Antique Reproductions

Aristochiens or Aristopets, Thierry Poncelet and Paintings of Dogs in Clothes
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Aristochiens or Aristopets, Thierry Poncelet and Paintings of Dogs in Clothes

Dogs in clothes is a thing. Paintings of dogs in uniform is a thing. I came across these when I was looking at Blue Willow dog dishes and I just had to share. If you Search for Dog in Emporium St.Louis eBay Store, you find these paintings of dogs. You can commission a painting of…

Gondola Green Antique Reproduction Transferware from the Madison Bay Company

Gondola Green Antique Reproduction Transferware from the Madison Bay Company

The Gondola pattern has been transfer-printed since the 18th-century. Antique examples by E Wood and Sons, William Smith & Co and other traditional houses were made in browns, reds and other popular shades. The composition of gondolas in the waters of Venice are bordered with bold florals with a grand Italian feel. The example from…

Madison Bay Company Liberty Blue Antique Reproduction Transferware
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Madison Bay Company Liberty Blue Antique Reproduction Transferware

The Madison Bay Company, out of Pennsylvania, distributes antique reproduction tea sets made using the transferware process popular in the late 1700s. Liberty Blue isn’t really an antique reproduction. The pattern wasn’t made until more recently. The original Liberty Blue was Staffordshire china made by Enoch Wedgwood to commemorate the Bicentenial. It wasn’t expensive. Through…

Red Nautical Rose Antique Reproduction Transferware from the Madison Bay Company

Red Nautical Rose Antique Reproduction Transferware from the Madison Bay Company

This cheerful tea service is made with cranberry red transferware. It has a nautical motif, a ship in full sail, similar to the more complex pattern on Staffordshire Salem Fairwinds transferware. The tall cream pitcher and sugar bowl coordinate with a pot that is a compromise between the fuller shape of a traditional tea-pot  and…

Brown and White Charleston or Carolina Porcelain from the Madison Bay Company

Brown and White Charleston or Carolina Porcelain from the Madison Bay Company

The Madison Bay Company, out of Pennsylvania, distributes antique reproduction tea sets made using the transferware process popular in the late 1700s. Although most transferware was made in cobalt blue, other shades became popular in America in the early 1800s. The Charleston or Carolina pattern is a classic brown transferware with low country scenes.  Brown…

Equestrian Pattern Antique Reproduction Transferware from the Madison Bay Company

Equestrian Pattern Antique Reproduction Transferware from the Madison Bay Company

The Equestrian pattern is transfer-printed in black on white porcelain. A beautiful high-contrast design that is oh, so traditional. Equestrian transferware, with hunting scenes, carriage scenes or other scenes drawn from English or early American life are a traditional in vintage porcelain. These examples have an 18th century scene on each side of the traditional…

Red and Blue Rose Botanical Floral Porcelain Mini Tea Sets from the Madison Bay Company
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Red and Blue Rose Botanical Floral Porcelain Mini Tea Sets from the Madison Bay Company

The Madison Bay Company also makes mini tea sets in a reproduction botanical floral Rose pattern in both cobalt blue and traditional red versions. Perfect for a tea party, these little sets are about half sized. They come with a small teapot, only 4 1/2″ long spout to handle and 3 1/2″ high. The miniature…