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...

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...

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...

AESTHETIC ARTS & CRAFTS FRAMED MIRROR, WITH COPPERY AND BRONZE FINISHES. This diamond shaped frame has coppery & bronze finishes. The moulded gesso surface design of the frame consists of a bronze colored background of leaves and a stylized trellis format, with highlights of low relief daisies in a brighter coppery finish. The exterior measurements of the frame are 14” x 14” and the interior measurements are 7.5” x 7.5”. The width of the frame is 3”...

GOLD AESTHETIC MOVEMENT FRAME WITH FANS This very rare Japanese-influenced frame has a border of moulded fans with round fans for corner finials. There is a very narrow outermost beaded frame. The innermost lemon gold frame is about 1 inch wide and is in excellent original condition. The outer edge measures inches 17 inches x 15 inches. The inner or sight edge measures 14 inches by 12 inches. The width of the frame is 2.6 inches...

The brass mirror has a very decorative Aesthetic or Eastlake top panel design of stylized flowers, buds and leaves entwined on a trellis. It is unmarked, but is similar to some Bradley & Hubbard mirror sconces or could possibly be by a Philadelphia maker.. The beveled mirror is original, with some age discoloration and could be resilvered but otherwise, the mirror sconce is in very good condition. The mirror is 15 1/2" long and 7" wide.

Stunning American Aesthetic Gesso Frame, c.1880, in superb condition with silver triangular corner finials and gold borders with grape and vine motifs. The moulded silver and gold gesso is mostly original, for minor invisible restorations. The burgundy velvet liner was tastefully replaced, as was the beveled mirror. The inner sight dimensions are 8 x 10", The outer dimensions are 15 x 17 "

AESTHETIC MOVEMENT BLACK WHITE AND RED MARIGOLD PLATE BY WEDGWOOD c.1870s. This Aesthetic Movement design of the 1890s has a black transfer on white clay with hand painted deep red highlights. Wedgwood first introduced the MARIGOLD design in 1878. The pattern features very stylized representations of marigolds that cover both the interior of the plate, as well as the repeating border design in addition to the Eastern or Islamic arches...

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER AESTHETIC PITCHER for Old Hall Earthenware, w. Orange Blossoms on Pink Background. Beautiful Aesthetic Movement wash pitcher with dark pink background with branches of oranges and orange blossoms. Some wear of gilding. Christopher Dresser is known to have produced many designs for Old Hall, and this shape is known to be one of the shapes he designed. Stamped on base Old Hall Ware England. 13" in height and 11" from end of spout to end of handle. Slight crazing on ...

BROWNFIELD PITCHER IN BLUE TRANSFER ON WHITE, ORIENTAL DESIGN, THE MANDARIN PATTERN......... Blue and White Pitcher by Brownfield and Son (ca. 1850-1871) in the MANDARIN pattern, basketweave moulding at the base and also at the top rim. There is even a moulded ribbon finish to the band at the top. The pitcher has an exotic Oriental design, with lush vegetation of tall bamboo and plum blossom branches, and a Japanese woman with a parasol in a garden, with a wooden pagoda resting place, to k...