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Ceramics For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: Chinoiserie
1960's Asian Inspired Cylindrical Vases on Brass Stands - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of Asian inspired table vases on brass stands, unbranded. Hand painted porcelain with a Chinoiserie design of foliate & floral in shades of white, blue & salmon colors, and a ...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Mason's Ironstone Tall Vase in Blue Hawthorne Pattern Rare Shape, circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an ironstone tall Vase in the blue Hawthorne and fence and bowl pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the first half of the 19th ce...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Early Miles Mason Small Dish Porcelain Boy at Door Pattern, circa 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a porcelain Small Dish or Saucer in the "Boy at the Door" pattern, made by Miles Mason (Mason's) dating to very early in the 19th century. The dish is well potted with verti...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Georgian Spode Plate or Dish Chinoiserie Pattern No. 1867 porcelain, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful square plate or dish produced by the Spode factory and made of porcelain, in the early 19th Century, Circa 1815 to 1827. The dish is well potted on a low foot ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mason's Ironstone Large Platter or Meat Plate in Flying Bird Pattern, circa 1880
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an ironstone large platter or meat plate in the flying bird pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the 19th century, circa 1880. ...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Pair of Mason's Ashworth Orange Ironstone Dragon Trumpet Vases
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of trumpet vases in the ‘Sumatra’ dragon pattern on a striking orange glaze with cobalt chinoiserie details, made in England by Mason's Ashworth circa 1910. The ‘Sumatra’ pattern’s bold chinoiserie aesthetic is timeless, maintaining popularity across generations. It was rereleased in 1996 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Masons. These Masons ironstone china vases...
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Salt Cellar Dish Faience Oval French Yellow Blue White Sprig Stripe
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. French faience salt. Oval shape with a leafy sprig in...
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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Georgian Spode Dinner Plate a Ironstone Chinoiserie Pattern No.2283, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful hand painted dinner plate, produced by the Spode factory in the late Georgian period, Circa 1820. This is pattern number 2283, the chinoiserie decoration ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Ceramic Chinoiserie Vide Poche Decorative Dishes, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four pretty scalloped chinoiserie dishes. Each dish is slightly bowl-shaped and would be fabulous if used as a lemon dish at a place setting, or as...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Dish, delftware, English, Liverpool, blue white butterfly 35cm 13 3/4" c1760
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Delightfully painted in soft tones of blue conveying the lightness and charm of Chinoiserie. Painted with a chinoiserie landscape scene of a large peony growing behind a fence wit...
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18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Rose Green White Flowers
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. two red bands around the top. the base decorated with...
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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Round Chinoiserie Decorative Trinket Dish in Pink and Green Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite famille rose catchall trinket dish hand painted with pink and green floral motifs. Round in form, this small decorative ceramic dish will be a fabulous touch to a coffee tab...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Georgian Spode Soup Bowl or Plate in Japan Floral Pattern No. 2054, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful bowl or soup plate produced by the Spode factory and made of ironstone pottery, which they call Stone China, in the early 19th Century, Circa 1820 The chinoiseri...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Copeland-Spode Large Ironstone Platter in Chinese Figures pattern, Ca 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful very large Platter or Meat Plate by Copeland (formerly Spode) in a very decorative hand painted Chinese figure pattern, dating to the turn of the late 19th Centur...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie Incense Burner Vase and Cover
Located in New York, NY
A rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie incense burner vase and cover, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800, blue cross swords and star mark, Pressnummer 58 A Museum Quality Piece. Painted in the sought after famille rose palette with sprigs of indianische Blumen and enriched in gilding, the simulated pierced body supported by four feet painted with stylized dragons, the pierced cover with a Buddhist lion finial. 10" high x 6" wide x 6" deep The shape of this piece, which appears to be unrecorded in the literature, is inspired by similar Chinese porcelain censers from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1654-1722). An example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated by Li Yi-hua in Qing Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Periods from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pl. 65. Another in the British Museum, London (museum no. PDF, A.812) is catalogued as a perfume-holder. These porcelain examples are in turn inspired by ancient Chinese bronzes from both the Shang (1600-1046 BC) and the Zhou (1046-246 BCE) dynasties, an example of which was sold anonymously by Christie's New York, 22 March 2019, lot 1601. This chain of inspiration tracking backwards from the 19th century to antiquity provides a clear example of how ceramics, and indeed other mediums, are able to influence and motivate the works of later generations. For a Meissen porcelain snuff...
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Late 18th Century German Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six Enamel Ceramic Dishes by Longwy, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Set of six enamel ceramic dishes by Longwy, France, mid-19th century.
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Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Salt Cellar Dish Faience French Oval Green Brown Orange White
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. The oval centre painted with a large berry and leafy ...
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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Mason's Ashworth's Ironstone Teapot in Old Japan Vase Pattern, circa 1875
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Teapot made by Mason's Ironstone during the mid-19th century, when Mason's was owned by Ashworth Brothers, circa 1870. It has ...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Mason's Ironstone Sauce Tureen & Cover Table & Flower Pot Ptn, Georgian Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820. This t...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Romantic Chinese Scenes Fine Earthenware 8 Plates by Creil 1834-1840
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 8 Chinoiseries Scenes lunch plates (+ 1 for free with a crack). Made of opaque porcelain, they had a principal scene showing various scenes of extreme-oriental kids playing together in several landscapes printed in pink on a white background. On the border, pink pagodas...
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1830s French Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Georgian Set of Six Mason's Ironstone Side Plates Scroll Landscape Ptn, Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very early and decorative set of six matching Mason's Ironstone side plates, all in the Scroll Landscape and Prunus pattern and dating to the ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Vintage Blue Porcelain Chinese Vase
Located in Paris, FR
A vintage Chinese porcelain vase probably from the 1960's in blue enamel decorated with beautiful flowers and delicate gold handpainted painted details. Signed.    We’re an exhibition space and an online destination established by the passionate art...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Early Miles Mason Saucer Dish Porcelain Boy at Door Pattern, circa 1805
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a porcelain Saucer Dish or Bowl in the "Boy at the Door" pattern, made by Miles Mason (Mason's) dating to very early in the 19th century. This d...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mason's Ashworth's Ironstone Dinner Plate in Coloured Wall Pattern, circa 1870
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a mid-19th century Mason’s patent ironstone Dinner Plate produced at the time when Mason's was owned and controlled by George L Ashworth after the bankruptcy of C J Mason in ...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Jug or Pitcher in Table and Flower Pot Ptn, Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Mason's ironstone jug or pitcher, in the Table and Flower Pot gilded pattern, from their earliest George 3rd period...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Rare Mason's Ironstone Coffee Can and Saucer in Bandana Pattern, circa 1890
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an ironstone duo of a coffee can or cup and saucer in a rare shape, hand enameled in the Bandana pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Del...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Chinoiserie Bright Blue Pink and Yellow Decorative Floral Motif Wall Plate
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small ceramic decorative chinoiserie plate. Decorated in a bright blue, this plate features chrysanthemums in yellow, red, and pink among lush green leaves. A hanger has been appli...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Vase in Green Dragon Chinoiserie Pattern, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare shape vase, made by Mason's Ironstone, England, in the early 19th century, late Georgian period, circa 1818. This vase has a rarely found shape and is a very early...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Georgian Spode Dinner Plate B Ironstone Chinoiserie Pattern No.2283, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful hand painted dinner plate, produced by the Spode factory in the late Georgian period, Circa 1820. This is pattern number 2283, the chinoiserie decoration ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Late 19th Century Satsuma Bowl with the Five Warriors
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous piece of late 19th century Satsuma depicting the 5 warriors in excellent antique condition with no issues to speak of. Finely detailed. interior. Have not cleaned the unders...
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1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Rare John Turner Porcelain Cup and Saucer in Traveller Pattern, circa 1795
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare coffee cup and saucer in ‘The Traveller’ or ‘One Legged Duck’ blue transfer printed, hand gilded pattern by John Turner & family, of Lane End, Longton, Staffordshire. ...
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Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Sauce Tureen & Cover India Pheasant Pattern, Ca 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1815. This tureen...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

French Majolica Wire Basket Gien circa 1890
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica wire basket Gien circa 1890. Chinoiserie scene with pagoda.
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1890s French Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Wire

Pair of Mason's Ashworth Chinoiserie Covered Jars
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of Masons Ashworth ironstone covered jars on a striking orange glaze with hand-painted Chinese figures, made in England circa 1910. These Maso...
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Dish or Plate in Bamboo & Basket Pattern, circa 1817
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative dish or plate by Mason's Ironstone, Lane Delph, England in the Bamboo and Basket pattern, dating to the early 19th century, Georgian period, circa 1813-1820...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Vase in Porcelaine of Canton 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This small vase is made from Canton porcelain and was created in China in the 20th century. Composed of ornamental motifs such as plants and interlacing, this vase is pink, blue-gr...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Early New Hall Porcelain Coffee Can & Saucer Duo Chinese Pattern 421, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain coffee can & saucer duo by New Hall, hand decorated with their Chinese figure pattern number 421, dating to the English George 3rd...
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Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mason's Ironstone Large Cabinet Plate in Bandana Pattern, circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Side Plate in Table and Flower Pot Pattern, Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Mason's ironstone side plate, in the Table and Flower pot gilded pattern, from their earliest George 3rd period, circa 1818.  This plate is well painted in the Chinoiserie pattern called the Table and Flower Pot pattern...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Japanese White Ceramic Shell Place Card Holders with Gold Floral Detail Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four ceramic shell motif place card holders. A wonderful way to accent any place setting, each of these crisp white place card holders will be a fabulous way to assign seats...
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20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint

Soup Bowl or Plate Pottery by Zachariah Boyle Chinese Flora Pattern, Ca 1825
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good early decorative large earthenware pottery Soup Bowl or Deep Plate made by Zachariah Boyle of Hanley and Stoke, England, circa 1825...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Side Plate in Rock Leaves & Flowers Ptn, circa 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine Ironstone pottery side plate made by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England and beautifully hand decorated in the Rock, Leaves and flowers Pattern, ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Asian Blue & White Porcelain Garden Seat
Located in New York, NY
Asian blue and white porcelain garden seat, temple and water scenes. Measures: 17.25" height x 12" diameter.
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20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mason's Ashworth's Ironstone Large Dinner Plate in Flying Bird Pattern, Ca 1870
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Mason’s ironstone large dinner plate produced at the time when Mason's was owned and controlled by George L Ashworth and Brothers afte...
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Mason's Ironstone Vase in Blue Hawthorne Pattern, Circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an ironstone Vase in the blue Hawthorne and fence and bowl pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the first half of the 19th century...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Georgian Mason's Ironstone Sauce Tureen & Cover Bamboo & Basket Ptn, Circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a superb Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820. This ture...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Dinner Plate by Copeland Late Spode in Chinoiserie Pattern No. 4089, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful plate in the Chinese inspired pattern number 4089, produced by the Copeland - Late Spode factory and made of earthenware pottery called Pearl-ware, in the mid 19th century, circa 1850. This plate is well potted with a recessed rim. The pattern is transfer printed under-glaze in cobalt blue, then carefully hand painted in bold coloured enamels over-glaze in Gilt Heightened, Rare Pattern Number '4089' which Depicts Oriental Flowers including Bamboo, Peonies and Prunus Blossom in a garden setting with insects. Similar plates of this period are shown in Steven Smith's book called Spode and Copeland, published by Schiffer. The plate is fully marked to the base, with a transfer printed Copeland Late Spode...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Mason's Ironstone Dinner Plate Chinoiserie Hand Painted Black Ground, circa 1845
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good, dinner plate by Mason's ironstone, England in a very decorative, hand painted floral pattern, dating to circa 1845. This is a rare pattern. The Plate is c...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Copeland 'Spode' Porcelain Coffee Can Finely Hand Painted & Gilded, circa 1860
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful English coffee can, all hand painted and gilded, made by Copeland China and with a factory printed mark to the base, dating...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Six Early Mason's Ironstone Side Plates Oriental Pheasant Ptn, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a Georgian set of six matching Mason's ironstone plates, all in the Oriental Pheasant pattern and dating to the earliest period between 1813-1820. Sets of early plates in...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Rare Pair Mason's Ironstone Miniature Vases Fence Rock & Gold Flower Ptn Ca 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine and rare pair of miniature Mason's ironstone Vases or Urns, hand painted in in the beautiful "Fence, Rock and Gold Flower" pattern, which ...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Rare Mason's Ironstone Chamber Candle Stick in Fence Japan Pattern, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very rare Ironstone pottery Chamber Stick, made by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, circa 1818. The chamber stick is circular with a ring handl...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Blue and White Chinoiserie Porcelain Saucer Set of 5, Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of 4 blue and white saucer plates. Each plate features a painted scene of a pagoda, set atop a hill surrounded by flora and fauna. Birds ...
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20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Rare Mason's Ironstone Miniature Urn in Gold Rose Japan Pattern, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare miniature Mason's ironstone Lidded Urn or Vase in the beautiful Gold Rose Japan pattern, which we date to circa 1820. Miniature or toy items of Masons ironstone are...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Antique Porcelain Plate by Ernst Wahliss Depicting the Racket Court, Hong Kong
Located in London, GB
Antique Porcelain Plate by Ernst Wahliss Depicting The Racket Court, Hong Kong Austrian, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 2cm, diameter 2...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mason's Ironstone Lidded Dish or Bowl in Flying Bird Pattern, circa 1890
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare ironstone lidded dish or bowl in a rare shape, hand enameled in the Flying Bird pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the la...
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Coastal Bone China Shell Motif Napkin Rings, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous pair of vintage bone china napkin rings. Glazed in cream, each ring features a ceramic shell atop. Dimensions of each napkin ring: 2...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Georgian New Hall Porcelain Bowl Lady with Parasol Pattern No. 20, circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain waste or slop bowl by New Hall in a hand painted Chinoiserie figure pattern No. 20, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1790. The bowl is well potted on a mid depth foot. The decoration is hand-painted using bold enamels in a charming chinoiserie figure pattern, number 20, showing a Lady with a parasol being presented a flower by a young man, all by a fence in a garden setting. The inner rim has a repeated border pattern and the inside base has a hand painted flower bud sprig which is worn and faded. This is a recorded New Hall pattern No 20. Overall a charming 18th Century Bowl...
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Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique and Vintage Ceramics for Sale: Shop Figurines, Vases and Scandinavian Pottery on 1stDibs

Whether you’re adding an eye-catching mid-century modern glazed stoneware bowl to your dining table or grouping a collection of decorative plates by color for the shelving in your living room, decorating and entertaining with antique and vintage ceramics is a great way to introduce provocative pops of colors and textures to a space or family meals.

Ceramics, which includes pottery such as earthenware and stoneware, has had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world for thousands of years. When people began to populate permanent settlements during the Neolithic era, which saw the rapid growth of agriculture and farming, clay-based ceramics were fired in underground kilns and played a greater role as important containers for dry goods, water, art objects and more.

Today, if an Art Deco floor vase, adorned in bright polychrome glazed colors with flowers and geometric patterns, isn’t your speed, maybe minimalist ceramics can help you design a room that’s both timeless and of the moment. Mixing and matching can invite conversation and bring spirited contrasts to your outdoor dining area. The natural-world details enameled on an Art Nouveau vase might pair well with the sleek simplicity of a modern serving bowl, for example.

In your kitchen, your cabinets are likely filled with ceramic dinner plates. You’re probably serving daily meals on stoneware dishes or durable sets of porcelain or bone china, while decorative ceramic dishes may be on display in your dining room. Perhaps you’ve anchored a group of smaller pottery pieces on your mantelpiece with some taller vases and vessels, or a console table in your living room is home to an earthenware bowl with a decorative seasonal collection of leaves, greenery and acorns.

Regardless of your tastes, however, it’s possible that ceramics are already in use all over your home and outdoor space. If not, why? Whatever your needs may be, find a wide range of antique and vintage ceramics on 1stDibs.

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