Dating to the 1860’s, this pattern is commonly known by collectors as the “basket weave” pattern. This would have been used on Cunard ships like the Russia, China, and Cuba. Very heavy-duty piece of china…. read more ›
Hand-painted hot-water jug in the Bird of Paradise pattern as sold in the gift shops on Cunard’s Big Three in the 1920’s. As you know, this pattern was also used for tea on the famous… read more ›
Very hard to find luncheon plate from the Bird of Paradise tea service of the 1920’s. In mint condition and measures about 8.25″ in diameter. One of the harder pieces of this pattern to find. … read more ›
Bone china hand-painted side plate in the “Bird-of-Paradise” pattern. Measures just over 6” across. Marked “souvenir” and purchased in the on-board gift shop. Produced by Tuscan china and bottom marked with the Cunard logo. Identical… read more ›
Small sugar bowl in the Bird of Paradise pattern. Measures 2″ x 1.5″ tall. Marked on the bottom as souvenir. Excellent condition.
Lovely tea cup and saucer in the hand-painted “Bird-of-Paradise” pattern. From the 1920’s as used on the Aquitania. Marked on the bottom as souvenir. Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or crazing.
The Cunard Line (and the rest of the UK) went for the cube-style teapot in a big way in the 1920’s. Cunard being Cunard, they were tradition bound and kept using the cube style for… read more ›
Large waste dish in the famous Cube pattern. Hand painted and identical to the onboard service but sold in the gift shops. Marked on the bottom as souvenir. No chips or cracks, but some crazing. … read more ›
Hand-painted creamer in the Bird of Paradise pattern as used on board (and also sold in the gift shops) on Cunard’s Big Three in the 1920’s. As you know, this pattern was used for tea… read more ›
Another one of those rare items that Luxury Liner Row is known for! A superb serving platter for the British & North American Royal Mail Steam Packets (later known as Cunard Line). Agreed among steamship… read more ›
Made of bone china, this attractive sugar bowl was produced by Copelands for use on board ships of the Cunard White Star fleet. I have a tough time keeping these in stock, especially one that’s… read more ›
Cuckoo-pattern Cunard bread plate. This pattern, dating to the time of RMS Mauretania and Aquitania, is the harder-to-find variant of the Tuscan Bird-of-Paradise china. This bread plate is made by Mintons. Fine bone china. Measures… read more ›
Exquisite five-lobed oyster dish from Cunard’s pre-WWI service. This pattern was famously used on board in both first and second class and pieces of this pattern have been salvaged from the RMS Lusitania and RMS… read more ›
Very hard-to-find cereal bowl made for Cunard Line by Foley in bone china. Almost certainly from the Queen Mary as it was discovered in Southern California. Measures 7″ across. in excellent condition. Oddly, a piece… read more ›
Extremely rare bone china coffee cup and saucer in the pattern used on the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth. Coffee was obviously offered on the great Cunarders but seems to have been drunk… read more ›
Bone china creamer from the on board tea service of the Cunard Line. Made by Foley this creamer stands almost 3″ tall and is 2” square. In excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or crazing…. read more ›
Everybody loves a cup and saucer. This classic bone china example made by Foley in the pattern used on the Queens is in the typical English style they call a “coffee can.” Cunard Line must… read more ›
The famed, lovely, and rare five-lobed dish by Foley. This example was made for use in the post-war tea set. These bone-china dishes are tough to find and were used on board the Queens, RMS… read more ›
Foley bone-china footed dish. Measures about 3” across the top and stands about 2” high. Very good condition. No chips or crazing. One of the harder Foley pieces to find and one of the most… read more ›
Many collectors call this a “large creamer,” but it is actually a hot water jug. Your tea was brought to you as loose leaves, and you poured your own hot water and you made your… read more ›
Rare luncheon plate made for Cunard White Star Line by Foley in bone china. Almost certainly from the Queen Mary as it was discovered in Southern California. Measures 7″ across. in excellent condition. Oddly, a… read more ›
Foley bone-china side plate from the service of the Queen Mary and Elizabeth. Has some of the usual utensil marks. Measures about 6½” in diameter.
An amazing survivor. Lovely in-service side plate marked on the back Cunard White Star. Given the amount of breakage on each voyage, how many CWS pieces can be left? Measures about 6½” in diameter. Some… read more ›
The cube Foley sugar bowl. Made of fine bone china. I often have a tough time keeping these in stock so finish your tea set with this cute sugar bowl. Excellent condition with no chips,… read more ›
Classically shaped and in excellent condition. Both pieces made by Foley and from the service of the Queens.
Foley bone-china tea pot in the famous cube pattern. Measuring about 4″ square and standing 4″ tall. Excellent condition. No chips or crazing in excellent condition. This is the larger of the two sizes of… read more ›
Foley bone-china tea pot, measuring just about 3¼” square and standing 3″ tall. Excellent condition. No cracks, chips, or crazing. Some slight wear to the black line on the lid. Displays well as a set… read more ›
Although commonly referred to as a “large sugar bowl,” this is actually a waste dish for your spent tea leaves. In the late 1960’s, Cunard made the “bold” move of switching to tea bags. A… read more ›
Grosvenor bone china side plate dated to late 1935 with the details pressed into the clay. This was made for the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Mary. Measures about 6.5″ across and in excellent… read more ›
Sought-after asparagus dish as used on the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Caronia, and all of the Cunard post war fleet. These, however, came from the famous restaurant One 5th Ave in New… read more ›
An on-deck cup of bouillon. In my mind, at least, it is one of the hallmarks of British ocean-liner service. QM2 still provides this expected tradition to this day. Sadly, they do not provide nice… read more ›
Haven’t had these in stock in ages. The Maddock bread plate as used on board the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, and throughout the rest of the fleet. In excellent condition with a small… read more ›
Maddock cereal bowl measuring 7½” in diameter. Several available and dating to the 1960s. Super handy to use. As you know I use the Maddock ware as my daily china. Its so sturdy and has… read more ›
Desirable and hard-to-find coffee cup and saucer as used on the great post WWII Cunarders. This example comes to us from the Queen Mary. These coffee cups and saucers are quite popular, and in fact,… read more ›
Hard-to-find Cunard Line dinner plate made by Maddock and almost certainly used on the Queen Mary. This plate measures about 9.75″ in diameter. In very good condition with typical utensil marks. Date marked during the… read more ›
Rare egg hoop from the post-WWII on-board Cunard service. Full Cunard logo inside. This pattern was used in both first and second class on all the major post war Cunard ships, including Mauretania and Caronia. … read more ›
One of the hardest-to-find pieces of Maddockware. If, like Cunard, you had to serve appetizers to 800 expectant first-class passengers and do it quickly, these dishes were the answer to your prayers. The idea was… read more ›
One of the hardest-to-find pieces of Maddockware. If, like Cunard, you had to serve appetizers to 800 expectant first-class passengers and do it quickly, these dishes were the answer to your prayers. The idea was… read more ›
Unusual shallow plate made by Maddock. These plates are tough to find even as non-Kosher examples. This one marked “Milk” is quite rare. Very good condition with some utensil marks. Measures 8″ in diameter and… read more ›
Unusual shallow plate made by Maddock. Excellent condition. Measures 8″ in diameter. Maddockware is a real crowd pleaser and a collecting favorite. Everyone wants something off the Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth it seems.
A quantity of salad crescents from the service of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. In mint condition and measuring about 8” x 4½”. A must have for any Cunard Queen’s collection.
Side bowl as used on the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Caronia, and second Mauretania. One day I hope to find an archive with Cunard and Maddockware’s history details. While we all have and love our… read more ›
Soup bowl as used on the Queens. Measures about 9″ in diameter. Excellent condition. As a matter of interest, Maddock Ware china is extremely hardy and was designed to be automatically dish washed in near-boiling… read more ›
Cunard 1907-era bone-china demitasse cup and saucer as used on board the RMS Lusitania and other ships of the fleet. I found this while looking through an antique store during a Titanic convention in August. … read more ›
One of my goals at Luxury Liner Row is to find ocean-liner items that make you say “wow!” and this is definitely one of them. An intact chamber pot salvaged from the wreck of the… read more ›
Another one of those “Wow” items! A tea tray in a pattern used on board Cunarders in the pre-World War I period. This is a part of the tea set from ships like Lusitania and… read more ›
Kosher china bread plate from the maiden voyage era of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2. Manufactured by Steelite, you can tell QE2 maiden voyage china apart from that made for the ship after 1972 as its… read more ›
Individual sugar bowl made of fine bone china by Grosvenor for Cunard. In excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or crazing. Measures about 1½” tall x 2” across. This for the tea set from the… read more ›
Lovely waste dish from the tea service produced by Copelands in the famous rose pattern. It seems that this pattern appears to have only been used on Media and Parthia tea sets! Stands about 3″… read more ›
Beautiful pair of silver plate asparagus tongs made by Elkington. Measures about 4.5″ long. Dating to 1914, these tongs are in excellent condition and likely from the ss Aquitania in her famous acanthus leaf pattern. … read more ›
Very old Cunard Line silver-plated dinner knife in a pattern I have only seen once or twice. Definitely not common! In very good condition. Made by Elkington Plate and date coded 1903. Measures just under… read more ›
Don’t we all pine for the days when something as simple as grapes were cut table side by the obliging steward. Isn’t that a major reason why we collect fine ocean-liner memorabilia? Enjoying, however fleetingly,… read more ›
Elaborate and impressive, these clawed ice tongs would look amazing in your display of Cunard Line silver. They measure about 5.5″ long. Perfect condition with perfect logo. Made by Harrison Brothers, the logo dates to… read more ›
Silver iced-butter dish as used on the famed Queens. Bottom dish is marked Cunard White Star and dated 1936 so made for the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Mary. Both dish and insert are… read more ›
I would have loved to see the presentation that went along with serving grilled meats on these skewers. I’m assuming grilled? I might say roasted, perhaps. The charcoal grills used onboard the great liners suggest… read more ›
1920’s-era silver salt dish with a great Cunard Line logo. Made by Chester and marked “Souvenir.” In excellent condition and sports its often missing glass insert.
Long salt spoon from the tables of the famous Cunard Line. Great 19th century logo and made by Elkington with a date code of 1900. Perhaps for the Saxonia? Measures about 3.5″ long and in… read more ›
Elkington Plate sugar bowl dated 1956. This comes to us from One 5th Ave, the restaurant in New York City which was famously done up with fittings from the RMS Caronia; so from the Green… read more ›
Cute sugar tongs by our old friends at Elkington and Company. Dates to 1905; so they were probably made for one of the “Pretty Sisters,” Caronia or Carmania. In very good condition and measuring about… read more ›
Cunard White Star Line silver table vase from the dining rooms of the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth. Made by Embassy plate and almost certainly from 1936. These are usually quite banged up… read more ›
Here is a rarity! A tea pot from the on-board service of the RMS Queen Elizabeth and RMS Queen Mary. Fantastic condition. Think of all the crew gossip that went on around this during a… read more ›
This souvenir tea set from the Cunard Line was once much more common. Like so many things in life, you might say to yourself about a particular memory “that wasn’t that long ago,” and then… read more ›
Used in first class from the outset on board Aquitania (see archivals on board Aquitania), this pattern was also used on the Lusitania and Mauretania. How do I know, you ask? Because examples of this… read more ›
