Ironstone
Ironstone was named for the “iron” strength of the ceramic body, and not, as popularly thought, for iron in its clay.
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NOW a Set of TWELVE Hand Painted Ironstone Soup Plates by Hicks and Meigh c. 1820
$1,600.00The richly colored, hand-painted flowers give this set of eighteen Hicks and Meigh soup plates an especially lively character.
Made in Shelton, Staffordshire, circa 1820, these large plates combine rose pink touched with purple, warm orange, fresh green, and deep cobalt blue with fine touches of gold.
The plates have the lively appearance of a springtime garden.
At the center of each plate, a blue and gilt basket holds pink and orange flowers.
Scattered blossoms and leafy stems spread across the well, while large stylized flowers form a broad border.
Hicks and Meigh were leading Staffordshire makers of richly decorated ironstone during the early 19th century.
Each plate bears the blue printed crown mark reading “STONE CHINA No. 6.”
Dimensions: Each plate measures 9.5 inches in diameter × 1.5 inches high
Condition: Excellent
Maker: Hicks and Meigh
Material: Ironstone
Origin: Shelton, Staffordshire, England
Date: Circa 1820 -
Five Antique Plates English Ironstone Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Davenport
$400.00A lively display of hand-painted turquoise, cobalt blue, pink, iron red, and green animates this set of five antique English ironstone plates.
Each plate features a Chinoiserie garden of flowering peonies and chrysanthemums, ornamental rockwork, and a low garden fence with a crane standing on it.
They were made by Davenport in Longport, Staffordshire, circa 1830.
Vivid turquoise is used throughout the flowers, leaves, rockwork, and flowing ground. It is combined with cobalt blue, pink, puce, iron red, orange, green, brown, and touches of yellow.
The brilliant turquoise gives the decoration an especially fresh and lively appearance.
Around the border, flowering branches alternate with stylized rockwork, foliage, and small exotic birds.
A slender gilt edge completes the design.
Although all five plates share the same pattern, slight variations in the hand-painted decoration give each one its own character.Mark: Blue printed Davenport Stone China anchor mark
Dimensions: 8.25 inches diameter each
Material: Ironstone
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Antique English Ironstone Bowl Decorated in the Imari Palette, Circa 1830
$285.00Made by Spode in England circa 1830, this oval ironstone bowl is decorated with flowers in a rich Imari palette of cobalt blue and iron red, with accents of green foliage.
The floral and foliate design was first transfer-printed and then hand-colored in enamels, blending crisp graphic detail with painterly warmth.
The flowers are rendered in vivid colors with delicate precision, set against a light blue glaze that lends the surface a soft, luminous glow.
A border of geometric trellis with floral cartouches frames the composition.
This bowl is an ironstone gem!Dimensions: 10.75″ x 7.25″ x 2″ tall
Condition: Excellent
The bowl reflects the early 19th-century English fascination with Japanese and Chinese Imari porcelain.
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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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