HUGE JAPANESQUE AESTHETIC TRANSFERWARE PLATTER WITH BIRDS, PAMS AND BUTTERFLIES BY COPELAND, Pattern No. D9875 Copeland first introduced this pattern, D9875, PATTERN, in the 1870s. This colorful transferware design features palm or bamboo trees on a small island, with cranes or herons with fish in their beaks. A butterfly hovers near the rim. This Aesthetic Movement was typical prior to the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement. This platter is 17” length x 15” widths...

COPELAND AESTHETIC MOVEMENT COMPOTE WITH STORK, BUTTERFLY AND BAMBOO .... An excellent example of Japonisme! This colorful Aesthetic Movement transferware compote features a hand painted Japanesque design of palm or bamboo trees on a small island, storks and herons with fish in its beak. A butterfly hovers near the rim. The pattern is numbered D9875 and is marked in red ink. The cream-colored fluted compote is approx. 8.5” in diameter and almost 3” high...

AESTHETIC JAPANESQUE BROWN TRANSFER W. BIRDS & RIBBON This beautiful Aesthetic Movement plate was made by Doulton & Co. in the 1880s. The pattern name is NIPON, appearing on some plates, but frequently the pattern name does not appear. The design was introduced by Pinder & Bourne, before they were taken over by Doulton. The plate has Japanese style decorations. The central motif is two birds, possibly wild turkeys, at the water's edge...

SPECTACULAR SET OF COPELAND SPODE PLATES AND CHARGER IN THE GREEK PATTERN The set consists of twelve dinner plates, 10.45” diam., and a rare find, a charger, 12.5” diam. The 6 luncheon plates, 9” diam., have been SOLD! In addition, a very rare serving bowl has been added to the collection...

CHRISTOPHER DRESSER TILE WITH BUTTERFLIES This six inch tile has a series of repeating squares, including a border of repeating stylized butterflies. The central square cartouche has a circular burst of flower stamens, but the flower is not recognizable, again due to the stylized reduction of the botanical study to a geometricized motif. The background clay is cream colored the transfer is dominantly brown with deep yellow highlights...

MINTON TURQUOISE AND BLACK TILE WITH A GREEK KEY OR SWASTIKA AND STYLIZED BLOSSOMS This six inch square tile has a Greek key or swastika design. C. 1870s. The deep turquoise on black is very dramatic. It is in excellent condition. The tile is marked MINTON HOLLINS & CO, PATENT, STOKE ON TRENT, No. 2

English Art Nouveau Tulip Tile, Green & White This unusual artist designed transferware has an overall design of green, in light to dark shades on a white background. The tulip design is flowing and crisp on the white background. The tile is 6" square. It appears to be in excellent condition and is protectively housed in a contrasting Australian dark wood frame (mahogany?) so that the tile is part of a trivet. The maker of this tile is unknown.

LARGE ENGLISH AESTHETIC TRANSFER TILE, FLOWERS IN VASE This eight inch square tile has a superb design, with highly stylized geometric flowers It is a study of brown and white, with a bold design, placing the vase of flowers against a dramatic dark brown circular background. The surrounding area includes geometricized patterns. This rare tile was probably made c. 1880. The tile is in excellent condition without chips, cracks or even edge nibbles!

AESTHETIC MOVEMENT COPELAND COMPOTE WITH STORK, BUTTERFLY AND BAMBOO. AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF JAPONISME! c.1870s ............... This colorful Aesthetic Movement transferware compote features a hand painted Japanesque design of palm or bamboo trees on a small island, storks and herons with fish in its beak. A butterfly hovers near the rim. The pattern is numbered D9875 and is marked in red ink. The cream-colored fluted compote is approx. 8.5” in diameter and almost 3” high...

A Whimsical Aesthetic Transferware Plate "A HARD NUT TO CRACK" by Brownfield , 1879 Amusing story! Two elves trying to control the nutcracker but the walnut seems to be winning! Note the Aesthetic period wine flagon in the background, including a mask-like face for the spout. Flow blue transfer on ivory background. Condition: good, no cracks or hairlines. Small chip at 11 0'clock, and another at 4 o'clock. Gilded edge is worn...

AESTHETIC MOVEMENT BLUE AND WHITE PLATE BY WEDGWOOD, MARIGOLD Pattern, c. 1870s. This Aesthetic Movement design of the 1890s has a medium but bright blue transfer on white. Wedgwood first introduced the MARIGOLD design in 1878...

AESTHETIC TRANSFERWARE VEGETABLE BOWL IN THE HONG KONG PATTERN BY Powell Bishop and Stonier. Here is a beautifully hand painted polychrome Aesthetic transferware desing in the HONG KONG pattern. It is an Oriental influenced design with tropical plants and flying birds, very much in the Chinoiserie tradition. The bowl is in excellent condition. It is approx. 11” long, 7 incheswide and approx. 2 inches deep. The condition is excellent with no chips, cracks or hairlines.