A Wedgwood Pink Ground Pearlware Dessert Service, Pattern #7035 Circa 1815 The service consists of twelve scallop shell-shaped plates and a nautilus shell-form centre  More »

A Wedgwood Pink Ground Pearlware Dessert Service, Pattern #7035 Circa 1815 The service consists of twelve scallop shell-shaped plates and a nautilus shell-form centre piece and stand. ;They are decorated with a ground graduating from white to pink graduating in colour from a bright pink on the border to white then a yellow. ;One plate is repaired. Dimensions: Scallop Plates: 8 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches Nautilus Centrepiece & stand: 9 1/2 inches high x 12 1/2 inches long Reference: Wedgwood: Its Competitors & Imitators 1800-1830, Wedgwood International Seminar, page9, Plate X for a nautilus centrepiece The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art, page 279 for various pieces from a Nautillus dessert service. ;On page 161 is a discussion of the "Nautilus Service with a colour plate (#148) illustrating the centrepiece and stand in colours similar to this one and described as white ware with pink, yellow, orange and pale brown underglaze decoration, circa 1815. The chapter reads, "An amateur conchologist, Joshua Wedgwood I confessed in a letter to Bently on September 15, 1778: I have got my face over a shell drawer, & find my self in immininent danger of becoming a connoisseur. ;you can scarcely conceive the progress I have made in a month or two in the epp & very elaborate science of shell fancying. ;Having arranged my whole collection in the most systematic manner & studied them with the nicest attention, I can tell you, at sight, ...distinctions which you,..would not understand & might therefore under value. ;But this study, alass, like every other extension of the human mind, as it muliplies the avenues to our enjoyments discloses new sources of wants & anxieties, & at this present writing..a fine addition.. would make me the happiest of chonchiologists. The first pieces of Wedgwood''s "Nautillus" service appeared in about 1790, and a copy of his original drawing for a tureen and stand and eight plates, the designs of which are correctly identified according to the terms used in conchology and titled "Wreathed Shell Dessert Coloured" is to be found in Wedgwood''s pattern book and bears an 1802 watermark (see below)   « Less

Nice 9 inch flow blue dish

Nice 9 inch flow blue dish   « Less

Set of 6 Dinner plates Lenox China Prairie Blossoms. Lenox China Prairie Blossoms is a versatile pattern that will work with a wide range of decors. These plates were  More »

Set of 6 Dinner plates Lenox China Prairie Blossoms. Lenox China Prairie Blossoms is a versatile pattern that will work with a wide range of decors. These plates were hand-crafted. In 1889 the Ceramic Art Company, which was creating dinnerware pieces that reflected the Romanesque, Baroque, Renaissance and Gothic styles (and eventually moved on to Art Nouveau) was founded by Walter Scott Lenox and Jonathan Coxon, Sr. Mr. Lenox, who was very artistically inclined, had studied master potters since his youth and worked as an apprentice at both Ott and Brewer and Willetts Pottery in Trenton, NJ. About the time of the Ceramic Art Company''s inception, Belleek of Ireland permanently closed its doors. Migrant ceramic artisans flowed into America, giving new life to the struggling pottery industry and providing an opportunity for Ceramic Art Company to acquire two of Belleek''s artisans. Walter Scott Lenox founded the new Lenox, Inc. in 1906. His defining moment arrived in 1918 when President Woodrow Wilson asked Lenox, Inc. to produce china for the White House, a real coup since most of the previous White House residents had chosen French-made Limoges patterns, this was a first for an American ceramics company! The Prairie Blossoms collection of fine china combines beautiful floral motifs on black border. Manufacturing history: From 1992 to 1997. Very good condition! Status: For Sale Reference#: LENOX_001B Condition: Very good Year: 1996 Country: USA Maker: Lenox Width: 11 in. (27.94 cm) Title: Set of 6 Dinner plates china by Lenox Style: Prairie Blossoms Materials: China   « Less

Royal Bayreuth Ring Around the Rosie small dish. Marked with the Blue mark. 4" diameter. Very good condition, some wear to the gold on the edge. Buyer pays s/i & Ca.  More »

Royal Bayreuth Ring Around the Rosie small dish. Marked with the Blue mark. 4" diameter. Very good condition, some wear to the gold on the edge. Buyer pays s/i & Ca. residents add taxWe ship promptly, normally next day & the least expensive, fastest way. Most of the time it's not Priority Mail as I find it more expensive for most items. I save boxes because with Priority for the most part you're paying for the box. A lot of items will ship just as fast at a lower rate 1st class. If I'm quoting Parcel Post & you want Priority, don't pay til you get a new quote from me. Other RB pieces available.   « Less

Rare Set of 12 Antique French Oyster Plates. Circa 1890.

Rare Set of 12 Antique French Oyster Plates. Circa 1890.   « Less

A Beautiful Set of Antique English "Coalport" Services including 13 Assorted Plates, 4 Square Footed Serving Dishes, 3 Oval Footed Serving Dishes, 2 Nut Dishes and 3 Sauce  More »

A Beautiful Set of Antique English "Coalport" Services including 13 Assorted Plates, 4 Square Footed Serving Dishes, 3 Oval Footed Serving Dishes, 2 Nut Dishes and 3 Sauce Boats and Platters. Some "Age" cracks. Circa 1815.   « Less

A Beautiful Set of Antique English "Coalport" Services including 13 Assorted Plates, 4 Square Footed Serving Dishes, 3 Oval Footed Serving Dishes, 2 Nut Dishes and 3 Sauce  More »

A Beautiful Set of Antique English "Coalport" Services including 13 Assorted Plates, 4 Square Footed Serving Dishes, 3 Oval Footed Serving Dishes, 2 Nut Dishes and 3 Sauce Boats and Platters. Some "Age" cracks. Circa 1815.   « Less

A Set of 8 Antique Chinese "Celedon" Plates. Late 19th Century.

A Set of 8 Antique Chinese "Celedon" Plates. Late 19th Century.   « Less

A Set of 8 Antique Chinese "Celedon" Plates. Late 19th Century.

A Set of 8 Antique Chinese "Celedon" Plates. Late 19th Century.   « Less

Set of Six Antique Chinese "Copeland" Plates, Hand-painted and Signed by Master Artist Birbeck. 3 Pink & Gold Plates and 3 Light Blue & Gold Plates.

Set of Six Antique Chinese "Copeland" Plates, Hand-painted and Signed by Master Artist Birbeck. 3 Pink & Gold Plates and 3 Light Blue & Gold Plates.   « Less