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Aesthetic Transferware

19th Century Staffordshire Aesthetic Movement Transferware Platter, ‘Formosa’
By Thomas Furnival & Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Aesthetic Movement platter, Thomas Furnival & Sons, Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, circa
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Earthenware

Powell Bishop & Stoner English Aesthetic Movement Transferware Platter Honfleur
By Powell, Bishop & Stonier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Aesthetic Movement transferware platter by Powell, Bishop & Stonier, Hanley, Staffordshire
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Earthenware

Powell Bishop & Stoner English Aesthetic Movement Transferware Platter Honfleur
By Powell, Bishop & Stonier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Aesthetic Movement transferware platter by Powell, Bishop & Stonier, Hanley, Staffordshire
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Earthenware

Brown Wedgewood Transferware wall plates England, 1880s
By Wedgewood
Located in Milan, IT
Set of Three Brown Wedgewood Transferware wall plates England, 1880s The smaller wall plates
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Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Splendid Brown Transferware Cake stand, England, 1880s
Located in Milan, IT
Beautiful Gardens scene Brown Transferware Cake stand, England, 1880s
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Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Ceramic

Doulton Burslem England Large Porcelain Brown Transferware Umbrella Stand
By Doulton Burslem
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Late 19th c. Doulton Burslem England Large Porcelain Brown Transferware Umbrella Stand. Aesthetic
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Urns

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Porcelain

English Arts and Crafts Transferware Pottery Tile
Located in New York, NY
English Arts and Crafts transferware pottery tile, late 19th-early 20th century, featuring
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Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Decorative Art

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Pottery

Copeland Spode English 'Patricia' Chintz Floral Transferware Dinner Plates, S/6
By Copeland Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six dinner plates in the floral ‘Patricia’ pattern, Copeland Spode, England, circa 1912-1940. Often referred to as the ‘Rose Chintz’ pattern, showing a complex sheet trans...
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Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Early 20th C Huge Lot of Dinnerware by Homer Laughlin & Frederick Rhead 480 Pcs
By Frederick Rhead, Homer Laughlin
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Virginia Rose with no transferware just a simple scalloped edge with an embossed decoration in the same
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Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Gold

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Seletti "Hybrid-Smeraldina" Porcelain Teapot
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Seletti 'Hybrid-Leonia' Coffee Cup with Saucer in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Kartell Jolly Side Table in Light Blue by Paolo Rizzatto
By Paolo Rizzatto, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A completely transparent small side table in the perfect size: 40 x 40 x 40 cm. Colourful, practical, safe and functional, Jolly is a versatile and fun side table made of transparent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables

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Plastic

Unique Pink and White Glazed Ceramic Tulipiere or Flower Vase
By Kaley Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Unique, hand-crafted pastel pink & white glazed ceramic flower vase or tulipiere, entitled "Dead Flower Pot" by Toronto-based artist and designer Kaley Flowers. Also known as tulip...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique English Hand-Painted Ridgway Ironstone Imari Decor Platter
By J & W Ridgway
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine antique English hand-painted ironstone Imari decor platter with extraordinarily colorful "Imari" pattern. "Fraction-style" painted pattern number attributes maker of platter ...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

Pearl Royale Platinum, Diamond, Sapphire and Pearl Vibrator Sculpture
By Colin Burn Art
Located in Halls Head, Western Australia
The Pearl Royale is without a doubt the world's most luxurious vibrator ever created. Crafted by Australian jewelry artist Colin Burn for his Treasure The Erotic collection, the Pear...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Victorian Collectible Jewelry

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Platinum

Wedgwood 10 English Dessert Plates Design "Burleigh" Blue Transferware Decor
By Wedgwood
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. An e...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Bohemian Bronze and Beaded Glass Peacock Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Bohemian painted bronze and glass jeweled Peacock Lamp on a marble base. Takes a single candle bulb.
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Vintage 1950s Czech Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal

C.1950's Théodore Haviland "Gold Encrusted Hearts" 21pc Porcelain Dinnerware Set
By Theodore Haviland
Located in Thiensville, WI
C.1940's - 1950's Théodore Haviland "Milford" "gold encrusted hearts" 21pc porcelain dinnerware set. This beautiful dinnerware set comes with 21 individual pieces: 1 oblong/oval s...
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Vintage 1950s American American Classical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique English Staffordshire Transferware Serving Creamer Jug Pitcher
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 20th century Staffordshire transferware porcelain jug or pitcher featuring an English landscape in black, originally designed by James Cutts for W. Adams & Sons, and a yello...
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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of 14 Dinner Plates by Royal Cauldon England in a Rose Pattern
By Cauldon
Located in valatie, NY
Set of 14 Dinner Plates by Royal Cauldon England in a Rose Pattern. Pattern: Z1302. This is a discontinued pattern. These porcelain plates are a suitable size for the main course of ...
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Early 20th Century English Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

2 Antique 19th Century English Samuel Alcock Blue Gold Floral Cups & Saucers
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
"Four piece set of antique mid 19th century Samuel Alcock porcelain tea / coffee cups and saucers featuring turquoise blue with florals and gold gilding. Samuel Alcock (1799–1848)...
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Tea Sets

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Porcelain

French Creil et Montereau Transferware Rebus Puzzle Dessert Plates, Set of 6
By Creil et Montereau
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six French rebus puzzle dessert plates, transfer printed in black on a white earthenware body. When solved, the picture puzzle spells out a wise saying or maxim, 19th centur...
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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Earthenware

A Victorian Continental Silver Pepperette In The Form of An Owl With Glass Eyes
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Continental Silver Pepper Peperette In The Form of An Owl With Glass Eyes. A lovely 19th century (Victorian era) German silver pepperette or pounce pot (used to contain fine sand ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Tableware

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Silver

French 19th Century Floral 102 Piece Dinner Service
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderful collection of 102 pieces of transferware dinner service from Paris, France. Stamped on the bottom of each piece is 'Chapelle Paris Medaille 1844, 19 Boult des Italians. ...
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Antique 19th Century French Serving Pieces

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Porcelain

Pair of Early 20th Century Ceramic Barbotine Seashells Wall Hanging Plates
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful pair of Majolica wall hanging plates was sculpted in France, circa 1920. Perfect for a seaside beach home, these colorful ceramic plates are embellished with seashells ...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Art

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Majolica

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Aesthetic Movement Minton Pitcher or Jug
By Minton
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Aesthetic Movement Minton pitcher or jug decorated with transferware geometric shapes in red
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Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Pitchers

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Pottery

Pair Japanese Blue & White Squeare Platters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of circa 1920 Japanese blue & white transferware platters. Mountain and forest scene
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Early 20th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Ceramics

19th Century Staffordshire Aesthetic Movement Transferware Platter, ‘Gordon’
By E.&C. Challinor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An aesthetic movement platter, E. & C. Challinor, Fenton, Staffordshire, England, circa 1862-1891
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Earthenware

19th Century Aesthetic Movement Transferware Sandringham Pattern Drainer
By Bodley & Sons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Staffordshire drainer in the aesthetic taste, the Sandringham pattern, made by Bodley & Harold
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

19th Century Staffordshire Aesthetic Movement Kioto Pattern Transferware Drainer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A transferware drainer in the Aesthetic Movement’s Kioto pattern, Powell, Bishop & Stonier, Hanley
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

Aesthetic Movement Victorian Transferware Aquatic Pattern Plates, Set of Four
By John Heath Davis (JHD)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four Victorian Era black transferware plates by John Heath Davis, (JHD), Hanley
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Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Earthenware

19th Century Adderley Staffordshire Floral Transferware Oyster Plate
By William Adderley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce and quite lovely six well Oyster plate made by William Adderley, Langton, Staffordshire, England, circa 1880. Transfer printed and hand colored in a delicate floral. Marked ...
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Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics

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Ceramic

William Adderley English Staffordshire Floribella Transferware Asparagus Server
By William Adderley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce asparagus serving platter made by William Adderley, Longton, Staffordshire, England, circa 1880. A transfer printed pattern of wild flower bouquets and butterflies strewn...
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Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Earthenware

Mintons 'Connaught Japan' Polychrome Transferware Sauce Boats, Pair
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of three-piece sauce boats with lids and underplates, Mintons, Stoke, Staffordshire, England, circa 1873-1878. In the Connaught Japan pattern, a polychrome transfer showing...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces

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Earthenware

English Staffordshire Transferware Child’s ABC Clock Teaching Plate, Brown
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Staffordshire, England, a Children’s teaching plate, circa 1880-1900. This charming ABC plate is printed in a dimensional, geometric fan pattern, showing the entire alphabet,...
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Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Toys and Dolls

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Stoneware

British Aesthetic Ceramic Tiles, Set of Twelve
By William Morris (English)
Located in New York, NY
British Aesthetic movement ceramic transferware tiles, twelve, various makers, various dates
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Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Architectural Elements

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Ceramic

19th Century Staffordshire Chintz Memphis Pattern Transferware Ironstone Drainer
By Cauldon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English ironstone drainer in a Chintz sheet pattern transfer, circa mid-1800s. Pierced pottery drainers were meant to sit in a platter, allowing the meat or fish juices to drai...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

Antique Aesthetic Movement English Porcelain Staffordshire Tureen, circa 1870
By Royal Staffordshire Ceramics 1
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Aesthetic Movement English Staffordshire transferware porcelain lidded tureen features
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Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Staffordshire Aesthetic Movement Loochoo Pattern Drainer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A transferware drainer in the Aesthetic Movement’s Loochoo pattern, Powell & Bishop, Hanley
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

19th Century Staffordshire Pearlware Transfer Childs Name Plate, Elizabeth
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A 19th century Staffordshire transferware pearlware childs name plate, most likely a Christening
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pottery

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Ceramic

19th Century Staffordshire Aesthetic Movement Transferware Platter, 'Alaska'
By Whitaker & Co., Ltd.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Aesthetic Movement platter, Whitaker & Co, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, circa 1886-1892
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Earthenware

English Ironstone Sepia Transferware Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plate
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a service. A charming Aesthetic Movement floral pattern of blooming Dogwood branches with a
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

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Ironstone

Monumental Brown Transferware Serving Plate, England, 1880s
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental brown transferware serving plate, England, 1880s With original hanging wires.
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Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

Materials

Ceramic

English Staffordshire Transferware Child’s ABC Clock Teaching Plate, Blue
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Staffordshire, England, a children’s teaching plate, circa 1880-1900. This charming ABC plate is printed in a dimensional, geometric fan pattern, showing the entire alphabet, n...
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Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Toys and Dolls

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Stoneware

Wedgwood "Aesthetic Movement" Creamware Soup Tureen
By Wedgwood
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This charming Aesthetic Movement Wedgwood Creamware footed soup tureen is decorated in a brown and
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Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Soup Tureens

English 19th Century Pair of Aesthetic Movement Platters
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of delightful antique ironstone transferware platters attributed to Mason’s of Staffordshire
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Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware

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Ironstone

English Staffordshire Ironstone Elsmore & Forster Harlequin Theater Jug
By Elsmore & Forster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An oversize white ironstone Staffordshire jug or ewer with hand-colored, transferware images of
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Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers

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Ironstone

Porcelain Transferware Footbath
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Large porcelain footbath with transfer decor in the aesthetic manner; vivid colors
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Antique 19th Century English Serving Bowls

Porcelain Transferware Footbath
Porcelain Transferware Footbath
H 8.5 in W 23 in D 14.5 in
19th Century Mintons Aesthetic Movement Ducks Porcelain Gustav Leonce
By Minton
Located in London, United Kindgom
designs for Minton fro production in transferware. This plate is hand painted (not transferware) which
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Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Aesthetic Transferware For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the aesthetic transferware you’re looking for. Frequently made of ceramic, earthenware and stoneware, every aesthetic transferware was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer aesthetic transferware, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each aesthetic transferware bearing hallmarks is very popular. Staffordshire, William Adderley and Bodley & Sons each produced at least one beautiful aesthetic transferware that is worth considering.

How Much is a Aesthetic Transferware?

Prices for an aesthetic transferware start at $235 and top out at $1,265 with the average selling for $453.

A Close Look at aesthetic-movement Furniture

In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.

The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.

The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.

Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.

The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.

Find a collection of antique Aesthetic Movement seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture and antiques on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.