Staffordshire Furniture
British
Thanks to its reserves of clay, lead, salt and coal, Staffordshire, England, has been a center for ceramics since the early 17th century. The county was home at one time to hundreds of pottery workshops and as many as 4,000 bottle-shaped kilns that operated year-round. The term “Staffordshire Potteries” refers to the industrial area of Stoke-on-Trent — comprising the towns Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall — where most of the production was concentrated.
In 1720, potter John Astbury discovered that he could make what would later be called creamware by adding ground flint powder to the local red clay. Because resources were so plentiful in Staffordshire, local potters could afford to experiment, working to refine their techniques and designs. One such innovator was Thomas Whieldon, an important 18th-century potter known today for his tortoiseshell ware, whose brilliant glazed surface of caramel, yellow and green hues was made with copper and manganese compounds.
Whieldon operated the Fenton Low workshop, making coffee- and teapots, dinner services and even ornamental knife hafts. He was an influential figure: Josiah Spode apprenticed at the workshop prior to opening his company in 1770, and Josiah Wedgwood partnered with Whieldon for five years before establishing his eponymous firm in 1759.
Wedgwood is perhaps the best known of the Staffordshire potters. The firm produced a line of light-colored earthenware for Queen Charlotte, who liked it so much that she granted permission to market it under the moniker Queen’s Ware, which despite the name, was designed for everyday use.
In the same regal vein, in 1773, Wedgwood created the 954-piece Frog service for Catherine the Great, of Russia. The company is also known for its black stoneware, Black Basalt, which imitates the color and shapes of Etruscan vases; Jasperware, with its classical reliefs applied on the unglazed body; and pearlware.
By the end of the 18th century, Staffordshire was the primary producer of ceramics for the American colonies, even creating patriotic wares celebrating independence for this market. The imagery on Staffordshire ceramics became more standardized during the mid-18th century with the advent of transferware, in which a design etched on a copper plate is printed on tissue paper, which is then used to transfer the wet ink onto the ceramic surface. This technique enabled artisans to decorate their wares with complex scenes that wrapped around an object’s surface and make several copies of popular patterns.
The Staffordshire potters also produced decorative figurines, such as this charming pair of cows dating from the 19th century. Particularly popular in Great Britain were pieces with hunting imagery, such as this George IV porcelain stirrup cup in the shape of a fox head wearing a gilt collar inscribed with the word “Tallyho.” Among the many whimsical vessels produced is this mid-19th-century frog mug. The exterior is painted with a charming scene of people picking fruit on one side and ladies on a garden swing on the other side, while inside a molded frog’s head at the bottom of the mug makes a gurgling sound when the beverage has been almost completely consumed.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique ceramics from the Staffordshire Potteries including decorative objects, tea sets, dinner plates and other items.
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Creator: Staffordshire
James Watson George V Commemorative Pottery Whisky Flask
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Art Deco George V and Asquith commemorative Whisky flask made in Staffordshire for James Watson, Dundee and dated 1915. The tall ceramic flask of hexagonal form is lightl...
Category
1910s British Art Deco Vintage Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Large English Ceramic Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Staffordshire Style
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
A large pair of English Staffordshire style ceramic figures of orange and white seated spaniel dogs with gold chain leashes.
Their two front legs are separated, a more delicate, ther...
Category
20th Century British Victorian Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Diminutive Red Staffordshire Spaniels, circa 1860
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of diminutive red Staffordshire Spaniels, circa 1860, Each one exceptionally painted with expressive faces.
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$556 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Staffordshire Blue Willow Serving Platter
By Staffordshire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century large blue willow serving platter is signed Staffordshire, England. The condition is in mint condition.
Category
19th Century English Country Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 19th C. English Staffordshire Pottery Spaniels, Great Scale
Expressions
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large 19th-Century Staffordshire Pottery Spaniels, 14.75" High, Exceptional Scale
Expression
A striking and unusually large pair of Victorian Staffordshire pottery spaniels, d...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
19th Century English Staffordshire Hen on Nest Tureen
By Staffordshire
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming antique 19th Century English Staffordshire hen covered tureen or eggery, circa 1880. No maker's mark. These were typically used to store e...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Staffordshire Hand-Painted Hen on Nest of Eggs Tureen
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Staffordshire pottery hen on a basket covered tureen, England, circa 1890
The hand painted hen sits on her eggs in a yellow ochre basket weave oval base. The hen shows a gray and ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
19th Century English Blue
White Pagoda Plate Staffordshire
By Staffordshire
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English blue & white Pagoda Plate signed Staffordshire.
Category
1890s English Japonisme Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Staffordshire Stag with Fawn Spill Vase England Circa 1860
By Staffordshire
Located in Katonah, NY
This large Staffordshire spill vase features a proud stag with a fawn standing on a shaped base.
The deer are painted in naturalistic orange/brown.
The upper edge of the tree trunk is gilded, and the white base has a fine gilt line.
The piece is decorated mainly on the front (see images).
Ref, 'Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875' Book 2, by A.& N. Harding, page 243, figure 2911/2912.
Dimensions: 11.75" tall x 7.25" long x 2.75" wide
Condition: Excellent, with very slight rubbing to the gilt on the top of the tree trunk.
Price: $320
Background of Staffordshire Deer...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Country Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Portrait Bust of William Shakespeare
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century portrait bust of William Shakespeare, Vividly painted, a striking portrait of the English playwright, poet, and actor. Raised on a pedestal base with a neoclassical urn....
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,157 Sale Price
22% Off
English New Wharf Pottery Conway Pattern Flow Blue Plates, circa 1890, S/4
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four English Flow Blue Plates, in the Conway pattern, by New Wharf Pottery, circa late 1880s – early 1890s.
The New Wharf Pottery Company was located at Navigation Road, B...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Porcelain Flatback Large Size African Zebra on Grassy Mound c1850
By Staffordshire
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome mid-Victorian fellow features much detail with bold lines and subtle shading. He prances on a grassy mound in a left facing position and is a rare large size.
Most Vic...
Category
1850s English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Late 19th Century Staffordshire Elephant Sculptures/Spill Vases, England
By Staffordshire
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of late 19th century Victorian Staffordshire earthenware elephant sculptures/spill vases, England
By: Staffordshire
Material: pottery, earthenware, ceramic, enamel, clay, paint...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Staffordshire Pottery Bulldog Stirrup Cup
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
Fierce Elegance: The Staffordshire Bulldog Stirrup Cup,
A Gentleman's Companion: Staffordshire Pearlware, Circa 1820
This striking Staffordshire pearlware stirrup cup, dating from a...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pearlware, Pottery
Staffordshire Pottery Flatback Model of Balmoral Castle
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
The hollow potted castle is mounted on a long oval shaped base molded in relief with swirl patterning with a raised molded banner reading BALMORAL CASTLE...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Vintage English Staffordshire Spaniel Russet Dogs Figurines - a Pair
By Staffordshire
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful vintage pair of English Staffordshire russet spaniel dogs with gilt accents, circa 1950. Marked "Arthur Wood England" on reverse. These charming dogs are hand painted wit...
Category
1950s English Victorian Vintage Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Staffordshire Painted Hen on Nest covered Box or Tureen, Circa 1880
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Staffordshire Painted Hen on Nest Covered Box or Tureen, Circa 1880
A charming antique Staffordshire painted hen on a nest-covered box or tureen, dating to circa 1880. This ...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Pottery Cow Figure with Milkmaid
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
Victorian Staffordshire Cow & Milkmaid Group,
Circa 1860
A charming and narrative Victorian Staffordshire pottery figure group, dating from circa 1860.
This model captures a classi...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Staffordshire Porcelain Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dogs Figures
By Staffordshire
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This fine pair of Staffordshire porcelain figurines represents Cavalier King Charles spaniel dogs. Thi is an English work. 19th Century.
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Diminutive Antique Staffordshire Black
White Seated Spaniels, C. 1860s
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Diminutive Antique Staffordshire black & white seated Spaniels, C. 1860s
England, Circa 1860s
A good pair of antique black and white Staffordshire...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Fox Hound Stirrup Cup
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Staffordshire Pearlware Fox Hound Stirrup Cup,
Circa 1820
This is a fine example of a Staffordshire pearlware stirrup cup from the early 19th century. Molded in the naturalis...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Pearlware, Ceramic
Rare 19th Century Set of Staffordshire Swan Tureens
By Staffordshire
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare and charming graduated pair of Staffordshire covered boxes, each modeled as a graceful swan resting amid a stylized coral-inspired base. These late 19th-century ceramic boxes ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$2,240 Sale Price
30% Off
English Creamware Pottery Cauliflower Coffee Pot and Cover
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
Naturalism in Clay: The Creamware Cauliflower Coffee Pot
Object: Coffee Pot and Cover
Origin: Staffordshire, England (Likely Thomas Whieldon or Josiah Wedgwood's early designs)
Date...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Salt-Glazed Solid Agateware Cat with Candle Holder, Staffordshire, Mid-18th C.
By Staffordshire
Located in Katonah, NY
Staffordshire, England, circa 1745 – 1760
This charming and unusual figure depicts a seated cat, its body marbled in tones of buff, grey, and warm brown, the patterns flowing like fur beneath a translucent salt glaze.
From the crown of its head rises a small candleholder—an enchanting, functional variation that transforms the cat into a decorative light for the Georgian home.
The salt-glazed surface has a gentle satin sheen, enlivened by a cobalt wash brushed across the ears and shoulders, a subtle touch of colour that draws the eye. The figure is compact and beautifully balanced, exuding both humor and grace: a work of wit and craftsmanship meant to charm and amuse as much as to illuminate.
As a pair, this cat with candleholder and its companion cat carrying a mouse form a dialogue of light and life—one playful, one practical—representing the Staffordshire potters’ genius for turning everyday subjects into artful curiosities.
Attribution and Significance
Within the history of English ceramics, agateware animals represent the marriage of experimentation and domestic charm.
They were objects of conversation—proof of a potter’s technical mastery and a household’s refinement.
This cat, with its delicate candleholder, captures that artistic playfulness and innovation.
The glaze’s clarity, the elegant pose, and the subtle marbling make it not only an artifact of mid-18th-century Staffordshire but also a small masterpiece of whimsy and craft.
Scholarly Analysis and Authentication
The figure is made from laminated clays of contrasting colors, known as laid agate, a technique perfected in Staffordshire workshops during the 1740s and 1750s.
Strata of buff, pale grey, and iron-bearing brown clay were rolled together, pressed into a two-part mold, and luted along the spine before firing.
The cat’s body thus shows true through-body marbling: the veining continues through the thickness of the clay, not merely applied on the surface.
The candle socket, made from a single buff clay rather than agate, was luted to the head before glazing.
This practical choice prevented distortion during firing and was a typical workshop economy seen in other mid-18th-century functional animal forms.
The piece was salt-glazed in a wood- or coal-fired kiln into which common salt was introduced near peak temperature.
Sodium vapor combined with the silica of the clay to form a thin, glassy coating.
Here, the glaze is smooth and even, suggesting the cat was fired within a protective sagger.
The underside of the figure is open, revealing the pressed-clay interior.
Two or three minute stilt contacts are visible on the bottom ledge, confirming that the figure rested on kiln props during firing rather than being supported from beneath a closed base.
The cobalt wash was brushed under the glaze before firing.
It fuses permanently into the surface, creating soft haloes of blue wholly consistent with decoration on salt-glazed figures from the Whieldon circle circa 1750-1760.
Later 19th-century reproductions employ overpainted enamels that sit atop the glaze.
The open underside, authentic stratified body, integrated socket, and original cobalt staining collectively identify this as a genuine product of Staffordshire’s mid-18th-century agateware tradition, most plausibly from the orbit of Thomas Whieldon at Fenton Vivian or a closely related potter.
The measured height, modelling, and marbling correspond closely to examples in the Burnap Collection (nos.. 362–363, Nelson-Atkins Museum) and Sotheby’s (2015) — “A Staffordshire agateware cat-form candlestick, circa 1755.
Provenance / Condition:
Current Condition: Excellent, with one ear repaired at the tip and restoration at the top of the candleholder; the glaze remains bright and continuous across the body and socket.
References:
Burnap Collection, English Pottery 1675–1825, nos. 362–363.
Sotheby’s (2015) — “A Staffordshire agateware cat-form candlestick, circa 1755.
Christie’s, London 2010, lot 82.
1stDibs “Staffordshire Agateware Pottery Saltglaze Figure of a Cat,” item ref LU95812370442 Price: $4,482.16
Chipstone Foundation, Marbled Agateware: Techniques and Identification, 2005.
Henry Sandon, Staffordshire Pottery, 1970, pp. 52–54.
John Howard Antiques, Antique Agateware...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Folk Art Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
English Sunderland Pottery Pink Lustre Vanity Pot, Spring
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A transfer printed vanity or chemists pot, made by Grey’s Pottery, England, circa early 20th Century.
A. E. Grey operated between 1912 – 1920, on Mayer Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Tren...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
English Staffordshire Jack Russell Terrier Dog Equestrian Stirrup Cup
By Staffordshire
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine rare Vintage English Staffordshire Jack Russell Terrier hunting dog porcelain stirrup cup produced by Royale Stratford, in England, circa 1980...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Portrait Figure of Standing Franklin, Circa 1850
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Staffordshire portrait figure of standing Franklin, Circa 1850
Depicting Ben Franklin before a tree-stump, holding a tricorne hat against his left hip, a document in his right hand,...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
C. 1850s English Staffordshire Gaudy Welsh Swansea Cottage Tulip Pattern Tea Pot
By Staffordshire
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1850s Gaudy Welsh Swansea Cottage Tulip Pattern Tea Pot, English, Staffordshire District. A handsome example of this popular Gaudy Welsh pattern. Transluscent china body. Molde...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
C. 1850 English Staffordshire District Gaudy Welsh "Grape" Pattern Tea Pot
By Staffordshire
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1850 Gaudy Welsh "Grape" Pattern Teapot, English, Staffordshire District. Rococo revival form with original cover. Slight discoloration to lid floret knob & wear to the lustre ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Revival Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Staffordshire Unique Black
White Spaniel with Separated Foot
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Staffordshire Unique Black & White Spaniel with Separated Foot
England, Circa 1860s
This distinctive 19th-century Staffordshire black-and-white spaniel figure, made in...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19th Century English Staffordshire Lions with Lambs
By Staffordshire
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome pair of English Staffordshire pottery decorative animal sculptures, finely modeled and colored as lions with recumbent lambs.
Decorated 'in the round' - decoration to fro...
Category
19th Century English Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Paint, Earthenware, Pottery
Rare Pair Staffordshire Pottery Cats on Cushions
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Staffordshire Pottery figures which feature a cat on a cushion, recumbent on an oval base. Dull gilt base line and embellishment.
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
$3,358 / set
Staffordshire "Auld Lang Syne"
3
Figured Porcelain circa 1850. English
By Staffordshire
Located in Incline Village, NV
Three figures are seated at a table where rests a jug of ale; all on a rectangular oval base where the title of the porcelain is stated in gold gilt script "Auld Lang Syne...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Large Staffordshire Pottery Otter Hunter Spill Vase
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire spill vase with a hunting theme which features an otter hunter, his dogs and an otter impaled on his spear. Multi-coloured with ...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Rare Pair Staffordshire Pottery Hunting Dogs
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Staffordshire Pottery figures with a hunting theme which feature a setter holding a game bird in it's mouth. They are stood on a shaped base with a tree in the background. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
$1,778 / set
Staffordshire Pottery Cow Figure Spill Vases
By Staffordshire
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Pastoral Abundance": Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Cow
Calf Spill Vases,
Circa 1860-80
A charming and impressive pair of large Victorian Staffordshire pottery spill vases, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,500 / set
Staffordshire Planter Jardinière on a Column
By Staffordshire
Located in Antwerp, BE
England, an attractive and large Staffordshire ceramic one of a kind hand thrown and richly glazed pot vessel on a stand decorated with beautiful flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Staffordshire Porcelain Campana Vase, Salmon, Gilt and Flowers, circa 1820
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
On offer is a very fine small porcelain campana vase made circa year 1820 by an unknown Staffordshire potter. The vase has a beautiful delicate salmon colored ground, rich gilding an...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Miniature Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dog Figurine with Confetti Fur
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Staffordshire pottery figurine.
Depicting a seated Spaniel.
With confetti fur and painted black highlights.
Simply a wonderful Staffordshire dog figurine...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair Staffordshire
Simpson
Brown
Generals on Horseback
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Staffordshire figures with a military theme which feature two generals each holding a flag, seated on horseback. The pieces are titled, ''G. BROWN' and 'GNL SIMPSON'' to the fronts. Dull gilt titles and embellishment. These represent Sir James Simpson (1792-1868) served with the Grenadier Guards...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Antique English 19th Century Porcelain Staffordshire Ware Figure of A Hound
By Staffordshire
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Porcelain Staffordshire Ware Hound
By William Kent C.1850
A superb hand painted elegant hound figure presented in very good co...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
King Richard the Lionheart Porcelain Staffordshire Pottery Statue Figurine
By Staffordshire
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A Staffordshire figure of King Richard the Lionheart, 19th Century, modelled standing with a flag, in his armour and crown featuring gilded decorations, on an oval gilt-line plinth b...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Sheperd
Shepherdess Figures
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful pair antique Staffordshire pearlware pottery figures of a Sheperd and Shepherdess dating from the early 19th century. The figures stand raised on a rounded hollow base t...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid
By Staffordshire
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid, decorated with a Lady and Gentleman with a flute in parkland, gilt scroll border, the unde...
Category
18th Century English Rococo Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Rare Antique English Creamware Pottery Octagonal Whieldon-Type Plate
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique English creamware pottery octagonal plate of Whieldon-type dating from around 1750. The lightly and finely potted plate has a deep round central reserve with a raised ...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Staffordshire Hand-Painted Hen on Nest of Eggs Tureen
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Staffordshire pottery hen on a basket covered tureen, England, circa 1890
The hand painted bisque hen sits on her eggs in a glossy Sienna brown basket weave oval base. The hen sho...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair Large English Prattware Figures of Autumn
Winter Hand Painted Circa 1790
By Staffordshire
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of large English Prattware figures, hand-painted in Staffordshire around 1790, represents Autumn and Winter through the distinctive charm of late 18th-century folk pottery....
Category
Late 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Creamware, Pearlware
Pair of English Staffordshire Glazed Ceramic Dogs
By Staffordshire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine pair of English Staffordshire glazed ceramic spaniels featuring white bodies with remnants of gold decoration. Beautiful craquelure finish and fac...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$700 Sale Price / set
22% Off
Pair 18th Century South Staffordshire Enamel Plaques , circa 1760
By Staffordshire
Located in Basildon, GB
Pair 18th Century South Staffordshire Enamel Plaques , oval shape, painted with pastoral views, circa 1760
Category
Mid-18th Century British George III Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Boho Staffordshire Boxing Figurine
By Staffordshire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Step back into the spirited world of 19th-century pugilism with this charming Vintage Boho Staffordshire Boxing Figurine. Featuring the famous bare-knuckle boxing rivals Tom Spring a...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Grand Old Duke of York Prince Frederick Creamware Mug
By Staffordshire
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Grand Old Duke of York Prince Frederick Creamware Mug
Date :c1794
Period : George III
Marks : None
Origin : Staffordshire
Colour : Transfer printed
Features : Named depicti...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Creamware
Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jug with a Tricorn Hat Lid
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Staffordshire pottery Toby jug.
In the form of a seated, smiling man holding a jug.
The man's tricorn hat serves as a lid, and an inte...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Staffordshire Pearlware Bocage Romulus and Remus Figure Group
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery pearlware bocage figure group with a mythological theme. The piece features babies Romulus and Remus with a she-wolf, with birds perched in the tree behind. The...
Category
1820s Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
Pair Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Poodles Dogs Quill Pen Holders 19th Century
By Staffordshire
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality highly detailed and glazed quite rare Pair of standing English Porcelain Staffordshire Poodle Dogs modelled as Pen or Quill Holders, third quarter of th...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Staffordshire Pottery Novelty ‘I AM ON THE BLACKLIST’ Character Jug
By Staffordshire
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and scarce antique Staffordshire pottery character jug wearing a badge I AM ON THE BLACKLIST with date marks for 1906.
The American Toby Jug Museum features a similar ...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Rare Staffordshire Pottery Recumbent Spaniel
By Staffordshire
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Staffordshire Pottery figure which features a spaniel, recumbent. Dull gilt collar and locket. Flatback, decorated mainly to the front. Vent hole to the reverse. Book reference ,'A-Z...
Category
1860s Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Three-Piece English Porcelain Assembled Garniture, Staffordshire, circa 1820
By Staffordshire
Located in New York, NY
Three-piece English porcelain assembled garniture, Staffordshire, circa 1820
Category
1820s English Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Antique Stafordshire Puff Dog Confetti Figurine Iridescent Finish Porcelain 1860
By Staffordshire
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This charming antique Staffordshire porcelain figurine, dating to around 1860, depicts a puff dog—most likely a poodle—crafted with exceptional attention to detail. The figurine feat...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
King Edward V111 Royal Commemorative Pottery Beaker, May 12th 1937
By Staffordshire
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a royal commemorative earthenware (pottery) beaker celebrating the planned coronation of King Edward V111th on May 12th 1937.
The tapering...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Staffordshire Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Podmore Walker Staffordshire Minerva Mythology Sepia Brown Transferware Platter
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A stoneware sepia brown transfer printed platter, “Minerva” made by Podmore Walker & Co., Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, circa 1834-1859.
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Staffordshire Furniture
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Earthenware
Staffordshire furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Staffordshire furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Staffordshire furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Staffordshire were created in the Victorian style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by James Dixon
Sons, Samuel Alcock
Co., and Copeland Spode. Prices for Staffordshire furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $115 and can go as high as $40,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,065.
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Questions About Staffordshire Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024How much Stafford china is worth varies. The style, type, age and condition are some of the factors that influence the value of a Stafford piece. Prices for pieces in good condition are often in the hundreds of dollars, but rare and highly-sought after pieces may sell for more. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you with the valuation process. Shop an assortment of Stafford china on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can typically spot Staffordshire pottery by locating the potter’s mark or symbol. One of the most common varieties is the Staffordshire knot, which is a three-loop knot sometimes accompanied by initials and a crown. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary Staffordshire pottery from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024To date Staffordshire pottery, look for the maker's mark on the bottom or interior. Then, use trusted online resources to determine the maker and find out when it was active. If you need assistance, have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer examine your pottery. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Staffordshire pottery.
- Is Staffordshire pottery marked?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Almost all Staffordshire pottery and porcelain features a potter’s mark or symbol. One of the most common varieties is the Staffordshire knot, which is a three-loop knot sometimes accompanied by initials and a crown. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of vintage and contemporary Staffordshire pottery from some of the world’s top dealers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No. In fact, most Staffordshire figurines are not marked. Staffordshire figurines made from 1740 to the mid-1900s don’t generally have a maker’s mark, since they were produced by unknown, small manufacturers. Those manufactured by Kent between 1944 and 1962 feature a black printed mark that reads “Staffordshire Ware Kent Made in England.” Shop a collection of Staffordshire figurines from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To tell if Staffordshire figurines are real, turn them over. An authentic Staffordshire will have a hole in the base due to the press-molded firing technique. Also, artisans hand-painted the figurines, so no two ever show off the exact same variations in color. Staffordshire didn't add maker's marks to their pieces. If you see a name on a decorative object, it is unlikely to be authentic. Find a collection of expertly vetted Staffordshire figurines on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024To identify Staffordshire porcelain marks, first look to see if your piece has a loosely knotted rope logo. Some items produced in Staffordshire bear this mark. Many pieces also feature a second or alternate maker's mark corresponding to the factory that produced it, such as Spode, Minton and Wedgwood. Online reference guides published on trusted websites can help you determine who made your piece based on these markings. Keep in mind that some Staffordshire porcelain is completely unmarked. If you can't locate a marking, consider having a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer assist you. Explore a wide variety of Staffordshire porcelain on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 16, 2024Yes, some Staffordshire plates are worth something. Rather than a particular maker, the term Staffordshire refers to a region in the UK that is home to many manufacturers of china and porcelain wares, including Minton, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton and Moorcroft, and there is a market for certain dishes produced by many of these manufacturers. Typically, the maker, age, style, type and condition will all play a role in determining the value of a particular plate. To have your piece assessed based on these criteria, use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Find a selection of Staffordshire plates on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few signs to look for to authenticate an antique Staffordshire dog figurine. Antique figurines are press molded and feature a small hole in the base, rather than a larger one. The quality of the painting is highly detailed and gilded detail may be worn a bit with age. It is always best to have a professional verify if your figurine is authentic. Shop a range of expertly vetted Staffordshire dog figures on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024To know if your Staffordshire pottery is real, you have two main methods. One option is to familiarize yourself with the defining characteristics of the pieces produced by the maker of your pottery. Rather than being a single factory or workshop, Staffordshire pottery is the term for pieces made by all makers in the Staffordshire region of England. Many companies, including Wedgwood and Minton, have produced Staffordshire pottery, and the methods for authenticating pieces vary by maker. You can use the markings on your pottery to identify the maker and then consult trusted online resources for advice about authentication. Alternatively, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer can assist you. Shop a wide variety of Staffordshire pottery on 1stDibs.
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