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  

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  

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  

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 BORDER 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  

J. Wedgwood Large White Ironstone Staffordshire Platter, FIG SHAPE Here is a large Staffordshire ironstone platter in the prized Fig Shape. It measures 15 3/4 by 12 1/4 inches. The embossing or molding is quite sharp.

This platter was made in the John Wedge Wood pottery, a.k.a., J. Wedgwood. The backstamp plus the English registry mark are imprinted on the back side. It dates to 1856.

In is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. It has crazing but almost no utensil scratches, so glaze is very shiny, and the molded fruits and leaves are highly defined. Lines of veining on the foliates and curved lines on the fig fruit are evident.
Manufacturer: J. Wedgwood, Staffordshire potter  

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  

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