Holiday Shopping At Holly Lane Antiques At The Del Mar Antique Show -

Wedgwood Cobalt Florentine China With Floral Center
Silver Vintage Pattern With Hollow Handles

Holly Lane Antiques recently participated at the Del Mar Antique Show. This is a wonderful large antiques show in Southern California held at the fairgrounds in Del Mar just north of San Diego.

Our booth showed a sampling of the many antique treasures we currently have in our two internet stores - Ruby Lane and Antique Arts. As always our collection of Early English White Ironstone was impressive. We have a large selection of Antique Haviland Limoges China and always try to bring pieces with pink flowers trimmed in gold to the shows since they seem to be the most popular patterns. We currently have many pieces of antique and vintage glass - some purpled. This glass along with special antique and vintage silver pieces and linens completed our booth.

Antiques make such special and unique holiday gifts and an antiques show is the perfect place to do your holiday shopping. Browse our booth pictures and find a treasure for a gift or for you. Many of the items are available in one of our internet stores - links below.


Hawkes Stems Strawberry & Diamond Pattern
Royal Crown Derby Plates - Green Border Partridge Design
EAPG Pitchers
Pair European Porcelain Lidded Jars
Green Depression Glass Stems
Silver Triple Candleholders


Antique Haviland Limoges China Ramekin Sets Schleiger 349
Sterling Lid Vanity Jar


Purple Transferware Drainer & Plates
Flow Blue Plates


Early English White Ironstone Ewers & Pitchers
Chain Of Tulips Shape Ewer
Fuchsia Shape Ewer
Late Tulip Shape Ewer
Ceres Shape Pitcher
Panelled Grape Pitcher


EAPG Cordials
Silver Vanity Jar


Antique Haviland Limoges Pitchers
Heisey Individual Sugar & Creamer Orchid Pattern


Blue Transferware Platter California Pattern
Barley Twist English Candleholders
Blue Transferware Plates
Flow Blue Covered Tureen
Framed Quilt Block
Parfait Stems Iced Blue Bases


Royal Crown Derby Imari Pieces
Haviland Limoges Pedestal Reticulated Compote


Antique Haviland Limoges Princess 5 O'Clock Cups & Saucers
Depression Glass Tumblers Royal Lace Pattern
Silver Pitcher
Royal Crown Derby Partridge Plate
Silver Muffineer / Shaker
Haviland Limoges Butter Pats
Haviland Limoges Plate Cup & Saucer Schleiger 1114


Bavarian Ramekin Sets Boston Pattern


Brown Transferware Coffee Pot Sugar & Creamer



Early English White Ironstone Collection


Antique Haviland Limoges Tea Pot & Creamer
Haviland Limoges Platter With Hand Painted Accents
Silver Sugar Tongs


Depression Glass Green Stems
Silver Triple Candle Holders
Set Of English Commemorative Spoons


Antique Haviland Limoges China
Schleiger 146 Covered Tureen
Schleiger 146 Creamer
Several Plates With Roses & Forget Me Nots Pattern
Butter Pats
Glass Pitcher


Ramekin Sets Germany
Limoges Gravy Bowl
Cranberry Glass Pitcher
Silver Tea Strainers


Early English White Ironstone Collection



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Early English White Ironstone Teapots -

Bordered Hyacinth Shape Teapot
W Baker

When I first became acquainted with Early English White Ironstone it was the ewers and pitchers that stole my heart. I was fascinated with the variety of shapes and wrote about them in earlier blogs. Each truly had their own personality - from those with the very classic geometric shapes to those with the narrow necks and full bodies pictured as a collection in a black cupboard on the cover of Architectural Digest.


Architectural Digest January 2005


Bordered Hyacinth Shape Ewer
W Baker

Recently, the early teapots have stolen my attention. The White Ironstone China Association has a wonderful guide to teapots. They explain that tea drinking was widely popular because it was seen to have a medicinal as well as social function. Queen Elizabeth the First, in the late 1500's, had teapots as well as tea imported from China. Tea drinking was very important in the daily life of the British and they continued the custom when they came to America. The English potters began producing white ironstone in the 1840's and paid close attention to the designs of the teapots.


Tuscan Shape
John Edwards

The teapot was a complicated piece to make taking at least 5 separate molds to turn out the body, spout, handle, lid and finial. Most teapots have several perforations, as strainers, where the handle is attached and the lids have a hole to let air in to prevent a vacuum while pouring. As were the ewers, the teapots were made in a variety of shapes - some plain, some elaborately embossed. Each also has its own personality!

PANELED AND RIBBED SHAPES


Memnon Shape
J Meir


Walled Octagon Shape
Jacob furnival


Baltimore Shape
Brougham & Mayer


Tuscan Shape
John Edwards

SIMPLE AND PLAIN SHAPES


Lion's Head Shape
John Edwards


Bow & Tassel Shape
Burgess & Goddard

EMBOSSED FLORAL SHAPES


Wheat In The Meadow Shape
Powell & Bishop


Washington Shape
John Meir


Budded Vine Shape
Meakin & Co


Bordered Hyacinth Shape
W Baker


Star Flower Shape
J W Pankhurst


Lily Of The Valley Shape
Anthony Shaw

This is but a small sampling of the teapots made by the very prolific early English potters.

Many of the teapots shown are available for purchase at our Internet Stores and Antique Shows. However, some have been sold and some are in my private collection. Please click on the pictures to see availability.


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