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A Pair of Massive Leeds Creamware Soup Tureens & Covers
A Pair of Massive Leeds Creamware Soup Tureens & Covers

A Pair of Massive Leeds Creamware Soup Tureens & Covers

Located in Downingtown, PA

These unusually large plain creamware circular soup tureens and domed covers have ear-form handles

Category

19th Century British Antique Creamware

A Fine Early Creamware Tankard decorated in Underglaze Blue
A Fine Early Creamware Tankard decorated in Underglaze Blue

A Fine Early Creamware Tankard decorated in Underglaze Blue

Located in Downingtown, PA

The early creamware tankard of bell-form is decorated with a Chinoiserie landscape of buildings

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Creamware

Pair, 18th Century English Creamware Pierced & Covered Potpourri Urns
Pair, 18th Century English Creamware Pierced & Covered Potpourri Urns

Pair, 18th Century English Creamware Pierced & Covered Potpourri Urns

By Wedgwood

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of 18th century creamware urns of English origin, possibly Leeds or Wedgwood. The body with

Category

18th Century English Antique Creamware

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century English Pottery Plain Creamware Tureen and Cover
18th Century English Pottery Plain Creamware Tureen and Cover

18th Century English Pottery Plain Creamware Tureen and Cover

Located in Downingtown, PA

Early English pottery creamware tureen, Staffordshire or Yorkshire, circa 1765 The lovely

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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Pottery

A Set of 18th Century Pierced Antique Creamware Dishes
A Set of 18th Century Pierced Antique Creamware Dishes

A Set of 18th Century Pierced Antique Creamware Dishes

Located in Katonah, NY

12 Creamware pierced plates very thinly potted with fine reticulated and beaded borders, the walls

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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Creamware

Creamware Obelisk Hercules Wrestling a Lion England, Circa 1800
Creamware Obelisk Hercules Wrestling a Lion England, Circa 1800

Creamware Obelisk Hercules Wrestling a Lion England, Circa 1800

Located in Katonah, NY

This magnificent creamware obelisk was crafted by the Ralph Wood factory in England during the

Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Creamware

Materials

Pearlware

A Pair of Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Covered Vases
A Pair of Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Covered Vases

A Pair of Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Covered Vases

Located in Katonah, NY

early as 1769. This elegant pair of Wedgwood creamware covered vases and stands was made c1820

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19th Century English Antique Creamware

Mocha Creamware Pottery Large Cat's Eye Jug, circa 1800-1820
Mocha Creamware Pottery Large Cat's Eye Jug, circa 1800-1820

Mocha Creamware Pottery Large Cat's Eye Jug, circa 1800-1820

Located in Downingtown, PA

Mocha Creamware pottery large cat's eye jug, circa 1800-20. A Mocha creamware jug unusually

Category

Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Pottery

A Creamware  Tureen in the Form of a Nesting Duck
A Creamware  Tureen in the Form of a Nesting Duck

A Creamware Tureen in the Form of a Nesting Duck

Located in Katonah, NY

A Creamware tureen in the form of a duck sitting on a nest. The nest is built on a leaf

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Creamware

An  English 18th Century Pierced Antique Creamware Basket and Stand
An  English 18th Century Pierced Antique Creamware Basket and Stand

An English 18th Century Pierced Antique Creamware Basket and Stand

Located in Katonah, NY

For an almost identical example see image 506 in "Creamware and other English Pottery at Temple

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Creamware

Pair of Massive Whieldon Type, Lead-Glazed Creamware Dishes
Pair of Massive Whieldon Type, Lead-Glazed Creamware Dishes

Pair of Massive Whieldon Type, Lead-Glazed Creamware Dishes

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Downingtown, PA

A remarkable pair of two massive moulded Whieldon type dishes with a tortoiseshell and green sponged decoration.

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Pottery

Pair of French Creamware Pottery Vases Mounted As Lamps
Pair of French Creamware Pottery Vases Mounted As Lamps

Pair of French Creamware Pottery Vases Mounted As Lamps

Located in Essex, MA

Each with two lights and urn shape body with handles with gladiator heads , square socle and faux marble base.

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1820s French Neoclassical Antique Creamware

Wedgwood Reticulated Creamware Plates in a Set of Six.
Wedgwood Reticulated Creamware Plates in a Set of Six.

Wedgwood Reticulated Creamware Plates in a Set of Six.

By Wedgwood

Located in Downingtown, PA

The Wedgwood plain-undecorated plates are of circular form with openwork shaped rims. Impressed: Wedgewood.

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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Creamware

Creamware Large Jug Decorated with Farm Buildings and Farm Animals
Creamware Large Jug Decorated with Farm Buildings and Farm Animals

Creamware Large Jug Decorated with Farm Buildings and Farm Animals

Located in Downingtown, PA

English creamware large jug decorated with farm buildings and farm animals, Staffordshire or

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1780s English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Pottery

A Liverpool American-Market Creamware Jug with an American Frigate
A Liverpool American-Market Creamware Jug with an American Frigate

A Liverpool American-Market Creamware Jug with an American Frigate

Located in Downingtown, PA

On the reverse the Proscribed Patriots of America, Dated 1804. The creamware jug is printed and

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19th Century British George III Antique Creamware

Mint Green Creamware Fruit Bowl with Oak Leaf Design in
Mint Green Creamware Fruit Bowl with Oak Leaf Design in

Mint Green Creamware Fruit Bowl with Oak Leaf Design in

By Don Pottery 1

Located in Katonah, NY

An early 19th century Don Pottery green glazed creamware fruit bowl in a wonderful mint green color

Category

Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Creamware

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Crazy Cow Antique Creamware Dishes England circa 1810
Pair of Crazy Cow Antique Creamware Dishes England circa 1810

Pair of Crazy Cow Antique Creamware Dishes England circa 1810

By Minton

Located in Katonah, NY

1810, the pearl-glazed creamware dishes are hand-painted in bright colors featuring a dragon-like

Category

Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Creamware

Materials

Pearlware

Antique Wedgwood Creamware Vase Slip Decorated Made England Circa 1810
Antique Wedgwood Creamware Vase Slip Decorated Made England Circa 1810

Antique Wedgwood Creamware Vase Slip Decorated Made England Circa 1810

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

rouletting checkered in midnight brown and white. The vase's body is made of pearlware, a type of creamware

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Creamware

Materials

Pearlware

A Pair of Green Creamware Sauce Tureens with Oak Leaf Design
A Pair of Green Creamware Sauce Tureens with Oak Leaf Design

A Pair of Green Creamware Sauce Tureens with Oak Leaf Design

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of early 19th century green glazed Creamware sauce tureens with attached stands and stock

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19th Century English Antique Creamware

A Rare & Important Wood Family Creamware Figure of a Stag
A Rare & Important Wood Family Creamware Figure of a Stag

A Rare & Important Wood Family Creamware Figure of a Stag

Located in Downingtown, PA

The stag with light brown coat revealing patches of white on her neck and eye, modelled recumbent with one foreleg draped over the side of the base, the green waisted base surrounded...

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Creamware

Materials

Pottery

A Group of 9 Arcaded Creamware Plates in Bright Colors
A Group of 9 Arcaded Creamware Plates in Bright Colors

A Group of 9 Arcaded Creamware Plates in Bright Colors

Located in Katonah, NY

A group of 9 decorative, colorful, early 19th century Staffordshire dishes for the wall or the table. Each of the dishes have orange, green or yellow borders and are accented with a ...

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19th Century British Antique Creamware

Materials

Pearlware

Creamware Mochaware Pitcher Decorated with Cable and Dot Decoration, England
Creamware Mochaware Pitcher Decorated with Cable and Dot Decoration, England

Creamware Mochaware Pitcher Decorated with Cable and Dot Decoration, England

Located in Katonah, NY

A mochaware pitcher with cable and trailed dot decoration was made in England, circa 1810. The center section of this pitcher is colored with vivid orange slip. This orange slip is ...

Category

Early 19th Century English Country Antique Creamware

Materials

Earthenware

Set of 12 Wedgwood Creamware Dishes and  two Platters, 18th Century
Set of 12 Wedgwood Creamware Dishes and  two Platters, 18th Century

Set of 12 Wedgwood Creamware Dishes and two Platters, 18th Century

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

Set of Wedgwood creamware dishes made in the 18th century with a border in the distinctive

Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Creamware

Materials

Earthenware

Wedgwood Pearlware Creamware Nautilus Scallop Shell Butter Pats, Set of Eight
Wedgwood Pearlware Creamware Nautilus Scallop Shell Butter Pats, Set of Eight

Wedgwood Pearlware Creamware Nautilus Scallop Shell Butter Pats, Set of Eight

By Wedgwood

Located in Philadelphia, PA

a creamware body, known as pearlware and made by Wedgwood from circa 1861-1887, the pieces have an

Category

Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Creamware

Materials

Pearlware

English Creamware Sauce Tureen, Cover and Stand with the Original Ladle.
English Creamware Sauce Tureen, Cover and Stand with the Original Ladle.

English Creamware Sauce Tureen, Cover and Stand with the Original Ladle.

By John Turner

Located in Downingtown, PA

, Probably John Turner, Circa 1785-90. A rare English creamware sauce tureen with cover, stand

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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Creamware

Leeds Pottery Pierced Creamware Set of Ten Plates (9 3/4" Diameter)
Leeds Pottery Pierced Creamware Set of Ten Plates (9 3/4" Diameter)

Leeds Pottery Pierced Creamware Set of Ten Plates (9 3/4" Diameter)

Located in Austin, TX

A set of ten Leeds Pottery (9 3/4" diameter) pierced cream ware (or creamware) plates from the

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Creamware

A Pair of Spode Creamware Sauce Tureens with Stands and Ladles
A Pair of Spode Creamware Sauce Tureens with Stands and Ladles

A Pair of Spode Creamware Sauce Tureens with Stands and Ladles

By Spode

Located in Katonah, NY

Spode's pattern #2605 with bands of green roses alternating with brown cross stitch hatching One of the ladles is pierced (see image #8)

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19th Century English Antique Creamware

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Oval English Neale & Co. Creamware Sea Shell-Decorated Dishes
Pair of Oval English Neale & Co. Creamware Sea Shell-Decorated Dishes

Pair of Oval English Neale & Co. Creamware Sea Shell-Decorated Dishes

By Neale & Co.

Located in Downingtown, PA

The lead glazed moulded earthenware with a puce printed design of sea shells and sea weed with a similarly colored painted feathered rim in puce and remains of original gold enhancem...

Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Pottery

A Set of Dishes: Early 19th Century Sewell Creamware Pottery Dinner Service
A Set of Dishes: Early 19th Century Sewell Creamware Pottery Dinner Service

A Set of Dishes: Early 19th Century Sewell Creamware Pottery Dinner Service

By Saint Anthony Pottery

Located in Katonah, NY

A creamware dinner service decorated on the border with an elegant brown painted necklace design

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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Creamware

Wedgwood Pearlware Creamware Nautilus Clam Shell Sauce Dishes, a Set of Four
Wedgwood Pearlware Creamware Nautilus Clam Shell Sauce Dishes, a Set of Four

Wedgwood Pearlware Creamware Nautilus Clam Shell Sauce Dishes, a Set of Four

By Wedgwood

Located in Philadelphia, PA

creamware body, known as pearlware and made by Wedgwood from circa 1861-1887, the pieces have an opaque

Category

Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Creamware

Materials

Pearlware

A Remarkable Massive English Lead Glazed Creamware Pottery Punch Pot and Cover,
A Remarkable Massive English Lead Glazed Creamware Pottery Punch Pot and Cover,

A Remarkable Massive English Lead Glazed Creamware Pottery Punch Pot and Cover,

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Downingtown, PA

The massive Whieldon-type lead glazed punch pot and cover is of a heroic size. The spherical is sponged in manganese underglaze oxide and the body with well defined applied grape ...

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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Creamware

Don Pottery Shell Shaped Botanical Dish
Don Pottery Shell Shaped Botanical Dish

Don Pottery Shell Shaped Botanical Dish

By Don Pottery 1

Located in Katonah, NY

A beautiful white flowered prenanthes is hand-painted on this shell shaped creamware dish. A

Category

1810s English Regency Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware, Earthenware

19th Century Belgium Patisserie Stand
19th Century Belgium Patisserie Stand

19th Century Belgium Patisserie Stand

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Belgium creamware patisserie stand dating from the 19th century.

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19th Century Belgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

19th Century Belgium Patisserie Stand
19th Century Belgium Patisserie Stand

19th Century Belgium Patisserie Stand

Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Belgium creamware patisserie stand dating from the 19th century.

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19th Century Belgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Pair of Wedgwood Round Baskets and Stands with Pink Trim
Pair of Wedgwood Round Baskets and Stands with Pink Trim

Pair of Wedgwood Round Baskets and Stands with Pink Trim

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

This pair of Wedgwood creamware baskets has hand woven pink decoration and arcaded pink edged

Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware, Earthenware, Pottery

18th Century Whieldon-Type Green-Glazed Sauceboats with Remains of Original Gilt
18th Century Whieldon-Type Green-Glazed Sauceboats with Remains of Original Gilt

18th Century Whieldon-Type Green-Glazed Sauceboats with Remains of Original Gilt

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Downingtown, PA

cartouche. Provenance: New York Collection of Creamware. Dimensions: Length 7 inches x length 3 1/2

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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Antique Tortoiseshell Whieldon Ware Dishes Made in England circa 1765
Antique Tortoiseshell Whieldon Ware Dishes Made in England circa 1765

Antique Tortoiseshell Whieldon Ware Dishes Made in England circa 1765

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Katonah, NY

as Whieldon ware. Tortoiseshell ware is 18th century creamware that is decorated under the glaze by

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Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Sunderland Lustre Mug Grand Union Oddfellows Arms Dixon and Co c1815
Sunderland Lustre Mug Grand Union Oddfellows Arms Dixon and Co c1815

Sunderland Lustre Mug Grand Union Oddfellows Arms Dixon and Co c1815

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Sunderland Lustre Creamware Mug Decorated For The Grand Union Oddfellows Arms Date : 1813

Category

1810s British Regency Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Mochaware Large Barrel Shaped Pitcher
Mochaware Large Barrel Shaped Pitcher

Mochaware Large Barrel Shaped Pitcher

Located in Katonah, NY

A large mochaware barrel shaped pitcher made of pearl-glazed creamware in the early 19th century

Category

1830s English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Mochaware Mug with Slip Decoration Made in England, circa 1820
Mochaware Mug with Slip Decoration Made in England, circa 1820

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

Category

1820s English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Pair of Large 19th Century Mixed Earths Apt Ware Vases
Pair of Large 19th Century Mixed Earths Apt Ware Vases

Pair of Large 19th Century Mixed Earths Apt Ware Vases

By Apt

Located in Katonah, NY

creamware (faience Fine) handles have lion's head terminals covered in a faint yellow glaze traditional to

Category

1840s French Neoclassical Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware, Earthenware

Antique Platter Wedgwood & Co. Elephant and Pagodas
Antique Platter Wedgwood & Co. Elephant and Pagodas

Antique Platter Wedgwood & Co. Elephant and Pagodas

By Wedgwood

Located in Katonah, NY

A large octagonal creamware platter painted in Pratt colors showing a scene with an elephant and

Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Wedgwood Cream Ware Sectioned Condiment Serving Dishes
Wedgwood Cream Ware Sectioned Condiment Serving Dishes

Wedgwood Cream Ware Sectioned Condiment Serving Dishes

By Wedgwood

Located in Downingtown, PA

Two Wedgwood cream ware sectioned condiment serving dishes, circa 1780-1800. The oval sectioned cream ware baskets with unusual chocolate-coloring to the top edge of each of the ...

Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Antique Mochaware Mug Decorated with "Trees"
Antique Mochaware Mug Decorated with "Trees"

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 decorated with vertical tree-like dendritic designs. The "trees" rise from a horizontal den...

Category

Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

A set of 20 Wedgwood Leaf Pattern Desserts
A set of 20 Wedgwood Leaf Pattern Desserts

A set of 20 Wedgwood Leaf Pattern Desserts

Located in Katonah, NY

This popular Wedgwood dish shows a single painted pink leaf ending in yellow and green over a lighter yellow border. Wedgwood made this pattern in a variety of colors including whit...

Category

19th Century English Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Teal and Orange Mug
Teal and Orange Mug

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 as it goes up. Made in England, circa 1820, this mug was decorated with slip in broa...

Category

1820s English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Mochaware Mug with Seaweed Decoration
Mochaware Mug with Seaweed Decoration

Mochaware Mug with Seaweed Decoration

Located in Katonah, NY

Made in England circa 1810, this exquisite mug is decorated with two orange-colored slip bands. Each band is decorated with midnight brown "seaweed" over the slip. The orange bands a...

Category

Early 19th Century English Other Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Antique Mocha Ware Jug
Antique Mocha Ware Jug

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

Category

1830s English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Antique Mocha Ware Mug with Double Cable 'Earthworm' Decoration
Antique Mocha Ware Mug with Double Cable 'Earthworm' Decoration

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 cables trailing marbled slip decoration: one white and dark brown, the other white...

Category

1830s English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware, Earthenware

Mocha Ware Collection
Mocha Ware Collection

Mocha Ware Collection

Sold|$18,350 / set

Mocha Ware Collection

Located in Katonah, NY

A collection of outstanding English Mochaware mugs and pitchers. The four mugs and three pitchers represent a variety of design which shows the individuality of Mochaware. Every piec...

Category

Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Antique Mochaware Pottery Jug Decorated with Slip
Antique Mochaware Pottery Jug Decorated with Slip

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 been applied with a three chambered cup. During the process the quills were sometimes ...

Category

Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Small Brown Mochaware Mug Made in England, circa 1820
Small Brown Mochaware Mug Made in England, circa 1820

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 diamonds and bands of brown slip. The piece has a surprisingly modern look considerin...

Category

19th Century English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

Antique Mochaware Mug
Antique Mochaware Mug

Antique Mochaware Mug

Located in Katonah, NY

Every piece of Mochaware is unique. Decorated with a three color cable pattern of dark brown, light brown, and white slip this mug is a small gem! Made in England circa 1820 it would...

Category

Early 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

British Pottery Solid Agate Pecten Shell Teapot and Cover, circa 1755-1760
British Pottery Solid Agate Pecten Shell Teapot and Cover, circa 1755-1760

British Pottery Solid Agate Pecten Shell Teapot and Cover, circa 1755-1760

Located in Downingtown, PA

British Pottery solid agate Pecten shell teapot and cover, circa 1755-1760. The lead-glazed light cream and red agateware pottery teapot is molded in the form of a pecten shell w...

Category

Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Large Wedgwood Platter Imari Colors with Floral Decorations England Circa 1840
Large Wedgwood Platter Imari Colors with Floral Decorations England Circa 1840

Large Wedgwood Platter Imari Colors with Floral Decorations England Circa 1840

By Wedgwood

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...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Creamware

Materials

Creamware

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Antique Creamware For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique creamware you’re looking for. An antique creamware — often made from ceramic, earthenware and creamware — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique creamware — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique creamware, those designed in Neoclassical, Georgian and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique creamware over the years, but those crafted by Wedgwood, Creil et Montereau and Choisy-le-Roi are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Creamware?

Prices for an antique creamware can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $60 and can go as high as $29,600, while the average can fetch as much as $1,920.

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.