Pair of Famille Rose & Prunus Plates, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1753

Pair of Sauceboats, circa 1752-1755: Of flat hexagonal form with waved top and scroll handle, painted after the Chinese in blue with the ‘desirable residence pattern’ of a building...

A delicate tea-bowl and saucer, decorated after the Chinese in the Famille Rose palette. This style of painting, known as 'wet enamelling', is very attractive but quite scarce in Bow...

A vase and cover, decorated with peonies &c in the Famille Rose style. Incised R mark group. Prov Taylor Collection; Simon Spero; Joseph Handley.  

Small pot with loop handle, curved spout and domed cover with ball finial, the body painted after the Famille rose with chrysanthemum, flowers and leaves, all from mauve rocks on gre...

Pint mug of baluster form with flared base and grooved strap-handle with heart-shaped termination. The face of the mug painted after the Kakiemon with the two Quail pattern. The reve...

A large tea-pot, or perhaps a punch pot, of globular form with loop handle. Painted in a vibrant wet palette after the Chinese. A most attractive example, of...

This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1755. The cup is decorated in a Chinese "famille rose" peony pattern. This cup would have been part of a large tea service, and the tiny size shows how expensive coffee was in the 18th Century. The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby. The cup is unmarked, which is normal for Bow items of this era. Condition report the cup is in excellent condition without any damage or repairs. There are various glazing imperfections, which are quite normal for porcelain of this era. Antique British porcelain...

We are pleased to offer this pair of Chinese export Famille Rose dessert plates with sprays of delicately painted flowers in purple and pink surrounding a bouquet of tulips and peoni...

Pair of rose Mandarin Chinese porcelain plates. Vibrantly hued and gilt painted Chinese Export luncheon plates in pinks and blues and greens. China...

This is a beautifully hand painted example of a Chinese porcelain 18th Century plate, which we date to the Qing, Yongzheng period (1723-1735) or v...

Large Antique Chinese Famille Rose or Rose Medallion porcelain charger plate, circa 1880s-1890s.

This is a fabulous pair of figures of Liberty and Matrimony made by the Bow Porcelain factory between 1760 and 1764. These figures were a popular pair portraying marriage. The bow...