My Nippon porcelain vases – c.1900

Here is a pair of beautiful Nippon vases in a lovely celestial blue and pink pattern. The hand painted landscape scene depicts a lake, trees, a little house and a pretty sky. Both have the same image and both are painted this same way front and back. The moriage work is used to frame the [...]

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My Rosenthal porcelain trinket box – c.1920

This is a very decorative and highly collectible Rosenthal porcelain trinket box, beautiful decorated with wonderful roses on the top and sides, and gold adornment around the rim of the lid. The box is marked on the bottom with green printed marks “Rosenthal, Bavaria E” (1919-1935).

Some Examples of Rosenthal Boxes

Rosenthal, Design for Creative Consumers
Founded [...]

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My Royal Doulton coffee cups – c.1917

Four Royal Doulton “Marigold” coffee cups and saucers partially hand painted in absolutely fabulous condition for year. We judge this to be early pieces, rarely available, about 1917.

Royal Doulton
Royal Doulton has been producing porcelain ceramics and tableware for approximately 200 years.
While founded back in 1793, the company that was to become associated with the term [...]

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My Japanese teapot – Art Deco

This is an art deco teapot made in Kyoto, Japan with banded decoration. In the bottom has a red stamped mark: “IDEAL IRON STONE CHINA SK KYOTO TOKICO.”
Date c. 1925, Taisho period (1).

(1) Taisho (1912–26) Period in Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Taisho emperor, Yoshihito (1879–1926). During this period the art [...]

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My Nippon porcelain cup and saucer set moriage gilded

This is a beautiful hand painted cup and saucer set by Nippon. There are gilded moriage decorations and beading on both pieces.
Style: Art Deco – Unmarked

Age: C late 19th – early 20th century
Nippon Porcelain
Nippon is not the name of the manufacturer as many think, but rather the country of origin. Today, Nippon items are among [...]

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My Limoges porcelain & ormolu centerpiece

This is a very pretty Limoges porcelain centerpiece with floral décor and gilded. It stands on an ormolu (1) pedestal with two dolphins (2).
(1) A gilded metal alloy of copper, zinc, and tin used in France since the 17th Century for candelabra, clocks, and other decorative luxury objects, and for mounting elaborate furniture. It was [...]

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My antique Limoges inkwell

Absolutely beautiful hand painted porcelain gilt bronze-mounted inkwell. Double ink pots, pen holder, beautifully painted flowers and trimmed in gold. Marked Limoges, France.

Limoges Mark

Another examples of Limoges inkwells

LIMOGES INK WELL GIVEN BY PRINCESS DIANA AS A GIFT

This Limoges ink well with feather quill was given by Princess Diana as a Christmas gift to one of [...]

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My seven antiques porcelain counter weights

Counter weight for electric light
Pear-shaped in porcelain, c.1900-1925
The adjustable pulley pendant should be filled with lead pellets
or similar to balance the weight of the light fitting.

Another examples

Counter balance hanging lights fixtures

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My french plate with the Cross of Lorraine

Another examples of french plates

The Cross of Lorraine

Drawings of insignia – Circular 13 November 1943.

Admiral Thierry d’Argenlieu was responsible for the adoption of the cross by Free France in 1940. He wrote to de Gaulle that the Free French needed their own cross to stand against the Nazi swastika. In his general order of 3 [...]

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My Myotts Staffordshire “Royal Crown” salad plate Seville

This particular piece is a rimmed salad plate. It has an ivory background with fruit urns, a yellow band and blue scrolls. Some fruit in the urns is raised in a moriage style, done with enamel as opposed to clay, for added beauty.

Marked on bottom of plate with a crown over the oval which holds [...]

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