19th century
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Pair English Porcelain Saucers Made Circa 1810
$280.00This 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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1829 Signed English Watercolor Portrait with Scandalous Inscription
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Pair Antique Spode Oval Shaped Dishes Decorated with Waterlilies England C-1825
$430.00The 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 Antique Wedgwood & Co. Plates the “Processional Elephant and Howdah” Pattern
$280.00This 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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Large Antique Chinese Porcelain Bowl Famille Rose Made circa 1860
$700.00This 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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Antique Spode Shell Shaped Dishes Orange and Blue Imari Pattern England Circa 1820
$225.00This pair of Spode shell-shaped dishes was made in England around 1820 and printed in the classic orange and blue palette associated with Imari decoration. The lively color combination immediately gives the pair decorative authority, while the sculptural shell form adds movement and visual interest.
The printed design shows a stylized garden scene with blue rockwork, flowering peonies and chrysanthemums in orange, and bamboo rising behind the flowers. The limited palette of orange and blue allows the composition to remain clear and balanced, with the strong blue elements anchoring the design and the warm orange flowers providing contrast.
Spode was one of the most important English pottery manufacturers of the early nineteenth century and played a central role in adapting Asian decorative traditions for the English market. The orange and blue color scheme reflects the long influence of Japanese Imari porcelains that began arriving in Europe during the seventeenth century.
The molded shell form enhances the design by creating gentle curves that catch the light across the surface, adding dimension to the printed decoration. Dishes of this shape were often used for serving desserts or sweetmeats and were also valued for display.
Dimensions: 10 inches long x 8.5 inches wide x 2 inches deep
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Orange and blue Imari-style printed garden scene
Material: Ironstone
Style: English Regency
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820 -
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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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 Antique Worcester Porcelain Plates Pink and Gold England Circa 1820
$220.00The 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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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
$480.00This 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 scratch marks to the enamels (see image #8) Price: $520 for the set of five.
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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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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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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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Large French Opaline Vase Hand Blown & Hand Painted with Flowers C. 1840
$500.00This 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
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Large Mochaware Bowl with Both Cable and Marbled Decoration
$3,300.00This 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
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Antique English Creamware Shell Dish Yellow Ground Gilt Floral Brown Leaves 1820
$400.00This unusual English creamware shell-shaped dish packs a visual punch.
The rich yellow ground is hand-painted with brown flowers and scrolling stems, while abundant hand-applied gilt leaves catch the light, giving the piece the intensity that makes this early-nineteenth-century object feel alive in a room.
The generous shell form gives the dish movement and presence.
The curved surface allows the gilding to sparkle as light moves across it, while the brown floral ornament adds depth and structure to the design.
The decoration fills the field without feeling crowded, and the warm yellow ground provides a beautiful backdrop for the lively pattern.
Shell-shaped dishes were popular in England during the late Georgian period, when potters experimented with naturalistic forms and richly decorative surfaces. Pieces like this combine that sculptural shell form with bold color and gilding, creating an object that is both functional and strongly decorative.
On a coffee table, console, or sideboard it reads immediately as a distinctive early nineteenth century work of English pottery.
Dimensions: 14″ long x 7.5″ wide
Condition: Excellent
Decoration: Yellow ground with brown flowers, scrolling stems, and hand-applied gilt leaves
Material: Creamware pottery
Style: Late Georgian, naturalistic shell form
Origin: England
Date: Circa 1820 -
Large Antique Japanese Kutani Charger Red Ground Hand Painted Children at Play
$600.00This 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 -
French Faience Dessert Dish with Peacock
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Bilston Enamel Snuff Box
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Set of 14 Antique French Porcelain Dishes Hand Painted Flower Basket Decoration
$800.00This 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 -
Chinese Stoneware Sculpture with Honeycomb Relief and Hidden Bee Motif
$245.00This 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 -
Pair Old Paris Porcelain Vases Empire Style France Circa 1840
$800.00This 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 -
Pair French Vases Mid-19th Century Opaline Hand Painted on a Sky Blue Ground
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Pair Antique Victorian Pottery Candlesticks With Floral Decoration
$250.00Made 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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