How were tin glaze earthenware dishes used historically?

These dishes served both functional and decorative purposes in historic households. Large chargers adorned walls or formal dining tables, while smaller plates and bowls held food. Specialist forms such as salt cellars, sauceboats, and barber's bowls fulfilled specific domestic and grooming roles.

How do you date an old tin glaze dish?

Dating relies on stylistic clues, palette choices, and potting characteristics. Seventeenth-century pieces often feature Kraak styles or heavy earthenware bodies, while eighteenth-century items introduce refined polychrome florals and Chinoiserie motifs. Pigment colours like manganese and yellow also help assign pieces to specific periods and production centres.

Are these ceramic dishes safe for modern food use?

Historic tin-glazed earthenware possesses a porous clay body and a glaze that may contain historical metallic oxides. Most collectors treat these antique pieces as decorative objects rather than functional tableware. Hand-washing is essential to preserve the fragile glaze and historic painted surfaces.

What is the difference between Delftware and faience?

Delftware specifically refers to tin-glazed earthenware made in England and the Netherlands, typically associated with blue and white Dutch styles. Faience is the broader continental term used for similar tin-glazed pottery produced in France, Spain, and Italy. Both employ identical glaze chemistry but vary in regional painting traditions and forms.

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A tin glaze earthenware dish brings centuries of painted ceramic artistry to the table.

Antique Quimper French Faience Dish ~ "Pornic"

19th century

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Antique Quimper French Faience Dish ~ "Pornic"

From Antiques4EU

£265

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18th century

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Large 18th-century Spanish Delft Faience Polychrome Charger Plate Bowl Catalana

From Artsonline

£299

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English Polychrome Delftware Charger, C.1760 with Hand‑painted Floral Decoration

18th century

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English Polychrome Delftware Charger, C.1760 with Hand‑painted Floral Decoration

From Whites Antiques

£380

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Delft Lobed Dish Blue and White Chinoiserie 17th-century Kraak Style

19th century

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Delft Lobed Dish Blue and White Chinoiserie 17th-century Kraak Style

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£370

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Antique "Hb Quimper" French Faience Double Table Salt

1900 - 1920

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Antique "Hb Quimper" French Faience Double Table Salt

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£265

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Desvres French Faience Dish

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£265

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18th century

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Delft Blue & White Shallow Bowl

From William Carr Antiques

£595

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18th century

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18th English Polychrome Delft Charger

From Timberhill Gallery

£450

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18th century

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An Early 18th Century Delft Charger.

From Youngs Antiques

£120

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19th century

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19th Century French Faience Blue & White Vide-poche Dish (Fretted) C.1850

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£100

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Listings feature tin glaze earthenware spanning the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries from English, Dutch, French, and Italian origins.

Large Italian Maiolica Istoriato Charger, Pesaro School, Classical Historical Scene, C. 1890–1915

19th century

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Large Italian Maiolica Istoriato Charger, Pesaro School, Classical Historical Scene, C. 1890–1915

From Ritas Bazaar

£600

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18th century

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

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£150

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18th century

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18th Century Tin Glazed (Delft) Sweetmeat Presentier

From Timberhill Gallery

£225

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18th century

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An Early 18th Century English Delft Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£280

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17th century

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A 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£380

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18th century

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An 18th Century English Delft Plate.

From Youngs Antiques

£200

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Tin Glaze Earthenware Dish

Antique Quimper French Faience Dish ~ "Pornic"

Large 18th-century Spanish Delft Faience Polychrome Charger Plate Bowl Catalana

English Polychrome Delftware Charger, C.1760 with Hand‑painted Floral Decoration

Delft Lobed Dish Blue and White Chinoiserie 17th-century Kraak Style

Antique "Hb Quimper" French Faience Double Table Salt

Antique Desvres French Faience Dish

Delft Blue & White Shallow Bowl

18th English Polychrome Delft Charger

An Early 18th Century Delft Charger.

19th Century French Faience Blue & White Vide-poche Dish (Fretted) C.1850

Large Italian Maiolica Istoriato Charger, Pesaro School, Classical Historical Scene, C. 1890–1915

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

18th Century Tin Glazed (Delft) Sweetmeat Presentier

An Early 18th Century English Delft Plate.

A 17th Century Delft Kraak Plate.

An 18th Century English Delft Plate.

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