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 ›

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 ›

Brown dinner plate in what is commonly referred to as the “Boston Mails” pattern.  The edge of the plate is surrounded by a lovely border decoration with images of each of the first four Cunarders–Britannia,… read more ›

Brown side plate in what is commonly referred to as the “Boston Mails” pattern.  There had been some speculation in the past that this was actually the first pattern ever used by Cunard, but that… 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 Spode Copland.  Fine bone china. … 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 ›

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.”  In excellent condition… 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.

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 ›

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 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 ›

At first glance this is the almost ubiquitous Cunard Line Maddock soup bowl.   However, what makes this interesting is it is some of the oldest dated Maddock I have seen.  Date coded to 1954.  This… read more ›

These shell dishes were the catch alls for Cunard waiters and stewards.  Many people try to assign a specific use for the chinaware, etc., used on board, but having talked to many former crewmen and… read more ›

Looking at archival photos, it’s difficult to tell exactly what these dishes were designed for except to say that they were used for everything!  They were the stewards’ catch-alls.  Any time a waiter needed a… 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 ›

Made by Chester, this silver mustard pot is in excellent condition in the Plain Pine pattern and marked Cunard White Star Line.  In excellent condition and has its original glass insert.

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 ›

Silver iced butter dish as used on the famed Queens.  Happily both the insert and dish are matched, i.e., both are Cunard.  Both are made by Elkington and date 1951 for the dish and 1956… read more ›

Mint condition lobster pick in the acanthus leaf pattern introduced on RMS Aquitania of 1914.  Made by Embassy Plate and in mint condition.   Measures about 9″ long.  3 Available.

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 ›

Acanthus-leaf sugar shaker from the pattern introduced on the Aquitania.  This by Elkington silver and dated 1914, the year of her maiden voayge.  In very good condition.  Measures about 6″ tall.

Beautiful Cunard White Star sugar shaker made by Elkington and dated to 1939, no doubt produced for the service of the Queen Elizabeth or Mauretania.  Stands about 6.5″ tall.  Lovely condition.

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 ›

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 pattern was introduced by Cunard in the latter part of 1913 or the early part of 1914.  Used in first class from the outset on board Aquitania (see archivals on board Aquitania), this pattern… read more ›