Hand-Painted Porcelain

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...

This is a beautiful Spode creamware dessert service made in 1814, which was the Regency era. The service is decorated in a printed and hand-colored Chi...

Herend, Hungary. Porcelain urn style vase with a lid. Decorated with hand painted orange flowers, golden rim and a moulded flower on the lid. Mid-20th...

Antique Mayer & Sherratt (Trade Name Melba China) set of six cake/salad plates in the Imari pattern. Mayer & Sherratt manufactured china at the Clifton works in Stafford street, Long...

A lovely Mid-Century Modern blue glass vase from the 1960s. Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.

This is a stunning dessert service made by H&R Daniel in 1824. The set consists of a large centre piece comport, two sauce comports (without covers), four large rectangular dishes, f...

A lovely antique Japanese Imari vase with decoration of the Genroku era of bijin, adorned with flowers on two opposing panels alternating w...

Meissen, Germany. Blue Onion pattern. Five plates. Hand-painted in blue. Approximately from 1900. Marked. Perfect condition. Third factory quality. Dimensions: Diameter 19.5 cm x Hei...

A beautiful pair of antique French Limoges porcelain plates, circa 19th century, France. Plates are predominantly a terracotta hue with a carnation pink center design, and a hand-pai...

Herend Porcelain Pheasant pattern Cachepot Herend Hungary porcelain cachepot in Rococo style in ribbed porcelain with pheasants in multi color, b...

These elegant colorful antiques Famille Rose vases were created in China circa 1950. Standing on platform bases, the large vessel feature a f...

This is a stunning and extremely rare plate made by Coalport around the year 1805, and decorated in the London studio of Thomas Baxter. We have one more of these plates in stock, pl...

This is a porcelain Saucer Dish or Bowl in the "Boy at the Door" pattern, made by Miles Mason (Mason's) dating to very early in the 19th century. This d...

Porcelain 1950s figurine “Lolita” dancing signed lladro, Spain Spain / 1950 / figurine dancer / Lladro / porcelain / Mid-century / Vintage An unusual ...

Antique and rare Meissen porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, insects and gold decoration. 19th century. Diameter: 24.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 3rd factory quality.

An antique French Old Paris figural vase offers porcelain construction with hand painted floral elements and gilt highlights throughout, flanking shield form handles with Classical m...

Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this white seabed rim oval platter has corals lying on a bright bottom surrounded by mysterious multicolored gems floating amid brushe...

Tuscan, England, Bone China. Two pairs of large coffee cups, a plate and a small bowl decorated with butterflies and cherry blossoms. Mid-20th Century. In perfect condition. Marke...

A fine 18th century Meissen painted porcelain model of a Grey Partridge, standing in a leafy copse, with paint blue crossed swords mark to unglazed base and incised model number '57'...

This is a very good antique Side / Desert Plate or Dish, made by the Derby factory, hand painted and gilded in the beautiful Partridge Pattern, during the reign of George 111 in the ...

A superb quality 19th century Meissen painted porcelain model of a Pigeon, with feathered feet, on a rocky base, with unglazed blue crossed swords mark to the base, incised '827'. C...

Beautiful hand painted and gold porcelain tea or coffee set Satsuma Japanese 15 pieces, 1880s. The service is complete to serve six people at the table includes: 1 teapot, 1 sugar bo...

A stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen contemporary design year mug designed by Gert Hiort Petersen and dated 1973. The large, handled porcelain mug is of cylindrical shape standing on a ...

Large Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica serving dish in hand-painted porcelain. Dated 1948. Measures: 48 x 36.5 cm. In...

This set of five Coalport Porcelain dinner dishes was made in England circa 1830. In the center of each one is a bouquet of exquisite hand-painted flowers. The close-up images show...

Meissen Porcelain, Love Series: Cupid Mailing a Love Letter with Love Bird C1870, SUPREME A Meissen porcelain figure from the Love Series: Cupid Mailing...

A French Napoleon III Paris porcelain vase from the second half of the 19th century with floral décor and parcel-gilt accents. Born in France during the ever changing 19th century, this porcelain vase features an exquisite décor of colorful flowers painted on the vase's belly and sides. Ranging from pink to orange, purple and green, the décor stands...

A fine antique porcelain tea tray or serving platter. By Meissen. With a scalloped rim and a rich cobalt blue border. There are hand paint...

This is a very beautiful porcelain coffee can with a hand painted scene of Notre-Dame Cathedral, made by Paris, France, dating to the late 18th century, circa 1795. The coffee can is broadly cylindrical tapering slightly to the base, with a ring handle having an inner spur. This is a very finely hand painted coffee can with a view of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, all in many different coloured enamels. The view even shows various figures in the foreground, all set in a rectangular thick gilded border, against a lovely lemon yellow ground. with further hand painted gold gilded rims and outer handle. Overall a very distinctive, beautifully decorated coffee can. NOTES Notre-Dame de Paris, often simply referred to as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral and is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals from the middle ages, situated on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Notre-Dame was built on the ruins of two earlier churches, which were themselves predated by a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter. The cathedral was initiated by Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris, who about 1160 conceived the idea of converting into a single building, on a larger scale, the ruins of the two earlier basilicas. The foundation stone was laid by Pope Alexander III in 1163, and the high altar...

Oblong Herend Rothschild Bird serving dish / tray in hand-painted porcelain. Mid-20th century. Measures: 49 x 17.5 cm. In excellent condition. Micro crack in the handle from the pr...

Meissen porcelain plate in relief decor and hand painted in gold.

An antique German pair of candlesticks offer porcelain construction with hand painted floral decoration and gilt highlights throughout, Berlin stamped on bases as photographed, c1900...

A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Nodding Head Figures. Each figure is seated cross-legged on a vibrant magenta base with gilded scroll feet, designed with articulated heads, hands, and tongues that nod and move with gentle motion. The figures are dressed in ornately decorated robes featuring hand-painted floral patterns and delicate gilded accents. The female figure is distinguished by her blue bow and scalloped collar, while the male figure features a bold mustache and geometric details. The intricate mechanics and artistic detailing of these nodding figures...

Meissen, Germany. Six dinner plates in porcelain. Hand-painted with polychrome floral motifs, gold rim. Approximately 1920s/1930s. Marked. First factory quality. Perfect condition. D...

Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Apollo Bianco Platter leads us into a magic world. Shades of blue lapis lazuli evoke the magic of oriental novellas. A fairytale ...

This is a very good quality coffee can in a hand gilded pattern made by Worcester during the Barr, Flight & Barr period (BFB) of George 111rd years, circa 1807-1813. The coffee ca...

A Monumental Meissen Porcelain Figural Group of Apollo and the Nine Muses on Mount Parnassus. Comprised of sixteen interlocking parts. Apollo standing holding a lyre and with Pegasus besides a tree, atop a rocky outcrop detailed with foliage and waterfalls above nine goddesses: Calliope, seated and shown writing, representing eloquence and epic poetry. Clio, seated with an open book and blowing a trumpet, representing history. Erato, seated and holding a kithara, representing science and the arts Euterpe, seated and holding a flute, representing music. Melpomene, seated holding a knife and with one hand to her head, representing tragedy. Thalia, seated and holding aloft mask, representing comedy and idyllic poetry. Urania, seated with telescope and globe, representing astronomy and astrology, Polyhymnia, standing with one hand raised and holding a book, representing sacred poetry. Terpsichore, standing, representing dance. Each piece exceptionally finely detailed and painted. The base portions with rocaille edges. On a later black polished wooden base. Multiple blue crossed swords marks. Each piece titled to underside. German, Circa 1880. Mount Parnassus, is a spur of the Pindus Mountains in central Greece and was sacred to the ancient Greeks and in mythology to Apollo, the god of music and poetry and of the Sun and light. Mount Parnassus the mythical centre of poetry, music, and learning in ancient Greece was a popular theme in Barqoue and Rococo art, often substitutable with Athena’s arrival at Mount Helicon from the fifth book of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, where she asks the Muses to show her the new spring which gushed forth from the spot where Pegasus “with his hoof of horn opened the earth” (V, 250-260). Here, the mountain, formed from rugged rock cliffs, culminates in a plateau on which the youthful Apollo stands and plays the lyre. The Castalian spring flows from beneath Pegasus’ hoof, representing the source of inspiration and attracting the nine muses, who embody the arts and inspire creation through song, music, and dance. Mount Parnassus was created at the Meissen porcelain manufactory as a table centrepiece and an earlier version, apparently with only five muses, is listed in the inventory of the pastry shop of the Meissen manufactory manager and cabinet minister Heinrich Graf Brühl in 1753. The storage in the pastry shop of approximately 3,000 objects and dishes, including many individual parts for centrepieces, is related to their function as table decorations, replacing decorations previously made by the confectioner from perishable materials such as sugar or wax. The purpose of this table decoration was as a feast for the eyes to accompany the feast of the banquet. The sculptural figurines often depicted a particular theme, with characters drawn from theatre and opera, from classical mythology or pastoral idylls. Allegories and mythological themes, such as the glorification of fine arts, were also popular. Stylistically, Mount Parnassus fits Kändler’s style of the 1740s, and was sold by Brühl in 1762 to Frederick the Great of Prussia who used mythology as a means of self-expression and had already ordered individual figures of Apollo and the Muses as table decorations in 1744. Today it is in the Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt (inv. no. M.L. 41). There is another version of Mount Parnassus, from the collection of Prince Alexander Dolgorukoff, in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. The present version dates to the second half of the nineteenth century when there was a great revival of Kändler rococo figurines which were reissued and a “Second Rococo”. Another nineteenth century example is in the collection of the Museo Francesco Borgogna, Italy (inv. 1906, XIII, 19-20). These nineteenth century versions were made by the Meissen factory using Kändler's period models. It is recorded that a new version of Mount Parnassus, dating to the 1880s, was part of the Royal Porcelain collection in Dresden: 'In the porcelain collection there is a new version from the 1880s based on the old models, the largest group of this genre, the Parnassus, which shows the named muses all around on the lower part of the rock, each practising their own art, while on the top there is Apollo with the lyre and next to it the Castalian spring rises from the hoofbeat of Pegasus. Each figure is executed individually with its rocky background, and all the pieces are then fitted together, as we have already seen in his earlier, larger compositions. The rock pieces are finished off like a pedestal at the bottom with Rococo ornaments.' (Jean Louis Sponsel, Kabinettstücke der Meissner Porzellan-manufaktur von Johann Joachim Kändler, Leipzig, 1900, pp. 203-204). Kunst und kunsthandwerk; monatsschrift herausgegeben vom Österreichischen museum fuer kunst und industrie, Vienna, 1894, v.7 pt.1, p.133. Kari Berling, Das Meißner Porzellan und seine Geschichte. Leipzig 1900, S. 99, 187-200. Helmuth Gröger, Johann Joachim Kaendler. Dresden, 1956. Peter W Meister, Franz Adrian Dreier, Figürliche Keramik aus zwei Jahrtausenden. Kat Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt. Frankfurt 1964, Nr. 90. Rainer Rückert, Meißener Porzellan, 1710-1810. Kat. Ausst. Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München. München 1966. Stefan Bursche, Tafelzier des Barock. München 1974, Abb. 300. "Tafelaufsatz, Der Parnass", Auswahlkatalog, Museum für Kunsthandwerk (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), 1987, pp. 86-87. Alfred Ziffer, ‘Meissener Porzellanplastik für fürstliches Interieur und Zeremoniell’, Keramos, Issue 241/242, pp. 29–52. MEISSEN The production of Meissen porcelain began in 1710 at the manufactory at Meissen...

OR19067 A large and stunning antique Chinese Qing porcelain charger decorated in the famille rose palette with scattered floral designs on a turquoise ground and set around five Chi...

Large Meissen group of figurines which are Allegory of Earth assembled around a Lion's Figurine. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue Meissen Sword M...

This is a small cup for drinking sake. It is called Ochoko in Japanese. It was made in showa era around 1970s. It is made with porcelain and all hand painted. This is Kutani ware. ...

Hands-free painted porcelain dish with platinum rim. Painted in a classic black forest Christmas decor with green fir and pine cone garland. Completely handmade in Bavaria/Germany.

Set of 4 cups and saucers in the beloved strawflower or Strohblumenmuster. Reliefdecor "Gebrochener Stab" hemispherical cup with standring, handle and fine cobalt blue underglaze pa...

Decorate a table or a console with this pair of colorful antique porcelain vases. These elegant colorful vases were created in China circa 1880. The large vessels with flared rim and...

Antique French Limoges Hand Painted Foliate & Gilt Porcelain Terrine C1900 Measures- 7"H x 12"W x 7.5"D

Herend Hungary porcelain "Rothschild" cachepots Herend Hungary porcelain cachepots with handles in the shape of shells Each cachepot has 2 diffe...

Presenting a stunning Le Mieux 7 Piece 24kt gold Porcelain set. Marked for “Le Mieux China …. 24karat gold … hand decorated” The Set consists of a...

A fine and large Dresden porcelain tray or platter by Richard Klemm. With a ribbed, scalloped border and deep central well. Richly decorated with ...

Beautiful antique, finely painted porcelain plaque depicting lovely females in the Greco-Roman style, unsigned with Royal Vienna mark on reverse, mound in period giltwood frame. Pla...

With porcelain figures from the original period of origin around 1775: Two electrified bronze lamps with gilding: a profiled pedestal in a triangular shape with beveled corners as a ...

This is a very rare and stunning coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has a white ground with graceful gilding, and two stunning little landscapes painted by Za...

These completely handmade porcelain pastry dish is hands-free painted with a brown and white painted rabbit sitting in the middle of the dish. Rimmed by hand with a green and fine 24...

A superb & rare Flight & Barr, Worcester Porcelain Inkstand c.1800 - 05. Two flared pockets flanking the dolphin-form handle accommodating a removable candle sconce, a pair of quill-...

Pair of Meissen Porcelain coffee cups with saucers richly decorated with gold. 2nd quality.

This is a hand-painted Chinese Export Kraak porcelain blue and white Side Plate or Dish, which we date to the Ming, Wanli period,( 1573-1620 ), datin...

Antique Meissen Blue Onion vase in hand-painted porcelain. Early 20th century. Measures: 18.5 x 9 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped. 3rd factory qua...

Meissen, Germany, three Blue Onion-patterned plates in porcelain. Hand-decorated with flowers. Mid-20th century. Marked. Perfect condition. Third factory quality. Dimensions: D 21.5 cm.

A Monumental Japanese Kutani porcelain vase, Meiji/Taisho Period, Signed Akiyama sei. The main body is all hand-painted with wonderful ...

This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a robin egg blue ground with a large flowered pattern on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. The cup is done with a wide square mouth...