Porcelain and Pottery

c.1863 PRINCESS ALEXANDRA - ABC PLATE A rare ABC or alphabet plate from the time of her wedding to the Prince of Wales (Later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). The portrait is surrounded by flowers of the union above the Prince of Wales feathers. The plate has the entire alphabet molded around the rim. In very good condition with typical age crazing. A nice plate with no chips, cracks or restoration.

Circa: 1863
Size: 6 1/8" - 15.5cm.
Manufacturer: No makers marks.  

LOUIS PASTEUR French Chemist portrait plate. LOUIS PASTEUR - French chemist An 8 1/2" late 19th century portrait plate with scenes of his life around. Excellent condition.
Size: 8 1/2".
Manufacturer: French.  

GOOD TEMPERANCE PLATE MID 19th CENTURY OCTAGONAL. A hand colored octagonal temperance plate with raised daisy border. The title reads "The drunkard shall not enter the kingdom of God". An angel holds a plaque reading "Intemperance is Ireland's bane, England's curse and Scotland's woe". An eye looks down from above. In very good condition with a little age crazing. For a similar plate see "Gifts for Good Children" 1790-1980 by Noel Riley #1053.
Circa: 1850
Size: 6 3/6" - 17cm.
Manufacturer: No makers marks.  

MID 19th CENTURY TEMPERANCE SAUCER. 'Sobriety, freedom, domestic comfort & temperance' 'Be thou faithful unto death'. Puce with a luster border in excellent condition.
Size: 5 1/2" - 13.7cm.
Manufacturer: No makers marks.  

19th CENTURY TEMPERANCE CUP AND SAUCER. The Temperance crest has a man and woman either side, holding flags reading ‘Sobriety brings Domestic Comfort‘. Above is an oak tree with a banner reading ‘Firm as an Oak'. Below the shield, is written ‘Be Thou Faithful Unto Death‘. In good condition with a a glaze flake under the cup and some age wear to the cup rim otherwise very clean.

Circa: 19th cent
Size: 5 1/2" saucer.
Manufacturer: No makers marks.  

c.1884 JOSEPH LIVESEY FOUNDER OF THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT CUP & SAUCER. 1832 JOSEPH LIVESEY founder of the temperance movement and seven workingmen signed a pledge that they would never again drink alcohol. Other groups of working men followed the example of Livesey and his friends and by 1835 the British Association for the Promotion of Temperance was formed. A rare cup & saucer with the the registration mark for 1884 The year of his death. Small 1/2" hairline on the cup above portrait.

Circa: 1884
Size: Cup 3 1/8" - 78mm tall / Saucer 6 1/2" - 163mm.
Manufacturer: James Howorth (retailer)  

AMERICAN TEMPERANCE GLASS. TEMPERANCE GLASS INSCRIBED ’WRITE TEMPERANCE BEVERAGE CO. CHICAGO FOR TEMPERANCE DRINKS’. Excellent condition.


Size: 3 3/4" - 93mm.
Manufacturer: Write Temperance Beverage Co.  

ROYAL DOULTON #HN 1138 Cocker Spaniel with Pheasant. Brown and white Cocker Spaniel with
Pheasant. Designed for Royal Doulton by Frederick Daws and issued in 1937 withdrawn 1985. In excellent condition

Size: 5 1/2" - 13.5cm tall.
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton