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From Dutch Delft to French faience from Nevers, Moustiers and Rouen, our collection of antique chargers and platters gathers pieces from the 17th to the early 19th century, selected for pattern, colour and rarity. Choose an 18th-century Langnau slipware dish, an early 19th-century Moroccan mokhfia from Fez, or a rare 17th-century tondino from Nevers.
A late 17th-century Dutch Delft dish, c. 1680-1720, of octagonal lobed form, raised on a piedouche. Decorated in blue and white with a glossy glaze of bluish tonality, it features Chinoiserie Kraak-style scenes painted within shaped reserves, depicting figures in lakeside landscapes with bridges, trees and foliage.
These figurative scenes alternate with millefleur reserves, filled with scattered small flowers arranged around a larger central bloom, creating a richly animated surface. The reverse is decorated with fluid geometric motifs of circles and x-marks.
A well-preserved Delft dish, with a graceful shape and captivating decor, equally elegant displayed on a wall or presented on a tabletop.
An 18th-century Swiss slipware dish from the canton of Bern, likely from Langnau, of shallow form with a flat lip and bold scalloped edge. Decorated with a characteristic off-white lead glaze, incised with a vibrant garland of florals and dots arranged around intertwined diamond shapes, in a palette of red, green, blue, yellow and brown. The lip features a frieze of circles, while the underside is finished in a terracotta glaze.
A rare example of Swiss folk slipware, with bold form and striking decorative presence.
A pair of 18th-century Dutch Delft dishes, decorated in blue and white with a building in a landscape, surrounded by lush trees, enclosed within a round reserve and framed by a frieze of strapwork on a radiating striped ground. The lip is adorned with scrolls and foliage, alternating with circles. This abundant sense of pattern is set in contrast with the figurative nature of the scene, its characterful architectural details, lush trees and clouds composing a lively pastoral view.
A rare and captivating pair of Delft dishes.
A rare 18th-century Dutch Delft dish, decorated with a luxurious peacock pattern in blue and white, featuring a cup overflowing with feathers, flowers, and foliage. The lip is adorned with an ornate frieze of scrolls and similar motifs, while a yellow line elegantly accents the edge. Marked to the underside for the De Klaauw factory.
A sought-after Delft dish with a rich, intricate design.
A rare 18th-century Dutch Delft dish, decorated with a luxurious peacock pattern in blue and white, featuring a cup overflowing with feathers, flowers, and foliage. The lip is adorned with an ornate frieze of scrolls and similar motifs, while a yellow line elegantly accents the edge. Marked to the underside for the De Klaauw factory.
A sought-after Delft dish with a rich, intricate design, unrestored and in very good condition.
This 18th-century Dutch Delft dish features a large, shallow shape decorated with a vibrant polychrome basket overflowing with flowers. The lip features friezes of florals and stripes, creating a richly patterned effect. A joyous dish, with energetic brushwork combined with vivid colours.
An 18th-century Dutch Delft dish, decorated with a basket of fruits and foliage to the centre, in blue, yellow, green and manganese. The lip is adorned with a frieze of scrolls and sprays of flowers. Bold, dynamic brushwork is paired with vibrant colour, adding to the sense of abundance of the fruits. The underside is finished in a darker, ivory glaze.
A rare and bright dish, unrestored and in very good condition.
An 18th-century Dutch Delft dish, decorated with a peacock perched on rocks, surrounded by bushes under a cloudy sky, in an elegant palette of blue on a light blue ground. The lip is adorned with a patterned frieze of scrolls and sprays of foliage. Bold brushwork is paired with characterful details in the rendering of the peacock, from the overly round shape of the rocks to the dots on its feathers, creating a dynamic sense of movement.
A bright Delft country dish in refined colour, unrestored and in excellent condition.
An 18th-century Dutch Delft dish, decorated with a bird perched on rocks, surrounded by shrubs under a cloudy sky in blue, yellow and manganese. The lip is adorned with a patterned frieze of scrolls and sprays of foliage. Bold brushwork is paired with vibrant colour to create dynamic movement, while characterful details in the rendering of the bird and rocks lend a folk quality to the scene. The underside features a darker ivory glaze.
A Delft country dish with a lively sense of pattern.
An 18th-century Dutch Delft dish, decorated with a windmill in a landscape, surrounded by country fences under a cloudy sky in blue, yellow and manganese. The lip is adorned with a patterned frieze of scrolls and sprays of foliage. Bold brushwork is paired with vibrant colour to create dynamic movement while characterful architectural details in the windmill lend an evocative quality to the scene. The underside features a darker ivory glaze.
A Delft country dish with a lively sense of pattern.
An 18th-century Dutch Delft dish decorated with an elegant baluster vase filled with flowers and foliage, in a vibrant palette of blue, yellow, green and red. The wide lip is adorned with a frieze of flowers, foliage and zigzag patterns.
Manganese outlines and fine fern-like foliage give structure to the painterly blue and yellow brushwork, lending the dish a vibrant sense of pattern and colour. An elegant, decorative piece, featuring a hole to the underside for easy wall hanging.
A large early 18th century French faience dish from Nevers, beautifully decorated in blue and white. The central motif features a Chinoiserie scene of birds among lush bushes, oversized flowers, and foliage. The lip is adorned with floral and foliage ornaments in the French style, adding refinement to the piece.
With its impressive size, this rare dish also features a hole on the underside for easy wall hanging, making it a striking piece for display. With elegant patterns and timeless blue-and-white decor, it is a lasting addition to any wall or shelf.
This early 18th-century French faience platter from Nevers is decorated in blue and white with a characterful scene of a medieval town, surrounded by trees and birds in a medallion. It features several friezes, with bushes, stripes and criss-cross patterns. With a timeless colour combination and beautiful textures, this generously sized platter is an exquisite decorative piece that can easily be hung on a wall thanks to holes in the foot.
A French faience dish of graceful oval form from the Manufacture Fauchier, Marseille, circa 1760, with a delicately shaped edge. The centre and lip are decorated with sprays of flowers, including a rose, daisies, anemones and bindweed among foliage on elongated stems, in a elegant palette of manganese, red, yellow, green and vibrant blue. The distinctive manganese rose, painted with light florals on long stems, was a decorative invention of Joseph II Fauchier, whose influence spread from the factories of the South of France to Brittany.
A rare and elegant dish, with accomplished floral decoration in the Marseille tradition.
This 18th-century French faience dish from Strasbourg is decorated in blue and white with a lush spray of scrolls and foliage in the centre. The edge is elegantly shaped and the lip showcases a frieze of further scrolls and foliage. With a timeless colour palette and graceful patterns, this textured dish makes a beautiful decorative accent, whether displayed on a wall or tabletop.
An elegant 18th-century French faience charger from Sinceny, of oval form with a delicately shaped edge. The centre is decorated with a lively arrangement of polychrome flowers and foliage, while a frieze of stylised floral motifs encircles the lip. Painted in a vibrant palette of blue, green, yellow and red, characteristic of the Sinceny style. A refined and decorative piece with timeless charm.
A late 19th-century Moroccan glazed earthenware dish from Fez, decorated in vibrant blue, yellow and turquoise on a cream engobe. The central rosette is surrounded by bands of floral and diamond patterns continuing to the raised border, finished by a turquoise line. The dish is raised on a piédouche and features a suspension hole to the reverse for wall display.
A captivating example of Fez pottery, with deep colour and a vibrant array of patterns.
A 19th-century Moroccan earthenware ghotar dish from Fez, traditionally used to present meat or vegetable dishes. Decorated in cobalt blue on an off-white engobe, with a striking geometric rosette alternating with intricate scattered floral dots in reserves, each punctuated with larger circular shapes. Of impressive scale and shallow form, raised on a piedouche. Three suspension holes allow for easy wall display.
An impressive dish with vivid pattern.
A 19th-century Moroccan earthenware ghotar dish from Fez, traditionally used to present meat or vegetable dishes. Decorated in cobalt blue on an off-white engobe, with a striking geometric rosette alternating with intricate scattered florals in reserves, each punctuated with larger circular shapes, while the central reserve features a grid of dots surrounded by diagonal stripes. Of large, shallow form, raised on a piedouche. Two suspension holes allow for easy wall display.
A textured dish with vivid pattern.
An 18th-century French faience oval dish from Moustiers, c. 1750, decorated in the centre with elegant sprays of nightshade surrounded by foliage, in a vibrant polychromy of manganese, orange, green and blue. The lip carries an abundant frieze of garlands and small flower sprays, alternating with trailing blooms cascading from scrolling ornaments. The larger central blooms allow for lush colour and refined naturalistic detail, adding botanical interest, set against the finer work of the border. The edge is delicately shaped, finished with several green bands and a scalloped line, the dish generously scaled with an oval, shallow form.
Floral decoration of this kind was introduced at Moustiers by Joseph Olerys from 1738, drawing on nightshades, potato flowers and Mediterranean plants, typically in a loose, centred composition with fuller sprays or garlands to the lip, rendered in bright colour.
A rare faience dish with exquisite botanical decoration, unrestored and in very good condition.