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Period: 18th Century
English Creamware Pottery Teapot with Rare Fish Scale Design, Yorkshire
By Yorkshire Potteries
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Pottery Teapot and Cover with Rare Fish Scale Design
Origin: Probably Leeds, Yorkshire
Date: Circa 1770s
Description: This creamware teapot and cover exhibit a ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
English Creamware Whieldon Type Pottery Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Gray Tortoiseshell Lead Glaze Pottery Teapot and Cover,
Whieldon Type,
Circa 1765.
The creamware teapot and cover, of small circular form, are decorated with a lea...
Category
Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785.
He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with grapes and with a wine cup to his lips.
Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek mythology, is the enigmatic god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness. He symbolizes freedom, ecstasy, and the blurring of societal norms through his rituals and festivities. Bacchus is often depicted in myths as a deity who challenges the status quo, promoting an atmosphere where conventional rules do not apply, and his followers are liberated from their everyday constraints.
Born from Zeus and the mortal Semele, Bacchus is unique among gods, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. His followers included the wild and ecstatic maenads, female devotees who often reached states of divine frenzy, and the satyrs, mischievous half-man, half-goat beings. The worship of Bacchus was marked by theatrical processions, dances, and plays, reflecting his patronage of the theater and the dramatic arts.
Bacchus’s mythology...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
English Painted Orange-ground Creamware Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Painted Orange-ground Creamware Teapot and Cover,
Circa 1780
The rust-orange ground has incised markings to imitate leaves for the green and yellow flower heads found betwee...
Category
George III Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
English Inlaid Agate Teapot and Cover with Lion Finial
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pearlware Inlaid Agate Teapot and Cover with Lion Finial,
Attributed to the Ralph Wood Family,
Circa 1780
The squat oval pearlware pottery ...
Category
George III Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Early Coffee Cup Blue and White Boy on a Buffalo Ptn probably Spode, circa 1790
By Josiah Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, very early, rare blue and white coffee cup in the "Boy on a Buffalo" pattern, probably from the factory of Josiah Spode, stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, made...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
18th Century Turkish Ottoman Turquoise Glazed Storage Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Turkish Ottoman Empire turquoise glazed storage jar with black flora decoration and four looped handles. The wind neck surrounded by four loop handles above a bulbous bo...
Category
Turkish Baroque Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Two wall vases, Corucopia shape. England C1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Two wall vases from the same mold, but with slightly different colouring. They make a good pair. Modelled in the form of a cornucopia, they symbolise plenty.
Attributed in a general...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware
Antique Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Lovely pot bellied glazed earthenware walnut oil jug with triple handles and spout is from the Périgord region in the Dordogne, France
The jug was used to hold and transport walnut...
Category
French Primitive Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, large vase in a classical shape, decorated with figures in a landscape. Large pieces of delftware are not often found.
See CIRC 43-1963 in the V&A for a similar example.
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Chinoiserie Delft plates. England C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of plates painted with a pagoda in a garden after a contemporary Chinese model.
English Delftware is considered to be one of the most important forms of English ceramic produ...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1770
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an en grisaille painted illustration of Orpheus playing his lyre, with a stag sitting quietly by, listening to his playing - and perhaps singing, although his mouth is shown closed.
Orpheus's talent on the lyre is one of the most celebrated aspects of his mythological character. In Greek mythology, Orpheus is renowned as a musician without equal, possessing a skillful mastery of the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a small harp...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Delft plate with a woman passing a monument. England C1745.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Tin-glazed earthenware, decorated with a woman in a landscape. Known as a monument plate, after the monument surmounted by a vase.
Prov: Troy Chappell c...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Delft charger, with Chinoiserie Decoration. England C1760.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine and large charger, with typical polychrome decoration.
English Delftware is considered to be one of the most important forms of English ceramic production of the period, and ...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Delft plate - Ship in sail off the coast. Glasgow C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A dinner-plate, painted in the delft style, with a ship coming to land; bunches of grapes around the edge.
See Michael Archer, Delftwarem m233 no B258 for a similar example, which h...
Category
Scottish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Delft plate witha couple leaving a church. Wincanton/London England C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A dinner-plate, painted in the delft style with a couple leacing a church, or perhaps a house. Wincanton pottery, or perhaps London.
English Delftware is considered to be one of the...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Tall coffee pot in pearlware, House & Fence decoration. C1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine and large - enormous - coffee or chocolate pot in pearlware, with “House & Fence” decoration, in imitation of a Chinese original.
It is thought that these oversixed pots wer...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Rare 18th Century French Glazed Terracotta Cruche du Quercy or Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Birmingham, AL
A large 18th century French glazed terracotta cruche du Quercy or walnut oil jug having great sculptural form and artisan quality, handmade by a talented potter in Quercy, a former p...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century French Glazed Walnut Oil Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A large and very handsome glazed terracotta walnut oil jug, dating from the 18th century and originating from the south of France. Featuring two side handles and a single pouring spo...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Leeds Pottery banded cup and saucer, c. 1790.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Leeds Pottery cup and saucer, c. 1790. Both pieces decorated with a broad band of powder blue slip, within a brown and white chequer board rim. All beneath a pearlware glaze.
The cup...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pearlware
18th C. Glazed Nut Oil Jar with Three Handles from Dordogne Region
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A tall and shapely antique walnut oil jug, originating from the Dordogne region of France, fully glazed in a rich and glossy golden brown, and further embellished with multiple appli...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century French Glazed Walnut Oil Jug with Three Handles
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A rustic and very attractive antique French walnut oil jug, with three handles and a shaped pouring spout. Glazed all over in a gorgeous glossy caramel-coloured glaze, this gently ro...
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
18th C. Large Glazed Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug with Two Side Handles
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A large and very handsome glazed terracotta walnut oil jug, dating from the 18th century and originating from the south of France. Featuring two side handles and a single pouring spo...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
18th Century Spanish Glazed Terracotta Bowl
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered piece of pottery from the South of Spain. Amazing blue decoration
Spain circa 1750-1800
Good but weathered condition.
Category
Spanish Rustic Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century French Green Glazed Walnut Oil Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This is a fabulous example of a large 18th century French walnut oil jar, with three decorative handles and short pouring spout. Retaining its original dusky-green glaze, the jar is ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
18th Century French Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice 18th century French Walnut oil jug with a nice glaze.
Category
French Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photos show the pot in sunlight.
These pots ...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
English Pearlware Pottery Large Blue Slip Jug, Dated 1787, Possibly Leeds
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pearlware Pottery Large Blue Slip Jug,
Dated 1787,
Possibly Leeds.
The large English pottery light blue slip jug is painted with gold detailing with a date of 1787 below the...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Large Liverpool Cream Ware Jug for the American Market, circa 1780s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 18th Century Large Liverpool Cream Ware Jug Made for the American Market, circa 1780s, an extremely large soft paste pottery pitcher made by the English Liverpool potteries for ...
Category
English Federal Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photos show the pot in sunlight.
These pots ...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Ken Edwards Style Around Pot With Lid.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Pot Features a Blue Bird and Floral Motif. Makers Mark on the Bottom States “ ElbPalomarr Buen Gustp Mexico” Vintage Condition Consistent with Age.
Dimensions. 7 1/2 Diameter;...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Five Antique French Faience Pottery Hand Painted Plates by Les Islettes 18thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of five antique French character plates by Les Islettes offer hand painted Faience soft paste pottery construction with figures, late 18th century
...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Paint, Pottery
18th-century English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer,
The 18th-century creamware tea bowl and saucer are decorated in tortoise-shell and green glazes. The exterior of the bowl has a band of molded pearls as does the saucer around the central well where the tea bowl sits.
Provenance: Jonathan Horne...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Pair of Antique Jasperware Vases by Adams Pottery, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique jasperware vases by Adams Pottery, circa 1780
English, c. 1780
Height 27cm, diameter 10cm
This remarkable pair of neoclassical blue jasperware vases stands as a testament to the sublime artistry and finesse of William Adams, an eminent member of the illustrious Adams pottery family of the 18th century.
The vases showcase an exceptional three-dimensional frieze in crisp white relief, vividly portraying scenes from classical mythology. Central to these intricate designs are Apollo, the Greek god of sun and music, and Cupid, the divine symbol of love and attraction. The high-relief technique lends the figures a sense of dynamic realism, setting them vividly against the blue jasperware, and are excellent examples of neoclassical decorations.
Complementing the classical friezes are formal borders that encircle the shoulders of each vase. These meticulously crafted embellishments contrast brilliantly with the blue Jasper, accentuating their own elaborate detailing.
Adding to the grandeur of these pieces are the tall plinth bases, which are graced by classical figures emblematic of the four seasons, also in white relief. These figures not only augment the classical look of the vases but also represent the perennial cycle of life and the passage of time. The bases also feature classical friezes to the sides and bottom.
Each vase proudly bears the unmistakable 'ADAMS' impression, signifying their provenance and certifying their authenticity. This signature mark is a cherished attribution to their creator, William Adams, and his significant contribution to the heritage of pottery. William Adams, a favoured pupil of the legendary Josiah Wedgwood, established his own pottery in 1789 and became renowned for his work with Queensware, painted china glaze ware, transfer ware, basalt, and jasperware until his death in 1805.
The Adams family...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Other
English Stoneware Pottery Redware Coffeepot
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Stoneware Pottery Redware Stoneware Engine Turned Coffeepot,
Staffordshire,
Circa 1765
A Staffordshire redware stoneware coffeepot and cover with an engine-turned body and c...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
18th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Mug with Handle
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Mug with Handle
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Porcelain
Large Italian 18th Century Rounded Terracotta Olive Jar with Two Arms
Located in Southampton, NY
Large Italian 18th Century Rounded Terracotta Olive Jar with Two Arms, perhaps older.
A wonderful old olive jar with rounded base and two arms and a ...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Agate Teapot with Acorn Finial
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pearlware Teapot and Cover with Inlaid Agate Surface and Acorn Finial,
Attributed to the Ralph Wedgwood,
circa 1795.
The squat ov...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery
Whieldon Creamware Earthenware Pottery Teapot & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Whieldon-type creamware teapot and cover,
circa 1765-1775
The Whieldon-type cream earthenware teapot has a moulded design of grape vines and large grape leaves to t...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery
English Creamware Whieldon-type Gray Tortoiseshell Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Whieldon-type Gray Tortoiseshell Plate,
Circa 1765-75
The octagonal shaped plate is covered to the front and back with a very plea...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Pair of Wedgwood & Bentley Agate Plant Pots
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of plant pots covered in marbled brown glaze emulating agate gemstone encircled with checkered rims accented in gold, made circa 1770 by Wedgwood &...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum.
The shape is taken from the Greek Hydria...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Salts in Slate Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood, circa 1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of salt cellars in slate-blue jasperware, with inlaid rims. decorated with the Romantic Poor Maria and Maternal Affection by Lady Templetown, as well as a more classical Cupid's Triumph.
In the 1790s, salt cellars were an essential tableware item used in England for serving and consuming salt. A salt cellar is a small container, often made of silver, glass, or porcelain, used to hold salt at the dining table. These cellars were typically placed in the center of the table, within easy reach of diners. Salt was taken from the cellar...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Dated Creamware Punch Bowl, Leeds, 1787
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A documentary punch bowl, decorated with transfer prints and enameling, dated and inscribed for D. Walker. Unmarked, but this class of dated creamware with enameled prints belongs to...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Sugar Box in Cobalt Jasperware, Adams, circa 1800
By Adams
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fabulous oval sugar box, with elaborate applied relief, engine turning, and a swan finial.
Impressed mark for Adams.
The Adams pottery company w...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Antique Earthenware Tea Bowl/Edo Period/1700-1800/'Hagi Ware'
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Hagi ware made in the middle of the Edo period.
Hagi ware is a type of pottery that began in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in the early Edo period...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery
English Pottery Green-Glazed Openwork Basket and Stand
Located in Downingtown, PA
English pottery greenware openwork basket & stand,
1790-1880
The wonderful green-glazed openwork pottery basket and stand are decorated in the form of green-glazed openwork trell...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Wedgwood Creamware Platter or Charger 18th Century Made in England Circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
This 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...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware
Bristol Delft Bianco-Sopra-Bianco Chinese Scene Pottery Plate
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique English Bristol Delft plate hand painted with a Chinese scene and dating from the mid 18th century. The pottery plate stands on a narrow u...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Salt Glaze Sauce Boat, Barley-Corn Pattern, English, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An excellent example of the popular Barleycorn pattern, crisply moulded in panels to the sides, with graceful sprigs. Salt-glaze particularly suits this sort of fine relief.
Excel...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century Creamware Pottery Red-Printed Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Creamware Red-printed Tea Caddy,
circa 1765-75
The creamware tea caddy or teapoy is rectangular in form with large panels to fr...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware
Majolica Sweetmeat Stand, Wedgwood, circa 1865
By Minton
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A brightly coloured majolica sweetmeat dish in the form of a bucolic young man leaning on a basket.
Minton majolica is a type of ceramic ware that was produced by the Minton pottery in the 19th century. It was created in response to the growing popularity of Italian Renaissance maiolica...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Majolica
Teapot, Fruitbasket, William Greatbatch, circa 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic Greatbatch teapot, with ear-shaped handle, in the form of a fruit basket. The fruit basket was emblematic of hospitality, being full of rare, exotic items.
William Greatbatch...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware
Pair of Black Basalt Reclining Figures, Cleopatra and Lucretia, Neale circa 1780
By Neale & Co.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, rare pair of figures in black basalt from the Neale Manufactory. The Neale pottery was founded in 1778 and ran until around 1792. They made very fine wares, and were on good terms with Wedgwood, with whom they combined shipments to the continent.
For two similar figures marked for Neale & Co. see Diana Edwards, Black Basalt, Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers, Suffolk, 1994, p. 208, figs. 313 & 314.
Cleopatra and Lucretia are two women from different time periods and historical contexts, but are linked by their importance in Roman history, as well as by their tragic ends.
Cleopatra was a famous queen of ancient Egypt, who ruled from 51-30 BC. She was the last pharaoh of Egypt and is remembered for her intelligence, beauty, and political savvy. Cleopatra was involved in a romantic relationship with the Roman general and statesman, Julius Caesar, and later with the Roman general and politician, Mark Antony...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Wedding Plate in cremware, Wedgwood C1786
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A creamware plate, with transfer printed decoration. From a service probably ordered to commemorate the wedding of John Peter and Ann Du Port, of Guernsey.
The plate is of plain cre...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware
Hot Milk Jug, Engine-Turned Jasperware. Wedgwood, C1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Superb and exceptionally rare small jug in tricolour engine-turned diceware.
This is very early jasperware, made when "cherokee clay" was still being used. This clay, sourced from America, contained kaolin, the ingredient that makes porcelain translucent.
Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter to the Universe, Roche Foundation, 2023.
Engine turning, also known as guilloche, is a decorative technique that was commonly used on eighteenth-century pottery. The process involved cutting intricate, repetitive patterns into a metal or ceramic surface using a machine known as a rose engine...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Creamware Chinoiserie Teapot & Cover with Openwork Gallery
Located in Downingtown, PA
English creamware Chinoiserie teapot & cover with pierced galleried rim.
Circa 1775.
The circular English creamware teapot with two designs front ...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
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