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KXRAMIC STUDIO 
THE COLLECTOR 
OLD CHINA FOR SALE 
(When pieces are sent by express, expressage is paid by buyer. When pieces at 
sent on approval and returned, return expressage is also paid by buyer). 
Proof pieces must be absolutely perfect 
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chips, repairs, marked discoloratioi 
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DARK BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE 
Landing of Lafayette platter, iz 1 ^ x q, proof, - - - $iSoo 
Peace and Plenty, platter, 12 x 9, proof, - - - - 15.00 
Erie Canal, Entrance to Albany, 10-inch plate, perfect, - 52.00 
Erie Canal, Utica inscription, 8-inch plate, perfect, - - 5000 
Erie Canal, Clinton inscription, 10-inch plate, perfect, - - 42.00 
Erie Canal, Clinton inscription, 9-inch, traces of wear, - 20.00 
Coat of Anns of Rhode Island, 8^ inch plate, perfect, - - 28.00 
Dr. Syntax and the Bees, 10-inch, perfect, - - - 25.00 
Dr. Syntax turned nurse, 7^-inch plate, perfect, - - 28.00 
Dr. Syntax taking possession of his living, 10-inch plate, crack shows 
little, fine color, - - - - - - t8.oo 
U. S. Bank of Philadelphia, 10 inch plate (Stubbs), proof - - 24.00 
Another, perfect, but slight kiln flaw, fine color, - 22.00 
Cadmus, 10-inch soup plate, perfect, very fine, - - - 18.00 
Boston Octagon Church, 10-inch soup, perfect, - - 18.00 
City Hall New York, 10 inch plate, proof, - - - - 11.00 
Six City Hall N. Y., 10-inch plates (Ridgway), perfect, for lot of six, 60.00 
B. & O. R. R., 9-inch plate perfect (inclined), - - - 16.00 
B. & O. R. R., 10-inch plate (level), glaze dull in center, - 13.00 
Boston Hospital, q'A.-xnch plate, vine leaf, white edge, perfect, 16.00 
Escape of the Mouse. 10-inch plate (Wilkie), perfect, - - 18.00 
Playing at Draught (Wilkie), 10-inch soup plate, small nick rep., 15.00 
Valentine (Wilkie), 10-inch plate, perfect, - - - 12.00 
Boston State House, chaise in foreground, 10-inch plate, check on edge, 15.00 
Pine Orchard House, 9^-1'nch soup plate, check on edge, - 12.50 
Nahant near Boston, 8 inch plate (Stubbs), perfect, - - 15.00 
McDonough's Victory, oj^-inch plate, perfect, - - - 15.00 
Another, 7j4-\nch, proof, -...._ g qq 
Table Rock, Niagara, 10-inch soup plate, perfect, - - - 13.50 
Another, good condition, but knife marks, - - - 10.00 
States, 10-inch soup plate, proof, - - - - - 12 00 
States, 4}-o-inch pitcher, crack at bottom, does not show, rare, - 8.00 
City of Albany, 10-inch plate (Wood), crack, - - - 15.00 
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 10-inch plate, traces of wear, - 9.00 
Trenton Falls, 7^-inch plate, perfect, - 11.00 
Another, chip repaired, fine glaze, - - 7.00 
Quebec, 9-inch soup plate, perfect, but light color, flower border, 10.00 
Sancho Panza at Boar Hunt, 10-inch soup plate, slight scratches, 10.00 
Upper Ferry Bridge (Stubbs), 8^-inch plate, proof, - - 10.00 
Union Line, 9 inch plate, perfect, - 12.00 
Landing of Lafayette, 10 inch plate, proof, - - - 10.00 
Cupids and the Rose, 10-inch plate, scalloped edge, perfect, - 7 00 
St. Catherine's Hill, view on tureen and cover, 7-inch, perfect, - 4 50 
Regents Park, 9-inch plate, traces of wear, - - - 3.50 
Chateau de Coucy 10-inch soup plate, perfect, - - - 4.50 
Chateau Ermenonville 10-inch soup plate, perfect, - - - 5 00 
Moulin Sur La Marne (La Grange series), 9-1'nch plate, traces of wear, 3.50 
American Villa, 10-inch soup, perfect, marked, - - - 5.00 
English Hunting Scene, 10-inch plates, perfect, rich blue, each - 4 00 
Another, 9-inch, perfect, - - - - - - 3 00 
Arms of United States pitcher, 6-inch, crack on base, does not show, 9.00 
Pitcher, shell design, 7-inch, small chip repaired, very fine, - 4 00 
LIGHT COLOR STAFFORDSHIRE 
Penitentiary at Pittsburgh, 15 x 12, lavender platter, 3-inch crack in- 
side rim, rare view, ...... 18. 00 
Lake George pink platter, 12x10, perfect, - - - - 14.00 
Merchants' Exchange fire, o-inch plate, good condition, - 16.00 
Anti-Slavery pitcher, Lovejoy inscription, 9-inch, cracked, - 9.00 
LUSTRES 
Silver lustre pitcher, 6-inch, very fine specimen, (3 pints), - u.oo 
Copper lustre pitcher, 4-inch, pink and black lustre, copper border, 5 00 
Another, 4-inch, pink lustre band, perfect, - 3.00 
Copper lustre goblet, dark lustre, blue band, perfect, - - - 4.50 
Copper lustre salt cellar, bright lustre, very small nick, - - 3.25 
We have on hand a number of lustre pitchers and mugs at all prices 
from $1 to $6, which we will be pleased to send on approval, pieces not 
wanted being returned at subscriber's expense. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Liverpool plate, black print ship in full sail, perfect, - - - 5.00 
Lowestoft tea pot, black decoration, small crack on top, fine, - 7.50 
Blue Delf plate, very fine specimen, genuine old - - - 2.00 
Temperance Staffordshire plate, 7-inch, as described by Miss Earle, 2.5o 
Two Glass Cup Plates (Henry Clay), one nicked, pair, - - 1.50 
UNITED STATES HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA. 
From R. T. Haines Halsey's " Early New York on Dark Blue Staffordshire," bv 
courtesy of Dodd, Mead & Co. 
A NEW SERIES OF DARK BLUE VIEWS 
Edwin A. Barber 
THE recent discovery of several plates bearing the same 
border design as that of the United States Hotel, Phila- 
delphia, marked with the names of the makers, S. Tarns & 
Co., brings to the attention of collectors a new series of inter- 
esting dark blue views. This border is composed of the 
foliage of trees somewhat similar to that which occurs on the 
Mitchell & Freeman's China and Glass Warehouse, Chatham 
street, Boston, by Adams, and one of the borders of Enoch 
Wood (A Ship of the Line in the Downs), but may be dis- 
tinguished by a large, triangular patch of lighter color in the 
lower edge at the right and by a small, oval figure in the left 
side of the border, resembling the side view of a mushroom or 
sea anemone. The following subjects with this marginal de- 
vice have been discovered: 
Unknown Building (probably American) by S. Tarns & Co. 
Royal Exchange, London, by S. Tarns & Co. 
United States Hotel, Philadelphia, by S. Tarns & Co. 
State. Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa., by S. Tains & Co. 
Somerset House, London, by Tarns. 
Drury Lane Theatre, by Tarns & Anderson. 
Opera House, London, by Tarns, Anderson & Tarns. 
Dublin Postoffbe, by Tams, Anderson & Tarns. 
Since the borders used by the four above-mentioned firms 
CAPITOL AT HARRISBURG. PA 
SOPP TUREEN WITH TAMS BORDER-NO MARK. 
