Manuel Mafra Furniture

This fine hand made decorated stone ware pottery pitcher is made by Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.These mis 19thc potters were very well known for decorated stoneware.Th...

Original zoomorphic pitcher ewer in the shape of a partridge. Beautiful item made of silver plate for the head of the partridge nicely chiseled showing the lovely texture of feathers and blown blue glass for the body part, with a handle on the back. Yellow-colored glass eyes. The Head of the partridge is mounted on a hinge forming a movable lid for the pitcher-ewer. This kind of pitcher ewer was mainly used to serve delicious alcohol or liquor with flavor and aroma, such as pear, and mirabelle plum, as it was during the "Belle Epoque" a very fashionable and refined custom. This colored blown glass was produced by the Portieux Crystal factory created in 1705, it has a written mark "Deposé" beneath the body of the ewer, french work from the late 19th century, probably from Napoleon III period. The history of this factory known as the "Portieux crystal factory" actually begins in Tonnoy in 1690. In 1698, Duke Leopold I of Lorraine granted letters patent to Sieur de la Pommeraye, owner of the premises, associated with François Magnien, holder of the know-how, the exclusivity of glass manufacturing and trade in his duchy. In 1898, the Grand Duchess of Vladimir, wife of the brother of Tsar Nicolas II, discovered the factory while on a cure in Contrexéville. She will become a frequent customer. in 1960, the company supplies many prestigious customers: Maxim's, Brasserie Lipp, Hôtel de Crillon, Le Bristol...

Three dimensional Majolica dish centered with a large lobster and surrounded by oysters. Signed Caldas, Portugal on reverse side.

From Italy, this majolica apothecary pitcher (orciuolo) is in the manner of the pitcher done by Castelli, circa 1520, housed in the MET Museum NYC,...

Large Majolica Palissy Portuguese Crab Wall Platter, circa 1940. Signed Gaeiras Obidos.

Brard French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish. Unusual blue ground version. Colouration: blue, grey, pink, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Bra...

Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall pocket which features a crab on cabbage leaves. Colouration: green, pink, are predominant. The piece bears m...

Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (...

Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha) with snake, wo...

Large Plalissy ware Majolica Trompe L'oeil Platter by Alfred Renoleau (French 1854-1930), circa 1885. Naturalistically molded and applied with a large fish and eel to the center, a ...

19th Century ceramic majolica pitcher in the form of a cockatoo. The colors are lovely and vibrant. The handle of the pitcher is in the form of bamboo, which is a really interesting ...

A wonderful antique Palissy majolica plate with a large lobster and other crustaceans. Anterior rim pierced for hanging. Circa 1920.