4 Antique William Brownfield Madras Ironstone Brown Transferware Plates

Pair of two Minton plates, circa 1862. Provenance : Jerome Schottenstein Estate, Columbus Ohio. Jerome was was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. The Schottenstein family were Lithuanian immigrants who began an extensive business empire in the late 19th Century. Schottenstein Stores owns stakes in DSW and American Signature Furniture; American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB360 Capital Partners, over 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture. It also holds an ownership interest in American Eagle Outfitters, Wehmeyer in Germany, Cold Stone Creamery and The Mazel Company. These superb quality Minton plates are from a dessert service shown at the International Exhibition of 1862 in London. The plates testify to the enduring influence of 18th Century Sèvres on the tastes of Victorian high society. The designs are far from being mere copies, however; while there are recognisable Sèvres elements, they are arranged in entirely new and delightful ways. On the rim are four imitation cameo heads of classical deities en grisaille on a red-brown ground, within oval reserves wreathed in laurel. The profiles are individually painted; compare, for instance, the winged helmeted heads of Hermes/Mercury and you will spot subtle differences. The cameo devices, used here for the first time by Minton, derive from the celebrated Sèvres dinner...

Pair of scalloped edge plates by Hirsch. Features a magnificent polychrome floral design. Blank produced by MZ Austria (mark covered on base). Incised number 933. "Franziska Hirsch...

Pair of antique late 18th century to early 19th century Chinese export Qing (Qianlong Period, circa 1780) porcelain dinner plates with hand painted famille and lattice motifs. Measur...

Rare antique KPM Berlin porcelain dinner plate, platter or charger featuring central landscape scene that of a windmill, figures, and sailboats surrounded by Art Nouveau design of fl...

Circa 1820 Stephen Folch dinner set in Bamboo & Basket pattern with Royal Arms mark, Circa 1825 Each piece has a light grey-blue glaze and has been beautifully and carefully hand-...

Pair of 18th century Chinese Export porcelain plates featuring slightly scalloped edges, hand painted blue and white borders and armorial crest / coat of arms at the center. Includes...

A stunning Aesthetic Movement William Brownfield plate with a stylised panel and floral design by Christopher Dresser (British, 1834-1904) dating from around 1876. Christopher Dr...

This is a highly decorative, Imperial Stone China (ironstone), plate by John Ridgway, dating to the William IVth period of the 19th century. The plate is well potted with a wavy rim...

This is a very decorative, Imperial Stone China (ironstone), large Dinner Plate by John Ridgway, dating to the William IVth period of the 19th cen...

This elegant plate has a scalloped edge, floral design trim with old architectural buildings along a winding river with a sailboat in center; transfer printing, a decorative techniqu...

This is a good early pair of dinner plates, hand painted ironstone (stone china ) made by William Davenport and Co., longport, staffordshire potteries, England, George 111rd period, circa 1815. The pattern is number "659", which is one of Davenport's very few chinoiserie patterns. The bold decoration features striking polychrome enamels of rocks and different flowers all in the Chinoiserie style, hand painted over-glaze in different colours over an under-glaze blue printed outline. The pattern is embellished with good hand gilding and a five section border pattern to the outer rim, similar to the central pattern with sprigs of hand painted flowers. The mark on the base of the dish is Godden's 1183, a blue printed Davenport stone China...

This is a very good, large dinner or cabinet plate by Mason's Ironstone, England in the Bandana pattern, dating to circa 1900. The plate is circular...