Rare Davenport Three Color Transferware Plate, MULETEER We are pleased to offer a rare tri-color transferware large plate in the Muleteer pattern. It was made in the Staffordshire pottery of Davenport and dates to 1836.

One seldom finds transfer designs in three colors. Usually, added coloration is done by hand-painting or clobbering. This is not clobbered. The colors are all done by transfer. One can see this by viewing the close-up pictures. Note the dotting.

The main transfer color is blue, which is used for the surround as well as for the water and mountains in the scene. The land and figures are done in black transfer. Green is used for the trees, grass, and other foliates.

This distinctive plate is quite large, measuring 10 1/4 inches wide and is in excellent condition, free of chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, and restorations.
It bears the pottery's transfer backstamp and imprinted anchor mark.

The Muleteer design features a figure leading a pack mule down a path beside a waterfall. Behind are mountains and buildings with high towers. The surround has foliates, birds in flight and flowers on a stippled ground.

Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Wooliscroft Two Color Transferware Plate, EON in Blue and Purple Presented is a heavy ironstone plate, 8 1/2 inches wide. It is a bi-color transfer in green and red.

The pattern is Eon, a design featuring a rural windmill setting. The center, done in green, depicts several figures at a rural encampment. A windmill appears behind. The surround has scenic areas that alternate with windmill views in red. The place is twelve-sided and bordered on the edge.

This plate was made in the pottery of George Wooliscroft. It dates to 1851 - 64. Condition is excellent - no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or restorations.
Circa: 1851-64
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Wm. Ridgway Rare Bi-Color Pink & Brown Transferware Plate, ETRUSCAN FESTOON Here is a two-color transferware Staffordshire plate from the William Ridgway and Co. pottery. It dates to 1835. We love these colors! It is transfer printed in pink and black. It is a floral pattern plate with white floral images against the pink stippled ground with festoons in black connecting with flowers. The rim is elaborately scalloped, bordered and beaded in black.

It measures 9 1/4 inches wide. Condition is very good. There is one flaw on the back side, a small chip to the foot ring as pictured. It is marked with pattern name and pottery initials within an elaborate vase backstamp.


Manufacturer: William Ridgway & Co.  

Two Color Transferware Staffordshire 9" Plate. Charles James Mason & Co., 1845-8, Blue & Black I can't gush enough about the beauty of this plate. The pattern, Basket, consists of a central floral basket in black transfer against white. It is framed within a circle of blue scrolling followed by a lavish band of blue stippling with bleck and white flowers. Toward the rim is a band of black transfer along a dimensionally beaded rim which is also bordered in white. Adding yet another dimension is the sculptured design of the rim. Wow!

It measure 9 inches in diameter unless one measures point to point on the rim decoration. Then, it measures 9 1/2 inches wide. It is in great shape, free of chips and cracks. The glaze is entirely shiny. Upon very close examination of the back side, one can see a small tick to the edge which does not show from the front.

This plate bears a transferware stamp from its potter, Charles James Mason & Co., whose pottery operated from 1845 to 1848. I believe, however, that a mistake was made by the person who transfered the design. It is marked "Persian" when the pattern is actually "Basket." Those doing the transfering were usually illiterate women and children, so one can understand how this might happen. I have four of these beauties. Each will be listed separately because each needs its condition to be described.
Circa: 1845 - 8
Manufacturer: Charles James Mason & Co.  

Masons Bi-Color Transferware Staffordshire Plate, Blue & Black, BASKET, c. 1845 - 8 I can't gush enough about the beauty of this plate. The pattern, Basket, consists of a central floral basket in black transfer against white. It is framed within a circle of blue scrolling followed by a lavish band of blue stippling with bleck and white flowers. Toward the rim is a band of black transfer along a dimensionally beaded rim which is also bordered in white. Adding yet another dimension is the sculptured design of the rim. Wow!

It measure 9 inches in diameter unless one measures point to point on the rim decoration. Then, it measures 9 1/2 inches wide.

The only condition issues to mention is a little bit of rubbing to the very tips of three of the edge points, mentioned for accuracy. There are also two chips to the underside foot ring, which would only be seen if the plate was upended.

For some reason, this plate is hard to photograph well. For this one, I took the pictures outside by natural light. I want the viewer to be able to see the detail.
This plate bears a transferware stamp from its potter, Charles James Mason & Co., whose pottery operated from 1845 to 1848. I believe, however, that a mistake was made by the person who transfered the design. It is marked "Persian" when the pattern is actually "Basket." Those doing the transfering were usually illiterate women and children, so one can understand how this might happen.

I have listed four of these plates, each separately.
Circa: 1845-8
Manufacturer: Charles James Mason & Co.  

CJ Mason Bi-Color Transferware Staffordshire Plate, Basket, c. 1845 - 8, Blue & Black I can't gush enough about the beauty of this plate. The pattern, Basket, consists of a central floral basket in black transfer against white. It is framed within a circle of blue scrolling followed by a lavish band of blue stippling with bleck and white flowers. Toward the rim is a band of black transfer along a dimensionally beaded rim which is also bordered in white. Adding yet another dimension is the sculptured design of the rim. Wow!

It measure 9 inches in diameter unless one measures point to point on the rim decoration. Then, it measures 9 1/2 inches wide. It is in very good antique condition. The only issue to mention are two little flakes on the back side of two of the points on the edge. I have included natural light pictures of this plate and close-ups of the tiny flakes.

This plate bears a transferware stamp from its potter, Charles James Mason & Co., whose pottery operated from 1845 to 1848. I believe, however, that a mistake was made by the person who transfered the design. It is marked "Persian" when the pattern is actually "Basket." Those doing the transfering were usually illiterate women and children, so one can understand how this might happen.

Four of these plates are listed separately.
Circa: 1845-8
Manufacturer: Charles James Mason  

E. Challinor Two Color Staffordshire Transferware Platter, Green and Brown, SCIRO, c. 1862 - 70 This gorgeous bi-color, green and brown transferware Staffordshire platter was made in the Edward Challinor pottery. It dates to the 1862 - 70 period. The central river scene is done in extremely fine detail in dark brown.

The surround, done in two tones of green, light and medium, features elaborate scrolling.

There are no chips or cracks. Some utensil marks and glaze irregularities are evident. It is marked with the Challinor backstamp and pattern name, Sciro.

The platter measures 16 by just shy of 12 inches.
Circa: 1860s
Manufacturer: Challilnor pottery  

Mayer Two Color Transferware Platter, Black & Blue, BARONIAL HALLS, c. 1843 - 55 We offer here a large bi-color transferware platter, 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. This pretty platter has a sharply transferred design in black. It shows a large mansion with a family scene before it. There, the baron of the pattern name greets his son who stands with the family hounds. The baron and baroness ride horses as a servant leads her steed. The surround, done in medium blue, has a linear pattern.

The octagonal platter has everted ribs on the surround. The backstamp gives the pattern name and pottery. The pattern is entitled Baronial Halls. It was made in the Thomas John and Joseph pottery, c. 1843 - 55.

It is in excellent condition, free of chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, and restorations.
Manufacturer: T. J. & J. Mayer