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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
19th C Handpainted Botanical Rihouet Paris Porcelain Pink Dessert Service 17 Pcs
By Rihouet Rue de la Paix No.7
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an extensive and exquisite 19th century dessert service made by Rihouet, Paris, circa 1820s. Each piece is superbly hand painted w...
Category
1820s French Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
3 Pc, Martha Washington "States" Place Service - Tiffany & Co Retailer
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 3-piece Martha Washington "States" Place Service is a refined blend of antique English and French porcelain, inspired by the historically significant Chinese export serv...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 12 Royal Crown Derby Hand-Painted Dinner Plates with Floral Bouquets
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set is a great example of the iconic artistry and style of Royal Crown Derby.
These plates are embellished with swags of vibrant hand-painted roses and two bands of acid etched...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Empire "Tête a Tête" Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite 7 piece coffee service makes an elegant statement in rich matted blue, accented with bright gold. Each piece is similarly decorated in the elegant French Empire style ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
$4,200 / set
19th Century, Old Paris Porcelain Gilt & Floral Enamel Covered Sugar Bowl
By Old Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Old Paris porcelain covered sugar bowl exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and luxurious aesthetic of the period. The sugar bowl is richly adorned with ha...
Category
19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Enamel
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Tall Fabulous Royal Worcester Vase Hand Painted with Ferns and Other Flora
By Royal Worcester
Located in Boston, MA
This is a stunning tall Royal Worcester vase hand painted with beautiful ferns and other flora. Each of the flora paintings have raised blush ivory porcelain decoration between them....
Category
1890s English Romantic Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Lenox Aesthetic Movement Dinner Service W/ "Prunus" Sterling Silver Gilt Overlay
By Lenox's Ceramic Art Company
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing service for 12 was made by Ceramic Art Company/ Lenox ca. 1890 and features sterling silver with a gold wash overlay in an iconic "Japonesque"...
Category
1890s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Royal Doulton Scenic Hand-Painted Artist Signed Garden Plates W/ Gold
By Royal Doulton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Royal Doulton dinner or cabinet plates is hand-painted with landscape and garden scenes in a bright vibrant palette. Each unique plate has the garden (Dingley Park, Dr...
Category
1920s English Vintage Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18-Piece Coalport Hand-Painted Artist Signed Fish Service with "Shagreen" Border
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
19th century coalport hand-painted, artist signed fish service. This unusual Aesthetic Movement set includes 16 plates, each uniquely painted with named fish, crustaceans and underwa...
Category
19th Century English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Superb Hand Painted Minton Porcelain Tray
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Large Minton porcelain tray with hand painted wisterias. Raised paste gold and platinum add depth and elegance to this rare example in amethyst and lavender palette. The handles are ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Platinum
Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Figure 'De La Fontaine' from 'Les Grands Hommes, 1784
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Essex, MA
A SEVRES (HARD PASTE) BISCUIT FIGURE OF 'JEAN DE LA FONTAINE' FROM THE SERIES OF 'LES GRANDS HOMMES'
circa 1784, INCISED L R 7 TO BASE AT FRONT
Modelled by Pierre Julien (1731-180...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Arrigo Finzi Lidded Pot in Porcelain and Oro Zecchino
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Hanover, MA
A stunning 1940 Italian white porcelain lidded pot finely decorated with Zodiac figures from classical antiquity in 24k "Oro Zecchino" by Arrigo Finzi.
Gilt ceramic lid.
Signed Finzi Oro Zecchino Made in Italy on underside of potiche and Hutschenreuther on underside of cover.
Finzi often hand painted his designs on Hutschenreuther and Heinrich blanks.
Arrigo Finzi was the only Italian silversmith to be selected to participate in the exhibition "Italy at work, her renaissance in design today", promoted by the CNA (Compagnia Nazionale Artigiana) and hosted by 12 important American museums from 1950-1952 to present the best of the decorative arts produced in Italy since the end of the war. For years now, his production has also extended to porcelain decorated in pure gold. In 1952 he opens a store of two floors in Via Manzoni 17 in Milan and in 1954 he creates Finzi Arte, with the collaboration of his daughter Olga Finzi...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century English Pearlware Coffee Pot, circa 1795
By Staffordshire
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century English Pearlware Coffee Pot, circa 1795, a Staffordshire pottery coffee pot in an unusual, very large size, with transfer blue and w...
Category
1790s English Chinoiserie Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set 12 19th C Dessert Plates Hand Painted Polychrome Enamel Flowers Gilt Trim
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 19th c English hand painted dessert plates feature detailed depictions of floral bouquets in bright primary colors that will blend beautifully with many styles and colorways. Add these to cobalt blue, cranberry, green or pink dinner plates...
Category
1890s English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 13 Minton Dinner Plates Soft Blue Green Raised Paste Gold Leaf Pattern
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 13 Minton dinner plates feature the iconic "Eau de Nils" enamel border which is a soft blue green, described as the "wat...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Dresden Hand Painted Watteau Subjects Dinner Plates Carl Thieme
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a set of 12 hand painted Dresden dinner plates depicing Classic Watteau scenes surrounding the borders with masterfully hand painted centers, each a unique scene. The central...
Category
1910s German Vintage Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
1860s English Neoclassical Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Hicks and Meigh Hand Painted Botanical Complete Dessert Service
By Hicks & Meigh
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is one of the most complete and unusually decorated dessert sets with all the serving pieces and shaped serving pieces. The shaded purple background creates a dramatic contrast ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Paris Porcelain Lobster Centerpiece
Located in Pembroke, MA
Vieux Paris Porcelain lobster decorated scallop bowl centerpiece. Very beautiful and life-like lobster is enhanced by delicately hand-painted flowers...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$1,750 Sale Price
27% Off
Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co.
The butterscotch col...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Japonisme Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Coalport dinner plates feature an unusual color combination of a soft gray border decorated with a vibrant palette of brightly pai...
Category
1920s English Vintage Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Royal Doulton "Powder Blue" W/ Raised Gold Dinner Plates
By Royal Doulton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
These aren't the typical set of dinner plates from Royal Doulton. This set of 12 are decorated with thick raised paste gold over a "lapis lazuli" type of decoration which distinguish...
Category
Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Pearlware Tea Set with Swan Finial
By Wedgwood
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This 18th century rare and complete tea service for six is finely and simply decorated in the style of the period. The creamy white paste is hand-painted with black enamel decoration...
Category
19th Century English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$3,800 / set
Ten Coalport Octagonal Imari Dessert Plates Aesthetic Movement Dated 1891
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Imagine serving a first course or dessert course on these unusually shaped plates, all decorated in the Imari style and color way, highlighted in gold. The octagonal shape with notched rims adds a dramatic visual to the traditional round table...
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen "Blue Flowers" Gold Rimmed Porcelain Compote or Cake Stand
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Royal Copenhagen (Danish, founded 1775), circa 1970.
A vintage Royal Copenhagen porcelain compote or cake stand. The piece features...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Meissen Three-Tiered Porcelain Dessert Stand with Figural Finial
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This wonderful three-tiered Meissen dessert stand is decorated with hand-painted floral reserves and pierced graduated plates with magenta borders. Per...
Category
Early 20th Century German Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
Flagship Corsair Vegetable Bowl
By Minton
Located in Norwell, MA
Personal dinnerware made exclusively for J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) for use aboard his Flagship Corsair, built in 1890. This 6” Flagship Corsair vegetable side plate bowl by Mint...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Grouping of Trenton Potteries Gilt Decorated by Wheeling
By Trenton Potteries
Located in Hanover, MA
Grouping of nine art deco pieces (including three sets of pairs) by TAC Trenton Potteries and gilt decorated by Wheeling Decorating Co., including large or...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Royal Crown Derby Service Plates with Two-Color Raised Paste Gold
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This magnificent set of 12, 19th century Royal Crown Derby service, presentation plates are fit for royalty with the subtle contrast of ivory...
Category
19th Century English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Kerr & Binns Worcester Porcelain Egyptian Revival Candlesticks, Circa 1852-1862
By Kerr & Binns Worcester
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Egyptian Revival Porcelain Candlesticks
Royal Worcester, England, circa 1852-1862 (During Kerr & Binns Aquisition)
A striking pair of mid-Victorian porcelain candlesticks i...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Neoclassical Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres Hand Painted Cabinet Plates, Artist Signed
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A magnificent set of 6 19th century Sevres plates with hand painted "Romantic" scenes, each plate artist signed, decorated at the Chateau de Tuileries. The soft aqua blue enamel bord...
Category
19th Century French Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Cauldon Aesthetic Movement Hand-Painted Aquatic Plates, Artist Signed
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
There are fish plates and then there are these plates! The sea-foam green ground is the perfect foil for the hand-painted borders which are divided into five reserves featuring vario...
Category
Early 1900s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Large Figural French Grape & Leaf Limoges Tankard
By Limoges
Located in Norton, MA
A wonderful antique large antique French Jean Pouyat Limoges figural porcelain decorated tankard offers a scalloped rim absolutely 100% hand-painte...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 French Hand Painted Dessert Plates W/ Butterflies & Birds
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a lovely set of 12 uniquely painted dessert plates with a variety of subjects. They feature birds and butterflies done with a transfer b...
Category
19th Century French Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
12 Cauldon B W & M Hand-Painted Botanical Dessert Plates Artist Signed
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Cauldon/Brown Westhead and Moore dessert plates are decorated with the most elaborate and finely hand-painted botanical motifs. The cobalt blue ground frames the centr...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Hand Painted Ornithological 13 Piece Dessert Service- C. Dresser
By Christopher Dresser
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This amazing 13 piece hand painted ornithological dessert service is painted in the "Aesthetic Movement Style" with each exotic bird realistically represented in it's natural landscape. The subjects have a restrained and elegant look, each framed by the amazing Christopher Dresser designed, Japanese...
Category
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
Pair of Meissen Porcelain Vases with Snake Handles
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Pembroke, MA
A highly-decorative pair of yellow porcelain vases, hand-painted with detailed central romantic scene, and having snake-form handles (Me...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Spode Dessert Set 8 Plates, 2 Square Plates Blue w/ Florals Butterfly
By Copeland Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 8 Copeland Spode dessert plates is accompanied by 2 matching square serving plates- Perfect for a cheese and fruit course as well as d...
Category
1920s English Aesthetic Movement Vintage Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of European Porcelain Figures of Sunbirds
Located in Essex, MA
Colorful birds on gilt bronze bases. Bellevue Ave Newport estate.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$2,950 / set
Pair of Spode 19th C Pierced Green Chestnut Baskets & Under Plates
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This pair of rare 19th c Spode Chestnut bowls are in amazing original condition and feature a green enamel leaf motif with pierced border. Each has two handles and basketweave on bot...
Category
1850s English Regency Revival Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Crown Derby Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase with Roses
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a beautiful hand-painted porcelain vase both decorative and practical. A combination of cobalt blue with gold and hand-painted roses encircle the perimeter with a nice wide b...
Category
1930s English Vintage Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Paste
Monumental 19th Century Choisy-le-Roi Art Nouveau Vase, Artist Signed
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an extraordinary French monumental porcelain vase which is the embodiment of Art Nouveau decoration. Hand-painted polychrome enamels ...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Brownfield Aesthetic Movement Cobalt Blue Gold Fruit Dessert Plates
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Brownfield 19th century dessert plates exemplify the Aesthetic Movement at its finest. Each plate is uniquely decorated with a gold overlay depicting different fruit s...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Worcester Hand-Painted Turquoise Partial Dessert Set
By Royal Worcester
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This unusual dessert service consists of six plates and two matching footed compotes with amazingly intricate pierced borders. Each piece is uniquely hand painted with flowers and shells and embellished in gold. The reserves are painted with a soft turquoise ground creating a dramatic contrast to the polychrome enamels and each piece is highlighted with an finely painted "M" monogram. The two matching footed compotes are a brilliant addition to the grouping for serving and display. They were made by Worcester...
Category
19th Century English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Coalport Hand Painted Exotic Bird Lapis Blue & Gilt Soup Bowls Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Rimmed soup bowls are in demand and this set of 12 Coalport hand painted bowls are perfect for soup, pasta and desserts as their large size makes...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Cauldon Hand Painted Signed G Rowley Ornate Exotic Bird & Floral Desserts
By Brown, Westhead & Moore/Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Turquoise is in! This set of 12 hand painted and artist signed dessert plates are presented with a piecrust border, trimmed in gold and highlighted with a band of turquoise enamel. T...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Cauldon Gilt Octagonal Service Plates, Art Nouveau Raised Gold Blue Ground
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a very rare set of 12 Cauldon service/presentation plates showcasing Art Nouveau decoration at it's finest. Hand-painted raised paste gold over robin's egg blue creates a sof...
Category
19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Asparagus Plate; J. Pierpont Morgan House Burgee, circa 1890
Located in Norwell, MA
Personal dinnerware made exclusively for J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) for use aboard his personal steam yacht Corsair, built in 1890. This 10” Aspara...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Ashworth Soup Tureen and Stand/Underplate
By Ashworth Ironstone
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Stunning Ashworth soup tureen with lid and underplate in deep cobalt with floral decoration and gilded accents. This pattern is both classic yet ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 Aesthetic Movement Handpainted Fruit Raised Gold 19th c Cabinet Plates
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 dessert plates is a fabulous example of the artistry of the Aesthetic Movement. Each plate is hand-painted in shades of raised paste gold, silver, green and apricot gi...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
13 Davenport 19th c. Dessert Set W/ Aesthetic Movement Teal Blue Fern Subjects
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 13 Aesthetic Movement dessert plates with matching serving compote, were made by Davenport ca. 1890's and feature hand decorated ferns surrounding the molded floral relie...
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental English "Imari" Decorated Platter with Butterflies
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Spectacular large oval porcelain platter with hand painted polychrome enamel decoration in the Imari palette. This beauty is embellished with gold trim and highlighted with bees and ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Davenport Aesthetic Movement Cobalt Blue Hand-Painted Chrysanthemum Dessert Set
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Made by the renown English porcelain firm of Davenport, this set of ten dessert plates and five serving pieces are all hand painted with a variety of chrysanthemums and foliage. What...
Category
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
"Royal Vienna” Plaque Painted with 4 Ladies with Flower Baskets on Their Heads
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Boston, MA
I am offering you this spectacular large "Royal Vienna" Porcelain plaque, which is artist signed Forster. The plaque is entitled "Herse opfert der Minerva" on its back. Herse was the...
Category
1890s Austrian Classical Greek Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Doulton Burslem Blue and Gold Punchbowl
By Doulton Burslem
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Perfect as a centerpiece, this 19th century Doulton footed punchbowl is beautifully decorated with a botanical motif in a ink blue tone over ivory...
Category
1890s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Royal Worcester Hand-Painted Dessert Plates with Fruit Artist Signed Hummel
By Royal Worcester
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Royal Worcester dessert plates depicting central decoration of various fruits are all hand colored and signed by the artist. The...
Category
1950s English Vintage Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Dessert Service with Butterflies and Flowers and Gold Rims
By Minton
Located in Pembroke, MA
Extraordinary porcelain dessert service attributed to Minton comprising 23 pieces with turquoise ground, hand painted butterflies, flowers and floral garlands. The perimeters and inside diameters of the plates are beaded and gilded. The service includes three tall compotes...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Bisque Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in Essex, MA
Featuring two nude woman with a figure of Pan.
Category
19th Century European Napoleon III Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
12 Royal Crown Derby Cobalt Blue Neoclassical Dessert Plates
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An unusual set of 12 Royal Crown Derby dessert plates featuring an elegant and restrained central subject of subtly different urns wit...
Category
Early 20th Century British Neoclassical Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain, Paste
Set of 12 Spode Newstone Aesthetic Movement Japanese Garden Soup Bowls Ca. 1840
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an amazing set of 12 rimmed soup bowls marked "Spode's New-Stone" dating to 1840 but in like new condition. The "Japonesque" transfer decoration is embellished with hand pain...
Category
1840s English Japonisme Antique Massachusetts - Porcelain
Materials
Ironstone
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