1760s Platters and Serveware

This is a stunning serving platter made by Chelsea in about 1762, which is known as the "Gold Anchor" period of the factory. The platter is decorated in a bright puce ground and reserves with birds in flight and elaborate Sèvres style gilding. Chelsea was one of the very early adopters of porcelain in the British china industry. Founded in 1744 the Chelsea pottery was for about 40 years the leading maker of fine chinaware, excelling in their sense of style, perfection and constant innovation and inspiring many following generations of china makers. The company was started by French silversmith Nicholas Sprimont and you can see the influence of the French style of silverware...

Chinese Export porcelain double peacock dish, Circa 1765 The Chinese Export porcelain famille rose rectangular dish with canted corners is painted wit...

This exceptional pair of early George III cast Sauceboats were made in London in 1767 by Parker & Wakelin. The Sauceboats are cast and are of exceptional quality and weight. Both sta...

The Pail has slightly flared sides and a gadrooned rim. The sides are beautifully hand pierced with panels, some with bands of quatrefoils and the others with very unusual trailing f...

This rare pair of early George III sideboard dishes come from the workshops of the Royal silversmith, Thomas Heming, and were made in London in 1763. The Dishes are circular in form with a shaped rim decorated with gadrooning. The bowl rises up to a wide rim which is engraved with a contemporary Lion Rampant Crest. The Dishes are in excellent condition and are very well marked on the reverse. The dishes are of a large size and could be used for serving a variety of things on the dining table, as well as canapes. Due to their large size, when not in use, they would have been placed on the sideboard as a status symbol. Thomas Heming was a quite exceptional silversmith who was appointed Principal Goldsmith to the King in 1760. He held this position until 1782 and a crown can be seen above his maker's mark, denoting his premier position. He had workshops in New Bond Street when this very fine pair of dishes were made. Some of his surviving pieces in the Royal Collection, show a refinement of execution which is unquestionably inherited from his master, Peter Archambo...

Rare silver salver in Chinese (Chippendale) style with maker’s mark of Richard Rugg. Weight: 834g.  

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver salver; an addition to our Georgian dining silverware collection. This exceptional antique George II...

Small silver Salver standing on three feet, the rim of the plate is decorated with shells and rocailles and the well shows a bird. At the bottom Maker’s mark by Ebenezer Coker, Londo...

A very fine quality George III oval silver tray with pierced gallery and beaded edges with floral swag and urn classical decoration. Clearly hallmarked to the underside for London 1769 by Thomas Heming. This is an exceptionally fine tray by the renowned Royal silversmith Thomas Heming. Very good gauge silver and lustre and stands flat on a table top. A very elegant and easily used tray of excellent proportions. Absolutely no damage or repair and only very minor signs of use. Hallmarks crisp and well struck. This is an early example of a twin handled tray made by an exceptional silversmith at the height of his career, highlighting the classical influences in the high fashion of the last third of the eighteenth century. A superb museum quality example. Length including handles: 61.5cm or 24” Width: 38cm or 15” Height: 4.5cm or 2” Weight: 2229g, 71.7ozT or 78.6oz. Thomas Heming was apprenticed to Edmund Bodington on March 7, 1738, and turned over on the same day to the Huguenot goldsmith Peter Archambo...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver waiter; an addition to our Georgian dining silverware collection. This impressive antique George III...

A fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver butter shells/dishes; an addition to our dining silverware collection. Th...

Chinese underglaze blue porcelain dish has a central design of a Chinese scene depicting a series of buildings, including a pagoda, by a stony bridge which crosses a river in a hill...