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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Chinese Kangxi Period Large Plate or Dish, Imari Hand Painted, Circa 1700, 13.9"
Chinese Kangxi Period Large Plate or Dish, Imari Hand Painted, Circa 1700, 13.9"

Chinese Kangxi Period Large Plate or Dish, Imari Hand Painted, Circa 1700, 13.9"

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese-Imari porcelain Large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1700. Large diameter ( 13.9 i...

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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Butterflies & insects polychrome, French Ca 1795
Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Butterflies & insects polychrome, French Ca 1795

Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Butterflies & insects polychrome, French Ca 1795

By Paris Studio

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautiful porcelain coffee can with hand painted scenes of Butterflies and Insects which is made by Old Paris maker, Clignancourt -Manuf De Moitte , France, dating to...

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French Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth

Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Lisse, NL

Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...

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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Pair of Dr. Wall Worcester Porcelain 'Scale Blue' Leaf & Twig Dishes, circa 1770
Pair of Dr. Wall Worcester Porcelain 'Scale Blue' Leaf & Twig Dishes, circa 1770

Pair of Dr. Wall Worcester Porcelain 'Scale Blue' Leaf & Twig Dishes, circa 1770

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Kinderhook, NY

A C R O T E R I O N is pleased to offer this wonderful, museum-calibre pair of circa 1770, Dr. Wall first period Worcester porcelain bonbon, nut, pickle, or sweetmeat dishes, the 'le...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate with Peonies, Qing Yongzheng circa 1730
Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate with Peonies, Qing Yongzheng circa 1730

Hand Painted Chinese Porcelain Plate with Peonies, Qing Yongzheng circa 1730

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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

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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

André Leboeuf, Porcelain Cup and Saucer - late 18th century, Paris
André Leboeuf, Porcelain Cup and Saucer - late 18th century, Paris

André Leboeuf, Porcelain Cup and Saucer - late 18th century, Paris

By Porcelaine de Paris

Located in DELFT, NL

Cup and saucer, attributed to the Parisian Manufacture à la Reine rue Thiroux. ca 1785-1790. Refined and elaborate decoration of flower festoons and gilt ornament. The manufacture w...

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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Armorial Plates, Arms of Van Gellicum, Kangxi
Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Armorial Plates, Arms of Van Gellicum, Kangxi

Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Armorial Plates, Arms of Van Gellicum, Kangxi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dutch Dynasty: A Rare Pair of Kangxi Period Armorial Rouge de Fer Plates This exceptional pair of early Kangxi period Chinese Export porcelain Imari armorial plates was specifically...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century French Blue and White Porcelain Soup Tureen with Stand Arras
18th Century French Blue and White Porcelain Soup Tureen with Stand Arras

18th Century French Blue and White Porcelain Soup Tureen with Stand Arras

By Arras Foundry

Located in Katonah, NY

This late 18th century French porcelain soup tureen and stand are distinguished by the delicacy of their hand-painted cornflower decoration and the remarkable depth of their twilight...

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Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Meissen Set 12 Baroque Porcelain Dining Dishes with Floral Decor
18th Century Meissen Set 12 Baroque Porcelain Dining Dishes with Floral Decor

18th Century Meissen Set 12 Baroque Porcelain Dining Dishes with Floral Decor

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Brescia, IT

This baroque dining colorfully dishes set is eclectical and drawn with vibrant colors. The board is in a contemporary fuchsia color. Precious, fine, elegant and timeless dining set dishes. The Meissen manufacturer is an antique brand...

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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Meissen

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Set 8 Dishes Floral Design
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Set 8 Dishes Floral Design

Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Set 8 Dishes Floral Design

By Richard Ginori

Located in Brescia, IT

The set of eight hand-painted flower design porcelain dishes was manufactured by Richard Ginori in the historical headquarter of Doccia (Tuscany, Italy), one of the most important an...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese porcelain plate. 17th-century piece.
Chinese porcelain plate. 17th-century piece.

Chinese porcelain plate. 17th-century piece.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

A Chinese porcelain plate that spent 400 years underwater after the shipwreck of the “Binh Thuan.” A Chinese piece from the 17th century. The price is for a single plate. We have 7...

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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Judgement of Paris Hand Painted Circa 1760
Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Judgement of Paris Hand Painted Circa 1760

Chinese Export Porcelain Plate Judgement of Paris Hand Painted Circa 1760

Located in Katonah, NY

This Chinese export porcelain plate is hand-painted with the Judgement of Paris, after a composition by Peter Paul Rubens. Made during the Qianlong period, circa 1750, it depicts Par...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup or Sugar Bowl
Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup or Sugar Bowl

Italy 18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Covered Cup or Sugar Bowl

By Richard Ginori

Located in Brescia, IT

This fine and elegant covered cup in Baroque style, is a piece hand made by the well known Italian factory Richard Ginori in Doccia. The set is composed by two pieces: the cup and th...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Kangxi Period Imari large Dish, Hand-Painted Porcelain, Circa 1710
Chinese Kangxi Period Imari large Dish, Hand-Painted Porcelain, Circa 1710

Chinese Kangxi Period Imari large Dish, Hand-Painted Porcelain, Circa 1710

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese Imari porcelain very large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1710. Very large diameter...

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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Porcelain Luncheon Breakfast set Cabinet Cup Wall Plate 23pcs
18th Century Porcelain Luncheon Breakfast set Cabinet Cup Wall Plate 23pcs

18th Century Porcelain Luncheon Breakfast set Cabinet Cup Wall Plate 23pcs

Antique 18th century French and German porcelain breakfast set, luch set, wall plates or cabinet plates. Style: Baroque, Rococo, Antique Design in the manner of: Meissen porcelain, ...

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Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Queen Charlotte Pattern Pair of Dishes
Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Queen Charlotte Pattern Pair of Dishes

Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Queen Charlotte Pattern Pair of Dishes

By Flight & Barr Worcester

Located in Downingtown, PA

Imari Elegance: A Rare Pair of Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Oval Dishes Circa 1792–1803 This exceptional pair of Barr Worcester porcelain oval serving dishes is beautifully pai...

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Floral Sprigs polychrome, French Ca 1795
Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Floral Sprigs polychrome, French Ca 1795

Old Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Floral Sprigs polychrome, French Ca 1795

By Paris Studio

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very beautiful porcelain coffee can with hand painted scenes of floral sprigs, made by Old Paris maker, France, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1795. The coffee can...

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French Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dish Blue and White Hand Painted, Qing Qianlong
18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dish Blue and White Hand Painted, Qing Qianlong

18th Century Chinese Porcelain Dish Blue and White Hand Painted, Qing Qianlong

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a beautifully hand-painted Chinese porcelain Dish, dating to the middle of the 18th century, Qing, Qianlong period, circa 1750. The dish is circular, well potted, with rib...

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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Soup Plate Blue and White from The Blue Family, 18th Century
Chinese Porcelain Soup Plate Blue and White from The Blue Family, 18th Century

Chinese Porcelain Soup Plate Blue and White from The Blue Family, 18th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Nice plate of the Compagnie des Indes dating from the Qianlong period, XVIIIth century. Blue and white porcelain soup plate. On this plate are drawn in blue ink a set of plants or we...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelaine de Paris - Coffee cup and saucer 'Litron', late 18th century
Porcelaine de Paris - Coffee cup and saucer 'Litron', late 18th century

Porcelaine de Paris - Coffee cup and saucer 'Litron', late 18th century

By Porcelaine de Paris

Located in DELFT, NL

Elegant cup and saucer, of the model ‘Litron’ with a floral ornament and elaborate gilding. Fair condition; Restoration to handle. Tiny fleebites and little loss of gold along the r...

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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain "Queen Charlotte" Pattern Tea Bowl & Saucer, Kangxi Per
Chinese Export Porcelain "Queen Charlotte" Pattern Tea Bowl & Saucer, Kangxi Per

Chinese Export Porcelain "Queen Charlotte" Pattern Tea Bowl & Saucer, Kangxi Per

Located in Downingtown, PA

Chinese Export Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer Kangxi Period, Early 18th Century This finely potted Chinese export porcelain tea bowl and saucer is decorated in a striking polychrome ...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1755 Meissen Porcelain Soup Bowl or Center Piece with Flower Decor
1755 Meissen Porcelain Soup Bowl or Center Piece with Flower Decor

1755 Meissen Porcelain Soup Bowl or Center Piece with Flower Decor

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Brescia, IT

This is a spectacular lidded tureen made by Meissen circa 1755. The white porcelain is decorated with multicolored flower branches and bouquet leaves. At the top of the lid there is ...

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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Blue Canton Chinese Export Covered Posset Pot
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Blue Canton Chinese Export Covered Posset Pot

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Blue Canton Chinese Export Covered Posset Pot

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 18th-early 19th century covered posset pot Chinese export. Blue Canton porcelain. Double entwined handled (roughness inside one handle). Good condition & decoration, well formed...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Mid 19thC White Ironstone China Large Oversized (3) Piece Soup Tureen, British
Mid 19thC White Ironstone China Large Oversized (3) Piece Soup Tureen, British

Mid 19thC White Ironstone China Large Oversized (3) Piece Soup Tureen, British

By William Adams and Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

Rare oversized "White Ironstone" lidded soup tureen with appropriate and matching base plate. Hard to come by; this three piece "combo" due to it's age and large size and the likelih...

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English Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Ironstone

Chinese Export Porcelain Crested Blue Fitzhugh Tazzas- The Kiddell or Alexander
Chinese Export Porcelain Crested Blue Fitzhugh Tazzas- The Kiddell or Alexander

Chinese Export Porcelain Crested Blue Fitzhugh Tazzas- The Kiddell or Alexander

Located in Downingtown, PA

Armorial Elegance: Pair of Chinese Export Blue Fitzhugh Crested Compotes Circa 1805 This exquisite pair of Chinese Export porcelain compotes is a superb example of the beloved blue ...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Derby Porcelain May Blossom Schneeballen Vase and Cover, England, 1770s
Derby Porcelain May Blossom Schneeballen Vase and Cover, England, 1770s

Derby Porcelain May Blossom Schneeballen Vase and Cover, England, 1770s

By Derby

Located in Downingtown, PA

This striking Derby porcelain vase and cover is executed in the rare and elaborate Schneeballen (snowball) or May blossom style. The four-sided baluster body, with square neck and fo...

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Japanese Lobed Arita Plate
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Japanese Lobed Arita Plate

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Japanese Lobed Arita Plate

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 18th-early 19th century lobed Arita plate, Japan. Decorated with grape clusters, vines & a butterfly. 8.25" dia. x 1 1/8". We are a family business that has been a major source...

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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

First Period Worcester Plate by Dr. Wall, Porcelain, Scarlet Japan ptn, Ca 1770
First Period Worcester Plate by Dr. Wall, Porcelain, Scarlet Japan ptn, Ca 1770

First Period Worcester Plate by Dr. Wall, Porcelain, Scarlet Japan ptn, Ca 1770

By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a rare first period (or Dr. Wall) Worcester Plate, with a distinctive hand painted pattern called Scarlet Japan, made of porcelain and dating to the 18th century, circa 1770....

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Charger Imari Style Qianlong Era Ca. 1760
Large Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Charger Imari Style Qianlong Era Ca. 1760

Large Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Charger Imari Style Qianlong Era Ca. 1760

Located in Katonah, NY

This large Chinese Imari porcelain charger dates to the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, circa 1760. It is finely crafted with a beautiful, glossy white glaze and hand-painted in...

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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelaine de Paris - Coffee cup and saucer 'Litron', late 18th century
Porcelaine de Paris - Coffee cup and saucer 'Litron', late 18th century

Porcelaine de Paris - Coffee cup and saucer 'Litron', late 18th century

By Porcelaine de Paris

Located in DELFT, NL

Elegant cup and saucer, of the model 'Litron', Central cartouche with a floral ornament. Elaborate gilding. Very good condition; just tiny fleebites and little loss of gold along t...

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Austrian Biedermeier Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique 18C Meissen Porcelain Neuozier Marcolini Period Plates with Flowers
Pair Antique 18C Meissen Porcelain Neuozier Marcolini Period Plates with Flowers

Pair Antique 18C Meissen Porcelain Neuozier Marcolini Period Plates with Flowers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine pair of antique Neuozier pattern plates. By the Royal Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. Decorated with Deutsche Blumen floral sprays to the center and sides including roses...

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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c

Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c

Located in Austin, TX

A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...

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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set
18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set

18thC.Georgian Washstand and Six Piece "Mason's Ironstone" Toiletry Set

By Mason's Ironstone

Located in Incline Village, NV

This hard to find ensemble consists of a uniquely configured 18th century Georgian night cupboard circa 1770, and a six piece Victorian Mason's Ironstone toiletry set for washing and toiletry needs, circa 1835. The washstand conveniently accommodates all of the pieces from the Mason's set in their appropriate compartments as if it was specifically made for the grouping (see images). The Georgian washstand...

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Ironstone, Hardwood

Italy Late 18th Century Richard Ginori Set 3 Porcelain Sugar Bowls Floral Decor
Italy Late 18th Century Richard Ginori Set 3 Porcelain Sugar Bowls Floral Decor

Italy Late 18th Century Richard Ginori Set 3 Porcelain Sugar Bowls Floral Decor

By Richard Ginori

Located in Brescia, IT

These sugar bowls are a little collection of interesting Italian porcelain pieces coming from the historical Richard Ginori factory, Doccia, Italy One of them, has the tulip decor, ...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester
English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester

English Porcelain Blue Scale Part Dessert Service, Worcester

Located in New York, NY

Blue open crescent marks, probably painted by George Davis. Richly painted with 'Fancy Birds' within whimsical landscape vignettes, the blue border gilt with half-flowerheads and hus...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Signed 18th Century Sevres Porcelain Floral Cornflower Cup & Saucer
Antique Signed 18th Century Sevres Porcelain Floral Cornflower Cup & Saucer

Antique Signed 18th Century Sevres Porcelain Floral Cornflower Cup & Saucer

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique French porcelain cup & saucer pair. By Sevres. In a blue Cornflower pattern. Each with blue floral decoration with gilt accents to the rim, footrim, and body. The saucer also with a pink flower to its center. Marked 'Bo' - likely for painter Henry-Germain Boileau fils. Circa 1792. Fully marked to the base of each. Simply a wonderful Sevres cup and saucer...

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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

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Porcelain

France Mid-18th Century Porcelain Soup Bowl Flowers and Fruits Drawings
France Mid-18th Century Porcelain Soup Bowl Flowers and Fruits Drawings

France Mid-18th Century Porcelain Soup Bowl Flowers and Fruits Drawings

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an antique porcelain piece made in Strasburgo, France in the mid-18th century. The beauty of the drawings let understand the high level of the French manufacture. It was lo...

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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Italy Richard Ginori 1750 Porcelain Bowl
Italy Richard Ginori 1750 Porcelain Bowl

Italy Richard Ginori 1750 Porcelain Bowl

By Richard Ginori

Located in Brescia, IT

Richard Ginori 1750 porcelain bowl with floral orange and blue decor handmade This amazing Richard Ginori porcelain bowl is painted with a floral decor in orange and blue. A beautif...

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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Crested Soup Plate
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Crested Soup Plate

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Crested Soup Plate

Located in Downingtown, PA

Chinese Export porcelain armorial crested soup plate, circa 1765 The Chinese Export porcelain armorial plate has a flower festoon border at the rim and a spearhead inner border a...

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Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

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Porcelain

German Hausmalerei for Meissen Porcelain Pedestal Dish & Cover 18th C.
German Hausmalerei for Meissen Porcelain Pedestal Dish & Cover 18th C.

German Hausmalerei for Meissen Porcelain Pedestal Dish & Cover 18th C.

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A very rare and stunning German Hausmalerei (home painted) porcelain dish and cover hand-painted with insects and flowers dating from the 18th century. Hausmalerei refers to blank ...

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German Rococo Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

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Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Imari Plate
18th Century Chinese Imari Plate

18th Century Chinese Imari Plate

Located in Delft, NL

18th Century Chinese Imari plate A Kangxi, Imari underglaze blue plate with scene of peonies and gold and red painted , bamboo and deer 1662-17...

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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers
Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers

Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A Highly Important pair of Museum Quality Louis XV Period 18th century Meissen Porcelain filigree openwork vases with a medially of flowers and vined leaves. This is truly an excepti...

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German Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

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Porcelain

Chinese Export Famille Rose Hundred Antiques Porcelain Bowl, Yongzheng-Qianlong
Chinese Export Famille Rose Hundred Antiques Porcelain Bowl, Yongzheng-Qianlong

Chinese Export Famille Rose Hundred Antiques Porcelain Bowl, Yongzheng-Qianlong

Located in Downingtown, PA

A fine Chinese Export porcelain punch bowl, Yongzheng–early Qianlong period, circa 1735–1740, painted in the famille rose palette with a distinctive version of the "Hundred Antiques" theme, unusual for its focus on furniture and precious objects rather than figures. Around the exterior are ranged a canopied couch and red-lacquer scholar's stands set with vases, flowering branches, and jardinières of peonies, together with tables bearing brush pots, censers, and boxes — a catalogue of the furnishings and treasures of the cultivated Chinese interior, giving the bowl an almost interior-portrait quality. The interior is centered with a beribboned vase of flowers within a cell-diaper and floral-panel border. The famille rose palette — named for the opaque rose-pink enamel derived from colloidal gold, introduced in the 1720s — transformed export porcelain in the second quarter of the 18th century. Bowls of the 1730s such as this, painted at the transition from the Yongzheng to the Qianlong reign, are among the most delicately enamelled of all export wares. The "Hundred Antiques" was a favored auspicious theme, a gathering of objects emblematic of scholarship and good fortune; the present bowl's emphasis on domestic...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen & Cover, Hare-Head Handles, Qianlong
Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen & Cover, Hare-Head Handles, Qianlong

Chinese Export Famille Rose Tureen & Cover, Hare-Head Handles, Qianlong

Located in Downingtown, PA

A handsome Chinese Export porcelain soup tureen and cover, Qianlong period, circa 1770–1780, of octagonal baluster form painted in the famille rose palette with lush bouquets of Euro...

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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain