Ardalt Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown powder blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass perfume bottle decanter. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Ve...

This divided lobster serving dish is among the best of the crustacean serving-pieces genre I've seen! The scale, detail, and color nuances are tho...

Priced per item (2 available as shown). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown controlled bubbles, gold flecks and opal purple Italian art glass perfume bottle decanters. Documented to ...

This is a very good 19th century Chinese Export, (Canton) deep plate or dish, which we date to the early 19th century, circa 1820 of the Qing dynasty. The plate has a light green,...

This is a fine example of an English George III period, porcelain serving platter or dish, made by Spode and hand painted in Pattern 967, during the early 19th century, circa 1815. ...

Elegant pair of aquamarine glass goblets with dolphin and swan in 24-carat gold leaf. The objects made of Murano glass are all handmade by our famous Murano artisans, making our wo...

Introducing our exquisite Vintage Sterling Silver Compote/Candy Dish, a timeless piece that adds a touch of elegance to any setting. Crafted with the utmost precision and attention t...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Three delightful and colorful round ceramic wall plates; they were created completely by hand between 1965 and 1968 by a small artisan workshop in Deruta (Perugia, Italy) respecting ancient traditions and raw materials; clay, enamel, colors, water, fire and the hands of the artist: these are the simple elements that lead to the creation of a ceramic article; on the back they have two holes so they can be hung on the wall; they represent characters in Renaissance clothing, each in a different pose: the first is a swordsman who wields a special weapon of the time the "side sword" with S-shaped guard and a dagger with guard very elaborate, useful to trap the blade of the opponent; the "spada da lato" (side sword) is that elegant and handy sword that, from the second half of the fifteenth century and throughout the sixteenth century, is worn on the belt by nobles or rich, a weapon designed for self-defense or to be used in a duel; In fact the second plate represents just a duel in which the two contenders always use "swords side", the one on the left also has a small shield and the one on the right wields an effective and perfidiously fast double-edged dagger; In the third plate is painted a "naccarino" who plays a cylindrical drum (similar to those spread by the Lanzichenecchi from the fifteenth-sixteenth century) held on the side and beaten with two sticks, the "naccarini" were players of small instruments whose presence was required every time you had to give particular solemnity to a public event. We don't know why the people of Deruta began to work the terracotta and to produce vases and manufactured articles in ceramics but we know with all certainty that already in the Middle Ages the city was known for the production of ceramics of high quality, the first written sources make to date the ceramics of Deruta (Perugia) to 1282. In the Renaissance, they were active to Deruta more than fifty furnaces with which they collaborated artists like the Perugino, the Pinturicchio, and Luca Signorelli. The mastery of the artisans and artists of Deruta ceramics...

Rare Beautiful Decanter with Glass Stopper in the shape of Tree. This Decanter made in Venice, Murano. Made of Murano Glass. Vint...

Italian 1960s Hand Painted ceramic vase. Signed ceramic by AT serial number 3969. Hand spited stripes and yellowed and blue decorations.  

English tested .925 Sterling Silver Compote dish candy. Weighted. Good condition.

This vintage hallmarked hand painted glazed faience ceramic bowl , dish and or tray is from the 60's and was manufactured by Royal Copenhagen from Denmark. This was a craft known by ...