José Alves Cunha Platters and Serveware

19th century English transfer ware platter in the highly collectible "Blue Willow" pattern. This platter is from the Staffordshire region of England, where...

19th century Staffordshire platter in the highly collectible "Blue Willow" pattern. The platter is marked R.K. and Co, which is the mark from Robinson, Kir...

French Napoleon III majolica slip aperitive or dessert set by Jerome MASSIER, Vallauris, France, end of 19th century. 6 (2x3) plates : anemone, pansy and daisy - Diameter : 7.5"(19cm). 1 platter with the three same flowers - Height : 3"(7.5cm), Diameter : 13"(33cm). Platter and plates (except one) are intaglio stamped. "J.Massier Vallauris" (platter), "Jerome Massier Vallauris" (4 plates) "Jerome Massier Fils Vallauris AM" (1 plate). Excellent original condition (an original crack in the firing on a plate, see last photo). The Massiers’ work represents a link between traditional Victorian majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. There were three Massiers working in the second half of the nineteenth century, heirs to an old line of potters, who transformed traditional utilitarian ceramics into an art form. Their ancestors had worked for several centuries in Vallauris on the French Riviera, where, in the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso was reigning ceramic artist. Delphin Massier (1836 - 1907), and Clément (1845 -1917) were brothers. A cousin, Jérome (1850 – 1916) worked with them, using the signature « Jérome Massier fils ». By 1899 the family firm was divided into branches headed by these three men. In 1860 the Massiers began to produce their vibrantly colored majolica, perhaps inspired by the flowers of the Cote d’Azur. Clément was particularly interested in designs drawn from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as from Renaissance maiolica...

19th century English platter in the highly collectible "Blue Willow" pattern. The platter is in vibrant hues of blue and the transfer is ...

19th century majolica bread tray from England with a multi colored central medallion in blue and green, surrounded by a lovely molded border in yellow, ...

This large ceramic platter was sculpted in Brittany, France, circa 1880. The colorful, antique plate features a hand painted, outdoor banquet scene with Breton people eating, drinkin...

19th century English transfer ware platter in the highly collectible "Blue Willow" pattern. This is a very large platter, and has lovely transferring detail. So many of the platters ...

19th century porcelain platter attributed to Davenport. This platter is decorated in the highly collectible Blue Willow pattern. The platter is unusual in that it has a lovely shap...

19th century majolica banana leaf dish from England. The dish is signed on the bottom with the impressed WEDGWOOD mark. This is a lovely green serving or bon bon type dish which woul...

19th century Majolica bread tray from England in the wheat pattern. The tray has a central medallion of solid brown, surrounded by a yellow basket weave...

19th century Majolica bread tray in a lovely mold with a central leaf design in a multicolored palette of green, brown, pink and white, surrounded by a ...

19th century English transfer ware platter in the highly collectible "Blue Willow" pattern. This platter has a nicely scalloped border.