Platters and Trays
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Greek Key Decoration on a Peach and Purple Regency Period English Pearlware Dish
$285.00This is the perfect dish to place on a low table with candies or by the front door to welcome you home and hold your keys and other small items.
The strong purple Greek key decoration on the soft peach ground is exquisite!
The lavish gilding framing the border adds to the dish’s elegance.
The Greek key design on the border is typical of the English Regency period.
This oval-shaped dish was made at the Wilson factory, Staffordshire, England, circa 1805.
The underside of the dish has the Wilson factory impressed mark of the period.Dimensions: 10.85″ long x 7.65″ wide x 2.25″ tall
Condition: Excellent
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Large Wedgwood Creamware Platter England Circa 1820
$385.00This is a large Wedgwood creamware platter with a beautiful band of pink daisies with green leaves.
The pink and green complement each other perfectly.
It’s a happy pattern!
The platter was made in England around 1820 and has the “WEDGWOOD” mark impressed on itDimensions: 16.25″ x 12.5″
Condition: Excellent with some wear to the underside (see images)
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Pair Large Blue and White Spode Greekware Platters England C-1810 Neoclassical
$4,400.00Spode made these fabulous Greekware platters circa 1810.
They are decorated in the neoclassical “Greek” pattern with classical figures and mythological scenes based on ancient Greek and Roman art.
The dramatic pattern shows a scene from Olympic history.
At the center, Cynisca wins the four-horse chariot race at the Greek Olympic Games in 392 BC.
She became the first woman to win at the Olympics.**
They are large, measuring 20″ x 15.5″ x 1.75″ deep
Each rectangular platter is printed in blue with leaf and berry ground, radiating medallions, and urns containing classical scenes.
This was the first multi-scene pattern introduced at the Spode factory.Dimensions: 20″ x 15.5″ 1.75″ deep
Condition: Excellent.
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Large Wedgwood Platter Imari Colors with Floral Decorations England Circa 1840
$280.00A large and lovely Wedgwood platter decorated with the Imari colors of orange and deep blue with accents of light green and gilt. The colorful decoration depicts loose sprigs of leaves and flowers. The border is decorated with a band of smaller leaves and flowers in the same colors.
Dimensions: 19.5″ x 14.5″
Condition: The body is in Excellent condition. The decoration is in Good condition with some scratching to the gilt mainly on the center waterlily (see images).
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Blue and White Platter Chinese Porcelain In The Style Of Qianlong Era Circa 1770
$560.00This exquisite Chinese blue and white porcelain platter was painted in the 20th century in the style of the Qianlong Era circa 1770. It has timeless appeal and symbolic meaning!
We see a lovely pair of spotted deer in a clearing near pine trees.
In Chinese tradition, combining pine trees with deer conveys a wish for longevity to the owner of the platter. To the left of the pines, we see bamboo trees, and across the water, we see flowering fruit trees.
This combination of trees is known as the Three Friends of Winter*, symbolizing longevity and persistence.
The scene is beautiful, combining medium and deep tones of blue.
The border decoration has intricate patterning with alternating fences and floral decoration.
The shape of the platter is a traditional Chinese export cut-cornered rectangle.Dimensions: 14″ x 10.75″ x 1″height
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: A private Swedish collection. Note the sticker on the back of the platter.
*This grouping first appeared in a ninth-century poem by Zhu Qingyu.
For more information on the Three Friends of Winter, see Chinese Art A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery by PB Welch. -
Wedgwood 18th Century Pierced Creamware with Painted Decoration England C-1785
$580.00This Wedgwood pierced creamware dish was made at the Wedgwood factory in Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1785. The elegant piercings are hand-made. The cavetto is decorated with a band of eye-catching red up-down squiggles. The edge of the plate is decorated with a thin band of brown slip. The overall effect is exquisite! This plate is one of my favorites.
On the underside is the impressed mark “WEDGWOOD.”
Dimensions: 9″ in diameter
Condition: Excellent
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Large Blue and White Greek Platter England circa 1810 Neoclassical Decoration
$2,200.00Spode made this fabulous platter circa 1810. It is decorated in the neoclassical “Greek” pattern with classical figures and mythological scenes based on ancient Greek and Roman art. It is large, measuring 20″ x 15.5″ x 1.75″ deep, and is perfect for hanging. The pattern shows a scene from Olympic history. At the center, we see Cynisca winning the four-horse chariot race at the Greek Olympic Games in 392 BC. She became the first woman to win at the Olympics.* The rectangular platter is printed in blue with leaf and berry ground, radiating medallions, and urns containing classical scenes. This was the first multi-scene pattern introduced at the Spode factory. The central image was taken from a 1791 collection of engravings from ancient vases of Greek workmanship discovered in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies purchased by Sir William Hamilton, a British envoy to Naples court. The platter is marked on the underside with the Spode mark in underglaze blue (see image #11).
Dimensions: 20″ x 15.5″ 1.75″ deep
Condition: Excellent.
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Wedgwood Creamware Platter or Charger 18th Century Made in England Circa 1785
$265.00This Wedgwood creamware round platter or charger was made in 18th century England circa 1785. The border is decorated with a traditional neoclassical design of iron-red flower heads connected by midnight brown “diamonds”.
Diameter: 12″
Condition: Excellent
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