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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News in brief including a superb Moorcroft selection on offer

02 September 2024

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including Sworders offering a major collection of Moorcroft pottery.

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Partridge holds extra studio pottery sales to meet demand

02 September 2024

Adam Partridge's (20% buyer’s premium) latest Studio Ceramics sale held in Macclesfield proved a popular auction, with over 680 lots fought over by 500 online registrants and 40 room bidders.

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Five questions with John Andrews of Scottow Antiques

02 September 2024

John Andrews is the owner of Scottow Antiques and a partner in Classic Antique Fairs. Its next event runs from September 20-22 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.

Moorcroft ‘Florian Ware’ vase

Macintyre Moorcroft Florian Ware 'peacock' vase shows off at West Sussex auction

29 August 2024

The most sought after pieces of Moorcroft are signed by either William or Walter, and for William date from the earlier period of production from 1897-1912.

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Rare Vincennes porcelain flowers raise their heads at Selborne auction

27 August 2024

A rare lot catalogued as ‘a pair of 18th century European porcelain flower pots probably Meissen or Sèvres… with porcelain flowers’ emerged at Hannam’s Fine Antiques & Collectables sale on August 20.

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George Jones generates majolica animal magic

27 August 2024

The 14in (35cm) high giraffe and stag centrepiece, designed at the peak of the majolica boom c.1875, is considered the most coveted of all George Jones models.

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Boy on tortoise comes out of its shell at £18,000

19 August 2024

A rare Royal Doulton prototype model of a ‘Boy on a Tortoise’ found in a modest house in Rickmansworth has sold for an impressive £18,000.

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How Wedgwood attempted to achieve the ‘apex of perfection’

19 August 2024

Vases tell the story of an obsession to recreate a celebrated antiquity

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Puss Pushkin immortalised as pottery thanks to Agnete Hoy

19 August 2024

Agnete Hoy (1914-2000) brought her own distinctive style to the ailing Doulton Lambeth factory, reviving the traditional decorative methods of earlier artists to make contemporary stonewares from 1952 until the studio closed in 1957.

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Penzance saleroom Lay's stage inaugural studio pottery auction

14 August 2024

Lay’s inaugural 'Studio Pottery Sale' is due to take place on September 6 in Penzance.

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Du Paquier porcelain packs in plenty of interest for bidders

12 August 2024

Examples of products by Viennese factory founded 10 years after Meissen prove popular purchases

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Buyer chooses Choisy-le-Roi

05 August 2024

Following the Franco-Prussian War, when Alsace-Lorraine was annexed by Germany, workers at the Sarreguemines factory rejected German nationality and brought important technical skills and artistry to Choisy-le-Roi.

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Twelve hours selling a single owner collection… a day on the tiles

05 August 2024

Huge Roger Hensman collection sale in Stourbridge featured up to 10,000 examples sold in 859 lots

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Cactus vase pricked out in Denver

05 August 2024

The latest sale of Fine & Decorative Arts at Morphy’s (20% buyer’s premium) in Denver, Pennsylvania featured many good examples of Amphora and Zsolnay.

Minton majolica box

Possible Dresser Minton majolica box takes flight in Sussex sale

02 August 2024

Appearing at Gorringe’s in Lewes, East Sussex this week was a small Minton majolica box and cover catalogued as ‘possibly after a design by Christopher Dresser’.

Clarice Cliff Football Vase

Single-owner Clarice Cliff collection brings dash of colour to Newcastle auction

26 July 2024

A ‘Football’ pattern hexagonal vase was among the highlights at the sale of a single owner Clarice Cliff collection sale at Anderson & Garland this week.

Knights' jug

Remarkable British medieval jug flies to eight times estimate

22 July 2024

An outstanding example of British medieval pottery sold as part of the Stanley F Goldfein collection of ceramics drew fervent bidding at a recent US auction.

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Second staging of Classic Antique Fair impresses

22 July 2024

Among the attractions of the Classic Antique Fairs in Birmingham staged from July 12-14 was the eye-catching display of dealership M&D Moir featuring a pair of powder pink vases by Franz Pallme König (c.1890).

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Voters drank a toast to Lord Anson (with him paying)

22 July 2024

Election fever in the UK is behind us but collectors of political memorabilia might vote for a 19th century Spode electioneering jug for sale at the Long Melford Antiques Fair in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, August 7.

Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian galleon tile

‘A lifelong labour of love’: Hensman tile collection sells at marathon sale in Stourbridge

17 July 2024

Most tile collectors tend to specialise in a particular area – a favourite factory, a period, a designer or a chosen subject matter. Roger Hensman was passionate about the subject in all its forms.

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