19th century
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Victorian Watercolor Portrait “Scandalous” Lady Painted by M King Signed Dated 1829
$730.00The hand-written notes on the back of this miniature watercolor tell what was at the time a scandalous story.
The portrait is of Hanah Tichbon. The inscription reads in part, “went to the races…, “ran away from Sheffets…” and later ran away in London.” Portraits in the Victorian period were done to present public identities. On the back of this portrait, we have a hand-written inscription that provides insight into the private life of the sitter. It is an intriguing and seemingly sad story of a young woman’s life which is literally hidden behind her portrait.
At this time in England, if a married woman was unhappy with her situation, there was, almost without exception, nothing she could do about it. Except in extremely rare cases, a woman could not obtain a divorce and, until 1891, if she ran away from an intolerable marriage, the police could capture and return her. All this was sanctioned by church, law, custom, history, and approved of by Victorian society in general. The story this portrait and inscription tell is a genuine piece of history.
In the portrait, Hanah wears white with a gold chain and cross around her neck. She holds a book, quite probably a Bible. The image infers that our sitter is a proper young lady.
In reality, her life story was not anything like it appeared. This pencil and watercolor portrait was done on card. Written on the back of the painted card is: “Hanah Tichbon Alias Hanah Honsett born Sept 22nd 1809 Married Thomas Matcham on the 6 of Oct’br 1829 left him at Bath in Aug’st 1831 for six week… On Aug’st 2nd 1835 went to Brighton races and stayt 6 weeks. Oct’br 22nd 1837 ran away from Sheffets 8 month away July 22 1841 ran away in London and was found” Signed “Painted by Mr. King” and dated “1829”. -
Pair New Hall Porcelain Hand Painted Dishes Made England Circa 1800
$440.00This pair of New Hall Porcelain dishes features fabulous hand-painted flowers. The colors and the artistry are exquisite.
The beautiful flowers are encircled with a thin line of gilt. The borders are decorated with impressed fruits and flowers. On each dish, the edge is trimmed in a purple “ribbon” that ends in a “bow.” Overall they are beautiful and sweet.
Dimensions: 8.75″ long x 8″ wide.
Condition: Excellent with several firing spots from when the glaze was thin in the firing.
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Pair Imari Ice Pails Hand-Painted in Admiral Nelson Pattern England Circa 1810
$16,300.00Coalport Porcelain made this fabulous pair of Admiral Nelson pattern ice pails circa 1810. The intensity of the Imari colors on the Admiral Nelson pattern is quite remarkable. It is the epitome of Regency decoration. Hand-painted in England, they are decorated in a traditional, vibrant Imari palette: richly gilded and painted in cobalt blue and iron red. The decoration is designed in horizontal bands. The scene on the lower part of the tureen shows a traditional Imari image of a vase on a garden terrace. The band above shows a waterside scene with whimsical turquoise water birds, which were never seen in Japanese Imari. The turquoise birds and the pink accents are the distinguishing characteristics of the Coalport Admiral Nelson pattern. The coolers are made of three pieces. The body, the cover, and a liner to hold ice (see image #7).
Dimensions: 11″ tall x 10″ across the handles x 8.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent with some very slight wear to the gilt .
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Pair Japanese Imari Jars Made in the Meiji Period, Circa 1880
$3,460.00Hand-painted in Imari designs, both jars show beautiful waterside scenes in cobalt blue, gilt, and two tones of iron red. The colors are exquisite and intense. We see water lilies, lotus, peonies, and bellflowers. One jar shows a shoreline the other a cresting wave. Above the main scene on each jar is a medallion with gilded floral decoration. Around the shoulder and the base of each jar is a ring of decoration inspired by Japanese textiles. The hand-painted panels on the reverse echo the panels on the front of the jars but with many subtle changes (see image #8). On the side of each jar, we see a traditional Imari image of a vase on the garden terrace. The pair were made in Japan in the Meiji Period, circa 1880.
Dimensions: 15″ tall x 7″ diameter at the widest point.
Condition: Excellent.
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Pair Antique Spode Oval Shaped Dishes Decorated with Waterlilies England C-1825
$540.00The 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 Large Delft Mantle Vases Painted in Polychrome Colors
$1,260.00Made in the Netherlands circa 1880, this pair of Dutch Delft mantle vases have a traditional double gourd shape. The vases were painted in traditional polychrome colors showing a waterside scene filled with flowers and songbirds. Panels show a waterside scene with long-tailed birds painted yellow, blue, green, and a rich shade of over the glaze iron-red. One bird flies above, and one bird rests among beautiful flowers. Between the panels are segments of bright floral decoration painted on deep cobalt blue ground.
Dimensions: 17″ tall x 6.75″ diameter at the widest point and 5″ across the octagonal base
Condition: Excellent with small edge frits invisibly restored
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Pair Antique Plates Showing an Elephant in an Imaginary Asian Setting
$390.00This pair of antique English dishes show a fabulous bird’s eye view of an elephant in an imaginary Asian 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 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 are similar to the later Wedgwood & Co. “Processional Elephant and Howdah” pattern made in the mid-19th century. Minnie Holdaway* suggests that these dishes were the inspiration for the later Wedgwood & Co. pattern since they date to the early 19th century.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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Dozen Mason’s Ashworth Dinner Plates Ironstone England Circa 1870
$3,600.00In 1861 Mason’s Ironstone was bought by Ashworth Brothers Ltd., who continued to produce “Mason’s Ironstone.”
This set of stunning dinner plates (10.25″ in diameter) has borders decorated with exquisite white lilies on clean black ground.
Painted in enamels, the white flowers jump off the black ground.
The details of the decoration, the red lines on the flowers, the green and yellow leaves, and the gilding all add to the beauty of each dish.Dimensions:10.25″ in diameter
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Blue and White Pair Large Japanese Jars Meiji Period Circa 1880
$3,400.00Hand-painted on each large jar, a songbird sits perched on a lush flowering fruit tree while two birds fly above.
The jars are mirror images of one another.
The painter used an underglaze of grey-blue on creamy white porcelain to create a beautiful all-around garden scene.
Along the top edge of each jar is a blue band with scrolling vines and flowers that matches a band on each cover.
Along the base is another decorative band of blue.
Dimensions: 20″ tall x 10″ diameter at the widest point x 5.15″ diameter at the base
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German Faience Pierced Basket Made by Johann Jacob Kaiser Circa 1808
$300.00This rustic white faience basket has an oval pierced body around a solid bottom.
It is modeled on a wicker basket, a popular motif for late 18th and early 19th-century Continental ceramics.
Made to hold bread, this was a valuable item at the kitchen table in the morning. Today it could be filed with flowers!
The basket was manufactured circa 1808 at the Durlach factory in Germany. At that time, Durlach (Baden) was one of many German centers of faience production.
The Durlach factory was founded In 1723 by J H Wackenfeld. Until 1818 there was no factory mark, but artists signed their work; among the most prominent was Johann Jacob Kaiser (1773–1835), who signed his works with a black “K” (see Image #6).
After 1818 the factory’s earthenware was marked “Durlach.”*
Dimensions: 7.25 length x 5.2″ width x 2.5” height
Condition: Excellent with small original firing defects on the basket floor (see image #3). The underside with paper label for the Sammlung Collection
* See: E. Petrasch: Durlacher Fayencen, 1723×847 (exh. cat., Karlsruhe, Bad. Landesmus., 1975) Durlacher Fayencen (exh. cat., Mannheim, Städt. Reiss-Mus., 1978) R. Simmermacher -
Four Antique English Porcelain Shell Shaped Dishes Made Circa 1810
$620.00WHY WE LOVE IT: The founder of Bardith, Edith Wolf, always said, “Miles Mason never made a piece of porcelain that wasn’t beautiful.”
This group of four shell-shaped dishes was made in the Regency period, circa 1810. Like many of Miles Mason’s best designs, this pattern has flair. It is one of his finest patterns. The two pairs of dishes are fully painted with pink and orange flowers with green leaves. The unexpected combination of pink with orange highlighted with green makes this a gorgeous pattern.
Placed in a cabinet or on a wall, these dishes will make an entire room come alive.Dimensions: 8.5″ tall x 8″ wide
Condition: Excellent
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Pair Antique French Porcelain Baskets Paire Corbeilles En Porcelaine
$3,400.00Made in France circa 1860, this beautiful pair of Paris Porcelain baskets are classic French style.
They are elegant and formal with exquisite gilt on crisp white porcelain.
The one decorative touch is a lovely small band of chevrons around the middle of each basket (see image #3).
The latticework of the baskets enhances their delicacy and adds light to the design.
Baskets like these first became popular in France during the reign of King Louis Philippe from 1830-1848.Dimensions: 8.5″ height x 8.75″ diameter across the top
Condition: Excellent
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Very Large Blue and White Delft Jar Belgium Circa 1880
$2,600.00This fabulous Delft jar is painted with traditional deep cobalt blue on a tin-glazed ground.
The jar has six panels, which alternate between flowers in a basket and ferns with scrolling vines.
Large blue lappets decorate the shoulders and cover.
The jar was made by Boch Frères Keramis in La Louvière, Belgium circa 1880.
Belgium was part of The Netherlands until 1831, and many of the early workers at Boch Frères Keramis were hired away from Dutch Delft factories. Begun in 1844, Boch Frères Keramis won a gold medal at the exhibition of the Belgian industry In 1847.
The underside of the vase is marked BFK.Dimensions: Height 19.5″ x 9.25″ diameter at the widest point x 5.5″ diameter at the base
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Large Blue and White Delft Jars Made Belgium Circa 1880
$4,660.00This pair of large Delft jars has a traditional blue flower decoration painted on a white tin-glaze ground.
Each jar is hand-painted, showing beautiful flowers.
The shoulders and cover were decorated in a traditional style with floral panels separated by “diamonds.”
The jars were made by Boch Frères Keramis in La Louvière, Belgium.
Belgium was part of The Netherlands until 1831, and many of the early workers at Boch Frères Keramis were hired away from Dutch Delft factories. Begun in 1844, Boch Frères Keramis won a gold medal at the exhibition of the Belgian industry In 1847.
The underside of each jar is marked. From the marks, we date the jars to circa 1880-1890.Dimensions: Height 19.5″ x diameter at the widest point 9.75″ x diameter at the base 5″.
Condition: Excellent
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Large Ironstone Bowl Made England Circa 1870
$380.00This lovely bowl is decorated with a beautiful garden scene showing a blossoming fruit tree rising from blue rockwork, oversized white and pink peonies, ochre-colored chrysanthemums, and a butterfly hovering above.
This beautiful central scene is encircled by a blue border with scrolling vines and flower heads.
Flowers on the vine decorate the sides of the bowl, and the edge is decorated with “diamonds” and flowers.
The design is timeless with enduring appeal.Dimensions: 14.5″ long x 11.25″ wide x 2.75″ deep
Condition: Very good: with very slight rubbing to the enamels and slight knife marks that are not ordinarily visible without very close inspection (see images)
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Blue and White Pearled Creamware Sugar Box
$285.00This lovely pearlware sugar box has the timeless appeal of soothing blue and white. Made in England in the early 19th century with blue decoration applied by hand. Each design is slightly different, especially in the intensity of the blue.
Dimensions: 4.75″ tall x 5.25″ wide
Condition: Excellent
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Glass Wedding Bell Blue with White Stripes Made England, Circa 1840
$760.00This handmade blown glass wedding bell was made in England at the Nailsea Glassworks, circa 1840. It has exquisite deep blue coloring with a crisp line of white glass wrapped around it (see images #2 and #5). The blue and white opaque twist in the handle was created with threads of blue and white glass pulled up and twisted in the interior of the handle as the glass was blown (see images #3 and #6). The bell has its original glass clapper which is quite rare (see image #4).
Dimensions: 11″ in height x 5″ in diameter across the base
Condition: Excellent
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Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl Famille Rose Made circa 1860
$870.00This 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 Square Drabware Dishes Made England, Circa 1830
$480.00This pair of drabware dishes has a rich earth tone color. The John Ridgway factory made these dishes in England circa 1830. Pressed out in a mold, these eye-catching drabware dishes have raised neoclassical decoration around a central roundel. Drabware is unlike other pottery. The rich color of all drabware stems from the fact that each piece is created using dark clay rather than white clay. Transparent glaze over the dark clay produces drabware’s naturally rich, saturated color.
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ x 1.5″ height
Condition: Excellent
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Pair Spode Shell-Shaped Dishes Orange and Blue Early 19th Century, Circa 1820
$380.00Spode made this pair of fine quality shell-shaped dishes in England in the early 19th century, circa 1820. The dishes were printed in shades of orange and blue Orange and blue is the traditional color combination of Imari porcelains first exported from Japan to Europe in the mid 17th century. Here the use of these two colors is simply elegant. The design shows a traditional garden scene with blue rockwork, orange peonies and chrysanthemums, and bamboo. decorated with both orange and blue leaves.
Dimensions: 10 long x 8.5″ wide x 2″ deep
Condition: Excellent
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Newhall Boy in the Window Pattern Bowl, England, Circa 1810
$480.00This 6″ diameter bowl is a small gem. Decorated with New Hall’s beautiful boy in the window pattern it was made circa 1810. The boy in the window pattern is English chinoiserie at its most lovely. This colorful bowl shows a young boy standing at the window of his home looking out at two friends. The boys are watched over by his mother or governess.
Dimensions: 6″ in diameter x 2.75″ tall
Condition: excellent
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Dragons in Compartments Plate Made England Circa 1820
$800.00We are pleased to offer this Dragons in Compartments pattern plate. It was hand-painted by Worcester Porcelain in England circa 1820. Decorated with mythical beasts alternating with images of vases all within lappet-shaped panels this wonderful pattern is also known as Bengal Tiger or Kylin in Compartments. It was first made by Worcester in the 18th century. The pattern is an exotic English interpretation of Chinese export porcelains from the Kangxi period.
Dimensions: 8.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $965
Background of Worcester Porcelain:
Worcester Porcelain is believed to be the oldest remaining English porcelain brand still in existence today. Wares were produced beginning in the late 1740s and are known today as Royal Worcester Porcelain. In 1788 the company received a royal warrant as purveyors of porcelains to their Royal Majesties. -
Mochaware Pitcher Mocha Ware Milk Chocolate Color Made England Circa 1815
$1,360.00This mochaware pitcher is decorated with bands of lovely milk chocolate-colored slip.
This color works beautifully with the unpainted creamware body of the handle and interior of the pitcher.
Just below the top edge, we see a band of black and white rouletting, and above the bottom edge is a similar black and white rouletted band.
Dimensions: 5.75″ tall x 4″ at the widest point
Condition: Good: two short hairlines of approximately half an inch are seen on either side of the top edge. There is a hairline on the underside which does not go through.
Price: $1360
Background of Mochaware: Mochaware pottery is slip-decorated, lathe-turned, earthenware with bands of colored slip applied to buff-colored or white bodies -
Early 19th Century Creil French Mochaware Coffee Pot
$1,995.00A 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
$2,900.00A 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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Early 19th Century Orange English Mochaware Waste Bowl
$950.00An English mochaware waste bowl in the London shape with cable or “earthworm” decoration, dating to circa 1820.
Developed in Staffordshire in the late 18th century, dipped wares utilized colored liquid clay slips to create surprisingly modern abstract and geometric motifs. This small waste bowl features a cable design with marbled colors of dark brown, blue, and white slip on an orange ground. The bowl’s rim has a rouletted band of chevrons lightly glazed in green. The bright color palette of this bowl dates it to an earlier period of production, circa 1820. Later dipped wares have much more subdued colors.
Condition: The bowl is in very good condition, with two tiny chips to the rim each measuring approximately 0.2 cm in length. The underside of the base has some glaze flaking. There is a hairline circular crack in the well of the bowl.
Dimensions: 4 5/8 in. diameter x 2 1/2 in. height (11.8 cm diameter x 6.6 cm height).
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Pair of Chamberlains Worcester English Porcelain Armorial Dishes
$1,400.00A 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
$1,650.00A 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 Worcester Porcelain Pink and Gold Dinner Plates England circa 1820
$320.00The 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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Odd Fellows Creamware Pitcher Very Large England Circa 1850
$1,640.00This very large creamware pitcher is fully decorated with the imagery and symbols of the Odd Fellows (see images).
Odd Fellows promote philanthropy, the ethic of reciprocity, and charity.
At the front of the pitcher, we see a panel with the words “We are odd Fellows When we act and Do the thing which is Right.”
Around this panel are the words “How grand in Age How fair in Youth is Holly Friendship, Love and Truth.”
Above the panel is an open palm with a heart symbolic of charity given from the heart.
On both sides of the pitcher is the Odd Fellows motto, “Amicitia Amor et Veritas,”; which translates to Friendship, Love, and Truth.
The motto is seen together with an image of Lady Justice and an angel holding a budding branch. Lady Justice personifies morality in judicial systems. The budding branch symbolizes the idea that truth can “draw freshness and verdure” from the “most barren facts and common things in life” and give them life and interest.
Above all of this is a shining sun. As the sun shines on us all, it symbolizes impartiality in the benevolence of the Odd Fellows.Dimensions: 9.75″ tall x 8.25″ diameter
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Chinese Porcelain Plate Hand Painted Rose Canton with Immortals Circa 1820
$900.00Made in the early 19th century, this Rose Canton plate is decorated with eight Daoist Immortals some riding fabulous mythical beasts. The border is further decorated with floral motifs.
A band of pink honeycomb pattern separates the border decoration from the center which depicts crested Mandarin ducks amid lotus flowers.
The ducks 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.
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 reverse of the plate are three traditional iron-red flower sprays.
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Set of Five Antique Porcelain Dishes Hand-Painted, England, Circa 1830
$1,100.00This 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 knife marks to the enamels (see image #8) Price: $1100 for the set of five.
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Two Pairs of Derby Porcelain Shaped Dishes Hand-Painted England, Circa 1810
$800.00This group of four Derby Porcelain dishes was hand-painted in England circa 1810. An exquisite design of curling feathers and neoclassical objects decorates the borders. The color combinations are what makes these dishes so wonderful, red shading into orange and purple with touches of both dark and light blue, mix with exquisite golden gilding. The bright white porcelain makes the bold colors stand out even more. Lobed edges add interest to these sophisticated and beautifully shaped dishes. The reverse of the dishes with the Derby Porcelain mark in use from 1780 to 1823.
Dimensions: The shell shapes:10″ x 9.5″, the oval shapes 12″ x 9.5″
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Imari Saucers in the “King’s” Pattern Made in England, Circa 1820
$300.00Derby made this pair of “King’s” pattern imari saucers circa 1820. They are hand-painted in the Imari colors of cobalt blue, iron-red, and gold overlay with green, light blue, and true red accents on a white porcelain ground. The border shows a series of panels with geometric designs alternating with flowers on a cobalt blue ground.
Dimensions: 5.75″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
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Blue and White and Gold Dish Made in England by Spode, Circa 1820
$420.00This exquisite Regency period dish is painted in underglaze deep blue cobalt. Because the porcelain is translucent the intensity of the blue varies in the light. The blue ground is decorated with golden leaves and white peonies and daisies. The design is so well done that we can almost feel the texture of white flowers. The vibrant cobalt blue and the lavish gilt are as stunning today as they were 200 years ago.
Dimensions: diameter 8.25″ x 1.5″ height
Condition: Excellent
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Large Red and Blue Dutch Delft Charger with Imari Colors Made Circa 1800
$740.00Provenance: A Duch collection
Made circa 1800, this lovely Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in the Imari colors of red and blue with details painted green. The decoration shows red tulips with small green leaves and red tulip buds with blue fern-like leaves. Every single flower or bud is enclosed in a blue-edged cartouche. The design is inspired by 17th and 18th century Imari porcelains from Japan and China. Dimensions: diameter 13.5″ Condition: Excellent with very small edge frits invisibly restored -
Pair of Antique English Porcelain Dishes Decorated with Flowers England c-1830
$320.00A 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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Large Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger Made Circa 1800
$960.00An antique blue and white Dutch Delft charger showing tulips and peonies. The bright cobalt blue is splendid on the bright white tin glaze background. The border is filled with a floral design. A zig-zag design appears just before the edge, which is painted with bright yellow slip. The yellow also brings out the color of the bright cobalt blue.
Dimensions: 12.5″ diameter x 2″ height
Condition: The charger is in excellent condition, with very tiny edge frits invisibly restored.
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Yellow Porcelain Dish with Neoclassical Design England Circa 1800
$280.00The 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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English Porcelain Dish Decorated with Roses Made Circa 1820
$330.00A delightful English dish made circa 1820 with exquisite hand painted flowers on crisp white porcelain. In the center is a lovely pink rose. Other roses, forget me nots, and trailing vines surround it, all bursting with energy. The dark cobalt blue border makes the flowers stand out even more.
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The Collection of Mario Buatta A Pair of White & Gold Dishes England circa 1820
$280.00Provenance: The Private Collection of Mario Buatta
A Pair of White and Gold Dishes Made in England circa 1820.
These beauties have a gilded edge with a dentil decoration, a border of “diamonds” and floral decoration.Condition: Excellent
Dimensions: 8″ diameter x 1.5″ height
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From the Collection of Mario Buatta a New Hall Saucer Dish Made England c-1810
$220.00Provenance: The Private Collection of Mario Buatta
Made by New Hall in England circa 1810, this is an exquisite dish with purple berries on a golden vine.
The gilding is lavish, and the purple berries are small but beautiful.
The underside is marked 349 in puce in the New Hall fashion.Condition: Excellent
Dimensions: 8.5″ diameter
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From The Collection of Mario Buatta An English Dish w/ Gold & Cobalt Blue Border
$260.00Provenance: The Private Collection of Mario Buatta
An English dish with a cobalt blue and gold border, made circa 1810.
Mario loved deep cobalt blue. On this dish, the depth of the cobalt blue is brought out by the exceptional gilding.Condition: Excellent
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From The Collection of Mario Buatta An English Dish with Blue & Gold Decoration
$300.00Provenance: The Private Collection of Mario Buatta
A Coalport saucer dish with cobalt blue and gold decoration on a wide border. Made in England circa 1820, the dish is hand-painted and hand-gilded.
The painter and gilder would have used a stencil so that the design could be repeated all around the border.Dimensions: 8″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
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The Collection of Mario Buatta Pair of Regency Period Dishes Cobalt Blue Borders
$230.00Provenance: 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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Hand Painted Prattware Plaque Showing a Pair of Lions, Made England, circa 1800
$780.00Provenance: The Rouse Lench Collection
A pair of lions resting comfortably on a Prattware plaque. They probably just finished a big meal! Hand painted in three brown shades: their bodies are painted light brown, their manes, and tails a darker brown, and their muzzles an almost black, midnight brown. The brushwork is intentionally prominent. The effect is splendid! As is the case with the lions on this plaque, Prattware has raised decoration colored with underglaze oxides.Dimensions: 11″ x 9″ x 2″ height
Condition: Excellent
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Collection of Mario Buatta a Pair of Porcelain Cups Made in England circa 1825
$280.00Provenance: The Private Collection of Mario Buatta
A pair of porcelain teacups made in England circa 1825. This lovely pair of Staffordshire teacups is painted with a delicate floral design featuring lavender-pink buds, green leaves, and red vines with black berries, all on a bright white ground. This pair was most likely part of a large service that Mario purchased for a client.Dimensions; diameter of saucer 5.5″, diameter of cup 3.25″, height of cup 2″
Condition: There is some slight toning on both the saucers and the teacups.
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Mochaware Cup, Made in England, circa 1825
$440.00This Mochaware cup is a gem. It is a rare shape for a piece of Mochaware as it is neither a pitcher, a mug, nor a bowl.
The main body is decorated with brown slip and further decorated with rare vertical and horizontal engine-turned stripes cut through the slip.
The cup has a lovely impressed green glazed border along the top edge.
Made in England circa 1825,
Dimensions: 2″ tall x 2.5″ diameter at widest point
Condition: Excellent; from the original manufacturing process, several small flecks of green and brown decoration can be seen on the handle.
Price: $440
Background of Mochaware: mocha decorated pottery is slip-decorated, lathe-turned, earthenware with bands of colored slip on white or buff-colored bodies. -
Six Blue and White Porcelain Saucers Made England 19th Century
$280.00Six English porcelain saucers with cobalt blue gilded borders made England 19th century. The deep blue is beautiful. The gilded decoration is simple and elegant in the Regency style. Several saucers have an impressed crown and indistinct marks indicating royal patronage.
Dimensions: 5.25″-5.5″ diameter Condition: Excellent
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Mochaware Pitcher Decorated with “”Trees” and Seaweed” England, circa 1810
$1,400.00Made in England circa 1810 this mochaware pitcher is decorated with “Trees” and “Seaweed.” It is molded in an elegant shape with an extra-wide mouth probably made this way so that pieces of fruit in a punch could pour out. The pitcher has bands of orange-brown slip decorated with both “Trees” and “Seaweed”. These dendritic designs are part of what make mochaware is unique. The design is formed by using small amounts of an acidic dark brown liquid and carefully dropping this liquid onto the alkaline orange slip before firing. The resultant chemical reaction causes the tree-seaweed pattern. Because the patterns are caused by chemical reactions each one is unique. The managers of mochaware factories often only specified the style of the work but gave each turner some freedom regarding the choice of design and colors. On this pitcher, the slip bands are separated by six thin bands of impressed white pearls and two white bands of impressed waves.
Dimensions: 6.75 inches tall x 7 inches deep x 4.5 inches diameter at widest point
Condition: Excellent with very slight fritting and toning along the top edge.
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Antique Drabware Dish by Job Ridgway 1802-1808 Decorated with a Hawk
$280.00Made in England by Job Ridgway 1802-1808, this incredibly rare oval-shaped Drabware dish shows a hawk perched on a log. The image is crisp. According to the online Ridgway pattern book, this is Ridgway pattern 235, which is part of “Birds from Bewick.”
“This black & iron-red decoration is the same as that on Ridgway bone china Patterns 317 and 500″.
The hawk is printed in great detail in simple monochrome gray; we get a feeling for this bird’s ferocity.
The background is printed in monochrome orange, which has a softer feel than monochromatic gray.
The use of the two colors printed on the warm drabware is eye-catching.
The brilliant gilding around the border and the edge add to the dish’s beauty.
The underside of the dish has pattern number 235.
Dimensions: 10″ x 7″ x 1.75″ height. Condition: Excellent Ref : https://ridgwaypatternbook.org.uk/. Where it says ” Pattern 235 Birds from Bewick.
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Christmas Colors Antique Nailsea Glass Bell Red & White with Green Handle c 1840
$640.00This bell is red and white with a green handle. It is perfect for Christmas.
Made in the Nailsea glassworks in England circa 1840 the blown glass is colored with red and white marbling and is elegantly shaped. It has an exquisite forest green glass handle. The sound of the bell ringing is lovely.Dimensions: 11.5″ tall x 5.5″ diameter across the bottom. Condition: Excellent. Ringer is a modern replacement. Price: $640
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From the Collection of Mario Buatta a Neoclassical Saucer Dish England c-1810
$360.00Provenance: The Private Collection of Mario Buatta
Made in England circa 1820, this elegant and beautiful saucer dish has fluting which seems to form ripples in the porcelain.
It is decorated with a single gold flower in the center surrounded by red flowers with gold stems and leaves.
The border has red feathers and gold links.
As were most of Mario’s choices it is simply beautiful.Dimensions: 8.5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
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Minton Chinoiserie Dish
$520.00From the Collection of Mario Buatta
Mario loved finding unique pieces if they were also beautiful.
This is a rare early Minton porcelain dish with a wonderful hand-painted Chinoiserie scene. Made in England circa 1810. The dish features a delightful chinoiserie scene of a Chinese boy playing in a field. The pieces in this charming pattern were not identical: each piece would have portrayed figures performing a different activity. This pattern’s variety can be seen in a cup and saucer in this pattern, which we also acquired from Mario’s estate.
The reverse shows the Minton mark in underglaze blue with pattern number 539. For more information on the Chinese Sports Series, see Loren Zeller’s article “Jean-Baptiste Pillement’s Recueil de Plusieurs Jeux d’Enfants Chinois: A Review of the Artist’s Work as Source for 18th and 19th Century Ceramic Designs” in the Northern Ceramic Society Journal, Volume 32, June 2016.Dimensions: Diameter 8.25 in. x H 1.5 in.
Condition: Excellent.
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Three Worcester Dejeuney Pattern Dishes
$1,060.00From the Collection of Mario Buatta
Mario loved beautiful color combinations on porcelains.
Made by Chamberlains Worcester circa 1810 these three Dejeuney pattern dishes have borders painted with a deep cobalt blue ground which is decorated with amazingly lavish gilding in foliate designs. Within the border are oval cartouches painted in the ”Rich Kakiemon” style with a pattern of trellised flowers painted in bold red, green, gold and royal blue.The pair of dishes measure 8.5″ diameter. Both are marked Chamberlains Worcester on the reverse.
The armorial saucer dish measures 7.75″ diameter x 1.75″ deep It has the Chamberlains Worcester pattern number 298 in purple written on the reverse.
Condition: Excellent with one dish having fine, thin, half inch open flat line on the bottom which does not go through. See the last image.
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Pair of Antique Scottish Watercolor Portraits of Shepherd Boys
$485.00This pair of watercolor portraits is signed and dated 1834.
They show two young Scottish shepherd boys (possibly brothers?). Each boy wears a blue tam o’ shanter.*
One portrait shows a young boy standing with his dog and holding a whip. The matching portrait shows the other boy standing beside a sheep. An inscription found on the back of one frame states: “The Little Shepherd Boys. To John Forster. For his New Year’s Gift- from James Wood-1st Jan 1834.”
The portraits are framed In appropriate period wood frames.Dimensions: 10.25″ height x 8.75″ wide
Condition: Good; there is slight wear to the parcel gilt of the inner frame
*The tam o’ shanter is a flat bonnet, originally made of wool hand-knitted in one piece, stretched on a wooden disc to give the distinctive flat shape, and subsequently felted. The earliest forms of these caps, known as a blue bonnet from their typical color, were made by bonnet-makers in Scotland.
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Antique Pottery Horse Made in England at St. Anthony’s Pottery, circa 1800-1810
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Nantgarw Porcelain Breakfast Cup and Saucer with Pink Roses Wales, 1813-1822
$420.00 -
12 Antique Worcester Porcelain Dessert Dishes Decorated Strawberries circa 1820
$1,200.00 -
Set Four Antique English Dishes Made By Coalport Hand-Painted Circa 1810
$900.00 -
Mochaware Mug Twig and Wavy line Decoration England c-1830 Rickard Collection
$470.00 -
Tall Opaline Vase Hand Painted with Flowers, France, circa 1840
$700.00 -
Apt Mixed Earths Centerpiece Made in France Mid-19th Century circa 1840
$2,200.00 -
Twelve Creamware Dinner Dishes Yellow Borders Made circa 1800
$1,900.00 -
3 French Porcelain Swan Shaped Gravy Boats White and Gold
$1,200.00 -
English Creamware Racing Horse by Leeds Pottery Made Circa 1840
$9,600.00A very rare late Leeds Pottery stallion modeled standing on an oblong base. Creamware enamel-painted horses are rare. The largest horses were made by Leeds. Our horse is 16.75 inches tall x 14.75″ long. It’s quite impressive. The original Leeds Pottery factory closed between 1849 and 1850. This cream colored horse has an orange bridle and a full bushy tail. He stands with his head to the right wearing a halter, the lead line lying across his back. The figure is finely modeled; the tail is neatly applied swinging onto one hind leg. The top of the base is a mottled green within a molded stiff leaf border which is glazed in manganese.
Dimensions: H 16.75 in. x W 7 in. x D 14.75 in.
Condition: Excellent with some craquelure in the glaze
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Neoclassical Pitcher Painted in Orange Black and Ochre
$700.00 -
Qing Chinese Porcelain Bowl with the “Longevity” Character
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Large Mochaware Bowl with Both Cable and Marbled Decoration
$3,300.00We are pleased to offer this exceptionally large and rare mid-19th century English mochaware bowl. Each piece of mochaware is unique. Made in England circa 1840, this bowl is decorated on the inside with a three-color cable of dark brown, light blue, and light brown. The cable decoration covers most of the inside of the bowl. The ground on the inside of the bowl has two colors of brown slip. Over approximately two-thirds of the bowl, the ground is a medium brown. On the remaining third, the light brown ground is several shades lighter. The mix of colors, dark brown, light brown, and light blue, is appealing.
The outside of the bowl is decorated with three color slip in a cable decoration with an
unusual marbled effect on a white pearl-glazed creamware ground.
We must say that we have never seen a mochaware bowl this large and this beautiful.Dimensions: 11.25 inches diameter x 5.25 inches tall
Condition: Very Good. There is a star-shaped hairline on the underside of the bowl which does not go through to the base (see image #8).
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English Pottery Shell Shaped Dish with Yellow Ground
$490.00This exceptional creamware shell shaped dish has a lovely yellow ground decorated with brown chrysanthemums, scrolling vines, and golden leaves.
The combination of its rare shape and brilliant decoration is fabulous! Large and graceful, it’s one of my favorites.
It was made in England in the early 19th century and would look great on a low table for serving candies or simply for decoration. Or, it could stand alone as an accent piece at the entry in either a contemporary or traditional home.Dimensions: 14″ long x 7.5″ wide
Condition: Excellent
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Large Antique Japanese Charger Painted with Children at Play
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French Faience Dessert Dish with Peacock
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Antique Naval German Porcelain Tea Cup
$300.00 -
Bilston Enamel Snuff Box
$425.00 -
Pair of Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Dishes
$900.00 -
Set of 14 Antique French Porcelain Dishes
$1,300.00 -
Dozen Antique Wedgwood Creamware Dinner Plates
$1,285.00This set of a dozen Wedgwood creamware dinner plates features a lovely thistle design. These English creamware dinner plates date to the late 19th century. They have a lovely, simple design decorated with flowering thistle boughs in the Japonisme style. Japonisme involved Western arts with a Japanese aesthetic focused on asymmetrical compositions and elements of color and line.
Made circa 1880, the back of each dish is stamped “Wedgwood.”Dimensions: The plates measure a generous 9.85 inches in diameter.
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Worcester Marbled Plates with Flowers
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Three Niderviller Antique Porcelain Open-Work Baskets
$800.00 -
Dagoty 18th Century French Porcelain Plate Cobalt Blue Border
$420.00 -
Antique Chinese Stoneware Pillow
$380.00 -
Pair of Paris Porcelain Golden Mantle Vases in Empire Style Made Circa 1840
$1,600.00We are pleased to offer this pair of golden Paris Porcelain mantle vases made in the Empire style, circa 1840. The gilding on these vases is dazzling. The delicate band of flowers and the matte handles emphasize the mirror-like quality of the gold. Gilding used gold as pigment in paint: the artist ground the gold into a fine powder and mixed it with a binder. Then the gold was applied in the same way as paint. After gold-painting, the artist would heat the piece enough to melt the gold slightly, ensuring an even coat.
Dimensions: 12.25 inches tall x 6 inches across x 3.25 inches deep
Condition: Excellent
Price: $1,600 Background of Paris Porcelain: Old Paris porcelain, or Vieux Paris, produced by numerous private factories clustered around the French capital, was known for gilded opulence. The time frame for the production of Paris Porcelain extends from the late 18th century up to the 1870s. Most pieces are not marked.
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Pair French Vases Mid-19th Century Opaline Hand Painted on a Sky Blue Ground
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Pair Large Antique English Porcelain Vases Made circa 1810
$7,000.00This pair are outstanding Regency period vases!
The vases can also function as ice pails with liners to hold ice or, if you like, shorter stemmed flowers.
Made by Spode circa 1810, they are large, lavishly gilded, and beautifully painted with vivid pink roses and green leaves on gold ground.
An added touch of gold stars on the white background gives these vases a strong presence.
The overall effect is eye-catching and impressive.
The vases will look fabulous filled with flowers!
Dimensions: 16″ tall x 11″ across the handles x 8″ depth the pails
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of Antique Drabware Candlesticks
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English Porcelain Armorial Plate with Eagle Crest and Motto By Industry and Hope
$290.00This armorial plate features the motto “By Industry and Hope” above an eagle with outstretched wings. The wide border has a forest green ground and three cartouches, each showing a beautiful hand painted single flower.
The plate was made in England by Chamberlain’s Worcester during the reign of George IV, circa 1825.
The armorial may be blazoned as follows:
Crest: On a rock, an eagle with wings elevated and addorsed proper pendant from the beak, a shield azure charged with a hank of cotton also proper.
Motto: Industria et spe [By Industry and Hope].Dimensions: 9 inches diameter. Condition: Excellent
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Fox Hunt Hand-Painted Antique English Plate Made circa 1815
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Pair of Neoclassical Portrait Vases
$3,800.00A pair of early 19th-century French porcelain vases with exquisite execution of classical portraits. Each vase features an outstanding portrait of a single figure on the front and back. The artist has represented something of each person’s character. The figures are painted in grisaille and framed in gold. The portraits are set against a beautiful blue ground with delicate purple neoclassical designs. DThe gilding on the vases is outstanding and decorated with acanthus leaves and stylized Greek keys, It is the combination of these elements which makes the vases so exceptional.
Dimensions: H 11.75 in. x Dm 7.25 in.
Condition: Excellent
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Pair of French Gilded Porcelain Baskets ‘Corbeilles’
$1,800.00Provenance: The Collection of Nelson Doubleday, Jr.
Created in France in the mid-19th century, circa 1860, the baskets are decorated with delicate flowers and lavish gilding. They stand on rectangular bases of clean white porcelain with gilded outlines. The lattice work of the baskets lends delicacy and light to the design.
Originally this pair of elegant oval-shaped antique French porcelain pierced baskets (corbeilles) would have been placed on a table to hold fruit. They would be lovely on any table or sideboard. Their timeless beauty will enhance any room.
Dimensions: 13.5 inches W x 9.5 inches H x 7.75 inches D
Condition: Excellent
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