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Item Ships From: USA
21 Pc Japanese Satsuma Moriage Dragonware Lithopane Geisha Coffee Tea Set
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa early to mid-20th century Japanese porcelain tea set - a mixed lot of various makes in the same style. Three-dimensional blue and whit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
English 19th Century Japanned Lacquer Tray
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning papier mache tray from England, 19th century, with “Japanned” black lacquer and parcel gilt illustrations covering the surface. The tray is glowing from the intricate depi...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Pale Green Lowball Tumblers - Set of 6
By Libbey Glass Co.
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 6 beautiful pale green vintage lowball tumblers. Made in the Spanish Green Monterey pattern by Libbey. Weighted bases with a lovely twisted design to the glass.
Category
Late 20th Century American USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
19th French Majolica Pink Daisy Plate Delphin Massier
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
19th French Majolica Pink Daisy Plate Delphin Massier.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
6 Shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
1920s French Country Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
72 Pc Vintage Royal Albert Old Country Roses Ruby Celebration China Dinnerware
By Royal Albert
Located in Dayton, OH
72 piece lot of Royal Albert Old Country Roses and Old Country Roses Ruby Celebration Ribbon Collection bone china dinnerware. Set inclu...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Plate Lily & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Purple Lily & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880.
Baby blue background with lily of the valley.
8 inches.
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish 19th Century Fajalauza Bowl from Granada
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming, handpainted terracotta lebrillo bowl from Granada, Spain (19th century)–these illustrative ceramic works collectively known as fajalauza pottery can be traced back to at ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Majolica Palissy Fish Heads Oyster Plate Thomas Sergent, circa 1880
By Thomas Victor Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Palissy oyster plate attributed to Thomas Sergent with fishs heads, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Memphis Style Pilamity Teapot by Moller Designs
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage 1980s postmodern stainless steel "Pilamity" teapot by Moller Designs. Great Memphis style design in a conical shape. Black triangular handle and lid with a round red handle...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Spanish 19th Century Fajalauza Bowl from Granada
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming, handpainted terracotta lebrillo bowl from Granada, Spain (19th century)–these illustrative ceramic works collectively known as fajalauza pottery can be traced back to at ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Plate- Python A La Orange
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain Recipe Plate,
Python A La Orange,
1960s.
This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Tiffany & Co. Hand-Engraved Sterling Silver Pocket Flask
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aesthetic Movement Tiffany & Co. Hand-Engraved Sterling Silver Pocket Flask, New York, Circa 1891–1902, 78 Grams
A refined late 19th-century sterling silver pocket flask by Tiffany ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain "Cook" Pattern Dinner Plate, Cobra a L'Indienne
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Cook Pattern Plate,
Cobra a L'Indienne,
Made for Fleming Joffe,
1967-1974
From a set of fourteen, We have an example of eah of the different plates made ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Silver Plate Fish Bottle Opener Designer Los Castillo
By Los Castillo
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful, well-made, well designed silver-plate articulating fish bottle opener, Midcentury Modern, by designer Los Castillo, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, Mexico. This beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of Twelve Italian Blue Spatter Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of Twelve Italian blue spatter plates. Twelve vintage glazed terracotta 8” luncheon or appetizer salad dessert plates with wonderfully hand spattered blue dots, each unique. Ital...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Terracotta
Three 19th Century Continental Naturalist Fruit, Insect, Vegetable Plates
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of Three 19th-Century Continental Hand-Painted Porcelain Plates with Naturalist Fruit & Insect Decoration
A captivating set of three finely hand-painted porcelain plates, dating...
Category
19th Century European Baroque Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Salvador Dali for Rosso Antico, Blue Glass Bar Bottles, a trio, circa 1970
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Atlanta, GA
Boost your private collection with this rare and mesmerizing trio of colored glass liquor bottles, designed by the legendary Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) for Rosso Antico, Ltd., Italy, ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Opaline Glass
Teghini Italy Silver Plate Barware Ice Bucket, circa 1980
By Teghini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Designed by the esteemed Teghini Firenze circa 1980, this exceptional modernist silver plate ice bucket is both a functional barware staple and a striking statement piece. Its elegan...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
A monumental brutalist iron leaf centerpiece, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A large brutalist centerpiece / platter hand-crafted out of metal, and with subtle verdigris, in the shape of a leaf, probably late 20th century. A stunning and unique one-of-a-kind ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Brutalist USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th Century Flow Blue Turkey Meat Serving Platter Cauldon England 24"
By Cauldon
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th Century ceramic flow blue turkey platter by Cauldon, made in England. Features a turkey hunting at the center surrounded by scrolling foliate and pheasants. Marked Cauldo...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Picasso Service Visage Noir Plate 1948
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible Pablo Picasso plate c1948. This is Plate E and is inscribed "Madoura", with the "d’Après Picasso", "Madoura" and "Made in France" stamps. Terre de faïence plate, painted i...
Category
1940s French Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Victorian Period/Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Calling/Business Card Case
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period/Aesthetic Movement sterling silver calling card/business card case having a hinged lid and its original chain, Gorham Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island, Ca...
Category
1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Samuel Alcock Royal Palissy Majolica Footed Comport
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the coveted Royal Palissy line, a majolica glazed Fern and Floral footed comport, from Samuel Alcock & Co, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1850.
This is a scarce example...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
16 Art Deco Sculptural Fauna Place Card Holders in Frosted Glass Signed Lalique
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
These elegant place card holders, crafted in frosted glass, feature sculptural fauna designs that embody the refined artistry of Lalique. Inspired by the Art Deco style, they highlig...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
French Majolica Pink Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pink daisy plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mondrian Teapot
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare, vintage ceramic teapot inspired by the geometric abstraction of Piet Mondrian. Signed: Art Ceramics Limited Editions design J. Milhalik, Swinside Teapottery, Made in England.
Category
20th Century USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$695
Wedgwood Green Majolica Earthenware Sunflower Plates Set (15)
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Pottery Green Majolica Sunflower Plates,
Aesthetic Movement,
Fifteen plates,
Circa 1860s
The Wedgwood majolica set of fifteen plates have a molded sunflower design within a...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
French Porcelain Oyster Plate Limoges Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
A dinner service - plates, bowls, platters - by Wawel, Poland late 20th century
By Wawel
Located in View Park, CA
A large set of dinner plates, bowls, platters, and other serverware by Wawel Poland, 20th century. Each dish features a unique tiger-print esque design, rife with Hollywood Regency s...
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Post-Modern USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
1950s Edward Don & Co. Sterling China Restaurant Ware Lobster Plates - Set of 4
By Sterling China
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fabulous set of four lobster plates designed by Edward Don for Sterling Vitrified China - circa 1950s.
Sterling China in Ohio was well known for their restaurant ware lines and fo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Large Art Deco Style Silverplated Seated Bear Cocktail Shaker
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and imaginative silver-plated cocktail shaker in the form of a stylized seated bear, blending whimsical form with refined Art Deco elegance. This sculptural piece features...
Category
20th Century Art Deco USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles
By Charolles
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Mid-Century Majolica Blue Flower Plate Charolles.
7 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890.
Decorated with pink & purple flowers.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish 19th Century Fajalauza Bowl from Granada
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming, handpainted terracotta lebrillo bowl from Granada, Spain (19th century)–these illustrative ceramic works collectively known as fajalauza pottery can be traced back to at ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Vintage Orange Black and Aqua Green Ceramic Vase by Cortendorf, West Germany
By Cortendorf
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright, boldly colored orange, black, and aqua green mid-century vase by Cortendorf. A beautiful, bold example of West German Art Pottery from the 1950s. It has its original maker's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
19th Century Oyster Plate Vieillard Bordeaux Service Nella
By Vieillard Manufacture
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare 19th Century Oyster Plate signed Vieillard Bordeaux service Nella.
Naturalist pattern plate with a bird, insects , carnations and others flowers.
Category
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Fine Irish Belleek Porcelain Demitasse Cup and Saucer
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fine Irish Belleek Demitasse Cup and Saucer
basketweave shamrock eggshell antique porcelain
Saucer 4.5 Cup 2.5 x 2h
maker stamp present
hand painted
original estate preowned vintage ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Northern Irish Mid-Century Modern USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
English Victorian Majolica Fish Pitcher Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica fish pitcher circa 1880.
H / 10.5 inches.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Teapot
Located in Richmond, VA
A striking ceramic teapot by French-born, Brooklyn-based artist Nadeige Choplet. This large-scale piece features a sweeping spout and looped handle, rendered in matte mauve and soft ...
Category
20th Century USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
English Victorian Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Unger Bros. Sterling Silver Reticulated Spoon with Cupid & Fish Handle
By Tiffany & Co., Liberty & Co., Unger Brothers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine American Art Nouveau nut or bon bon spoon.
In sterling silver.
By Unger Bros.
With a figural hollow handle with Cupid and fish (that looks to be a variant on Loves Dream ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Fives Lille, circa 1890
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate Fives Lille, circa 1890.
Decorated with an artichoke and a mask with leaves.
Category
1890s French Country Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Plate Flowers & Dragonfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Flowers & Dragonfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880.
Baby blue background with lily of the valley.
8 inches diameter.
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mother of Pearl Dish Spoons Caviar
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of three (3) pieces; natural mother-of-pearl caviar dish and spoon set. Beautiful luster and iridescence. Spoons: .75" x 3.5"
Category
Late 20th Century USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
$625 / set
Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plates Clairefontaine, circa 1890
By Clairefontaine
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plate signed Clairefontaine, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Vintage French Faience Service Decorated with Fish, MFBA Pornic
By M. F. B. A. Pornic
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage French Faience Service Decorated with Fish,
Manufacture de Faïence de Quimper, Brittany, France,
MFBA Pornic,
Circa 1960.
A vintage French faience fourteen piece service ha...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Tiffany & Co. Glass Pitcher
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co. glass pitcher. Classic American glass pitcher in the iconic Tiffany Bundle shape, United States, late 20th century.
Dimensions: approximately 7" diameter x 6" H.
Category
20th Century American USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of Catalina Island Pottery Matte Green Dinner Plates
By Catalina Pottery
Located in Riverdale, NY
Set of 6 Catalina Island Soft Matte Greenish Blue Dinner Plates from the early 20th Century. 9.5" across. 1930's USA.
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Oyster Plate with Bird Moustiers Style Circa 1940
By Martres Tolosane
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate with Bird Moustiers style signed Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
4 plates available.
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
MCM Ceramic Barware Spirit Bottle by Raymor, circa 1950, a Trio
By Raymor
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning ensemble of three modernist ceramic spirit bottles is by Raymor. The rare Mid-Century pieces were crafted in Italy circa 1950. Each decanter features a strikingly paint...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
English Majolica Strawberry & Grapes Plate Wedgwood Circa 1930
By Wedgwood
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica Strawberry & Grapes Plate Wedgwood Circa 1930.
White and pink.
8.8 inches.
Category
1930s English Victorian Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Strawberries & Grapes Plate Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Strawberries & Grapes Plate signed Wedgwood.
Diameter / 8.7 inches.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Palissy Fish Heads Oyster Plate Thomas Sergent, circa 1880
By Thomas Victor Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Palissy oyster plate attributed to Thomas Sergent with fishs heads, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with seaweeds Salins (East of France) circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Daisy Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica daisy plate Orchies unsigned, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Waterford Crystal Pair of Millennium Toasting Glasses, Peace and Happiness
By Waterford Crystal
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Millennium Series by Waterford Crystal was manufactured from 1996 to 2005, and is now discontinued. It features five different designs for various toasts for the Millennium.
The pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Irish Art Deco USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
French Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate two parakeets with oranges Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Lutèce saucer plate.
By Maison Albert Pillivuyt & Cie
Located in New York, NY
Lutèce saucer plate. Vintage blue and white saucer from the famed Lutèce restaurant from Manhattan’s more sophisticated past. Chic vide poche souvenir. France, 1960's.
Dimensions: ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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