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.

18th century

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18th C Delft Charger

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£195

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1920 - 1940

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Royal Worcester Demitasse

From Scottow Antiques

£330

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1920 - 1940

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6 Royal Worcester Demitasse

From Scottow Antiques

£3,000

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Chinese Kangxi Period (1644 - 1722) Porcelain Wine Ewer

17th century

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Chinese Kangxi Period (1644 - 1722) Porcelain Wine Ewer

From Original Retro

£2,750

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Royal Worcester Large Size Painted Fruit Bowl by Richard Sebright

1920 - 1940

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Royal Worcester Large Size Painted Fruit Bowl by Richard Sebright

From Valerie Main Ltd

£1,950

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Pair of Tureens Ironstone Possibly Coalbrookdale 19thc

19th century

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Pair of Tureens Ironstone Possibly Coalbrookdale 19thc

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£280

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19th century

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Masons Patent Ironstone China.

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£220

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Victorian Quality Porcelain Continental Group

19th century

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Victorian Quality Porcelain Continental Group

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£425

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Meissen Porcelain Bowl, C. 1740. Puce Ground.

18th century

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Meissen Porcelain Bowl, C. 1740. Puce Ground.

From Philip Carrol Antiques

£2,600

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19th century

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Royal Crown Derby Urn

From Beech and Springs Antiques

£265

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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.

Mason's Patent Ironstone China Dessert Service C1820

18th century

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Mason's Patent Ironstone China Dessert Service C1820

From Shaun King Antiques

£385

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Pair Early Worcester 3 Flower Design Tea Bowls and Saucers, Dating Circa 1770

18th century

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Pair Early Worcester 3 Flower Design Tea Bowls and Saucers, Dating Circa 1770

From Oliver Sargent Antiques

£225

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery "Comforter" Spaniels

19th century

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Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery "Comforter" Spaniels

From Applecross Antiques

£345

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Antique Royal Doulton Porcelain Cabinet Dish, "Orchids" ~ David Dewsberry

1900 - 1920

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Antique Royal Doulton Porcelain Cabinet Dish, "Orchids" ~ David Dewsberry

From Applecross Antiques

£895

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Antique English Georgian Real Ironstone China Vegetable Tureen and Cover

19th century

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Antique English Georgian Real Ironstone China Vegetable Tureen and Cover

From Applecross Antiques

£265

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Antique English Victorian Blue and White Transfer "Rural Scenery" Pattern Pottery Vegetable Tureen and Cover ~ James Wallace & Co.

19th century

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Antique English Victorian Blue and White Transfer "Rural Scenery" Pattern Pottery Vegetable Tureen and Cover ~ James Wallace & Co.

From Applecross Antiques

£435

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Antique China

18th C Delft Charger

Royal Worcester Demitasse

6 Royal Worcester Demitasse

Chinese Kangxi Period (1644 - 1722) Porcelain Wine Ewer

Royal Worcester Large Size Painted Fruit Bowl by Richard Sebright

Pair of Tureens Ironstone Possibly Coalbrookdale 19thc

Masons Patent Ironstone China.

Victorian Quality Porcelain Continental Group

Meissen Porcelain Bowl, C. 1740. Puce Ground.

Royal Crown Derby Urn

Mason's Patent Ironstone China Dessert Service C1820

Pair Early Worcester 3 Flower Design Tea Bowls and Saucers, Dating Circa 1770

Pair of Antique English Victorian Staffordshire Pottery "Comforter" Spaniels

Antique Royal Doulton Porcelain Cabinet Dish, "Orchids" ~ David Dewsberry

Antique English Georgian Real Ironstone China Vegetable Tureen and Cover

Antique English Victorian Blue and White Transfer "Rural Scenery" Pattern Pottery Vegetable Tureen and Cover ~ James Wallace & Co.

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