Samuel Alcock Plate, Grey and Beige Acanthus Border, Pink Flower, ca 1835

A plate with white melted snow border on a periwinkle ground with tiny gilt stars, with a beautifully painted flower bouquet in the centre There are several other items available in...

This is beautiful plate made by the Yates factory in about 1825. The plate is decorated with in a white ground with finely hand painted flower reserves, gilt sprigs and a characteris...

This is one of a pair of beautiful plates made by William Billingsley at the Mansfield Pottery, between 1799 and 1802. The plates, manufactured by Coalport, have a pleasing slightly diapered shape. They were decorated with beautiful monochrome sepia flowers and a simple gilt rim by William Billingsley. Please see separate listing for the matching plate; I would be happy to offer some discount if you interested in purchasing both plates. 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 trained and worked at Derby, and then started his own pottery at Pinxton. He then left to start a decorating studio at Mansfield, where he decorated wares from various potteries, among which Derby, Coalport, Whitehead and others. After that, he spent a period in Worcester, and then went to Wales where he set up a pottery in Nantgarw, worked at the Swansea pottery for a while and then returned to Nantgarw. While in Nantgarw he created some of the best porcelain ever made, but racking up great debts. He ended up 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 plate is marked with an impressed 7, the number associated with Billingsley. The attribution of this plate to William Billingsley is due to the fact that he painted nearly identical flowers on a Coalport jug...

This is a beautiful large plate made by Worcester in about 1770 in their First or the "Dr Wall" period. The plate has a pleasing slightly lobed rim, a white ground and beautifully pa...

This vintage Rosenthal Molière porcelain platter is a stunning example of mid-century European fine china that balances ornamental charm with delicate craftsmanship. What makes this ...

19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate.

19th Century Minton Pink Flowers Oyster Plate.

Beautiful floral plate with scalloped edges. The piece features roses and other flora throughout and gold designs around the rim and in center. The bottom reads: Gold Castle made in Occupied Japan...