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Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...

Great pair of late 19th century Provencal earthenware plates France, circa 1880-1900 Good but weathered condition.

Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...

This is a Royal Crown Derby hand painted porcelain basket shaped as a concave parallelogram supported by a round base. It is hand painted...

Mustard gold linen table runner dyed with indigo in Pleat pattern. Hand-dyed and sewn in New York City. Runner measures approximately 18 x 72 inches. Each linen runner...

Antique large blue and white Chinese Oriental ceramic ginger jar with lid. The exact age is uncertain, but it is believed to date from the late 18th or early 19th century. It feature...

Antique large blue and white Chinese Oriental ceramic ginger jar with a lid, believed to date from the early 20th Century. It bears a 4-character mark on the base. This piece is exc...

Colorful set of antique wall dishes from Rouen, France, handcrafted, circa 1880, the set includes two large wall hanging platters, six smaller plat...

These are a high quality pair of very decorative gilded hand enameled Japanese porcelain lidded vases which we date to the Edo period of the 19th century, circa 1830. Each vase has a baluster open necked shape and has been hand painted in an Imari design with varying shades of under-glaze cobalt blue, with over-glaze burnt orange, salmon and grey enamels. The decoration alternates around the central section with many flowers, buildings, fences and other motifs. The quality of the painting is high and there are border designs around the vases and the lids. There are no marks to the base. Overall a very beautiful pair of Japanese vases. Notes: Imari porcelain is the name given to Japanese export porcelain...

This elegant set of three trivets from London was crafted in England, circa 1870. In the set, two are the same size, and one is larger. The porcelain table trivets are round in shape...

This product belongs to our Collection N°1 - a collection that is a fun exploration of fluidity, spontaneity and non-linearity. With its charming wavy edges and distorted design, th...

Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) French ceramist in Vallauris Robert Picault has contributed to the revival of culinary ceramics by updating traditional local forms decorated with lines and geometric designs. His identity style has been a great success and continues to decorate the table today. His personal pieces are sought after by art collectors. A former student of the School of Applied Arts in Paris, Robert Picault arrived in Vallauris in 1946. He created with his school friends Roger Capron (1922-2006) and Jean Derval (1925-2010), the Callis workshop. In this village of a hundred potters, they met the neighboring ceramists André Baud, the 4 potters and among others the Madoura workshop, where he frequented the famous painter Picasso from 1949 to 1955. He also became friends with Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Louis Aragon...