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Mochaware Pottery

Creil French Mochaware Pottery Coffee Pot
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
dark brown mocha dendrite (tree) design on a light peach body. Mochaware pottery was developed in
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Antique Early 19th Century French Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Mochaware Saltshaker Made England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
point Condition: Excellent Price: $650 Background of Mochaware: Mochaware pottery is slip-decorated
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Antique Early 19th Century Pottery

Materials

Pearlware

19th C Mochaware Milk Pitcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Mochaware milk pitcher. Very Rare pitcher.
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Antique 19th Century American Colonial Revival Pottery

Materials

Pottery

19th C Mochaware Milk Pitcher
19th C Mochaware Milk Pitcher
H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 9.5 in
Mochaware Pitcher Decorated with Chocolate Brown Slip England circa 1815
Located in Katonah, NY
Mochaware: Mochaware pottery is slip-decorated, lathe-turned, earthenware with bands of colored slip applied
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Antique Early 19th Century English Ceramics

Materials

Creamware

Early Mochaware Creamware Pitcher with Cable Decoration England Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
: Mochaware pottery is slip-decorated, lathe-turned, earthenware with bands of colored slip applied to buff
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Antique Early 19th Century Vases

Materials

Creamware

19th C Mochaware Mixing Bowl W/Spout
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 19th C mochaware mixing bowl w/spout.
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

19th C Mochaware Mixing Bowl W/Spout
19th C Mochaware Mixing Bowl W/Spout
H 4.5 in W 10.5 in D 9.5 in
Mochaware Cup, Made in England, circa 1825
Located in Katonah, NY
This rare Mochaware cup is a gem. It is a rare shape for a piece of Mochaware as it is neither a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Country Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Rickard Collection Mochaware Mug w/ Oak Leaf & Wavy Line Decoration
Located in Katonah, NY
Background of Mochaware: Mocha-decorated pottery is a type of slip-decorated, lathe-turned earthenware with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Country Ceramics

Materials

Pearlware

Mochaware Mug Banded with Brown Slip Made in England, circa 1815
Located in Katonah, NY
handle, 3.25" diameter Condition: Excellent Price $1600 Background of Mochaware: Mocha decorated pottery
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Barware

Materials

Earthenware

English Mocha Pottery Blue Slip Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
Width: 9 3/8 inches Diameter: 7 inches Mochaware is a type of pottery characterized by its
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Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery

English Mocha Pottery Blue Slip Jug
English Mocha Pottery Blue Slip Jug
H 7.75 in W 9.38 in D 7 in
English Mocha Pottery Blue & Yellow Slip Jug with Cat's Eye Decoration
Located in Downingtown, PA
. Additional Information: Mochaware is a type of pottery characterized by its marbled or mottled
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

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Wedgwood & Bentley Jasperware Portrait Medallion Of Rousseau
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Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional blue and white jasperware plaque by Wedgwood & Bentley depicts Genevan writer, philosopher and composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Some of Wedgwood's most meticulous wor...
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By Meissen Porcelain
Located in North Miami, FL
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Large Wedgwood Platter Imari Colors with Floral Decorations England Circa 1840
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Located in Katonah, NY
A 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 leav...
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Wedgwood Majolica Shell-Form Spoon Warmer, circa 1872
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English 20th Century Glass and Silver Coffee Pitcher with Cabriole Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English glass and silver coffee pitcher from the 20th century, with scrolling handle, pierced motifs and paw feet. Created in England during the 20th century, this pitcher feature...
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Silver

Set of 12 Wedgwood Dinner Plates with Cobalt Centers & Aesthetic Movement Enamel
By Wedgwood
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an unusual set of 12 Wedgwood lapis lazuli powder blue ground dinner plates with a polychrome Aesthetic Movement style enameled border. The beautiful combination of colors on...
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Porcelain

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Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A stunning hand-painted and gold gilt Royal Vienna style plate signed 'Angelica Kauffmann' with Imperial Crown China mark.
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French Yellow Creil Mochaware Pottery Mug
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Essex, MA
A French mochaware pottery mug in yellow with three dimensional looking rope twist decoration, or
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Antique 1830s French Folk Art Pottery

Antique Mochaware Pottery Jug Decorated with Slip
Located in Katonah, NY
A mochaware pottery jug decorated with multicolored slip, dots. On this jug the slip would have
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics

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Collection of 19th Century Blue and White Staffordshire Mochaware Pottery
Located in Essex, MA
A collection of five 19th century blue, black and white stripe-decorated Staffordshire mochaware
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Antique 19th Century English Garniture

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Rare Large English Pottery Mochaware Creamware Loving Cup
Located in Downingtown, PA
The body turned and rouletted with plain bands, reeding and a Greek key design with a brown slip ground. The large cup with two double twist reeded handles with oak leaf terminals.
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Pottery

Antique Mochaware Mug
Located in Katonah, NY
A small creamware mochaware child's mug with a lively design of black and white rouletting
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Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Antique Mochaware Mug
Antique Mochaware Mug
H 2.75 in Dm 2.5 in
Antique Mochaware Mug
Located in Katonah, NY
Every piece of Mochaware is unique. Decorated with a three color cable pattern of dark brown, light
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Antique Early 18th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Creamware

Antique Mochaware Mug
Antique Mochaware Mug
H 3.75 in W 3 in D 4 in
Mochaware Half Pint Mug
Located in Katonah, NY
mouth. Further decorated with straight and wavy lines of inlaid engine turning black slip. Mochaware
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Creamware

Mochaware Half Pint Mug
Mochaware Half Pint Mug
H 4.75 in W 3.6 in D 5 in
Antique Creamware Mochaware Mug with Stripes
Located in Katonah, NY
This antique creamware mochaware mug or tankard is slip decorated with both vertical and horizontal
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Quart Size Mochaware Mug England, circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
Quart size Mochaware mug. England, circa 1820. A beautiful tall mug, decorated with the engine
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Mochaware Imperial Quart Mug Made circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
covered in a blue slip and a large field of gray-brown slip which, is further decorated with mochaware
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Earthenware

Imperial Quart Mochaware Mug, England, circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
T.his is an Imperial Quart mocha ware mug. The mug was made in England in a style that was popular on the European Continent. It has rouletted bands covered in a blue slip and a larg...
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Earthenware

Small Brown Mochaware Mug Made in England, circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
Small Mochaware mug made in England, circa 1820. Decorated with two bands of black engine-turned
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Quart Size Mochaware Mug Made in England, circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
Why we love it: The color! Quart size Mochaware mug. The mug was decorated with bands of a slip in
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Earthenware

Mochaware Bowl with Cat's Eye Decoration, England, circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
Mocha ware bowl with cat's eye decoration, England, circa 1820 The bowl has green glazed rouletting, broadband of blue slip and thinner bands of light and dark brown slip. The blue b...
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Mochaware Mug with Slip Decoration Made in England, circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
A mochaware mug made in England, circa 1820. The mug is made of pearl-glazed creamware. The
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Antique 1820s English Folk Art Pottery

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Creamware

Mochaware Quart Mug Decorated with Three Lines of Cable England, circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
We are excited to offer this quart mocha ware mug made in England, circa 1840. This mug is decorated with three cables of two colors light blue and light brown on a midnight brown gr...
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Earthenware

Mocha Ware Collection
Located in Katonah, NY
A collection of outstanding English Mochaware mugs and pitchers. The four mugs and three pitchers
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pottery

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Creamware

Mocha Ware Collection
Mocha Ware Collection
H 6 in Dm 5.25 in
A Light Blue Mocha Covered Milk Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
An 18th century Mochaware milk or cream jug with an inlaid checkered band of black and white on a
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Neoclassical Pottery

Mochaware Pitcher
Located in Katonah, NY
"The beauty of mochaware is in its wild colorations and patterns. it is unlike any other type of
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

Mochaware Pitcher
Mochaware Pitcher
H 6.75 in W 5.5 in D 8 in
Mochaware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
This large, barrel shaped, mochaware jug is machine turned, and banded with blue slip and a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Pearlware

Mochaware Jug
Mochaware Jug
H 6.75 in Dm 5.5 in
Blue and Green Staffordshire Pottery Mochaware Mug with Make-Do Tin Handle
Located in Essex, MA
A Staffordshire pottery mochaware slip-decorated quart mug, English, early 19th century, with early
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Antique Early 1800s English Ceramics

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Tin

Mochaware Pitcher with Three Cable Decoration England Circa 1830
Located in Katonah, NY
This mochaware pitcher has three broad bands of slip-decorated color: two bands of dark tan frame a
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Antique 1830s Pitchers

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Antique Mochaware Mug Decorated with "Trees"
Located in Katonah, NY
A Mochaware half pint mug molded in an elegant shape with a wide band of burnt orange slip
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Antique Early 1800s English Folk Art Ceramics

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Creamware

Mochaware Tankard Made in England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This mochaware tankard has a rare design of white five quill and dot trailed slip decoration. Made
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Antique Early 19th Century English Country Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Mochaware Mug Slip Decorated Made in England, circa 1815
Located in Katonah, NY
An antique mochaware mug made in England circa 1815. Decorated with green glazed rouletting, bands
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Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Tableware

Materials

Earthenware

Mochaware Pitcher Made of Pearl-Glazed Creamware in England, circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
A Mochaware pitcher made of pearl-glazed creamware in England, circa 1820. The pitcher is decorated
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Antique Early 19th Century English American Colonial Pitchers

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Creamware

Mochaware Pitcher with Bands of Light Brown England, circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
the underside of the piece. Price $1600 Background of mocha ware: Mocha decorated pottery is a type of
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Bowls

Materials

Earthenware

Large Mochaware Pitcher Blue and Black Slip Decoration Made England, Circa 1830
Located in Katonah, NY
Mochaware: Mocha decorated pottery is a slip-decorated, lathe-turned, earthenware with colored slip bands
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Antique 1830s English Pitchers

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Earthenware

Antique Mochaware Pitcher Decorated Bands of Powder Blue & Green Slip circa 1830
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this large antique mochaware pitcher made in England circa 1830. It is
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

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Pearlware

Mochaware Pitcher Slip Banded Light Blue and Midnight Brown England circa 1830
Located in Katonah, NY
" diameter at widest point Condition: Excellent Price $2700 Background of Mochaware: mocha decorated pottery
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Earthenware

RARE NORMAN WILSON MARBLEIZED POTTERY PLATE
Located in Essex, MA
Rare Norman Wilson celadon green and dark brown marbleized experimental pottery plate for Wedgwood
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Vintage 1950s English Ceramics

Antique English Pottery Mocha Ware Pitcher
Located in Katonah, NY
An antique pottery mocha pitcher decorated with the earthworm pattern. This large mochaware jug is
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

A Sponged Pearlware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
A late 18th century pearlware pottery jug with a sponged glaze. Spongeware was made by applying
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Pitchers

A Sponged Pearlware Jug
A Sponged Pearlware Jug
H 5.5 in Dm 3 in
Antique Mocha Ware Mug with Double Cable 'Earthworm' Decoration
Located in Katonah, NY
An antique pottery mocha ware mug decorated with a large central band of light blue ground with two
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Antique 1830s English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Creamware, Earthenware

Antique Mocha Ware Jug
Located in Katonah, NY
An antique pottery mocha pitcher with an ovoid shape and a creamware body decorated with bands of
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Antique 1830s English Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Creamware

Teal and Orange Mug
Located in Katonah, NY
A handsome antique Mochaware quart mug or tankard that is wider at the bottom and slightly tapers
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Antique 1820s English Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Creamware

Teal and Orange Mug
Teal and Orange Mug
H 6 in Dm 4 in
Large 19th Century English Mochaware Mug
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An English Mochaware mug with dendritic or tree decoration, dating to circa 1840. This large
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Other Pottery

Materials

Pearlware

English Rare and Unusual Mochaware Slip Decorated Mug, Late 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique mocha ware pottery mug the cream colored body decorated with black slip
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Pottery

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Pottery

Early 19th Century Orange English Mochaware Waste Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An English mochaware waste bowl in the London shape with cable or “earthworm” decoration, dating to
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Antique Early 19th Century English Other Pottery

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Pearlware

Two Mochaware Pint Mugs Made England, Circa 1870-1880
Located in Katonah, NY
These two mochaware mugs were made to hold a pint of beer or lager. One mug has "Pint" on the front
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Antique Late 19th Century Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Mochaware Pitcher with Tree-Like Decoration
Located in Katonah, NY
decorated around the shoulder with a band of green glazed incised rouletting. The beauty of mochaware is in
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Pitchers

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Creamware

Large Mochaware Jug with Cat's Eye Decoration
Located in Katonah, NY
slip is poured out onto the semi hard pottery piece. For more information on Mochaware see "Mocha and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Jars

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Creamware

English Early 19th Century Drabware Bowl with Mocha Decoration
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good and highly collectable antique mocha ware earthenware pottery bowl the body decorated with a
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Earthenware

Mochaware Pottery Tankard Earth-worm Pattern
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A good example of a mochaware tavern tankard decorated on the blue ground with the "earth-worm
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Antique 19th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Early English or Welsh pottery mochaware pitcher with the earth worm pattern
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A period mochaware pottery pitcher with banded decoration the center band with a well executed
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Antique 19th Century English Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Antique English Pottery Early Mochaware Tankard with Earth Worm Patterns, 1800
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine English pottery mochaware tankard decorated with a burnt orange ground and and elaborate
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Antique Early 19th Century English Pottery

Early English pottery surface decorated creamware teapot in mocha colors
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique English creamware pottery teapot strongly decorated surface slips in the mochaware fashion
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

English or Welsh antique mocha ware pottery tankard circa 1800
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine antique pottery mocha tankard with engine turned bands in the centre of the body. This
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Antique 19th Century British Pottery

Antique pottery gin flask with slip and mocha decoration mid 19th century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique pottery gin flask with very unusual slip and mocha decorations. Possibly Scottish or
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Antique 19th Century British Pottery

Antique Pottery Mochaware Jardiniere Early 18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine example of mochaware with a deep caramel colours ground and decorated with mocha trees
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Antique 19th Century Planters and Jardinieres

Early Pottery Mochaware Bowl With Earthworm Pattern
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique pottery bowl decoarted in mocha colours with the classic "earthworm Paterrn". Probably
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Antique 19th Century English Serving Bowls

Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Obelisks, Mocha decoration late 18th century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A rare and dramatic pair of pearlware pottery obelisks with faux marbled decoration in mochaware
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Antique Late 18th Century English Adam Style Obelisks

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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Mochaware Pottery For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of mochaware pottery on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, earthenware and creamware. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. Each piece of mochaware pottery bearing Folk Art or Georgian hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Mochaware Pottery?

A piece of mochaware pottery can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,666, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $4,800.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

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