Patrick Howard Antiques Bowls and Baskets

An Absolutely Stunning Identical Pair of English Sterling Silver Oval Form Open Salts of good heavy gauge quality, complete with their original firm fitting old blue glass plain cut ...

Stunning Pair of English Hand Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Oil and Vinegar Cruet Set of outstanding quality, early Nineteenth Century. Each cut full lead crystal bottle of tradit...

An impressive Art Deco Rene Lalique style opalescent Circular Vase of outstanding quality. Made in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s by Barolac Glass Company. The main outer body sup...

An Extremely Rare Hand Decorated Irish Delftware wall hanging Charger or Cabinet Dublin Plate by Henry Delamain, decorated with flowers and foliage in colours of blue. Possibly third...

An Absolutely Stunning Identical Matched Pair of English Sterling Silver Gilt rectangular form Open Salts Cellars of good heavy gauge quality and generous proportions. Each with stylish floral and gadrooned rim above a body and raised on plain stepped base support. Mark of James Kirby...

An impressive quite rare deep hand cut full lead Irish Crystal Circular Fruit Bowl or Centerpiece of generous size of circular outline, together with a similar dish of oval form with...

Stunning Czechoslovakian Hand Painted Porcelain and Gilt Single Handle Decorative Table or Mantle Ewer of traditional form, and of tall proportions and of outstanding quality with la...

Stunning Example of a Hand Painted Decorative Porcelain Soup Tureen or Decorative Centerpiece, late Nineteenth Century, made by Royal Epiag Czechoslovakia...

Stunning Example of a Hand Painted Decorative Porcelain Tray, Platter or Cabinet piece of rectangular outline, late Nineteenth Century, made by Royal Epiag Czechoslovakia...

An Imposing Hand Painted Chinese Export Porcelain Twin Handle Enameled Soup Tureen or Centerpiece of large proportions and traditional form, made during last quarter of the Eighteent...

An impressive Hand Deep Cut full lead Irish Crystal Pedestal Turn-over Style Bowl of circular outline and compact proportions, together with an associated deep dish undertray with similar decoration. Both made by the Old Waterford Glass...

A Stunning Example of an extremely rare Irish Belleek Porcelain Blanc de chine Echinus Dejeuner Oval Serving Tray of unusually large proportions. Nineteenth Century. This exception...

Magnificent large and rare English Sterling Silver Sporting Trophy Cup Centerpiece of generous proportions, with elaborate twin “C” handles, modelled in the Art Nouveau design. The...

An impressive Hand Deep Cut full lead Irish Crystal Pedestal Turn-over Bowl of circular outline and compact proportions. Made by the Old Waterford Glass...

Superb Edwardian Heavy Gauge Pair of Irish Silver Butter or Bon Bon Dishes modeled as Clam Shells, raised on three ball supports. Mark of W E for Cork Silversmith William Egan & So...

Stunning and quite rare Hand Painted English Porcelain Coalport Pair of Cabinet or Wall Plates Still Life of Fruits, hand decorated by renowned English Artist Frederick H Chivers, of...

Superb Edwardian Heavy Gauge Silver Swing Handle Fruit Basket or Centerpiece of unusually large proportions and generous weight. The waisted form upper flaired body with lavish ope...

An impressive Hand Deep Cut full lead Irish Crystal Pedestal Turn-over Bowl or Centerpiece of circular outline and unusually large proportions. Made by the Old Waterford Glass...

An impressive George II hand cut full led Irish Crystal Pedestal “Kettle Drum” Bowl of circular outline and unusually large proportions. Made by the Old Waterford Glass Company, County Tipperary in Ireland. Late Eighteenth, early Nineteenth Century. The heavy gauge circular wavy cut rim with a band of richly cut diamond and chevron cut pattern. The lower bowl area with scale cut detailing, raised on a single ring socle stem above a square thick spreading pedestal, underneath with “lemon squeeze” foot detail. Condition: Good untouched condition with no losses, except for one tight short crack, see two images which clearly show this imperfection, wonderful age wear underneath base. Typically unmarked as Georgian pieces were not. *Stunning and rare example of a piece of Irish Georgian History. The asking price reflects the imperfection. Wonderful rare “grey” tint to crystal, so typical of Eighteenth-Century Irish pieces. Diameter: (top rim, an impressive) 9” (23cm). Height: 8.25" (21cm). Depth: (square base) 3.5" (9cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. The history of Irish Hand Cut Crystal goes back to the late 17th century. George Ravenscroft started the tradition in 1676. The glassmaker added lead oxide to the silicates that make up the molten glass. The process achieved a softness that allowed the glass to be blown and carved while remaining hard and clear as it cooled. The first crystal factory in Ireland opened in County Tyrone in 1771. The Creation of Waterford Crystal The Waterford Crystal we know today back in 1783 with George and William Penrose. Their vision was to “create the finest quality crystal for drinking vessels and decorative objects of beauty for the home.” The Penrose brothers sought the expertise of renowned glassmaker John Hill in 1785. Hill that began the process of polishing the glass to give the unique Waterford Crystal shine now known the world over. Hill left Waterford in 1788 after a major disagreement with the Penrose brothers. Waterford cut glass...

An exceptionally well hand painted French sevres style soft paste porcelain circular centerpiece, deep dish or cabinet plate of large proportions, last half of the nineteenth century...

Stunning and extremely rare Chamberlains Worcester Cabinet or Wall Plate of Museum quality. Second quarter of the Nineteenth Century. The central rectangular reserve depicts a superb hand painted miniature of the English National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. This miniature is firmly attributed to be the work of painter Humphrey Chamberlain. Researched done by us shows no other similar has survived. This exquisite piece of rectangular outline with lavish gold scrolling detail and twin handles with similar detail. Height: (entire overall as shown in image one) 9.25” (23.5cm). Width: (entire) 13.25" (33.5cm). Condition: Superb condition with no losses to porcelain and no wear to gilding. Base marks in puce “The National Gallery” and “Chamberlains Worcester” In 1783, Robert Chamberlain (c.1736–98), head of the decorating department for Dr John Wall at Warmstry House, left the company to start his own porcelain decorating business in King Street, Worcester. At first he bought blank undecorated porcelain from other factories such as Caughley in Shropshire, but by the late 1780’s he was making his own wares at a new factory...

Stunning hand painted English Porcelain coalport pair of cabinet plates still life of fruits, hand decorated by Frederick Chivers, of outstanding quality...

Stunning and extremely rare Georgian Irish Heavy Gauge hand cut crystal fruit bowl or centerpiece of traditional outline, of outstanding quality and condition. Circa 1800 - 1825. The unusual fan-cut decorative rim above a deep cut diamond pattern all-round body with a single ring stem socle, ending on a circular base with star cut pattern underneath. Made in Ireland in either Waterford or Belfast. This piece is unmarked, early pieces were not usually. *This piece is over quarter of an inch in thickness allover. Condition: Good condition for such an early piece of rare Irish glass. No inside clouding, wonderful evidence of age wear at base underneath, few flea bites to top rim, difficult to see. Measures: Diameter: (at widest) 5.75” (14.75cm). Height: (just over) 5” (13cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland Provenance: Purchased at Harrods Antiques...

An exceptionally rare set of two German Meissen Floral Themed Porcelain cabinet plates of leaf form outline, mid nineteenth century. Each central reserve exquisitely hand painted with scattered views of decorative still life of Summer flowers and old roses on an off-white ground. Both plates with applied naturalistic branch handles with flower encrusted detailing. Condition: Exceptional condition for such early pieces, with no losses, very light evidence of wear to gilding. Crossed swords marks in underglaze blue, impressed numerals on each verso. Measures: Width: (entire) 8.5” (21.5cm). Height: 7” (18cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. Provenance: From the Collection of Kenneth Neame...

Stunning set of five identical French Porcelain Limoges Gilt cabinet plates of outstanding quality. Mid twentieth century. Each decorated with vignettes of framed flowers and a central snowflake detail, on a cobalt blue and white ground. Underglaze mark CFH over GDM for Charles Field Haviland...

An exceptionally well hand painted identical pair French Sevres style hard paste porcelain circular cabinet plates, last half of the nineteenth centur...

An exceptionally fine quality early Edwardian signed Austrian Royal Vienna cabinet shallow dish plate of circular outline. Last quarter of the nineteenth century. Unsigned but firmly...