American Aesthetic Middletown Silver Plate Co. 3 piece Lemonade Set,c.1870s-1880s
This is a very rare design. It has strong Japanese influences, with rolling waves and swimming fish. It may be a lemonade set or a water set. The Middletown company had a shorter life span than some of the major companies of that time, and the design is quite unique. The set is in very good antique condition, original silver plate, and original gold plate. The MIddletown Plate Co of Connecticut was s ...click for details
DERBY AESTHETIC JAPANESQUE SILVERPLATE PITCHER WITH BAMBOO HANDLE
This 8 inch high pitcher just has a wonderful presence. Every element is integrated in a design comes together in a powerful piece, displaying the elements that make up the American Aesthetic movement. The Japanesque influence includes the bamboo handle, and the small frog climbing up the side, coming from a hammered silver indented bulbous bottom, with a reeded edge going into a top that has water rippling across the surfac ...click for details
RARE AESTHETIC MERIDEN SILVER PLATE CO. WALNUT NUT BOWL, c.1880s.
The bowl is in the shape of an open textured Walnut and rests on tree limbs for legs with detailed leaves and assorted walnuts. The design reflects the Victorian love of nature as well as similar designs depicted in Japanese bronzes. The branch curls up to form a handle with leaves attached. The plating is in excellent condition. Slight wear within the bowl. No dings or scratches visible. Exquisite detail. The makers ...click for details
PAIRPOINT SILVERPLATE BASKET WITH HANDLE DECORATED W PASSION FLOWERS A visual feast for the moment! More details coming very soon!
Square basket with decorative border, pierced gallery and an entwined handle with decorative passion flowers and vines on the sides.
COPELAND AESTHETIC BLUE & WHITE TRANSFERWARE WITH CRANES, c. 1878.
This transferware design features palm or bamboo trees on a small island, with cranes or herons with fish in its beak. A butterfly hovers near the rim. The blue transfer on white is less common than the creamware with polychrome transfer. The design is open and flowing and does not compete with food served upon it. The pattern is numbered D9875. The pattern is multimotif, with different arrangements of the key elements, ...click for details
AESTHETIC COPELAND PRIMROSE PLATTER W. LUSTRE, 1881
The pattern, PRIMROSE, was introduced BY W.T. Copeland in 1881. The Aesthetic Movement design has a black printed transfer of a stylized central exotic flower radiating in arches like a pinwheel star from the center and decorated with Acanthus leaves all around the edge. The central star is made up of small primrose blossoms as well as a border with tiny primroses. Each petal is hand painted in shades of blue, pink, magenta or pale ochre ...click for details
