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Material: Porcelain
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Turquoise Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Clock Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th century gilt bronze and turquoise Sèvres porcelain 'Jeweled' three-piece clock set
The clock surmounted by a covered urn, the c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Pair of Mid-Century Poole Art Pottery Small Vases, UK
By John Poole
Located in Pasadena, TX
From 1962 Poole produced a range of Studio Pottery that later became a model for the well-known, brightly colored Delphis range of the 1960s and 1970s.
Under the leadership of Robert...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Royal England Blue and White Porcelain Bowl by Wood & Son
By Wood & Son
Located in Miami, FL
Marked "TRILBY"
ROYAL SEMI-PORCELAIN
WOOD & SON
ENGLAND
Brand: Wood & Son
Style: flow blue
Item: Bowl
Pattern: Trilby
Material: Porcelain
Design:...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Ceramic Figurines Rstk Amphora Austria Turn Teplitz
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Nouveau ceramic figurines Rstk Amphora Austria Turn Teplitz - a pair
Attributed to Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel for Amphora, Turn Teplitz Austria...
Category
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Exceptional Large Staffordshire Porcelaneous Twin Handled Vase
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exceptionally beautiful large Staffordshire porcelaneous twin handled vase being 57 cm high and raised on a pedestal shaft to a bulbous body and a tr...
Category
1860s English Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Paris Porcelain Floral Wedding Urn
Located in New York, NY
Paris Porcelain floral wedding urn. Wedding tureen Paris Porcelain gilt painted lidded and handled covered presentation dish with soldier mask handles, Pegasus finial and all gilt ba...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export 19th Century Porcelain Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful 19th century Chinese Export porcelain urn with striking French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu mounts. The urn is raised by an elegant square ormolu base with concave c...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Rex Valencia Porcelain Figurine Of An English Setter Dog
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Rex Valencia porcelain figurine of a dog. It depicts a hand painted grey and white color astute English Setter dog standing up over a base...
Category
20th Century Spanish Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$68 Sale Price
20% Off
Limoges Porcelain Oval Trinket box
By Limoges
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Limoges Porcelain Oval Trinket Box. Its background is hand painted light yellow. The top of the hinged lid is adorned with a large sunflower and the sides of its base with ...
Category
20th Century French Victorian Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Tobacco Leaf Genus Nicotinia Cachepot and Planter Pot by Mann
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Tobacco Leaf Planter Pot by Mann with vibrant hand-painted Nicotiana-inspired motifs, perfect for plants or as a decorative piece.
We sell items as acquired, without resto...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Meiji Periof Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Jardiniere Japan Art
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Country of origin: Japan
Age: Meiji Period 19th century
Size: 39.5 cm / 40 cm Diameter
Condition
Period
19th century PRoC (1949 - now)
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,647 Sale Price
20% Off
Hutchenreuther Porcelain Figurine Fritz Klee "OWL"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The 24 carat gilded owl was created by Professor Fritz Klee around 1920 for Hutschenreuther Porcelain. This beautifully crafted piece is unusual in that sur...
Category
1910s German Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Nippon Art Nouveau Style Butterfly Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous Nippon Art Nouveau style butterfly vase.
Fully marked on base for having been made and hand decorated in Japanese Macau. This h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Macanese Art Nouveau Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Earth Signs, Set of 3 Plates from Zodiac Plate Series by P. Fornasetti, 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Earth signs- Zodiac Plate Series is a set of elegant porcelain plate, designed by Piero Fornasetti for Perugia in 1965.
Good conditions except for the plate depicting Taurus that ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau style Majolica Cache Pot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A pretty 19th century Majolica cache pot, decorated in shades of green and brown, and featuring the vivid colouration, whimsical shapes and high-relief sculpture typical of the style...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Mid 20th-Century Chinese Jun Ware Fambe Glaze Landscaping Porcelain Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Jun porcelain vase. It was hand made and hand paint from famous Chinese Jun Porcelain. It shows the natural fambe glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$513 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of German Porcelain Parrots Signed Dresden
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking pair of vintage life size porcelain parrots hand decorated with vivid tropical colors and perched on tree trunks. Signed Dresden on the bottoms.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,550 / set
Jugendstil Porcelain Waterlily Vase in Bronze Mount by Otto Eckmann
By Otto Eckmann
Located in Chicago, US
While there may have been no love lost for his early paintings, Eckmann had an endless fascination for the decorative potential of undulating water. The open spaces created by the me...
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large 20th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Add a touch of traditional Chinese artistry to your space with this large 20th Century Chinese export Porcelain Decorative Piece. This striking piece features a classic bottle shape ...
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Matthew Solomon, Blue & White Glazed Ceramic Vase, US, Circa 2018
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary glazed porcelain sculpture by Matthew Solomon. Unique piece, signed and dated.
Using fine porcelain and glazes he crafted himself, Matthew Solomon translated the unruly...
Category
2010s American Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japy Freres Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Antique French Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and Sèvres style porcelain clock by renown maker Japy Frères. It is of a beautifully chic design, four turned corner columns with a cushio...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Pair Of late 19th Century Vienna Style Vase / Urns
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine pair of late 19th century porcelain painted vases by Royal Vienna, with their superbly painted Kaufmann scenes in a deep red and green ground, they display the hallmarks ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Pair of Sèvres-style Napoleonic Porcelain Vases
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Sèvres-style napoleonic gilt bronze mounted cobalt-blue ground porcelain vases.
Signed by the artist 'H. Desprez Sevres'.
Each vase is of inverted ovoid form finely painted all-over with Napoleonic battle...
Category
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Old or Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Covered Jar or Urn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Japanese Imari porcelain lidded jar or urn.
Decorated throughout with painted red floral devices with blue underglaze and gilt highlights against a white ground.
Simply ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
KPM Porcelain Hand Painted Oval Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Antique 19th century hand painted porcelain with floral and gilt decoration. The bowl with center floral decoration with detailed hand gilt all around. The 19th century KPM mark...
Category
1880s German Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Jiajing/Wanli Period Chinese Porcelain Dish Charger Floral Swatow
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large and very nice Blue and White Charger/Dish from the Jiajin/Wanli Period.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Emperor: Wanli (1572-1620...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$900 Sale Price
24% Off
Pair of Royal Worcester Transitional Neoclassical Style Vases, England, 1901
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Royal Worcester Transitional Neoclassical style vases, England, 1901.
Date marked with green backs-tamp with five dots to the left and right.
'Leadless Glaze- English Registry Mark'
Each vase shape #2129, with stylized plume top, fitted with twin gilt handles, hand-painted with delicate alternating vertical floral and laurels. Raised on circular acanthus pedestal...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tall Chinoiserie Blue and White Dragon Ginger Jar Urn
Located in West Hartford, CT
Chinese blue and white covered urn features a dragon motif on front and back. Displayed on a carved wood pedestal. No hallmarks and there ...
Category
Early 20th Century Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Beswick, England. Porcelain figurine of a parrot. Approx. 1930s/40s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Beswick, England. Porcelain figurine of a parrot. Hand-painted.
Approximately 1930s/1940s.
Model number 930.
Marked.
Perfect condition with natural crazing.
Dimensions: Width 13.0 cm...
Category
1930s British Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Worcester Porcelain Plates Pink and Gold England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
The sweetness of the beautiful pink band is tempered by the brown leaves and berries and the gilded vines surrounding it.
The bright white porcelain allows the pink enamels and the g...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Gilt Japonisme Porcelain Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 2-section Japonisme dresser box.
In gilt porcelain.
With cobalt blue and white geometric circle devices throughout.
Simply a wonderful porcelain dresser box!
Date:
20th Ce...
Category
20th Century Unknown Japonisme Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Falcon Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture falcon in handmade porcelain,
hand painted piece with finishing in gold 24-karat
Limited Edition of 300 pieces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
$13,055 / item
Antique Ming Jiajing/Wanli 16th century dish Chinese Porcelain FROG
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Sharing with you this most interesting 16th Century dish.
Small saucer dish with flat everted rim, painted with a frog looking up in a grassy verge beside flowers and tree, the cav...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$7,592 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Korean Iron Red Glazed Bamboo and Plum Vase, 20th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A large and boldly painted Korean "Bamboo and Plum" underglaze iron brown porcelain vase, 20th century, Korea.
The large porcelain vase of baluster vase form with generous proportions. The bulbous body with high, wide shoulders, tapering down to a flat recessed foot. The body decorated in underglaze iron brown with large designs of tall, leafy bamboo stalks to one side. The opposite side with gnarled branches of blossoming plum.
Bamboo is revered in Korea, and Asia in general for its strength, flexibility and quick growing nature. Plum is invested with similar ideals, representing strength and resilience, as it flowers in the depth of winter.
The neck and shoulders featuring a design of stylized clouds. The base with a band of stylized waves. All in underglaze iron brown.
The vase with a transparent overglaze of bluish white.
The vase modeled after a 16th century Joseon vase...
Category
20th Century Korean Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Goebel Powder Box, Bathing Lady on Mussel Shell, Pin Up
By A.W. Goebel
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Deco porcelain powder box featuring a reclining bathing beauty atop a mussel shell, crafted by Goebel in Bavaria, 1920.
This rare and...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,752 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean Girel, Lidded Vase with Frog, Blue Glaze, France, 2021
By Jean Girel
Located in New York, NY
Unique, signed and dated.
The great diversity and originality of Girel’s work is the result of his wholly unique approach. His techniques are not found in any ceramics textbook, b...
Category
2010s French Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Berlin KPM Guild Royal Blue Porcelain Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Berlin KPM pedestal vaulted vase. It is hand painted on the front with a scene of Kronprinzepalais building redesigned by Johann Heinrich Strack for Prince Frederick William of Pruss...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$14,400 Sale Price
52% Off
Hermes Brandebourgs Vide Poche or Change Tray
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Hermes "Brandebourgs" orange square porcelain vide poche, change tray, or pocket emptier with braided rope motif / Made in France circa 1980s
Original stamp at underside /co...
Category
Late 20th Century French Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19th C. French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Covered Vases/Pot-Pouries, with Daoist Emblem Cartouches. Each vase is made of famille verte porc...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$31,040 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Staffordshire Robin Hood Figure
Located in Norton, MA
19th century English Staffordshire figure depicting 'Robin Hood', Measures: 15 1/4" H x 9 3/4" W.
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Top Level Antique Kangxi Period Imari Tea Caddy Chinese China Porcelain
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Imari porcelain tea caddies, Kangxi period, of canted corner form, painted in overglaze iron red and gilt and underglaze blue. With floral panels and original lids
Condit...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,839 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Blue and White Dragon Meiping Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white porcelain has inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. Made in Beijing, this contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Four Golf-Themed Enamel Boxes – Halcyon Days & Limoges Collectibles
By Halcyon Days
Located in Morristown, NJ
Set of Four Golf-Themed Enamel Boxes – Halcyon Days & Limoges Collectibles
This charming set of four golf-themed enamel boxes includes three English Halcyon Days pieces and one Limoges, France box, making it a perfect collection for golf enthusiasts and collectors of fine enamelware. Each piece is crafted with exquisite detailing and hand-painted designs celebrating golf's rich history and playful spirit.
1. Halcyon Days "William Innes & Blackheath Golf Club" Enamel Box
Design: Features William Innes, a Member of Parliament and Captain of the Society of Golfers in 1778 at the Royal Blackheath Golf Club.
Interior: The inside lid bears the inscription, referencing a painting by Lemuel Francis Abbot, along with a note about King James I introducing golf to England from Scotland in 1608.
Exterior: Decorated with vintage golf illustrations, bordered by green and gold accents.
Base: Marked Halcyon Days Enamels, England.
Original box retained.
2. Halcyon Days "The Old Course, St. Andrews" Enamel Box
Design: Features an elegant map of the Old Course at St. Andrews, the world’s most famous golf course.
Interior: Inscribed with historical details about St. Andrews, including its role in the Open Championship and the founding of The Royal and Ancient Club House in 1854.
Base: Marked Halcyon Days Enamels, England.
Original box retained.
3. Halcyon Days "Golfing Teddy Bears" Enamel Box
Design: A whimsical hand-painted scene of two teddy bears playing golf, one in a striped referee shirt and the other in red golf attire.
Interior: Features a black-and-white illustration of a teddy bear holding a golf club.
Base: Marked Halcyon Days Enamels, England.
4. Limoges "Lady Golfer" Hand-Painted Enamel Box
Design: Features a female golfer in a classic plaid skirt and yellow sweater, preparing for a swing while her caddie watches nearby.
Interior: Painted with a small golf ball on a tee.
Backstamp: Marked "Limoges France - Peint Main" (Hand-Painted) with a golf club illustration.
Set Features:
✔ Hand-Painted & Hand-Decorated
✔ Fine English & French Enamelware
✔ Historical & Whimsical Golf Themes
✔ Perfect for Collectors & Golf Lovers
✔ Excellent Condition – Includes Original Box for St. Andrews Piece
This set celebrates the tradition, history, and charm of golf, making it a fantastic addition to any golf memorabilia collection or fine enamelware display.
Dimensions:
2"dia x 1.25"h (Two larger Halcyon Days Boxes...
Category
Late 20th Century English Country Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Large Moorcroft Poppy Vase, circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
Painted with colorful flowers and green leaves on a blue ground. Impressed marks, circular paper label, painted signature in blue.
Category
1930s English Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Spaniels
Located in Tampa, FL
A charming pair of victorian era Staffordshire porcelain Spaniels. These beloved 19th century mantel dogs feature finely painted detai...
Category
1850s English Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Meissen Birdcage Grouping
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Meissen Birdcage Grouping
Germany Circa 1880
This enchanting 19th-century Meissen birdcage grouping, made in Germany circa 1880, is a re...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bronze-Mounted Sèvres Style Champlevé Enamel Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of fine quality bronze-mounted Sèvres style porcelain champlevé enamel vases. The hand painted medallions depicting cherubs and floral motifs surrounded by raised gilt enamel. T...
Category
19th Century French Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Vintage Italian Capodimonte Vegetables
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully whimsical collection of vintage Italian Capodimonte hand-painted porcelain vegetables including artichokes, eggplants, and a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White and Navy Blue Symbol Patterned Porcelain Urn
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Late 19th Century) large, off-white porcelain urn painted with a navy blue pattern featuring Buddhist symbols and other shapes with accented blue scrolled handles.
...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of Dutch Delft Covered Vases with Foo Dog Finials
Located in New York, NY
A pair of tin-glazed polychrome covered vases with foo dog finials, each topped with whimsical blue and white animal finials. The hand painted decoration wraps around in bright cobal...
Category
1920s French Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Candelabra Centerpieces Cherub 19C
By Minton
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning example of a pair of English Minton porcelain three branch candelabra, each modelled as a group of Cherubs standing on naturalistic base above an elaborate reeded socle with lavish decoration depicting gilt framed medallions with hand paintings of still life of flowers within pink hanging swags, ending on a circular stepped base. Circa third quarter of the Nineteenth Century, possibly earlier
Exquisitely decorated in colours of turquoise on white glazed ground with lavish gold highlights.
Condition: Good condition for such early pieces with no losses, no discoloring anywhere. Typically unmarked as pieces of this early period. Parts are constructed by bolting together.
Height: (entire as image one, an impressive) 14.5" (36.5cm). Diameter: (at base) 4.5” (11.5cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping.
Provenance: From the Collection of Kenneth Neame...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Heart Shaped Vases Sotheby's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Satsuma Heart Shaped Vases Sotheby's.
They seem to be identical (but in mirror) but there are some nice differences. For example one has a tiger and ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$14,400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Volume 3 Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 3 vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D 27 x H 27 cm
Materials: Glaze, Porcelain
Hand-made in the Czech Republic.
Also available: different colors and patterns
Establi...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,960 / item
Antique Hand Painted & Gilt Decorated German Porcelain Decorative Vase
By Royal Bonn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This grand and elegant porcelain vase was masterfully crafted in the 19th century by the esteemed Royal Bonn Company in Germany. Standing impressively at approximately 23 inches tall with a 7-inch diameter, this vase is a striking example of antique decorative art...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
19th Century, Pair of French Porcelain Sculptures Depicting Cupid and Psyche
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French polychrome porcelain sculptures depicting cupid and psyche
The delicious sculptures, made of hand-painted porcelain in polychrome, in Strasbourg in th...
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures, Arlecchino and Columbina, Rococo ca 1758
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
1750s English Rococo Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fornasetti Porcelain Moorhead Italy 1950s Signed
Located in Munich, DE
Early Vintage Piero Fornasetti flower pot in white and black cast ceramic themed “Moor’s Head”. The theme of the moor’s head takes inspiration...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Fairy Tale Princess Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #2047
Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Antique Chinese Porcelain Dish Swatow Flower and Fenghuang, 16/17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated large dish from around 1600-1630.
The robustly potted rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly decorated in Red and green w...
Category
17th Century Asian Ming Antique Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,706 Sale Price
20% Off
Chill Cow White Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl Chill Cow White all in porcelain in
white finish with gold plated (24K) finish
details and inside the bowl.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Porcelain Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,306 / item
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Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
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The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
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The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
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