16th Century Italian Ceramics

A very rare large Venetian Filigree Wine Cup or Goblet; late 16th / early 17th Century. The cup shaped bowl is supported by a hollow stem consisting of three knops with two inverted ...

A rare 16th Century Venetian Copper Ewer; approx 8 inches tall; the vertical side panels are intricately chased with birds and hunting dogs surrounded by foliate decoration; the styl...

An Urbino Majolica chevrette with polychrome decoration “a istoriato” representing a queen with two cupid in a landscape. Apothecary inscription : “S.D.MENTA”. Workshop of Orazio Fo...

Originally modelled as a woman and a faun or a satyr playing lyre and pan pipe with naturals colors. End of 16th century. Measures: Height 27.5 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 15 cm Some ...

A very rare large Venetian Filigree Wine Cup or Goblet; late 16th / early 17th Century. The cup shaped bowl is supported by a hollow stem consisting of three knops with two inverted ...

Late 16th-early 17th century comependiario Majolica bowl, Italian, circa 1600-1620. The white lead glazed deep fluted bowl with compendiario Renaissance decoration, centered on a ...

Circular Renaissance pottery dish with elaborate blue scrolling decoration, the center panel with a ducal armorial in polychrome colors of a cardinal. The reverse of the piece bears ...

A very rare Venetian low footed glass bowl, circa 1500–1525; The shallow tray of the bowl moulded with a series of ribs radiating from the raised centre; the broad rim decorated with...

Montelupo, Italy, 16th century During the 15th and 16th centuries the majolica produced in Montelupo, Italy was particularly splendid and was sought after throughout Europe.

Montelupo (Italy) “tondino” in faience with polychrome decoration in the center a clergyman holding a crucifix and a book of the Bible probably. Border with Persian palmette, circa...

Faenza, “Crespina” in faïence with polychrome decoration “a quartieri” with in the center a Saint (Saint Agathe) surrounded with foliages on alternately blue or yellow fund, circa 1...

A Venezia vase-bowl Maiolica fully decorated in ochre, yellow, black on blue-ground scattered with military trophies including shields helmets, drums and music partitions. Concentric...

A Faenza Tondino decorated in the centre in blue, yellow and ochre with the coat of arms of Spada family surrounded by blue-sky-ground and “bianco sopra bianco” of foliage guirland, ...

"The Boar Hunt." Embossed, pierced, engraved and silvered copper riser Resting on the ground by means of a turned base of a truncated-conical shape that narrows upward, it has the ...

The four majolica pitchers can be traced to the Renaissance period and an Italian production. Specifically, three of them were produced in Faenza between the 15th and 16th centuries ...

A Venezia Maiolica istoriato footed dish, circa 1550-1560. Probably by Mazo, painted with a scene depicting a soldier, perhaps Jupiter, watched by an eagle, all in a wooded landscap...

16th century Italian portrait plate

16th century Italian ceramic Scraffito plate

This grotesque ceramic, designed by Pinturicchio for the furnishing of Pope Alexander VI's apartment in Vatican (1492-1495), demolished by his successor Julius II.  This antique M...

16th century Tuscan albarello with dolphin handles

Tin-glazed earthenware drag jar (albarello) Montelupo, 1490-1510 It measures: mouth diameter 3.54 in (9 cm), foot diameter 3.46 in (8.8 cm), height 7.48 in (19 cm) Weight: 1.34 lb...

An Italian maiolica lustre dish, made in Deruta around 1530 during the height of the Renaissance. Lustreware, a specialty of Deruta ceramics, epitomizes the ways in which technolo...

Why we love it: It's rare, beautiful, and typifies Renaissance, Italy. We are thrilled to offer this Renaissance portrait charger. "Ladreana" is a young woman, hand painted in profil...

Globular vase ("bowl") Workshop of Mastro Domenico and collaborators Venice, circa 1570 It measures 12.67 in height x 33.5 in diameter It measures 32.2 cm in height x 33.5 cm in dia...

Signed on reverse. Blue ground and featuring children. Copies of Andrea della Robbia work for the loggia of the Ospidale degli Innocenti in Florence.

Cup, Deruta, first half of the 16th century, in majolica decorated in ocher tones of blue, green and yellow, with floral scrolls that frame virile busts in classic clothes on the rev...

Deruta biansato vase, first half of the 16th century, Blue and yellow shiny metallic decoration, on the upper part and on each oval face with the word MIDEA on one side and SOLOMEA o...

An unusual 'set' of 4 Cristallo glasses; Venetian, early 17th century; of slightly varying size, but all of similar design with a conical bowl over a hollow, conical stem; one with a...

A Deruta Majolica cup with polychrome decoration 'a istoriato' representing the birth of Adonis. Workshop of Giacomo Mancini said il Frate in Deruta, circa 1540. Measures: Diamete...

A Venise Majolica vase or bowl decorates of flowers and fruits says “a fiore e a frutti”. Workshop of Maestro Domenico. Second half of 16th century. Measures: Height 24.2 cm., ...

An Urbino Maiolica Istoriato Small Tri-Lobed Dish, C1540-1545, Italy. The blue ground exterior molded with a cerquate design of interwoven oak branches with foliage and acorns. The...

A large green glazed earthenware lidded jar made in Portugal. Beautiful rustic green drip glaze. Bulbous body, arched loop handles and a matching doomed lid. Old repair on bottom. Si...

Glazed ceramics with lustre-painted decoration This is glazed ware, i.e. it is glazed with a white enamel bath, very pure in the best examples, which is fired in the kiln. The coole...

Cantagalli Maiolica Plate with Heraldic Emblem Cantagalli Factory, Florence, Late 19th Century Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); polychrome decoration This large maiolica plate was...

This Plate is a Majolica plate made in the Sarreguemines Manufacture. This glazed Faience, is in yellow and green color. It has been done in the 19th century.

Beautiful 19th century French Majolica multi-colored Jardinere. Featuring birds and flowers. A great accessory! Circa 1890. 9 x 9

This green-glazed confit pot is French and dates to around 1840. Such vessels were once a kitchen staple in rural France, used to store confit, or meat cooked and preserved in its ow...

An English terracotta olive oil jar from circa 1930 with green glaze, two handles and rustic character. Discover the rustic elegance of this English terracotta olive oil jar, dating ...

Massive Italian Majolica allegorical charger by A. Deruta Gorgeous continuous Italian Renaissance style decoration Ready to hang.

15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece. This is an absolutely stunning circa 1450 or...

Antique French marquetry, ormolu and jasperware Bureau du Roi by Beurdeley French, c. 1890 Height 151cm, width 190cm, depth 100cm The Bureau du Roi, also known as the secrétaire à ...

An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...

Important and very rare pair of micromosaic, malachite and walnut console tables Italian & Russian, early 19th century Measures: Height 89cm, width 106.5cm, depth 62cm These exc...

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...

From Italy, this hand painted Majolica platter has two areas of ornamentation. The outer circle has busts of two different men, one on the top of the platter and one at the bottom. T...

This fabulous hand-carved boiseries or wooden panel was recently purchased from the Chateau St. Maclou in Normandy, France. Rooms of boiseries had design motifs that were kept the sa...

Hand painted, glazed earthenware with the mark of the rooster on bottom, from the Cantagalli area of Italy. Two different scenes of maidens in landscapes. Handles feature figures. ...

A stunning and extremely decorative Italian 18th century Venetian st. hand painted cabinet. The most unique two door two drawer cabinet is raised by elegant cabriole legs and display...

19th century French carved walnut hall bench Breton Brittany Pew Renaissance. Direct from Brittany, France, an ornately hand carved antique French hall bench, most probably a commi...

Very large and heavy, 18th Century or earlier hand-painted Italian majolica glazed pottery charger plate depicting Mary. Central polychrome painted scene of Mary, with geometric bord...