How were chargers used in georgian homes?

Larger chargers were utilised at formal dining tables to serve meats or display communal dishes before shifting to decorative wall hangings. Smaller companion plates functioned as tableware for daily dining. Over time, homeowners displayed these broad circular pieces on plate racks and dressers to showcase imported blue and white designs or colourful chinoiserie patterns.

What is the difference between delft and pearlware?

Delft utilises a porous earthenware body covered in an opaque tin glaze that accepts hand-painted cobalt or polychrome pigments directly. Pearlware employs a refined white earthenware body beneath a clear glaze tinted with subtle cobalt to mimic Chinese porcelain. While delft dates predominantly through the eighteenth century, pearlware emerged towards the end of that century and supported advanced transfer-printing techniques.

How do I care for antique ceramic chargers?

Antique earthenware chargers require gentle handling and should be kept away from direct sunlight, moisture, and temperature fluctuations. Display them securely using padded hangers designed specifically for heavy ceramic plates. Cleaning should be limited to dusting with a soft, dry cloth rather than washing, as moisture can penetrate historic glaze crazing and fragile earthen bodies.

How can I tell eighteenth-century pieces from nineteenth-century ones?

Eighteenth-century examples rely heavily on tin-glazed earthenware bodies with hand-painted blue and white or polychrome decoration, often showing characteristic glaze pooling at the edges. Nineteenth-century pieces frequently exhibit refined pearlware or ironstone bodies with mechanical transfer-printed patterns. Makers' marks, where present on the reverse, also help distinguish earlier hand-painted wares from nineteenth-century factory production.

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A georgian pottery charger brings the bold scale of eighteenth and early nineteenth-century earthenware directly to a wall or table.

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18th C Delft Charger

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£250

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A Magnificent Huge Spode Blue & White Transfer Print Meat Platter,” Bridge of Lucano,” Circa 1810 to 1815

19th century

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A Magnificent Huge Spode Blue & White Transfer Print Meat Platter,” Bridge of Lucano,” Circa 1810 to 1815

From Oliver Sargent Antiques

£475

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18th Century English Delft Charger

From Antique and Unique

£185

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Early 18th Century Blue and White Delft Plate. Circa 1740

From Guy Dennler Antiques and Interiors

£1,450

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Polychrome Lambeth Delft Plate Circa 1740

18th century

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Polychrome Lambeth Delft Plate Circa 1740

From Timberhill Gallery

£325

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Large Spode Blue and White Lanje Lijsen Stand C1820

18th century

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Large Spode Blue and White Lanje Lijsen Stand C1820

From Shaun King Antiques

£265

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A Large Caughley Willow Pattern Pearlware Charger, English C.1780

19th century

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A Large Caughley Willow Pattern Pearlware Charger, English C.1780

From Mark J West

£120

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An 18th Century Delft Plate

From Timberhill Gallery

£170

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18th C Delft Charger

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£195

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An 18th Century Delft Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£120

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Listings span the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, featuring earthenware, pearlware, and tin-glazed earthenware decorated with cobalt oxide and polychrome pigments.

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Pair of English Delft Plates C1760

From I M Chaney Antique Furniture

£365

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Georgian Pottery Charger

18th C Delft Charger

A Magnificent Huge Spode Blue & White Transfer Print Meat Platter,” Bridge of Lucano,” Circa 1810 to 1815

18th Century English Delft Charger

Early 18th Century Blue and White Delft Plate. Circa 1740

Polychrome Lambeth Delft Plate Circa 1740

Large Spode Blue and White Lanje Lijsen Stand C1820

A Large Caughley Willow Pattern Pearlware Charger, English C.1780

An 18th Century Delft Plate

18th C Delft Charger

An 18th Century Delft Plate.

Pair of English Delft Plates C1760

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