CERAMICS
Rare set of Eight Porcelain Handled Table Knives #6088
This set of knives are probably by Meissen about 1740. They have a pistol grip with a basket weave design to the ends, five with scattered flowers and 3 with flowers and insects. The knife blades are made of steel and are original to the set. Some of the blades have a maker's mark of what looks like a portrait head. The mounts of the handle seem to be silver gilt. The tang goes through the ferrule and handle and there is a gilt finial on the other end which the tang rivets through. This was only done on early on. The knives are in excellent condition with some wear and oxidation to the gilding and the enameling, but there are no cracks or chips in the porcelain. Each knife is 9 1/2" in overall length, with the blades being about 5 1/2" to the ferrule.
This unusual set of eight is priced at $3650
This set of knives are probably by Meissen about 1740. They have a pistol grip with a basket weave design to the ends, five with scattered flowers and 3 with flowers and insects. The knife blades are made of steel and are original to the set. Some of the blades have a maker's mark of what looks like a portrait head. The mounts of the handle seem to be silver gilt. The tang goes through the ferrule and handle and there is a gilt finial on the other end which the tang rivets through. This was only done on early on. The knives are in excellent condition with some wear and oxidation to the gilding and the enameling, but there are no cracks or chips in the porcelain. Each knife is 9 1/2" in overall length, with the blades being about 5 1/2" to the ferrule.
This unusual set of eight is priced at $3650
Set of Matching Salt Glazes Plates #2852
Here is an opportunity to have a set of 12 English Staffordshire Salt-glaze Plates. These are 9" Dinner plates, and they are in excellent condition, with a couple having very minor edge flakes or tiny foot flakes. Some of the plates show some slight discoloration typically found in salt-glaze after the firing. There is no restoration or cracks in any of the set.
The set is priced at $7800
Here is an opportunity to have a set of 12 English Staffordshire Salt-glaze Plates. These are 9" Dinner plates, and they are in excellent condition, with a couple having very minor edge flakes or tiny foot flakes. Some of the plates show some slight discoloration typically found in salt-glaze after the firing. There is no restoration or cracks in any of the set.
The set is priced at $7800
19th Century Brown Stoneware Mug #5768
Here is a Brown Stoneware Mug, that probably dates from the second half of the 19th century. It is probably of Pennsylvania origin, and only has some minor surface imperfections. There are a couple of glaze separations along the ribs that happened in the firing, and there is one little glaze "stick" in the side of the body. There are no chips or cracks otherwise. It is 5 5/8" tall, and 3 7/8" in dia.
Price: $195
Here is a Brown Stoneware Mug, that probably dates from the second half of the 19th century. It is probably of Pennsylvania origin, and only has some minor surface imperfections. There are a couple of glaze separations along the ribs that happened in the firing, and there is one little glaze "stick" in the side of the body. There are no chips or cracks otherwise. It is 5 5/8" tall, and 3 7/8" in dia.
Price: $195
Ralph Wood Staffordshire Spill Holders #3198
This is a wonderful pair of Ralph Wood Staffordshire spill holders, in the form of a stag and a doe that probably date from the 1780's. There is only the most minor restoration that has been done to the stag's antlers, and there are a couple of minute glaze flakes on some of the outer edges of the composition. They are about 5" high, and 5 1/2" long.
Price: $4650
This is a wonderful pair of Ralph Wood Staffordshire spill holders, in the form of a stag and a doe that probably date from the 1780's. There is only the most minor restoration that has been done to the stag's antlers, and there are a couple of minute glaze flakes on some of the outer edges of the composition. They are about 5" high, and 5 1/2" long.
Price: $4650