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What is porcelain made of?
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Porcelain is made up of kaolin, feldspar, quartz, and clay. It is created using a two-ore firing process.
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Ridgway Rare Early Drabware Basket & Stand
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare antique English Georgian early Ridgway hand painted drabware twin handled fruit basket and matching stand dating from around 1802. Made at the Cauldon Place Works the bas...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Decorative Baskets
Materials
Clay
English Garniture of 3 Vases, Empire Style, Provenance G.Godden, 1810-1815
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular garniture of three vases made by an English factory between 1810 and 1815. The vases are made in the French Empire style with heavily gilded Egyptian caryatid s...
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Ridgeway Blue Willow 19 Piece Serving Set
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This serving set has a large serving or vegetable bowl. There are six soup or serving bowls. There are six cereal bowls and six desert plates. There is a ...
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Vintage 1920s English Country Tableware
Materials
Pottery
$716 Sale Price / set
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William IVth John Ridgway PAIR Porcelain Plates Hand Painted Botanical, Ca 1830
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful pair of very decorative, Porcelain Botanical plates by John Ridgway, of Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire Potteries, England, dating to the William IVth period of th...
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Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Homemaker Pattern Plate, Designed by Enid Seeney for the Ridgway Potteries
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Homemaker pattern plate,
designed by Enid Seeney for the Ridgway Potteries (Stoke-on-Trent),
1960's.
Diameter: 7 inches.
Mark: Printed oval mark with Homemaker in the center ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Georgian John Ridgway PAIR Porcelain Plates Hand Painted Pattern 1054, Ca 1825
By Ridgway Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful pair of very decorative, Porcelain hand painted Desert Plates by John Ridgway, of Shelton, Hanley, Staffordshire Potteries, England, dating to the George 1Vth / W...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain