Painted Ceramics

Made circa 1810, The Farm Girl and The Country Aristocrat is a lovely, well-modeled pair of Staffordshire figures representative of women in early 19th-century England. The Farm Gir...

'Sevres' late 19th century porcelain circular plaque. The plaque of large form extensively decorated with a central romantic scene with a couple laying amongst foliage and flowers al...

Some of the most exquisite English porcelain ever made was manufactured in the 18th century by a factory in Worcester founded by a group of investors, including Dr. John Wall. In the 1750s, they began to manufacture soft-paste porcelain at their factory, ‘Worcester Tonquin Manufacture’" In the early years, virtually everything produced was functional like this sauceboat. By 1755 Worcester was making the best English blue and white porcelain tea wares that money could buy, as well as more expensive colored enamel sets. Porcelain was sold to the trade through a warehouse opened in Aldersgate Street, London in 1754 and through Samuel Bradley’s shop in Worcester High Street. This sauceboat is beautifully shaped and hand painted with a light green lettuce...

This sauceboat is beautifully shaped and hand-painted with a light green lettuce leaf pattern on its rim, small painted butterflies, sprigs of flowers, ...

This extraordinary porcelain covered cups are the work of the legendary Royal Copenhagen. Crafted in the beloved Flora Danica pattern, one of the most prestigious porcelain patterns ...

A French Rouen large Faïence charger with scallop-shaped edges. Picturing the sign of prosperity double Cornucopia and with blooming flowers, butterflies and a bird. Decorated in a t...

This delightful centrepiece was crafted by the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Established in Germany in the early 18th century, Meissen was the first factory to produce true porcelain wares in Europe. The company specialized in the production of Rococo style objects, like this piece, which often featured modelled porcelain flowers and figures. This centrepiece is signed, on the underside of both its base and top, with the blue-painted crossed swords of the Meissen factory. The centrepiece takes the form of a white twin-handled basket, with scrolled edges and scallop shell decoration. The basket is parcel gilt and woven with three-dimensional colorful flowers. The basket is supported on a tall stem, which is decorated with two sculptures of fair-haired, semi-nude putti, stood on a grassy mound. The putti stand...

An exquisitely detailed 19th century Meissen nodding figure of a Chinese Boy. After the 18th century model by Johann Joachim Kändler, the dancing figure...

This charming bombe-form casket in the Rococo style has a detailed frame and lid of ormolu, which has been masterfully cast into C-scrolls, acanthus leaf motifs and features classica...

This is a porcelain cream or milk jug, produced by Mason's (C J ) at the Lane Delph, Staffordshire Potteries, England, circa 1832-1836. The jug is footed and vertically fluted with ...

An early 18th century delftware charger painted with "The Temptation" showing Adam and Eve stepping towards each other, each covering their nakedness with a hand. Between them is the...

These very early Wedgwood dishes are in the style of James Bakewell who painted the Wedgwood "Frog" Service for Catherine the Great beginning in 1773.Eac...