Pair of "Old Paris" Porcelain Hand-Painted Fruit Coolers
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A wonderful matched pair of porcelain fruit or ice cream coolers with all original top and inserts.
Paste, Porcelain
Vintage Dairyman's Cooler, English Copper, Milk, Ice Cream Cool Box, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage dairyman’s cooler. An English, copper milk or ice cream cool box, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Copper
Crown Derby Imari Ice Cream Cooler Mounted as Lamp
Located in Nashville, TN
Any marking obscured by lamp conversion. Minor wear and rubbing to gilt trim, pitting to the white ground throughout . No chips or nicks . Pretty blues, navy blues and shrimp color...
Regency Spode Porcelain Imari Fruit Coolers, Covers & Liners, Pattern 2957
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
This form is called both a fruit cooler and ice cream pail. The decoration is designed in horizontal bands.
Porcelain
Sold
H 8.5 in Dm 7.75 in
Wedgwood Creamware Ice Pail and Fruit Cooler Lag & Feather Pattern England 1820
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
It is something special. Background of Ice Pails: Ice pails, also called ice cream and fruit coolers, were the 18th—and 19th-century equivalent of today's ice cream makers.
Creamware
Pair of Derby Apple Green Ice Pails
By Bloor Derby
Located in Katonah, NY
A lovely pair of Derby porcelain ice cream pails (fruit coolers) decorated with hand-painted flowers and broad bands of apple green.
Porcelain
Antique Porcelain Ice Pail and/or Iced Cream and Fruit Cooler Made England
By Billingsley
Located in Katonah, NY
WHY WE LOVE IT: Everyone loves iced cream! This English porcelain ice pail, also known as an iced cream-fruit cooler, was made in England by William Billingsly circa 1810.
Porcelain
English Japan Pattern Fruit Cooler,
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Vibrantly colored and gilded fruit/ice cream cooler with a small platter and fruit bowl.
Gold
Pair of English Porcelain 19th Century Fruit Coolers or Ice Cream Pails
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Pair of gilded and delicately painted three piece English porcelain fruit coolers or ice cream pails made in the 2nd half of the 19th century.
Gold, Enamel
Glacier, or Ice-Cream Cooler. Wedgwood, C1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An important four-piece glacier, or fruit cooler, in creamware with freehand painted decoration. Ice was put into the upper and lower sections to keep the contents cool.
Creamware
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers, pair of covered sauce tureens, pair of open work baskets, 1 compote, 4 kidney-shaped dishes, pair of square dishes, pair of oval dishes, 16 plates.
Porcelain
$94,700Sale Price|35% Off
H 33.47 in Dm 17.72 in
Rare Antique 102 piece Meissen „Flower Bouqet” Dinner Service, Germany 1840
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Rome, IT
Extensive 102 Piece Rare Meissen Dinner Service "Flower Bouqett", 1815 – 1860 , colorful, richly decorated gold rim, consisting of: 45 dinner plates (Ø 24 cm,) 24 deep plates (Ø 23 ...
Porcelain
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Bucket Vase, Famille Verte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Beautiful big bucket vase with two steel handles, Famille verte. Excellent decorated with women and young boys in a walled garden and princess on horseback. Elegant precious Chinese...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$45,000
H 1 in Dm 10.5 in
Set of Twelve English Porcelain Gilt Dinner Plates, Royal Worcester, Circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Signed Harry Stinton and dated 1928. Made expressly for Ovington Brothers Co, New York. According to the Museum of Royal Worcester, in 1928 Harry Stinton completed a special commiss...
Porcelain
Set of Twelve Royal Worcester Plates, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Painted by W.V. Bagnall.
Porcelain
Large Imperial Porcelain Alexander II Period Plate
By Imperial Porcelain Factory
Located in London, GB
Large Imperial Porcelain Alexander II period plate Russian, mid-19th Century Height 24cm, width 24cm, depth 3.5cm This impressive 19th-century plate is an artefact of Russian Imper...
Porcelain
$1,800
H 9 in W 11.75 in D 9.5 in
Antique KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Hand-Painted Tureen with Cornucopia & Cherub
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique KPM porcelain tureen with flower encrusted handles, Deutsche Blumen floral sprays, and a figural cherub and cornucopia finial. The base bears a blue underglaze fac...
Porcelain
Flora Danica Lidded Ginger Jar by Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Royal Copenhagen, this lidded ginger jar features one of the most prestigious porcelain patterns ever produced — the coveted Flora Danica pattern. The jar is rarity in the...
Porcelain
Set of 11 English Porcelain Plates, Royal Worcester, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each plate painted by S. Stanley, after paintings by Reynolds, Gainsborough, Le Brun, Romney. The paintings titles and their artists are inscribed on the verso of each plate.
Porcelain
$5,200 / set
H 4.88 in Dm 3.25 in
12 19th Century Crystal Tumblers with Polychrome Enamel Reserves Gold
By J. & L. Lobmeyr Company
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 hand blown Bohemian crystal tumblers are works of art! The base is facet cut, solid crystal with hand painted gold. The oval shaped cup is highlighted with an oval med...
Crystal
Pair of Porcelain Continental Fruit Coolers
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of early 19th Century porcelain continental fruit coolers. Fine quality having a subtle turquoise banding, with gilding and colorful floral baskets, ribbons and garland. 18th/1...
Porcelain
$1,200 / set
H 1 in Dm 5.5 in
Royal Copenhagen Flora Chocolate Cup & Smooth Saucer Medicago Minima L. 3513
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Chocolate Cup & Smooth Saucer Medicago minima L. 3513 Flora Danica (1961 To Current) by ROYAL COPENHAGEN Cup 2.75" x 3.5" x h 2.75" The last picture shows other items from the same ...
Porcelain
$20,495 / set
H 1.19 in Dm 9.06 in
Set of 12 Sèvres Porcelain Plates with Hand-Painted Pastoral Scenes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Set of 12 Sèvres porcelain plates with hand-painted pastoral scenes French, c. 1864 Plates: Height 3cm, diameter 23cm Case: Height 10cm, width 76cm, depth 52cm Originating from the...
Porcelain
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