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Portuguese Palissy Majolica Snake & Bird Wall Pocket
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall pocket which features a nesting bird, a snake and insects
Category

Antique 19th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

French Palissy Majolica Crayfish, Snake & Lizard Platter
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features a crayfish, snake, lizard, insects, shells and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Other Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Jardinière Leaves and Snake Johann Maresch, circa 1880
By Johann Maresch
Located in Austin, TX
A naturalist Majolica jardinière with different kind of leaves, large ferns leaves, a branch on the
Category

Antique 1880s Austrian Rustic Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Palissy Majolica Bowl Snake Spider Frog Caterpillar Butterfly Lizard
Located in Detroit, MI
This Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica plate features a snake, spider, frog, caterpillar
Category

19th Century Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Glaze, Earthenware, Majolica

Majolica Palissy Snake Vase Thomas Sergent, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Small Palissy trunk vase with a colored snake around the vase attributed to the School of Paris
Category

Antique 1880s French Rustic Vases

Materials

Majolica

A Minton Majolica Turquoise Ground Snake-Handled Jardinière, Dated 1858
By Gottfried Semper, Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Minton Majolica Large Turquoise Ground Jardinière Designed by Gottfried Semper (German 1803 -1879
Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Large French Majolica Bird and Snake Jardinière, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French 19th century Majolica jardinière in a shape of wood box decorated with leaves, on the
Category

Antique 1890s French French Provincial Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience, Pottery

A George Jones Majolica 'Palissy Vase' with Snake Handle, English, ca. 1870
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Highly Important George Jones Majolica 'Palissy Vase,' molded as an obovoid-form ewer, the rustic
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Middle Eastern Large Majolica Cobra Snake Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style (Italian 19/20th cent) Majolica porcelain life sized green and yellow
Category

Antique 19th Century Moorish Statues

Materials

Porcelain

A Palissy Ware Majolica Jardinière, Bird's Nest and Snake, School of Paris, 1880
By Thomas Sargent
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Palissy Ware Majolica Jardinière, modelled as a rectangular rustic wooden trough with simulated
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Samuel Alcock Majolica Large Ewer with Snake and Frog on Lip, English, ca. 1855
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Samuel Alcock Majolica Pitcher, the body molded as a tree trunk with ferns, oak leaves, acorns
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Amphora Vase Snake Handles, Black Orange Blue Hand Painted Italy Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Amphora in majolica handmade in Italy and hand-painted in polychrome, decorated with a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate. Plate focuses on large snake and
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

Barbizet Palissy Majolica Platter With Fish
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Barbizet (attributed) French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features a pike in the central
Category

Antique 1870s Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Majolica Palissy Large Snake and Frog Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate. with large snake trying to bite back of large
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

Barbizet Palissy Majolica Palissy Fish Platter
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Barbizet (attributed) French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish (including a pike
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Majolica

Pair Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Candlesticks
By Thomas Sergent
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Thomas Sergent French Palissy Majolica candlesticks which feature blossom and leaves around
Category

Antique 1870s French Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Majolica

Small 19th Century Majolica Palissy Fish Wall Platter
By Thomas Victor Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
French small Palissy platter with a fish,plants,shells,bugs,snake,butterfly attributed to Thomas
Category

Antique 1880s French Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Palissy Portuguese Platter Jose Alves Cunha
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Majolica Palissy Portuguese wall platter signed Jose Alves Cunha, very unusual piece with a
Category

Antique 1880s Portuguese Late Victorian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Majolica Palissy Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent
By Thomas Victor Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880 unsigned. Naturalistic
Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Palissy Wall Fish Platter Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
fishs,snake, snail,bugs,shells,mussel and leaves.
Category

Antique 1880s French Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Antique Hand Painted Majolica Vase from Umbria, circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this hand painted majolica vase has two scenes divided by scrolling snake handles. One
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Urns

Materials

Majolica

Palissy Majolica Octopus Plate
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Unidentified French French Palissy Majolica plate which features an octopus, turtles, fish, frogs
Category

Antique 1880s Decorative Art

Materials

Earthenware

Royal WORCESTER MAJOLICA Large Pedestal URN painted by Josiah Rushton, 1864
By Royal Worcester
Located in Richmond Hill, ON
This antique majolica Exhibition vase or urn was undoubtedly made by the Royal Worcester factory in
Category

Antique 1860s English Baroque Revival Urns

Materials

Majolica

Tableware Set Ceramic, Serving Centerpiece Bowl, Charger Plates, Blue Majolica
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
centerpiece with snake-shaped handles and four tablemats painted with the technique of majolica. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Portuguese Palissy Tobacco Jar Manuel Mafra
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Austin, TX
high relief of a frog, large butterflies, bugs, shells, a snake, a crocodile, on the lid a large shell
Category

Antique 1890s Portuguese Rustic Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Centerpiece Bowl Riser Decorated Ornament Handles Majolica Blue White Vessel
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
The lavish majolica centerpiece, in the shape of a krater, recalls the ancient structure of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

A Pair of Thomas Sargent Palissy Ware Majolica Candlesticks, French, ca. 1880
By Thomas Sargent
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Pair of Palissy Ware Majolica Candlesticks by Thomas-Victor Sargent, each formed as a stylized
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Plate Centerpiece Bowl Tray Decorated Ornament Majolica Blue White Deruta Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
majolica painted in duotone on a white background, along with a rhomboidal central motif with blue and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vase Amphora Hand Painted Ornament Handles Majolica Renaissance Vessel Ceramic
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This large luxurious amphora, in majolica handmade in Italy and hand-painted in polychrome, is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Hand Painted Blue Majolica Handles Bowl Centerpiece Ornament Renaissance Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This fine majolica centerpiece is made and hand-painted in Deruta, Italy. The Bowl recalls the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Barbizet Palissy Majolica Palissy Fish Platter
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Barbizet French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish (including a pike), a snake, a
Category

Antique 19th Century French Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century Majolica Portuguese Palissy Charger #3
By José Alves Cunha 1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Portuguese palissy plate or charger with green grasses, coiled snake, grubs, lizard and butterfly
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Large Hand Painted Antique Vase, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Large Italian-made majolica vase in the shape of an amphora. Refined hand-painted decoration of
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Centerpieces

Materials

Maiolica

Rare Hand Crafted & Glazed Italian Majolica Pendant w. Ocean Wildlife Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
our years of trading in 20th century lighting we have never seen a majolica light fixture, let alone
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Thomas Sergent French Palissy Crab Wall Charger
By Thomas Sergent
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Thomas Sergent Majolica charger which features a large central crab, a mussel, a lizard, a snake, a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Majolica

Palissy Ware Trompe L'oeil Oval Platter, Signed Longchamp, French, ca. 1875
By Longchamp
Located in Banner Elk, NC
langoustines, and two naturalistically molded and glazed frogs, a green-glazed lizard, and a large snake to the
Category

Antique 1870s French Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Palissy Ware Trompe L'oeil Oval Platter, Signed Longchamp, French, ca. 1875
By Longchamp
Located in Banner Elk, NC
langoustines, and two naturalistically molded and glazed frogs, a green-glazed lizard, and a large snake to the
Category

Antique 1870s French Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Hand Painted Majolica Vase
Located in Liverpool, GB
19th century hand painted Majolica vase. A unique, impressive vase with a rich decoration
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Vases

Materials

Majolica

Monumental Renaissance Revival Vase Majolica Italy 19th Century Hand Painted
Located in Liverpool, GB
green and spotted snakes on each side, with their heads resting on the collar of the vase. Under the
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pallisy Frog Pitcher Signed F. Maurice 19th Century
By Francois Maurice
Located in Houston, TX
French majolica frog pitcher signed Maurice with frog spout, salamander and double snake handle in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Other Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Pair of Palissy Ware Portuguese Wall Plates by Jose A. Cunha
By José da Cunha Taborda
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
-dimensional modelled and applied snakes, lizards, frogs and insects on a ground of textured mossy 'grass'. The
Category

Antique 1870s Portuguese Rustic Mounted Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Palissy Single Beetle
By Charles-Jean Avisseau
Located in Milton, DE
snakes and bugs . I have used several of these on a spring table for a a supper when the weather is
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Rare Palissy Single Beetle
Rare Palissy Single Beetle
H 2 in W 2.5 in D 4 in
Palissy-Style Dish with Red Mullet, Choisy-le-Roi, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
edges, we see shells, eels and water snakes. The result is full of realism, the humidity is perfectly
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Large Palissy Ware Charger with Naturalistic Decoration
By Charles-Jean Avisseau
Located in New York, NY
,” Palissy created a distinctive style of polychrome lead-glazed earthenware (Majolica) in a somber earth
Category

Antique 19th Century French Platters and Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century Palissy Majolica Snake & Lizard Charger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Palissy Majolica snake & lizard charger A extraordinary large example, The center
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Aesthetic Movement Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Minton Majolica Snake Jardinière
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jardinière which features two snakes with their tails entwined forming the handles
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Vases

Minton Majolica Snake Jardinière
Minton Majolica Snake Jardinière
H 10.24 in W 19.69 in D 16.54 in
Imposing Pair of Large Antique Italian Majolica Snake-Handled Vases
By The Cantagalli Workshop
Located in New York, NY
An Imposing pair of large antique Italian Majolica snake-handled vases, late 19th century. With
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Vases

Materials

Majolica

Mafra Palissy Majolica Snake & Reptiles Wall Plate
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mafra portuguese palissy majolica wall plate which features a snake, a small crocodile-like lizard
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

Cantagalli Italian Majolica snake handled urn with cherubs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice snake handled urn with nicely detailed painting by the venerable majolica firm of Cantagalli
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Vases

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Mafra Palissy Majolica Snake, Toad & Tortoise Plate
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features A snake, toad, tortoise and two
Category

Antique 1890s Portuguese Other Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

Mafra Palissy Majolica Lizard & Snake Wall Plate
By Manuel Mafra 1
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a lizard in a burrow, defending itself
Category

Antique 1890s Portuguese Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

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Majolica Snakes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of majolica snakes for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct majolica snakes — often made from ceramic, earthenware and majolica — can elevate any home. Majolica snakes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of majolica snakes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Art Nouveau and Neoclassical majolica snakes are of considerable interest. Majolica snakes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Manuel Mafra, José Alves Cunha and Minton are consistently popular.

How Much are Majolica Snakes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,920, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $17,500 highest priced.