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RERAMIC STUDIO 
THEXOLLECTOR 
OLD CHINA FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 
( When pieces are sent by express, expressage is pair! by buyer. When pieces a. 
sent on approval and returned, return expressage is also paid by buyer). 
Proof pieces must be absolutely perfect and show practically no traces ( 
wear. Perfect pieces must be perfect not only in condition, but in color, an 
traces of wear must be very slight and not injure the piece in any way. All crack 
chips, repairs, marked discolorations or scratches must be mentioned. 
Lack of room will often prevent us from giving a complete list of pieces for sa 
in this Magazine. A complete and revised list will be found in our special public: 
tion ■' Old China," which will be issued at the end of every month, fourorfive dai 
after the issue of Keramic Studio. Although "Old China" will be practically" 
reprint of Collector articles in Keramic Studio, notices, advertisements and occi 
sionally articles will appear in it, for which we have no room in Keramic Studii 
To subscribers of Keramic Studio who wish to receive "Old China," we will mal< 
the special following club offer : 
One year subscription to Keramic Studio and "Old China" $4.00 (or 5 
cents less than regular prices of both Magazines.) 
DARK BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE 
Landing of Lafayette platter, ioK-inch, perfect, fine clear print, $45.00 
Coat of Arms of Rhode Island, 9-inch plate, perfect - - - 32.00 
Capitol at Washington (Stevenson, vine leaf), perfect but very slight 
discoloration in center, 10-inch plate, - - - - 32.00 
Cadmus, 10-inch soup plate, perfect, very fine - - - 20.00 
Boston Octagon Church, 10-inch soup, perfect, - - 18.00 
Another, short crack on edge, hardly shows, fine glaze, - - 12.00 
Six City Hall N. Y., 10-inch plates (Ridgway), perfect, for lot of six, 63.00 
Chateau of La Grange, 10-inch plate, perfect, - - - 18.00 
East View of La Grange, 9^-inch plate, perfect. - - 16.00 
B. & O. R. R., 9-inch plate (inclined), perfect, - - - 18.00 
Another, 10-inch (level), traces of wear, - - - 15.00 
Another, 10-inch soup, perfect ..... 15,00 
Boston Hospital, g'A -inch plate, vine leaf, white edge - - 16.00 
Escape of the Mouse (Wilkie), 10-inch plate, perfect, - - 18.00 
Another, repaired, but good color, good decorative specimen, - 8.00 
Valentine (Wilkie), 10-inch plate, perfect, - - - 13.00 
Boston State House, chaise in foreground, 10-inch plate, slight crack- 
on edge, hardly shows, - 16.00 
Pine Orchard House, 9^-inch soup plate, slight crack on edge, hardly 
shows, --..-... I500 
McDonough's Victory, 9^-1'nch plate, perfect, - - - 15.00 
Another, 7^-inch, proof, --..-. 7 _ 00 
Water Works, Philadelphia, chaise in foreground, medium blue, 9-inch 
soup plate, ----... 12.50 
States platter, 10-inch, one inch crack on border, - - - 12.50 
States, 10-inch soup plate, proof, - - - - 12.00 
Another, flat, repaired, good decorative specimen, - - - 6.50 
City of Albany, 10-inch plate (Wood), crack and slight discoloration, 12.50 
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 10-inch plate, perfect, - - 10.00 
Trenton Falls, ;K-inch plate, perfect, - 11.00 
Quebec, 9-inch soup plate, perfect, r 10.00 
English Hunting Scene, 10-inch, perfect, rich blue, - - - 500 
St. Catherine's Hill near Guilford, 10-inch soup plate, perfect, - 5.00 
Yorkminster Abbey, 10-inch soup plate, crack on edge, shows little, 3 50 
Cup and saucer, fruit and flowers, perfect, - - - 2.00 
Soup tureen, 15-inch wide, flowers, perfect, fine piece - - 12.00 
Medium size pitcher, shell design, fine, - 5.00 
LIGHT COLOR STAFFORDSHIRE 
Anti-Slavery, 8-inch plate, perfect, - - - - 14 00 
Hartford, Conn., io> 2 '-inch pink plate, perfect, - - - 12 00 
Six pink plates, Bethlehem, 7-inch, perfect, for lot, - - 12 00 
Fort Montgomery, Hudson River, 5-inch black and white plate, perfect, 8.00 
West Point, Hudson River, 8-inch black and white plate, perfect, 4.50 
Richard Jordan, 7-inch pink plate, perfect, - - - - 6.00 
Caledonia, io>£-inch pink soup plate, perfect, - - - 2.00 
LUSTRES 
In Old China Magazine, will be found a list of lustre pitchers and mugs, 
from $2 up. We will send to subscribers who apply for it a good lot of these 
pitchers for selection, pieces not wanted being returned at subscriber's 
expense. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Lowestoft tea set, single flower decoration, teapot, sugrr bowl, 
creamer, 2 cups and saucers, good condition, - - $26.00 
Three Lowestoft sugar bowls, flowers, slight cracks, $2.75 to - 4.00 
Lowestoft plate, 9-inch, red and gold decoration, very fine, . 3.00 
Lowestoft, 8-inch plate, and cup and saucer, single flower, black, - 3.50 
Twelve Apostle pitcher (Chas. Meigh) date 1842, small repair on edge, 
rare and fine, ------- 18.00 
New Hall porcelain tea pot, marked, flowers in brilliant colors, 
spout restored, ------- 6.00 
(See complete list in Old China.) 
ORIENTAL "LOWESTOFT." Boston Mu 
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LOWESTOFT 
Edivin At lee Barber 
MONG the best china of our grandmothers the so-called 
"Lowestoft" ware figured most extensively. In the 
early part of the nineteenth century there was scarcely a well- 
to-do household throughout the New England, Middle and 
Southern States which could not boast of a table service or 
at least a few pieces of this ware. In such large quantities 
was it imported into this country that at the present day the 
supply which is constantly coming to light seems inexhaust- 
ible, yet while often beautiful in form and decoration it rarely 
commands a high price among collectors. 
It has been a much disputed question among ceramists 
whether what is commonly known as " Lowestoft" china was 
produced in the town of that name at the easternmost point 
of England, or in the Orient. Prominent students are found 
supporting each side of the question. Others claim that the 
ware was made in China and sent to England to be decorated. 
As found on this side of the Atlantic, "Lowestoft" ware 
may be divided roughly into three classes, all different in the 
character of the decorations, yet possessing certain features in 
common : 
1st. That which is embellished with dark blue enameled 
bands, flowers, vases and other designs, in combination with 
gold dots, stars and tracery. 
2d. That having polychrome decorations of red flowers 
and green leaves, usually small in size, with waving lines of 
red or brown closely running dots around the borders. 
3d. That with brown monochrome devices, in which 
coats-of-arms, crests and armorial bearings figure conspic- 
uously. In all of these varieties the body of the ware is sim- 
ilar, — a coarse, hard paste, extremely brittle and usually quite 
rough on the under sides. Occasionally we find pieces com- 
bining the characteristics of two or more of these varieties, 
such as a recently seen punch bowl with blue and gold trim- 
mings, and a medallion on one side in various colors, repre- 
senting the Arms of New York State. 
In attempting to decide which theory of origin is correct, 
American collectors are hampered at the outset by the lack 
of fully identified examples of true Lowestoft porcelain. We 
have no means in this country of comparing the ware found 
here with authenticated pieces of English origin. Among 
