Antique Staffordshire Potteries Display Plate A rare, antique porcelain plate from Jones Shepherd & Co of the Staffordshire Potteries of England.

Beautiful, fluted plate having a flower-shaped, white center background with scalloped edges and gold trim. Pretty pink and purple flowers are displayed against the white, along with a scatter of autumn leaves. A cobalt blue & gold border frames the center. The cobalt blue is decorated with three sets of gold designs. A lovely, scalloped rim with gold trim enhances the plates beauty.

Pattern name: Buttercup
Marks: JS & Co in the Stafford Knot
Size: 7 1/8"
Circa: 1867-1868
Condition: Very good with surface scratches, and fading to the gold, especially along the rim.
Manufacturer: Jones Shepherd & Co England  

Antique Wood & Son Mayflower Demitasse Tea Cup A pretty, 19th Century demitasse tea cup by Enoch Wood and Son in their lovely "Mayflower" pattern. The Mayflower design features flowers in pink, yellow and blue, along with light brown leaves and vines. Tea cup has fluted sides and a double scroll handle. It is highlighted by bright gold trim on its handle and rim.

Tea cup stands 2 3/8" high, and is 2 3/8" wide. It is in very good condition. It bears the English Registry number of 143322, dating to 1890.


Manufacturer: Wood & Son  

John Maddock and Sons Hand Painted Roses Compote A rare & truly beautiful work of art hand painted so many years ago! A John Maddock & Sons England Royal semi porcelain compote!

This wonderful compote with fluted corners features an eye-appealing, serene setting of three, full red roses amidst a bed of lush foliage. Incorporated into the design (and inverted) are the artist's initials: "J R". Framing the design is a wide, light green border.

This compote measures 7 3/4" wide and stands 4 1/8" high. It is in very good condition with some normal age crazing. It was produced between 1891-1912.

A piece like this doesn't come up very often!
Manufacturer: John Maddock England  

Antique Souvenir Hat Pin Holder Palace of Agriculture A very rare, and beautifully hand painted hat pin holder, featuring the Palace of Agriculture Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition 1909.

All designs on this wonderful piece are hand painted. The colors are rich and vibrant, and many of the designs are outlined in gold moriage.

In gold cartouché, the Palace of Agriculture is displayed on the front of the holder. Just below it, a lone iris stands out among a bed of tall grasses, while a Japanese girl sits quietly nearby.

On the back, a trio of lovely pink flowers with gold moriage trim, grace the top border. Below them, a scenic view of a pair of homes in the hills beside the ocean, and a flock of birds in the sky.

The top of the holder is painted in the popular rust color, with a scatter of gold stars. There are 13 holes for hat pins. One large center hole, 4 small ones surrounding that, and 8 medium size ones around the end.

This lovely hat pin holder was produced by Masahiro Furuya Co in Yokohama, Japan. It stands 4 1/4" high, and is 2 3/8" wide at the base. It is in very good condition.


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A brief note of history:

Masahiro Furuya was born in 1863, and came to Seattle, WA from Yokohama in 1890. He was an educated man, and he first worked as an apprentice tailor in a grocery store in St Louis. In 1892, he opened his own grocery store, and then in 1896, he opened a branch of his store in Yokohama. In 1900, he built the Furuya Building in Seattle to house the main office and retail outlet of the M. Furuya Company, which was originally an import-export firm. This allowed him to expand his inventory, and he also sold Japanese art there. Masahiro Furuya, for a time, was a successful and very influential business leader, and was once considered the pre-eminent Japanese businessman in the Pacific Northwest.
Circa: 1909
Manufacturer: Masahiro Furuya Co  

Antique Staffordshire Blue Onion Small Platter Late 19th Century Staffordshire England small oval serving platter in their popular and very lovely Blue Onion pattern.

Size: 10" x 8".
Condition: Platter has crazing, some age discoloration, and a manufacturer's blemish at the rim.
Circa: English Registy Number 563, dating to 1884.

Circa: 1884
Manufacturer: Staffordshire England  

Antique Haviland Limoges Porcelain Footed Bowl A lovely, antique porcelain bowl from France with hand painted floral and a wide, peach-colored band. Highlighted with gold trim.

Manufactured by H & Co Haviland Limoges between the years of 1879-1889.

Bowl stands 2 3/4" tall and is 6" wide. It is in very good condition, with having a glaze miss along inner edge and fading of the gold trim.


Manufacturer: Limoges  

Antique Hand Painted Limoges France Porcelain Plate Beautifully hand painted antique Limoges, Leon Sazerat porcelain plate. (1891-1900)

8 ½" plate with an array of lovely pink blossoms and trailing foliage on a soft green background. Sweeps of brush-stroked rays fan out around the porcelain border to an elegant, wavy rim trimmed in gold.

The artist's initials are on the back in tiny gold lettering beside the letter "A", which is turned sideways. Artist's initials appear to be M. L. H.

This wonderful plate is in great condition!
Manufacturer: Limoges