Mochaware Pitcher Decorated with Soft Blue Green & Brown Made England, c- 1820

This mochaware pitcher was designed to hold a pint of beer or lager. It was crafted in England circa 1870. The colors are soft, and the attractive design follows a pattern typical of...

This mochaware salt shaker has an attractive design with four bands of intricate "diamond" impressions and six bands of light blue slip. One band of impressed decoration is colored w...

Made in England circa 1815 this mochaware pitcher is decorated with bands of lovely milk chocolate-colored slip. The color works beautifully with the unpainted creamware body of the handle and interior of the pitcher. Just below the top edge, we see a band of black and white rouletting, and above the bottom edge is a similar black and white rouletted band. Dimensions: 5.75" tall x 4" at the widest point Condition: Very Good: two short hairlines of approximately half an inch are seen on either side of the top edge. There is a hairline on the underside which does not go through. Price: $760 Background of Mochaware: Mochaware pottery...

This massive and rare pitcher is fully decorated with the imagery and symbols of the Masons and Odd Fellows (see images). Odd Fellows promote philanthropy, the ethic of reciprocity, and charity. At the front of the pitcher, we see a panel with the words, "We are odd Fellows When we act and Do the thing which is Right." Around this panel are the words "How grand in Age How fair in Youth is Holly Friendship, Love and Truth." Above the panel is an open palm with a heart symbolic of charity given from the heart. On both sides of the pitcher is the motto, "Amicitia Amor et Veritas," which translates to Friendship, Love, and Truth.  The motto is accompanied by an image of Lady Justice and an angel holding a budding branch. Lady Justice personifies morality in judicial systems. The budding branch symbolizes the idea that truth can "draw freshness and verdure" from the "most barren facts and common things in life" and give them life and interest. Above all of this is a shining sun. As the sun shines on us all, it symbolizes impartiality in the benevolence of the Odd Fellows.  Dimensions: 9.75" tall x 8.25" diameter Condition: Very Good, with a little scratching, particularly to the lustered leaves, flowers, and the lustered top edge. Price: $1200 Masonry refers to fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. Many Freemasons trace the roots of the craft further back in history, accepting the Knights Templar as the conduit between the ancient mysteries and the beginnings of operative and speculative Freemasonry. Odd Fellows is an international fraternity consisting of lodges first documented in 1730 in London. The first known lodge was Loyal Aristarcus Lodge No. 9, suggesting earlier ones in the 18th century. Notwithstanding, convivial meetings were held "in much revelry and, often as not, the calling of the Watch to restore order. Names of several British pubs...

A Creil mochaware peach-colored coffee pot made circa 1810. This elegant coffee pot features a dark brown mocha dendrite (tree) design on a light peach body. Mochaware pottery...

Two rustic French pottery pitchers from the 19th century, with yellow glaze, brown accents and back handles. They are priced and sold individually, $250 each. Created in France durin...

A French jaspe pottery pitcher from the 19th century, with yellow glaze and green accents. Created in France during the 19th century, this jaspe pottery pitcher features a yellow gla...

A French pottery pitcher from the 19th century, with peach glaze accented with green and chocolate décor. Created in France during the 19th century, this rustic pitcher features a pe...