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12 Aesthetic Movement Spode Copeland Hand-Painted Dessert Plates Cobalt Blue
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
geometric design decorated with cobalt blue, raised gold and best of all, hand-painted birds. The borders
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Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Spode Antique Printed and Over-Painted Cabinet Plate Dated 1914
By Spode
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality antique English Spode porcelain cabinet plate decorated with a chinoiserie landscape
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Vintage 1910s English Chinoiserie Platters and Serveware

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Porcelain

A Spode Porcelain Imari Style Part Dessert Service Circa 1815, Pattern 2384
By Spode
Located in Sacramento, CA
cobalt blue rims with lavish gilding and reserves depicting exotic birds. Pieces are marked with
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Antique 1810s British Tableware

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Porcelain

Pair of English Porcelain Hexagonal Imari-Pattern Lamps, Spode, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Each richly painted in a typical palette on alternating sides with exotic birds perched amidst
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Antique 1820s English Table Lamps

Spode, England, Blue Bird Service in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Spode, England. Blue Bird service in hand-painted porcelain. Two teacups with saucers, two plates
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Vintage 1930s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1920s Copeland Spode George III Pattern Platters for Harrods of London, S/3
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crescent Dish: 8 in. L x 6 in. W x 1 in. H Marked: Blue printed Copeland Late Spode backstamp, with a
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Vintage 1920s English George III Serving Pieces

Materials

Earthenware

1920s Copeland Spode George III Pattern Large Platter for Harrods of London
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. H Marked: Blue printed Copeland Late Spode backstamp, with a registration number, and Spode
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Vintage 1920s English George III Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

Blue and White Spode Platter
Located in Wilson, NC
Blue and white spode platter, the pinched corner rim is followed by a border with dragonflies
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Antique 1840s English Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

Blue and White Spode Platter
Blue and White Spode Platter
H 1.75 in W 16.25 in D 11.5 in
Pair of Coalport Porcelain Oval Dishes, Flowers & Birds Patt.759, Regency ca1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
birds and flowers are set in a cobalt blue background with rich gilt decoration. This pattern is
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Antique 1810s English Regency Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Game Pie Dish Majolica Minton Victorian Mid-19th Century
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
Majolica oval game terrine, featuring a palette of green, blue, brown, and ochre. Adorned with a
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Georgian Davenport Ironstone Desert Plate in Rare Pattern 85, Circa 1815
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
pattern No. 85 showing two exotic birds and a butterfly in a flowering bush, hand enamelled with many
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Ceramics

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Ironstone

Minton Porcelain Plate, Putti and Rabbit Scene by A. Boullemier, circa 1885
By Minton, Antonin Boullemier
Located in London, GB
artist Antonin Boullemier. The plate has an image of three putti who are shooting birds, while a rabbit
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Bow Porcelain Figure of Venus with Doves, Rococo, 1756-1764
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now
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Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Plate, Sea Shells by W. Mussill, Victorian, 1891
By Minton
Located in London, GB
production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others. They were
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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12 Flora Danica Fish Plates, Vintage and Vibrantly Painted, Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From Denmark's prestigious collection and one of the world's most re known patterns we have for sale a set of 12 generous sized plates featuring "fish". One of the most enchanting pa...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Dinner Plates

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Gold, Enamel

Set of Six Spode Oyster Plates, Pink, Lavender & Gold-Made for Tiffany's
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Wonderful rare set of six "Aesthetic Movement" hand-painted oyster plates, made by Spode and retailed by Tiffany and Company. The fabulous shaded soft pink ground shaded to...
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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

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Paste, Porcelain

18th Century Italian Doccia Porcelain Dinner Service
By Doccia Porcelain
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A dinner service comprising six dinner dishes and six soup dishes made by the Doccia Porcelain Manufactory, circa 1750. Italy was the site of Europe’s first porcelain production: ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Large Meissen Hand Painted Gilded Porcelain Serving Plate/Tray
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large Meissen Porcelain serving plate/tray with hand painted floral motives and rich gold decor.
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20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Crystal Chandelier Attr. Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French 19th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze, crystal and cut-glass Twenty-Four-light chandelier, probably by Baccarat. The central molded cut-glass stem s...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Set of 6 Antique Chinese Porcelain Yongzheng/Qianlong Blue/White Dinner Plates
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated set of 6 plates. Dating to circa 1720-1740. A scene of peony. Peony. Peony - Mu-Dan - Queen of Flowers, the peony is a emblem of wealth and distinction. Rock....
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Dinner Plates

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Pottery

Philip and Kelvin Laverne Bronze Side Tables "Chan" a Pair 1965
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1965 Bronze "Chan" Side Tables by Philip and Kelvin Laverne Signed by artists. Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Spring Festival hexagonal occasional end tables. Pair of rare Modernist Phili...
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Side Tables

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Bronze, Enamel

Lorenz Hutschenreuter, Monarch Set of 12 Dinner Plates and 12 Salad Plates
By Lorenz Hutschenreuther
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lorenz Hutschenreuter, Monarch set of 12 dinner plates and 12 salad plates. They depicts a white center with a cobalt blue edge enhanced with a gold braided trim. The salad...
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20th Century German Neoclassical Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Large German Porcelain Dinner Service, Meissen, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Delicately painted in German taste with rose camaieu flowers, the cavetto with spiral molding insterspersed with flowers, and the border with variations of basket weaving. Covered tu...
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Antique 1870s German Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
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Antique 1840s English Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Exquisite Napoleon III French Ormolu Figural Basket Centerpiece, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Napoleon III French ormolu figural basket centerpiece, Circa 1880, Attributed to Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley. Depicting four mercury-gilded bronze ormolu cherubs ...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Centerpieces

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Ormolu

Antique English Victorian Grapevine & Cluster Twin Handle Serving Platter Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Grapevine & Cluster Twin Handle Serving Platter Tray. Item features an impressive leafy scroll, raised handles, repeating grapevine and cluster pattern, ori...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate

Large Italian Bronze Mounted Porphyry Casket, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The borders of the casket are mounted with varied stones including marble, agate and porphyry. Offered with a letter on the stationery of George W. Funk, dealers of Italian and Sp...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

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Agate, Marble, Porphyry, Bronze

Set of 8 Barr Flight & Barr Porcelain Plates, Imari Fence, Regency, 1811-1813
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular set of eight plates made by Barr Flight & Barr between 1811 and 1813. They are made in one of the many versions of the "Imari Fence" or "Japan" pattern. Barr...
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Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

F. Barbedienne, A Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
Ferdinand Barbedienne, An Exquisite Suite of Three French Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Jardinieres / Garniture C. 1870, The Design Attributed to Louis Constant Sevin. Comprising of t...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Set of Twelve Royal Doulton Dinner Plates, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
With gilt borders in relief.
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Antique Early 1900s English Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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Spode Milk Jug Creamer, Imari Patt. 1291 with Birds and Rich Gilt, ca 1808
By Spode
Located in London, GB
gilded Imari pattern that has also been seen on Nantgarw porcelain, with beautiful birds. Josiah Spode
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Antique Early 1800s English Regency Pitchers

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Porcelain

Spode's New Fayence Tazza, Green Chinoiserie Flowers and Birds, Regency, 1829
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
this new technology and copied the famous Spode patterns. Once the blue on white transfers had caught
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Antique 1820s English Regency Platters and Serveware

Materials

Creamware

1920s Copeland Spode George III Pattern Platter for Harrods of London
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
x 1.50 in. H Marked: Blue printed Copeland Late Spode backstamp, with a registration number, and
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Vintage 1920s English George III Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

Copeland Spode Queen Mary Rococo Pink Porcelain Plates for Tiffany & Co. Set / 6
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Copeland Spode Queen Mary porcelain plates made for Tiffany & Co., England, circa
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Early 20th Century English Rococo Revival Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Spode, England, Blue Bird Service in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1930s/40s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Spode, England. Blue Bird service in hand-painted porcelain. Two coffee cups with saucers, two
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Vintage 1930s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode, England, 10 Blue Bird Plates in Hand-Painted Porcelain, 1930s / 40s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Spode, England. 10 blue bird plates in hand-painted porcelain. 1930s / 40s. Largest plate diameter
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Vintage 1930s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode, England, Blue Bird Coffee Service in Hand-Painted Porcelain for 4 People
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Spode, England. Blue bird coffee service in hand-painted porcelain for four people. 1930s / 40s
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Vintage 1930s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Shapely English Blue Polychromed Porcelain Urn with Relief Decoration by Spode
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely English baluster-form blue polychromed porcelain urn with relief decoration; under glaze
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Early 20th Century English Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Plate, Cobalt Blue and Birds Patt. 759, Regency ca 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are set in a cobalt blue
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Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Plate Coalport, Cobalt Blue and Birds Patt. 759, Regency ca 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are set in a cobalt blue
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Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Plate Coalport, Birds, Flowers, Cobalt Blue Patt. 759, Regency ca 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are set in a cobalt blue
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Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Plate, Cobalt Blue, Birds and Flowers, Regency 1815-1820
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
and very wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are set
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Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Square Porcelain Dish, Cobalt Blue, Birds and Flowers, Regency ca 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
very wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are set in a
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Antique 1810s English Regency Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Mason's Porcelain Serving Dish, Light Blue with Birds Nest, Regency, ca 1813
By Miles Mason Porcelain
Located in London, GB
vines on a light blue ground, and flowers with a birds nest in the centre. Miles Mason was one of the
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Teacup, Cobalt Blue, Gilt and Birds Patt. 759, Regency c 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
very wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are set in a
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Antique 1810s English Regency Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 4 John Rose Coalport Plates, Cobalt Blue, Birds, Flowers, circa 1805
By John Rose, Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
. The plates have a cobalt blue ground, beautiful gilding and stunning reserves with hand painted birds
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Coalport Porcelain Letter Racks, Cobalt Blue, Birds and Flowers, ca 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
racks bear the famous and very wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. These racks were used in the
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Antique 1810s English Regency Wall Brackets

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Porcelain

Coalport Dessert Plate, Humming Bird by John Randall, circa 1870
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
turquoise blue with a beautiful raised gilt detail. The centre of the plate has a wonderful humming bird
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Plate, New Embossed Relief Moulded with Birds, Regency ca1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
moulded in the "New Embossed" shape and has a fabulous pattern in cobalt blue, gilt and beautiful birds
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Dessert Service, Named Birds by Joseph Smith, Victorian 1851
By Minton
Located in London, GB
reticulated border picked off in gilt and blue. Each plate has a named bird, hand painted in beautiful detail
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Trinket Box, Japonism, Birds by John Randall, 1865-1870
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
painted with birds on their nest by the famous porcelain bird painter John Randall, and it is an
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

John Rose Coalport Plate, Sèvres Style Birds and Flowers, circa 1815
By Coalport Porcelain, John Rose
Located in London, GB
superbly painted birds and flowers set in panels, all in very bright colors. Coalport was one of the
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Antique 1810s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Set of Six Plates, White with Essex Birds, Aesthetic Movement 1888
By Minton
Located in London, GB
ground with a simple gilt rim and they are painted with the "Essex Birds" pattern, which was first
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Derby Porcelain Cream Pot with Cover, Blue and White, ca 1765
By Derby
Located in London, GB
been used by Spode. These cream pots are rare particularly in blue and white as Derby did not make that
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Antique 1760s English Chinoiserie Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Porcelain Bottle Vase, Turquoise, Flowers by William Cook, circa 1855
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
great potters such as Spode, Davenport and Minton, and came out with many innovative designs. When we
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Antique 1850s English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Admiral Nelson Pattern Porcelain Ice Pails England Circa 1810 by Coalport
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
: richly gilded and painted in cobalt blue and iron red. The decoration is designed in horizontal bands
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Antique Early 19th Century English Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Garniture Decorated and Signed by Antonin Boullemier, 1891
By Minton
Located in London, GB
china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Garniture

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Plate, Minton, Sea Shells by W. Mussill, Victorian, 1891
By Minton
Located in London, GB
production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others. They were
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Minton Porcelain Plate, Coral Scene by W. Mussill, Pierced Greek Border, 1873
By Minton
Located in London, GB
potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others. They were located in Staffordshire and
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Minton Set of 4 Porcelain Plates in Italianate Gilt Frames, a. Boullemier, 1882
By Minton
Located in London, GB
other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others. They were located in
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 12 Copeland Spode Game Bird Dinner Plates with White Borders
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Copeland Spode dinner plates features a different game bird poised in their natural
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Mid-20th Century North American Dinner Plates

Antique Spode Imari Porcelain Twin Handled Vase Pattern No. 1409, 1820s
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Imari porcelain vase. By Spode. Pattern no. 1409. With cobalt blue
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Antique 1820s British Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Creamware Plate, Brown Tumbledown Dick Patt. 3716, Regency ca 1824
By Josiah Spode
Located in London, GB
blue on white transfers had caught on, Spode started to print in colour; mostly printing in one colour
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Antique 1820s English Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Creamware

1920s Copeland Spode George III Pattern Plates for Harrods of London, S/4
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1.0 in. H Marked: Blue printed Copeland Late Spode backstamp, with a registration number, and Spode
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Vintage 1920s English George III Tableware

Materials

Earthenware

1920s Copeland Spode George III Rimmed Soup Bowls for Harrods of London, S/4
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. diameter x 1.75 in. height Marked: Blue printed Copeland Late Spode backstamp, with a registration
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Vintage 1920s English George III Tableware

Materials

Earthenware

Six Blue and White Espresso Cups
By Copeland Spode
Located in New York, NY
" height, 3.5" width to handle Two blue and white Copeland Spode "Italian scene" cups England, mid-19th
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Imari Pair Antique Porcelain Dishes Hand Painted England, Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
eight large panels; white porcelain panels with spotted lions or gilded birds alternate with cobalt blue
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

19th Century Spode Copeland England Sixty Piece Dessert Set
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Century Spode Copeland England Sixty Piece Dessert Set. Each piece has a cobalt blue and gilt
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Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

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Porcelain

Staffordshire English Porcelain Plate, Gilt Imari Pattern with Birds, Late 19thC
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
plate has a striking heavily gilded Imari pattern with birds. In the early 19th Century there were at
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Antique Late 19th Century British Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Square Porcelain Dish, Patt. 759 Birds and Flowers, Regency, circa 1815
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in London, GB
very wonderful bird pattern with the number 759. Panels with stunning hand painted birds are set in a
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Antique 1810s English Regency Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Early Pair of Davenport Ironstone Plates Blue and White Broseley Ptn, circa 1815
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a Georgian pair of ironstone plates in the printed blue Broseley Willow pattern with hand
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics

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Ironstone

Pair of Georgian Davenport Ironstone Desert Plates Rare Pattern 85, Circa 1820
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
finely decorated in a rare pattern No. 85 showing two exotic birds and a butterfly in a flowering bush
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Ceramics

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Ironstone

19th Century 194-Piece Tumbledown Dick Service
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Spode's Blue Italian range which has remained in production ever since. Josiah Spode is also often
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Antique 19th Century British Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

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Spode Blue Bird For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the spode blue bird you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and earthenware, every spode blue bird was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect spode blue bird — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A spode blue bird is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Regency and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one spode blue bird that is appealing in its simplicity, but Spode, Coalport Porcelain and Minton produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Spode Blue Bird?

Prices for a spode blue bird can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $151 and can go as high as $60,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,325.

Finding the Right dining-entertaining 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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