British Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

COPELAND SPODE (Manufacturer) - Blue Italian (Pattern Name) - Victorian style transfer decorated ceramic cabinet plate in blue - featuring a bucolic landscape to the center with a fl...

A stunning papier mache tray from England, 19th century, with “Japanned” black lacquer and parcel gilt illustrations covering the surface. The tray is glowing from the intricate depi...

Used Exclusively for a Tea Service From our Silver collection, we are delighted to introduce this exceptionally rare Shagreen and Silver Tea Spoon Box. The Box of miniature knife bo...

Fine Irish Belleek Demitasse Cup and Saucer basketweave shamrock eggshell antique porcelain Saucer 4.5 Cup 2.5 x 2h maker stamp present hand painted original estate preowned vintage ...

From the coveted Royal Palissy line, a majolica glazed Fern and Floral footed comport, from Samuel Alcock & Co, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1850. This is a scarce example...

Wedgwood Pottery Green Majolica Sunflower Plates, Aesthetic Movement, Fifteen plates, Circa 1860s The Wedgwood majolica set of fifteen plates have a molded sunflower design within a...

English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890.

19th Century Majolica Strawberries & Grapes Plate signed Wedgwood. Diameter / 8.7 inches.

Extensive service of 19th century 81 piece Copeland Spode tablewares, with patterned borders and red-lined rims, with impressed marks for Copeland Spode. Consisting of : 22 x Dinner...

Set of fourteen Spode floral plates. Fourteen softly scalloped and gilt banded plates each with uniquely painted intertwined floral botanical wreathing; from the factory under Josiah...

English majolica green-glazed 9.13-inch plate, with relief molded geranium plants and blossoms and a shaped rim by the English firm Hope & Carter, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1870s....

A rare set of three Georgian antique porcelain coffee cups printed with shells by renowned makers Minton and dating from around 1800. The coffee cans are of cylindrical shape with lo...

Antique Victorian quality silver plated tantalus having a quality silver plated tantalus with a carrying swing handle and three cut glass square decanters...

English Victorian Majolica fish pitcher circa 1880. H / 10.5 inches.

Porcelain cups and saucers by English Royal Albert "Rose Chintz" series, 1982 Six different colored porcelain cups and saucers by Royal Albert "Bone China" England. The set of six ...

19th century English majolica oyster plate. The plate has six wells in alternating pink and white with one center green well for lemons.

We kindly invite you to read the full description, as it provides detailed historical and technical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. An exceptional set of 12 flat...

Set of eleven fabulous Minton dinner plates decorated with garlands of raised gold arabesque and raised gold jeweling. They have a gold border with an embossed decoration. They are l...

This charming small creamware tureen showcases the "Brown Grapes" pattern, a refined Neoclassical design. Crafted at the Spode factory in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, ci...

A truly superb antique English George III Old Sheffield plate wine / champagne cooler, Circa 1810 in date. This highly versatile cooler features the "silver on copper" Sheffield Eng...

A superb and rare complete Elizabeth II walnut cased, 117 piece, twelve place canteen of flatware cutlery, in the elegant Kings pattern, retailed by Harrods Knightsbridge London and bearing hallmarks for Sheffield, 1963 and the makers mark of  Gee & Holmes. Comprising: twelve table forks, twelve dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve soup spoons, twelve teaspoons, twelve fish knives with silver blades twelve fish forks with silver tines, twelve table forks, twelve dessert knives six table spoons three piece fork set  All contained in the original superb fitted walnut canteen box with hinged lid and a single fitted drawer and custom fitted in blue felt. It bears the label "Harrods Ltd Cutlers & Silversmiths, Knightsbridge, S.W." This is the complete set, it is highly unusual to find such a nice patterned set with not even a single piece missing! Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 19 cm x Width 50 cm x Depth 35.5 cm  - Canteen case Weight 5.44 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 7 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches - Canteen case Weight 175 troy oz Harrods founder Charles Henry Harrod first established his business in 1824, aged 25. The business was located south of the River Thames in Southwark. The premises were located at 228 Borough High Street. He ran this business, variously listed as a draper, mercer and a haberdasher, certainly until 1831. During 1825 the business was listed as 'Harrod and Wicking, Linen Drapers, Retail', but this partnership was dissolved at the end of that year. His first grocery business appears to be as ‘Harrod & Co.Grocers’ at 163 Upper Whitecross Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.1., in 1832. In 1834 in London's East End, he established a wholesale grocery in Stepney, at 4, Cable Street, with a special interest in tea. In 1849, to escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park, Harrod took over a small shop in the district of Brompton, on the site of the current store. Beginning in a single room employing two assistants and a messenger boy, Harrod's son Charles Digby Harrod built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit and vegetables. Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1880. However, the store's booming fortunes were reversed in early December 1883, when it burnt to the ground. Remarkably, in view of this calamity, Charles Harrod fulfilled all of his commitments to his customers to make Christmas deliveries that year—and made a record profit in the process. In short order, a new building was built on the same site, and soon Harrods extended credit for the first time to its best customers, among them Oscar Wilde,Lillie Langtry, Ellen Terry, Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, Sigmund Freud, A. A. Milne, and many members of the British Royal Family.  On Wednesday, 16 November 1898, Harrods debuted England's first "moving staircase" (escalator) in their Brompton Road stores; the device was actually a woven leather conveyor belt-like unit with a wood and "silver plate-glass" balustrade. Nervous customers were offered brandy at the top to revive them after their 'ordeal'. The department store was purchased by the Fayed brothers in 1985. In 2010 Harrods was sold to Qutar Holdings.  Harrods was the holder of royal warrants from 1910 till 2000 from the following: * Queen Elizabeth II (Provisions and Household Goods) * The Duke of Edinburgh (Outfitters) * The Prince of Wales (Outfitters and Saddlers) * The late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (China and Glass) The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe. The UK's second-biggest shop, Selfridges, Oxford Street, is a little over half the size with 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2) of selling space, while the third largest, Allders of Croydon had 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of retail space. By comparison Europe's second-largest department store the KaDeWe in Berlin has a retail space of 650,000 square feet (60,000 m2). GEE & HOLMES LTD This enterprise can be traced to the registration of Thomas Raynes Ltd as a private limited company in 1935.   Capitalised at £1,000, it was based at 39 Eyre Street, and dealt in cutlery and various tools.  The subscribers were brothers: James Fairclough Gee (1899-1974) and Reginald L. Gee (1913-?).    They had been born at St Helens, Lancashire, the sons of James Gee (1868-1948) – an insurance superintendent – and his wife, Agnes née Fairclough.  In 1939, James and Reginald Gee were living with their parents at 47 Brooklands Crescent.  They were described in the Register of England & Wales (1939) as cutlery manufacturers.  Also residing at Brooklands Crescent (62) was Leonard Wycliffe Holmes (1901-1989), his wife Florence, and their son, James Geoffrey (1932-1985).  Leonard had been born in Sheffield, the son of John Clement Holmes (a steel and iron turner) and his wife, Bertha née Shelton.  Leonard apparently received a technical education, as in 1920 he co-presented a paper on electro-plating  at Mappin Hall.  He held an Associateship in Metallurgy from Sheffield University (Sheffield Daily Independent, 19 November 1920).  Leonard and Florence had been married at a Wadsley Church in 1927: she was the sister of James F. Gee.  In 1939, Leonard was working as a commercial traveller in cutlery.   During the Second World War, Thomas Raynes Ltd was listed at 41 Arundel Street – the same address as cutlery manufacturer, L. Holmes & Co.   The Hawley Collection has a stainless table knife marked ‘L. Holmes & Co’, which was probably made at this time.   Thomas Raynes Ltd became the vehicle for a new business entity – Gee & Holmes Ltd – which initially occupied 41 Arundel Street.  In an advertisement in 1946, the partners announced that they would be moving into a new factory at 61 Eyre Lane in early 1947.  The two-storey factory, which became known as Heritage Works, was bounded by Eyre Lane and Newton Lane.  Gee and Holmes...

A rare and complete Elizabeth II, 127 piece 12 place setting Kings Pattern sterling silver table-service, bearing hallmarks for 1978 and the mak...

A lovely pair of antique 19th Century English green glazed majolica leaf plates with a beautiful sunflower and basket weave design by Wedgwood. Date code "U" for 1866. Maker's mark o...

Unusual Antique Edwardian three silver plated serving dishes on a warming stand having three quality silver plated lift off lids above glass bowls supported by an ornate pierced gall...

An outstanding top-quality tea caddy made from a good gauge of solid silver weighing in at 276 Grams / 8.90 Troy Ounces, a lovely solid and heavy example. Beautifully decorated with...

A good Pair of antique 19th century Victorian Staffordshire Dalmatian pottery Dogs, circa 1850. Each dog is depicted in a sitting upright pose, the dogs having a white glaze with all...

Porcelain cups and saucers from Royal Albert A set of eleven porcelain cups and saucers made by Royal Albert, England. Royal Albert was founded by Thomas Clark Wild, ca 1894. The Royal Albert is known for its fine quality Bone China, England two small cups and saucers of the "Serena" model from before 1977 two cups and saucers, large and small, model Chelsea Bird 1950s-70s small cup and saucer model "Sweet Violets" 1960s-70s two cups and saucers small and large from the "Moss Rose" model before the 1960s-70s small cup and saucer, Model Blue Blossom, 1988 large cup and saucer model "Lady...

If you could capture the most beautiful iridescent bubble from the sky and turn it into something permanent to enjoy, this whimsically crafted Victorian Beehive Decanter and Cordial ...

Unusual English Majolica Swan & Fishs Pitcher, circa 1890. The handle of the pitcher is a swan and the pitcher is decorated with fishs Height / 8.8 inches.

A fine Wedgwood jasperware jewelry tray, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes and an elegant laurels...

A stunning large blue willow platter from 19th century England. Made there, circa 1840, this beautiful blue and white piece will wow your guests as an object of art, or used as a serving dish for special occasions. Be sure to view the detailed images to see the ancient Chinese love...

Rare Majolica Butterfly Butter Pat Fives Lille circa 1900.  

An English Wedgwood Majolica pitcher, an aesthetic movement mold showing a snail shell against sprays of climbing ivy on a tortoiseshell ground. A branch form handle, yellow ochre ri...

Antique English Boxed Engraved Sheffield 26-Piece Fish Serving Set Hallmarks of Charles James Allen & Sidney Darwin—Sheffield, England—1895 Exp...

A fine antique, diminutive English lustreware porcelain tea bowl or cup. By Wedgwood. Pattern no. Z4825. Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones. With a...

COALPORT - Antique English Regency botanical ceramic cabinet plate - featuring a transfer decorated and hand painted floral pattern with a wreath to ...

George Reid Sterling Silver Bread Basket Here we have a wonderful Early Victorian Sterling Silver Mounted Cut Glass Travelling Inkwell. The inkwell is oblong with a hobnail cut bod...

Very fine quality George III period sterling silver wine goblet London, 1783. Exceptional engraving on this piece, elegant garlands of acanthus leaf and roses held by quatrefoil rose...

Elegant Late 19th C. English Silverplate & Cut Crystal Self-Contained Flask England, Circa 1895 This elegant late 19th-century English silver-plated and cut crystal self-contained...

A large circa 1820 English Staffordshire blue and white transferware 'well-and-tree' platter in the famous "Italian" pattern by Spode. According to 'The Dictionary of Blue and White...

A handsome vintage Winston Churchill collectible character jug or "Toby jug" decorative mug by the English pottery firm, Royal Doulton.

This is a wonderful and rare English George III antique sterling silver coffee pot on stand by  the world famous silversmith Paul Storr. It...

Mid-Century Modern Circa 1960 From our Decanter collection, we are pleased to offer this Classic Stable Bentley Decanter. The Decanter modelled as a radiator grill from a Bentley automobile with a mounted radiator cap as the decanter lid. The Decanter is composed from a good quality heavy chromium-plated metal which surrounds a glass container. There is a slot in the back of the decanter is view how much of your favourite spirit remains. The Radiator Decanter dates to the second half of the 20th century Mid-Century Modern period circa 1960. Classic Stable decanters...

Zarucolander is a collapsible colander and basket, designed by designer Rio Kobayashi. The strainer slats, crafted from walnut, were steam bent and then secured with red and black colored ball...

Antique Edwardian quality Wedgwood Jasperware teapot having a quality silver plated lid and rim decorated in the traditional Wedgwood blue a...

Early 19th c Gaudy Welch Personalised Commemorative Birthday Mug. "George Taylor Born August 23 1839." The term "Gaudy Welsh" refers to the style of brightly colored, heavily decorat...

A stunning original art nouveau cased set of six silver goblets retailed by Garrard & Co and made by London silversmiths Frederick Hancock and dated 1913. The set of six heavy gauge ...

LLANGOLLEN POTTERY - Early wheel thrown terracotta studio pottery vase - glossy cat's eye glaze (brown streaked with white) - white glazed interior - dramatic form showing finger rid...

This is a stunning set of twelve Royal Doulton dinner plates with a fluted border and raised gilded arabesque decoration. They were made in 1905 exclusively for Gilman Collamore in N...

An elegant Vintage Scotish silverplated twenty four and twelve place setting 155 piece canteen of cutlery, marked James Aitchison of Princes Street, Edinburgh, Goldsmith to the Queen...

From Wedgwood, a blue Jasperware footed fruit bowl, date marked 1971. Jasperware, introduced by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770s, is a type of unglazed stoneware known for its matte fin...

This is a very good English "RUMMER" Drinking Glass, which were originally drinking glasses used in English taverns in the late 18th and early 19...

This is an exquisite set of eleven Minton Porcelain Ball dinner plates. They have a beautiful gold and white arabesque decoration of flowers with...

A beautiful 'sage' green and white English Wedgwood Jasperware matte stoneware vase in the Neoclassical style, England, 1973. Vase has Renaissance/Neoc...

A stunning Minton majolica pottery figure depicting a girl harvester figurine dating from 1864. The figure sits raised on a round pedestal base and holds a large oval shaped basket u...

19th Century Large Victorian Majolica Pond Lilies Handled Serving Dish. L / 16 by 6.3 inches. H / 4 inches.

Silver plated serving tray. Vintage English silver plated brass handled and footed drinks serving tray. Unusual Forties style oval tray with scooped gallery on inverted cup feet. D...

This is an Ironstone pottery, Jug or Pitcher made by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England and is decorated in the Table and Flower Pot Pattern, fully stamped to the base and dating to the earliest period of Mason's Ironstone production, circa 1818. This is a very rare shaped Masons Jug...

A rare and unusual Art Nouveau Townshends Ltd, Birmingham aluminium and electroplate patent communion set comprising of 24 silver plated wine cups and...

This is a fine quality Sterling Silver, Art Deco period, 3-piece tea set consisting of teapot, milk jug and Sugar Bowl, made by Cooper Brothers...