Antiques At Time Was is a part of the Time Was family of webstores. Photos and descriptions taken from our other website, Time Was Antiques at http://www.timewasantiques.net have been included in the 2007, 25th edition of Schroeder's Antiques and Collectibles Guide (see page 492 in the Shelley China listing)and have been invited to be included in the upcoming invitation only Schroeder's Guide to Internet Antique and Collectible sites.
This is a really lovely bone china tea or coffee mug that is 4 inches high made by Royal Albert, England in the White Dogwood pattern with sponged gold trim. I picked it up recently in England. The mug is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or wear. Cuppa tea, then? Shipping in the US by USPS priority insured is $7.90.
This is an absolutely beautiful antique porcelain teacup trio consisting of cup and saucer with matching plate made by Royal Albert Crown China, England in the imari pattern called Heirloom 1917-1927. The cup is 2.5 inches high, the saucer is 5.5 in diameter and the plate is 6.75 in diameter. Imari was a popular design form taken from the popularity of the Japanese culture. It features rust hand colored transfers and swags and floral lozenges and gold trim. This set is in excellent condition wit ...click for details
This is an antique pearlware pitcher or jug made in Staffordshire England 1810-1830s in an applied sprigged design of flower baskets with molded beading, and other features in a blue and white design. The Regency period jug or pitcher measures 4.75 inches high by 6.75 inches long by 5 inches in diameter. The jug even has a blue painted line inside around the spout base. The jug is in very good condition with 3 tiny firing cracks to the applied sprigged decoration and a faint under glaze hairline ...click for details
This is an antique English pewter art deco figural knife rest in the shape of a squirrel I brought home from England. I cleaned it up because it was grungy and now I love it! The knife rest measures 3.75 inches long by 1 inch wide by 1.5 inch high. The squirrel is sitting up eating an acorn and the bar is his elongated tail. It was made between 1910-1920s. It is in very good condition and certainly a conversation starter and very collectible!
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This is an eggcup or egg cup made by Shelley China, England in the Rose Pansy and Forget Me Not pattern and the Dainty shape with blue trim made 1940-1966. The bone china eggcup measures 2.5 inches high by 2 inches in diameter and has a lovely bell like ping. A classy way to eat your breakfast egg. Shipping in the US by USPS priority insured.
This is a wonderful Shelley China, England 7 inch in diameter bone china dessert or pie plate in the Heather pattern and Gainsborough shape with gold trim made 1945-1966. The design is a lovely Scottish landscape with a bridge and heather. Lovely. The condition is excellent with no chips, cracks and only minor gold wear. Shipping in the US by USPS priority insured.
This plate is absolutely beautiful! It is a quite large, 10.75 inches in diameter, perhaps a charger or just a cabinet plate, and bears the beehive or shield mark of Royal Vienna factory, Austria and was manufactured around 1880-1900 in what is called the Vienna period. Although the portrait is not identified I think it is a portrait of the Empress Josephine and the letter N is incorporated into the border. It has exquisite detail in heavily applied enamel paints and gold, and is hand painted o ...click for details
This is a Fenton Glass Company, USA toothpick holder in cranberry glass in the Baby Thumbprint pattern made around 1915. The cranberry glass toothpick measures 2.65 inches high by 2 inches in diameter and is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or wear. An gorgeous cranberry color. Shipping in the US by USPS priority insured.
This cute tea or coffee mug was hand decorated in the Emma Bridgewater factory in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England. This is called a child's mug and measures 3 inches high by 3 in diameter and is in the early version of Scattered Rose. Emma Bridgewater designs have been featured in Victoria, Country Living, Country Home, Town and Country and many other publications. The mug is a really attractive design and a very charming and decorative piece by a wonderful potter. The ironstone mug i ...click for details
This is an antique figural napkin ring by Derby Silver Company, USA in the shape of a chick with a cracked eggshell edged barrel on a wishbone. The barrel is hand engraved Best Wishes and To Georgie. The silver plated napkin ring measures 2.5 inches high by 4 inches long by 2.5 inches wide and features the round coin mark used on napkin rings from Derby from 1873-1898.
The napkin ring is pictured on page 112 of Figural Napkin Rings by Gottschalk and Whitson. The napkin ring has no damage ...click for details