Cunard China & Silver

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 Maddock Ware’s history details.  While we all have and love… 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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›