Vienna Sucrier, Birds & Fruit Painted, circa 1755

This hand painted and gilded porcelain sucrier on stand is by John and William Ridgway. Each of the almost Paisley shaped gilt edged cartouches on the lid, the side and the stand con...

This is a very charming orphaned coffee cup made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1755. The cup is decorated in a Chinese "famille rose" peony pattern. This cup would have been part of a large tea service, and the tiny size shows how expensive coffee was 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. The cup is unmarked, which is normal for Bow items of this era. Condition report the cup is in excellent condition without any damage or repairs. There are various glazing imperfections, which are quite normal for porcelain of this era. Antique British porcelain...

Beautiful set of two tea cups and saucers made by the Vienna porcelain manufacture. Pretty romantic decoration on each cup (both are different). Gilded with gold leaf details. Stam...

WMF Silver Plate Coffee Pot Sucrier and Milk Jug, c1925 Additional information: Date : c1925 Period : Victoria or Edward VII (Emperor Wilhelm II) Marks : GUST.L.HAUER - FRANKFURT A....

Imperial Royal Vienna Factory Austrian hand painted porcelain cup & saucer, 1787 Hand painted flowers in a monogram G and A with a halo. Imper...

Vauxhall Porcelain Tea Bowl and Saucer, c1755-60 Eric Knowles Comments : It is to be imagined that these pieces date from the earlier period of Crisp and Sanders' partnership when t...