Child's Mug, Welsh Costumes Here is a child's black transferware mug, 3 inches tall. The design is Welsh Costumes. Five figures, male and female, appear in elaborate attire. Two different scenes appear.

Condition is excellent. There are no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or repairs. The base rim has one tiny flake. Gold banding decorates the base, rim, and handle.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Large Hand-Painted Stilton Stand Pedestal This large pedestalled dish was probably used for cheese, though it would be perfect as a large cake pedestal as well. It measures 12 inches wide by 3 inches tall

The hand-painted design is known as Persian Rose. All colors are quite deep: red, green and blue. The pearlware glaze is quite blue and irregular, evidence of its early potting.

Condition is very good. There is a small chip on the foot rim as pictured. Glaze is somewhat irregular as is often found with early pieces.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Scroddled Teapot, Pewter Lid Offered is a unique Staffordshire teapot measuring 9" wide by 7" tall. It has a pewter lid which works but is partially split at the hinge.

The teapot has a scroddled design in brown with yellow lustre.

It is in fine condition. There are no cracks. The lip of the spout shows one tiny flake on the bottom, and the yellow luster has some minor wear on the handle.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Ridgway Lavender Purple Transferware 7 1/2 Inch Plate, NAPIER, c. 1846 - 50 Presented is an impressive Staffordshire 7 1/2 inch plate in a chinoiserie design entitled Napier. Two potteries produced this pattern, J&G Alcock and J. Ridgway during the 1846 - 50 period. This one was made in the Ridgway pottery.

It is in excellent condition, free of all flaws. Note is great rim design which consists of dramatic scalloping and geometric design bordering. When plates ae displayed, unusual rim shapes add an interesting dimension.

The subject matter is also charming. It looks like the early Oriental interpretation of a children's play date. In the foreground a mother holds her child's hand as a servant shades both with a parasol. They stand at the bank of a river as the mother looks at another woman who approaches. The second woman holds her child's hand as a servant shades them with a parasol. They sit in a Chinese junk. Other aspects of the design are pagodas, a willow tree design, and more geometric patterning. Its backstamp includes pattern name and pottery initials.

The design is named for British Major General Sir Charles Napier who was the conquerer of Scinde in India, a province in Pakistan.


Manufacturer: J. Ridgway  

American Historical Staffordshire Purple Transferware Plate, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, c. 1831 -35 This large purple transferware American historical plate displays a view of Hartford, Connecticut. It was made in the pottery of Job and John Jackson. The pottery operated from 1831 to 1835.

Condition is excellent - no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or restoration.
Manufacturer: Jacksons Warranted, Staffordshire potters  

Clews American Historical Brown Transferware Plate, BAKERS FALLS, HUDSON RIVER, c. 1815 - 34 The 9 Inch diameter plate presented is done in brown transfer with a white border on the highly scalloped edge. Raised beading also frames the scene.

The American historical view shows Bakers Falls on the Hudson River. The river scene shows roiling waters. I couple stands on a large flat rock overlooking the river. The surround has the parrot border design for which the series is noted.

This is one of many scenes in the Picturesque Views series of the James and Ralph Clews pottery, which operated from 1815 to 1834.

The transfer is skillfully done in dark brown against white. Condition is excellent - no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or restoration.
Manufacturer: Clews, Staffordshire potter  

T. Mayer Two Color Transferware Staffordshire Plate, CANOVA, Black & Purple This gorgeous black and purple transferware 9 1/4 inch plate was made in the Thomas Mayer pottery which operated from 1826 to 1835. We love several aspects.

We love the irregularly scalloped rim. The tight scallops appear over the floral areas on the surround. These areas alternate with scenic river views each with a sailboat and classic urn. The scallops stretch on these areas to emphasize the scene. The surround is done in purple transfer.

We love the bi-color design.The scene in the center done in black features a large classic urn in a garden setting.

The design, Canova, is purported to honor an Italian artist by the pattern name who was cremated; hence the urn.

The back is marked with pattern name and pottery. Condition is excellent: no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or restorations.




Manufacturer: T. Mayer, Staffordshire 19th Century Potter  

Alcock Staffordshire Brown Transferware Soup Plate, POMPEII Here is a classic brown transferware flat rimmed soup plate measuring 9 inches wide by 1 1/4 inches tall. The pattern is entitled Pompeii. It was made in the John & George Alcock pottery, c. 1839 - 46.

The pattern features a classic urn which has female images on its side. The surroud has floral images with tiny foliates. The edge is scalloped.

This soup plate is in excellent condition, free of flaws.

Manufacturer: J. & G. Alcock  

Aesthetic Black Transferware Staffordshire Plate, Star Pattern in Purple, Black, Yellow Lustre Here is a great black transfer aesthetic plate in a star pattern. It measures 10 1/2 inches wide and is made of heavy ironstone with crazing that actually adds to the design rather than detracting from it.

The artist who added purple embellishments and yellow lustre to this black transfer design was quite skilled and extremely patient as judged by the accuracy of the additions. It is quite beautiful.

This plate bears the number of the artist plus some imprinted markings, one of which is a 1 over 64, which probably indicates that it was made during January of 1864.

Though it is transfered in black, its look emphasizes the purple. It would look great as part of a purple transferware collection. Condition is excellent - no chips, cracks, or stains.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

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  

Early Staffordshire Pink Transferware Plate, SICILIAN FLOWERS We present here a lovely floral Staffordshire 9 inch plate in vibrant pink transfer. The skillfully transferred and highly detailed. The pattern is entitled Sicilian Flowers. We have dealt in Staffordshire transferware for many years. This is the first time that we have seen this pattern.

Ths surround is bordered in white, highly scalloped, and dimensionally beaded. By its characteristics, we would date it to the 1820 - 30 period. The plate is in excellent condtion, free of chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, and restorations.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Ridgway Aesthetic Brown Transferware Soup Plate, INDUS Here is a flat rimmed soup plate, 9 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches. It was made in the Ridgway, Sparkes & Ridgway pottery in Hanley, which operated from 1873 - 9. The English Registry Mark dates this bowl to 1877.

It is in excellent condition, free of chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, and restorations.

The aesthetic design features waterfowl in a natural setting of reeds, cattails, bamboo, and flying birds. The edge has a bamboo band.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

BWM & Co. Flow Blue Plate, BYZANTIUM Presented is an 8 inch flow blue plate in the Byzantium pattern. It was made in the pottery of Brown, Westhead, Moore, & Co., which operated from 1862 - 1904. It bears the pottery's crown and garter backstamp with pottery initials.

Condition is excellent - no chips or cracks. The blue is quite dark against stark white.

The design features a tented encampment on the outskirts of a Middle Eastern City. Camels graze to the left as three people recline outdoors on a carpet. The surround has a cable design on linear patterning.

Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Staffordshire Mulberry Cup Plate, Chinoiserie Design Offered is an early mulberry cup plate, 4 inches wide. It is marked only with the imprinted word Ironstone and dates to the 1840s or 1850s.

It is in fine condition, bearing one potting point on the rim which held it in place in the kiln for firing - not damage. The flow is medium, and the color is black.
Manufacturer: Ninteenth Century Staffordshire potter  

Staffordshire Brown Transferware Cup Plate, SCROLL FROND Presented is a brown transfer cup plate made in the pottery of Charles Meigh and dating to 1835 - 1849. The design is entitled Scroll Frond Border.

It measures 4" wide and is in excellent condition, free of all flaws.

The design features the ruin of a gothic church in the background. In the foreground a man, dog, and boy appear to be engaged in fishing off a bluff by a river. The surround has a scrolling pattern on a dotted background. The design was named for this border rather than for the scene itself, which is more typical.

Our romantic Staffordshire brown and white china dates to the Nineteenth Century. We guarantee our antique transferware, ironstone, soft paste china, and creamware to be authentic antiques, accurately described.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Mayer Purple Transferware Plate, THE GEM The plate presented measures 6 1/2 inches wide, a hard-to-find size. The pattern is The Gem. It was made in the Thomas, John, and Joseph Mayer, 1843 - 55.

The most interesting aspect of this plate is the intricate pattern on the surround which consists of tiny foliate and moss-like webbing onto which are superimposed medallions showing scenes. They are small and jeweled, giving them the appearance of gems. The central scene has the typical romantic elements - peaceful river, classic building, framing elm, and two figures at water's edge.

Condition is excellent - no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or restorations. We have several matching plates. If you want to buy more than one, please email us so we can tell you how many we have on hand.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Brown Transferware Plate, Deer Here is a brown transferware porcelain plate measuring 7 inches wide. The scene features three deer before a castle. The rim has a band of yellow lustre. Its pattern is marked on the backstamp, Rural.

Condition is excellent - no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or repairs. The lustre band has a bit of wear.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Blue Transferware Oval Platter, UNIQUE This blue transferware platter measures 13 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. The design is that of a single rose accompanied by blossoms that appear to be passion flowers. Most interesting is the surround which has a bold zigzag pattern.

This platter is in excellent condition, free of chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, and restorations. The color is slightly different from most blue transfer hues. It is more blue-grey that most.

The design is entitled Unique; the potter is unknown. By its characteristics, we would date it to the mid-1800s.
Manufacturer: Staffordshire  

Staffordshire Elegant Pearlware Platter, TENDRIL Presented is an early pearlware blue transfer platter with a classic floral and vine pattern. This design was made in many potteries with slight variations in stylized florals and curling vines.

We believe this one was made in the Benjamin Adams pottery and that the design was called Tendril.

The platter is slightly scalloped and measures 17 inches wide by 11 1/2 inches tall. It is in fine condition with one short glaze rub on the rim and one small and shallow flake on the back of the rim which does not show from the front.

 

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  

Furnival Staffordshire Flow Blue Soup Plate, Shanghae Here is a flat rimmed soup plate in the Shanghae pattern. It measures 9 inches wide by 1 1/2 deep. Condition is excellent - no flaws.

It was made in the Furnival pottery and bears a backstamp with pattern name, pottery name, and imprinted mark. This bowl dates to the latter part of the 19th Century. The chinoiserie design is skillfully applied - quite pretty.
Manufacturer: Furnival pottery  

G. Phillips Large Staffordshire Brown Transferware Teapot, PARISIAN, c. 1838 - 48 The octagonal brown transfer teapot presented measures 10 1/2 inches long by 6 inches tall. The pattern is Parisian, a design featuring two women on the banks of a river. Styulized buildings including multple minarets appear on the far shore. A seaweed-like webbing serves ans a border on the top, bottom, and lid.

This pretty teapot is in excellent condition. We had one chip to the spout restored and the finial professionally reattached with perfect results.
Manufacturer: G. Phillips, Staffordshire potter  

Ridgway Aesthetic Brown Transferware Vegetable Tureen, DEVONSHIRE This great aesthetic brown transferware pattern is Devonshire. This is a vegetable tureen, 11 inches long by 5 1/2 inches high. The patterning has several scales of mini patterning, naturalistic scenes in frames and angular handles on both the lid and base. Patterning also decorates the interior.

It is in good condition with only one star bruise on the interior which does not permeate to the exterior.

It is marked with pattern name and pottery. This tureen dates to 1884.
Manufacturer: Ridgway, Stafordshire potter