Scottish Thistle Royal Chelsea Porcelain Plate
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful hand-painted and gold Scottish thistle royal Chelsea plate.
Antique 19th Century British Porcelain
Porcelain
Scottish Thistle Royal Chelsea Porcelain Plate
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful hand-painted and gold Scottish thistle royal Chelsea plate.
Porcelain
Five English Porcelain Claret Ground Plate, Chelsea, circa 1765
Located in New York, NY
Painted with birds in flight within three gilt rocaille cornucopia-shaped cartouches radiating from the center of the plate and reserved on the pale-claret ground further gilt with r...
Porcelain
$600 / set
Set of Twelve Spode Red Bird Plates
By Copeland Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of Twelve Spode Red Bird Plates. English glazed earthenware plates in Chelsea pheasant pattern with birds in varied poses with scalloped edge and raised floral border.
Earthenware
Antique Chelsea Derby Porcelain Plate England Ca. 1775 18th Century Hand-Painted
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
Marks:The reverse of the plate is marked with the Chelsea-Derby anchor mark and the letter "D," which was in use from 1769 to 1784.
Porcelain
Antique Chelsea Porcelain Damasked or Molded Octagonal Plate with Butterfly
By Chelsea Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain plate. By the Chelsea Porcelain Factory. Likely made in the 1750s during Chelsea's Red Anchor Period.
Porcelain
Set 3 Antique English Copeland Spode Chelsea Fantasy Bird Plates, circa 1910
By Copeland Spode
Located in London, GB
Set 3 Antique English copeland spode chelsea fantasy bird plates circa 1910. English Bone China Stamped Spode, Copeland, England to base.
Porcelain
A Pair of Pottery Plates in the "Old Chelsea" Pattern Made United States C. 1890
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of pottery plates in the "Old Chelsea" pattern features a vibrant central design of birds surrounded by pink, orange, and yellow roses, along with green leaves.
Pottery
Vintage Chelsea House Botanical Floral Print in Wood Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage Chelsea House botanical floral print beautifully combines timeless botanical illustration with classic decorative craftsmanship. Showcasing a vibrant study of blooming h...
Gold Plate
Art Deco English Chelsea Football Club Stamford Bridge Tantalus by Hukin & Heath
By Hukin & Heath
Located in Northampton, GB
Stamford Bridge opened in 1877, the stadium was used by London Athletic Club until 1905, when new owner Gus Mears founded Chelsea Football Club to occupy the ground; Chelsea have pla...
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Set of 12 Porcelain Chelsea Plates
Located in Kensington, MD
Hand Painted Porcelain Plates with Chelsea Bird Design
Porcelain
Chelsea Plate, Feather Moulded with Flowers, Red Anchor Mark, ca 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate made by Chelsea in circa 1755, which is known as the "Red Anchor" period of the factory.
Porcelain
Chelsea Red Anchor Period 'Hans Sloane' Type Plate
Located in Shakespeare, ON
Illustrated, Gardener 'Old Chelsea Plates Decorated with Sir Hans Sloane's Plants', Apollo Nov. 1939 figs.
Unavailable
H 1.25 in Dm 10.5 in
Set of Six English Copeland Spode Chelsea Bird Pattern Dinner Plates, Marked
By Copeland
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of six late 19th-early 20th century circa 1884-1929 English Copeland Spode red Chelsea bird pattern porcelain dinner plates with printed and impressed marks.
Porcelain
Plate with Coiled Phoenix, Chelsea, C1754
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A very fine plate, damasked with Gotzkowsky erhaben Blumen. Decorated after the Japanese with peonies and a coiled phoenix to the centre, using the Kakiemon palette. The coiled ph...
Porcelain
Pair of Bird Plates, Chelsea, circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of scalloped dessert plates, painted with bunches and sprays of flowers, with attractive naturalistic birds arranged around the outside. Red anchor mark.
Porcelain
Dessert Plate with Fancy Bird, Chelsea Gold Anchor, circa 1765
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fabulous dessert plate, molded with swirling leaves highlighted with blue and gilt; the centre with a fabulous bird and insects.
Porcelain
Soup Plate with Hans Sloane Type Painting, Chelsea, circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An octagonal soup-plate, decorated in the Hans Sloane style with morning glory, or convolvulus, to give its proper name.
Porcelain
Unavailable
H 0.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Pair of Plates decorated by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale, Chelsea, circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
See Mckenna 'Chelsea Porcelain, The Red Anchor Wares', plate 22, No. 45.
Porcelain
Chelsea Studio Art Pottery Dish
By Chelsea Pottery
Located in Leeds, GB
Chelsea Pottery plate depicting a white horse. Tinglaze earthenware pottery.
18th Century Set of Chelsea Botanical Plates
Located in Montecito, CA
Set of six Chelsea botanical plates; soft paste porcelain; embossed decoration; scalloped rim, circa 1750.
Chelsea Porcelain Set of Six Botanical Dessert Plates, 18th Century
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
The rare Chelsea or Chelsea Derby Porcelain plates are painted in the center with a floral bouquet panel surrounded by a mazarine-blue border and fine gilt highlights of dentil work,...
Porcelain
Chelsea Rococo Porcelain Mazarine Blue Plate with Birds and Flowers, 1759-1768
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chelsea Rococo porcelain Mazarine blue plate with birds and flowers, Gold Anchor period, 1759-1768.
Porcelain
French Porcelain Bird Bowl
By The Chelsea Factory
Located in New York, NY
French porcelain bowl - in the style of English Chelsea plates from the1760's. Covered bowl, all hand painted with an exotic bird pattern.
French Porcelain Bird Plates
Located in New York, NY
French porcelain plates - in the style of English Chelsea plates from the 1760's.
Chelsea Porcelain Cabinet Plates, Mid-18th Century
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Three English Chelsea hand painted porcelain cabinet plates, circa 1756-1769 England.
Porcelain
Sold
H 9.95 in W 9.95 in D 9.95 in
Pair Gold Anchor English Chelsea Porcelain Cabinet Plates Ornithological Birds
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally rare pair of 18th-century English Chelsea Gold Anchor Ornithological Themed porcelain cabinet plate of circular outline, and outstanding early Chelsea quality.
Porcelain
Sold
H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Antique Gold Anchor English Chelsea Porcelain Cabinet Plate Ornithological Bird
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally rare single eighteenth century English Chelsea gold anchor ornithological themed porcelain cabinet plate of circular outline, and outstanding early Chelsea quality.
Porcelain
Sold
H 9.75 in Dm 9.75 in
Pair of Antique English Chelsea-Derby Porcelain Neoclassical Rim Soup Plates
By Chelsea-Derby
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Very rare and fine pair of antique English Chelsea-Derby porcelain neoclassical garlands and roses pattern rim soup plates (Variation of Pattern No. 37 as noted by Dr.
Porcelain
Sold
H 11.13 in W 8.88 in D 2.63 in
Chelsea Porcelain Trompe-l’Oeil Leaf Dish, Radish Plate Circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Darien, CT
Mid 18th Century Chelsea porcelain trompe l’oeil leaf dish decorated with a naturalistic study of radishes. The underside bears the iron red anchor mark of the Chelsea Porcelain Fac...
Porcelain
Set of 12 Custom Hand-Painted and Gilt Porcelain Plates Gold Chelsea Anchor
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of twelve hand-painted porcelain plates by Chelsea hand-painted with central scenes of birds of paradise in landscape setting surrounded by a wide gilt decorated pink border, en ...
Porcelain
Bow Botanical Plate, Hans Sloane Style, England Mid-18th Century Circa 1760
By Bow Porcelain
Located in Katonah, NY
The hibiscus appears on plate 10. The owner of this album was Sir Hans Sloane, of the Chelsea Physic Garden, which the designers at Chelsea Porcelain were known to use as models for ...
Porcelain
Pair Chelsea Bird Plates
By Copeland Spode
Located in New York, NY
Pair Chelsea bird plates. Pair dinner plates with red painted shaped borders centering a large multicolored bird with smaller birds surrounding.
Porcelain
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Trellis Plates - A Pair
By Chelsea House
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful pair of porcelain dinner plates showcases a delightful blend of traditional European form and exotic Chinoiserie decoration. Each plate features an appealing scalloped...
Porcelain
Set of 10 English Staffordshire Chelsea Bird Plates
By Myott Son & Co.
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of ten Myott English Staffordshire plates in the Chelsea bird pattern. The plates are 10.75 inches in diameter, with hand painted floral and bird decoration in the 18th century...
Ceramic
English Porcelain Dinner Plate Blue and Gold Royal Crown Chelsea
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous English porcelain dinner plate made by Royal Chelsea, circa early to mid-20th century, 1940s -1960s, England.
Gold
Chelsea Botanical Hans Sloane Porcelain Plate, circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scare and stunning antique English Chelsea porcelain plate richly hand decorated with fruiting botanical designs with butterfly and insect after Sir Hans Sloane dating from circa 1...
Porcelain
Chelsea James Giles En Camaieu Green Floral Painted Porcelain Plate
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and scarce Chelsea porcelain plate painted by James Giles painted en camaieu with green floral swags dating from circa 1755.
Porcelain
Sold
H 1.58 in Dm 8.08 in
Fine Chelsea Red Anchor Plate, Birds-on-Branches and Butterflies, circa 1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Fine red Anchor Chelsea plate,the lobed rim well painted with three large ‘birds-on-branches’, the centre with a balanced scattering of insects including butterfly, mayflies, a ladyb...
Porcelain
Chelsea Red Anchor Period "Gotzkowsky" Soup Plate, c1755
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Chelsea Red Anchor Period "Gotzkowsky" Soup Plate, c1755 Additional information: Date : c1755 Period : George II Marks : Red Anchor Origin : Chelsea, England Colour : Polychrome Pat...
Porcelain
Pair of Chelsea English Plates
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and beautiful pair of plates made in England during the third quarter of the 18th century. These fine examples are English attempts to pass for very expensive Chinese porcela...
Porcelain
Chelsea Porcelain Dessert Plate
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Chelsea porcelain botanical plate Date : c1760 Period : George II / George III Marks : Brown anchor Origin : Chelsea, England Colour :Polychrome Pattern : Enamelled with l...
Porcelain
A Rare Pair Of Chelsea Porcelain Leaf Plates
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A rare pair of Chelsea porcelain leaf plates brightly painted with floral designs, signed with a red anchor mark
Porcelain
Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Feather-Edged Dessert Plate, 1756-1769
By Chelsea Porcelain
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Chelsea Porcelain Gold Anchor Feather-Edged Dessert Plate, 1756-1769 Additional information: Date : 1756-1769 Period : George II - George III Marks : Gold Anchor Origin : Chelsea (L...
Porcelain
Pair Chelsea Gold Anchor Dessert Plates
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
A very fine pair of Chelsea Gold Anchor Dessert Plates, finely painted with bouquets of English flowers within a claret ground border enriched with tooled gilt garlands, turquoise sc...
Porcelain
Sold
H 1.5 in W 12.25 in D 10 in
18th Century English Chelsea Colorful Leaf Shaped Plate, Impressed Anchor Mark
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century circa 1750s-1760s English Chelsea colorful leaf shaped plate or serving platter with impressed anchor mark.
Pottery
Rare Chelsea Nautical Navy Mark I Deck Clock Presenation Grade
Located in Palm City, FL
The clock is keeping exceptionally good time compared to a quartz time piece. The Chelsea case and backing plate pictured on page 208 in Marvin Whitney's encyclopedic work, "MILIT...
Bronze, Gold, Nickel
Royal Chelsea Dinner Plates
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in New Haven, CT
This gorgeous cobalt blue Chelsea Morris China set comprises of 10 dinner Plates.
Porcelain
Sold
H 1.58 in W 10.24 in D 7.09 in
Gold Anchor Chelsea Rococo Shape Dish, Painted with Fruit and Bug, circa 1765
By Derby
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Gold Anchor Chelsea oval dish of elaborate Rococo form, the rim formed as Rococo scrolls picked out in turquoise, the centre with fruits including cherries and a fig, and a single in...
Porcelain
Antique Coalport English Porcelain Neoclassical Plate
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English Neoclassical porcelain plate. By Coalport. Decorated throughout with alternating red and blue geometric patterns, gilt garlands, and gilt highlights in general. ...
Porcelain
Rare and Fine Copeland Spode Dinnerware Service For 12
By Copeland Spode
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Copeland Spode dinnerware with ivory color china, rose band flanked by gilt gadroon trim, gold filigree embellishments. Included in this service: (12) dinner plates, 10 1/2" (12) lun...
Porcelain
Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
19th Century Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
By Vieillard Manufacture
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella. Naturalist plate with a kingfisher, an insect , water lilies
Ceramic, Faience
Set of Fourteen Spode Flower Plates
By Spode Felspar
Located in New York, NY
Set of fourteen Spode floral plates. Fourteen softly scalloped and gilt banded plates each with uniquely painted intertwined floral botanical wreathing; from the factory under Josiah...
Porcelain
$800 / set
H 1 in Dm 9.75 in
Set 15 English Antique Dinner Plates Soup Dishes & One Platter Circa 1860
By Copeland Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of nine dinner plates, six matching soup dishes, and a platter painted in Spode's "Peacock" pattern was made by Copeland Spode circa 1860. The "Peacock" pattern was first ma...
Ironstone
$303Sale Price|30% Off
H 1.19 in W 16.54 in D 9.45 in
Vintage Queen Victoria Hand Painted Serving Plate by Herend
By Herend
Located in Sofia, BG
Vintage Herend Queen Victoria serving plate made in hand painted fine porcelain. Excellent condition. Hungary, circa 1970
Porcelain
Antique English Hand Painted Service Plates Set of Eight
By Tiffany & Co., Copeland Spode
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of eight hand painted English service dinner plates by Copeland Spode, made for Tiffany & Co., NYC. Each one hand painted with a basket of fruit and leaves signed by the artist...
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen. Flora Danica porcelain dinner plate. Dated 1945
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica dinner plate, model 20/3545, 1945, first quality. Exceptional hand-painted porcelain dinner plate from the Flora Danica service featuring a botanical mo...
Porcelain
18th Century Hand-Painted Rouen Ceramic Platter with Scalloped Edge
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large 18th century French Rouen white glazed cul noir earthenware platter with scalloped edge, hand-painted with blue decorative banded border and a fruit basket in the center. Rob...
Ceramic
Antique 74 Pc Copeland Spode Polychrome Transferware Dinner Service for 8
By Copeland Spode
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare 74 piece Antique Copeland Spode red polychrome transferware dinner / tea / coffee service set for eight. Made in England / Great Britain. Circa 1925. Includes: Round Serving ...
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century polychrome French Faience Plate, Marseille Circa 1770
By France"
Located in DELFT, NL
18th-century Marseille faience plate, France, circa 1770. The plate is hand-painted in polychrome enamels with scattered floral sprays and leafy branches, a decoration closely associ...
Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica
$960
H 0.79 in Dm 7.49 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica Salad Plate in Hand-Painted Porcelain with Flowers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica salad plate in hand-painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration. Model number 20/3573. Diameter: 19.5 cm. In perfect condition. 1st Factory ...
Porcelain
$807
H 1.07 in Dm 9.14 in
Antique 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Plate with Regency Style Overdecorating
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece of 18th century porcelain decorated with a beautiful scene. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels done later in Europe. We have also added a picture of...
Porcelain
Antique KPM Meissen Platter Charger Porcelain German Plate Signed 19th 12 3/8"
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique KPM porcelain deep dish charger, circa 19th century. Beautiful floral painting. Large. 12 3/8" diameter. Underglaze blue scepter mark, impressed marks. Excellent condition, b...
Porcelain
Vintage Set of 6 Furnivals England Salad Plates Red Denmark Pattern
By Furnivals
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of vintage 6 salad or dessert plates is decorated in the Denmark pattern in the unusual red or pink colorway. Usually the Denmark pattern is synonymous with blue and white colors...
Ceramic, Pottery
$273Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 2.7 in Dm 5.5 in
Regency Period Derby Cup and Saucer Duo Hand Painted, Circa 1830
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful porcelain duo of a cup and saucer by the Derby factory, made during the late Georgian, Regency period of the first half of the 19th century, circa 1830 The han...
Porcelain
Jean Pouyat Limoges France Large Oval Hand-painted Porcelain Tray
By Jean Pouyat
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large oval porcelain tray is hand painted with bouquet of roses in different shades of pink and decorated with asymmetrical gilded trim. The tray has unglazed bisque bottom; low wavy...
Gold
$924Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.25 in Dm 14.7 in
Chinese Kangxi Period Imari large Dish, Hand-Painted Porcelain, Circa 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710. Very large diameter...
Porcelain
$5,800 / set
H 1 in Dm 10 in
12 Heavily Gilt Encrusted Antique Green & Gold Minton England Dinner Plates
By Minton
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gorgeous set ! Please click on the pictures to see the detail and enlarge. Heavy raised paste gilding on a vibrant green collar and custom ordered through the fine Gilded Age Retai...
Gold, Enamel
$5,246Sale Price|48% Off
H 2.56 in W 10.63 in D 5.91 in
Gio Ponti & Pietro Chiesa, Unique Cigars Box, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930
By Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa
Located in Firenze, IT
Unique piece. “Grissinato” turned wood box with decorated blue crystal, blue corrugated crystal lid, hand-decorated. “Pipe smoking man” decoration. Designed by masters Gio Ponti &...
Crystal, Brass
Fine English Porcelain Dessert Service, Minton, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Comprising 24 plates, pair of covered sauce tureens and stands, pair of shell dishes and a pair of rectangular dishes. The bright blue ground interspersed with gilt-edged reticulatio...
Porcelain
18th Century Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th Century carved giltwood mirror, the ornate pierced carved asymmetric frame consisting of C-scrolls, rock-work, acanthus foliate. Surmounted by a Ho ho bird.
Mirror, Giltwood
$1,850
H 27 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Vintage Two Tier Side Table in Burnt Bamboo, British Colonial Style
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful two tier burnt bamboo and grass cloth large side table in the British Colonial style.
Bamboo, African Mahogany
Porcelain Oyster Plate with Seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French porcelain oyster plate with seaweeds Limoges, circa 1900.
Porcelain
$1,004
H 13.78 in W 28.75 in D 13.59 in
1900 Little Rustic Chest or Coffer Gothic Carved Oak & Wrought Iron, French
Located in Labrit, Landes
French coffer or chest made circa 1900. Decorated with carved flowers style. The design of this chest is deliberately rustic. The interior is lined with fabric. Very decorative and ...
Wrought Iron
$3,504Sale Price / set|20% Off
Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set by F. Legrand & Cie - 68 Pieces
By L.F. Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique Limoges porcelain dinnerware set by F. Legrand & Cie showcases an exceptional polychrome and gold-accented design, embodying the timeless elegance of French cr...
Porcelain
$3,500 / set
H 19.69 in Dm 19.69 in
19th Century Porcelain Dinner Service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie
By Charles Pillivuyt & Cie
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A gorgeous dinner service from the Maison Charles Pillivuyt et Cie, a manufacturer of high-quality porcelain founded in 1818. Each piece is hand-painted with a delicate rose- pink bo...
Porcelain
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
Porcelain
1970s Surrealist Mirror by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Paris, FR
Cast bronze mirror with a surrealist shape. Model signed and numbered. Limited edition of 25 copies of a model created in the 1970's by the sculptor Victor Roman.
Bronze
Italian Walnut Marquetry Inlay Side Table, 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small two-drawer walnut side table with exceptional marquetry inlaid design, and having wonderful presence and style. Recently refinished and conditioned. In remarkable antique con...
Walnut
$550
H 11.75 in Dm 8.5 in
Antique Japanese Bronze Champleve Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Mantel Vase Urn 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite antique Japanese bronze champlevé and cloisonné enamel vase with dragon handles. It features decorative patterns of lotus and chrysanthemum flowers, vines, and dragons. Mad...
Bronze
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.
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