As promised, our offering of American china painting continues with another plate painted by Marie Morris marked "Made in Germany" and signed. While the plate's manufacturer is blacked out, we have been able to read through the mark on a similar plate to find the name Arzberg - a well known porcelain maker. This particular plate is dated 1960. The plate has a bouquet of pink roses on a pale yellow field, accented by green trellis work...

This is a lovely 16” Cathay Collection porcelain Victorian era doll with long brown hair in ringlets and gorgeous brown eyes. She is wearing a long sleeve dress with eight tiers of pleated gold ruffles with every other one being lace. She has on a dark gold cloak that is interspersed with gold metallic and edged with brocade ribbon. The cloak has a double layered collar with the same gold brocade ribbon...

This wonderful 8" bowl, in Steigel green, is by Imperial Glass Co. Made in three patterns, this one is pattern #743. It is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks and displays beautifully.

Franciscan "Ivy" 10.5" dinner plate in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or crazing.

This piece of American china painting is another hand-painted 9 1/4" plate, once again signed - Marie Morris (undated). The plate has beautiful pink roses with leaves fading to pale on a beautiful white plate with an embossed pattern along the scalloped band. This particular piece was manufactured with holes in the bottom rim to facilitate a hanging wire, which is already in place. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or crazing...

This is a 6" lemon server with a gold handle and gold rim signed - Marie Morris and dated 1956. This piece has no manufacturer's mark, but is yet another fine example of American china painting. The tray is painted with rasberries complete with blossoms. There is a blend of yellow to lavender for the background. It's quite lovely. The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or crazing.

5-3/4" Cocker Spaniel with woven basket planter by Royal Copley. He's in great shape with no chips, cracks or crazing.

Here is a great piece of Frankoma pottery. This platter, marked "5QS" measures 14" x 8.5" and is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or crazing of any kind.

Wonderful cream and sugar set by Durand, Cristal d'Arques of France. The "Antique" pattern was made in the early 1990s and was made to recall come of the earliest cut glass patterns. This set is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks.

Wonderful little Pouter Pigeon planter by Royal Copley. Standing 5.75" tall, he is clearly boasting his masculinity and availability to any female. He will make a great addition to any bird collection.

Here is another example of American china painting, sometimes referred to as porcelain painting or overglaze painting. Painted on an 8" plate, this piece is signed Sommer, The first name is there, but we are unable to determine what it is, and the plate is not dated. All of the pieces currently in our catalog came from the same collection so we are fairly confident that they were all painted around the same 1950s - 1960s time frame...

Pink 12" chop plate by Vernon Kilns, a California Pottery. The bottom mark identifies it as a piece of the Ultra collection, made between 1937 and 1942. While simple in design, the Ultra pattern was a popular one for Vernon Kilns.