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A MERE TRIFLE ; 18th Century English Enamels from Circa 1750 -1840 Perhaps there is nothing in all of English Decorative Arts that has contin..
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Priscilla Boyd Angelos; Canton, as we call it today, is a type of 19th- century porcelain made in China for export. It consists of a large center pan..
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WHAT IS MAJOLICA? ; Majolica is a soft earthenware ceramic, fired to the "biscuit" or unglazed stage at approximately 1100 degrees Fahrenheit. On..
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VICTORIAN MAJOLICA TEAPOT, C. 1870 ; Tea, being the important and widely used commodity in Victorian England that it was, ever so caused pottery and porcelain pro..
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TEXIAN CAMPAIGNE POTTERY ; Texian Campaigne is an earthenware pottery, decorated with hand-pulled transfer prints, which was produced in the Tun..
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STAFFORDSHIRE SPILL VASE GROUPS, 1810 - 1835 ; The class of spill vase figures and groups, illustrated by the present example, was made in Staffordshire by many, mostly ano..
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STAFFORDSHIRE SPANIELS ; Will Rogers advised, many years ago, "Buy land, they're not makin' any more of it". This philosophy is easily applied to the ..
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MAJOLICA OYSTER SERVER ; Although many Victorian Majolica pieces are found to be interesting, charming, whimsical and decorative, few have a me..
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DELFT BIBLICAL TILES ; From the late 17th century to the mid 18th century, many of the Dutch tile makers produced tiles with the painting depicting ..
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A STAFFORDSHIRE COMMEMORATIVE PITCHER ; In the early 19th century, steam powered engines created as much excitement then as our space explorations do now. The Staffo..
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19th CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE COTTAGES ; Staffordshire cottages were produced throughout most of the 19th Century. While there are examples that date to the early 180..
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WORCESTER PORCELAIN: THE FIRST PERIOD, 1751-1783 ; The Worcester porcelain factory was founded in 1751 by a group of fifteen mostly local Worcester businessmen including Dr. Jo..
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PAIR OF PLATES FROM THE CHARLES PEERS SERVICE, CIRCA 1731 ; This service, decorated in underglaze blue and white and made for Charles Peers of Chiselhampton Lodge in England, is an inte..
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MEISSEN PORCELAIN ; From its first introduction by travelers returning from the East, Chinese porcelain was regarded by Europeans as a precious a..
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GRIMALDI CHINA TRADE PORCELAIN PLATE ; During the 18th century it became fashionable for wealthy Europeans to order dinner or tea and coffee services in China. They..
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CIZHOUYAO JAR ; This ovoid jar is made of Cizhouyao, porcelain from Henan Province, China, and dates to the Song dynasty (960-1279). It is in..
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CHINA TRADE PORCELAIN WITH FITZHUGH DECORATION ; Thomas Fitzhugh was a Director of the British East India Company and spent considerable time in Canton between 1787 and 1800...
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