A classic mid-century porcelain water jug advertising Ricard anisette. In the south of France, tradition dictates that a pitcher of water should be served alongside anise-flavored aperitifs to dilute the drink. Makers such as Ricard and Pernod provided advertising pitchers to local bars and cafes to increase their sales. The squared-off shape is less common than the traditional globe-shaped pitcher, and only became popular after World War II...

This fine china is the American Franciscan Ivy pattern. The dinner plate is 10 3/8" in diameter, embossed, and hand-painted under glaze. It was made by the Gladding, McBean & Company circa 1948

One dinner plate shows very little crazing and the other shows the crazing in the bottom of the plate. Pictures 2 and 3 show the back stamps for each of these plates. These plates retail for $29.95 each.

A Pair of Van Briggle Pineapple and Leaf Motif Candle Holders. Dimensions 6" high x 4" wide x 3.5" high. Early twentieth century art pottery and in excellent condition.

A Pair of Rorstrand Blue and White Porcelain Mugs, featuring a Lion and Crowns. Swedish (20th century). Size 0.5 liter; dimensions 6.25" high x 3.75".

A Dainty Porcelain Inkwell with Four Different Bird Portrayals on Each Panel and a fifth on the Top. Dimensions; 3.25" x 3.25" x 3" high. Very minor gilt wear but otherwise in excellent condition. Probably French and from the early 1900's.

Pretty porcelain vase handpainted in soft shades of blue and green over a gently shaded blue background. The porcelain is of the finest quality and the glaze is impeccable. The bottom is marked with the green stamp with the date mark for 1961. The bottom also has the artist’s lowercase initials “SY” and the pattern number “2679/295”.

Origin: Denmark, 1961. Condition: mint. Size: 7-1/2” tall.

Beautiful pair of Rosenthal doves made in 1936 by Fritz Heidenreich. They each measure approximately 6 1/2" wide x 5 1/2" tall and are in perfect original condition

This lovely Meissen oblong bowl has a cobolt blue background with raised white and gold design in the center and on the edges. It is in perfect condition with no wear to the gold, no cracks, chips, or scratches. It measures 12 1/4" long by 8 1/4" deep.

This is an elegant pair of porcelain hand-painted Dresden Flower luncheon plates, early 20th Century, with mark of F. Hirsch, also bearing the retailer’s mark of Gumps of San Francisco, decorated with Deutsche blumen, floral swags, and gilt rims. Condition: pristine. Measurement: 9 _" dia.

An Art Pottery Pitcher, Possibly by Weller; Tall Cylinder Form with Molded Base with a Green and Brown Drip Glaze. Dimensions 12" high x 6" at base; early 20th century. Excellent condition.

This is an exquisite handpainted cup and saucer depicting flowers in blue and gold with just tiny touches of white and pink. It is signed Limoges, France, and alo Raphael Weil & Cie, San Francisco. It is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks or repairs, and the gold is also in perfect condition.

This is a handsome Dresden flower creamer and sugar in the EMPRESS pattern by Schumann, ca. 1930, with the post 1918 era mark of Carl Schumann, with colorful floral and gilt decoration and raised diagonal weave borders. Condition: pristine. Measurement: creamer: 4" h; sugar: 5" h.

A Yellow Bathysphere Shaped Ewer or Pitcher; from the 1930's by Jeno Fischer of Budapest (owner of Herend). Some wear around lip.

Beautiful and quite rare gray horse eating from a feed pail, signed Kathleen Wheeler. This lovely statue measures 9 1/2" long x 7" tall x 2 1/2" deep. It is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.

French Limoges porcelain set comprising covered marmalade dish with plate. Hand painted by "Le Tallec a Paris". Vibrant flower bouquets are depicted within gilded decorations.Circa 1940. Marks on the back "Dessinee et peint entierement a la main par Le Tallec a Paris. Le Tallec: This is a decorating studio located in Paris that has been around since 1930's, and was purchased in 1993 by Tiffany & Company. Company specializes in mainly dinnerware and giftware items...

This is beautiful piece that can be used as a candlestick holder or a small vase. It has a lovely Scandinavian, flowing design. Made of sterling silver, it stands 5 1/8" tall. Its base has a diameter of 3". It weighs 3 ounces. The base is marked with a whale hallmark and marked DENMARK. I have left it unpolished. It is truly beautiful and in excellent condition.

Beautiful Meissen charger in perfect condition. It has a pink background with gold gilt relive on flowers and border. This lovely charger was obviously well loved, as it has no wear to the gold, no cracks, chips, scratches or repairs. It measures 11" diameter.

This a Chinese Blue & white traditional painting of landscape, there are lines of calligraphy and date written as 1926,artist unknown, more of from anonymous artist or studio workshop painting from Chu San for decorative art, condition intact....please ask for more photos. Thank you

Beautiful covered, reticulated, Royal Crown Derby potpourri jar with exquisite heavily decorated gold design over cobolt blue and pale yellow. Measures 14" tall x 8" wide. Minor loss to gold in a couple of places, but otherwise in perfect condition.

This a Chinese Blue & white traditional painting of landscape, there are lines of calligraphy and date written as 1934,artist unknown, more of from anonymous artist or studio workshop painting from Chu San for decorative art, condition intact....except some worm holes, please ask for more photos. Thank you

This beautiful cup and saucer is hand decorated in a pink (almost raspberry) and gold. It is marked Limoges, France and another mark with Raphael Weill & Cie, San Francisco. It is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks or repair, and the gold is also perfect with no wear at all.

This a Chinese Blue & white traditional painting of landscape, there are lines of calligraphy and date written as 1926,artist unknown, more of from anonymous artist or studio workshop painting from Chu San for decorative art, condition intact....please ask for more photos. Thank you

A large bright, hand painted, matt glazed Art Deco vase made in the Plateelba Zuid-Holland (PZH) factory, Gouda, in the Netherlands. This item carries the date mark for 1932. Condition: Excellent - no damages and no repairs or restoration. 30cm (12inches) high; 16cm (6.3inches) diameter.

This is a Chinese Transitional blue and white porcelain jar painted with figures on a continuous mountainous landscape below a band of flowers,on carved wood stand; Marked with lucky symbol figure of a rabbit in underglaze blue on bottom; late 17th century. Condition: lacking cover, hairline crack, rim chip Measurement: 7 _" h x 6 _" dia.

This is a 19th century Chinese shallow curved plate featuring a lively grouping of eight spotted blue and white horses, depicting a wedding story from Chinese mythology; unglazed footrim; greige coloration; a four-character mark on the underside; condition: several minor chips on the rim; SIZE: 5" diam.

This is a set of nine 20th Century Dresden flower rimmed soup bowls, each handpainted with a different bouquet of Deutsche blumen within lovely shaped gilt rims, marked "Dresden" under an 8-pointed star (the mid-century mark of Adolf Hamann). Condition: excellent condition (only very slight gilt wear on some rims); Measurement: 9 _" dia.

A Ruskin pottery vase by William Howson Taylor typically copying a Chinese Song dynasty shape. It has a purplish pink lustre "souffle" glaze and on the base is the impressed date 1931. Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration. 11cm (4.3 inches) high.

A rare finely potted bowl depicting three sailing ships on waves with a bird in flight . This item was made by Tessa Fuchs (1936-2012). Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 16.5cm (6.5inches ) diameter; 7.5cm (3inches) high

A large, heavy, ten-sided (Korean style) black glazed stoneware vase made by Trevor Corser who was the longest servimg member of the Leach pottery, St Ives, Cornwall. This item bears the seal mark of Leach pottery and also Trevor Corser's personal seal. Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 28cm (11 inches) high. 2.8 kg (6lb 3oz).

Beautifully handpainted Victorian French charger decorated with birds, flowers, insects and fish. The coloring as well as the quality of the painting is wonderful. In lovely original condition, it measures 17 1/2" in diameter. Impressed on the back Montereau B & Cie with the number 45.

A Copeland Spode Tea Set; Teapot, Covered Sugar, Creamer and Four Cups & Saucers; Blue and White Heritage Pattern. Excellent condition.

A large figure group, depicting a couple in traditional dress made, in the 1970s during the Soviet era, by the Pollonnoye porcelain factory, Ukraine. Condition - excellent - no damages and no restoration. 27.5cm (10.8inches) high...

This is an unusual Chinese porcelain Famille Rose covered cup made for the European market, with gilded rope twist handles; late 18th century. Condition: chip inside rim of cup. Measurement: 5"h x 5" dia.

Beautiful tea set made by Coalport for Tiffany & Co., New York. The design is a white background heavily decorated in raised gold. It consists of an teapot, sugar, creamer, and 6 cups and saucers. One of the cups has a fairly large crack, and another has a very small crack. Those are the only damage to the set...

Exquisite cup & saucer with a handpainted scene of a lady relaxing in a pastoral setting being serenaded by a cherub playing a mandolin. It is marked Cauldon Ltd. England, and signed Wagner. It is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. The gold is also in perfect condition, with no wear at all. This set has the gold band on the bottom, which I believe signifies that it was a special order.

Lovely figurine of a little boy holding a blue onion cup with his toy horse at his feet. Signed with the Meissen crossed swords, the figurine measures 6 3/8" tall and is in perfect condition.