Late Georgian Porcelain Botanical Plate by H & R Daniel or S Alcock, circa 1830

This is a Mason's bone china porcelain Desert Plate in a hand painted pattern called; Central Spray Mixed Border. The plate has a "Cabbage ...

This is a very good Desert Plate in the Water Lily pattern, made by Hicks and Meigh of Shelton, Staffordshire, England between 1812 and 1822, probably circa 1815. This is a beautifu...

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 ...

This is a good early hand painted ironstone (stone china) saucer dish or plate, made by William Davenport and Co., Longport, Staffordshire Potteries, England, George 111rd period, ci...

A fine octagonal plate painted in the botanical style; possibly the yellow gloriosa climbing lily. Provenance: Taylor Collection; Robyn Robb 2003. Filled edge chips.  

A Circa 1810-20 Soup Plate, Stone China by Davenport, English. Marked Davenport, Longport, Staffordshire Stone China. A rich Imari design & palette (pattern #135). Auspicious symbols...

Circa 1765-1770 porcelain soup plate by "Ducal Real Porcelain Factory", Ludwigsburg, Germany. Created by Duke Carl Eugen vonWurttemberg (1758-1824). An elegant bowl with basketweave ...

This is one of a pair of beautiful plates made by William Billingsley at the Mansfield Pottery, between 1799 and 1802. The plates, manufactured by Coalport, have a pleasing slightly diapered shape. They were decorated with beautiful monochrome sepia flowers and a simple gilt rim by William Billingsley. Please see separate listing for the matching plate; I would be happy to offer some discount if you interested in purchasing both plates. William Billingsley was a brilliant but notoriously difficult man who left behind a trail of debts, broken hearts and mystery - but he was also one of the most important people in the history British porcelain. Billingsley revolutionised the way British decorators painted flowers; he added a freedom and artistry that now singles out British flower painting, and he created a new technique for painting roses, which you can see in this design. Billingsley trained and worked at Derby, and then started his own pottery at Pinxton. He then left to start a decorating studio at Mansfield, where he decorated wares from various potteries, among which Derby, Coalport, Whitehead and others. After that, he spent a period in Worcester, and then went to Wales where he set up a pottery in Nantgarw, worked at the Swansea pottery for a while and then returned to Nantgarw. While in Nantgarw he created some of the best porcelain ever made, but racking up great debts. He ended up running off in the dead of night and ending his days at Coalport painting flowers. Items painted by William Billingsley are rare and very much in demand - together with Thomas Baxter's work they are probably among the most desired pieces of British porcelain. The plate is marked with an impressed 7, the number associated with Billingsley. The attribution of this plate to William Billingsley is due to the fact that he painted nearly identical flowers on a Coalport jug...