Hand-Painted Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

This is a highly decorative, Earthenware (ironstone), Dinner Plate by Ridgway, dating to the Aesthetic period in the second half of the 19th Century, Victorian period, Circa 1884. T...

Few 19th-century French faience services embody the elegance, artistic refinement and poetic spirit of the Japonisme movement as beautifully as Jules Vieillard Bordeaux’s celebrated “Nella” pattern. More than a dinner service, this remarkable ensemble is a hand-painted work of art, where every piece celebrates nature through an extraordinary variety of exotic birds, flowering branches, butterflies and delicate insects. No two plates are exactly alike, making each place setting a unique composition while preserving the perfect harmony of the whole. Founded in Bordeaux in 1845, the Jules Vieillard manufactory became one of France’s most prestigious ceramic producers. By the 1870s it employed nearly 1,300 craftsmen, ranking among the country’s leading faience manufacturers. Its artistic creations were celebrated at the great international exhibitions of the nineteenth century, including the Gold Medal awarded at the Paris Universal Exposition of 1878, a distinction that firmly established the international reputation of the Bordeaux factory. Created during this golden period, the “Nella” pattern is now regarded as one of the manufactory’s finest and rarest achievements. Inspired by the discovery of Japanese art in Europe during the second half of the nineteenth century, it perfectly reflects the new decorative language that transformed European ceramics. Every piece was individually moulded in fine faience, fired, then meticulously hand-painted by master decorators using coloured enamels before receiving its final transparent glaze and being fired once again. This demanding process ensured exceptional brilliance while allowing each painter complete artistic freedom. Rather than reproducing a single repetitive design, every plate was intentionally decorated with its own individual composition. Kingfishers, parrots and other exotic birds rest upon blossoming branches of prunus, peonies, irises and wild roses. Butterflies, dragonflies and tiny ladybirds animate the white ground with remarkable delicacy, creating the impression of a living garden. The asymmetrical compositions, generous areas of untouched white and graceful movement throughout the decoration perfectly express the refined aesthetic of French Japonisme. Complete “Nella” services have become extraordinarily scarce. Intended for everyday use within distinguished households, most examples were gradually dispersed or damaged over nearly one hundred and fifty years. Today, large coherent ensembles with their original serving pieces seldom appear on the international market. According to family history, this exceptional service remained for generations in an elegant maison de maître on the French Riviera before entering the antiques market. Unlike most surviving examples, which are composed predominantly of plates, this magnificent ensemble retains an unusually rich selection of original serving pieces together with its complete coffee service, making it equally desirable for collectors, designers and prestigious private residences. Composition — 83 Pieces * 27 Dinner Plates – Ø 25 cm (9.84 in) * 14 Soup Plates – Ø 25.5 cm (10.04 in) * 16 Dessert Plates – Ø 22.5 cm (8.86 in) * 1 Covered Soup Tureen * 2 Covered Vegetable Tureens * 1 Covered Serving Dish * 2 Large Oval Serving Platters * 1 Large Fish Platter * 1 Shell-Shaped Compotier * 2 Covered Sauce Boats with Attached Stands * 1 Covered Mustard Pot * 1 Coffee Pot * 1 Covered Sugar Bowl * 1 Milk Jug * 10 Coffee Cups * 11 Coffee Saucers Every piece bears the JVB factory mark beneath, while the principal serving pieces are additionally marked “Nella”, confirming the authenticity of this prestigious model. The overall condition is exceptional considering its age of approximately 150 years. The enamels retain remarkable freshness and brilliance, while the glaze remains beautifully preserved. Minor imperfections are limited to a few discreet hairlines, one deep serving dish displaying slight age-related darkening, one coffee saucer with noticeable staining and the expected traces of careful domestic use accumulated over generations. These small imperfections are entirely consistent with the age of the service and do not detract from its extraordinary visual impact. More than simply an antique dinner service...

French vintage ceramic tray by Gustave Reynaud for Le Mûrier (circa 1960s). Rectangular-shaped earthenware tray with raised rim and slighted rounded edges presenting decor of Le Mûri...

Mid-Century French ceramic tray by Gustave Reynaud for Le Mûrier (circa 1960s). Long, rectangular-shaped tray in rustic earthenware and decor featuring a stylised plant motif that Re...

Charming Florentine paper mache tray featuring green birds and gold leaves from the 1960’s. These highly collectable pieces are both form and function. These look wonderful sitting a...

Vintage Bing & Gröndahl "Seagull" Porcelain Tureen with Seahorse Handles (Model 5/512) Designed by Fanny Garde (decoration, 1895) and sculpted by Pietro Krohn, the iconic Seagul...

Victorian Flow Blue Cheese Dish and Cover — c.1893, Staffordshire A beautifully decorated Victorian flow blue cheese keeper, comprising a wedge-shaped cloche and matching underplate...

A beautiful antique English blue and white transferware platter, featuring a charming pastoral landscape surrounded by an elaborate border of florals, scrolling foliage and decorativ...

It is handcrafted in Germany, featuring a vibrant teal glaze with intricate embossed details, showcasing a delicate Lily of the Valley and Forget-Me-Not floral design. Majolica Schra...

A gorgeous antique French Sarreguemines majolica oyster plate, circa 1870. Maker's mark and model number on reverse (this is an older model). It displays beautifully with vibrant col...

Charming French ceramic two-handled cup created by Robert Picault in Vallauris, South of France, circa 1960. This distinctive piece features the celebrated ceramicist’s instantly rec...

A magnificent early 19th-century Staffordshire blue and white meat platter in the Eton College pattern — one of the most evocative of the English picturesque transferware designs. T...

An extensive Meissen porcelain dinner service, from the 1860s. The set features hand-painted "Deutsche Blumen" (German flowers) and insects on "Neu Brandenstein" blanks, characteriz...

Vintage Musical Rolls-Royce Crystal Decanter Set with 4 Shot Glasses ESM Collectible Luxury Barware Gift Description Celebrate the elegance of classic motoring with this exceptional Vintage Rolls-Royce Decanter Set, a highly collectible piece of luxury barware inspired by one of the world's most prestigious motorcars. Beautifully modelled as a classic Rolls-Royce convertible, this decorative musical decanter...

This Meissen porcelain Tea/coffee service features the classic "Blue Flower with Gold Grasses" (Blaue Blume mit Goldgräsern) pattern on a white body with delicate...

Antique German KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain Hand-Painted Oyster Plate with six wells. The KPM Royal Berlin factory, renowned for producing fine porcelain since the 18th century, is hi...

Antique or vintage set of 8 small porcelain plates features an unusual Art Deco style decoration with floral garland in soft pink, cobalt blue, and bright green colors with gold out...

Imari ware is a style of Japanese porcelain made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari. It is characterized by its vibrant colours, typically including underglaze ...

Featuring set of 8 delicate, romantic, and unmistakably timeless—the Lavendar Rose dinner plates by Royal Albert captures the essence of English floral elegance. Featuring soft clust...

A gorgeous antique French Sarreguemines majolica oyster plate, circa 1870. Maker's mark and model number on reverse (this is an older model). It displays beautifully with vibrant col...

Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...

Set of fourteen Spode floral plates. Fourteen softly scalloped and gilt banded plates each with uniquely painted intertwined floral botanical wreathing; from the factory under Josiah...

A Montelupo Maiolica dish featuring an Arlecchino decor in the shades of ochre, yellow, blue, green, and black. The shallow, circular form is decora...

Ancient Greek style hand painted glazed pottery shyphos, a two handle drinking cup, depicting Linos and Iphikles playing the lyre at a music lesson, reverse Herakles arriving late wi...

1970s French Ceramic Cauliflower Soup Tureen with Lid and Matching Base – Realistic & Decorative Description: This charming and original French ceramic soup tureen, crafted in the 1...

CROWN DERBY (William Duesbury II period) - Imari Pattern - Exceptional large assembled early soft paste porcelain part dinner service - featuring hand painted Japanese style decorati...

URIARTE TALAVERA - Vintage Talavera folk art glazed ceramic charger - large size - hand made - featuring hand painted flowers and swans within a double line border - signed on the cr...

This is a very beautiful porcelain coffee can with hand painted scenes of Butterflies and Insects which is made by Old Paris maker, Clignancourt -Manuf De Moitte , France, dating to...

URIARTE TALAVERA - Vintage Talavera folk art glazed ceramic charger - large size - hand made - featuring a central hand painted bird and foliage within an elaborate border - signed o...

This antique porcelain piece is a Meissen Prunkteller (ceremonial or show plate), characterized by its relief decoration of oak leaves and acorns. Manufacturer: Meissen, Germany. De...

Art Nouveau Two small majolica plates Germany Cirka 1900-1909 Diameter 17,2 cm Vibrant turquoise colour with delicate small details In good antique condition with minimal structura...

Set of 2 French Green Majolica Plates – Sarreguemines Manufacture – 20th Century Description: This is a set of four majolica plates, crafted in France during the 20th century by the ...

A charming and highly decorative 18th century French faience ewer, beautifully hand-painted with a lively polychrome palette of cobalt blue, soft greens, and warm ochre tones. The gl...

A very rare and stunning German Hausmalerei (home painted) porcelain dish and cover hand-painted with insects and flowers dating from the 18th century. Hausmalerei refers to blank ...

Antique Delftware 18th century garniture 'kaststel', comprising a baluster-form vase and cover and a pair of beaker vases. Each piece is of hexagonal form and decorated in underglaz...

This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese-Imari porcelain Large Dish or Plate / Platter from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, dating to Circa 1700. Large diameter ( 13.9 i...

Bring classic English charm to your table with this beautiful set of Johnson Brothers blue transferware plates, featuring the beloved Coaching Sc...

This elegant French dinner service was crafted by A. Lanternier & Cie in Limoges, renowned for producing some of the finest porcelain of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The h...

The vintage set of bone china cup and saucer features lightly scalloped or fluted edges on both footed cup and saucer and ornate handle; the set is decorated with hand-painted abstra...

This is a very good Chinese Export, (Canton) large porcelain plate or dish, all hand painted with a light green celadon glaze, which we date to the early 19th century, circa 1820, of the Qing dynasty. A feature of this plate is its size, having a large dinner plate diameter of nearly 10 inches, as the majority of plates of this type have a much smaller diameter . The plate has a light green, Celadon ground glaze with beautifully hand painted decoration, in over-glaze poly-chrome enamels of the Famille-Rose palette, featuring a bird, butterflies, fruits and flowers. The rim is hand painted in a café-au-lait light brown finish. There is an under-glaze, cobalt blue square seal mark, hand painted to the base. Overall a very good large example of a beautiful Chinese hand painted plate...

This set comprises four mid-18th-century Delft plates, each with chinoiserie decoration in cobalt blue. The central field shows a central sprig of tobacco leafs rising from stylised ...

Vintage 1986 Cartier "La Maison de Louis Cartier" Porcelain Vase and Vanity Box Set. This exquisite and rare set features a porcelain vase a...

ROYAL DOULTON (Manufacturer) - Persian D3088 (Pattern Name/Number) - Persian style transfer decorated ceramic cabinet plate in blue with hand painted highlights - featuring flowers w...

This charming set comprises seven finely decorated teacups with matching saucers, six of which are signed Minton, one of the most celebrated English porcelain manufacturers of the 19...

This is a very good hand painted Mason's ironstone large Platter or Meat Plate, in the Table and Flowerpot gilded pattern, from their earliest George IIIrd period, circa 1818. The p...

A refined example of early Victorian craftsmanship, this Morea platter originates from Staffordshire and is attributed to makers such as Minton or Thomas Dimmock, circa 1840. Crafte...

Attractive majolica side plate from famous Swedish company Gustavsberg, 1880s according mark. Vibrant floral design with amazing colour palette. Diameter 17,7 cm Good condition w...

English Majolica Fish Head Oyster Plate in the Style of Mintons or George Jones This striking English majolica oyster plate, created in the style of the celebrated Victorian potteri...

60-piece Wedgwood 'Wellesley' Bone China Dinner Service Comprise of: 11 Dinner 11.75" in diameter, 11 salads 8.5" in diameter, 8 soup 8.5" in diameter, 8 bread 6.5" in diameter, 8 s...

An exceptional and extensive antique Meissen porcelain dinner service, made in Germany in the 19th century by the renowned Meissen manufactory. This complete and elegant service is d...

This fine cup and saucer set was produced by the Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur, also known as the Kaiserlich privilegierte Porzellan-Fabrik, established in 1718. Founded by Claudius Inn...

This exquisite 52-piece porcelain dinner service, crafted by Sèvres in the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry and heritage of French porcelain. Each piece features a hand-painted burgundy rim with gilded accents, along with a monogram “B” crowned with a comital coronet—a mark of aristocratic prestige. The crown, characterized by nine pearls...

Handmade and hand-painted ceramics from one of the mother countries, Portugal, these beautiful pieces for your table will add a modern and graphic touch and are perfect to mix and ma...

This refined 20-piece French porcelain tea set was crafted in Paris during the Restauration period (circa 1815–1830), a time known for its el...

Herend Hungary Porcelain "Chinese Bouquet Apponyi Green" Wall Decoration Plates Herend Hungary porcelain plates for as decoration to hang on the wall, with openwork edges Beautiful...

An elegant and refined 44-piece Limoges porcelain tea and coffee service, beautifully decorated with rich green and gilt accents in a sophisticated Art Deco-inspired design. Produced...

This exquisite large ceramic serving platter features the timeless Blue Willow pattern, a beloved design that blends romantic legend with classic artistry. Dating back to the 1850s, ...

These turquoise Villeroy & Boch majolica plates features relief-molded yellow flowers and delicate foliage. Art Nouveau/Majolica Late 19th Century (typically marked 1883–1912). ...

Antique Majolica set Villeroy & Boch Germany 1 centre piece/fruit stand H 13 cm (5,12 inches) D 23 cm (9,05 inches) 6 side plates d 17 cm (6,69 inches) Hand Painted Majolica Pedes...

This is two English ironstone plates; one dinner plate by Davenport and one side plate by Mason's, both in the flying Bird gilded pattern. Both plates are well potted and hand pai...