18th Century English Creamware Tureen by Leeds Pottery Circa 1785

The large 18th century Neale & Co. creamware sauce tureen, cover, stand and ladle are each decorated in puce transfer with figures amongst classical ruins. The rims also with a painted shell-edge puce border highlighted with the strong remnants of original gilding. Dimensions: 7 inches high x 10 1/2 inches wide x 7 1/4 inches; The under dish...

Large Neoclassical creamware tureen. Large neoclassical creamware zuppiera of tripod form with lion masks with rings supported on fluted monoped...

English creamware covered soup tureen and stand, Wedgwood, circa 1790. Impressed Wedgwood.

Antique 18th Century 'milchglas' Bohemian tureen Bohemian, 18th Century Height 21cm, width 31.5cm, depth 25cm The cover, bowl, and stand of this antique Bohemian tureen are crafted ...

A large faience tureen in vibrant cobalt blue, late Baroque style, made by Rörstrand in 1747. It has minor repairs and touch-ups. The lid is topped with a dolphin finial. The decorat...

A fine, very large, 18th century English creamware pottery charger or wall plate. With a raised feather edge border. Simply a great antique English pottery...

A very nicely made 18th century Kangxi tureen. Redecorated in Europe. Old inventory number at the base. There was a small yellow sticker at the lid, which is removed now. We take a look at Amsterdams Bont porcelain from China. A relatively unknown niche of Chinese porcelain from ca 1680-1740 that was partly decorated in Europe. Because mainstream Chinese collectors have yet to discover the historical significance of these wares they are relatively easy to find in Holland. While also being highly interesting and of often super quality and with an amazing array of decorations. Amsterdams Bont is a name given to porcelain partly decorated in the Netherlands (most likely in cities like Delft, Haarlem, Makkum). Because Amsterdam was at this moment in time the trade centre of the western world and also of the porcelain trade a lot of this over enamelling was probably commissioned by Amsterdam merchants, to reap higher profits on otherwise boring Chinese wares. The name Amsterdam Bont probably derives from the fact that these type of decorated ware was sold by Amsterdam Merchants. Amsterdam Bont consists of either blanc or under glaze blue decorated Chinese porcelain of basic quality, that was later enhanced with red and sometimes other colours in the Netherlands. It must not be mistaken for other type of Chinese & Japanese blanc wares decorated in Europe. Those we simply call European Decorated Chinese porcelain. Amsterdam Bont really is easily recognisable by its colour and style. An interesting side note is that a similar process of overdecorating with red was done in London in more or less the same colours. Method of manufacturing. This enhancemend was done on “petit feux” or small fire at a lower temperature. This technique of baking enamels on a lower temperature that was perfected in the Delft around 1670-1680 to compete with the colourfull Japanese porcelain of the time. At the turn of the 17th c Chinese porcelain...

A good quality Leeds Pottery creamware figure group depicting Bacchus holding a cup and a bunch of grapes and standing alongside a wine barrel believed to date from the latter 19th c...

A superb antique Dutch Delft faience lidded soup tureen. Maker's mark on reverse featuring an axe or hatchet, denoting it's factory, De Porceleyne Bijl (The Porcelain Axe), active 16...

A late 18th century French ceramic soup tureen in the whimsical form of a duck, hand painted and glazed in vibrant naturalistic colors. The modeled feathers, webbed feet, and express...