What forms turn up most often?

Small to medium table and tea wares. Bowls lead the titles, then dishes, tureens, platters and saucers, with tea, coffee and dessert wares and full services close behind. Figures and figurines are the main non-table group, running to roughly a tenth of the listings.

Which factory names appear most?

Mason's is the most persistent name in the samples, its ironstone covering nearly every table form from cider mug and porringer to soup tureen and meat platter. Worcester is the other constant, spread across successive periods, with Royal Worcester in thirty-three titles. Georgian and Regency porcelain brings in New Hall, Spode, Ridgway, Davenport, Coalport, Machin, Yates and Swansea.

Is Chinese porcelain part of this category?

Yes, though a modest share. Chinese export, famille rose, Canton and rose medallion, Nanking, Kangxi and Qianlong pieces all appear, along with Japanese Arita and Imari bowls and chargers. The Asian wares supply most of the largest single vessels quoted by size, including punch bowls and rose medallion bowls measured at 15.5, 16 and 19 inches across.

How are these pieces dated in listings?

The dated field spans 1700 to 1960. Fewer than half the listings carry a clean year; the rest sit under century labels, decade labels or reign words. "19th Century" is the single largest bucket, with "18th Century" next. Georgian, Regency and Victorian are used as period shorthand rather than tight dates.

Do unusual shapes come up?

They do, as one-offs rather than a steady supply. The samples include an ironstone foot bath and miniature watering can, a spoon warmer, a match striker, a pair of card racks, an inkstand, a pen tray, a soap dish and an umbrella stand. Nursery and child's wares are a small recurring thread: a child's toy dinner service, a flow blue child's tea service, a nursery pug dog mug, a Mickey Mouse egg cup, a baby's plate with fairies.

Why does blue-and-white appear so often?

Underglaze blue, usually printed from an engraved transfer, was the workhorse decoration for English tableware, and it carries through the category. "Blue" appears in fifty-three titles and "white" in forty-five, spanning Georgian transfer-printed platters at one end and Kangxi brush pots at the other.

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Porcelain, bone china and ironstone made for the table, from mid-18th-century tea wares to mid-20th-century services, with a steady run of porcelain figures alongside.

A Fine and Rare Flight, Barr & Barr, Worcester Porcelain Rose Water Sprinkler C.1815

19th century

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A Fine and Rare Flight, Barr & Barr, Worcester Porcelain Rose Water Sprinkler C.1815

From Fine Antique English Porcelain

£975

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Fine Caughley Porcelain Leaf Shaped Pickle Dish Fisherman Pattern C.1780

18th century

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Fine Caughley Porcelain Leaf Shaped Pickle Dish Fisherman Pattern C.1780

From The Fancy Fox

£145

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Royal Doulton the Paisley Shawl Hn1914 1st Year Version 1939

1920 - 1940

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Royal Doulton the Paisley Shawl Hn1914 1st Year Version 1939

From Shaun King Antiques

£135

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Chinese Export Porcelain Jm Monogrammed Service, C.1785–1795

18th century

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Chinese Export Porcelain Jm Monogrammed Service, C.1785–1795

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£1,700

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19th century

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Pair of Staffordshire Porcelain Dogs

From Christine Kavanagh Antiques

£295

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A Fine Blue and White Porcelain Scholar's Brush Pot (Bitong) China, Late 17th / Early 18th Century (Attributed to the Kangxi Period, 1662–1722)

17th century

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A Fine Blue and White Porcelain Scholar's Brush Pot (Bitong) China, Late 17th / Early 18th Century (Attributed to the Kangxi Period, 1662–1722)

From Sandbanks Antiques

£14,750

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Antique Red Anchor Chelsea Moulded Dish, Handpainted Polychrome Birds, C.1750

18th century

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Antique Red Anchor Chelsea Moulded Dish, Handpainted Polychrome Birds, C.1750

From White Robin Antiques

£260

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Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl Showa Period

1920 - 1940

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Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl Showa Period

From Rams Head Antiques

£235

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Coalport John Rose Period Cabinet Trio, Circa 1811-20

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£475

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19th century

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A 19th Century Chinese Bowl.

From Youngs Antiques

£120

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Mason's is the most persistent factory name in the Sellingantiques china archive, its ironstone covering cider mugs, porringers, soup tureens and meat platters.

A Spode Porcelain Inkstand in Pattern 1166 C.1815 - 1820

19th century

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A Spode Porcelain Inkstand in Pattern 1166 C.1815 - 1820

From Fine Antique English Porcelain

£1,250

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Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket, C.1820-1825

19th century

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Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket, C.1820-1825

From Ritas Bazaar

£350

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A Fine Powder-blue Glazed Porcelain Brush Holder, Bitong China, Late 17th–early 18th Century Attributed to the Kangxi Period

17th century

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A Fine Powder-blue Glazed Porcelain Brush Holder, Bitong China, Late 17th–early 18th Century Attributed to the Kangxi Period

From Sandbanks Antiques

£12,000

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Davenport Bone China Sauce Tureen Set, Pattern No. 1680, C.1845-1860

19th century

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Davenport Bone China Sauce Tureen Set, Pattern No. 1680, C.1845-1860

From Ritas Bazaar

£600

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19th century

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Quality 19th Century Porcelain Coffee Set

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£465

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Superb Derby Porcelain Blue & White Quatrefoil Sauce Tureen & Cover C.1768

18th century

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Superb Derby Porcelain Blue & White Quatrefoil Sauce Tureen & Cover C.1768

From The Fancy Fox

£425

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A Fine and Rare Flight, Barr & Barr, Worcester Porcelain Rose Water Sprinkler C.1815

Fine Caughley Porcelain Leaf Shaped Pickle Dish Fisherman Pattern C.1780

Royal Doulton the Paisley Shawl Hn1914 1st Year Version 1939

Chinese Export Porcelain Jm Monogrammed Service, C.1785–1795

Pair of Staffordshire Porcelain Dogs

A Fine Blue and White Porcelain Scholar's Brush Pot (Bitong) China, Late 17th / Early 18th Century (Attributed to the Kangxi Period, 1662–1722)

Antique Red Anchor Chelsea Moulded Dish, Handpainted Polychrome Birds, C.1750

Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl Showa Period

Early 19th Century Coalport John Rose Period Cabinet Trio, Circa 1811-20

A 19th Century Chinese Bowl.

A Spode Porcelain Inkstand in Pattern 1166 C.1815 - 1820

Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket, C.1820-1825

A Fine Powder-blue Glazed Porcelain Brush Holder, Bitong China, Late 17th–early 18th Century Attributed to the Kangxi Period

Davenport Bone China Sauce Tureen Set, Pattern No. 1680, C.1845-1860

Quality 19th Century Porcelain Coffee Set

Superb Derby Porcelain Blue & White Quatrefoil Sauce Tureen & Cover C.1768

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