Set of Six Antique Early 19th Century Masons Dinner Plates

A fine and stunning pair of Sevres porcelain figures, mid 19th century, of a female fruit picker and a male grape harvester, the bottoms with underglaze Sevres marks. Sevres porcelain at its best in this magnificent pair. A fine example from a New Orleans home in the lower garden district...

Antique early 19th century American pine and maple Corner Cupboard, c 1810. Made of pine and maple, featuring triangular form with stunning original glazed wavy glass doors, three drawers and wood doors below This cupboard has pale pink old milk painted interior shelves. The glass features waves and bubbles consistent with age and was completely hand made with wooden pegs. Ever wonder how large, tall pieces of furniture were moved in and out of the small doorways in 18th-19th century homes? Beginning about 1740, corner cupboards were very popular storage pieces. Some were built into the room by carpenters so they never had to be moved. Instead of a rectangular piece of furniture, the corner piece was triangular in the back so it fit into a corner with no wasted space. Through the years, many of these built-ins have been removed and given new backs. Most old corner cupboards were made by a cabinetmaker to be moved from house to house. The top section usually had glass cabinet doors covering several shelves. The silver or dishes inside were arranged to be admired. The bottom section had two wooden cabinet doors...

An exquisite set of ten Prussian soft paste porcelain portrait pieces, 19th c., consisting of four berry bowls and six bread plates, with scalloped rims and magenta borders with five oval medallions of 19th c. personages. The portraits are beautifully painted with great detail with gold beading around. These are visually delicate and are beautiful displayed in your favorite cabinet or vitrine or displayed in a wall grouping...

A lovely 19th century English school watercolor on paper of "a garden pergola" rendered in beautiful colors of brick, green, tan and grey. Presented in a gilded gesso and wood frame.

This is a harlequin set of six Mason's ironstone dinner plates, all dating to the earliest period between 1813 and 1820. All the plates are the same nominal size and shape, but have different patterns, some being rare; Top row left: Japan Basket Top row middle: Blue Carnation - gilded Top row right: Chinese Ladies...

These dinner plates have scalloped edges that frame a border with a rare yellow background containing stylized leaf clusters and round star lozenges interspersed with four cobalt car...

These are a fine early set of six ironstone pottery dinner plates made by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England and beautifully decorated in the small vase, flowers and rocks pattern, fully stamped and dating to the earliest period of Mason's Ironstone production, circa 1818. This design is one of Mason's very decorative Chinoiserie patterns called "Small Vase, Flowers and Rocks" pattern, which is one of Mason's rarer patterns with very rich hand gilding and all hand painted, the detail of each plate being different. This Imari inspired pattern is illustrated on page 110 of a Guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone patterns, circa 1813-1848, produced by The Mason's Collectors Club. All plates...

This is a late Georgian Ironstone dinner plate in the distinctive flying bird pattern, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early 19th century, circa 182...