Pair of Fluted Dessert Plates, Kakiemon Decoration, Bow Porcelain Factory

An antique English porcelain figurine. By Bow. In the form of a boy clothed in 18th century garb and holding a flute. We've noted losse...

**Set of 5 French Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Plates Nast Factory, Paris, Early 19th Century** A refined and rare matched set of five ornithological dessert plates by the esteemed *Manufacture de Nast*, Paris, dating to the early 19th century. Each plate is finely painted with a unique exotic bird specimen, identified in elegant script to the reverse—*Le Guêpier de France*, *Aninga de Caienne*, *Le Sacre, femelle*, *Le Chirurgien ou Jacana du Brésil*, and *Pie-Grieche rouge*—and centered within a meticulously rendered arboreal setting. These depictions likely derive from contemporary natural history engravings, in keeping with the period’s neoclassical fascination with scientific exploration and taxonomy. The wide border is richly decorated with an incised and gilt stylized fern or palm frond motif, elegantly encircling the cavetto and highlighted with a burnished gilt rim. The ornithological scenes are executed with exceptional detail, attesting to the skill of the Nast atelier’s painters and gilders. Each plate bears the red printed mark *Nast à Paris...

This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, 1662-1722. The plate is finely potted with a carefully cut base rim and a lovely rich...

This is a fabulous pair of figures of Liberty and Matrimony made by the Bow Porcelain factory between 1760 and 1764. These figures were a popular pair portraying marriage. The bow p...

This is a wonderful pair of figures of Arlecchino and Columbina, made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1758. These figures formed part of a series of the Commedia dell'Arte, a very popular series of theatrical figures that served as decoration at the dinner table in the 18th Century. The Bow Porcelain Factory was one of the first potteries in Britain to make soft paste porcelain, and most probably the very first to use bone ash, which later got perfected by Josiah Spode to what is now the universally used "bone china". Bow was the main competitor of the Chelsea Porcelain Factory, but where Chelsea made very fine slipcast porcelain, Bow made a different soft paste porcelain that tended to be softer and could be pressed into moulds. Bow served a larger public generally at lower prices. The factory was only in operation between 1743 and 1774, after which the tradition got incorporated into some of the later famous potteries such as Worcester and Derby. These figures were used to adorn the dinner table when dessert was served; groups of figures served to express something about the host, the guests, or to direct the conversation. The Italian Commedia Dell'Arte, a comical form of masked theatre, was very popular in those days and Bow copied many figures of the German Meissen series that were brought out in the decades before. This pair dates from about 1758, which was at the height of Bow's ability to make beautiful figurines often copied from Chelsea or Meissen. The pair is modelled after a Meissen pair by Kaendler. The porcelain is translucent with a beautiful milky glaze - Bow was probably the first pottery using bone in its porcelain recipe. Arlecchino (Harlequin) is playing the bagpipes, dressed in an odd costume of mismatched chintz and playing cards and wearing a funny black trumpet...

Drawing inspiration from traditional Uzbek design, this plate features a modern take on the classic Ikat chevron pattern. The timeless elegance of gold adds a touch of chic sophistic...

Circa 1815 Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Market Armorial Dessert Plates. From one of two services made for Joseph Smith of Philadelphia (1770-1845), a prosperous ...

One of our best selling collection is now available in a set of 6 for your desserts Inspired by the wonderful world of the Ottoman Empire and the exotic animals that were living in t...

One of our best selling collections is now available in a set of 6 for your desserts. Inspired by the wonderful world of the Ottoman Empire and the exotic animals that were living in...

Heading : Chelsea porcelain red anchor period dessert plate Date : c1752-6 Period : George II Marks : Red anchor Origin : Chelsea Colour : Polychrome Pattern : Floral sprigs and bouq...