'Bamboo and Basket Weave' Majolica

Victorian majolica plate c1870

A superb Victorian majolica plate with a simulated basket weave centre and bamboo rim with overlapping leaves. For more details see Premier Antiques

Royal Winton Pastels - Honey or Tiger Lily

Royal Winton cream 'Tiger Lily' jampot c1939

Introduced in the late 1930s and known to many collectors as 'Tiger Lily', the Honey Lily pattern was made in the usual pastel colour ranges of yellow, green and pink. A cream colourway with green and pink borders was also produced and this often seems to be earlier in date. The lily flower is well modelled and beautifully painted. For more Royal Winton pastels visit Premier Antiques

Royal Winton pink 'Tiger Lily' jampot c1945

Carlton Ware Yellow Apple Blossom

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Apple Blossom' Cheese Dish and Cover c1938

A classic Carlton Ware design, Apple Blossom was introduced around 1938. Produced in green and yellow, here is a fine example of a cheese dish in yellow. Rare to find in good condition. For more details see Premier Antiques

Carlton Ware Yellow 'Apple Blossom' Cheese Dish and Cover c1938

Royal Worcester Hand Painted Blush Ivory

Royal Worcester Hand Painted Blush Ivory 'Pyrethrum' Vase c1900

A beautiful Royal Worcester two handled vase, hand painted with a spray of cerise and yellow daisy-like pyrethrum flowers and blue forget-me-nots on a blush ivory ground. For more details visit my website Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton series ware - Romeo and Juliet

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Characters 'Romeo' Series Ware Plate c1922

First introduced in 1912 and withdrawn by 1930, this collectable series features twelve Shakespearean characters in appropriate settings. Here are two fine rack plates of Romeo and Juliet. For more of this series visit Premier Antiques

Royal Doulton Shakespeare Characters 'Juliet' Series Ware Plate c1929

Imperial 'Ripple' Vaseline Glass

Imperial vaseline glass vase c1910

A lovely and scarce Imperial 'Ripple' vaseline glass vase c1910. For more details see Premier Antiques

Burleigh Ware - Art Deco Tablewares

Burleigh Ware 'Zenith' shape breakfast set c1930

In the 1920s and 30s, Burgess and Leigh produced table ware shapes with stylised floral handles and knobs. Cups and bowls were based on conical forms whilst tureens, plates and saucers became rectangular with rounded corners. The 'Imperial' and 'Zenith' shapes have become classic and much sought after Art Deco items. For more Burleigh Ware see Premier Antiques

Burleigh Ware 'Imperial' shape tureen c1925

Burleigh Ware 'Zenith' shape teapot c1930

Early Blue and White Pottery - Davenport 'Fisherman' Series

Davenport arcaded plate c1815

A superb arcaded dessert plate in Davenport's 'Fisherman' series. Arcading - a type of pierced rim - is usually found on dessert wares. The edge is moulded and pierced to form a series of rounded arches with an inner border of moulded basket weave. For more details see Premier Antiques

Arcaded rim (detail) - Davenport c1815

Davenport arcaded plate c1815 (reverse)

19th Century French Green Glazed Majolica

Rigal and Sanejouand (Clairefontaine) plate c1880

Often mistaken for the impressed Davenport anchor, the firm of Rigal and Sanejouand in Clairefontaine used an anchor mark with 'R' and 'S' and, like Davenport, also produced fine green majolica wares.

Rigal and Sanejouand (Clairefontaine) impressed anchor mark c1880

Another French factory producing quality green glazed majolica wares was Salins of Lorraine. For more green glazed wares visit my website Premier Antiques

Salins green majolica plate c1880

Antique Opalescent and Vaseline Glass

19th century opalescent glass

Many 19th century glass houses had their own recipes for producing opalescent glass and most included small amounts of uranium which produced the characteristic 'milkiness' when heat was applied. For a good selection see Premier Antiques