Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Signed Pair Gilded Mintons Pate-Sur-Pate Caged Putti Footed Moon Flask Vases
By Minton
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This charming pair of gilded olive brown Mintons pâte-sur-pâte footed moon flask vases feature a romantic caged putto motif executed in white slip on a bla...
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1890s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
English Georgian Neoclassical Sterling Silver Goblet, 1804
By John Emes
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver goblet. Made by John Emes in London in 1804. Ovoid bowl and raised and reeded foot. Spare Georgian Neoclassicism for a historic vintage. Fully marked. Wei...
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Early 1800s British Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large oval tole tray with Neoclassical motifs. French c1805
Located in London, GB
A large oval tole tray, the scarlet ground richly decorated with Neoclassical motifs, the central panel with a bizarre allegorical subject of a wild creature, protecting a boy in a s...
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Early 1800s French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Tin
Ancient Neoclassic Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, Palermo, Sicily circa 1789
Located in Milano, IT
Ancient Neoclassic Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, Palermo, Sicily circa 1789
Embossed and engraved silver coffee pot
Silversmith, probably Agostino Natoli
Diego Di Maggio, Silversmith Consul in 1789 and 1796
Palermo, 1789
It measures 14.17 in (36 cm) high and weighs 2.76 lb (1.252 g)
State of conservation: few signs of use and some slight blemishes
The large silver coffee pot has a round mouthpiece with a markedly everted rim, on which hinges a domed lid with very full molded pod shapes; a closed bud surmounted by a small sphere serves as a knob. The polygonal neck descends and widens into molded elements that come together, with larger pods, at the point where it is attached to the body. The body in turn is united to a well-shaped foot, which ends in a flat base with a vertical rim.
From the body rises a spout with a circular mouth accented with a thick rim. An angled loop, made of ebonized wood, is applied to the neck by means of a double-cone element having a sphere at its center; it ends in a silver cone...
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1780s Sicilian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Herend Porcelain Puce Classical & Shell Bordered Platter Circa 1916
By Herend
Located in Atlanta, GA
Herend (Hungary, founded 1826), circa 1916.
"Queen Victoria dined on it, and Princess Diana delighted to it in her annual Christmas stocking. Now it’s time to savor a special Herend experience of your own." - Herend USA
This antique Herend platter is made in the early 20th century and features a very unique oval shape with scalloped shell handles to 4 edges of it. The center is decorated with a puce classical scene reminiscent of the antique pieces they made in the 19th century. Marked to verso with an antique Herend porcelain...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Italian Neoclassical Silver Salts With Hermes
Located in New York, NY
Pair Italian neoclassical silver salts with hermes. Pair of antique neoclassical sterling silver salt stands of Empire tripod form with pierced anthemion band supported by Hermès on ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Wolfers Freres Neoclassical Large Silver Centrepiece 'tray & flowerbasket'
Located in Verviers, BE
Made of solid silver, both silver pieces are fully marked, 800 silver with the maker's mark. This substantial and beautifully-crafted neoclassical centrepiece
was made in the 1920s and will look perfect on a hall/lobby table or in the dining room.
The large silver tray is mounted on a wooden base and secured with brackets. The outside rail has a tube border with scallop shells. The polished surface of the silver tray is in very fine condition for its age and gives a good mirror to the light. The design motif is continued on the silver collar which slips over a copper liner. The copper liner-basket is cut to an exact outline and fit so that a floral arrangement can be executed elsewhere and then dropped into position.
For convenience, this item comes with a cut crystal vase saint Louis of suitable height and shape which sits inside the copper lining. The crystal vase may be 'associated', it cannot be verified that it was originally supplied with the rest of the set, but it is of the right period and style.
The Brussels firm of Wolfers Freres...
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1920s Belgian Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver, Brass
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Porcelain and Gilt Centerpiece Signed R.B
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive large scale French 19th century Neo-Classical st. cobalt blue porcelain and gilt centerpiece, signed R.B. The centerpiece is raised by...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Italian Grand-Tour Neoclassical Hand-Carved Carrara Marble Covered Bowls
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous and finely hand-carved pair of grand-tour period neoclassical style Carrara marble covered bowls/centerpieces. Each piece is of oval form with...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Two Russian Cut Glass and Silver Centrepiece Tazze
Located in London, GB
These exquisite tazze were created in Russia in the early 20th Century, between 1908-1917. The tazze can be used to serve canapés or sweetmeats, or enjoyed as purely decorative items...
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Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Spode Neo-classical Greek Pattern Blue Printed Hot Water Dishes
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode Neo-classical Greek pattern blue printed hot water dishes,
Zeus in his Chariot,
A pair,
Early 19th century
(We have five in all-two pairs and a single)
The Spode pottery...
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Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Group of Wedgwood Feather Edge Creamware / Pearlware
By Wedgwood
Located in Dallas, TX
a handsome 25 piece group of feather edge creamware / pearlware with impressed Wedgwood mark, group includes a tureen with lid, several oval pla...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Faience Tureen, Choisy Le Roi, France, Circa 1825
Located in Alexandria, VA
This round off-white soft-paste porcelain soup tureen was made by Paihart & Hautin in their suburban Paris factory. The design is inspired by the Classical movement of the day. The handles and finial have impressed designs. There is an impressed mark on the bottom, inside a shield is impressed "P&H CHOISY 15 ". The shape of this piece is sublime -- it looks wonderful no matter where it goes. It is also a great container for flowers...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Tall Gold Rimmed Cocktail Glasses, Set of 8
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Dimensions:
2.5" diameter
6" tall.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare Neoclassical Meissen Porcelain Reticulated Centerpiece with Rams Heads
Located in New York, NY
A large, beautiful, and rare 19th century neoclassical reticulated Meissen centerpiece with open filigree, rams heads, flaming finial, and love bir...
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1870s German Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Neoclassical Sterling Silver & Jasperware Sugar Caster 1922
Located in New York, NY
English Neoclassical jasperware and sterling silver sugar caster, 1922. Jasperware baluster body with white low-relief frieze on blue ground: A bow-bearing Artemis greets Aphrodite w...
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1920s British Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Minton Ca 1866 Dessert Set Hand Painted Birds Turquoise with Cameo Reserves
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A rare and exceptional 19th century Minton dessert service featuring hand painted ornithological subjects hand painted in the neoclassical perio...
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1860s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
German solid silver salt shakers set
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
German solid silver salt shakers set
solid silver salt shaker set
Excellent condition and suitable for use
Crica 1940 Origin Germany
solid silver
There are 4 salt shakers shaped like...
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1940s German Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Hammered Brass jardinière with Lion Handle with Paw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oval brass hammered jardinière with paw feet, the lion handles are a great touch - a great oval shape and size for center piece, kitchen island - or as a p...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
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 ...
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1770s German Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Castle Sheffield Silver Plated Branch Handle Punch Bowl and Ice Bucket
By Royal Castle Sheffield EP
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage royal castle sheffield silver plated branch handle large punch bowl and ice bucket. Item features (1) large punch bowl with twin branch handle...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
French Early 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mirrored Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and extremely elegant French early 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu mirrored centerpiece. The oval-shaped surtout de table is rai...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ormolu
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Benjamin Franklin, Named on Base
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Staffordshire figure of Benjamin Franklin,
Named Franklin on base,
mid-19th century
This Staffordshire figure of Benjamin Franklin has a white base with the words Franklin mol...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
20th century Italian Solid Silver amphora vase with handles
Located in VALENZA, IT
Amphora vase with handles in 800 solid silver in neoclassical style.
The body is round, rounded and completely smooth. Only on the neck of the amphora were 3 grooves made to break up...
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1980s Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Antique Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Man Standing in Countryside C1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bisque Porcelain Figure of a Classical Man Standing in Countryside C1850
Measures - 13.5"H x 5"W x 4.75"D
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Crimson Jasperware Pitcher
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This striking Wedgwood crimson dip bas-relief covered jug features an applied white jasper neoclassical decoration of grapevines bordering the rim. De...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Wonderful French Empire Ormolu Bronze Sphinx Oval Cut Crystal Centerpiece Bowl
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Empire Baccarat style centerpiece with cut crystal central bowl supported on bronze basket stamped Baccarat France And Flanked by two female Sphinx...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique German Greek Key Rimmed Luncheon & Salad Plates by C. Tielsch Altwasser
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning set of antique Greek Key rimmed Luncheon & Salad Plates, service for six
By C. Tielsch Altwasser
Germany, early 20th century
Sala...
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Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Silver Circular Chamberstick, 1820s
Located in Firenze, IT
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With a palmette, detachable scone ...
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1820s Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Huge cider mug, Wedgwood, circa 1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oversized cider mug, in black basalt, with a Sheffield Plate rim. Probably not intended for use, but as an advertising gimmick; being intended to be put in the window of a tavern....
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Henry Chawner English Georgian Neoclassical Goblet, 1787
Located in New York, NY
George III sterling silver goblet. Made by Henry Chawner in London in 1787. Ovoid bowl and raised and reeded foot. Gilt interior. Spare Georgian Neoclassicism for a historic vintage....
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1780s British Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Early 19c English Regency Coalport Porcelain Neoclassical Serving Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique neoclassical porcelain serving tray.
By Coalport.
Painted en grisaille with classical medallions reserved against a gilt-vermicule ground. The border having a sa...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
American Brilliant Pair of Cut Crystal Decanters
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of heavy cut clear crystal decanters. They have a long neck with a bulbous shaped body. Their neck is adorned with the knotched prism pattern. The upper body is highli...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
19th Century Jasperware Cheese Plate
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Heavy Wedgewood cobalt blue Jasperware cheese plate with dome.
The applied white bas relief depicts classical figural scenes with foliate motif against...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century English Gold Washed Silverplate Champagne Cooler
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English Victorian period campana vase form gold-washed silverplate ice bucket with foliate handles, gadrooning at the base and waist with rim decorated with egg-and-dart motif. With ...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Late 18th Century Delft Blue & White Charger
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 18th century Delft blue & white Charger. Decorated with central kylin or dragon motif - forked tongue lion paw feet, dragon body & head. Interesting confluence of Chinese & Japa...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Delft
Pair of Antique Russian Ormolu and Amethyst Cut-Glass Compotes
Located in New York, NY
A fine pair of antique Russian ormolu and amethyst cut-glass compotes, 19th century. This pair of navette-shaped bowls cut with lozenge pattern and flanke...
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1840s European Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Oval Silver Plated Monteith Jardinière, French, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oval silver plated Monteith bowl with loop leaf handles. Great as a jardinière or cachepot. Impressed mark on the underside, French, 19th century.
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1860s French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of 12 1816 Coin Silver Teaspoons by John Erwin
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Set of 12 Baltimore 1816 coin silver teaspoons by John Erwin. A rare & fine set with the assy mark of that year to a purity of 91.66% (sterling is 92.5%). Elongated, graceful handles...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Set of Royal Danish U.S.A.International Sterling Cup Holders, Saucers And Liners
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a set of Seven Royal Danish U.S.A. International Sterling silver cups, saucers and liners. They are from the Plain Prelude design and the liners are cream color adorned with ...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Circa 1780 Yellow Rimmed Delft Chop Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1780 Delft blue & white chop plate. Central vase with flowers & fan of peacock feathers, surrounded by swirls & flowers. Yellow rim. Mark of "De Porceleyne Claeuw" factory. Fri...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Delft
Set of Three Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Pattern No. 892 Serving Bowls
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare group of wedgwood creamware bowls.
In the neoclassical pattern no. 892 with a cobalt blue and gold border.
Diameters: just under 9 in., just over 8 3/4 in., and just ove...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware
William Gale Medallion New York Classical Creamer & Sugar, 1862
By William Gale
Located in New York, NY
Medallion sterling silver creamer and sugar. Made by William Gale & Son in New York in 1862. Creamer ewer form with ovoid bowl, helmet mouth, high-looping handle, and stepped foot; g...
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1860s American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Silver Plated Charger with Mythological and Battle Scenes
Located in London, GB
Large silver plated charger with mythological and battle scenes
English, 19th century
Height 4cm, diameter 68cm
This silver plated charger ...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Tiffany Sterling Silver Engraved Round Footed Serving Tray Platter Centrepiece
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Tiffany sterling silver finely engraved round and footed serving tray or platter centerpiece.
Category
1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early and Rare Royal Copenhagen Large Oval Dish in Museum Quality
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Early and rare Royal Copenhagen large oval dish in museum quality. Early 19th century.
Measures: 44 x 36 x 6 cm.
In very good condition.
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Val St. Lambert Danse De Flore Cranberry Overlay Dessert Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A rare and amazing set of 12 gorgeous dessert plates with cranberry overlay, cut to clear with central star cut medallion and cameo cut frieze of Roman putti and angels embellished w...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Antique Reed & Barton American Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Trophy Cup
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Edwardian sterling silver trophy cup. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Faceted baluster with scalloped and beaded rim. Reeded and leaf-capped, -wrapped, an...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Antique Wedgwood Creamware Neoclassical Tureens England Circa 1820
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of Wedgwood creamware sauce tureens with original attached underplates and spoons, made circa 1820 in the refined Neoclassical style popular during the Regency era.
Each turee...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Creamware
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...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Antique German Porcelain Twelve Piece Dessert Service
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain twelve piece dessert service
German, c. 1880
Measures: Seven flat plates: Height 2cm, diameter 22cm
Four raised plates: Height 6.5cm, diameter 25cm
Large...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century French Tantalus in Rosewood Carrier with Beveled Glass
Located in Middleburg, VA
Mid-19th Century French Tantalus in Rosewood Carrier with Beveled Glass.
This beautiful bar set is both incredible in design and function. Gold accents...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Five Sets of Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Angular, Espresso Cups ‘Mocca Cups’
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Five sets of Royal Copenhagen blue flower angular, espresso cups (mocca cups).
Decoration number 10/8562.
The cup's diameter is 7.3 cm.
Perfect condition. 1st. factory quality.
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1950s Danish Vintage Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Neoclassical George III period silver wine ewer made in London in 1800
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1800 by William Bennett, this handsome, Antique, George III period, Sterling Silver Wine Ewer, is plain in design, with reed borders and a wooden handle. The ...
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Early 1800s English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Spongeware Blue and Cream Crock with Lid - 1800s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous antique ceramic crock in blue and cream with a lid. This rare serving dish features a wide-body and the original lid. The side of the ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica. Pair of obelisks for table decoration. Ca 1910s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica.
A pair of porcelain obelisks for table decoration.
Putti surrounded by garlands, budding flowers.
24-karat gold leaf decoration.
Royal monograms 1884-...
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Early 20th Century Danish Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Spode Red Greek Pattern Tile
By Josiah Spode, Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Neoclassical red transferware tile made by Spode 1806-1810, with the ‘Zeus in His Chariot’ pattern.
Sir William Hamilton’s Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman antiquities, first published in 1766 by Pierre d’Hancarville, was a landmark publication in English design. It intended to disseminate the Antique style through its engravings of Attic pottery. The catalog’s faithful reproductions of Classical vases led British potteries, including Spode, to adapt or even copy the ancient art for modern life. These Spode Greek pattern tiles reflect the major influence of Hamilton’s catalog on English Neoclassicism. The central scene was taken directly from the catalog.
This tile can be dated to a narrow window of production in the Spode factory, 1806-1810. During that time, Spode used a technique known as the “Pluck and Dust” method to print in red transfer designs onto creamware. Using this method, source prints were transferred overglaze using tissue imprinted with a very faint rendition of the design outlined in sticky oil. The decorator applied the tissue to the object then carefully “plucked” or pulled it away, leaving the sticky oil design behind. Then, a finely-ground enamel color was “dusted” onto the surface, sticking to any areas that had the oil. A final firing at a low temperature in the enamel kiln made the pattern permanent. The Pluck and Dust technique improved upon bat-printing and enabled larger designers to be transferred. It was short-lived, however, as under-glaze transfer printing soon took over as the preferred method for producing transferwares.
Dimensions: 5 in. x 5 in. x 1/4 in.
Condition: Excellent.
Provenance:
The Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
Jonathan Horne...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Creamware
Two Pairs of Italian Maiolica Baskets, circa 1780
Located in Milano, IT
Two pairs of maiolica baskets
Antonio Ferretti Manufacture
Lodi, circa 1770-1790
Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire).
Measures: A) Height 3.54 x 6.69 x 9.84 in (9 x 17 x 25 cm);
B) Height 3.93 x 7.48 x 11.02 in (10 x 19 x 28 cm).
Total weight 4.85 lb (2.200 kg)
State of conservation:
A) One of the smaller baskets has some areas of restoration, the other slight chipping from use;
B) One of the larger baskets is intact and the other shows a clearly glued break.
The mold with which the baskets were forged simulates a wicker weave.
The two larger works have high, vertical walls, with branch-shaped handles penetrating the weave. The painted decorations, small polychrome flowers applied only externally, highlight the points where the weaves intersect.
The decision to leave the center of the basket devoid of decoration is highly unusual, but given the size and complexity of the shape, as well as the quality of the enamel, it is possible to hypothesize that it represents a precise choice in manufacturing or for a particular client.
The two smaller baskets have small, twisted handles and, on the outside, reproduce more decisively the characteristic wicker weave, obtained through thin molded lines. The interior exhibits a rich, typical decoration of naturalistic flowers: a bunch centered around a main flower and secondary stems accompanied by small “semis”. The exterior of these works is also adorned with small little flowers where the weaves intersect.
The size and morphological characteristics of the baskets confirm their attribution to the Lodi factory of Antonio Ferretti between 1770 and 1790, during its most successful period; by this point his original reworking of the "Strasbourg" decoration, known as "old Lodi", had achieved great fame even outside Italy.
This decorative choice represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple.
The Ferretti family had started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725.
The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59).
In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory.
In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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Maiolica
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