A small blue and white dish "OLD NORTH CHURCH" (Boston). Staffordshire, Alfred Meakin Ltd. and imported for Rawding Distributing Co, Winchester, Mass., circa 1930s. (See enlargement 5 for the backstamp). The dish has a floral border and features a scene of the Old North Church, Boston. The church was built in 1723 and is famous for its connection to Paul Revere's "midnight ride" - two lanterns were placed in the church's steeple to warn that the British were coming &q ...click for details
A lovely bone china footed cake dish or compote by Hammersley & Co., Longton, Staffordshire, England. This piece has a flared and fluted pedestal base topped with a lobed and fluted edged circular dish. The whole is decorated in gilt with a floral design. Heavy gilt trim. The rim has what appears to be a tiny firing flaw (like a burst bubble) rather than a chip otherwise, no other problems. A great display item for tea cakes or pastries. Measures 8 inches in diameter and approximately 4 inch ...click for details
A child's three piece nursery ware set consisting of a plate, bowl, and cup. Each piece is signed by the artist on the base with incised initials NHC (conjoined). This is a hand-thrown pottery set decorated with underglaze handpainted designs of little yellow ducks. The plate features a Mama duck and three ducklings; the bowl - two ducklings; and the cup one duckling. Green grass and rows of flowers complete the design. The plate (only) has light crazing and there are no chips, cracks or ha ...click for details
Three Wedgwood bone china bread and butter plates in the "Strawberry Hill" pattern, circa 1950s. The border of each plate is decorated in a design featuring strawberry blossoms and strawberries with trailing leaves. The colors are predominantly pink and green. Gold rims. Each plate measures 6 inches in diameter. In excellent condition with no chips, cracks or hairlines.
A Wedgwood Queensware plate, 1945. Marked: WEDGWOOD/ETRURIA/ENGLAND. Painted pattern number A203/9 and an impressed date mark for March 1945. A crimped-edge plate with a border design of flowers and butterflies and a central floral group. In fine condition with no chips, cracks, or hairlines. Measures 9 1/4 inches in diameter.
A charming pair of vases designed as nurseryware. Early 20th century. There is no maker's mark, only an impressed number "3059" at the base of one of the vases. These could be of either American or European manufacture. Each vase is of flattened oval shape with scroll decoration at the top and has five indented vertical slats at the top filled with a green glaze. Also, each is decorated on one side with a green oval - one centered with a figure of a little girl in blue, carrying an ...click for details
A pair of floral-decorated knife rests by Meissen. Each with the Meissen crossed swords mark, in blue, underglaze. Fine porcelain rests with hand-painted floral decoration at either end of each rest and on three sides - a total of 12 different floral designs. Gilt trim. In excellent condition with only slight wear overall. Each rest measures approximately 3 3/4 inches in length.
A 1933 Royal Worcester reproduction of an 18th century Worcester design. Marked "Reproduction Of Early Worcester Design...FLORENCE 1768" and with the Royal Worcester date mark for 1933. A ridged cream colored border having a trailing leaf and branch design along the inner rim. The center is white with a floral grouping of roses and other flowers. There is some rubbing to the leaf and branch design at the tops of some of the ridges at the inner rim and some knife marks in the center of ...click for details
A 1933 Royal Worcester reproduction of an 18th century design. The backstamp is marked "Reproduction Of Early Worcester...FLORENCE 1768" and has Royal Worcester's date mark for 1933. A ridged cream colored border with a leaf and branch design along the inner rim. The center is white with a floral grouping of roses and other flowers. There is some rubbing at the top of some inner ridges to the leaf and branch design and some knife marks on the center of the plate consistent with ag ...click for details
A Royal Worcester plate with backstamp marked "Reproduction Of Early Worcester...FLORENCE Circa 1768". The backstamp includes Royal Worcester's date mark for 1933. A lovely floral plate with a ridged cream colored border having a trailing leaf and branch design along the inner rim. White center with floral grouping of roses and other flowers. There is some rubbing to the leaf and branch design at the high points of some of the ridges, also, a few knife marks in the center all consi ...click for details
