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Place of Origin: English
Georgian New Hall Porcelain Bowl Lady with Parasol Pattern No. 20, circa 1790
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinoiserie Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester Cabinet Plate Painted with a Pike by George B Johnson
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Royal Worcester hand painted porcelain cabinet plate painted with a Pike by George B Johnson and dating from 1921. The rounded plate is is finely ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
White Parian Figures, L'Enfant Lisant et L'Enfant Écrivant, after Lemire 19thC
By Minton
Located in London, GB
On offer is a superb pair of white parian figures, probably English and made in Staffordshire in the late 19th Century. The figures are after a pair of bronze models created by Charl...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Large Derby Urns, England 19th Century
By Derby
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 3 large Derby Urns, England 19th century.
Category
19th Century Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fairyland Lustre Plaque 'Picnic' by River, Wedgwood, circa 1925
By Daisy Makeig-Jones, Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Daisy Makeig Jones’ description relates this to Völuspá, a poem from the Poetic Edda, which is a collection of Old Norse poems. In Völuspá, it is said that the dwarves were created by the god Loki and the giantess Angrboda, and that they were condemned to live underground. The Light Elves are also mentioned in the poem as being allowed to live in the realm of Alfheim, which is a place of beauty and light.
In Norse mythology...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 Plates by Copeland, Reticulated, Sublime Flowers by Greatbatch, 1848
By Copeland
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning set of 8 reticulated plates made by Copeland in 1848. Each plate is decorated with a unique sublimely painted flower arrangement by the artist Greatbatch.
We have a second set of 8 of these plates available, as well as a few separate ones; please see separate listings.
The Copeland factory was the third iteration of the famous Spode factory, after the "Copeland & Garrett" period which transitioned into the "Copeland" period in about 1833. The Spode/Copeland factory was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the late 1700s to the demise of the industry in the 1960s and ultimate closure in the early 21st Century. In fact it was the founder Josiah Spode who was responsible for the recipe for bone china that made English china production so successful in the two centuries to come. Throughout all the changes, their items have always remained of exceptionally high quality and many of the designs have become iconic.
These plates were potted in fine white bone china, the rims meticulously reticulated in the "Gothic" shape. Reticulation was very time consuming and difficult, and just this detail would have made these plates expensive. The sublimely painted flower arrangements in the centre were done by Greatbatch, one of the well-known floral artists working for Copeland. Greatbatch was active between 1845 and 1860, and worked together with his brother R. Greatbatch, who was a talented gilder. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
These plates would have belonged to a sublimely expensive dessert service. They are all stamped with the small blue Copeland mark with interlocking C's, and painted in red with the pattern number 7913, dating it at the year 1848.
Documentation: A plate of this service is shown on page 80 of Steven Smith's "Spode & Copeland: Over Two Hundred Years of Fine China and Porcelain...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H&R Daniel Coffee Cup Duo, Plain Shape, White with Landscape, 1825-1830
By H&R Daniel
Located in London, GB
This is an extremely rare and beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by H&R Daniel some time between 1825 and 1830. The set is potted in the "plain" shape and bears pattern no. 4652 wi...
Category
1820s Rococo Revival Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chamberlains Worcester Ink Stand Writing Set, Orange, Gilt Neoclassical, ca 1810
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a splendid three-well ink stand or writing desk set made by Chamberlains Worcester in about 1810. The ink stand contains a stand with a pen holder or candle holder in the sha...
Category
1810s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
1870, Victorian British Orientalist Porcelain Jug
By A.H. Davenport
Located in Catania, Sicilia
It's a large polychrome porcelain orientalist jug, signed B.T.F.C. on the bottom. Made in England in 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Porcelain Figure of Neptune and Dolphin on a Shell, ca 1785
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning porcelain figure of Neptune with a dolphin standing on a sea shell, made by Derby around the year 1785. The figure is in beautiful original condition.
We have one other Neptune figure from 1765, please see separate listing.
The Derby Porcelain factory has its roots in the late 1740s, when Andrew Planché, a Walloon Huguenot refugee, started making simple porcelain toys shaped like animals in his back yard. In 1756 Staffordshire enameller...
Category
1780s Rococo Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fine 4 Pc, Spode Porcelain Rust and Gilt Personal Tea Service C. 1820
By Spode
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 11 Early Spode Ironstone Imari Dessert Dishes Made circa 1815
By Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of 11 Imari style ironstone dessert dishes, made by Spode circa 1815.
Josiah Spode II began producing stone china in 1813 as an alternative to porcelain. Stone china, also kno...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Ironstone
English Garniture of 5 Porcelain Vases, White, Hand Painted Fruits, 1820-1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful garniture of five vases made by an unknown English maker in about 1820-1825. The garniture consists of one campana vase and four differently sized spill vases. Th...
Category
1820s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English Blue & White Transfer Supper Set, 19th Century
By English Country Antiques
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
English Blue and White Transfer Supper Set. Soft Paste Porcelain Covered Serving Dishes in a Custom Fitted Tray. Circa 1850-1880. Center oval covered bowl surrounded by four custo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Figure of a Great Dane Dog, Early 20th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English porcelain of a Great Dane dog, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Grainger Worcester Sucrier Dated 1899
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An Aesthetic Movement Grainger Worcester sucrier with a fitted silver plated swing handle Stand dated 1899. The very finely made porcelain sucrier has a ribbed flower bud shaped body...
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Silver Plate
Minton Pair of Plates, Newcastle Embossed, Flowers J. Bancroft, 1857 (2)
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of plates made by Minton in 1857. The plates are beautifully moulded in the Newcastle Embossed shape, the moulding picked out and turquoise and gilt, and hand...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Carlton Ware, England, Large Rouge Royale Lidded Vase in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Carlton Ware, England. Large Rouge Royale lidded vase in hand-painted porcelain. Beautiful luster glaze. Gold decoration on edges and lid knob.
1930s.
Measures: 27 x 17 cm.
In ex...
Category
1930s Vintage English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Worcester Hand Painted Porcelain Figural Monk Candle Snuffer
By Royal Worcester
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique Royal Worcester porcelain candle snuffer modeled as a monk reading a bible and dated 1905. The candle snuffer is po...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Imperial China Dessert Service, Frog Pattern in Mauve, Regency circa 1828
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a very striking part dessert service made by Spode in about 1828, which is the Regency era. It is made of Spode's Imperial China and has the Frog pattern in mauve/purple. It consists of a high footed comport...
Category
1820s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Ironstone
18th-Century Derby Porcelain Yellow-Ground Botanical Dish, Pattern #216
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
Derby Porcelain Yellow-ground Botanical Dish,
Pattern #216,
circa 1795
The Derby Porcelain oval dish has a yellow-ground border with a central wel...
Category
Late 18th Century Georgian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Porcelain Shell Dish, Orange and Gilt Neoclassical Design, ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous dessert serving dish, or "shell dish", made by Spode in about 1810, which was the Regency era. The dish has a beautiful Neoclassical pattern of gilt details on an ...
Category
1810s Neoclassical Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760.
The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft...
Category
1760s Rococo Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Six 19th Cent. Copeland Porcelain Bowls with Hand Painted Birds of Paradise
By Copeland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine set of six porcelain bowls.
By Copeland.
Each bowl with an ornate rim with alternating floral garlands and underglaze cobalt blue cartouches that are decorated with gilt insects.
The centers of the bowls have hand painted polychrome bird of paradise scenes as well as insects and butterflies.
Retailed by L. Goode & Co. of London.
Fully marked to the reverse.
Simply a wonderful set of Copeland bowls!
Date:
19th Century
Overall Condition:
They are in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
There is some rubbing to some of the gilding on some of the plates, and one bowl has a small chip under the rim. Otherwise, there are some fine and light surface scratches and other signs of light wear consistent with age.
Marks or Signature:
Marked to the reverse with a retailer's mark L. Goode & Co. London and with the backstamp for Copelands China England...
Category
19th Century Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland dessert Plate, Reticulated, Sublime Flowers by Greatbatch, 1848 (1)
By Copeland
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate made by Copeland in 1848. It is decorated with a sublimely painted flower arrangement by the artist Greatbatch.
We have two sets of 8 of these plates available, as well as a few more separate ones; please see separate listings.
The Copeland factory was the third iteration of the famous Spode factory, after the "Copeland & Garrett" period which transitioned into the "Copeland" period in about 1833. The Spode/Copeland factory was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the late 1700s to the demise of the industry in the 1960s and ultimate closure in the early 21st Century. In fact it was the founder Josiah Spode who was responsible for the recipe for bone china that made English china production so successful in the two centuries to come. Throughout all the changes, their items have always remained of exceptionally high quality and many of the designs have become iconic.
This plate was potted in fine white bone china, the rim meticulously reticulated in the "Gothic" shape. Reticulation was very time consuming and difficult, and just this detail would have made this plate expensive. The sublimely painted flower arrangement painted in the centre were done by Greatbatch, one of the well-known floral artists working for Copeland. Greatbatch was active between 1845 and 1860, and worked together with his brother R. Greatbatch, who was a talented gilder. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
This plate would have belonged to a sublimely expensive dessert service. It is stamped with the small blue Copeland mark with interlocking C's, and painted in red with the pattern number 7913, dating it at the year 1848.
Documentation: A plate of this service is shown on page 80 of Steven Smith's "Spode & Copeland: Over Two Hundred Years of Fine China and...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Regency Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Large Botanical Specimen Dish with Iris
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in Downingtown, PA
Antique English Chamberlain Worcester porcelain large botanical specimen oval dish,
circa 1815.
The large Chamberlain Worcester dish is painted o...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early English Pair Porcelain Imari Pattern Cabinet Plates c.1810
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and fine pair of early English porcelain plates hand decorated in the Imari style and dating from around 1810. The plates of rou...
Category
1810s George III Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bloor Derby Pair of Porcelain Figures, Stag and Doe, circa 1765-1820
By Bloor Derby, Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very charming pair of porcelain figures of a stag and a doe, probably cast by Derby in about 1760 and decorated by Bloor Derby in 1820. The figures are a simple white porce...
Category
1760s Rococo Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English 19th Century Staffordshire Porcelain Figurine of Bonnie Prince Charles
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th century Staffordshire porcelain figurine of Bonnie Prince Charles and Flora McDonald.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Plate, Inverted Shell, Flowers, Provenance G.A.Godden Regency 1822
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
This is a very striking and rare square dessert serving dish made by Samuel Alcock, circa 1822. The dish has a hand painted flower landscape in an unusual style. The dish has provena...
Category
1820s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Derby Porcelain Cup & Saucer Rare Pattern 128 Puce Crown Marks, circa 1795
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a late 18th century porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer in pattern 128 by the Derby factory, Circa 1795.
This is a rare Derby pattern that we have not come across or seen previou...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, Flight and Barr, circa 1792
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers and liners, pair of covered sauce tureens on stands, 1 fruit compote, 4 lozenge-shape dishes, pair of square dishes, 4 shell-shaped dishes, 22 plates.
Category
1790s Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Plate, Reticulated, Sublime Flowers by Greatbatch, 1848 (3)
By Copeland
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate made by Copeland in 1848. It is decorated with a sublimely painted flower arrangement by the artist Greatbatch.
We have two sets of 8 of these plates available, as well as a few more separate ones; please see separate listings.
The Copeland factory was the third iteration of the famous Spode factory, after the "Copeland & Garrett" period which transitioned into the "Copeland" period in about 1833. The Spode/Copeland factory was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the late 1700s to the demise of the industry in the 1960s and ultimate closure in the early 21st Century. In fact it was the founder Josiah Spode who was responsible for the recipe for bone china that made English china production so successful in the two centuries to come. Throughout all the changes, their items have always remained of exceptionally high quality and many of the designs have become iconic.
This plate was potted in fine white bone china, the rim meticulously reticulated in the "Gothic" shape. Reticulation was very time consuming and difficult, and just this detail would have made this plate expensive. The sublimely painted flower arrangement painted in the centre were done by Greatbatch, one of the well-known floral artists working for Copeland. Greatbatch was active between 1845 and 1860, and worked together with his brother R. Greatbatch, who was a talented gilder. They exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
This plate would have belonged to a sublimely expensive dessert service. It is stamped with the small blue Copeland mark with interlocking C's, and painted in red with the pattern number 7913, dating it at the year 1848.
Documentation: A plate of this service is shown on page 80 of Steven Smith's "Spode & Copeland: Over Two Hundred Years of Fine China and...
Category
1840s Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 1920s English Chinese Vase Chinoiserie Saucers
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 1920s English chinoiserie Chinese vase motif saucers. Original condition with no visible signs of previous repairs.
Illegible brand stamp on the underside.
Category
1920s Chinoiserie Vintage English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
First Period Worcester Coffee Cup Porcelain Finely Hand Painted, circa 1770
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare first period (or Dr. Wall) Worcester Coffee Cup, with a distinctive hand painted pattern, made of porcelain and dating to the 18th century, circa 1770.
The cup is well potted with a grooved loop handle
This delightful early Worcester Cup...
Category
18th Century George III Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Spode Cup & Saucer Sets – Shima, Élysée, and Fleur de Lys Blue
By Spode
Located in Morristown, NJ
Set of Three Spode Cup and Saucer Sets – Y8172-G "Shima," Y8380-G "Élysée," and Y8356-G "Fleur de Lys Blue"
This exquisite set of three Spode fin...
Category
1980s Anglo-Japanese Vintage English Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Rare Pair of English Porcelain Urns with Classical Figures; S.A&Co.
By Smith Ambrose & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare pair of English porcelain double-handled polychromed porcelain urns with classical figures; marked "S.A. & Co." (Smith Ambrose and Co. Burslem, England); each finely decorated...
Category
19th Century Antique English Porcelain
Minton Pair of Plates, Newcastle Embossed, Flowers J. Bancroft, 1857 (1)
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of plates made by Minton in 1857. The plates are beautifully moulded in the Newcastle Embossed shape, the moulding picked out and turquoise and gilt, and hand...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 8 Barr Flight & Barr Porcelain Plates, Imari Fence, Regency, 1811-1813
By Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a spectacular set of eight plates made by Barr Flight & Barr between 1811 and 1813. They are made in one of the many versions of the "Imari Fence" or "Japan" pattern.
Barr...
Category
1810s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Hicks and Meigh Hand Painted Botanical Complete Dessert Service
By Hicks & Meigh
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is one of the most complete and unusually decorated dessert sets with all the serving pieces and shaped serving pieces. The shaded purple background creates a dramatic contrast ...
Category
19th Century Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Flight Barr & Barr Dessert Service, Brown Vines and Berries, 1815-1820
By Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful and very rare dessert service made by Flight, Barr & Barr between 1815 and 1820. The service consists of a central comport, two sauce tureens with covers, a squar...
Category
1810s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Teacup and Milk Jug, Pale Yellow, Gilt and Flowers, ca 1824
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
1820s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique Spode Topographical Porcelain Cobalt Blue Border Shrimp Bowls
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very Fine pair of Spode porcelain shrimp bowls.
With rich gilding, underglaze cobalt blue borders, and hand painted topographical scenes at their centers.
One scene depicts f...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Signed Pair Gilded Mintons Pate-Sur-Pate Caged Putti Footed Moon Flask Vases
By Minton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This charming pair of gilded olive brown Mintons pâte-sur-pâte footed moon flask vases feature a romantic caged putto motif executed in white slip on a bla...
Category
1890s Neoclassical Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bow Porcelain Figure of Juno with Eagle 'Jupiter', Rococo Ca 1765
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare and impressive large figure of Juno with an eagle, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1765. This figure formed part of a series of the Four Elements, with...
Category
1760s Rococo Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Pair of Oval Dishes, Newcastle Embossed, Flowers J. Bancroft, 1857
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning pair of oval dishes made by Minton in 1857. The dishes are beautifully moulded in the Newcastle Embossed shape, the moulding picked out and turquoise and gilt, and...
Category
1850s Victorian Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Nine Minton 19th Century Hand-Painted Dessert Plates, Antonin Boullemier
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing set of nine Mintons, 19th century cabinet plates depicting young nymphs in fanciful, bucolic settings are beautifully and realistically painted on a soft aqua background...
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chamberlain Worcester Covered Entree Dishes, circa 1820
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English porcelain covered entree dishes, Chamberlain Worcester, circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chelsea Porcelain Damasked or Molded Octagonal Plate with Butterfly
By Chelsea Porcelain, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain plate.
By the Chelsea Porcelain Factory.
Likely made in the 1750s during Chelsea's Red Anchor Period...
Category
Mid-18th Century George II Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Derby Oval Dish, Camden Service, William Billingsley Roses on Green, 1795 (2)
By Derby
Located in London, GB
This is a very rare oval lobed dish from the famous "Earl of Camden" service made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The service was painted with typical English roses by William Billingsley, one of Britain's most famous painters, and responsible for exactly this type of rose painting on British porcelain.
There are more items available in this pattern, see separate listings. To keep these items together we'd be happy to offer a discount on multiple purchases - please ask!
The Derby Porcelain Company, later called Royal Crown Derby, is currently the oldest British porcelain factory still in production. The Derby pottery was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the mid 1700s to today, and the factory went through many iterations. In the 1820s, it was called "Bloor Derby" as it came under the ownership of Robert Bloor; this factory later closed but its legacy was continued under the ownership of a group of employees, and later this was merged into a new factory called Royal Crown Derby, which is still in operation today and still carries forward some of the oldest patterns that have made it famous over the centuries.
William Billingsley was a brilliant but notoriously difficult man who left behind a trail of debts, broken hearts and mystery - but he was also one of the most important people in the history British porcelain. Billingsley revolutionised the way British decorators painted flowers; he added a freedom and artistry that now singles out British flower painting, and he created a new technique for painting roses, which you can see in this design. Billingsley worked at Derby, Worcester and Mansfield. He also set up his own potteries in Pinxton and Nantgarw and created some of the best porcelain ever made, but racking up great debts, before running off in the dead of night and ending his days at Coalport painting flowers.
Items painted by William Billingsley are rare and very much in demand - together with Thomas Baxter's work they are probably among the most desired pieces of British porcelain.
The Earl of Camden service was a huge service ordered by Lady Camden in 1795. It had to be produced under great, and unrealistic, time pressure and was notoriously late, much to Lady Camden's chagrin. She wanted the service to be produced by only the best artisans and therefore William Billingsley was tasked with painting all items - but it is thought that when it was clear the deadline was impossible to make, he enlisted the help of John Brewer for some of the last items, such as the ice pails. This plate shows the typical "Billingsley" roses: a beautiful naturally flowing garland of English roses interspersed with buds, trailing around a crisp gilt ribbon. The way the roses link into each other, the way each individual one is completely different, the light effects achieved by rubbing out some of the pink paint, and the very fine buds and foliage all point to these being from Billingsley's hand.
This dish came together with a plate that bears labels that point to a rich provenance: the Doris Wheatley Collection, the Daniel Collection, Derek Gardner...
Category
1790s George III Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fairyland Lustre Bowl, Geisha Wedgwood, circa 1925
By Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An octagonal fairyland lustre bowl, decorated with Geisha pattern, one of the best loved of Daisy Makeig-Jones’ designs.
Probably the best of Wedgwood's female designers, Daisy wa...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece
By Chamberlains Worcester
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chamberlains Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece
England, circa 1820s
A beautiful Chamberlain's Worcester 'Africa' Pattern Cobalt Blue Oval Centerpiece, Mad in ...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Platter with Gilt Clovers
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple but sophisticated early 20th century English porcelain platter with a gilt clover pattern running around the mustard well. Marked "Cauldon England," and "Cauldon Stoke on Trent, C.A. Seltzer" on the back. Large enough for your Thanksgiving turkey...
Category
Early 20th Century English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Ruby Lustre Decorative Bowl
By Daisy Makeig-Jones, Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Wedgwood ruby lustre bowl decorated with gilded butterflies, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915.
Delicately gilded butterflies decorate this bowl's exterior atop a deep ru...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Footed Comport, Melted Snow, Periwinkle Lilac, Flowers, ca 1822
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in London, GB
A footed rectangular central comport or centre piece, periwinkle / lilac ground with melted snow and holly leaf borders and flowers, a large pink wild rose painting...
Category
1820s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
RARE 1840's Wedgwood "Tower Of London" In Orange Transfer Pearlware Tureen
By Wedgewood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wedgwood (English, founded 1759), circa 1840.
Behold a truly exceptional piece of antique porcelain history: the Rare 1840's Wedgwood "Tower Of London" in Orange Transfer Pearlware ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Pearlware
New Hall Hybrid Hard Paste Teacup, Palm Tree patt. 484, Georgian ca 1810
By New Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by New Hall around the year 1810. The set is decorated in the very desired but rare palm tree pattern with the number 484.
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Category
1810s Regency Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tall Fabulous Royal Worcester Vase Hand Painted with Ferns and Other Flora
By Royal Worcester
Located in Boston, MA
This is a stunning tall Royal Worcester vase hand painted with beautiful ferns and other flora. Each of the flora paintings have raised blush ivory porcelain decoration between them....
Category
1890s Romantic Antique English Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain