Ceramics

Ceramics are among the most frequently collected antiques. Items made from earthernware (pottery) or porcelain (hard or soft paste) can serve functional roles such as tablewares, serving implements, vases and jugs or as ornaments, especially figures.

They usually have some form of decoration, either painted or transfer-printed, that is covered in transparent or coloured glaze. Ceramics are often catalogued by the name of their manufacturer or factory such as Meissen, Worcester, Doulton, Wedgwood and Sèvres.


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Rozenburg porcelain gets to the art of the matter and Zsolnay hits its peak

07 October 2024

Among the hundreds of new products launched at the Exposition Universelle in 1900 was the so-called eggshell porcelain, produced by the Rozenburg Royal Delftware Factory in the Hague.

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Moorcroft pottery collection provides focus on prime period works

07 October 2024

Moorcroft pottery collection offered in Essex saleroom had a great focus on signed wares of the initial Macintyre era when the designer was at his prime

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Sèvres painter shows his talent

07 October 2024

There were plenty of potential takers for a Sèvres cup and saucer from the 1840s which came under the hammer at Hargesheimer (28% buyer’s premium) in Dusseldorf on September 11-14.

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Sale of Goods or Limitation: which Act should take precedence for ownership?

07 October 2024

I was very interested (as always) to read the article by Milton Silverman in ATG No 2658 concerning the saga of the tile that had once belonged to the V&A museum.

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Martin face jug ‘we trust you will like’

07 October 2024

Not only was this Robert Wallace Martin (1843-1923) stoneware ‘face’ jug deemed an excellent example of its type, but it was sold with a hand-written letter to David Oxen Esq, the original buyer of the jug in 1914.

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Art Nouveau & Art Deco previews including a Birmingham Guild brass panel

07 October 2024

A selection of upcoming lots focusing on stand-out items from two key design movements

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Tinworth? Doulton Lambeth? That rings a bell

07 October 2024

Designed by George Tinworth, c.1885, this Doulton Lambeth spill vase commemorates the first transatlantic phone call between the UK and the US.

Edwin Beer Fishley vase

‘The largest selection of Fishley pottery to be included in a single auction’

03 October 2024

An impressive array of North Devon pottery dating from the 18th to the 20th century comes for sale at Chilcotts in Honiton on October 12.

Wedgwood George VI coronation mug

'Unique' yellow coronation mug sets record for a Ravilious ceramic

01 October 2024

A rare colourway of the Ravilious for Wedgwood coronation mug took a bid of £13,500 at Gildings – a record price for Ravilious ceramics.

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Empire period Sèvres centrepiece surfaces in Ostend

23 September 2024

This Sèvres porcelain basket-shaped centrepiece was one of the highlights in a sale held by Ostantix Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) in Ostend on September 3-4.

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Pope’s ‘planet pottery’ finds space to be loved

23 September 2024

Founders Antiques is an online business which specialises in English period furniture, art and 20th century design. Proprietor Steve Foulkes was contacted by the family of the potter, Isabella Pope, who died in the 1990s.

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Poole Pottery plates take their place at popular event

23 September 2024

One of the most popular fairs in the Grandma’s Attic seven-venue portfolio across southern England is in Woking.

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Final Flower collection sale comes up with a coveted Crealock Minton classic

16 September 2024

The vulture and serpent teapot designed for Minton by the Victorian soldier, artist and writer Colonel Henry Hope Crealock in 1874, is considered the most coveted of all majolica teapots.

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Panamanian slipware dishes up a shock

16 September 2024

A recent sale held by Auctions at Showplace (20% buyer’s premium) included an early work from the Panamanian National Pottery School.

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Roman bust thought to be an emperor stands out at auction

09 September 2024

Encouraging results of two-day sale in Colchester suggests the traditional quiet period provides good selling opportunities

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Bidders sense the feel of Vincennes in a fine floral display

09 September 2024

An attractive lot catalogued as “a fine and rare pair of 18th century European porcelain flower pots probably Meissen or Sèvres … with porcelain flowers. 7in (17 cm) high” appeared at Hampshire saleroom Hannam’s (23% buyer’s premium) on August 20.

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Meissen figure of Count Brühl’s Tailor cuts a sartorial dash at Salisbury auction

04 September 2024

Standing at 17in (43cm) high, the overly confident swagger of this eccentric bewigged gentleman is evident.

2659 AR Dore & Rees Maiolica

Rare Italian Renaissance Deruta maiolica charger shines at Somerset auction

03 September 2024

Despite its poor condition, an early 16th century Deruta maiolica portrait charger has sold for 15 times its estimate at auction in Somerset.

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A lawyer writes: Tale of a tile tussle sparked by ownership rights

02 September 2024

Islamic artefact about to appear at auction was once part of V&A collection

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Richard Winterton sells studio pottery collection ‘lovingly put together’

02 September 2024

A collection of 69 lots of studio pottery accumulated over 30 years by a Staffordshire woman totalled over £10,000.

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