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Period: Mid-18th Century
Polychrome Goat & Bee Jug, Chelsea, circa 1748
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the most iconic of all the Chelsea shapes, the Goat & Bee jug. This is the item that, more than any other, has been chosen for the front cover of scholarly works on Chelsea, o...
Category
English Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chelsea Plate, Feather Moulded with Flowers, Red Anchor Mark, ca 1755
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful plate made by Chelsea in circa 1755, which is known as the "Red Anchor" period of the factory.
Chelsea was one of the very early adopters of porcelain in the British china industry. Founded in 1744 the Chelsea pottery was for about 40 years the leading maker of fine chinaware, excelling in their sense of style, perfection and constant innovation and inspiring many following generations of china makers.
The company was started by French silversmith Nicholas Sprimont and you can see the influence of the French style of silverware...
Category
English George II Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bloor Derby Pair of Porcelain Figures, Stag and Doe, circa 1765-1820
By Derby, Bloor 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
English Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Italy Richard Ginori 18th Century Porcelain Sauce Terrin Floral Drawings
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant sauce terrin was handmade by the well known Italian factory Doccia, in the circa 1750. The Doccia products are pieces to collect. This sauce terrin with floral drawings...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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 Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century English Porcelain Chelsea Gold Anchor Latticed Botanical Dishes
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chelsea porcelain reticulated circular dishes, Gold anchor period, circa 1760.
The Chelsea porcelain dishes with circular lattice rims and a simple gilt band are beautifully paint...
Category
English Georgian Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Meissen Figurine of a Lady
Located in Basildon, GB
A good 18th Century Meissen Figurine of a Lady, circa 1740, modelled by Peter Reinecke wearing a hat with a ribbon, floral dress and holding a bouquet of flowers and standing on a fl...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cupid Group Around 1750, Allegory of Spring, with Additional Base
Located in Vienna, AT
Four scantily clad cupids grouped on a rock, partly flowers, partly holding flower arrangements in their hands, the flowers as a typical attribute of the Meissen spring representatio...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Porcelain Monteith, Sevres, circa 1760
Located in New York, NY
Painters mark of Pierre-Joseph Rosset.
Category
French Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Teapot in the White, Prunus Decorated, Bow, circa 1749
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Drum-shape teapot with applied double-prunus decoration, in imitation of the Chinese. Pots of this form and date are rare, and this example is unusual in the quality of its body and glaze and the lavishly applied prunus decoration.
Ceramics bills from the Porcelain Company, [Bow] November 1749, among Lord Bute...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Figure representing Matrimony, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An attractive allegorical figure of Matrimony, reprsented by a woman in her best clothing, holding a cage.
The Bow Porcelain factory was the first English porcelain producer; these ...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Leaf Dish, Chelsea, circa 1760
Located in New York, NY
Finely painted with insects, butterflies and caterpillars. The border molded with leaf decoration. Red Chelsea anchor mark.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of German Chinoiserie Porcelain Figures of Seated "Nodders"
Located in Essex, MA
Each with articulated heads, tongues and hands. Marked on reverse with a blue crossed X mark. Depicted as a seated man and woman in a variety of colors.
Category
German Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres Sky Blue Ground Porcelain Teapot and Cover, Dated 1785
Located in New York, NY
Painter: Vincent Taillandier (1753-90). Gilder; Boileau Le Jeune (1783-89).
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large Plate in Chinese Porcelain for Export
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Large plate, in Chinese porcelain for export. Polychrome decoration with flowers and landscape in the center. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795).
The plate has a classic circu...
Category
Chinese Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tea Bowl Painted with Butterflies, Chinese, Dutch Decorated, circa 1740
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Finely potted porcelain tea bowl, with superb Dutch decoration, after the Dutch naturalist and illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian.
The porcelain i...
Category
Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Large Chinese Export Porcelain 'Table Bay' Cape of Good Hope Dish, C. 1740
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare large Chinese export porcelain 'Table Bay' dish
Qianlong period, circa 1735-1750
Diam. 27.5 cm
This version of the ‘Table Bay’ porcelain docu...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Baroque Meissen Figure, Harlequin With Bagpipes, By J.J. Kaendler, Circa 1745
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Rococo harlequin with bagpipes of most lovely appearance.:
The lovely harlequin is sitting on a rocky base which is decorated with some flower blossoms with leaves. The male ...
Category
German Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English 18th Century Rare First Period Worcester Porcelain Saucer Dish
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceedingly rare and fine antique English First Period Worcester Porcelain Saucer dish
with exceptionally rare under-glaze workmen's Worcester mark.
A/F chip on rim (and priced a...
Category
English Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Figure, Mercury, Bow Porcelain, circa 1748
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
He wears a winged helmet and sandals, a loosely draped pink, white, and yellow washed cloak over a short tunic, and leans arrogantly against bales, his message sack over his left sho...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Mug
Located in London, by appointment only
A Chinese export famille rose tankard having a straw weave replacement handle and decorated with rocks and flowers of bold design.
China, circa 1750.
Measures: Height 8 in (20 cms).
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Round Group of Gardener Children, by J.J. Kaendler, 1763-1774
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen porcelain group from the time of origin:
Four children in festive, rural rococo clothing on a three-part rocaille base: on the central raised pedestal a girl with a basket o...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Punch Pot in the Famille Rose Style, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1757
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Tea Bowl & Saucer, Peacock Decoration, Chelsea, circa 1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A tea-bowl and saucer from Chelsea's Gold Anchor period. Richly decorated in purple, pink and green then lavishly gilded, the gilding being chased as well. It is possible the decorat...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Two Rechaud Plates in Chinese Porcelain
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Two rechaud plates, in Chinese porcelain. Canton decoration, blue and white, representing a river landscape, with boat, pagodas, trees and birds.
The plates have square side handles,...
Category
Chinese Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Can with Famille Rose decoration, Bow Porcelain, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A coffee can, decorated with chinoiserie painting of typical motifs in the famille rose palette.
Bow was the first of the English porcelain manufacturers, and produced some excellen...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dessert Plate with Fancy Bird, Chelsea Gold Anchor, circa 1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fabulous dessert plate, molded with swirling leaves highlighted with blue and gilt; the centre with a fabulous bird and insects.
Category
English Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain group of Venus with Cupid by Meissen
German, c. 1750
Height 20.5cm, width 11cm, depth 12cm
This charming Meissen porce...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Plate for Export, Blue Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate for export. Blue and white decoration, representing a river landscape, with plant motifs, boats, bridge and pagoda. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)....
Category
Chinese Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Plate for Export, Decoration in Blue
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Chinese porcelain plate for export. Blue and white decoration, representing a river landscape, with plant motifs, boats, bridge and pagoda. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)....
Category
Chinese Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Saucer in Chinese Porcelain for Export, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Saucer, in Chinese porcelain for export. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Polychrome and gilded decoration, with flowers.
Decorated with a floral composition, where red and...
Category
Chinese Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Covered Vase, Famille Rose Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1749
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A vase and cover, decorated with peonies &c in the Famille Rose style. Incised R mark group.
Prov Taylor Collection; Simon Spero; Joseph Handley.
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Pot, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1767
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Coffee pot, circa 1765-69: Coffee pot and cover of silver form with domed cover; the body of the pot and dome of the cover pineapple moulded between rims painted in blue with cell an...
Category
English Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Figure: Running Girl, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Small figure of a young woman wearing a puce-sprigged white skirt, lifted slightly with her left hand, pale pink jacket with typical Bow opaque blue collar and cuffs.
We've called...
Category
English Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chocolate Pot, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Of full-bellied pear-shape with large sparrow-beak lip set slightly below the top rim of the body in front of a triangle of circular pouring holes and at the right angle to the strap...
Category
English Japonisme Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Bacchant Group 'Drunken Silenus On Donkey', by F.E. Meyer, 1763-1773
Located in Vienna, AT
Original Rococo Meissen Group from the 18th Century.
Visibly drunk Silenus, crowned with a wreath of vines, sitting on a donkey and supported by a young Bacchante walking alongside h...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Can, Blue and White "Desirable Residence", Bow Porcelain, circa 1758
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Painted in under-glaze blue with the Desirable Residence pattern, featuring telegraph poles, and unusual feature for this period.
Prov: Taylor Collection; Mercury Antiques Melbourne...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-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 Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Punch Powl, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rather splendid punch bowl from the Bow Porcelain Factory, enameled with flowers and insects in the Famille Rose style. A good size, at almost nine inches in diameter.
Famille R...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen milk jug and cover, circa 1760
Located in Basildon, GB
Meissen milk jug and cover, of baluster shape with wishbone handle and shell spout, painted with two park scene's beneath osier neck and cover, floral top, c.1760, height 16cm, under...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English Porcelain Platter, Worcester, circa 1760
Located in New York, NY
Decorated in the "Sir Joshua Reynolds" pattern.
Category
English Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early Meissen Cherub Group Allegory Summer & Autumn, by J.J. Kaendler, C 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Porcelain Group From The Time Of Origin:
Two naked cupids and a ram on a rocaille rock, depicting the seasons of summer and autumn:
Summer bedded on a bundle of ears of cor...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Double Cypher Dinner Plate, Dutch Market
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Double Crest Marriage Dinner Plate,
Probably the Dutch Market,
Circa 1755-60
The attractive Chinese Export crested armorial marriage plate has a central design with shields, each with a different gilt cyphers, flanked by angels blowing horns with above a crown. The inner well with a gilt chain design and the border rim painted with four flower groupings.
This type of design was made to celebrate a wedding.
Dimensions: 9 inch diameter x 1 inch high
Reference: China For the West, David Howard and John Ayers, Volume Two, Page 398, #396, for a plate with shield...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Cup with Famille Rose decoration, Bow Porcelain, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A direct copy of a Chinese shape, decorated with chinoiserie painting of typical motifs in the famille rose palette.
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Teapot, Red Coat Pattern, China, circa 1740, Decorated in London by Giles
By James Giles
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A superb example of Chinese porcelain, redecorated for the English market in London, probably in the Giles studio. ‘Man in a red coat’ pattern with gilded rock strata.
Unusually, ...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Garniture, Jabberwocky Pattern, Worcester, circa 1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An assembled set of three vases in the scarce Jabberwocky pattern, on a scale blue background.
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Teapot in Blanc De Chine, Worcester, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A blanc de chine teapot, with moulded decoration of a fishing scene – considerably rarer than the more common flowers.
Barrel shaped “blanc de chine' teapot with ridged loop handl...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen 18th Century Masquerade Lady Patch Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Meissen 18th century hard-paste porcelain and copper Masquerade lady patch box.
Made in Germany, Circa 1750's
Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1...
Category
German Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Copper
Plate Disheveled Birds, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1767
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Of silver shape with lobed and gilt dentil edge; the well with a landscape of exotic birds enameled in a brilliant palette all on a festoon of dense green-black foliage, the rim with insects and exotic butterflies.
The bird painter...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dessert Plate, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1759
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Plate, circa 1758-1760:
Small octagonal plate, the well printed in blue underglaze with La Dame Chinoise (also called the Promenade Chinoise) showing a tall oriental lady with tw...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Dual Lidded Rococo Box with Multicolored Paintings and Decorations of Relief Type.
The box is edged by brass mountings.
height: 6.0 cm (= 2.36 inches)
width: 8.0 cm (= 3.14 inches)
depth: 4.5 cm (= 1.77 inches)
Manufactory: Meissen
Blue Meissen Sword Mark isn't visible here, but authenticity guaranteed ! It is well known that early Meissen items of first half of 18th century
- especially boxes and other objects of daily use - aren't always signed.
Please note: Certificate of this Meissen item's authenticity attached to invoice will be sent !
FIRST QUALITY
Dating: made circa 1750 (= PRE-MARCOLINI PERIOD !)
Material: porcelain
Technique: handmade porcelain / multicolored painted and glazed
painter's sign existing
SPECIFICATIONS:
Dual lidded (= RARITY !) oblong box with rounded edges.
It is abundantly ornamented with various multicolored paintings decorating the item's walls in finest manner:
°the outer walls of box as well as inner and outer side of one lid are painted with flowers (for example roses, iris flower, dahlias etc.)
°outer side of second lid is painted with veduta (= village situated at lake where a boat with three men is visible)
°inner side of second lid is painted with animals (= cock and brooding hen...
Category
German Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Brass
Coffee Cup and Saucer in the White, Chelsea, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A lovely little cup and saucer, decorated with prunus blossom. Cups with this form of handle are rare, but documented.
Raised anchor mark to saucer.
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Plate from China, Qing Dynasty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Porcelain plate from China for export. Decorated in blue and white, representing a river landscape with pagodas, trees and a bridge representing a river landscape in the center, with...
Category
Chinese Baroque Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Figure Columbine with her Hurdy Gurdy, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
From the Commedia dell’arte, shown seated on a tree stump and playing her favourite instrument. Probably after Kandler, who described the model as a Tyrolean maiden playing a lyre.
...
Category
English Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Fortune Teller Figure. Bow Porcelain C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A young woman standing with the remains of a staff in her left hand, and in apparent apprehension as her future and fortune is being read by an exotic, enigmatic, bearded figure, app...
Category
English Neoclassical Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Bowl with Chinoiserie Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1752
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An early example of Bow porcelain, decorated in ‘wet’ famille rose colours; featuring a peony, a bird on a branch, and another in flight. Sacred Scrolls to the interior.
A superb ...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Sèvres style porcelain Bottle Cooler (Seaux a bouteille)
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Sèvres style blue ground and gilt metal mounted Seaux a bouteille, the blue ground body with two opposing painted oval panels within a gilt lattice work and dot pattern ...
Category
French Rococo Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Coffee Can Blue and White "Peony & Bamboo" Bow Porcelain, circa 1754
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An early coffee can, painted in under-glaze blue with peonies and bamboo. The painting links with the William Pether 1754 jug.
The decoration is taken directly from Chinese examples, and was intended to compete with Chinese imports.
Peonies and bamboo are both commonly depicted in Chinese porcelain decoration. Peonies, also known as the "king of flowers," are often depicted in Chinese art as a symbol of wealth, nobility, and good fortune. Bamboo, on the other hand, is a symbol of integrity, resilience, and longevity. Together, peonies and bamboo are often used to symbolize the harmonious balance between wealth and integrity.
Chinese porcelain with peony...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Mid-18th Century Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
