French Samson Armorial Shrimp Dish

English Derby Oval Dish, the rim and border potting have a scalloped shape. This dish has a multitude of floral and whimsical motifs in typical Derby colors or deep cobalt, salmon, ...

French Samson mug, with all over decoration of flowers and foliage, gilding around the rim, handle, and base. There are swags accented with flowers around the perimeter of the top an...

French two handle porcelain tray, the rim is gilt with a scallop design; the handles on each end are shaped for holding easily, gilt and ''ribbed'' and with a scroll and volute moti...

The lid of this vase has a hairline crack. The vase is in good condition. It is painted with floral motifs with gilt highlights.

Chinese Export armorial porcelain dish, Arms of Pole, circa 1745 The Chinese export armorial porcelain dish is painted with pane...

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish, Pseudo Continental Arms, Motto- "His Ornari Aut Mori", After a Meissen Porcelain Original Service, Circa 1760 The Chinese Export armorial porcelain oval dish with overall Bianco Supra Bianco has a central Rococo armorial coat of arms centered with three garlands with the motto "His Ornari Aut Mori" below. The armorial surrounded by scattered flowers and four shaped gilt bordered panels on the shoulder with two bouquets of famille rose flowers and two of fruit. The motto translates as To be adorned with these, or to die, referring to the three wreaths in the coat of arms, woven of olive, laurel and oak leaves. The three leaves representing sapientia, doctrina ac rei militaris peritia, "wisdom, learning and military expertise." The reverse with a bamboo band with fruit and flowers with scattered flowers to the top, bottom, and each side. The gilt rim on the border now rubbed. Dimensions: 16 1/2-inch-wide x 13 3/4 inches deep x 1 1/4 inches high Reference: The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain illustrated from the Hodroff Collection, David. S. Howard, 132-133, for a strainer & Dish from the same service. Howard says this is from a Chinese Export service that is a direct copy of an original Meissen porcelain service...

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish, Pseudo Continental Arms, Motto: "Pura Placet Piteas", After a Meissen Porcelain Original Service, Cir...

Vintage WMA Rogers Regency Style silver plate Shrimp cocktail serving dish platter. Item features original stamp, clean modernist lines. Circa Mid 20th...