Porcelain

Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece  England, circa 1820s A beautiful Chamberlain's Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece, Mad in ...

A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester cabinet cup and stand c.1830. The small tulip shape cup applied with a gilt butterfly handle, the gilt shaped rims moulded with florets left in the ...

Mintons (English, 1793-2005), circa 1830. A very fine quality antique porcelain waste bowl decorated in a rust ground and heavy gilding. A large pagoda is painted to one side of the ...

Danish Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Jug with Ormolu Gilt Silver Lid and Hand-Painted Neoclassical Motives in Sepia. The porcelain jug is signed with the classic 3 blue waves, represent...

This is an extremely rare Belleek cabaret set for two, or "tête-à-tête", made in the Erne series brought out in the 1890s. The items carry the 2nd Black Mark, used between 1891 and 1926. The set consists of a teapot, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, two teacups and saucers, and a large matching tray. This set is very fine and with its restrained cream-white colour it would make a wonderful wedding gift! If you ever thought Belleek fine china looks, sounds and feels unique, you are right. There is a back story to this extraordinarily fine Irish eggshell porcelain, which has an unusually high amount of "frit" and therefore is thinner and finer than any other china. Pottery in Belleek (in the now Northern-Irish area of Fermanagh) had started in 1849 with John Caldwell Bloomfield, who was a wealthy land owner. During the Irish famine he realised that unless he would find a way for his tenants to make a profit off the land, they would starve. Agriculture had become impossible due to the agricultural diseases. This caused millions to starve and more millions to leave. As an amateur mineralogist, John Caldwell Bloomfield realised that his land had exactly the right mineral deposits to be used as clay for porcelain. He involved several investors and scientists and after many years of research, trial, error, the building of a railway line to import coal from England, and building a factory, the Belleek pottery resulted, employing the local people and soon producing the finest china made with clay from the Belleek area. What had started as a way to fend off famine among the local tenants had became a story of incredible success by the 1880s as Queen Victoria fell in love with the fine white china and the many homely, slightly bizarre but nature-loving designs; this was different from English tradition, yet it was very much to the taste of the British who had developed a real love for home-made fine china since it was introduced in the late 18th Century. Belleek not only brought out many tea services, but started a new tradition of intricately woven porcelain baskets. Soon the English nobility started to place big orders and the pottery is still flourishing today and selling its wares the world over, while in England most potteries have long disappeared. Belleek made many cabaret services, often called breakfast services or "tête-à-tête" services; these were used to carry breakfast tea up to the bedroom. Queen Victoria bought one in the Echinus style during a visit to the factory in the 1860s, and ever since Belleek's cabaret services have been in great demand. Nowadays there are very few of these left and it is rare to find a full service like this. The Erne series was named after the river right besides the Belleek factory. This river forms the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the factory on the Northern Irish end of the bridge at Belleek. The pattern seems to be a play on the baskets and nets of the fishermen who once fished the abundant trout and salmon on the river Erne and the lake that belongs to it. The items carry the second Black Mark, which was used between 1891 and 1926, however the very fine quality of the porcelain indicates that most pieces of the set are more likely to be from the 1890s than from the 20th Century. You will see that the shade of cob lustre is different on each item; this is normal for Belleek tea sets...

A large Derby Porcelain Campana Vase decorated by John Brewer c.1810 - Duesbury & Kean period. Each side of the vase finely painted with a roundel, one with a seascape and the other ...

Spode (English, founded 1770), circa 1820. An extremely fine quality and rare personal tea service in rust and gold. The surfaces are decorated in an imari style pallet - laurel leaf...

A ring of stunning cobalt blue frames the center of the courting scenes on this lovely eight piece set of painted porcelain plates. The reticulated basketweave edges are highlighted with gilt touches throughout, as well as additional gilt around the cobalt rings...

A Chamberlain & Co Worcester Amorial Crest Sample Plaque c.1840. This plaque was probably hung in the Chamberlain New Bond Street showroom to illustrate the various crests which could be added to a special order such as tea sets, dinner and dessert services...

The clock case was designed by Ernst August Leuteritz using old moulds in the Rococo style: The clock case rises on a base with gold-highlighted rocailles, richly decorated with deli...

A Flight, Barr And Barr Worcester 'Warwick' Vase, Circa 1815-20. Decorated with a gilt gadrooned rim, gilt twisted double vine stem and leaf handles, and gilded floral and scroll dec...

A teacup and saucer with milk jug in the “melted snow” shape with double drop handles, pale yellow ground with rich gilt and cobalt blue acanthus pattern and finely painted flower re...

A superb early 19th century Empire period water pitcher in Porcelain de Paris and finely embellished with gilt in a striking, hand-painted design of flowers, leaves and other decorat...

Pair of Chinese rose medallion plates, the rim with stylized flowers in a light turquoise color , interior features alternating panels sep...

This unusual porcelain oyster plate dates to the 1880s and was crafted in Limoges from a design by Theodore R Davis for President and Mrs. Rutherford B Hayes. In 1879 there was a com...

A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain vase c.1825-1835. Of inverted bell shape, decorated with afinely painted panel of flowers by Samuel Astles with raised and tooled gilding, f...

A two-handled leaf shaped dish with white melted snow border on a periwinkle ground, and a beautifully painted bouquet of pink and white roses in the centre There are several other ...

Beautiful antique Old Paris porcelain (Porcelaine de Paris) coffee service. Handpainted with bouquet of flowers and finished with gold decorations. T...

19th century porcelain centerpiece bowl with oval shape, celeste bleu turquoise glaze and gilt bronze mounts including figural handles depicting cherubs. Unsigned.

Beautiful set Old Paris porcelain cake pastry plates with 6 cups and saucers and 4 cups without saucers. The plates is decorated with a rococo style edge of gold and has the Monogra...

An Imari pattern Royal Worcester dessert plate with gold gilt. Circa 1890s, England. Five available.

A potpourri vase with double cover, pale yellow/beige ground with apple green details, Rococo shape with fruit finial and scroll handles and foot; a flower reserve on one side and a ...

A Very Fine Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque Of A Young Woman, In a Giltwood Frame. The plaque has an impressed KPM sceptre mark to the reverse with impressed number 315_255 and a letter H. A paper label for the studio of 'Franz Xavier Thallmaier, Mucnich'. This fine KPM plaque is superbly painted with a portrait bust of a young woman holding a music scroll and a laurel branch, possibly representing St. Cecilia. The plaque is set in a giltwood frame. Franz Xaver Thallmaier (1890-1910) established in Munich in 1890 one of the most prominent and successful porcelain painting studios in Germany. He employed a number of talented porcelain painters specialising in portraits and genre scenes after artists such as Joseph Stieler, Wilhelm Kray...

The attractive set of 19th-century small, shaped, hand-painted Satsuma pin trays is a collection of delicate and ornate pieces that showcase the artistry of Satsuma ware from the Mei...

This is a stunning plate made by John Rose at Coalport between 1805 and 1815. The plate is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and has beautifully hand painted flowers and fruits, an...

Antique French "Haviland & Co." Limoges Porcelain Turkey Pattern Oyster Plate with Hand-Painted Sea Life, Circa 1890.

An enchanting late 19th century Meissen porcelain figure of a Parrot perched on a tree stump, having wonderful bolding colouring and having blue crossed swords signature to the base....

A Garniture of Minton Porcelain Vases decorated by Thomas Steele c1830. Each vase of 'Elgin' shape, finely decorated with a well executed panel of flowers on a marble table by Thomas...

Antique 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Lady, Circa 1880's.

An elegant set of twelve dinner or presentation plates by the fine porcelain firm of Minton's of England. Custom ordered through the prestigious retailer of William Plummer, New York...

A pair of Chamberlain Worcester armorial dessert tureens and covers from the Admiral Yeo service c.1815-1820, each of twin-handled semi-reeded campana form on spreading foot, painted and enriched in gilding with the crest, motto and Badge of the Order of the Bath of Admiral Sir James Yeo, the borders richly painted in an Imari palette with flowering shrubs within oval cartouches reserved on royal blue ground gilt with stylised ornament, the gently domed cover with gilded pineapple finial and gilt highlighted acanthus leaf decoration within conforming border, puce script mark to underside of each cover, ‘Chamberlains Regent...

Ancient pair of fine porcelain vases, handmade and polychrome decorated with bucolic scenes and gilded edges, from Italy, 19th century, each measuring w 20 x h 29 x d 20 cm

Porcelain, with polychrome glazes; figure of a boy riding an ibex on a tiered moulded round base. Underglaze green company signet Rosenthal Selb-Bavaria. Biography German sculptor F...

A solitaire tea set consisting of a teapot with cover, a milk jug and a small cup and saucer, in “melted snow” shape, the cup with double drop handle, with deep cobalt blue ground, r...

A superb early 19th century Empire period wash basin (with saucer) and tall pitcher, beautifully crafted from Old Paris Porcelain and featuring a very striking hand-painted polychrom...

A very elegant antique 19th century KPM porcelain hand-painted & gilded lidded bowl/tureen, decorated with birds & butterflies, 1840-1895. This very handsome lidded tureen made by th...

Antique 19th Century German Meissen Porcelain Lady with Flowers, Circa 1880's.

This is a beautiful antique Italian Capodimonte porcelain casket, late 19th Century in date. The box and cover are superbly decorated in relief with classical scenes, and there are...

An exquisite pair of antique white 'Porcelaine de Paris' teacups and saucers, intricately hand- painted with gilt decoration throughout. Dating from the early 19th century, the cups ...

49 piece partial set of Limoges porcelain dinnerware by Charles Ahrenfeldt featuring gilded edges and a printed patterned border of interl...

A rare Staffordshire blue and white transfer ware bowl in great condition. England, circa 1820s.

Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group: Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy. The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides. Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage. This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806). Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788 started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794. Design of the model in 1788 Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: made around 1840 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting Dimensions: height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in Marks: Blue Meissen crossed sword mark Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da.. Bibliography: Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...

19th Century Haviland & Co. Limoges Portrait Plate of Anne of Austria, Queen of France H&Co., France, 1888–1896 Signed lower right 'E. Furlaud', inscribed  'Anne d' Autriche' Retaile...

Two particularly beautiful antique French Old Paris porcelain vases. Richly decorated with gold and blue decorations and beautiful hand-painted flower bouquets in the center of each ...

Bing & Grøndahl, rare anniversary plate in porcelain. "Journalistforeningen i København 1880-1910". Dated 1910. Marked. In perfect condition. First factory quality. Dimensions: Diam...

A plate with white melted snow border on a periwinkle ground with tiny gilt stars, with a beautifully painted flower bouquet in the centre There are several other items available in...

Delicate and rare Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain group: Skating couple in elegant winter clothing: The lady in a long, white skirt with a green decorated hem, green jacket and white cap, and long ermine scarf, the gallant in a fine, sporty, brown checkered suit...

A stylish vintage pitcher and matching wash basin, crafted from Old Paris Porcelain and featuring intricate gilt decoration of palmettes and leaves on a white background. The jug is ...

Old Paris porcelain coffee and tea set, 40 pieces, 19th century A white ribbed porcelain with gold paint service with a very large coffee pot, teapot, lidded sugar pot, a creamer and 18 cups and saucers Coffeepot measures 29 high, 20 cm wide and the depth is 12 (1370 gram) Teapot measures 21.5 high, 19 cm wide and the depth is 11 (808 gram) Sugar pot measures 19 high, 11 cm diagonal (540 gram) Creamer measures 21 high, 12 cm wide and the depth is 7.5 (460 gram) Cups measures 10.5 high, 7 cm diagonal And the saucers measures 3 cm high and 12.5 cm / 13.5 cm diagonal (264 gram per cups and saucers) “Old Paris” porcelain, or as the French say, “Vieux Paris” porcelain, prefers not to a single Manufacturer, but to more than thirty porcelain sources, based around Paris, from late 18th century till, circa 1870. This “Old Paris” French porcelain...

Meissen Porcelain, Love Series: Cupid Mailing a Love Letter with Love Bird C1870, SUPREME A Meissen porcelain figure from the Love Series: Cupid Mailing a Love Letter with a Love Bi...

A very charming, naively modelled & hand painted figure of a tiger shown partially seated atop a rocaille base decorated with applied foliage & teal accents. Provenance: the underside retaining the retail decal for noted British ceramics specialist & BADA member, John Howard Antiques.

Pair of Japanese Kutani vases, the baluster form with multiple panels featuring flowers and birds.

Antique KPM Berlin potpourri vases with Watteau scenes around 1830, 64 cm Painted on both sides. Rich naturalistic flower painting and hunting scene in an idyllic landscape. Porcel...

This is an boldly decorated sucrier with cover made by Rathbone in about 1825 and decorated in the famous pattern 1088, which was a pattern done by a factory often called the "Blue V...

A large basket with a Persian-inspired moulded Alma border in black on a bright pink ground, a moulded swan-head handle in white, gilt and pale green, pierced ends and a beautiful pa...

An amazing hand painted example of the influence of the Japonesque influence on English wares ca. 1890's. This is a complete set of 8 footed cups and saucers and 8 matching dessert p...

A fine & monumetal Japanese Meiji period Porcelain charger/plate, circa 1890. The charger is very finely decorated with underglaze blue, red iron oxide glazes and heightened with gil...

A very good quality late 19th Century Japanese Imari porcelain, hand painted charger depicting a six fold screen with a men on horse back in a rural mountainous setting. Fans, floral...