James Hadley Porcelain

This is a fabulous pair of figures of Liberty and Matrimony made by the Bow Porcelain factory between 1760 and 1764. These figures were a popular pair portraying marriage. The bow...

This is a beautiful pair of Derby figures called the "Garland Shepherds", made in about 1765. The pair is one of Derby's most famous figure pairs and it bears the catalogue number E2...

Four vintage Danish porcelain birds and squirrel figure made by Royal Copenhagen and dating from the 1960's. The figures are well modeled and ...

A Royal Worcester porcelain “variety” vase, made in 1876 in the japonisme style. The forced opening of Japan to trade in 1854 led to a craze for E...

A Limited Edition, hand painted, English fine bone china pair of Royal Worcester Magnolia Warblers. One of the most important pair in the American Bird Series. Shape number: 3429 & 3...

air of flat demitasse cup and saucer sets was made of fine bone china by Royal Worcester. One cup and saucer set is decorated with Z2621 pattern; the pattern can be described as mu...

A very finely made antique Royal Worcester porcelain candle snuffer modeled as a monk reading a bible and dated 1905. The candle snuffer is po...

A fine antique figural porcelain vase. By Royal Worcester. In the form of three large bamboo stalks covered by flora and foliage. The top of each stalk has a gilt rim. Retailed by Richard Briggs of Boston. Simply a wonderful Aesthetic Period vase! Date: Late 19th or Early 20th century Overall condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Condition details: There is some light rubbing to the gilding here and there, some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. Maker: Royal Worcester Marks: Marked to the base with 'Manufactured by the Worcester Royal...

Colorful birds on gilt bronze bases. Bellevue Ave Newport estate.

This pair of porcelain figurines were made by Royal Dux in approximately 1900 in the period and style of Art Nouveau. Both figurines are cl...

A stylish and rare Royal Worcester Art Nouveau porcelain desk stand decorated in blush colors and moulded in low relief with trailing floral designs dated 1894. The stand is of recta...

This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table in the 18th Century. The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby. These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before. This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...