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Porcelain Ice Pail

English Porcelain Ice Pail, Derby, circa 1820
English Porcelain Ice Pail, Derby, circa 1820

English Porcelain Ice Pail, Derby, circa 1820

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

English porcelain Ice Pail, Derby, circa 1820.

Category

Antique 1820s English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Spode Porcelain Ice-Pails
Pair of 19th Century Spode Porcelain Ice-Pails

Pair of 19th Century Spode Porcelain Ice-Pails

By Spode

Located in London, GB

An early 19th century pair of porcelain ice-pails with gilt leaf decorated borders, part of a dessert service, comprising 20 plates, 3 shell dishes, 3 circular dishes, 4 oval dishes,...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Ice Pail Cooler with Botanical Flower Specimens Circa 1815
Spode Porcelain Ice Pail Cooler with Botanical Flower Specimens Circa 1815

Spode Porcelain Ice Pail Cooler with Botanical Flower Specimens Circa 1815

Located in Litchfield, CT

Antique early 19th century Spode porcelain ice pail with hand painted botanical specimens, circa 1815.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit
19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit

19th Century Porcelain Ice Pail & Cover By Jacob Petit

By Jacob Petit

Located in Dublin, IE

A stunning 19th century ice pail and cover by Jacob Petit, under glazed blue JP mark.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport fruit coolers/ice pails
Coalport fruit coolers/ice pails

Coalport fruit coolers/ice pails

Located in Augusta, GA

Lovely pair fruit coolers with white background and muti colors of flowers and gold

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Regency Regency Ridgway Porcelain Fruit Coolers, Covers and Liners
Regency Regency Ridgway Porcelain Fruit Coolers, Covers and Liners

Regency Regency Ridgway Porcelain Fruit Coolers, Covers and Liners

By Ridgway Porcelain

Located in Downingtown, PA

Frozen Splendour: Pair of Ridgway Porcelain Dolphin-Footed Fruit Coolers (c. 1820–1825) A magnificent and rare pair of English porcelain fruit coolers (or ice pails), with covers an...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

KPM "Kurland" White Porcelain Ice Buckets, 3
KPM "Kurland" White Porcelain Ice Buckets, 3

KPM "Kurland" White Porcelain Ice Buckets, 3

By KPM Porcelain

Located in Astoria, NY

Set of Three KPM Berlin "Kurland" Pattern Blanc de Chine Porcelain Ice Buckets, each cover and pail with blue underglaze scepter marks.

Category

20th Century German Neoclassical Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 19th Century Viennese Porcelain Hand-Painted Ice Cream Pail Vases
Rare 19th Century Viennese Porcelain Hand-Painted Ice Cream Pail Vases

Rare 19th Century Viennese Porcelain Hand-Painted Ice Cream Pail Vases

Located in London, GB

A rare and finely decorated pair of porcelain ice cream pails on stands, The decoration of the vases is outstanding: the four medallions representing neoclassical mythological scen...

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 18th Century Handpainted Royal Worcester Lidded Ice Pails
Pair 18th Century Handpainted Royal Worcester Lidded Ice Pails

Pair 18th Century Handpainted Royal Worcester Lidded Ice Pails

By Royal Worcester

Located in Dublin 8, IE

Pair 18th Century Royal Worcester lidded ice pails handpainted with views of Portsmouth Harbour. This pair with acorn finials to the covers and scrolled handles either side of the bo...

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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vienna Green Ground Ice Pails, circa 1780
Pair of Vienna Green Ground Ice Pails, circa 1780

Pair of Vienna Green Ground Ice Pails, circa 1780

Located in New York, NY

With covers and liners. Marked with under glaze blue shield mark.

Category

Antique 1780s Austrian Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Yellow Ground Church Gresley Covered Ice Pails, Coalport, circa 1820
Pair of Yellow Ground Church Gresley Covered Ice Pails, Coalport, circa 1820

Pair of Yellow Ground Church Gresley Covered Ice Pails, Coalport, circa 1820

Located in New York, NY

Intricate floral springs in the reserve, with vibrant yellow ground hexagonal borders, interspersed with rose petals. Gilt handles. Can be part of a larger Church Gresley collection ...

Category

Antique 1820s British Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

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Antique Pair of Vienna Porcelain Sprig Decorated Ice Pails, Lids and Liners
Antique Pair of Vienna Porcelain Sprig Decorated Ice Pails, Lids and Liners

Antique Pair of Vienna Porcelain Sprig Decorated Ice Pails, Lids and Liners

By Imperial Vienna Porcelain

Located in London, GB

A pair of Vienna porcelain ice pails, lids and liners in a very elegant and striking style decorated with sprigs and gilding.

Category

Antique 1840s Austrian Wine Coolers

Materials

Porcelain

A magnificent pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Ice Pails c.1813
A magnificent pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Ice Pails c.1813

A magnificent pair of Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Ice Pails c.1813

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

The Ice Pail, is one of the rarest and most coveted tableware pieces amongst antique porcelain. 

Category

Antique 19th Century British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Ridgeway Footed Ice Pail & Cover, c. 1830
Ridgeway Footed Ice Pail & Cover, c. 1830

Ridgeway Footed Ice Pail & Cover, c. 1830

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H 12.5 in Dm 10 in

Ridgeway Footed Ice Pail & Cover, c. 1830

By Ridgway Porcelain

Located in Atlanta, GA

A beautifully decorated Ridgeway Ice Pail & Cover, raised on dolphin-shaped legs on a triangular platform base. Finely gilt, and the molded body has an excellent form, with a gilt "f...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English Royal Red Floral Coalport Dessert Service, circa 1840 With Ice Pails
English Royal Red Floral Coalport Dessert Service, circa 1840 With Ice Pails

English Royal Red Floral Coalport Dessert Service, circa 1840 With Ice Pails

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

The service comprises; a pair of two-handled ice pails and covers. Two low circular stands. Sixteen dessert plates, printed retailer's mark, Thos.

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

A pair of Worcester Flight, Barr & Barr urn-form ice pails.
A pair of Worcester Flight, Barr & Barr urn-form ice pails.

A pair of Worcester Flight, Barr & Barr urn-form ice pails.

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in New York, NY

A pair of Worcester Flight, Barr & Barr urn-form ice pails decorated in the Imari palette, with gilt egg-and-dart rims and scrolled handles with classical masks and grape clusters, s...

Category

20th Century English Wine Coolers

Materials

Porcelain

H & R Daniel Ice Pail Reticulated Fruit Bowls or Stands By William Pollard
H & R Daniel Ice Pail Reticulated Fruit Bowls or Stands By William Pollard

H & R Daniel Ice Pail Reticulated Fruit Bowls or Stands By William Pollard

By H&R Daniel

Located in London, GB

An exceptional trio piece all painted by H & R Daniel most prized painter "William Pollard" who worked in the early 19th century for Spode and Copeland, thus making pieces by William...

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Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Large Ridgway Ice Pail & Cover on Dolphin Feet, Named Flower Specimens, C.1815
Large Ridgway Ice Pail & Cover on Dolphin Feet, Named Flower Specimens, C.1815

Large Ridgway Ice Pail & Cover on Dolphin Feet, Named Flower Specimens, C.1815

By J & W Ridgway

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Spectacular Ridgway ice pail, supported on three dolphon feet with rose knop, printed & painted with large flower specimens, titled beneath, including: Perriwinkle, China Aster, Clam...

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Wine Coolers

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair Paris Porcelain Ice Pails
Antique Pair Paris Porcelain Ice Pails

Antique Pair Paris Porcelain Ice Pails

Located in Katonah, NY

An exceptional pair of French 19th century ice pails with beautiful scenes of lakeside country homes painted in soft colors of pale blue, pink, and green.

Category

Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair of Early 19th Century English Porcelain Ice Pails
A Pair of Early 19th Century English Porcelain Ice Pails

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.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique French Porcelain Ice Pails (Fruit Coolers)
Pair Antique French Porcelain Ice Pails (Fruit Coolers)

Pair Antique French Porcelain Ice Pails (Fruit Coolers)

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of 18th century French ice pails beautifully painted with bouquets of roses and bands of gilt. Ice pails are traditionally placed on the sideboard in the dining room. In the...

Category

Antique 1780s French Rococo Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Coalport Porcelain Ice Pails with Yellow Decoration
Pair of Antique Coalport Porcelain Ice Pails with Yellow Decoration

Pair of Antique Coalport Porcelain Ice Pails with Yellow Decoration

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of outstanding Coalport yellow and white gilded ice pails with scrolled finger grip handles, the finial is in the form of two twigs meeting at a point.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Soup Tureens

Materials

Porcelain

Neoclassical Pair of White and Gold Vienna Porcelain Ice Pails
Neoclassical Pair of White and Gold Vienna Porcelain Ice Pails

Neoclassical Pair of White and Gold Vienna Porcelain Ice Pails

By Royal Vienna Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

The understated decoration emphasizes the simple neoclassical form of the ice pails. The underside of each pail has the Vienna Porcelain shield mark.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Admiral Nelson Pattern Porcelain Ice Pails England Circa 1810 by Coalport
Pair Admiral Nelson Pattern Porcelain Ice Pails England Circa 1810 by Coalport

Pair Admiral Nelson Pattern Porcelain Ice Pails England Circa 1810 by Coalport

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

Coalport Porcelain made this fabulous pair of Admiral Nelson pattern ice pails circa 1810.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Large Barr Flight Barr Worcester Porcelain Ice Pail Painted in Imari Colors
Large Barr Flight Barr Worcester Porcelain Ice Pail Painted in Imari Colors

Large Barr Flight Barr Worcester Porcelain Ice Pail Painted in Imari Colors

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Katonah, NY

A Regency period ice pail painted in Imari colors with red flowers, blue, green, and turquoise leaves.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Wine Coolers

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of London-decorated Coalport Ice Pails, England circa 1805
Pair of London-decorated Coalport Ice Pails, England circa 1805

Pair of London-decorated Coalport Ice Pails, England circa 1805

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Atlanta, GA

A very fine pair of Coalport porcelain Ice Pails, featuring exceptional gilt decoration & en grissaille vignettes with Neoclassical imagery.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Single English Porcelain Covered Ice Pail
A Single English Porcelain Covered Ice Pail

A Single English Porcelain Covered Ice Pail

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

A Coalport ice pail with overall decoration of chrysanthemums and swirling leaves painted in iron red and beautiful gilt. Ice pails were also called fruit coolers. They were the 18t...

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Antique 19th Century British Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Derby Apple Green Ice Pails
Pair of Derby Apple Green Ice Pails

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.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Green & White Ice Pails by Chamberlain of Worcester
Pair of 19th Century Green & White Ice Pails by Chamberlain of Worcester

Pair of 19th Century Green & White Ice Pails by Chamberlain of Worcester

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in Dublin 8, IE

Pair of 19th century green and white ice pails by Chamberlain of Worcester decorated with gold and featuring delicate insect motifs, topped with acorn-style finals. circa 1810.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Coalport Fruit Coolers or Ice Pails
Pair of Coalport Fruit Coolers or Ice Pails

Pair of Coalport Fruit Coolers or Ice Pails

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

Decorated in Coalport's pattern #696, a quintessential Regency period design, they show a Greek style shield enhanced by bands of gilded diamonds and scrolling leaves on an orange g...

Category

Antique 1810s English Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Nast Porcelain White and Gilt Ice Pails
Pair of Nast Porcelain White and Gilt Ice Pails

Pair of Nast Porcelain White and Gilt Ice Pails

By Nast

Located in Katonah, NY

Pure white hard paste porcelain beautifully gilded. A similar pair was purchased from Nast by President James Madison and is now located in the China Room of the White House as part...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Coalport English Imari Ice Pails Made in England circa 1800-1805
Pair of Coalport English Imari Ice Pails Made in England circa 1800-1805

Pair of Coalport English Imari Ice Pails Made in England circa 1800-1805

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

WHY WE LOVE IT: Everyone loves ice cream! We are pleased to offer this altogether exquisite pair of Coalport ice pails. Beautifully hand painted with panels showing two different sce...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Wine Coolers

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair of FBB Worcester Ice Pails in the "Strawberry" Pattern
A Pair of FBB Worcester Ice Pails in the "Strawberry" Pattern

A Pair of FBB Worcester Ice Pails in the "Strawberry" Pattern

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Katonah, NY

A pair of Flight Barr Barr Worcester ice pails painted in the "Strawberry" pattern with a double band of strawberries on the vine. They have rope handles and a rope finial. Ice pail...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Vases

Materials

Porcelain

French Porcelain Ice Pails Lavender Pink
French Porcelain Ice Pails Lavender Pink

French Porcelain Ice Pails Lavender Pink

By Clingancourt Porcelain

Located in Katonah, NY

Iced cream would have been served from porcelain ice pails like these.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Porcelain Ice Pail and/or Iced Cream and Fruit Cooler Made England
Antique Porcelain Ice Pail and/or Iced Cream and Fruit Cooler Made England

Antique Porcelain Ice Pail and/or Iced Cream and Fruit Cooler Made England

By Billingsley

Located in Katonah, NY

Once he was successful, he developed a recipe for soft-paste porcelain and produced beautiful porcelains. Background of Ice Pails: Ice pails were also called iced cream and fruit c...

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique Georgian Coalport Imari Pattern Porcelain Fruit Coolers Ice Pails
Pair Antique Georgian Coalport Imari Pattern Porcelain Fruit Coolers Ice Pails

Pair Antique Georgian Coalport Imari Pattern Porcelain Fruit Coolers Ice Pails

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Portland, OR

A fine & large pair of antique Georgian porcelain fruit coolers or ice pails, most likely Coalport or Spode, circa 1810.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Large Spode Porcelain Ice Pails, C. 1820
Pair of Large Spode Porcelain Ice Pails, C. 1820

Pair of Large Spode Porcelain Ice Pails, C. 1820

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H 9.45 in W 10.04 in D 9.06 in

Pair of Large Spode Porcelain Ice Pails, C. 1820

By Josiah Spode

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Pair of large Spode porcelain ice pails, c. 1820. The campana shaped vases, painted with large sprays of flowers, between lavender borders.

Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Bronze

A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Ice Pails
A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Ice Pails

A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Ice Pails

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Exeter, GB

A fine pair of 18th century Sèvres soft paste porcelain Ice Pails (Seau or jatte à glace). In three parts, the urn shaped bowl, which is fitted with angular handles terminating in gi...

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Antique 18th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Ice Pail with Fine Landscape Paintings , c. 1790
Derby Ice Pail with Fine Landscape Paintings , c. 1790

Derby Ice Pail with Fine Landscape Paintings , c. 1790

Located in Atlanta, GA

This early Derby porcelain Ice pail is a finely painted example of the period, and the landscapes are very similar to those by George Robertson and John Brewer, based on attributed e...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of English Porcelain 19th Century Fruit Coolers or Ice Cream Pails
Pair of English Porcelain 19th Century Fruit Coolers or Ice Cream Pails

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.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Pair of 19 Century Worcester Ice Pails
Pair of 19 Century Worcester Ice Pails

Pair of 19 Century Worcester Ice Pails

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H 7.49 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in

Pair of 19 Century Worcester Ice Pails

Located in London, GB

A pair of chamberlins worcester ice pails and covers with inner liners painted with bengal tigers

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

Magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Ice Pail, circa 1820-1830
Magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Ice Pail, circa 1820-1830

Magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Ice Pail, circa 1820-1830

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

A magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester ice pail, liner and cover, circa 1820-30 Of campana shape on a square foot, the classical style handles with gilt rams' head terminals, ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Ice Pail, circa 1820-1830
Magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Ice Pail, circa 1820-1830

Magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Ice Pail, circa 1820-1830

By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester

Located in Exeter, GB

A magnificent Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester ice pail, liner and cover, circa 1820-30 Of campana shape on a square foot, the classical style handles with gilt rams' head terminals, ...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Coalport Pair of Ice Pails, Yellow Church Gresley Pattern, Regency ca 1810
Coalport Pair of Ice Pails, Yellow Church Gresley Pattern, Regency ca 1810

Coalport Pair of Ice Pails, Yellow Church Gresley Pattern, Regency ca 1810

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

Ice pails were popular in the Georgian and Regency era to serve ice cream for dessert.

Category

Antique 1810s English Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

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By Meissen Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Pair of French 19th Century Jacob Petit Porcelain Green-Ground Pot-Pourri Vases

By Jacob Petit

Located in New York, NY

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Porcelain Ice Pail For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the porcelain ice pail you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A porcelain ice pail — often made from ceramic, porcelain and bronze — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a porcelain ice pail — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A porcelain ice pail is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Regency and neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Coalport Porcelain, Belleek Pottery Ltd. and Derby each produced at least one beautiful porcelain ice pail that is worth considering.

How Much is a Porcelain Ice Pail?

Prices for a porcelain ice pail start at $2,170 and top out at $147,938 with the average selling for $11,250.

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