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Collection of Roman era Samian Ware, red-gloss pottery made in Gaul & imported in large amounts to Britain at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Samian Ware cup & bowl made in Gaul, imported to London at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Samian Ware sculpted vase made in Gaul, imported to Roman Britain at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Samian Ware vase made in Gaul, imported to Roman Britain at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Collection of Roman era Samian Ware, red-gloss pottery made in Gaul & imported in large amounts to Britain (from Roman conquest to 2ndC CE) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Samian Ware cup & bowl (1stC CE) made in Gaul, imported to London at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Samian Ware sculpted vase (1stC-2ndC CE) made in Gaul, imported to Roman Britain at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Samian Ware vase (2ndC CE) made in Gaul, imported to Roman Britain at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Collection of stoneware tankards, Bartmann jugs & jugs from Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Salt-glazed stoneware jug painted with cobalt-blue from Westerwald, Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Stoneware vase with mock Renaissance design by Merkelbach & Wick, Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain broth bowl & stand decorated with Oriental scenes plus gold compass faces at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Collection of stoneware tankards, Bartmann jugs & jugs (1590s) from Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Salt-glazed stoneware jug painted with cobalt-blue (c1651-5) from Westerwald, Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Stoneware vase with mock Renaissance design (c1873) by Merkelbach & Wick, Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain broth bowl & stand decorated with Oriental scenes plus gold compass faces (c1730) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Meissen porcelain saucer with portrait of Countess Marcolini, wife of director of Meissen factory at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain cup & saucer with views of Dresden & London at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain meat-stew tureen with cover, claw feet, square handles & stand, painted with Chinese figures by J.G. Höroldt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain octagonal coffee-pot; with raised rim & gold finish by Berlin Porcelain Factory at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Meissen porcelain saucer with portrait of Countess Marcolini, wife of director of Meissen factory (c1800) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain cup & saucer with views of Dresden & London (c1800) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain meat-stew tureen with cover, claw feet, square handles & stand, painted with Chinese figures (1725-30) by J.G. Höroldt at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain octagonal coffee-pot; with raised rim & gold finish (c1820) by Berlin Porcelain Factory (KPM) at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian Lovers porcelain figurine by Ernst Barlach made by Schwarzburger Werkstätten für Porzellankunst at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver sauce boat plus Meissen porcelain plate & gravy boat all designed by Henry van de Velde at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain gravy boat by Henry van de Velde at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Stoneware punch-bowl by Albin Müller & made by S.P. Gerz of Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian Lovers porcelain figurine (1909) by Ernst Barlach made by Schwarzburger Werkstätten für Porzellankunst at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Silver sauce boat plus Meissen porcelain plate & gravy boat (1902-4) all designed by Henry van de Velde at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Meissen porcelain gravy boat (19033-4) by Henry van de Velde at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Stoneware punch-bowl (c1910) by Albin Müller & made by S.P. Gerz of Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Porcelain demitasse & saucer by Peter Behrens & made by Gebrüder Bauscher of Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain dessert plate by Peter Behrens & made by Porzellanfabrik Gebr. Bauscher of Weiden at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain hexagonal plate by Peter Behrens & made by Gebrüder Bauscher of Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of tableware designed by Peter Behrens including red wine glass & fork at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Porcelain demitasse & saucer (1901) by Peter Behrens & made by Gebrüder Bauscher of Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain dessert plate (1901) by Peter Behrens & made by Porzellanfabrik Gebr. Bauscher of Weiden at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain hexagonal plate (c1901) by Peter Behrens & made by Gebrüder Bauscher of Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Collection of tableware (c1901) designed by Peter Behrens including red wine glass & fork at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Dog chasing stag earthenware floor tiles from France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware wine jug from Saintonge, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware dish with snake, eel, fish, flora & fauna by workshop of Bernard Palissy of Paris at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain coffee pot & sugar bowl with cameo portraits painted by N-M. Moriot & made by Sevres Manuf. at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Dog chasing stag earthenware floor tiles (c1200-1300) from France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware wine jug (c1300) from Saintonge, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware dish with snake, eel, fish, flora & fauna (1575-1600) by workshop of Bernard Palissy of Paris at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain coffee pot & sugar bowl with cameo portraits (1845) painted by N-M. Moriot & made by Sevres Manuf. at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Porcelain Rousseau platter with lobster by Félix Bracquemond & made by Lebeuf & Millet et Cie of Creil, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Art Nouveau porcelain vase by Georges de Feure & made by Gérard, Dufraissex & Abbot of Limoges, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain milk jug & sugar bowl by Maurice Dufrène & made in Limoges, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware tiles with grasshoppers & wheat ears by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro of Portugal at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Porcelain Rousseau platter with lobster (1866-7) by Félix Bracquemond & made by Lebeuf & Millet et Cie of Creil, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Art Nouveau porcelain vase (1901-2) by Georges de Feure & made by Gérard, Dufraissex & Abbot of Limoges, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain milk jug & sugar bowl (1902-3) by Maurice Dufrène & made in Limoges, France at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Earthenware tiles with grasshoppers & wheat ears (c1900) by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro of Portugal at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Earthenware vase by Chris van der Hoef & made by Tegel-en Fayencefabriek Amphora near Leiden at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain octagonal plate painted with quail & millet in Kakiemon style from Japan at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian earthenware plate with ikat textile pattern by M.S. Kuznetsov factory at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with worker sowing seeds by V. Belkin for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Earthenware vase (c1908-10) by Chris van der Hoef & made by Tegel-en Fayencefabriek Amphora near Leiden at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Porcelain octagonal plate painted with quail & millet in Kakiemon style (1670-90) from Japan at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian earthenware plate with ikat textile pattern (1892-1917) by M.S. Kuznetsov factory at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with worker sowing seeds (1919) by V. Belkin for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian porcelain plate with victorious workers by V. Belkin for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with factory workers by State Porcelain Factory of Leningrad at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with education yielding grain by R. Vilde for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with commune design by S. Chekhonin for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian porcelain plate with victorious workers (1920) by V. Belkin for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with factory workers (1920) by State Porcelain Factory (SPF) of Leningrad at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with education yielding grain (1920) by R. Vilde for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with commune design (1920) by S. Chekhonin for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian porcelain plate with Petrograd design by N. Girshfeld for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Trampling of Capitalism design by M. Adamovich for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Red Star design by M. Adamovich for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Commissar of ChEKA design by A. Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian porcelain plate with Petrograd design (1921) by N. Girshfeld for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Trampling of Capitalism design (1921) by M. Adamovich for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Red Star design (1922) by M. Adamovich for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Commissar of ChEKA design (1922) by A. Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian porcelain plate with New World Rises design by V. Timorev for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with folk-tale figure carrying off walled city by Maria Lebedeva for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Komsomol design by Sergei Chekhonin for Lomonossov Porcelain Factory of Leningrad at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Grueby Faience vase by George Prentiss Kendrick for Grueby Pottery of Boston at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Russian porcelain plate with New World Rises design (1922) by V. Timorev for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with folk-tale figure carrying off walled city (1923) by Maria Lebedeva for SPF at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Russian porcelain plate with Komsomol design (1925) by Sergei Chekhonin for Lomonossov Porcelain Factory of Leningrad at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Grueby Faience vase (1897-8) by George Prentiss Kendrick for Grueby Pottery of Boston at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Earthenware tiles attrib. Addison B. Le Boutillier for Grueby Pottery of Boston at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Tokyo Imperial Hotel china with overlapping circles by Frank Lloyd Wright & made in Tokyo at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.American Modern earthenware tableware by Russell Wright & made by Steubenville Pottery of East Liverpool, Ohio at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.New York World's Fair souvenir plate by Charles Murphy & made by Homer Laughlin China of Newell, WV at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Earthenware tiles (1903-7) attrib. Addison B. Le Boutillier for Grueby Pottery of Boston at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Tokyo Imperial Hotel china with overlapping circles (c1922) by Frank Lloyd Wright & made in Tokyo at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.American Modern earthenware tableware (1937) by Russell Wright & made by Steubenville Pottery of East Liverpool, Ohio at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.New York World's Fair souvenir plate (1939) by Charles Murphy & made by Homer Laughlin China of Newell, WV at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Town & Country earthenware tableware by Eva Zeisel & made by Red Wing Pottery of Minnesota, USA at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Chicago's Hotel Sherman china 'Well of the Sea' plate by William Craig McBirney & made by Shenango China of Syracuse, NY at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.

Town & Country earthenware tableware (1945) by Eva Zeisel & made by Red Wing Pottery of Minnesota, USA at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Chicago's Hotel Sherman china 'Well of the Sea' plate (c1949) by William Craig McBirney & made by Shenango China of Syracuse, NY at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.

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