Commemorative ware comprises items that are made to commemorate an event within a short time, before or after its occurrence.

Manufacturers have never been slow to exploit the commercial possibilities afforded by the tourist trade, or by events of national or even local interest, and souvenirs and commemorative ware offer the collector a wide and varied field.

Although commemorative pottery was known to exist from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the industry really got under way with the invention of transfer printing in the 1750s. George Ill's jubilee in 1809, the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817, and George IV's coronation, were among the earliest events to be commemorated on a large scale by the ceramics industry.

Thereafter coronations, royal weddings, births, jubilees, etc have all been memorialised on china. In the Victorian period commemorative wares were produced in ceramic, glass, wood, papier-mache, stone, metal, ivory, more...

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A Webb crystal Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative engraved…

A Webb crystal Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative engraved large goblet, English dated 1953, 30 cm high 19 cm diameter

A Royal Coronation King George V & Queen Mary mug, Queen…

A Royal Coronation King George V & Queen Mary mug, Queen Elizabeth Coronation notebook, Diary 1944

Three Queen Elizabeth II commemorative cups, including…

Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cups Set

Three Queen Elizabeth II commemorative cups, including Coronation and Golden Jubilee, height 10 cm to 12 cm

Three Queen Elizabeth II commemorative cups and saucers…

Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cups & Saucers

Three Queen Elizabeth II commemorative cups and saucers including Coronation and Silver Jubilee

A Queen Elizabeth II, Coronation commemorative plate and bowl.…

QEII Coronation Plate and Bowl, 1953

A Queen Elizabeth II, Coronation commemorative plate and bowl. June 2nd 1953, J and G Meakin, sunshine, diameter 15 cm to 17 cm

Three Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cups, June…

Set of Three Coronation Cups for Queen Elizabeth II (1953)

Three Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cups, June 2nd 1953, Royal Winton, Brentleigh, height 9.5 cm to 10 cm

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cups, June 2nd…

1953 Coronation Commemorative Cups by Royal Art Pottery

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cups, June 2nd 1953, Royal Art Pottery, British Pottery Manufactories, height 8 cm to 8.5 cm

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cup, June 2nd…

Queen's Coronation Cup by Clarice Cliff, 1953

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cup, June 2nd 1953, Royal Staffordshire by Clarice Cliff, height 9.5 cm

A King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative…

1937 Coronation Shaving Mug with King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

A King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative shaving mug, 12th May 1937, height 10 cm

Two King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative…

King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Coronation Cups

Two King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative cups, May 1937, British Pottery Manufactures Federation, height 8.5-10.5 cm

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation souvenir display. Six Royal…

Queen's Coronation Souvenir Display

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation souvenir display. Six Royal picture books in a die-cut cardboard display gallery with fold out stands verso. Published by Sampson low 1954, length 47 cm

Queen Elizabeth 1953 Coronation medal

1953 Coronation Medal of Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth 1953 Coronation medal

Queen Elizabeth 1953 Coronation medal

1953 Coronation Medal of Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth 1953 Coronation medal

Burslem Pottery commemorative circular tile 21 cm diameter, for…

Coronation Commemorative Tile by Burslem Pottery, 1953

Burslem Pottery commemorative circular tile 21 cm diameter, for the Coronation of Elizabeth II, June 2nd 1953

Royalty - Queen Elizabeth II: commemorative ware with 1953…

Royal Commemorative Collection

Royalty - Queen Elizabeth II: commemorative ware with 1953 Coronation cup & saucer, mugs (2), tea plates (2), glass beakers (2); 1977 Silver Jubilee mugs (3), tea plate, saucer, money box and a mounted tile; 1997 50th wedding Anniversary beaker; also…

A collection of Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative…

1953 Coronation Commemorative Plates and Cups Collection

A collection of Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative plates and cups, 1953

Two King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative…

1937 Coronation Cups with Crack

Two King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative cups, 1937, crack to one

A Minton and Crown Devon King George VI and Queen Elizabeth…

Royal Coronation Cups, 1937

A Minton and Crown Devon King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation commemorative cups, 1937

Two Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative beakers, made…

Royal Coronation Commemorative Beakers from Australia

Two Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative beakers, made in Australia and a King George VI Coronation beaker, height 8.5 cm

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative desk calendar,…

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Desk Calendar, 1953

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative desk calendar, 1953, crack to frame, diameter 13 cm

A pair of Sovereign Pottery, Australia Queen Elizabeth II…

Sovereign Pottery Coronation Bowls, 1953

A pair of Sovereign Pottery, Australia Queen Elizabeth II commemorative Coronation bowls, 1953, diameter 13 cm

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation flag 1953, printed cotton, 58.5…

1953 Coronation Flag of Queen Elizabeth II

A Queen Elizabeth II Coronation flag 1953, printed cotton, 58.5 x 90 cm

Pair of Queen Elizabeth II Coronation goblets, the bowls…

Queen's Coronation Fleur-de-Lys Goblets (Pair)

Pair of Queen Elizabeth II Coronation goblets, the bowls engraved with fleur-de-lys, above twist stems, height 16 cm (2)

Commonwealth Celebrations ephemera. Booklet, Sydney.…

Commonwealth Celebrations Ephemera and Souvenirs

Commonwealth Celebrations ephemera. Booklet, Sydney. Descriptive & illustrated with Panorama. H.M.S. Royal Arthur which conveyed Lord Houpeton to Sydney. 24 pages of photographs & a foldout panoramic view of Sydney harbour from North Shore, Sydney.…

Two Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cups, 1953,…

Pair of 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Cups

Two Queen Elizabeth II Coronation commemorative cups, 1953, including J&G Meakin, Sutherland

Three Queen Elizabeth II commemorative Coronation cups, 1952

Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Cups Set

Three Queen Elizabeth II commemorative Coronation cups, 1952

George VI Coronation commemorative bowl, green glass…

George VI Coronation Green Glass Bowl

George VI Coronation commemorative bowl, green glass Commemorative bowl, for George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation, May 12, 1937, (diameter 21.5 cm).

Spode porcelain cabinet plate, commemorating 'Her Majesty Queen…

Spode Coronation Plate 1953-2003

Spode porcelain cabinet plate, commemorating 'Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1953-2003 Coronation' set with gilt borders and thistles on cobalt ground, edition 286/500, diameter 27.5 cm

Crown Devon Fielding musical Coronation box, of rectangular…

Musical Coronation Box with Royal Portraits and Flowers

Crown Devon Fielding musical Coronation box, of rectangular form, decorated with portraits of George VI and Elizabeth, with God Save the King lyrics, surrounded by a border of flowers, length 21 cm

Russian Imperial jetton Empress Elizabeth, Jeton. C.1742. To…

Empress Elizabeth Coronation Jetton (6 words)

Russian Imperial jetton Empress Elizabeth, Jeton. C.1742. To Commemorate the Coronation of Empress Elizabeth.

A Wedgwood commemorative cabinet plate of the 1953 Coronation…

Wedgwood Coronation Plate 1953

A Wedgwood commemorative cabinet plate of the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, diameter 23.5 cm

Australian album collection of photos & postcards for the Queen…

Aussie Queen's Coronation Album

Australian album collection of photos & postcards for the Queen Elizabeth II coronation

George VI glass Coronation plates celebrating the Coronation of…

George VI Coronation Plates (1937)

George VI glass Coronation plates celebrating the Coronation of George VI & Elizabeth in 1937. Condition good, minor age related wear. Diameter 24.5 cm

Two Elizabeth II Coronation money boxes

Pair of Elizabeth II Coronation Money Boxes

Two Elizabeth II Coronation money boxes

Coronation flag 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II, framed 58 x 90 cm

1953 Coronation Flag for Queen Elizabeth II

Coronation flag 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II, framed 58 x 90 cm

Large Wedgwood Queen Elizabeth II mug commemorating the 1953…

Wedgwood Coronation Mug for Queen Elizabeth II (1953)

Large Wedgwood Queen Elizabeth II mug commemorating the 1953 Coronation, 15.5 cm wide approx.

A Royal Doulton stoneware Coronation tankard commemorating…

Royal Doulton Coronation Tankard for Queen Elizabeth II

A Royal Doulton stoneware Coronation tankard commemorating Elizabeth II, 1953. Impressed mark. Height 12.5 cm