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Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Rustic
Thomas Watson & Co. Antique English Sterling Silver Goblet
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver wine goblet; an addition to our Georgian wine and d...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Early Georgian Glasses, circa 1740, England
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of early Georgian glasses, circa 1740, England. Handsomely crafted each with bucket bowl on plain stem. Generous conical feet. Intact pairs are unusual to find. Good color, stri...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Antique Georgian English Sterling Silver Soup Tureen
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver soup tureen; an addition to our dining silverware collection. This exceptional antique George III English sterling silver soup tureen has an oval rounded form. The plain surface of the body is embellished with a contemporary bright cut engraved crest depicting a boar's head erect and couped. The upper flared rim of the tureen is encompassed with a fine and impressive applied gadroon decorated border. This antique soup tureen...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

French Majolica Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves plate, circa 1880.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Six Hester Bateman Geo III Silver Demitasse Spoons c1789-90
Located in valatie, NY
Set of Six Hester Bateman Geo III Silver Demitasse Spoons c1789-90. With bright cut decoration and a cartouche with the letter "M". All have the same date marks with the exception of...
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1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique English Caughley Porcelain Milk Pitcher or Jug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain milk pitcher or jug. Comprising the pot, a conforming lid, and a later associated chain connecting the two. With blue underglaze decoration of...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Georgian 'George III' Sterling Silver Candlewick Snuffer/Cutters
By Thomas Robinson 1
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, rare pair of Georgian (George III), sterling silver, scissor-form candle wick snuffers, London, 1804, Thomas Robinson - maker. Decorated w...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Small German Majolica Flowers Plate Villeroy & Boch circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small German Majolica Flowers Plate Villeroy & Boch circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Georgian Silver Epergne Centrepiece 1775 Adams Style
Located in London, GB
A magnificent Antique Georgian Silver Epergne in a classic Adams style. The George III Centre Piece has a large central basket on a pedestal pedestal and four elegant branches suppor...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Majolica Morning Glory Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica morning glory plate wasmuel, circa 1890.
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1890s Belgian Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Square Shaped Glass Carafe, English, 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely piece of chunky glass. Great colour Very bubbly and heavy Good condition Originally it would have had a stopper but now missing.
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Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

18th-Century Derby Porcelain Figure Emblematic of Africa
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Derby Porcelain Figure of Africa, From a series known as the "Four Quarters". Circa 1765 The large figure, emblematic of Africa, is depic...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Large Georgian, 'George III' Sterling Silver Stuffing Spoon
Located in New York, NY
Large Georgian (George III) stuffing spoon having a deer armorial, London, year-hallmarked for 1807, John Blake - maker. Measures 12 inches long x 2 inc...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Casa Cubista Blue Dash Striped Terracotta Dinner Plates
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This luxurious terracotta dinnerware is handmade from ceramic with fair trade and locally sourced materials from Europe. Each piece is crafted with meticulous attention to detail for...
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2010s Portuguese Rustic Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Georgian Masons Ironstone Large Wine Cooler or Ice Pail, English circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare, ironstone Two Handled, Ice Pail or Wine Cooler Pot, made by Mason's Patent Ironstone China Company, of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, circa 1818. This piece is substantial and heavily potted, weighing about 2.2 Kg un-packed. The pot is circular with 12 vertical sections, sitting on a low foot with an everted rim. The two side handles are strongly potted and this piece is quite suitable for use or display, as an ice bucket, wine bottle cooler or perhaps as a vase or centre piece. The piece is decorated in the Mason's recorded pattern called "Basket of Flowers" which is a vibrant floral pattern, hand polychrome enamelled over a sepia print on a white glaze. This pattern is illustrated on Page 30...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ironstone

18th Century Creamware Plates with Basketweave Border- A Set of Four
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Creamware Plates with Mosaic Border, Set of four, Circa 1765-80 The creamware pottery plates are unusually molded with a border design known as mosaic or basket-weave a...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery

Coalport Trio Porcelain Hand Painted Gilded Bold Imari Pattern, circa 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality TRIO of Coffee Cup, Tea Cup and Saucer that we attribute to the Coalport porcelain works, Shropshire, England, made during the George 111rd years, circa 1815. Both cups have the London or Grecian shape with all pieces beautifully boldly hand decorated in a very colourful Imari Chinoiserie pattern, popular at the time. All pieces are unmarked to the base. The pattern is beautifully hand painted in bold colors of burnt orange, green and cobalt blue, all in different shades with an "Imari" style floral pattern, all enhanced with gilded detail to the pattern, upper rim and outer handle. Both cups also have an inner rim border pattern. We date this set to the late George third...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Rotterdam Dutch Delft Tiles Framed Pictures of Rearing Horses
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Dutch Delft Manganese Tiles Pictures of Rearing Horses, Rotterdam, Circa 1780 The pair of framed manganese six-tile pictures each depict a...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Delft

English Pottery Mocha Banded Blue Slip Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha Blue Slip Jug, Circa 1820-40 The circular English pottery blue slip jug with flaring base and loop handle with leaf terminals. The jug wit...
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1820s Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Pearlware, Pottery

Georgian Hicks & Meigh Ironstone Dinner Plate Pheasant Pattern No.5, Ca 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Dinner Plate in the Long Tailed Pheasant pattern No.2, made by Hicks and Meigh of Shelton, Staffordshire, England between 1812 and 1822, probably circa 1815. Thi...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ironstone

Antique 18th Century Large George III Sterling Silver Armorial Tankard, 1806
Located in New York, NY
Fine, large George III period sterling silver barrel shaped tankard by William Fountain, London, 1806. Beautifully engraved with an ornate armorial crest of three fleur de lis and ...
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Early 1800s British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Majolica Sunflower Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Majolica Sunflower Plate.
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1950s French Rustic Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Derby Porcelain Georgian Rare Hand Painted Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Georgian Derby Porcelain dish finely hand painted colored enamels dating from around 1790. The oval shaped dish has a raised scalloped rim and is hand painted with...
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1790s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

George III Period (1764) Footed Sterling Silver Salver/Tray
Located in New York, NY
George III Period, hoof-footed sterling silver salver/tray, London, year-hallmarked for 1764, Richard Rugg - maker. The salver is designed with a scroll and shell border, and has a l...
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1760s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Antique 18th Century English Georgian William Wright Pewter Porringer Bowl
By William Wright
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th Century Antique English Georgian pewter porringer soup or stew bowl, dish or cup with crown handle / ear by William Wright of Little Minorie...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Pewter

George III Sterling Silver-Gilt Vinaigrette, Wardell & Kempson, Birmingham, 1814
Located in Glasgow, GB
A George III sterling silver gilt Vinaigrette by the silversmith Wardell & Kempson, Birmingham, 1814. The Vinaigrette is of watch case form, engraved foliate decoration, the interior...
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1810s British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

George I silver rococo silver lidded tankard by john penfold
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
John penfold (aka penford) makers mark rococo silver lidded tankard, circa 1723. Here we have a beautiful silver lidded tankard in the rococo style.  The interior is gilded and Ove...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher in rare shape Fence Japan Ptn, Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare shaped early small Jug or pitcher, hand painted in the Fence Japan gilded pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone, Lane Delph, England and dating to circa 1813-1820. This jug is hand potted in a very rare shape with a loop handle and a pouring spout to the rim. The pattern is hand painted in the Fence Japan pattern, with hand gilded highlights as illustrated on page 89 of a guide to Mason's patent ironstone patterns, circa 1813-1848, published by The Mason's Collectors' Club. This jug is unmarked to the base, as was often the case in this period but it is definitely made by Mason's Ironstone with a similar jug illustrated on page 188 of Geoffrey Godden's guide to Masons China...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ironstone

19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinarily rare and masterfully crafted tea urn is by the hand of the master Georgian silversmith Paul Storr. Created by Storr while working for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, Jewelers and Goldsmiths to the King, this magnificent piece truly represents the sophisticated style of the renowned firm and the enormous talents of Paul Storr. Applied and engraved decoration envelop this masterpiece equipped with a carved handle, lion's head spigot and spectacular lion's paw supports. The piece bears the arms of the Neave Baronetcy with those of Digby, for Sir Thomas Neave and his wife Frances Caroline, daughter of the Hon. William Digby, the Dean of Durham. Though he held no formal title, Storr enjoyed patronage from the most important and powerful figures of the period including King George III and the Prince of Wales, the future King George IV. His first major work was a gold font commissioned by the Duke of Portland in 1797, and in 1799 he created the “Battle of the Nile...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

18th-century Dutch Delft Shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome Plaque
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch Delft shaped Chinoiserie Polychrome plaque, Circa 1730-40 The shaped plaque has a raised molded border decorated with a series of alternating painted panels of flowers and Chinese auspicious objects. The central scene is painted with a slightly off-center table with a vase filled with flowers and a large parrot perched on the branches. Several flying bugs can be seen around the flowers. To the left is a gardener with two watering pots at his feet. The whole in a puce, yellow and green palette. The top is surmounted with a blue shell pierced with a suspension hole. The exterior rim of the plaque in blue. Dimensions: 8 7/8 inches high x 9 3/4 inches x 1/2 inch depth. Provenance: B.F. Edwards Collection...
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1730s Dutch Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Delft, Faience

19th Century Palissy Majolica Pumpkin Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Small 19th Century Palissy Majolica Pumpkin Tureen.
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1890s Portuguese Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Derby Pair of Cache Pots, Yellow, Flowers by William Billingsley, ca 1795
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of cache pots made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The pair is decorated in bright canary or "Scarsdale" yellow and a white band with large flowers painted by ...
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1790s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Antique Topographical Derby English Porcelain Plate Entitled 'Near Derby'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 19th century Derby hard paste porcelain plate. Decorated with a hand painted topographical scene to its center. The scene depicts a bucolic landscape 'Near Derby' in a gilt cartouche and surrounded by a gilt cornucopia...
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19th Century British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Hester Bateman Silver Marrow Scoop Dated 1785 London Assay
Located in London, GB
Hester Bateman Silver Marrow Scoop Dated 1785 London Assay Antique silver marrow scoops were used to tease out the tasty morsels of marrowfat from beef bones - a great delicacy durin...
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1780s English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Pair of George III Mahogany Knife Boxes
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair have the typical shape of boxes from this period, with shaped serpentine front, sloped hinged lid, and boxwood and ebony lines. Each cover is inlaid with an oval patera and...
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Mahogany

Rare 19th Century French Majolica Butterfly Plate Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century French Majolica butterfly plate signed Longchamp.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

French Majolica Asparagus Platter circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus platter with a bow circa 1890.
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1890s Belgian Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Antique Old Sheffield Silver Plated Tray George III 1780s
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique English Old Sheffield Silver Plate tray Circa 1780 in date. This rectangular Old Shefield tray features a deep set, decorative gadrooned border with elegant...
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1780s George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Antique Samson Worcester Style Porcelain Figural Seashell Sweetmeat Bowls/Dishes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of antique figural porcelain sweetmeat dishes or footed bowls. By Samson. Each having the form of a white scallop shell set atop column of polychrome shells and gre...
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19th Century French Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Majolica Flowers Platter Sarreguemines Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Flowers Platter Sarreguemines Circa 1880.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Casa Cubista Cabana Pink Striped Terracotta Dinnerware Bowls
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This luxurious terracotta dinnerware is handmade from ceramic with fair trade and locally sourced materials from Europe. Each piece is crafted with meticulous attention to detail for...
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2010s Portuguese Rustic Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Worcester Pair of Shell Dishes, French Green Stencil Pattern, ca 1770
Located in London, GB
This is a pair of very rare and beautiful shell dishes made by Worcester around 1770 in their 1st or "Dr Wall" period. The dishes have one scrolled handle and have a shell-like shape...
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1770s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Coalport Coffee Can Porcelain Hand Painted Cornflowers Pattern, circa 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality coffee can that we attribute to the Coalport porcelain works, Shropshire, England, made during the John Rose period of the George 111rd years, circa 1805. The coffee can is nominally parallel, tapering slightly to the base, with a simple loop handle, with a slight lower kink and pointed attachments. It has a shallow foot recess with obtuse corner and is unmarked to the base. The pattern is beautifully hand painted in the French Chantilly style with cornflower sprigs in gold gilt and blue with red & green leaf detail to the lower half with an upper border continuous cornflower pattern, all between gold gilt rings with further gilt decoration to the outer handle and gilding around the lower rim. We date this piece to the late George third...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

French Majolica Bird & Cherries Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with cherries plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Georgian Davenport Ironstone Dinner Plate Bamboo and Peony Ptn 15, Circa 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, late Georgian, ironstone dinner plate, hand decorated in pattern no. 15, manufactured by the English Davenport factory, which was situated in Longport, Staffordshire, England between 1794 and 1887. The oriental garden "Imari" pattern is transfer printed in cobalt blue of different shades, then all hand coloured with different enamels in good detail. The pattern is called "Bamboo and...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ironstone

Whieldon-type Large Creamware Pottery Tortoiseshell Platter
Located in Downingtown, PA
Whieldon-type Large Creamware Tortoiseshell Platter, Circa 1765-75 The large Staffordshire creamware tortoiseshell-glazed platter, of Whieldon-type, is of a large oval silver shape ...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Creamware, Pottery

1764, Set of Four George III Sterling Silver Candlesticks, English
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting a distinguished set of four George III sterling silver candlesticks, skillfully crafted in 1764 by the esteemed silversmith Ebenezer Coker. Each candlestick stands as a te...
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18th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

36 English Hotel Silver coffee/tea pots, Nice Weight And Quality. Priced Per Pot
Located in Buchanan, MI
36 English Hotel Silver coffee/tea pots,Nice Weight And Quality. Priced Per Pot. These came out of a very prestigious hotel and are in pristiine c...
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20th Century English George III Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver Plate

Antique 18th Century Gilt White Milk Glass Vase in the Manner of James Giles
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare white, opaque glass vase decorated in the manner of James Giles. English or possibly Continental in origin. (Bohemian or German Milchgla...
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Late 18th Century English George II Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

French Majolica Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves plate, circa 1880.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Plate Onnaing, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica plate Onnaing Circa 1890. flowers and blackberries.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having an oval shaped copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout Dimensions: Height 24 cm Width 26 cm Depth 16 cm Dated 1800
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19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Copper

Georgian Derby Coffee Can Chantilly Sprigs gilded Pattern 129, circa 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good porcelain Coffee Can or cup hand painted and gilded in pattern 129, made by the Derby factory, in the reign of George 111 in the early 19...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Chamberlains Worcester Porcelain Dish, Nelson or Fine Old Japan pattern, ca 1805
Located in London, GB
This is a striking square serving dish made by Chamberlains in Worcester around 1805. The dish bears the Fine Old Japan pattern, often called the Nelson pattern. Robert Chamberlai...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

French Majolica Duckling Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Duckling and insect and plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900. Border with poppies.
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Bird and Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes aqua plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

George 111 Early Minton Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Painted Pattern 76, Ca 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a finely painted porcelain coffee can made by the Minton factory, England, in the reign of George 111 in the early 19th century, circa 1805   Straight sided coffee cans were only originally made for about the first 20 years of the 19th century and are very collectable. The porcelain can is well potted with a ring handle. It is finely hand decorated in Minton's recorded Pattern Number 76, having three sets of horizontally painted...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Staffordshire Creamware Cauliflower Milk Jug and Cover
By William Greatbatch
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Staffordshire Creamware Cauliflower Ware Milk Jug and Cover, Probably by William Greatbach/ Josiah Wedgwood Lead-glazed earthenware, Circa 1765 The creamware milk jug ...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Creamware, Pottery

Antique and Vintage Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

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