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Collections > Ceramics
The Bowes has an outstanding collection of about 5000 items of European and oriental ceramics dating from 1500-1900. Strengths include European porcelain, oriental export porcelain, European tin-glazed earthenware and 19th-century exhibition pieces.
Limoges Set, 1771
Limoges Set, 1771 Including tray, cup and saucer, sugar-bowl and milk-jug Hard paste porcelain, coloured enamels and gilt French, Limoges factory, Haute-Vienne The... view details
Galle Cooler, 1871
Galle Cooler, 1871 Faience, French, Emile Galle, Saint Clement Factory Stencilled on the base with Clement Height: 18.8 cm view details
Plate, c.1730
Plate, c.1730 Hard paste porcelain, painted in with a portrait of Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a famous microscopist in the 17th and 18th century Chinese,... view details
Pot Pourri Vase and Cover, 1788
Pot Pourri Vase and Cover, 1788 Soft-paste porcelain, coloured enamel and gold French, Sevres Bears painter's mark for Pierre Jean Baptiste Vende who worked at Sevres... view details
Jug, 1872
Jug painted with a portrait of King Stanislas Leszczynski, 1872 Faience French, Nancy Marked on the base 'Saint Clement' stencilled in blue This was a gift from Emile... view details
Pair of Bulb Holders
Both have panels decorated with pastoral scenes with garden implments etc., one with a with a girl seated within a landscape blowing bubbles, and the other with a boy... view details
Sugar Box and Cover, c.1730-40
Sugar Box and Cover, c.1730-40 Hard paste porcelain, coloured enamels and gold German, Meissen Mark: crossed swords and initials 'K.H.K.' Height 8 cm; Length... view details
Travelling Coffee Service, 17th -18th century
Comprised of a Japanese box with hinged lid, the sides and lid decorated with lacquer work with scenes of stylised landscapes. It included a coffee pot, cup and... view details
Pair of Figures, c.1800
Pair of Figures, c.1800 Hard paste porcelain, painted in enamel colours Chinese, Jingdezhen Unmarked Size: Length: 14.3 & 12.5 cm view details
Vase and Cover, c.1700
One of a pair of Vases and covers, c.1700 Porcelain with decoration in underglaze blue, red and gold Japanese, Imari Height: 57 cm. view details