery Candlesticks With Floral Decoration
$250.00

Made circa 1850, this pair of antique English pottery candlesticks is painted with delicate floral garlands set against a warm beige ground.
The surface is finished with fine bands of gilt at the rims and bases.
Here, restraint and charm work together quietly.
The slender columnar stems rise from gently spreading circular bases, the proportions balanced and architectural in feeling.
The floral decoration, composed of small pink, purple, and iron red blossoms linked by trailing green vines, reflects the refined decorative vocabulary of late nineteenth-century English ceramics.
The soft neutral ground enhances the delicacy of the hand-painted flowers, while the restrained gilding adds a subtle glow without excess. Their classical candlestick form, with defined collar and base moldings, gives them a composed Neoclassical character suited to both traditional and eclectic interiors.
Dimensions: Height 7.25 inches; Diameter 3.75 inches
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Hand-painted floral garlands with gilt banding
Material: Pottery
Style: Neoclassical
Origin: England
Date: Mid 19th century
Notable Details:
Elegant columnar form with balanced proportions
Warm beige ground highlighting delicate floral painting
Fine gilt bands at rim and base
Hand-painted garlands of pink, purple, and iron red blossoms
A charming and usable antique pair suitable for display or dining table use

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