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English Delftware Blue & White Salt Cellar, C.1750 – 18th Century Hand Painted Octagonal Dish
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English Delftware Blue & White Salt Cellar, C.1750 – 18th Century Hand Painted Octagonal Dish

18th century
Description

A charming mid-18th century English Delft blue and white salt cellar, dating to around 1750.

Of octagonal form with gently raised sides, the interior is hand painted with a delicate floral spray in soft cobalt blue. The rim is edged with a repeating zig-zag border, while the exterior continues the foliate decoration — a lovely example of provincial English Delftware of the period.

The tin-glazed earthenware body has that slightly creamy tone and soft glaze pooling typical of early English Delft, giving it real warmth and character.

There is a small chip to the base, entirely commensurate with age and honest use. It does not detract from display and is consistent with 18th century examples of this type.

A beautifully decorative and collectible early table piece — perfect for a Delftware collection or as part of an 18th century tablescape.

Date: c.1750

Origin: England

Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)

Condition: Good antique condition with small base chip as noted

7.5cm x 9cm x 3.5cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
9cm (3.54")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
Declaration

Deja Vu St Leonards has dated this English Delftware Salt Cellar to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1196655
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Dealers Notes

53 Norman Road

St Leonards on sea

East Sussex

TN38 0EG

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Description
A charming mid-18th century English Delft blue and white salt cellar, dating to around 1750.
Of octagonal form with gently raised sides, the interior is hand painted with a delicate floral spray in soft cobalt blue.
Deja Vu St Leonards

The rim is edged with a repeating zig-zag border, while the exterior continues the foliate decoration — a lovely example of provincial English Delftware of the period.

fig 1. An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns.
fig 1. English Delftware Blue & White Salt Cellar, C.1750 – 18th Century Hand Painted Octagonal Dish

The tin-glazed earthenware body has that slightly creamy tone and soft glaze pooling typical of early English Delft, giving it real warmth and character.

There is a small chip to the base, entirely commensurate with age and honest use. It does not detract from display and is consistent with 18th century examples of this type.

fig 2. An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns.
fig 2. English Delftware Blue & White Salt Cellar, C.1750 – 18th Century Hand Painted Octagonal Dish

A beautifully decorative and collectible early table piece — perfect for a Delftware collection or as part of an 18th century tablescape.

Date: c.1750

Origin: England

Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)

Condition: Good antique condition with small base chip as noted

7.5cm x 9cm x 3.5cm

Height
7.5cm (2.95")
Width
9cm (3.54")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
Date of Manufacture

Deja Vu St Leonards has dated this English Delftware Salt Cellar to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1196655
Dealers Internal Ref
5
Deja Vu St Leonards
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2019
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Archive I An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns.

English Delftware Blue & White Salt Cellar, c.1750 – 18th Century Hand Painted Octagonal Dish

Archive II An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns. View IV
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St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN38 0EG
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An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns.
English Delftware Blue & White Salt Cellar, c.1750 – 18th Century Hand Painted Octagonal Dish
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An eighteenth-century octagonal English Delftware salt cellar crafted from tin-glazed earthenware and decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue botanical patterns.
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English Delftware refers to tin-glazed earthenware manufactured in Britain during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, heavily influenced by Dutch pottery and Chinese porcelain decorative styles.

Eighteenth-century salt cellars were typically press-moulded or thrown from earthenware clay, coated in an opaque white tin glaze, hand-painted with mineral oxides such as cobalt blue, and fired in a kiln.

Authentic pieces exhibit a distinct reddish or buff clay body beneath a soft tin glaze, characteristic hand-applied cobalt brushwork, and minor glaze flaking or pinholes along the rims.

Small ceramic salt cellars can be displayed on a sideboard, arranged inside glass-fronted cabinets, or repurposed on a bedside table as a trinket holder.

Tin-glazed ceramics should be cleaned gently using a soft cloth and lukewarm water without immersion, avoiding abrasive detergents and thermal shock.
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