A Worcester (Barr, Flight & Barr) Twenty-Eight Piece Part Dessert Service
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Worcester (Barr, Flight & Barr) Porcelain Floral Painted and Gilt Vermicule Ground Part Dessert Service, Painted by William Billingsley.
Porcelain
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H 5.25 in Dm 6 in
Derby Pair of Cache Pots, Yellow, Flowers by William Billingsley, ca 1795
By William Billingsly, Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of cache pots made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The pair is decorated in bright canary or "Scarsdale" yellow and a white band with large flowers painted by ...
Porcelain
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H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
Pinxton Tea Service, Monochrome Orange Japanese Style Blood & Milk, ca 1800
By William Billingsly
Located in London, GB
We have two more trios available from this service, please see separate listings. The Pinxton Porcelain factory was started by William Billingsley and John Coke in 1796.
Porcelain
Cup & Saucer decorated with bluebells. Nantgarw C1815.
By Nantgarw China Works
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
The Nantgarw porcelain factory was established in Nantgarw, Wales, in 1813 by William Billingsley, a talented porcelain painter, and Samuel Walker, a businessman.
Porcelain
Handsome Derby plate, Billingsley type flowers, c. 1790
By Derby
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Derby plate with spiral fluted rim, superbly painted with a central large group of flowers, including pink rose and various poppies, in the manner of William Billingsley, the rim wit...
Enamel, Gold Leaf
A Pair of Early 19th Century English Porcelain Ice Pails
By Billingsley
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of white and gilt porcelain fruit coolers (ice pails), covers and liners with elegant gilded bamboo shaped finials and handles. Ice pails were commonly placed on the dining r...
Porcelain
Billingsley, Spode Copeland, English Pink Rose Embossed, Porcelain Plates 1920
By Billingsley
Located in Worcester Park, GB
* The pattern is named after William Billingsley, an important English porcelain artist. * The plates feature a hand-painted pink rose with green leaves in the center and an int...
Porcelain
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H 1.86 in Dm 7.29 in
Worcester Porcelain Barr, Flight & Barr Shell Dessert Dish William Billingsley
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
Heading : Worcester porcelain barr, Flight & Barr Shell Dish - William Billingsley Date : 1808 - 1813 Period : George III Marks : Impressed BFB and crown mark; stamped with crown,...
Porcelain
Spode "Billingsley Rose" 2 Side plates, Pink rose, Embossed Scalloped, c.1920
By Copeland Spode
Located in Worcester Park, GB
These plates are part of the Spode’s Jewel line, a special series known for its raised, lace-like embossed border and romantic floral motifs. The Billingsley Rose pattern features a ...
Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Ice Pail and/or Iced Cream and Fruit Cooler Made England
By Billingsley
Located in Katonah, NY
Background of William Billingsly: William Billingsley was an influential painter of porcelain in several English porcelain factories.
Porcelain
Pair of Coalport Porcelain Dishes in the Money Tree Pattern England Circa 1820
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
The factory later employed the celebrated porcelain painter William Billingsley and benefited from technical knowledge associated with the Nantgarw works, contributing to Coalport's ...
Porcelain
Flight Barr & Barr Berry Bowl, Roses and Thistles by W. Billingsley, 1813
By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester, William Billingsly, Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
Billingsley painted at Barr Flight & Barr between 1808 and 1810, and worked until about 1813 at the factory to improve the porcelain recipe, while still painting now and then.
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H 0.75 in Dm 8.15 in
Barr Flight & Barr Plate, Gilt Vermiculé, Flowers by W. Billingsley, ca 1809 (3)
By William Billingsly, Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
During the late 18th and entire 19th Century they were among the leaders of china production, producing exceptionally finely painted and sculpted forms. William Billingsley was a br...
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H 0.75 in Dm 8.15 in
Barr Flight & Barr Plate, Gilt Vermiculé, Flowers by W. Billingsley, ca 1809 (2)
By William Billingsly, Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
During the late 18th and entire 19th Century they were among the leaders of china production, producing exceptionally finely painted and sculpted forms. William Billingsley was a br...
Porcelain
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H 0.75 in Dm 8.15 in
Barr Flight & Barr Plate, Flowers by W. Billingsley, Gilt Vermiculé, ca 1809 (1)
By William Billingsly, Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
During the late 18th and entire 19th Century they were among the leaders of china production, producing exceptionally finely painted and sculpted forms. William Billingsley was a br...
Porcelain
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H 0.75 in Dm 8.75 in
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Plate, Cobalt Blue, Gilt and Billingsley Roses, 1907
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in London, GB
The plate has a deep cobalt or mazarine blue ground with rich gilt decorations, green garlands and some finely painted Billingsley roses in the centre. The Derby Porcelain factory...
Porcelain
Swansea Breakfast Cup, Regency Shape with Birds and Flowers, Regency 1817-1820
By Swansea Porcelain
Located in London, GB
The Swansea pottery made beautiful porcelain for only a few short years, when it put the famous William Billingsley in charge.
Porcelain
Pinxton Teacup Trio, Monochrome Orange Japanese Style, ca 1800 (1)
By William Billingsly
Located in London, GB
Billingsley was trained and then worked at Derby before setting up his own factory; his interest was not only in decorating, but in developing the finest porcelain ever made.
Porcelain
Flight Barr & Barr Worcester Dessert Plate 'Billingsley Style Roses'
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A good Flight Barr & Barr Worcester Dessert Plate, painted in polychrome enamels enriched with gilt. The central gilt harebell medallion enclosed by a sky blue surround within a bord...
Porcelain
Romantic Coffee Cup, Pink Billingsley Roses, Regency 1820-1825
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
The set is potted in very fine and white porcelain. It is decorated with a famous pattern of large "Billingsley" roses and gilt foliage; this pattern was used by many factories and I...
Porcelain
Derby Plate, Camden Service, William Billingsley Roses on Green, 1795
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare plate from the famous "Earl of Camden" service made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The service was painted with typical English roses by William Billings...
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H 1.6 in W 8.65 in D 7.9 in
Derby Square Dish, Camden Service, William Billingsley Roses on Green, 1795
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare square dish from the famous "Earl of Camden" service made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The service was painted with typical English roses by William Bi...
Porcelain
Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.
Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.
Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.
Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during 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 stronger than ceramic because it is denser.
On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.
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