All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1147928 (stock #zp534)
This extremely rare and very early Derby enameled wine taster is of circular shape with gadrooned sides, and has a pierced scroll handle in puce with the exterior handle ends with applied leaves in green. The exterior has puce foliate sprays, and the interior has a circular central panel edged with black and red lines containing an insect...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1382380 (stock #zp718)
A fine and early Worcester sweetmeat, the open shell curled over at one side, the undulating rim strongly shaded in green with a yellow inner border to the green. Painted in the Meissen style with a central flower spray surrounded by scattered smaller sprays.

Superb bright condition with no issues at all. The length is 4 3/4", the width 5 1/4", and the height 1 3/4".

NOTE: A similar dish, in a more common color, sparser painting, and with wear sold at the Bonham's sale in March, 2010.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180352 (stock #SR8074)

c. 1780, Candlesconces gone, 6 1/2" Height. Condition: excellent

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Italian : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1491346 (stock #T149)
Judith Ravnitzky
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This porcelain cup and saucer was produced in Italy by Caopdimonte between 1740 and 1745. It bears a rare “Fleur de Lis” mark under glaze. The saucer is 5 1/4 inches in diameter and is 1 inch deep. The cup is 2 3/4 inches high with a diameter of 2 3/8 inches. The porcelain is highly translucent with egg shell quality. It has a parchment hue and has imperfections in the glaze. The cup shape and handle are very similar to Meissen cups of that time...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Low Countries : Pottery : Pre 1800 item #1090989 (stock #6542)
An authentic and vintage Dutch Delft blue and white 9-1/4" plate. This plate has a floriate design and it has the expected blue-tinged underglaze. This unsigned plate has an underglaze 8, and it is in fair condition with the loss of the glaze around the rim, some rim chips (with crude colour touchups), a glued bisected break and a y-shaped crack meeting at the bisected break. The glue is old-style yellow, and this plate is certainly worthy of restoration...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1191159 (stock #zp667)
A rare and fine early English Derby porcelain miniature tea bowl and saucer, painted with roses and other flower sprigs, the rims of both in puce. Overall excellent condition, with good colors and paint integrity, no cracks or restoration, and only a tiny chip to the footrim of the bowl. The height of the bowl is 1", with a top diameter of 1 5/8". The saucer is 2 1/2" in diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Low Countries : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1395016 (stock #TBD00273)
A blue and white hand painted wall tile of a dog rising up on its hind legs. The animal is surrounded by a circle of a wavy line with dots in the wave troughs and flowers in the corners. It is 5 1/8 inches (13 cm) square about ½ inch (1.2 cm) tall. The red clay sides are beveled so that the back is slightly smaller than the front...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Low Countries : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1395018 (stock #TBD00275)
A Dutch Delft hand painted wall tile depicting a rabbit pushing off on its hind legs in motion to the left with its ears and tail high. The animal is surrounded by a circle of a wavy line with dots in the wave troughs. Flowers fill the corners. It is 5 1/8 inches (13 cm) square about ½ inch (1.2 cm) tall. The red clay sides are beveled so that the back is slightly smaller than the front...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Low Countries : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1374875 (stock #TBD00238)
Unusual tile of a seated man in a flat cap holding a fishing pole while his wife in a bonnet cap seated beside him looks at him. A charming scene. The tile has tapered sides.5 ¼ inches (13.5 cm) square. ½ inches (1.5 cm thick).

Condition; major old restoration to the upper left corner, similar restoration along the right edge in the column and other very minor chips.

I think this is a fairly rare format with the columns and arch. The figures have a certain humor and art.

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Spanish : Porcelain : Pre 1700 item #1469696 (stock #IS1144)
Antique 17th century Spain, Valencia or Manises, Large Hispano Moresque copper lustre ceramic deep circular charger, with a banded rim decorated with concentric bands, and scroll-pattern. The center painted with a stylized long-tailed bird among palm motifs, carnations, and scattered flowers. The rim pierced with the hole to facilitate hanging.

A Hispano Moresque ware was a style of initially Islamic pottery created in Muslim Spain by Moorish potters...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Spanish : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1477813 (stock #IS1164)
Antique 17th century Spanish Hispano - Moresque earthenware, lusterware bowl with ears-shaped handles "escudilla," Spain Manises (Valencia).

The bowl's Interior is decorated in copper lustre with a geometric pattern and two cobalt blue rings on a beige ground. Irregularly shaped handles with barbed rims, painted with copper lustre vegetal motifs. Reverse adorned with scrolling motifs...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Russian : Pre 1700 item #1485937 (stock #R155)
Authentic antique, Russian (The Grand Duchy of Moscow), a rare version of the Orthodox Byzantine double-sided cast bronze pectoral cross pendant, circa 15th- 16th century AD. The obverse, cast in relief, has the image of Christ crucified on the cross; under the arms are letters of the Greek alphabet, OV and MP, an abbreviation of the Greek Mater Theos (Mother of God)...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1700 item #1387050
The Vũng Tàu shipwreck is a shipwreck that was found in the South China Sea off the islands of Côn Đảo about 100 miles from Vũng Tàu, Vietnam in 1692. The wreck was of alorcha boat—a Chinese vessel with Portuguese influences that has been dated to about 1690. It was found by a fisherman who had picked up numerous pieces of porcelain from the wreck while fishing. Sverker Hallstrom identified the wreck and its cargo in 1990...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1700 item #12234
Two-handled celadon jarlet; the glaze extending halfway down the body and in a soft green shade. The exposed earthenware is a reddish hue. Two applied strap handles connect the jar's lip to the shoulders. 15th-16th century. Origin: Southeast Asia, possibly Thailand. Size: 2.5" tall. Condition: Excellent.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1484004
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$595.00
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A very nice and intact bellarmine jug or Bartmannskrug as they are called in Europe, c. 1660-1680.

A fearsome head on the neck of a bearded man with fangs as teeth...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1700 item #1378046
A superb quality very large pottery figure of a male attendant or official, dating to the earlier Ming Dynasty, 1400-1500 AD.

The figure is placed on a high hexagonal plint and wears a fine two-colour blue and turquoise glazed robe. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Finely painted facial details.

The head is attachable as often seen on the largest figures from this period.

The figure holds his masters Ming hat in his arms.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1477306
A superb 'Bartmanns Krug', Germany, Rhineland, probably Cologne, 16th.-early 17th. century AD.

Exceptional quality 'tigerskin' glazing, nice details and typical of the later renaissance German wine or beer jugs.

Size: 20,5 cm. tall and 14-15 cm. wide.

Condition: Extremely fine for type, no repairs.

Ex. Old Danish Estate collection.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Spanish : Pre 1700 item #1469702 (stock #IS1162)
Antique 15th -17th century Spain, Valencia or Manises, Large Hispano Moresque copper lustre ceramic circular dish, of rounded form standing on a short foot hand painted with pseudo-Arabic calligraphy against crackle-glazed ground.

A Hispano Moresque ware was a style of initially Islamic pottery created in Muslim Spain by Moorish potters. The Moors introduced tin-glazed pottery to Spain after the conquest of 711. Valencia, Barcelona and Malaga became important centers of Hispano-Moresque war...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Spanish : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1462901 (stock #TBD00423)
A large gold lustre and blue on a cream ground Spanish first half of the 16th century charger, probably Valencia, Manises. Molded with a dome in the center and leaves around the rim with a hole for hanging pierced in the rim before firing. 16 ¾ inches (42.5 cm) diameter.

Condition: Broken and restuck with some fairly crude filling of a couple of lost bits. One serious rim chip and numerous glaze and minor chips on the edge. Some wear to the gold lustre.

There are numerous 19th century ...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Low Countries : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1462307 (stock #S231)
C.P.Sheffield
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A Westerwald Stoneware Tankard. The body with incised and impressed decoration. The neck with applied masks. Westerwald C1600/20. Height; 7" (17.5 cm). Condition;  chip to upper upper rim, minor small chips to rim. Slightly distorted in the firing. A similar example is in 'The American Pilgrim Museum' Leiden. Fragments of this type have been excavated in Plymouth Massachusetts at the site of the colony founded by the Mayflower Pilgrims in 1620. Also at the slightly ea...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Low Countries : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1395017 (stock #TBD00274)
A hand painted blue and white tile of a wolf, at least that is what it looks like though the head is a little odd, in profile running to the left. The animal is surrounded by a circle of a wavy line with dots in the wave troughs. Flowers fill the corners. It is 5 1/8 inches (13 cm) square about ½ inch (1.2 cm) tall. The red clay sides are beveled so that the back is slightly smaller than the front. This style of decoration was used in the 2nd quarter of the 17th century.

Condition: Losses a...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1700 item #1393823
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$895.00
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An XXL Ming Dynasty pottery figure of a male attendant!

A superb quality and very large pottery figure, dating to the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

He is placed on a rectangular podium and wears a fine robe in matching blue and turquoise glazes.

The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Finely painted facial details.

The head is attachable as often seen on the largest figures from this period.

He holds a book in fr...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1468133 (stock #8205)
C.P.Sheffield
£665.00
A German Saltglaze Bellamine. With crisply moulded mask and applied flower roundel. Germany E17thC. Height; 8 1/8" (20.5 cm). Condition;  chip to inside of lip otherwise excellent. With a very good glaze surface.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1700 item #1488693 (stock #C481)
Antique Chinese 17th century Qing Dynasty Kangxi period. Large, Famille Verte porcelain charger signed with artemisia mark. Fine hand-painted and enameled with landscape scene of a mountainous river with trees, houses, a viewing pagoda, and various figures on a bridge and shore, including a fisherman seated in a boat. All surrounded by a band of twelve rectangular panels containing flower heads. The rim is adorned with a band of latticework.

The base with the unglazed channel foot rim enclo...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Low Countries : Pottery : Pre 1700 item #1395019 (stock #TBD00276)
A Dutch Delft blue and white wall tile hand painted with a rabbit seated and eating. The animal is surrounded by a circle of a wavy line with dots in the wave troughs. Flowers fill the corners. It is 5 1/8 inches (13 cm) square about ½ inch (1.2 cm) tall. The red clay sides are beveled so that the back is slightly smaller than the front. This style of decoration was used in the 2nd quarter of the 17th century.

Condition: fairly severe chipping and losses along the right edge some on the bot...

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1700 item #1431198
A large, Museum Quality tomb pottery figure of a female attendant. Se carries a dish in front of her chest.

The figure dates to Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD.

The figure is placed on a large Lotus throne on top of high hexagonal plint, both are in fine deep cobolt blue and turquiose coloured glaze, as is the robe.

Her hair is styled very artfully and her head has finely hand painted facial details. Lotus thrones are very rare for Ming pottery figures.

The h...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1700 item #1350988
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A superb quality very large pottery figure of a male attendant or official, dating to the earlier Ming Dynasty, 1400-1500 AD.

The figure is placed on a high hexagonal plint and wears a fine two-colour blue and turquoise glazed robe. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Finely painted facial details.

The head is attachable as often seen on the largest figures from this period.

The figure holds a blanket under his arm.

Si...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Chinese Export : Pre 1700 item #1473394 (stock #2927/8011)
Nirvana Oriental Antiques
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A Kangxi period very large baluster- shaped jar and cover, decorated in blue and white with the body showing 36 panels each enclosing a composition of butterflies amongst leafy peony sprays. The borders also reflect a floral image whilst the cover repeats the themes of the panels. This impressive example is of monumental size 57cm (22 and 1/2 inches) high and boasts a vibrant and even blue colour and meticulous painting . Important Note: There is an identical jar and cover in the Topkapi S...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Pre 1492 item #1354218
A strictly museum quality, large pottery figure of a male attendant, dating to the mid Ming Dynasty, ca. 1500 AD.

The figure stands on a large Lotus throne on top of high hexagonal plint in fine Sancai colours - a two-colour blue and torqoise glazed robe. Under his arm he holds a bottle.

He wears a high hat. Finely painted facial details. Lotus thrones are very rare for Ming pottery figures.

The head is attachable as often seen on the largest figures from this...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1445197
A important rare massive size German stoneware pouring jug, Westerwald, ca. 1780-1820 AD.

Jug with cobalt glaze of floral motifs with a birds wing, original pewter lid with no stamps. Fantastic size and very decorative, a must for collectors of early German pottery.

Size: 38-39 cm.

Condition: Superb, noting to remark, unusually nice condition for such a large old Westerwald jug.

Provenance: The Estate of Carl-johan Hummeltoft (1958-2020), Birkerød, ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Italian : Pre AD 1000 item #1492093
Beautiful and very early Italian Majolica Faience, Apothecary Jar, marked Bassano and dated to the year 1715!

Early dated European Apothecary jars are very rarely found and this is a great specimen in blue and white glaze and Gothic writing. The mixture held in the jar was 'Sempe De Portulaca'. Albarello shape and quite large.

Size: c. 21 cm. tall and 12 cm. wide.

Condtion: Good Very fine for the type and age! Only few minor glaze chips and a very short hairline ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1484038
Very large and impressive brown-glazed Bartmannskrug or Bellarmine Jug, Raeren, Germany c. Late 17th.- early 18th century AD.

The jug with lovely warm brown glaze and a detailed bartmann on the neck and a small ring handle.

Size: c. 42 cm. tall!

Condition: Extremely fine, completely intact!

Provenance: The Estate of Carl-johan Hummeltoft (1958-2020), Birkerød, Denmark. Carl-Johan was a vivid collector and among other areas, he held an impressive colle...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #653557 (stock #mrr-1)
This is an elegant set of 10 antique Haviland Limoges porcelain dessert plates, ca.1914, having a transfer printed gold rose and fern swag design caught with ribbons, scallop rim with a double row of gilt banding; all plates have an overglaze mark of Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France Patent Applied For in red inside an impressed raised double ring; also impressed marked T H . These plates have been used. Overall good condition with some wear to pattern and gilt wear on couped part of rim; one ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : Eastern Europe : Pre 1920 item #288351 (stock #47-02)
Words can hardly describe this spectacular Art Pottery centerbowl, made by Amphora Work Riessner, Turn-Teplitz, Bohemia, with the 1918-1939 Riessner company mark ); also marked 20122, 43, and C. The large ivory basketweave bowl with delicate applied flowers is supported by beautifully modeled figures of a boy and girl in pastel drape. Condition: Restored; very minor _ in. hairline crack in boy’s hair, firing crack on base. Measurement: 14 _ in. diam x 11 _ in. high.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : French : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #68675 (stock #2-2-068)
A Sevres biscuit with male and female figures in a romantic arrangement showing finely detailed. Excellent table decoration. Mark and number on the bottom. 19th Century.
Dimensions: 7.08" (18 cm) height X 7.87" (20 cm) length X 6.10" (15.5 cm) width.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : German : Porcelain : Pre 1920 item #468511 (stock #1-050 )
This is a fine Dresden flower serving plate, with handles, ca. 1915, with the mark of Richard Klemm; also marked "Dresden" and "Germany", decorated with Deutsche blumen within gilt-swagged shaped rims. Condition: mint. Measurement: 10" dia.