MERIDEN Aesthetic Silverplate Angular silverplate teapot, diam. 6.5", with rolled die band of flowers and birds and "Bamboo" wrapped handle. The Japanese influences are evident in the "bamboo" wrapped handle, as well as the angular sides, as might have appeared on an iron kettle in Japan. The rolled die cast floral bands has a lush design of flowers, birds and even spider webs...

FIVE CLASSICAL MUSICIANS TILES BY WEDGWOOD FIVE WEDGWOOD TILES, c. 1880s, RARE CLASSICAL MUSICIANS SERIES. Backs say Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Etruria. 6" x 6". Great condition for their age with slight signs of use/wear. Fronts are beautiful and very presentable, backs have some wear. There is some debate as to who designed the series, “Classical Musicians in the Orange Grove”...

BOCH FRERES OIVOID VASE WITH RICH BLUE GLAZE. I love the Boch vases that have a simple form and pure color glazes. The glaze is a rich blue, with slight crackle under the surface, very much related to the blue of a Lachenal vase, but with a smaller amount of crackle. The rich blue glaze, very much related to the blue of a Lachenal vase, but with a smaller amount of crackle. This ovoid vase is approx. 7" tall, 4.5" diam. at the base, and approx. 6.5" across the widest part of the vase.

VERY TALL JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUM BRONZE CANDLESTICKS, MEIJI ERA These Japanese Solid Bronze/brass Candlesticks are very unusual for two reasons. It is rare to see double Chrysanthemum bowls on the same candlestick. There is a traditional chrysanthemum form for the base, as well as the top bowl to hold the candle. The top bowl is 3.5” in diameter and 1.5” in depth. The Chrysanthemum form base is 7” in diameter. In addition, these candlesticks are unusually tall...

Large Aesthetic Polychrome INDUS Fruit Bowl, 1885. This had to find INDUS Fruit Bowl or Serving Bowl, measures 4-1/8" tall and 11-5/8" across the handles. The INDUS pattern was first introduced by Ridgway in 1877. The design is an exotic Oriental scene with birds and bamboo, as well as distant pagodas - all showing Chinese and Japanese influences. The multi-motif pattern varies between different pieces of the service. It has a floral border with birds...

BROWNHILL AESTHETIC JUG WITH JAPANESQUE VERTICAL DECORATION IN TURQUOISE This pitcher became one of the icons of the Aesthetic Movement ceramics, because of the masterly English adaptation of Japanese style and has appeared in a number of books and catalogues. The jug is approx. 8.5” high and 4” diameter. The turquoise figural handle is a branch from which the blossoms extend gracefully. The vertical raised and turquoise painted lines suggest that the jug is slender...

MEIJI AESTHETIC JAPANESE BRONZE TOBACCO JAR WITH BIRDS AND OTHER JAPANESE MOTIFS This Japanese bronze tobacco jar is cast with faux bamboo edging and knobby “bamboo” feet. The design consists of pairs of birds, in addition to some Japanese motifs on the diagonal and even a dragon! After the Meiji revolution in 1868, the Japanese samurai were less war-like and the sword makers turned to other metal arts. This tobacco jar is a tribute to their skills...

AESTHETIC MINTON POMEGRANATE PLATE, 10' diam, w. gilding, retailed by Davis Collamore, New York, c. 1880 This handsome asymmetrical design of ripe pomegranates on branches is a transfer in rust red, with hand painted deeper rust red, and gilded flowers and pomegranate seeds. The background of very light cream (in contrast to the white bone china or porcelain shown on the back) is scattered with tiny spokes in wheels with an enameled gilded spot on the end of each spoke...

MINTON PORCELAIN PLATE WITH PALE BLUE BACKGROUND AND ENAMELED BAMBOO AND FAN The Bamboo & Fan design reflects Orientalism and the Japanese style in vogue in the late Victorian period. The clay has a porcelain quality but may be bone china. The plate features an oriental fan motif and measures 9 1/2" in diameter. It has a gilded edge,and gold accents on the enameled images with a beautiful robin egg blue background. No cracks or chips...

ART DECO LEMON YELLOW VASE W. ZIGGURAT HANDLES BY BOCH LA LOUVRIERE, BELGIUM This Tall Boch Freres Vase is quite tall at 9.5 inches, and looks more impressive because the oval shape is full bodied, so it is approximately 5.5 inches in diameter at its widest. The simple body of the lemon yellow vase enhances any floral arrangement you might choose. The tiny ziggurat handles remind me of the small hands and feet of a large Botero body! There is one small scratch and a small gilding loss on o...

SARREGUEMINES STUIO POTTERY VASE W. PINK GLAZING. The vase appears if it was partially built by hand as the hand - torn and pinched clay at the opening provide very interesting details. The vase is approx. 8 inches in height and approx. 3” in diameter at the base. The markings include the printed Sarreguemines trade mark plus additional markings. Probably made in the 1920s. It is in excellent condition, with the glazed finish intact, with no crazing, chips, cracks, etc. This studio pot...

HUGE LACHENAL FRENCH ART DECO PLATTER This magnificent disc of rich marine blue, a charger in the Art Pottery Tradition in the early 20th Century, was made by Raoul Lachenal. His father, Edmond Lachenal, with an innovator in design and technique in the late 19th century and Raoul introduced new ideas in keeping with modern trends. Studio pottery was not always as refined as 19th Century pottery, but the shapes became bolder and simpler, and the experimentation with glazes was widespread. ...