Antique Belgian Wasmuel Majolica Barbotine Sunflower Jardiniere Cachepot c. 1880
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique Belgian Wasmuel majolica barbotine sunflower cachepot / jardiniere / planter, circa 1880. Maker's mark on reverse. This fine jardiniere is a nice large size decora...
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of Petite French Majolica Barbotine Floral Cachepots Jardinieres, c. 1880
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely petite pair of antique French majolica barbotine floral cachepots or jardinieres, circa 1880. Decorated with pink flowers in high relief surrounded by foliage on a dark gree...
Majolica
Edouard Gilles Barbotine Majolica French Vase, c. 1880's
By Edouard Gilles
Located in Ross, CA
French majolica barbotine vase with applied flowers, made by Edouard Gilles in Paris in the early 1880's.
Ceramic
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H 15.75 in W 8 in D 6.75 in
Antique Painted French Barbotine Vase by Theodore Lefront, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
Produced by the French studio of Theodore Lefront, circa 1880, this antique barbotine vase features an oblong main body with brass mounts.
Metal, Bronze
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H 8.5 in W 6.125 in D 6 in
Circa 1880 Hand Painted Gros Relief French Barbotine Vase by Edouard Gilles
By Edouard Gilles
Located in Dallas, TX
Often used to make vases (such as this hand-painted one by Edouard Gilles, circa 1880), the clay is manipulated into a paper thin fineness and folded many times to form realistic flo...
Ceramic, Clay
Antique Barbotine with Bronze Ormolu, LeFront, circa 1880
By Théodore Lefront 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Theodore LeFront bagan working with Faience (tin glazed earthenware), Barbotine (earthenware decorated with colored liquid slips in an impasto style inspired by Impressionism) and po...
Bronze
19th Century French Gros Relief Barbotine Vase by Edouard Gilles
By Edouard Gilles
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning example of gros relief barbotine, this vase has large, paper thin kaolin clay flowers affixed to the hand-painted body.
Bronze
Late 1800s Large French Gros Relief Barbotine Cachepot
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique French gros relief barbotine cachepot has unusually large flowers, leaves, and buds. The ground color is a greenish/black that fades to a mottled greyish/white...
Ceramic
Antique French Barbotine Vase with Ormolu, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
By Theodore LeFront (1835-1893)- Theodore LeFront began working with faience and porcelain in an atelier in Fontainebleau in 1860. He had several apprenticeships with various other p...
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H 15.375 in W 9.25 in D 8.75 in
Bronze Mounted Edouard Gilles Barbotine Vase from France, circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
Edouard Gilles owned and operated his atelier in Paris from 1868-1884. His shop or atelier was one of only a few of that period known for their exquisite artistry in creating large r...
Bronze
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H 14 in W 6.75 in D 7.25 in
Pair of Gilt Bronze Mounted French Gros-Relief Barbotine Vases, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A stunning pair of French gros-relief barbotine vases from circa 1880, with gilt bronze handles and mounting.
Metal, Bronze
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H 17 in W 9 in D 8 in
Pair of Antique French Bronze Mounted Gros Relief Barbotine Vases, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of French gros relief barbotine vases, dating to circa 1880, with hand-modeled flowers that were painstakingly applied to the painted main bodies.
Metal, Bronze
Harold Leach Burmantofts Barbotine Bird Vase
By Burmantofts Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare Burmantofts Faience Barbotine vase decorated in low relief with a bird, perched on a flowering branch catching a dragon fly by Harold Leach. The decorative quality is exc...
Pottery
Harold Leach Burmantofts Barbotine Owl Vase
By Burmantofts Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare Burmantofts Faience Barbotine vase decorated in low relief with an owl in a night time scene with a rising moon in the background and with buildings and palm trees below ...
Pottery
19th Century Pair of French Floral Barbotine Majolica Vases
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elaborate pair of French floral mantle vases with a large floral relief and artist signed on the fronts Pechy. A mottled glaze on the bodies attributed to Limoges.
Majolica
Harold Leach Burmantofts Pair of Barbotine Frog Vases
By Burmantofts Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare pair of Burmantofts Faience Barbotine vases decorated in low relief with frogs seated at the edge of a pond hunting insects, one watching a dragon fly and the other a fly...
Pottery
19th Century Bronze Mounted Barbotine Cachepot from France
Located in Dallas, TX
From France, this bronze mounted gross relief barbotine cachepot dates to circa 1880. Barbotine is France’s complement to Majolica. A certain type of clay, Kaolin, is used in the mak...
Bronze
19th Century French Barbotine Cock Vase
Located in Biarritz, FR
Spectacular vase in French barbotine cock, circa 1880 The elegant vase have many colors hand painted.
Ceramic
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