Bristol Delftware
18th-century Bristol Delftware Unusual Star Plate
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Bristol delftware plate has a charming whimsical design with sponged manganese and a central
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Materials
Delft, Faience
Bristol Delftware Set of Six Polychrome Chinoiserie Scalloped Plates, 1760
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wonderful set of six Bristol delftware polychrome Chinoiserie scalloped plates,
Redbank Back
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Rococo Dinner Plates
Materials
Delft
18th-Century English Polychrome Delftware Bowl, Bristol
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinoiserie English Polychrome Delftware bowl,
Bristol,
Circa 1760
The bowl with a depiction
Category
Antique 1760s English Georgian Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Dish Charger delftware Bristol blue white willow tree rocks Chinoiserie Trellis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
. Probably Bristol, third quarter of the 18th century.
diameter 34.5cm,, 13 1/2" height 4.5cm., 1 3/4"
Category
Antique 18th Century English George II Delft and Faience
Materials
Earthenware
H 1.78 in Dm 13.59 in
Plates Pair Biancosoprabianco Delft Redcliff Back Bristol Chinoiserie Polychrome
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming pair of plates with rare and desirable features of delftware; fluting, bianco-sopra-bianco
Category
Antique 18th Century English Baroque Delft and Faience
Materials
Pottery
H 0.99 in Dm 9.45 in
Pair Blue and White Delft Dishes or Plates Hand Painted England Circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
: for a very similar English delftware plate, see English Delftware in the Bristol Collection, by Frank
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Set of 4 Blue and White Delft Plates or Dishes Hand Painted 18th Century England
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
These exquisite hand-painted Delftware dishes, made in Bristol, England, circa 1760 and inspired by
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Decorative Dishes and Vide-...
Materials
Delft
Liverpool Delft Charger
Located in Austin, TX
centres of English delftware. Some of the wares produced at Liverpool are similar to those of Bristol and
Category
Antique 18th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Fazackerley Delft Charger Hand Painted Liverpool Polychrome Mid 18th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
on Fazakerley Delft, see "English Delftware in the Bristol Collection" by Frank Briton
and "Fair as
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Delft Charger, Coursing a Stag, English, circa 1710
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Tin glazed earthenware (Delftware) dish, in an unusual shape; elaborately and skillfully painted
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Delft Charger Hand Painted Polychrome Lambeth, London, England, circa 1750
By Lambeth High Street
Located in Katonah, NY
"English Delftware in the Bristol Collection" by Frank Britton, which features an image and detailed
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Delft
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Extra large Chinese Canton blue and white oval platter. 20.5" X 18" Good depth of 2.25" circa 1900. Very good antique condition.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
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17th - 18th century Dutch Delft Tiles - set of 4
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Materials
Delft, Oak
H 6.9 in W 6.9 in D 1.2 in
Chinoiserie Blue and White Porcelain Garden Stool
Located in Elkhart, IN
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USA, Late 20th Century
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Porcelain
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Antique English Staffordshire Transferware Serving Creamer Jug Pitcher
Located in Dayton, OH
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Porcelain
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Porcelain
Swedish 1830s Empire Style Painted and Upholstered Stool with Spindle Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Empire style painted wooden Curule stool from the mid-19th century, with spindle arms, X-form base and new upholstery. Created in Sweden during the first half of the 19th c...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Stools
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
H 21.25 in W 22.5 in D 16.5 in
Pair of Regency Bristol Blue Glass Cups or Vases
Located in London, GB
A decorative pair of late Georgian hand-blown Bristol blue glass rinsers.
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By Wedgwood
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare & Important Antique English Large Wedgwood Queensware (Creamware) Centerpiece with influences by Robert Adam represented by the swags and festoons modelled on the exterior of th...
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
H 4.5 in W 15 in D 9 in
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Classic Modern Mahogany, Brass and Cane Bench or Stool
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in St. Louis, MO
This elegant stool, bench or ottoman was designed by Edward Wormley for the Dunbar Furniture Company in 1950, model number 5006A. This stool, based on the Ancient Roman Curule seat ...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
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Brass
H 17.13 in W 21 in D 16.63 in
English Blue and White Chinoiserie Plate
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Serving Pieces
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English Bristol Delftware Blue Dash Pottery Charger with an Equestrian Figure
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
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Provenance: Private collection New York
Literature: Frank Britton, English Delftware in the Bristol
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Antique 1680s English Ceramics
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Ceramic, Pottery
English Delftware Farmyard Plate with Figure of a Rooster
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A strongly decorated Bristol delftware tin glaze cockerel plate from the early 18th century.
The
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Antique 1720s British Dinner Plates
English Delftware Charger Polychrome Colors Bristol Works, 18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Dated: 1750 Bristol England
A Fine example of a Bristol polychrome colored delftware dish from
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Antique 1750s English Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Delft, Pottery
Bristol Pottery Delftware Plate Decorated in Polychrome with Peacock in a Tree
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A highly decorative delftware polychrome plate decorated with a peacock perched somewhat comically
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dinner Plates
English Delftware Polychrome Decorated Peacock Farmhouse Plate
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A rare sized Bristol Delft Pottery Farmhouse plate made in circa 1735. The plate is vibrantly
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Ceramics
Materials
Delft, Pottery
Antique English Polychrome Decorated Delftware Pancake Shape Plate
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A rare English earthenware delftware "pancake shaped" plate decorated in polychrome colours with
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Dinner Plates
18th Century English Delftware Pottery Polychrome Decorated Plate with Peacock
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
English delftware pottery polychrome decorated simple plate with a peacock, Bristol delftworks
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Antique 1720s English Ceramics
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Delft, Pottery
Pair of English Delftware Polychrome Decorated Chargers of Exceptional Quality
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
mid-18th century. Bristol, England, 1750.
Literature: Re. Page 195 DELFTWARE (The Collection in the
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Antique 1750s English Ceramics
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Ceramic, Pottery
Antique English Pottery Delftware Dish With Swans on Lake C1750
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique English pottery polychrome delftware dish strikingly decorated with two swans. Liverpool or
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery
English Period Delftware Wall Pocket Probably Liverpool, Mid-18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A bluish-white tin-glazed earthenware pottery delftware wall pocket with modeled decorative
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Antique 1750s English Pottery
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Pair of English Blue and White Delftware Pottery Chargers, Mid-18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Pair of English blue and white delftware pottery chargers in the chinoiserie style mid-18th century
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Antique 1750s English Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Delft, Pottery
English Delftware Blue Dash Border Adam and Eve Charger Late 17th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Dated: circa 1680 Bristol England
English delftware blue dash border charger showing Adam and
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Antique 17th Century English Delft and Faience
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Delft
English Pottery Blue Dash Charger with King William on Horseback 17th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
English delftware polychrome blue dash border charger with the image of the monarch King William
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Antique 1690s English Ceramics
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Ceramic, Delft, Pottery
A Pair of English Delftware Dishes with Distinctive Orange Diaper
By Bristol Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Delft and Faience
A Large English Delftware Punch Bowl
Located in Downingtown, PA
London or Bristol.
The bowl is fully decorated in blue and white with stylized flowers and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Georgian Serving Bowls
An English (probably Bristol) Blue and White Delft Charger
Located in Katonah, NY
Chinese inspired design.
The boom time for English delftware manufacture was between 1740 and 1765
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Rare Antique English Delft Polychrome Decorated Bud Vase
By Lambeth High Street
Located in Katonah, NY
A rare small English mid-18th century delftware vase probably Lambeth or Bristol, painted in a
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Antique 1740s English Rococo Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
An 18th Century Antique Blue and White Dublin Delft Platter
Located in Katonah, NY
(for an image see Peter Francis "Irish Delftware" figure 13)
The delft factories in Dublin in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Platters and Serveware
Materials
Delft
Pair Delft Blue and White Chargers Made circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this pair of Bristol Delft Blue and White chargers showing a waterside
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Antique 1770s English Chinoiserie Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Antique 18C Famille Rose Encre de Chine Bianco Sopra Bianco Dish
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
also used to describe this technique on English mid to late 18th century Lambeth and Bristol tin-glazed
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
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Porcelain
Antique Delft Blue and White Possett Pot
Located in Katonah, NY
: English Delftware in the Bristol Collection pgs 70 and 71.
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Rococo Tableware
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Delft
Blue and White Delft Flower Brick
Located in Katonah, NY
similar design in polychrome colors see: English Delftware in the Bristol Collection by Frank Britton page
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Delft and Faience
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Delft
18th Century English Bristol Delftware Marbled Landscape Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming English delftware plate, Bristol, circa mid-18th century. A blue on white landscape seen
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Delft and Faience
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Delft
Antique 18th Century English Bristol Delftware Pottery Urn or Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 18th century English delftware pottery urn or footed vase.
With rich blue and white
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Urns
Materials
Delft
18th Century English Bristol Delftware Blue and White Deep Charger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming English delftware charger, deep with a raised rim, Bristol, circa mid-18th century. A
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
18th Century English Bristol Delftware Blue and Deep Manganese Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming English delftware plate, Bristol, circa mid-18th century. A blue on white landscape
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
18th Century English Bristol Delftware Blue and Manganese Shallow Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming English delftware shallow bowl or deep plate, Bristol, circa mid-18th century. A blue
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
Pair of Bristol Dishes Made in England, circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
English pottery and porcelain going back to the mid-18th century production of Bristol delftware and
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Antique Early 19th Century English Country Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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Pearlware
Rare Bristol Delft Pottery Apothecary Pill Slab, 17th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique Bristol delft apothecary pill slab hand painted in blue and white with arms
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Antique 1680s English Baroque Pottery
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Delft
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H 7.88 in W 7.49 in D 0.4 in
Antique Bristol Delft Charger Painted in Polychrome Colors circa 1760
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this lovely mid-18th century Bristol Delft charger with the well painted
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Delft and Faience
Materials
Delft
18th Century English Delft Blue Tin-Glazed Tiles, Mixed Set of Six
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An assembled set of six, hand-painted, 18th century English delft blue tiles. English delftware is
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Antique 18th Century English Dutch Colonial Architectural Elements
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Earthenware
Antique English Delftware Pottery Plate, Probably Bristol
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A rare antique English delftware plate probably made in Bristol. The plate is decorated with a
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Antique 17th Century English George III Dinner Plates
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Delft, Pottery
Attractive Manganese and Polychrome Delft Bristol Temple Backplate, circa 1745
By Bristol Porcelain
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
property in Bristol in Temple Back and began making delftware. The pottery was probably originally started
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Antique 1740s English George II Delft and Faience
Materials
Porcelain
English Mid-18th Century Delftware Plate Bristol Pottery
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine antique English delftware pottery pancake shaped plate brightly decorated with leaves
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Antique Mid-18th Century English More Dining and Entertaining
Antique Period English Delftware Pottery Charger Bristol, Mid-18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine delftware pottery charger with chinoiserie inspired decoration of a temple, fence, rocky
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Delft, Pottery
English Delftware Farm Plate with Peacock in Tree, Bristol circa 1725
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique English delftware "Farmyard Series earthenware plate decorated with a well coloured peacock
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Antique 1720s British Dinner Plates
English Delftware Royal Portrait Charger of William 111, Brislington Bristol E
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Rare English delftware pottery charger with portrait of King William 111. The bust length crowned
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Antique Late 17th Century English More Dining and Entertaining
H 13.75 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
English Delftware Adam and Eve Charger with blue dash border Bristol Pottery
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique early 18th century delftware charger from the Bristol Pottery.
The charger is decorated in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dinner Plates
English Delftware Plate Dated 1727 with the Initials "H.L". Bristol or London
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A rare and unusual English delftware dish with a well executed blue image of a forlorn shepherd
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Antique Early 18th Century Pottery
H 8.25 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
Antique English Delftware
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
A large and very rare mid 18th century Bristol pottery punch bowl decorated in the chinoiserie
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Pottery
English Delftware Shaving Bowl, 1735
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Early 18th century English blue and white delftware shaving bowl profusely decorated with the
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Delft and Faience
English Delftware Pottery Polychrome Decorated Dish
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A good English polychrome decorated delftware plate or dish from the early 18th century probably
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Antique Early 18th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
Antique Period English Delftware Polychrome Tulip Charger C1700
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique period delftware pottery charger well decorated with a tulip in polychrome colours
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dinner Plates
English Delftware Charger Polychrome Colors Mid 18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Porcelain
English Delftware Plate Initialed "CIA" and Dated 1738
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine antique delftware pottery plate decorated in blue and white with initials CIA and the date
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Dinner Plates
Set of four English pottery delftware manganese colour decorated plates
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A rare set of 18th century delftware pottery plates with floral and leaf decoration in manganese
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dinner Plates
English delftware charger 18th century decorated with a blue sponged border
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
English delftware charger 18th century decorated with a blue sponged border and tulip motif
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery
English delftware plate in polychrome with image of a swan c1735
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A Fine delftware plate hand decorated in polychrome colours with a swan in a rural lakeland setting
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dinner Plates
Englsih Delftware Pottery Blue Dash Charger of King William and Queen Mary
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A fine English delftware pottery double Royal portrait of King William and Queen Mary blue dash
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Antique Late 17th Century British Dinner Plates
Antique English pottery Delft Flower vase 17th century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A very rare antique English pottery delftware flower vase decorated in blue with insects and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Vases
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Bristol Delftware For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic bristol delftware available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, earthenware and delft, every bristol delftware was constructed with great care. A bristol delftware made by Rococo designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bristol delftware over the years, but those crafted by Delft are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Bristol Delftware?
The average selling price for a bristol delftware at 1stDibs is $2,100, while they’re typically $830 on the low end and $5,900 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass 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.
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