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Period: 18th Century
Italy Late 18th Century Doccia Richard Ginori Porcelain Tea Pot Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
Doccia, Richard Ginori 1750 porcelain tea pot with multi-color floral drawings,
Italy.
This porcelain tea pot with multicolors floral drawing is an elegant piece, useful to enrich ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Sèvres White Glazed and Gilt Porcelain Écuelle, Cover and Underplate, circa 1775
Located in New York, NY
Puce and yellow painted marks, Lacking date mark, painters' marks Charles Buteux, gilder’s mark for Jean Chauvaux.
Category
Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Two 18th Century English Worcester porcelain lidded baskets, ca 1770
Located in Delft, NL
Two 18th Century English Worcester porcelain lidded baskets, ca 1770
Royal Worcester was established in 1751 by John Wall, these bowls where made during so called the Dr. Wall perio...
Category
British Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Worcester Porcelain Saucer Dish or Bowl Blue & Gold Ptn, circa 1780
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good late 18th century Worcester porcelain Slop bowl or Saucer Dish with a combined blue and gold pattern, fully marked and ...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Bowl with Chinese Domestic Furniture
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille Rose porcelain bowl with Chinese "Antiques" & Scholar's items on Furniture,
Qianlong Period,
circa 1735-1740.
The Chinese Export porcelain bowl is finely painted inside and out with famille rose enamels. On the front is a depiction of an unusual grouping of Chinese domestic...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Handleless Tea Bowl and Saucer, Chinese Imari Pattern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late eighteenth century Chinese Export Porcelain handleless tea bowl and saucer referred to as "Chinese Imari". Hand decorated in iron red, underg...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
Rare 18th C. Meissen Sleigh w/ Court Jesters Fröhlich & Schmiedel, After Kändler
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 18th-Century Meissen Porcelain Horse-Drawn Sleigh Group Featuring the Court Jesters Joseph Fröhlich and Gottfried Schmiedel, After a Model by Johann Joachim Kändler. This finely modeled and painted Meissen porcelain group, created circa 1750, captures a dynamic and theatrical sleigh ride featuring the court jesters Fröhlich and Schmiedel. The composition is anchored by a galloping white horse adorned with a blue cloth draped over its back, trimmed with gilt tassels. The harness, with delicate chains, connects the horse to an elaborately detailed sleigh with scrolling gilt accents and openwork elements. The sleigh glides over a textured, snow-covered base, sculpted to mimic the uneven terrain.
At the center of this lively scene, Fröhlich, dressed in vibrant carnival attire with a green hat and yellow cape, stands on the runners of the sleigh, leaning forward to embrace and steal a kiss from Countess Friesen. However, the "Countess" is, in fact, Schmiedel in disguise, adding to the humor of the piece. Schmiedel wears a floral-patterned gown with intricate hand-painted blooms in shades of purple, yellow, and red, complemented by a white apron and a red bonnet. The finely painted facial features capture the moment's theatricality, as Schmiedel grips the reins while seemingly playing along with the jest. In front of them, a small monkey with wings sits perched at the sleigh’s edge, holding a dish with two burning hearts, reinforcing the amorous and playful nature of the composition.
The back of the base bears the Meissen underglaze blue crossed swords mark, confirming its origin at the renowned German porcelain manufacturer. The model was first created by Johann Joachim Kändler in 1741, during his tenure as Meissen’s chief modeler. Kändler’s ability to animate porcelain figures with expressive gestures and dynamic movement is evident in this work, reflecting the theatrical influences of the period.
Meissen, established in the early 1700s under the patronage of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, was the first European porcelain manufacturer to successfully produce hard-paste porcelain. The factory became synonymous with innovation, refinement, and technical excellence, with Kändler playing a key role in developing its sculptural traditions. Meissen’s 18th...
Category
German Other Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Qianlong Puce Decorated Porcelain Plate, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Chinese Qianlong porcelain plate hand decorated in puce with a floral border and with small insects around a central floral design. The plate has a stained rim and has various paper labels to the base establishing its provenance.
Provenance: from the Helen Espir collection of fine Chinese porcelain and originally supplied by renowned London Asian art dealers...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 13 Chinese Export Famille Rose Mandarine Plates, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of 13 Chinese Export Famille Rose Mandarine Plates, Late 18th Century
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created:
Four children in festive rural rococo clothing on a high, tiered round base, decorated with a leaf wreath and ribbon fest...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Large deep Plate Blue & White, Qing late Kangxi circa 1720
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful hand painted blue and white Chinese porcelain large diameter deep plate or charger, dating to the first half of the 18th century, circa 1720, Qing dynasty, either...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Covered Bowl and Under-Plate, circa 1765
Located in New York, NY
A leaf molded bowl, cover and stand decorated with birds, insects and branches.
Measures: Diameter of plate 12".
Category
Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Imari Pattern double-handled boat, Lady in a Pavillion pattern. Chelsea C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Double-handled boat in soft-paste porcelain, decorated with the Lady in a Pavillion pattern, the design and palette both after the Japanese examples of the period. Figure decoration ...
Category
English Japonisme Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Armorial Tankard
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Large Armorial Tankard,
Circa 1780
The stunning Chinese Export porcelain armorial tankard is circular with a taper towards the foot. There is a coat of arm...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pelle à tarte Porcelaine du Lys Royal décor Kakiemon Château de Chantilly France
Located in London, England
Cette pelle à tarte, provenant de la manufacture du Lys Royal, est une reproduction du célèbre décor "Kakiemon" qui orne les pièces du Château de Chantilly, daté du XVIIIe siècle en ...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th-century Meissen Miniature Turquoise-Ground Botanical Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Meissen miniature Turquoise-ground teapot and cover,
1735-40
The Meissen porcelain miniature teapot has a turquoise ground with a shaped cartouche ...
Category
German Georgian Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Worcester Porcelain Black Chinoiserie Bowl or Basin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain bowl or basin.
Attributed to Worcester.
Decorated throughout with grey and black floral Chinoserie decoration with gilt highlights.
With a ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
A Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Watteau Covered Potpourri
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Marcolini Period Watteau Covered Potpourri. This rare Meissen porcelain potpourri vase, dating ...
Category
German Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Plate Lobed Imari Japanese Iron Red Blue Dragon Trellis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A charming 18th century Imari lobed plate with dragon ornamentation. Beautifully painted with a vase and profusion of flowers surrounded by a double circle border. The outer border with elaborate vignettes with dragon heads, flowers and trellis work. The reverse with four repeats of scroll and ribbon motifs. Painted in tones of iron red and blue. Old stapled repair to a break.
Measures: diameter 22cm., 8 1/2" height 3.5cm., 1 1/2"
Provenance : Private collection with a dish and a plate of similar quality
Imari is the European name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, in Western Japan. The dynastic change and the instability of China in the mid-17th century created a gap in the porcelain market, which became increasingly international throughout the century. Arita developed into a prominent centre for porcelain due to its proximity to Izumiyama, an area rich in kaolin. Although the Arita kilns...
Category
Japanese Baroque Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Mantel Clock Meissen Hard, Paste Porcelain, 1745-1755
Located in Lantau, HK
The clock was modeled by Johann-Joachim Kaendler, the Meissen Manufacturer’s
most important modeler and designer. Its rocaille style demonstrates the influence of the Rococo trend p...
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French or German Porcelain Snuff Box with Hand-Painted Military Scenes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique French or German porcelain snuff box.
Dating to the 18th (or possibly early 19th) century.
Decorated throughout with...
Category
German George III Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Coffee Pot
Located in Brescia, IT
In this elegant coffee pot we can admire the elegant drawing with a natural landscape full of many specimens of birds.
Manufactured in circa 1750, the piece has its time but it is i...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Paris porcelain - 2 cups and saucers, cornflowers decor 'Barbeaux', 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Set of 2 cups and saucers with decoration of corn flower sprays and flower buds.
The cornflower (barbeau in French) was eligibly Marie Antoinettes favorite flower, as it was the co...
Category
Austrian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Tobacco Leaf Shaped Dish with Puce Scroll
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Pseudo Tobacco Leaf Shaped Dish,
Circa 1765
The Chinese Export porcelain shaped dish. The leaf-shaped dish is in a rare ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Pottery Fountain Presumably for an Apothecary
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
18th century Italian pottery fountain presumably for an apothecary. Liguria white star mark. Splendid mascaron spout to frighten away evil...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Crested Fruit Coolers, Covers and Liners
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Crested Fruit Coolers, Covers and Liners,
The crest on the coolers – ‘a phoenix in flames.’ could be that of the St Clair family of Staverton Court, G...
Category
English Regency Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Punch Bowl, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Export Imari Porcelain Punch Bowl, 18th Century
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chelsea-Derby Chocolate Cup Set, Gilt Stripes, Puce Flowers, Rococo 1770-1775
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful chocolate cup set made by Chelsea-Derby between 1770 and 1775, which was the Rococo era. The set consists of a cup, a saucer and a cover, and is decorated in a st...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Sevres Porcelain Bottle Cooler Hand-Painted France 1773-1782
Located in Katonah, NY
Sèvres was the royal factory of Louis XV and Louis XVI, Kings of France from 1715-1793.
The Sèvres factory was known to have the best painters and gilders in 18th-century France.
This stunning Sèvres 18th...
Category
French Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Worcester Barr Period Coffee Can Porcelain Hand Painted, circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very good Porcelain Coffee Can with a ring handle, hand decorated with an orange and gilt pattern by Worcester during the Barr period, fully marked to...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen - figurine of Scapino, Commedia dell'Arte series, ca 1744
By J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke, Meissen Porcelain
Located in DELFT, NL
Meissen commedia dell'arte model of Scapino by Peter Reinicke, c. 1744.
In dancing pose, a yellow hat in his left hand and a belt with gilt dagger and...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Porcelain Soup Tureen French 18th Century
Located in Katonah, NY
Decorated with an elegant design of delicate blue cornflower sprigs, this soup tureen was made by Arras Porcelain in Arras, France, in the late 18th century.
The cornflower sprigs, handles, and border edging are decorated with beautiful deep twilight blue enamel.
The makers of Arras Porcelain specialized in porcelain painted in this entrancing blue called "Bleu d'Arras."
The color of the porcelain body is creamy white.
The combination of the creamy white ground and the blue decoration is splendid.
Natural forms like the tree branch handle and the blue cornflower decorations were the height of French fashion in the last quarter of the 18th century.
Made at the Arras porcelain factory of the Delemers family circa 1780, the tureen and its stand are marked in underglaze blue.
Dimensions:16" wide x 13" deep x 9.5" tall
Condition: Excellent, with some hard-to-see rubbing to the clear glaze on the stand
Price: $1,520
The underside of the tureen is marked with the letters "AR" for the Delemers family Arras factory.
The underside of the stand is marked "Dele AR" for the Delemers family Arras factory.
On 1stdibs, we also have a matching round tureen Item Reference LU866530033982
Background of Arras Porcelain:
The Arras Porcelain factory was started in the 1770s by the family Delemers.
They were a family of four sisters...
Category
Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Ginori Late 18th Century Porcelain Tea Pot with Hand Painted Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori Late 18th century porcelain tea pot with hand painted landscapes
This very elegant tea pot was hand painted with views of Italian contrysides landscapes, in fuchsia c...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Four Antique Meissen Teacups with Saucers in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Four antique Meissen teacups with saucers in hand-painted porcelain.
Purple flowers and gold decoration.
Museum quality, approx. 1740.
The cup meas...
Category
German Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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
English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
c. 1720 Kangxi or Yongzheng Period Porcelain Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1720 Kangxi or Yongzheng period porcelain tea caddy, Chinese. Elegant & profusely decorated blue & white porcelain with later tole cover. 8-sided, underglaze floral decoration ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Meissen Porcelain Footed Salt Cellar ca. 1735 Hand Painted
Rare Meissen porcelain salt cellar on three voluted feet accented in gold and polychromed. The tapered, circular b...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Kangxi Period Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Verte Openwork Dishes, a Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille Verte openwork dishes,
A Pair,
Kangxi,
Circa 1700
The circular Chinese Export porcelain dishes with openwork cash border...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Sugar Bowl Pink Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori mid-18th Century porcelain sugar bowl with pink landscapes drawings, hand made in Italy
This very elegant Richard Ginori porcelai...
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Worcester Dolphin Ewer Creamboat 1765-68
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Worcester Dolphin Ewer Creamboat
Date : 1765-68
Period : George III
Marks : None
Origin : Worcester, England
Colour : Ploychrome
Features : Lamprey handle. The high relief ...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ancient Meissen Pair of Porcelain Sugar Bowls with Flower Knobs, Circa 1760
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of porcelain sugar bowls
Meissen, circa 1748-1775
Marked with crossed swords and number “92” of the gilder
They measure 5.11 in (13 cm) x 5.11 in ...
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Small Bust Emblematic of Winter, circa 1750
Located in Firenze, IT
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Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
As a bearded man wearing a fur-lin...
Category
German Georgian Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dr Wall First Period Worcester Sugar Box 18th Century Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This is a hand-painted First-Period Worcester Porcelain sugar box from the 18th century.
The lively floral design is painted in green, blue, purple, and gilt.
We see purple stems and...
Category
George III Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Basket Form Double Salt Cellar
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Wedgwood creamware double salt cellar.
The form consisting of two basket (or pail-form) bowls joined at the rim and connected by ...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Creamware
18th Century First Period Worcester Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer
Located in Downingtown, PA
First Period Worcester porcelain coffee can and saucer,
This design is closely related to the Lord Henry Thynne and Earl Dalhousie patterns.
circa 1772-1775
The fluted Worcester por...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Mid-18th Century Richard Ginori Porcelain Dish with Japan Landscape
Located in Brescia, IT
This Richard Ginori (an Italian factory in Doccia) dish is very elegant and it has a drawing not easy to find; for this reason it is an interesting piece to collect. Wonderful sense ...
Category
Italian Japonisme Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Caughley Salopian English Porcelain Shapes Plates or Dishes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of English porcelain shaped bowls or dishes.
By Caughley.
In a heart-form or shield shape.
Decorated throughout with painted cobalt blue and gilt floral devices....
Category
Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Set of Graduated Famille Rose Tankards
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese export porcelain set of graduated famille rose mugs or tankards,
Circa 1780
The Chinese Export porcelain tankards or mugs are...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th-Century Derby Porcelain Yellow-Ground Botanical Dish, Pattern #216
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
English Georgian Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large English Porcelain Covered Sugar Bowl, Worcester, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Painted with a roundel of fruits and butterflies within a "Lord Henry Tynne" type border and an elaborately gilt blue band at the rim.
Category
English Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 18 C. Sevres Porcelain Faux Porphyry Vases w/ Blue Script Sevres R.F. Mark
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Very Rare Pair of 18th Century Sevres Porcelain Faux Porphyry Vases with Blue Script Sevres R.F. Marks. Each features a classic form with flared necks and bulbous ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen - figurine of a Bacchant by Kaendler, 1740
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Meissen figurine of a bacchant eating from a grapes, as an allegory of autumn.
Model by Joachim Kaendler.
unmarked, ca 1740-60.
Category
German Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Pair of Court Maiden Candlesticks
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain pair of maiden candlesticks,
circa 1760-1775
A pair of large Chinese Export figures of standing maidens holding ...
Category
Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Dish with Flower Basket & Butterfly
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Famille rose porcelain dish with flower basket & butterfly,
circa 1765
The Chinese Export famille rose porcelain dish is painted in enamels with a central wicker flower basket overflowing with fruit and flowers and above is a large butterfly. On the other three sides are grouping of fruit or flowers. The inner well is surrounded by gilt chain band. The outer border has four panels with flowers and fruit within a gilt rococo scroll...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Wedgwood Neoclassical Creamware Dessert Dishes Made circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of four early Wedgwood creamware Neoclassical dessert dishes made circa 1780.
Sir William Hamilton’s Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman an...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Creamware
Bow Pair of Porcelain Figures, Arlecchino and Columbina, Rococo ca 1758
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table 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.
These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before.
This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...
Category
English Rococo Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Sèvres French Porcelain Hand Painted Teacup and Saucer with Bird Scenes, 1791
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Sèvres Porcelain cabinet teacup and saucer each hand painted with birds within a landscape in coloured enamels and set...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
