Johnson Brothers Earthenware
Updated October 23, 2026
| Lot number | 81 |
| Auction | The Cedars Estate Part 3 |
| Date | November 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM EST |
| Auction house | Amber Door Estate Sales Inc. |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
This 20-piece set of Johnson Brothers earthenware is decorated in the Hanford pattern. The service features a creamy white body with scalloped, beaded rims. The decoration consists of a teal and ochre scroll-and-shell border surrounding various polychrome floral sprays in shades of pink, yellow, blue, and purple. The composition includes one large round serving bowl, two graduated oval platters, eight dinner plates, seven luncheon plates, one double-handled bouillon bowl, and one smaller double-handled cup. Each piece bears a blue underglaze backstamp on the reverse with Old Staffordshire arched above a crown symbol, Johnson Bros England, and the pattern name HANFORD. Dimensions measured against a tape measure (note: tape measure shows inches only): Largest oval platter length approx. 43.2 cm Round serving bowl diameter approx. 24.4 cm. Condition: The service shows signs of age and use consistent with antique earthenware. There is widespread crazing across most pieces, with localized brown staining and discoloration within the crazing, particularly evident on the larger serving pieces. One of the oval platters has a hairline crack extending from the rim. There is typical light wear to the transfer-printed decoration and gilded highlights.
