British Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

A fine extensive set of silverware consisting of 114 pieces made by Garrard & Co. Set is in its original wooden case. Each utensil includes a stamp of provenance. Made in London, c. ...

The floral painting signed by E. Percy.

Staffordshire 19th century blue and white meat draining plate depicting British scenery pattern. Dimensions Height 3 inches Width 20.5 inches Depth 16...

This is a superb mid 20th century Georgian Revival Stilton cheese keeper, exquisitely crafted with a marbled ceramic finish in the manner of Copeland's Agateware. This vintage truckl...

A fine & rare antique Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Porcelain octagonal bowl, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, Circa 1920. The large octagonal shaped bowl combines two rare patterns, to t...

English Majolica Strawberry & Grapes Plate Wedgwood Circa 1930. White and pink. 8.8 inches.

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...

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...

These are a very good PAIR of early Mason's Ironstone pottery Desert Plates or Dishes in the very decorative Water Lily pattern, produced by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffo...

Rare 19th Century Victorian Beehive Cheese keeper George Jones. H / 8.2 inches. 6.5 by 6.5 inches.

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

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...

19th Century Victorian Strawberry Server George Jones. with water lilies.

English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890.

Highly collectable glazed Majolica plate in greens, yellow and pink. Wonderful ceramic pieces to add to current collection or create new grouping with this fantastic set.

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...

A 20th Century "Tells-U-How“ recipe cocktail shaker made in England, produced in the 1930's. This fascinating piece of barware combines style with functionality. The shaker features ...

Description George IV sterling silver coffee pot, William Bateman I, London, 1823 Shaped and elegantly domed body with stepped circular base decorated with grooves. Finely chiseled ...

Rare Small Aqua Majolica Oyster Plate, George Jones, circa 1878. Rare size 7.5 inches. This 5 well oyster plate is a fine example of the work of George Jones, with a beautiful glaze ...

Rare 19th Century Majolica Oyster Fish Heads Plate Wedgwood.

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...

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

Victorian Mappin & Webb 148pc Canteen of cutlery Queens Pattern etc LID:2 fish carvers M & W PP 12 fish forks Mappin & Webb Princess plate Faux bone handles 12 fish k...

English Modernist Silver Plate Teapot, After Christopher Dresser 20th Century This striking modernist silver-plated teapot is an elegant reproduction of a design by the renowned B...

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 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...

This is a good, very early Mason's Ironstone Hydra jug or pitcher in the Basket Japan pattern, made in the English, late Georgian period, circa 1815-1820. This jug is very decorativ...

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 fun and colorful English Chamberlains Worcester "Dragons in Compartments" heart or ruyi shaped enameled soft paste porcelain dish, early 19th century, circa 1810, Worcester, Englan...

uality 19th Century Victorian antique silver plated cruet set. Having a silver plated stand with a shaped handle and raised on ornate fe...

With unusual fuccia ground border.

Mahogany Lazy Susan, the large circular top with molded edge raised up on circular stepped base. Dimensions Height 8.5 Inches Width 28 Inches Depth 28 Inches

Circa 1968 "Louis XVI" pattern silverplated flatware set by Mappin & Webb. Presented with the original oak, labeled chest. One of the most elegant & refined designs, now sadly discon...

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 ...

Rare 19th Century Pink Majolica Oyster Fish Heads Plate Wedgwood. 11.4 inches diameter.

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...

Veneered in Exotic Coromandel From our Tantalus collection, we are delighted to offer this rare example of an Antique Coromandel Four Bottle Tantalus. The Tantalus beautifully venee...

This extraordinary platter, measuring 22.25 inches by 17 inches, exemplifies the English Regency period's elegant interpretation of the Imari style. Hand-painted with large, soft-ton...

This is an antique toddy ladle. An English, silver and mahogany long serving spoon, dating to the Georgian period, hallmarked in 1813. Fascinating Georgian example, with tactile han...

This is a fine and rare, large ironstone pottery jug or pitcher in the Fenton shape made by Mason's Ironstone, of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, circa 1820 This is a substantia...

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...

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...

Rare set of eight Minton Imari style dinner plates, England, circa 1910. A beautiful antique set saturated with vibrant Imari colors of cobalt blue, earth...

WEDGWOOD - Vintage embossed ceramic grape leaf luncheon plate - embossed mark and green back stamp - United Kingdom - circa 1950's. Excellent / mint vi...

This is a very good hand painted Mason's ironstone large Platter or Meat Plate, in the Table and Flowerpot gilded pattern, from their earliest George IIIrd period, circa 1818. The p...

This set of nine dinner plates, six matching soup dishes, and a platter painted in Spode's "Peacock" pattern was made by Copeland Spode circa 1860. The "Peacock" pattern was first made by Spode circa 1820. The pattern features two peacocks...

Staffordshire 19th century blue and white meat draining plate. Dimensions Height 2.5 inches Width 20.5 inches Depth 16 inches.

With the arms and crest on each side of Hay, Earl of Errol. The well of the stand has a full blown continuation of the overall "Rich Queen's" pattern.

A Rare Cased Set of 60 antique valuable silver-plated Spoons. An elegant English Sheffield silverplated Kings Pattern 8 individuals setting canteen of cutlery, 60 pieces, mid 20th c...

This is a beautiful pair of Derby figures called the "Garland Shepherds", made in about 1765. The pair is one of Derby's most famous figure pairs and it bears the catalogue number E2...

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

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

A fine antique English lustreware porcelain bowl. By Wedgwood. Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones. With a mottled blue exterior and mottled celadon interior. Decorated throughout wit...

Very rare English Majolica Water Lilies Platter Adams & Co Circa 1890.

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...

Mappin & Webb Silver Plated & Ruby Glass Bee Honey Pot Circa 1960 This novelty honey pot cast as a large honey Bee with textured legs and silver plated body has a pair of hinged wing...

George Jones Majolica Maple Leaf and Ferns Plate, English, ca. 1870, the relief molded dish with a central green-glazed maple leaf with ferns on a brown ground, the rim banded in yellow ocher, the reverse glazed in green and brown tortoiseshell mottling, with painted design number to the thumbprint reserve, '2584,' which corresponds to the entry, 'Plate, 'large maple leaf with ferns round' as recorded in the George Jones Majolica Pattern Books partially preserved in the Wedgwood Archives, Victoria and Albert Museum, and reprinted in Cluett. BOOK REFERENCES : Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS 1861-1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1998, p. 270. (George Jones Majolica Pattern Numbers, pp. 269--270). Nicholas M. Dawes, MAJOLICA. New York: Crown Publishers, 199, p. 121, Figure 211. Victoria Bergesen, MAJOLICA: British, Continental, and American Wares. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989, p. 75. Leslie Bockol, VICTORIAN MAJOLICA. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1996, p. 79. Jeffrey B. Snyder...

This is an antique butter dish. An English, ceramic country kitchen cheese keeper, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Pleasingly decor...

This is a small size antique Hydra jug or Pitcher made by the Davenport Company of Longport, Staffordshire, England in the late Georgian period, circa 1805-1820, made of Ironstone po...

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

A beautiful set of six (6) English black basalt plates by Wedgwood, circa early to mid-20th century, England. Plates could be used a myriad of ways ...

Antique early 20th Century Edwardian solid silver and cut glass novelty claret jug, uniquely designed in the form of an ornate griffin. The jug showcases finely textured plumage, bot...

Bow fronted walnut two drawer canteen, by George Ellis ltd Sheffield in the sweet briar pattern. Eight places 79 pieces. All raised up on tapered legs...

We kindly suggest that you read the whole description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Class...

A wonderful 1890's Victorian Stourbridge glass vase. Made in pink + creamy yellow burmese glass, with hand painted berries and leaves pattern, b...

Rarely found, this wonderful gold plated bottle seal looks to be unused and comes in the original presentation / gift box with the original tissue paper. The box is printed in gold ...

This set of eight blue and white dinner plates is painted in Wedgwood's Mared pattern. The pattern is characterized by a beautiful shell edge and a loop of "pearls" encircling the ce...

English Pottery Shell-edge Creamware Plate, Circa 1775-85 The creamware pottery plate has a shaped undulating scalloped rim molded with the design known as shell edge. The color i...

Vintage serving set consists of two-tier sandwich or cookie platter stand, relish or condiment bowl, and salt and pepper shakers. The fine porcelain pieces are decorated in Old Country Roses...

A very stylish mid-century hand painted vase decorated in the rainbow pattern by Hornsea and dating from around 1960. This finely made ceramic vase stands on a narrow round unglazed ...

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

This is a beautiful large plate made by Worcester in about 1770 in their First or the "Dr Wall" period. The plate has a pleasing slightly lobed rim, a white ground and beautifully pa...

Pair of George III sterling silver covered serving dishes. Made by Paul Storr in London in 1815. Each: Rectangular bowl with tapering sides and lobed corners; cover raised and lobed...