Saint Cloud Snuff Box, Buffalo and Chinoiserie Scene, circa 1740

A most attractive and unusual pattern on this early example of French porcelain. While suggests a coffee cup to modern eyes, the decoration of tea plants in flower definitely says th...

A fine antique French or German porcelain snuff box. Dating to the 18th (or possibly early 19th) century. Decorated throughout with...

Both cup and saucer with moulded reeding and decorated in underglaze blue with scrolled lambrequin borders. Saint Cloud porcelain is a type of soft-paste porcelain produced in the French town of Saint Cloud from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century. It was one of the earliest European attempts to produce porcelain and is known for its delicate, pale blue-gray glaze and simple, elegant designs. The history of Saint Cloud porcelain can be traced back to the late 17th century when a group of Flemish potters settled in the town of Saint Cloud, which was then a royal estate...

A fine, antique Capodimonte porcelain table snuff box in the Meissen style. With a polychrome enamel Bacchanalian scene on the lid, neoclassical...