Bardith Decorative Objects

Pair of Antique Wedgwood Queen’s Ware (Creamware) Vases and Covers, Circa 1900 This exceptional pair of antique Wedgwood Queen’s Ware vases and covers combines warm cane-colored bod...

This pair of antique Wedgwood Black Basalt sphinxes is made from matte-black stoneware. Their finely textured surfaces appear almost velvety, while the sharply molded wings, serene faces, ribbed headdresses, muscular paws, and boldly curled tails give the pair extraordinary sculptural presence. The Neoclassical sphinx form is based on a design created by Robert Adam around 1763 and adapted by Wedgwood as a ceramic model during the late 1760s. The dramatic combination of winged female sphinxes wearing Egyptian-inspired headdresses gives the pair an unmistakably ancient character. Each sphinx has a woman’s head, a lion’s body, large feathered wings, powerful forepaws, and a long curled tail. Each rests on a simple rectangular base. Made as a complementary pair during the mid-19th century, they face one another when displayed together. Wedgwood’s Black Basalt is a dense, fine-grained stoneware particularly suited to sharply molded sculptural ornament. This is beautifully demonstrated in the layered feathers of the wings, finely modeled facial features, ribbed headdresses, muscular paws, and boldly curled tails. In a library or traditional interior, their velvety black surfaces would blend beautifully with polished wood and rich color. Displayed on a white mantel or console in a contemporary room, they would appear stark, graphic, and exciting, becoming an immediate focal point. Reference: Robin Reilly and George Savage, The Dictionary of Wedgwood, page 323. Maker: Wedgwood Origin: England Mark: The underside of each sphinx is impressed WEDGWOOD in uppercase letters Provenance: The O. Lenhart Collection; one sphinx retains its Lenhart collection label Dimensions: 6 1/2 inches long x 4 1/4 inches high x 2 1/2 inches wide Condition: Excellent Date: Mid-19th century, circa 1850 Price: $3,400 Background of Wedgwood Black Basalt Sphinxes During the late 18th century, Josiah Wedgwood perfected a dense black stoneware that he named Black Basalt because it resembled natural basalt stone. Its deep, uniform color and exceptionally crisp surface made it ideal for sculptural forms inspired by antiquity. Wedgwood’s sphinx...

This splendid pair of French Vieux Paris porcelain vases was hand painted in the manner of Jacob Petit in the mid-19th century, circa 1850. Each vase has an elaborate Rococo Revival ...

This exceptional eight-piece Dutch Delft garniture was hand painted circa 1820 in cobalt blue and bears the mark of De Klaauw, known as “The Claw.” The garniture consists of five cov...

This pair of antique English dishes shows a fabulous bird's eye view of an elephant in an imaginary setting. Two figures ride an elephant throug...

This pair of antique porcelain plates was hand painted at Spode in Stoke, Staffordshire, England, circa 1820. Each plate is decorated with a wide gilt rim, an inner gilt circle, and ...

This Dutch Delft covered vase was hand painted circa 1770 and bears the mark of De Porceleyne Bijl, known as “The Axe.” The form has a traditional shaped baluster body with a domed c...

Made circa 1780, this hand painted Dutch Delft vase draws you in immediately with its lively landscape and confident use of color. The scene is animated by a standing figure set befo...

This Worcester cup and saucer features the Fence Pattern in a clear and well-defined version, with multiple points of interest. The cobalt rockwork, the gilt fence, the pink flower, ...

This Wedgwood creamware plate, made in England circa 1765, is hand-painted with a finely drawn purple flower at the center, surrounded by a delicate neoclassical garland border. This...

This pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain mantel vases was made in China during the early 20th century in the Kangxi style. The tall cylindrical bodies are decorated with landsc...

This beautiful set of four Chinese blue and white porcelain covered vases was hand painted circa 1860 and comprises two complementary pairs of identical form. Tall and elegan...

This elegant English creamware potpourri vase was made circa 1785. It combines a beautifully hand-pierced cover with a softly glazed creamware body and a crisply modeled rose finial....

This pair of large Delft plates presents a strong, balanced composition centered on a long-tailed crane standing in a stylized garden, surrounded by...

This Chinese Famille Noire stoneware dish, hand-painted in the Late Qing dynasty, circa 1880. The strength of this piece lies in its color harmony, the depth of the black field, and ...

This pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain covered jars is hand-painted with lively fish swimming through aquatic plants and blossoms across the porcelain surface. At 15.5 inches ...

This New Hall porcelain bowl carries the confident clarity of late 18th century English interpretations of Chinese Export design. The form is clean and well proportioned, resting lig...

This antique Italian porcelain plate was made at the Ginori Doccia manufactory near Florence in the mid-eighteenth century and represents one...

This pair of small English pierced creamware baskets was handcrafted in England circa 1820. One basket is round, and the other is oval; together, they show two variations on the same...

This pair of large Chinese Export porcelain blue and white temple jars stands out for its assured hand-painted decoration, balanced proportion, and commanding scale. Dating to the la...

This large English Delft punch bowl was hand painted in Liverpool around 1760. At thirteen inches in diameter, it combines substantial scale with remarkable lightness, both in its th...

This pair of Dutch Delft blue and white covered jars was hand painted in the Netherlands circa 1770. Fully composed on every side, they reflect a level of planning and painterly cont...

This group of three Dutch Delft blue and white large plates was hand painted in the Netherlands circa 1790 and stands out for the strength and clarity of the Peacock pattern. The des...

This large Dutch Delft large plate (diameter 13.75 in.) dates to circa 1780 and is decorated with a lively blue-and-white design centered on a bold floral rosette. Radiating foliate ...

This Chamberlains Worcester porcelain plate, made circa 1820, is decorated in the highly sought-after Dragons in Compartments pattern, one of the outstanding patterns produced by the...

Made circa 1810, this pair of neoclassical Spode porcelain plates is distinguished by its saturated cobalt blue ground, sharply scalloped outlines, and confident use of burnished gil...

Made in the late 18th century, this pair of blue and white Delft jars has an elegant presence. The smooth ovoid bodies rise to a strong, stepped neck and a wide, projecting flange th...

This pair of blue and white Royal Worcester 'Japonism' vases dates to circa 1862. They are square and intricately decorated in blue with cranes beneath towering bamboo. The blue deco...

This hand-painted Dutch Delft vase, made circa 1770, is a beautiful example of 18th-century tin-glazed earthenware in blue and white. Rising to more than eighteen inches, the vase ha...

The decoration on this French hard-paste porcelain plate was hand-painted in England circa 1825 by Caroline Leigh, who signed the plate's underside. The neoclassical design centers o...

This pair of Delft blue and white antique lidded jars, marked for The Claw** and dating to circa 1820, is hand-painted in the traditional Delft style. Each jar features a cover toppe...

This pair of early 19th-century Wedgwood caneware saucers shows the elegant restraint that defines the firm’s neoclassical production of the Regency period. Made in the characteristi...

This shaped Wedgwood creamware dish, hand-painted circa 1780, presents the quiet elegance characteristic of late 18th-century English creamware. The gently undulating rim frames a so...

This pair of English porcelain spill vases, hand-painted circa 1840, shows the charm and refinement of mid-19th-century decorative wares, where ornamental brilliance and practical fo...

Date / Origin: Staffordshire, England, circa 1745 – 1760 A salt-glazed seated cat with upright ears and grounded paws, holding a small brown mouse in its mouth. The figure is formed ...

This large Dutch Delft covered jar was hand painted in cobalt blue in the Netherlands circa 1780. Standing 20.5 inches tall, it has an impressive scale and a bold octagonal form cro...

This very large, 18-inch-diameter Japanese Kutani porcelain charger is filled with finely painted scenes depicting the changing seasons, featuring children at play, birds, flowering ...

This antique Worcester porcelain dessert set was hand-gilded in England during the Regency period, around 1820. Created by Flight Barr Worcester, the set features the distinctive "St...

This mid-18th century First Period Worcester Porcelain bowl was made in England circa 1755. It is hand-painted in the beautiful Worcester Imari style ”Fan Pattern.” The pattern is al...

This beautiful antique English creamware plate, dating back to 1785, features a hand-painted Neoclassical garland design around the border. Delicate green swags encircle small purple...

This pair of large English Prattware figures, hand-painted in Staffordshire around 1790, represents Autumn and Winter through the distinctive charm of late 18th-century folk pottery....

This pair of antique Dutch Delft blue and white tobacco jars, made at De Vergulde Bloempot in Delft circa 1770, is hand-painted with lovely scrolling foliage, leafy vines, and blosso...

This antique English pottery plate, made at Don Pottery circa 1825, is crafted from buff earthenware with a clear glaze that enriches its warm, earthy tone. The surface is printed in...

This antique English pearlware plate, circa 1820, showcases a vivid red Bacchanalian scene framed by an elegant reticulated border with a geometric pierced design. At the center, a d...

This pair of Flight, Barr, Barr Worcester porcelain plates was hand-painted at the Worcester factory, in England, circa 1825. They feature a vibrant apple green complemented by lavis...

This pair of Barr Worcester porcelain plates was hand-painted at the Warmstry House factory on the River Severn in Worcester, England, between 1792 and 1803. Each plate features clus...

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum in New York has in its collection a similar Le Nove Porcelain pair of courting figures. Accession Number: 06.381. Factory: ...

This Chamberlains Worcester porcelain plate is hand-painted with the vibrant "Dragons in Compartments" pattern, also known as the "Bengal Tiger" pattern. Made in England circa 1820, ...

This set of four antique porcelain bowls was made by Coalport in England, circa 1825. Each bowl is hand-painted in a vibrant interpretation of the Imari style, with rich orange flora...

This exquisite pair of large blue and white Delft jars was hand-painted in the Netherlands during the late 19th century, around 1880. The design features shaped panels, each depicti...

This exquisite pair of Paris Porcelain baskets was made in France circa 1860. Each basket features a gracefully flared reticulated body, highlighted with hand-applied green enamel an...

This set of three antique Delft plates was hand-painted in the Netherlands circa 1800. Each plate measures approximately 9 inches in diameter and ...

This 18th-century Chinese export blue and white porcelain dish was hand-painted in underglaze blue, circa 1780. The whimsical central scene depicts two stylized deer beneath a bloomi...

This antique porcelain plate was hand-painted by Coalport in England around 1820. It features a lovely central scene of a two-tiered pagoda set within a garden, surrounded by floweri...

This rare set of three creamware plates was made in England by Wedgwood in the 18th century, circa 1780. Each plate is decorated with a finely detailed black transfer-printed landsca...

This large Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted at the De Witte Starre* factory in Haarlem circa 1770. The cobalt blue decoration is arranged in petal-like panels radiating from a ce...

This set of three antique English porcelain plates was hand-painted by Barr Flight Barr Worcester circa 1820. The plates are decorated in the colorful and highly sought-after “Fence ...

This blue and white Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in deep cobalt blue in the 18th century, circa 1780. The central scene features a pair of birds in flight above a basket brimming with full blooms and leafy stems. The birds—elegantly rendered with wings extended—add a sense of movement and vitality to the design. The flower basket is painted with expressive brushwork, creating a beautiful and balanced composition. Surrounding the central reserve is a wide border of scrolling foliate motifs and stylized floral panels. This charger exemplifies the refined decorative tradition of 18th-century Delftware. Its tin-glazed surface enhances the depth of the blue pigment, and the expressive brushwork throughout reveals the painter's skill. Dimensions: 14" diameter Condition: Excellent—very minor expected wear consistent with age Decoration: Birds in flight, flower basket, and scrolling floral border Price: $980 Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware) Style: Dutch Delft, Chinoiserie-inspired decoration Origin: Netherlands Date: 18th century, circa 1780 Key Features   • Hand-painted scene with birds and blooming basket   • Expressive brushwork and deep cobalt blue decoration   • Wide floral border with scrolling foliate motifs   • Tin-glazed surface characteristic of Delftware   • Reverse shows three stilt marks from traditional 18th-century kiln firing   • Fine example of Dutch Delft painting...

This antique creamware plate was made in Liverpool, England, by Herculaneum Pottery, circa 1820. At the center, a transfer-printed scene title...

This antique Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in the first half of the 18th century at De Vergulde Bloempot, one of the most esteemed Delftware factories of the period. It is mar...