Antique Iron Stone Collecting: Shapes

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Learn the different shapes of iron stone in this free video on antique collecting and appraisal.

By: Sue Shea

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Length: 1:57

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"So different shapes you can collect in the iron stone vary quit a bit this is just a soup bowl here you can see its got a deep a not shallow depth to it. It a smaller soup bowl this is one shape this if very typical of 19century the sugar bowl right here fairly large, teapot and very typical 19th century. This is a creamer with a very nice detail to the pattern here you can see this is a really nice shape from the 19th century. Also if you look up here you'll see another typical shape from an iron stone actually these are called coffee pots this pot right here is very large size. This is also has a nice pattern to it this is another shape that you might find out there. Platters come in various sizes from very small to very large this is a medium large size platter you'll see another one down here you'll also have serving bowls, covered vegetable bowl here and here. Another example of another shape of a platter which is cool this shape you can see it's what they call a thunder jug or a potty pot from the 19th century in iron stone you can see a typical mark on the bottom, it's made in England it's called a thunder jug. That's another shape you might find and you'll find the shapes that you might find in cups and saucers and for dinner ware sets plates that range from anywhere to 10-11" all the way down to bread and butter plates in the early 19th century. Into the early 20th century you'll find these pieces there's a few more examples that I'll show in the series."

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