Cunard China & Silver

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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.

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 ›

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.  Marked souvenir and would have… 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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

Unusual shallow plate made by Maddock.  These plates are tough to find even as non-Kosher examples.  This one marked “Milk” is quite rare.  Excellent condition.  Measures 8″ in diameter.  Maddockware is a real crowd pleaser… 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 ›

Beautiful in its simplicity, this Cunard White Star demi-tasse cup and saucer by Mintons is a rare find.  Unusual to see Cunard or Cunard White Star china with no pattern.  Mint condition.

Another one of those “wow” items and what I consider to be one of the most beautiful patterns produced for any steamship line.  A luncheon plate in a rare pattern used on board Cunarders in… read more ›

Very early cup & saucer for Cunard’s longest-serving liner.  This pattern was introduced when QE2 entered service.  Originally, the pattern was gold leaf.  Later, to save money, Cunard began using a goldish-yellow decal for the… read more ›

Individual sugar bowl made of bone china by Coplands for Cunard White Star.  In excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or crazing.  Measures about 1½” tall x 2” across.

Highly sought after Cunard pinewood pattern demi-tasse spoon as used on all the great Cunarders including RMS Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth, Mauretania, Caronia etc.  These are a must to display with your Foley and… read more ›

Silver iced butter dish as used on the famed Queens.  In very good condition with just typical use marks.  Happily both the insert and dish are matched, i.e., both are Cunard.  Over the years these… 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.

Pair of salt and pepper shakers.  Both marked “Cunard” on the side.  A side marking, rather than a bottom mark, is unusual.  They stand about 3.25″ tall.

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.

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 ›