Berthold Löffler Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Italian hand painted Porcelain pheasant soup gravy tureen with ladle by Oggetti. A cleaver soup or gravy tureen covered by a hand painted bird like form. A wonderful piece for sharin...

Rare Majolica doe tureen signed Caugant, circa 1950.

19th Century green Majolica tureen with stand signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870 With grapes leaves. Height / 7.5", diameter / 8 inches.  

Wonderful Simonetto futuristic airbrushed ceramic centrepiece soup bowl. This fantastic item was produced in Italy during the 1930s by Cooperativa Ceramica Imola and designed by Ange...

Majolica bison tureen signed Michel Caugant, circa 1950.

French Majolica rabbit tureen, circa 1940 signed "Caugant.".

A hand-painted ceramic soup tureen is shaped like a bushel of yellow corn with green leaves. This oval serving dish is created from ceramic, and hand-paint...

A lovely Italian ceramic swan floral soup tureen. Maker's mark on reverse. This gorgeous tureen is in the form of a graceful swan with beautiful h...

Cauliflower Tureen Centerpice with Ladle, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic. Spain, 1960s Eye-catching hand painted Manises ceramic cauliflower with leaves ...

This tureen and base platter are decorated with stylized flow blue and coral waves. There are gilt highlights throughout. There is a large tulip shaped finia...

Meissen, Germany. Large round Blue Onion pattern tureen with lid. Hand-painted. 1930s. Marked. Third factory quality. In perfect condition. Dimensions: Diameter 26.5 cm x Height 16....

Maiolica tureen “allo struzzo” (ostrich decoration) Milan, Felice Clerici or Pasquale Rubati factory, circa 1750-1780 Measures: 9.25 in x 12.79 in x 10.23 in (cm 23.5 x cm 32.5 x cm 26) lb 4.78 (kg 2.17) State of conservation, a felûre consolidated inside with slight edge chipping restored. In Milan in the 18th century two Majolica warehouses were opened, the first, by Felice Clerici, in 1745, the second in 1756 by Pasquale Rubati. Traditionally this type of decoration has been attributed to the Pasquale Rubati factory. In reality the motif “allo struzzo”, one of the clearest examples of how the taste for chinoiserie met with considerable success during the 18th century, had been produced, in specimens of greater or lesser quality, by both Milanese manufactories. This Maiolica tureen has a swollen and ribbed oval bowl, rests on an extroflexed foot and shows stirrup handles. The tri-color ornament, in the typical tones of Japanese "Imari" decorations, shows an idealized oriental landscape that develops around a perforated rock and has a willow tree with long lance-shaped leaves framing the long-legged bird figure. The ornamentation is enhanced by decorative elements such as butterflies, small florets and a vase with a thin flowery stem. The lid is ribbed with a pear-shaped knob on top. The decoration was called in the Milanese manufactories "allo struzzo" (ostrich decoration) and this refers to the oriental figure Xian He or the crane, symbol of longevity, here losing its symbolic value. It is hypothesized that among some 16th century engravings...