Porcelain

Pair of 18th century soft-paste porcelain dishes finely decorated in the 19th century with medallions representing Japanese theatre characters dressed in traditional costumes, beautiful gold-embossed ornament on a polychrome background. These dishes are to be linked with the production of the Sèvres Manufacture. The Manufacture de Sèvres, factory of soft-paste porcelain, was founded in 1738 at Vincennes by bankers and financiers hoping to discover the secret of making hard-paste porcelain, used in Meissen at the time. In 1753, King of France Louis XV became the main shareholder of the factory, transferring it to Sèvres, closer to Versailles and the castle of Bellevue, owned by la Marquise de Pompadour, very interested by Sèvres’ research and supportive of the works. In 1759, the King became the sole shareholder of the Manufacture, making it the property of the French Crown. From this day on, the Sèvres artworks were marked with the royal seal, two intertwined “L’s”, as well as a letter indicating the year of creation. The period between 1756 and 1779 represents the most prosperous years for the factory. To support Sèvres, Louis XV made sumptuous orders offered as diplomatic presents. The main artists at the time, such as painters Boucher and Bachelier or sculptors Falconet and Boizot, worked for the factory. Research on the making of hard-paste porcelain kept going and succeeded after 1769. From this year, Sèvres successfully produced both soft-paste and hard-paste porcelain. It is also during this period that the most beautiful and singular colors were invented: bleu lapis in 1752, bleu celeste in 1753, green in 1756, famous pink in 1757 and royal blue in 1763. The most significant pieces are ornamented with scenes inspired by engravings from famous painters (Boucher) and ornamentalists. They are also decorated with garlands, bunches of flowers, trophies, gildings… The fine quality of Sèvres’ production covers a large range of statuettes (Falconet’s threatening Love), full services (Rambouillet’s service is presented to Marie-Antoinette in 1788), as well as utilitarian or ornamental items. The role played by haberdashers in the production’s development is essential. They originated trends around Sèvres-designed products, such as Daguerre who decorated his most precious furniture with porcelain...

It's a large polychrome porcelain orientalist jug, signed B.T.F.C. on the bottom. Made in England in 1870.

Large Minton porcelain tray with hand painted wisterias. Raised paste gold and platinum add depth and elegance to this rare example in amethyst and lavender palette. The handles are ...

19th Century early example of Worcester porcelain flower holder in the Japanese style, circa 1879. Inspired by the Japanese style, Worce...

This is a hard paste porcelain waste or slop bowl by New Hall in a hand painted Chinoiserie figure pattern No. 20, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1790. The bowl is well potted on a mid depth foot. The decoration is hand-painted using bold enamels in a charming chinoiserie figure pattern, number 20, showing a Lady with a parasol being presented a flower by a young man, all by a fence in a garden setting. The inner rim has a repeated border pattern and the inside base has a hand painted flower bud sprig which is worn and faded. This is a recorded New Hall pattern No 20. Overall a charming 18th Century Bowl...

Meissen Coffee & Dessert Set for 6 Persons: Meissen service, consisting of 22 pieces: 1 coffee pot with lid, 1 milk jug, 1 sugar bowl, 6 cups, 6 saucers, 6 dessert plates and 1 s...

Set of 12 antique English fluted edge porcelain dessert or salad "Royal Crown Derby" plates, Circa 1900-1920's.

(gobelet litron et couvert), the goblet is finely painted in puce camaïeu with flower garlands suspended from bows and the cover with similar garlands around a puce and gilt chrysant...

Twelve vintage English Wedgwood Etruria & Barlaston plates with a white ceramic body, a scalloped edge, and a gold floral lustre design. Made in England. 5522. Dimensions: 8.5...

A superb quality 19th century Meissen painted porcelain model of a Pigeon, with feathered feet, on a rocky base, with unglazed blue crossed swords mark to the base, incised '827'. C...

This large creamware tray or platter is made by Wedgwood depicting everything "Punch". Transfer outlines of whimsical 19th century characters are hand-painted in polychrome enamels w...

A beautiful pair of French Paris porcelain blue and white chinoiserie style open-work vases. Each is beautifully hand painted with tiffany blue chinoiserie figures of a boy and girl in a field...

This is a special pair of 19th C, Spode sauce tureens with matching attached underplates and handles. The raised molded relief depicting pheasants a...

German hand painted porcelain bowl with flowers, the lid of the bowl has a strawberry finial, finely painted with flowers enclosed in cartouches on both lid and plate with open work,...

Porcelain cup (crackled sandstone) from China, decoration of characters and flowers. This cup is broken, restoration, it is sold as is.

Excellent Meissen Porcelain Figurine: Clown standing with legs apart, face painted white, wearing a black and white spotted cap with feather decoration, a triangular white collar and...

Set of antique coalport porcelain dinner plates depicting English fish. English, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 2cm, diameter 22cm ...

Centerpiece. Glazed porcelain. Enameled porcelain centerpiece slightly raised on four volute-shaped legs and plain blue mirrors in front. The curved profiles, extended towards the n...

Exquisite collectors item, 24 plates and 2 footed stands, signed Rihouet Paris, circa 1818-1825. Superbly hand-painted pink border with gold edge and gold...

This is a porcelain blue and white, gilded Coffee Can made by Miles Mason (Mason's), Staffordshire Potteries, in the early 19th century George 111rd period, circa 1805-1810. The piece is well potted with vertical flutes, a slightly wavy rim and the loop handle with the distinctive thumb rest spur. The can is decorated in the under-glaze blue printed Pagoda or Broseley, chinoiserie Willow pattern, (sometimes called Boy at the Door pattern). The piece is also richly gilded in Miles Mason pattern 50 as illustrated on Page 78 of the book; Miles Mason Patterns and Shapes, produced by the Mason's Collectors' Club. The coffee can is also hand gilded around the rims and on the outer handle. The piece is fully marked to the base with an under-glaze blue printed square seal mark (pseudo Chinese) as illustrated on page 92 of the above publication. Overall a very good Georgian coffee can...

This charming Meissen porcelain figure, titled “Boy with a Toy Horse,” was made in Germany in the second half of the 19th century. The figure depicts a young boy in an elaborate Roco...

Large vase from Gien marked with the logo of Gien for the year 1875 Perfect condition. high 55 cm      

C19th French pharmacy pot. Beautiful hand-painted porcelain apothecary jar signed by the ceramicist. The pot would have held a purgative made from the leaves of aloe. In excellent c...

This French Sèvres Porcelain centrepiece from 1771 is set in gilt bronze mount 'ormolu'. The bowl itself displays one medallion on turquoi...

Large exceptional vase with cover by Hutschenreuther measuring 23.5 by 16.5 by 7 inches, finely gilt and painted with two cartouches depicting a single cherub scholar in a lush count...

Bernardaud custom porcelain dinnerware for Le Cirque Restaurants Tea cup with saucer having monkeys picking fruit. Includes 6 cup and 6 saucers. Dimensions: Cup - 3 1/4" W x 2 1/8" H...

Excellent Meissen Porcelain Figurine: Man standing with legs apart, with a moustache and hair combed up into a point, large patterned bow tie, floor-length white tailcoat with purple...

A fine 18th century Meissen painted porcelain model of a Grey Partridge, standing in a leafy copse, with paint blue crossed swords mark to unglazed base and incised model number '57'...

This gorgeous 19th century French dessert set features botanical central decoration, each uniquely hand-painted with a different bouquet of mixed flowers. The composition is detailed...

Royal Copenhagen, set of four rare and antique Saxon Flower porcelain plates. Hand-painted with polychrome floral motifs. Three deep plates ...

Delicate large Augarten Vienna Art Nouveau porcelain figurine: Young beauty walking barefoot with her hair artfully pinned up, wearing a close-fitting, loosely falling two-piece outf...

Excellent piece of Meissen porcelain of the 18th century: Four cupids in cloths grouped together with a billy goat lying on the ground, a cupid crowned with vines sitting on the anim...

A charming and finely modeled antique Meissen porcelain figure from L series, it's a part of the Love Series which is done by Meissen factory depicting a winged Cupid poised in a gen...

A mid century porcelain creamer and sugar bowl set designed by LaGardo Tackett. Simple modernist design with round bottoms and a conical top to the creamer pitcher. Finished in a glo...

A magnificent set of 6 19th century Sevres plates with hand painted "Romantic" scenes, each plate artist signed, decorated at the Chateau de Tuileries. The soft aqua blue enamel bord...

A finely made and stylish mid-century Rosenthal porcelain vase decorated with a figure holding a tall floral stem designed by renowned Danish born artist Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006). ...

Royal Copenhagen A set of six coffee cups with matching saucers in the classic Blue Fluted Plain pattern, model 1/2162. Mixed 1st and 3rd quality. Origin: Denmark. Material: Porcel...

An antique German porcelain figure seated crossed-leg, "Nodder", dressed in an elaborately hand-painted robe, with his head, hands, and tongue moving, German porcelain by Dresden. Ve...

Personal dinnerware made exclusively for J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) for use aboard his personal steam yacht corsair, built in 1890. This 8” Luncheo...

Figures of a Jewish Peddler and his Wife, Derby, England, Circa 1770 This pair of Derby ware figures, dating from around 1760, represent an increasingly...

A beautiful hand-painted porcelain centerpiece bowl signed by Carl Tielsch, featuring delicate lavender flowers framed by elegant pink and gold trim. This circa 1900s German piece ex...

Exceptional antique Royal Vienna porcelain vase measuring 22 3/4 inches tall with extensive gilt decorations and the finely painted figure of Ariadne on one side, and the disarming o...

Wedgwood began crafting pastille burners in the early nineteenth century, and this stunning dolphin burner is a gorgeous example of his innovative desi...

PMR, Bavaria, Jaeger & Co, Germany. A set of six deep plates in porcelain with a floral motif. Retro design. Approx. 1970s. Stamped Jaeger & Co. In perfect condition. Dimension...

This is a hard paste porcelain coffee Can by New Hall, dating to the very early 19th century, George 111rd period, circa 1805. The piece is well potted on a low foot with a ring handle. The cup is decorated with two coloured scenes, one of Llangollen Bridge , over the river Dee in North East Wales, with people in the foreground and cattle by the river and on the reverse a cottage scene. We think the scenes are bat printed...

French 19th century gilt bronze-mounted porcelain jardinière. It is decorated on the exterior with a couple in a landscape on one side and with a bird on a branch on the other side. ...

A refined reticulated porcelain basket, executed in a neoclassical idiom with delicate openwork and restrained gilt ornament. The flared lattice body is raised on a sculptural rectan...

A Fine 19th Century Hand-painted Sevres Porcelain Cabinet Plate & Saucer Circa 1770 Origin: France Plate Depth: 10" Width: 10" He...

Dimensions - H: 7 in W: 5.5 in An exquisite Late 19th Century Berlin KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur) hand-painted porcelain plaque depicting Flora, the Roman goddess of flowe...

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...

Beautiful figure of the famous Royal Porcelain Manufacture Berlin (KPM). Very naturalistic presented from high quality porcelain. Very decorative and noble. A timeless piece of jewel...

A 19th century Royal Cobalt Blue Meissen Pate Sur Pate vase of a Maiden seated on a Centaur. Beautifully decorated in cobalt blue, salmon pink, 2...

A fine pair of Early 20th Century Meissen Porcelain models of eagles naturalistically resting on branches. Each Eagle can be seen with their wings spread wide out and their beaks ope...

Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France Painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the front in orange-yellow enamel: "Coule...

Circa 1870, by Minton, England. A gorgeous example of English porcelain, this monumental vase is a Victorian Aesthetic movement tour de force. Majolica by Minton is known for its del...

For your consideration, a set (pair of two) of antique Theodore Haviland Limoges punch cups or sherbet bowls with a white and gold trim. Dimensions:3.88" diameter x 3" H Please ...

This porcelain vase was designed by Michael Boehm and Rosemonde Nairac for Rosenthal's Studio Linie in the 1970s. The vase's bold elliptical shape is int...

This delicately detailed circular gueridon table is crafted of ormolu, and features a very fine hand painted porcelain top. The porcelain top is decorated with flowers in circular pa...

Rare vintage demitasse cup and saucer set is decorated in Corolle pattern with abstract geometric designs and flower garlands in ...

This is a very beautifully hand painted example of a Chinese porcelain 18th Century plate, which we date to the Qing, Kangxi or Yongzheng period, Circe 1715 to 1720 The plate is del...