A Pair of Early 19th Century Minton Small Tureens

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...

  Decorated with an elegant design of delicate blue cornflower sprigs, this soup tureen was made by Arras Porcelain in Arras, France, in the late 18th century. The cornflower sprigs, handles, and border edging are decorated with beautiful deep twilight blue enamel. The makers of Arras Porcelain specialized in porcelain painted in this entrancing blue called "Bleu d'Arras." The color of the porcelain body is creamy white. The combination of the creamy white ground and the blue decoration is splendid. Natural forms like the tree branch handle and the blue cornflower decorations were the height of French fashion in the last quarter of the 18th century. Made at the Arras porcelain factory of the Delemers family circa 1780, the tureen and its stand are marked in underglaze blue. Dimensions:16" wide x 13" deep x 9.5" tall Condition: Excellent, with some hard-to-see rubbing to the clear glaze on the stand Price: $1,520 The underside of the tureen is marked with the letters "AR" for the Delemers family Arras factory. The underside of the stand is marked "Dele AR" for the Delemers family Arras factory. On 1stdibs, we also have a matching round tureen Item Reference LU866530033982 Background of Arras Porcelain: The Arras Porcelain factory was started in the 1770s by the family Delemers. They were a family of four sisters...

This charming small creamware tureen showcases the "Brown Grapes" pattern, a refined Neoclassical design. Crafted at the Spode factory in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, ci...

This exquisite pair of Wedgwood blue and white Mared pattern soup tureens was made in England circa 1840. The design features a loop of delicate "pearls" encircling the center, compl...