Were these pieces made for display?

Manufacturers created these objects specifically for visual display on mantelpieces, side tables and cabinets within wealthy homes. Their intricate painted details and thematic subjects suited formal entertaining spaces. Unlike utilitarian tableware, these decorative figures and cassolettes held no practical function beyond enhancing the aesthetic of domestic interiors.

How can I tell English porcelain from German?

Examine the base and glaze characteristics for clues regarding the manufacturing origin and factory practices. English potteries often utilised bone china or soft-paste bodies with distinct glaze pooling, while German houses like Meissen utilised hard-paste porcelain and painted underglaze blue crossed swords. Factory marks stamped, painted or incised underneath provide definitive attribution when clear. Stylistic traits in modelling also separate English pastoral figures from continental counterparts.

What does a gold anchor mark mean?

A gold anchor mark indicates porcelain produced by the Chelsea porcelain factory during its later operating periods. This painted or raised symbol served as a factory signature to denote origin. Later nineteenth-century revival factories also copied these historical marks, requiring careful examination of the porcelain body and enamel quality to confirm date.

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These painted porcelain ornaments encompass figures, animals and decorative objects shaped in clay and brought to life with glaze and enamel.

Quality Collection of Five Antique Quality Hand Painted Staffordshire Dogs

19th century

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Quality Collection of Five Antique Quality Hand Painted Staffordshire Dogs

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£465

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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19th Century Pair of Mansion House Porcelain Dwarves by Samson of Paris.

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£895

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Derby Porcelain Recumbent Stag with Bocage, Model E100, C.1755-1765

18th century

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Derby Porcelain Recumbent Stag with Bocage, Model E100, C.1755-1765

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£2,000

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Bow Porcelain Figure of a Lady with Lamb and Flowers, Circa 1760

19th century

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Bow Porcelain Figure of a Lady with Lamb and Flowers, Circa 1760

From Ritas Bazaar

£450

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1920 - 1940

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Clarice Cliff Porcelain

From Ballinderry Antiques

£580

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Rare Bow Porcelain Figure of Winter the Seated Rustic Seasons C.1765

18th century

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Rare Bow Porcelain Figure of Winter the Seated Rustic Seasons C.1765

From The Fancy Fox

£565

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Large German Porcelain Centrepiece C1910

1900 - 1920

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Large German Porcelain Centrepiece C1910

From Shaun King Antiques

£845

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Figures. La Coutille Factory 1774-1840

19th century

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Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Figures. La Coutille Factory 1774-1840

From Junk Antiques & Interiors

£295

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Royal Worcester Porcelain Figure “Shaban”, Indian Craftsmen Series, 1888

19th century

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Royal Worcester Porcelain Figure “Shaban”, Indian Craftsmen Series, 1888

From Ritas Bazaar

£1,300

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Samson Chelsea Style Porcelain Shepherdess with Sheep, Paris, C.1870

19th century

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Samson Chelsea Style Porcelain Shepherdess with Sheep, Paris, C.1870

From Ritas Bazaar

£400

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Listings feature porcelain pieces spanning the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including soft-paste, hard-paste and bone china bodies.

Rare Pair of Meissen Porcelain Elephants, Depicting Alexander the Great Conquering India, C19th

19th century

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Rare Pair of Meissen Porcelain Elephants, Depicting Alexander the Great Conquering India, C19th

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£52,000

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Pair of 19th Century Paris Porcelain Figures, Letu & Mauger

From Ritas Bazaar

£650

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Pr of Large French Porcelain Firgures of Fisher Folk

19th century

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A Pr of Large French Porcelain Firgures of Fisher Folk

From Junk Antiques & Interiors

£225

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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Pair of 18th Century Derby Porcelain Animals

From Rue des Fontenelles

£160

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Volkstedt Porcelain Figures, German Pair

From Ritas Bazaar

£450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Derby Porcelain Street Vendor Figure, Bun Seller, C.1800

18th century

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Derby Porcelain Street Vendor Figure, Bun Seller, C.1800

From Ritas Bazaar

£400

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Painted Porcelain Ornaments

Quality Collection of Five Antique Quality Hand Painted Staffordshire Dogs

19th Century Pair of Mansion House Porcelain Dwarves by Samson of Paris.

Derby Porcelain Recumbent Stag with Bocage, Model E100, C.1755-1765

Bow Porcelain Figure of a Lady with Lamb and Flowers, Circa 1760

Clarice Cliff Porcelain

Rare Bow Porcelain Figure of Winter the Seated Rustic Seasons C.1765

Large German Porcelain Centrepiece C1910

Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Figures. La Coutille Factory 1774-1840

Royal Worcester Porcelain Figure “Shaban”, Indian Craftsmen Series, 1888

Samson Chelsea Style Porcelain Shepherdess with Sheep, Paris, C.1870

Rare Pair of Meissen Porcelain Elephants, Depicting Alexander the Great Conquering India, C19th

Pair of 19th Century Paris Porcelain Figures, Letu & Mauger

A Pr of Large French Porcelain Firgures of Fisher Folk

Pair of 18th Century Derby Porcelain Animals

Late 19th Century Volkstedt Porcelain Figures, German Pair

Derby Porcelain Street Vendor Figure, Bun Seller, C.1800

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