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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Early Coffee Cup Blue and White Boy on a Buffalo Ptn probably Spode, circa 1790
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, very early, rare blue and white coffee cup in the "Boy on a Buffalo" pattern, probably from the factory of Josiah Spode, stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, made...
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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

English Creamware Pottery Teapot with Rare Fish Scale Design, Yorkshire
By Yorkshire Potteries
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Pottery Teapot and Cover with Rare Fish Scale Design Origin: Probably Leeds, Yorkshire Date: Circa 1770s Description: This creamware teapot and cover exhibit a ...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Korean antique pottery bowl/15th-16th century/Joseon Dynasty
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a piece of pottery made during the early Joseon Dynasty of the Yi Dynasty in South Korea. This tea bowl, which was made around the 15th century, was used by common people and...
Category

South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Terracotta Roman Pottery (Set of 3)
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Our Terracotta Roman Pottery Set with Our Captivating Sphere-Shaped Wine Amphorae. Each Amphora is Meticulously Crafted with Two Handles, a Flattened Base, and Adorned with Enchantin...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta, Pottery

4.75" Ayutthaya Pottery
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Ayutthaya Pottery is Adorned with Delicate Hatching or Incising, Showcasing an Impressive State of Preservation Despite Their Age. Their Historical Significance Places Them Withi...
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Thai Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

5.5" Ayutthaya Pottery
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The 5.5” Ayutthaya Pottery is Adorned with a Delicate Linear Design. Their Historical Significance Places These Pieces Within the Period of Approximately 1351-1762 AD. Ayutthaya, a O...
Category

Thai Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

English Creamware Whieldon Type Pottery Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Gray Tortoiseshell Lead Glaze Pottery Teapot and Cover, Whieldon Type, Circa 1765. The creamware teapot and cover, of small circular form, are decorated with a lea...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Cypriot Pottery Jug Vessel
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A wheel-thrown pottery jug of ancient Cyprus, formed by an ovoid-biconical body on a low ring foot. The strap handle is arching from the shoulder to the mid-section of a funnel-shape...
Category

Cypriot Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785. He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with grapes and with a wine cup to his lips. Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek mythology, is the enigmatic god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness. He symbolizes freedom, ecstasy, and the blurring of societal norms through his rituals and festivities. Bacchus is often depicted in myths as a deity who challenges the status quo, promoting an atmosphere where conventional rules do not apply, and his followers are liberated from their everyday constraints. Born from Zeus and the mortal Semele, Bacchus is unique among gods, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. His followers included the wild and ecstatic maenads, female devotees who often reached states of divine frenzy, and the satyrs, mischievous half-man, half-goat beings. The worship of Bacchus was marked by theatrical processions, dances, and plays, reflecting his patronage of the theater and the dramatic arts. Bacchus’s mythology...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

English Inlaid Agate Teapot and Cover with Lion Finial
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Pearlware Inlaid Agate Teapot and Cover with Lion Finial, Attributed to the Ralph Wood Family, Circa 1780 The squat oval pearlware pottery ...
Category

George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

English Painted Orange-ground Creamware Teapot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Painted Orange-ground Creamware Teapot and Cover, Circa 1780 The rust-orange ground has incised markings to imitate leaves for the green and yellow flower heads found betwee...
Category

George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

16th Century Period Ceramic Italian Olive Jar with Green and Burnt Ochre Patina
Located in Dallas, TX
A charming Italian Ceramic Olive Jar with a mossy green and burnt ochre yellow glaze. Angelic faces with wings are carved on the handles. Felt on the bottom. Side holes included that...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Han Dynasty Earthenware Cocoon Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Han Dynasty earthenware cocoon jar Cocoon jars or Cocoon-shaped jars are funerary pottery vessels in China, belonging to the period of the 1st millennium BCE. The shape is s...
Category

Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Turkish Ottoman Turquoise Glazed Storage Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Turkish Ottoman Empire turquoise glazed storage jar with black flora decoration and four looped handles. The wind neck surrounded by four loop handles above a bulbous bo...
Category

Turkish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Han Dynasty Earthenware Cocoon Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese Han Dynasty earthenware cocoon jar Cocoon jars or Cocoon-shaped jars are funerary pottery vessels in China, belonging to the period of the 1st millennium BCE. The shape is s...
Category

Chinese Han Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Japanese antique pottery bowl/17th century - 18th century/Karatsu "Katakuchi" bo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Karatsu is a historic kiln located in Saga prefecture during the Momoyama period (1573~). The location of the Karatsu kiln is indicated by a red circle in the photo. This is a "katak...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Persian Jar 10th-14th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Four handle jar Turquoise glazed earthenware storage jars of this type are an ancient form in the Gulf region. Technical studies have now established ...
Category

Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Two wall vases, Corucopia shape. England C1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Two wall vases from the same mold, but with slightly different colouring. They make a good pair. Modelled in the form of a cornucopia, they symbolise plenty. Attributed in a general...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware

Antique Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Lovely pot bellied glazed earthenware walnut oil jug with triple handles and spout is from the Périgord region in the Dordogne, France The jug was used to hold and transport walnut...
Category

French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an en grisaille painted illustration of Orpheus playing his lyre, with a stag sitting quietly by, listening to his playing - and perhaps singing, although his mouth is shown closed. Orpheus's talent on the lyre is one of the most celebrated aspects of his mythological character. In Greek mythology, Orpheus is renowned as a musician without equal, possessing a skillful mastery of the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a small harp...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

18th Century Spanish Glazed Terracotta Bowl
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered piece of pottery from the South of Spain. Amazing blue decoration Spain circa 1750-1800 Good but weathered condition.
Category

Spanish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, large vase in a classical shape, decorated with figures in a landscape. Large pieces of delftware are not often found. See CIRC 43-1963 in the V&A for a similar example.
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinoiserie Delft plates. England C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of plates painted with a pagoda in a garden after a contemporary Chinese model. English Delftware is considered to be one of the most important forms of English ceramic produ...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Delft plate with a woman passing a monument. England C1745.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Tin-glazed earthenware, decorated with a woman in a landscape. Known as a monument plate, after the monument surmounted by a vase. Prov: Troy Chappell c...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Delft charger, with Chinoiserie Decoration. England C1760.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine and large charger, with typical polychrome decoration. English Delftware is considered to be one of the most important forms of English ceramic production of the period, and ...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Delft plate - Ship in sail off the coast. Glasgow C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A dinner-plate, painted in the delft style, with a ship coming to land; bunches of grapes around the edge. See Michael Archer, Delftwarem m233 no B258 for a similar example, which h...
Category

Scottish Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Delft plate witha couple leaving a church. Wincanton/London England C1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A dinner-plate, painted in the delft style with a couple leacing a church, or perhaps a house. Wincanton pottery, or perhaps London. English Delftware is considered to be one of the...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Tall coffee pot in pearlware, House & Fence decoration. C1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine and large - enormous - coffee or chocolate pot in pearlware, with “House & Fence” decoration, in imitation of a Chinese original. It is thought that these oversixed pots wer...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Korean antique pottery Wabisabi tea bowl/Joseon period/15th centuryKintsugi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a white porcelain bowl made in Korea around the 15-16th century. This period is known as the Joseon Dynasty (15th-19th centuries). The 15-16th century corresponds to the firs...
Category

South Korean Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

18th Century French Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice 18th century French Walnut oil jug with a nice glaze.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Rare 18th Century French Glazed Terracotta Cruche du Quercy or Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Birmingham, AL
A large 18th century French glazed terracotta cruche du Quercy or walnut oil jug having great sculptural form and artisan quality, handmade by a talented potter in Quercy, a former p...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century French Glazed Walnut Oil Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A large and very handsome glazed terracotta walnut oil jug, dating from the 18th century and originating from the south of France. Featuring two side handles and a single pouring spo...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

Dated Pearlware Teapot with Ship, English, 1792
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine documentary teapot, probably made to record a marriage between a sailor and his lass. Pearlware, enamelled with a square-rigged schooner.  
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Signed Tony Evans Raku Pottery Seed Pot Form
Located in west palm beach, FL
A gorgeous vintage Tony Evans ceramic pottery seed pot in pastel colors and it is signed at the bottom of the pot. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate
Category

American Bohemian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

18th Century French Glazed Walnut Oil Jug with Three Handles
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A rustic and very attractive antique French walnut oil jug, with three handles and a shaped pouring spout. Glazed all over in a gorgeous glossy caramel-coloured glaze, this gently ro...
Category

French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

Leeds Pottery banded cup and saucer, c. 1790.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Leeds Pottery cup and saucer, c. 1790. Both pieces decorated with a broad band of powder blue slip, within a brown and white chequer board rim. All beneath a pearlware glaze. The cup...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pearlware

18th C. Glazed Nut Oil Jar with Three Handles from Dordogne Region
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A tall and shapely antique walnut oil jug, originating from the Dordogne region of France, fully glazed in a rich and glossy golden brown, and further embellished with multiple appli...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

18th C. Large Glazed Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug with Two Side Handles
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A large and very handsome glazed terracotta walnut oil jug, dating from the 18th century and originating from the south of France. Featuring two side handles and a single pouring spo...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

18th Century French Green Glazed Walnut Oil Jar
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This is a fabulous example of a large 18th century French walnut oil jar, with three decorative handles and short pouring spout. Retaining its original dusky-green glaze, the jar is ...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware, Terracotta

18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photos show the pot in sunlight. These pots ...
Category

French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Italian Montelupo Majolica Renaissance Boccale Armorial Jug Pitcher 1600
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Italian maiolica/majolica Renaissance armorial boccale or jug from the Montelupo area of Florence, circa 1600. Typical of the tin glazed earthernware of the time ...
Category

Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Vietnamese Antique Bowl 16th Century / "Annan-chawan" / Southeast Asian Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A bowl made around the 16th century in Vietnam. In Japan, trade with Vietnam has been active since the Muromachi period (around the 16th century). Many Vietnamese bowls have also bee...
Category

Vietnamese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

English Pearlware Pottery Large Blue Slip Jug, Dated 1787, Possibly Leeds
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pearlware Pottery Large Blue Slip Jug, Dated 1787, Possibly Leeds. The large English pottery light blue slip jug is painted with gold detailing with a date of 1787 below the...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Large Liverpool Cream Ware Jug for the American Market, circa 1780s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 18th Century Large Liverpool Cream Ware Jug Made for the American Market, circa 1780s, an extremely large soft paste pottery pitcher made by the English Liverpool potteries for ...
Category

English Federal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Rare Terracotta Hand Carved French Biot Pot
Located in Miami, FL
This fabulous handmade terracotta pot originated in the Provençal town of Biot and was used to store olive oil. In perfect condition, the photos show the pot in sunlight. These pots ...
Category

French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Islamic Glazed Ceramic Bowl with Relief Inscription
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Islamic glazed ceramic bowl with inscription attributed to Raqqa ware, produced during the Ayyubid dynasty (12-13th century) in the town of Raqqa in nowadays northeastern Syria. T...
Category

Syrian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Ken Edwards Style Around Pot With Lid.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Pot Features a Blue Bird and Floral Motif. Makers Mark on the Bottom States “ ElbPalomarr Buen Gustp Mexico” Vintage Condition Consistent with Age. Dimensions. 7 1/2 Diameter;...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Neoclassical Grand Tour Sienna Marble Roman Tomb Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
A Neoclassical carved yellow sienna marble inkwell. The item represents a miniature sarcophagus, the tomb of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, erected around 150 BC, now in the colle...
Category

Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Siena Marble

18th-century English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer, The 18th-century creamware tea bowl and saucer are decorated in tortoise-shell and green glazes. The exterior of the bowl has a band of molded pearls as does the saucer around the central well where the tea bowl sits. Provenance: Jonathan Horne...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

A Very Large Bellarmine Salt Glazed Jug c1675
By Bellarmine
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Bellarmine jug Date : Second half seventeenth century Origin : Germany Colour : Mottled brown Body : Moulded bearded man "Bartmann" above a medallion. Applied applied handle. The string rim is to secure a cork Size : 44cm tall and approximately 26cm in diameter at widest Condition : Some chips as expected. Restoration : None Weight : 5534 grams References : The Decanter, An Illustrated History of Glass By Andy McConell - Page 27 Plate 23. Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900 By David Burton - Page 9. A Bartmann "bearded man" jug also known as a Bellarmine in English . These were made in Germany and imported to Britain by Dutch merchants...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Five Antique French Faience Pottery Hand Painted Plates by Les Islettes 18thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of five antique French character plates by Les Islettes offer hand painted Faience soft paste pottery construction with figures, late 18th century ...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Paint, Pottery

Pair of Antique Jasperware Vases by Adams Pottery, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique jasperware vases by Adams Pottery, circa 1780 English, c. 1780 Height 27cm, diameter 10cm This remarkable pair of neoclassical blue jasperware vases stands as a testament to the sublime artistry and finesse of William Adams, an eminent member of the illustrious Adams pottery family of the 18th century. The vases showcase an exceptional three-dimensional frieze in crisp white relief, vividly portraying scenes from classical mythology. Central to these intricate designs are Apollo, the Greek god of sun and music, and Cupid, the divine symbol of love and attraction. The high-relief technique lends the figures a sense of dynamic realism, setting them vividly against the blue jasperware, and are excellent examples of neoclassical decorations. Complementing the classical friezes are formal borders that encircle the shoulders of each vase. These meticulously crafted embellishments contrast brilliantly with the blue Jasper, accentuating their own elaborate detailing. Adding to the grandeur of these pieces are the tall plinth bases, which are graced by classical figures emblematic of the four seasons, also in white relief. These figures not only augment the classical look of the vases but also represent the perennial cycle of life and the passage of time. The bases also feature classical friezes to the sides and bottom. Each vase proudly bears the unmistakable 'ADAMS' impression, signifying their provenance and certifying their authenticity. This signature mark is a cherished attribution to their creator, William Adams, and his significant contribution to the heritage of pottery. William Adams, a favoured pupil of the legendary Josiah Wedgwood, established his own pottery in 1789 and became renowned for his work with Queensware, painted china glaze ware, transfer ware, basalt, and jasperware until his death in 1805. The Adams family...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Other

English Stoneware Pottery Redware Coffeepot
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Stoneware Pottery Redware Stoneware Engine Turned Coffeepot, Staffordshire, Circa 1765 A Staffordshire redware stoneware coffeepot and cover with an engine-turned body and c...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Large Italian 18th Century Rounded Terracotta Olive Jar with Two Arms
Located in Southampton, NY
Large Italian 18th Century Rounded Terracotta Olive Jar with Two Arms, perhaps older. A wonderful old olive jar with rounded base and two arms and a ...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Mug with Handle
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Chinese Export Blue and White Mug with Handle
Category

Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Porcelain

Ming Cizhou jar
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A Ming Cizhou jar, 16th.Century Pottery with floral motifs.
Category

Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Large Bust of the Pieta, Ralph Wood Jr, circa 1790
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large and impressive bust, taken from Michelangelo’s Pietà. Creamware, modelled and made by Ralph Wood, with enamelling.
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

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