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Porcelain Piggy Bank by Bovey Pottery
Porcelain Piggy Bank by Bovey Pottery

Porcelain Piggy Bank by Bovey Pottery

By Bovey Pottery

Located in San Diego, CA

Whimsical porcelain piggy bank by Bovey Pottery of Devon, England, circa 1930s.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Porcelain

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Leaf & Dandelion Majolica Bowl
Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Leaf & Dandelion Majolica Bowl

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Leaf & Dandelion Majolica Bowl

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Holdcroft established the Sunderland Pottery at Daisy Bank, Longton in 1870, producing mainly majolica glazed wares for export to America and Australia.

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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Earthenware

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Flying Crane Turquoise Plate
Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Flying Crane Turquoise Plate

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Flying Crane Turquoise Plate

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Holdcroft established the Sunderland Pottery at Daisy Bank, Longton in 1870, producing mainly majolica glazed wares for export to America and Australia. 8.5 in.

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Late 19th Century English Japonisme Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Earthenware

French Majolica Pottery Money Bank Circa 1900
French Majolica Pottery Money Bank Circa 1900

French Majolica Pottery Money Bank Circa 1900

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica Pottery Money Bank Circa 1900,

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Early 1900s French Country Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880
19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880

19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880

Located in Incline Village, NV

This recently came from an estate collection of pig still banks. A similar example is referenced as #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when co...

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1880s English Folk Art Antique Pottery Banks

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Stoneware

Newcastle Prattware Pottery Horse, Attributed to St. Anthony’s, Inscribed 1823
Newcastle Prattware Pottery Horse, Attributed to St. Anthony’s, Inscribed 1823

Newcastle Prattware Pottery Horse, Attributed to St. Anthony’s, Inscribed 1823

By Saint Anthony Pottery

Located in Downingtown, PA

Llewellynn Jewitt, The Ceramic Art of Great Britain, vol. 2 (London, 1878), St. Anthony’s Pottery. Historical Context St. Anthony’s Pottery stood on the north bank of the Tyne a few...

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1820s English Georgian Antique Pottery Banks

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Pearlware, Pottery

Newcastle Prattware Pottery Model of a Horse, St. Anthony's, circa 1810
Newcastle Prattware Pottery Model of a Horse, St. Anthony's, circa 1810

Newcastle Prattware Pottery Model of a Horse, St. Anthony's, circa 1810

By Saint Anthony Pottery

Located in Downingtown, PA

Prattware — named for Felix Pratt of Fenton in Staffordshire, though made across Staffordshire, Yorkshire, and the North East from about 1780 to 1840 — takes its distinctive palette ...

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

19th Century Staffordshire Cottage Bank
19th Century Staffordshire Cottage Bank

19th Century Staffordshire Cottage Bank

Located in High Point, NC

19th century Staffordshire pottery penny bank from England in the form of a cottage with flocked details.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

20th Century Sponge Ware Piggy Bank
20th Century Sponge Ware Piggy Bank

20th Century Sponge Ware Piggy Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fun fat pig piggy bank is in sponge ware and is in very good condition.Of course she is hand painted.

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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank
19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank

19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a very early stone ware glazed piggy bank from New England. This is a handmade piggy bank in very good condition.

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1870s American Folk Art Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by A. Biagioni, Circa 1925
"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by A. Biagioni, Circa 1925

"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by A. Biagioni, Circa 1925

Located in Incline Village, NV

Penny bank made by Italian Angelo Biagioni for the French market (see image with marking on the back of the chair), circa 1910. Biagioni, born in 1870, was a well known sculptor who ...

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1910s French Folk Art Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

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Antique English Pottery Weslyian Chapel Money Bank Dated 1839 Yorkshire
Antique English Pottery Weslyian Chapel Money Bank Dated 1839 Yorkshire

Antique English Pottery Weslyian Chapel Money Bank Dated 1839 Yorkshire

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Mexborough Yorkshire England, circa 1839 A fine and early Mexborough Po money box in the form of a Methodist chapel. The Chapel is flanked by two cherubs and is inscribed John H...

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1830s English Antique Pottery Banks

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Staffordshire Pottery Cottage Money Box-Bank, English, circa 1840
Staffordshire Pottery Cottage Money Box-Bank, English, circa 1840

Staffordshire Pottery Cottage Money Box-Bank, English, circa 1840

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A naive and charming money box in the form of a cottage made in Staffordshire England in, circa 1840 period.

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Pottery Banks

Prattware Grandfather's Clock Bank
Prattware Grandfather's Clock Bank

Prattware Grandfather's Clock Bank

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H 8.75 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in

Prattware Grandfather's Clock Bank

Located in New York, NY

a fine English pearlware pottery children's bank modeled as a grandfather clock flanked by a man and woman in period dress, underglaze Pratt colors

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

Wesleyan Chapel Money Box Mexborough Pottery Yorkshire Named William Lockel 1840
Wesleyan Chapel Money Box Mexborough Pottery Yorkshire Named William Lockel 1840

Wesleyan Chapel Money Box Mexborough Pottery Yorkshire Named William Lockel 1840

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

Dated: 1840 Mexbrough Yorkshire England Antique pottery money bank in the form of a Wesleyan Chapel located in Mexborough Yorkshire.

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1840s English Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

19TH C. HANDMADE AND PAINTED REDWARE POTTERY BANK
19TH C. HANDMADE AND PAINTED REDWARE POTTERY BANK

19TH C. HANDMADE AND PAINTED REDWARE POTTERY BANK

Located in Los Angeles, CA

PENNSYLVANIA REDWARE POTTERY BANK. ALL HANDMADE AND ORIGINAL PAINT. GOOD CONDITION WITH A MINOR CHIP IN BASE.

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19th Century American Antique Pottery Banks

Tole Monteith Bowl with Collection of Pottery Banks
Tole Monteith Bowl with Collection of Pottery Banks

Tole Monteith Bowl with Collection of Pottery Banks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Green French tole monteith style bowl filled with a collection of English hand painted pottery banks and fruits. The ten piece collection is made up of 6 fruit banks and 4 decorativ...

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19th Century Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

Pair of 19th c Pottery Piggy-bank
Pair of 19th c Pottery Piggy-bank

Pair of 19th c Pottery Piggy-bank

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H 4.73 in W 5.91 in

Pair of 19th c Pottery Piggy-bank

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Pair of 19th c Pottery Piggy-bank as doves

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19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Pottery Banks

American Pottery Pig Bank, Circa 1880's
American Pottery Pig Bank, Circa 1880's

American Pottery Pig Bank, Circa 1880's

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H 2.5 in W 2 in D 5 in

American Pottery Pig Bank, Circa 1880's

Located in Incline Village, NV

American pottery still bank in the shape of a pig, used for saving coins (usually pennies) to encourage children the importance of thrift.

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1880s American Folk Art Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

Majolica Pitcher, Bamboo Pattern, England, 1875
Majolica Pitcher, Bamboo Pattern, England, 1875

Majolica Pitcher, Bamboo Pattern, England, 1875

By Banks & Thorley Mfg.

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Majolica pitcher, bamboo pattern, England, 1875. Vibrantly glazed Japanese inspired design of bamboo fronds on basket weave ground. Manufactured by Banks & Thorley, Hanley, England, ...

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Late 19th Century English Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

French 19th Century Glazed Majolica Chicken Bank on Wicker Basket Style Base
French 19th Century Glazed Majolica Chicken Bank on Wicker Basket Style Base

French 19th Century Glazed Majolica Chicken Bank on Wicker Basket Style Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French glazed majolica chicken bank from the 19th century, with wicker style base. Created in France during the 19th century, this glazed majolica bank depicts a chicken laying on ...

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19th Century French Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Majolica

Circa 1900 Pottery Workshop Bank of Drawers
Circa 1900 Pottery Workshop Bank of Drawers

Circa 1900 Pottery Workshop Bank of Drawers

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H 33.47 in W 87.8 in D 17.92 in

Circa 1900 Pottery Workshop Bank of Drawers

Located in Cirencester, GB

Circa 1900 this vintage industrial bank of drawers was sourced from Quimper in Northern Brittany.

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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Steel

Orchies French Majolica Pottery Cat Head Figural Penny Bank
Orchies French Majolica Pottery Cat Head Figural Penny Bank

Orchies French Majolica Pottery Cat Head Figural Penny Bank

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A scarce antique French majolica figural penny bank in the form of a cat’s head, made at the Orchies pottery, circa 1890-1910.

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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Earthenware

Circa 1822-1841 English Flow Blue Stone China Plate by Swan Bank Pottery
Circa 1822-1841 English Flow Blue Stone China Plate by Swan Bank Pottery

Circa 1822-1841 English Flow Blue Stone China Plate by Swan Bank Pottery

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Flow blue stone china plate, 1822-1841, by Swan Bank pottery, England. The plate features "R. Hall's Select Views.

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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Staffordshire Dog Bank
19th Century Staffordshire Dog Bank

19th Century Staffordshire Dog Bank

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H 4.13 in W 4.75 in D 4 in

19th Century Staffordshire Dog Bank

Located in High Point, NC

19th century Staffordshire dog bank from England in black and white with hand painted decoration.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

Mid 19thC, Very Large SERVING PLATTER, Ironstone - Staffordshire, England
Mid 19thC, Very Large SERVING PLATTER, Ironstone - Staffordshire, England

Mid 19thC, Very Large SERVING PLATTER, Ironstone - Staffordshire, England

By Beech & Hancock

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

The distinctive black and grey printed pattern is called "Poppy" It was made by the firm of Beech & Hancock who operated the Swan Bank Pottery, Burslem Staffordshire, England betw...

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Ironstone, Pottery

Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank / Rare
Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank / Rare

Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank / Rare

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H 5 in W 6 in D 3.5 in

Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank / Rare

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This vintage sponge ware pottery pig bank sits on four legs and has a cork in the bottom of the bank.

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1910s American Country Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

19thc Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank
19thc Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank

19thc Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank

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H 5.5 in W 6 in D 3.5 in

19thc Sponge Ware Pottery Piggy Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

20Thc Blue & white sponge ware piggy bank from New England. The condition is very good with a cork in the base.

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1920s American Adirondack Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

Antique Sponge Ware Piggy Bank
Antique Sponge Ware Piggy Bank

Antique Sponge Ware Piggy Bank

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H 5.5 in W 3.5 in D 6 in

Antique Sponge Ware Piggy Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique sponge ware piggy bank in fine condition. Missing cork from base and in very good condition.

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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Bear and Drum Circus Theme Pitcher/Jug
Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Bear and Drum Circus Theme Pitcher/Jug

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Bear and Drum Circus Theme Pitcher/Jug

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Holdcroft established Sutherland Pottery at Daisy Bank, Langton, Staffordshire in 1870.

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Earthenware

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Graduated Sack and Rope Pitchers, S/3
Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Graduated Sack and Rope Pitchers, S/3

Joseph Holdcroft English Majolica Graduated Sack and Rope Pitchers, S/3

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A graduated set of three English majolica pitchers modeled as sacks with rope accents, Joseph Holdcroft for The Sutherland Pottery at Daisy Bank, Langton, Staffordshire, circa 1870.

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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Earthenware

Antique British Pottery Earthenware Money Bank Named and Dated
Antique British Pottery Earthenware Money Bank Named and Dated

Antique British Pottery Earthenware Money Bank Named and Dated

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

A rare and charming pottery money bank with a bird perched on top. The money box is inscribed " Maria Hopkins 1860" and "a present from Wm.Squire Bickerton.

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19th Century British Antique Pottery Banks

Danish Pottery Lion Bank
Danish Pottery Lion Bank

Danish Pottery Lion Bank

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H 5.5 in W 5.25 in D 2.25 in

Danish Pottery Lion Bank

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Ceramic coin bank in the form of a lion with a painted green base, Denmark (probably Bornholm), circa 1880. From a private collection.

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Late 19th Century Danish Other Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Blue Painted Redware Pottery Barrel Form Bank
19th Century Blue Painted Redware Pottery Barrel Form Bank

19th Century Blue Painted Redware Pottery Barrel Form Bank

Located in Essex, MA

A 19th century American blue painted red ware pottery barrel-form bank. With its beautiful color, patina and form, this ceramic coin bank is a beautiful decorative object which reads...

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1880s American Country Antique Pottery Banks

Materials

Pottery

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Antique Pottery Banks For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique pottery banks is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique pottery banks — often made from ceramic, pottery and earthenware — can elevate any home. Antique pottery banks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique pottery banks to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art and Victorian antique pottery banks are of considerable interest. Many antique pottery banks are appealing in their simplicity, but Banks & Thorley Mfg., Bovey Pottery and George Mottley produced popular antique pottery banks that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Pottery Banks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $750, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $4,240 highest priced.

Questions About Antique Pottery Banks

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To tell if pottery is antique, first look for any identifying marks. Usually, you will notice them on the bottom of the piece. If you locate one, you can use an authoritative resource to determine the maker. Then, you can research the pattern and shape to determine an approximate date. Pottery made over 100 years ago is generally considered an antique. Find a range of expertly vetted antique pottery on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    To tell if your Japanese pottery is antique, look for markings, which usually appear on the bottoms of pieces. If you see the word "Nippon," your piece was likely produced between 1891 and 1921, making it an antique. Pieces marked with the words "made in occupied Japan" originated between 1945 and 1952 and are vintage, based on their age. A "made in Japan" marking may indicate a vintage or contemporary piece. If you don't see any of these markings, consult trusted online resources to get a rough idea of when your pottery was produced. Any piece that dates back 100 years or more is antique. Should you encounter difficulty with the dating process, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Japanese pottery.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    To tell an antique Italian pottery apart from other pieces, do some research using trusted online resources. First, identify the maker by looking for marks on the bottom or interior. Once you know who produced your pottery, you can then explore the styles and types of pieces they produced over the years and use this information to estimate your piece's age. For pottery to be antique, it must be at least 100 years old. If you'd like assistance with the dating process, talk to a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a collection of antique Italian pottery on 1stDibs.