Montagnon 1880s French Monumental Blue Yellow Green Majolica Jardinière on Stand

1872-1876, rare pair of fun French faience cachepots with provenance: the manoir "La Dijonnerie" near Bourges, is a creation by a particular Ne...

Contemporary modern Murano Art glass Mosaic centrepiece: High quality of execution using the sophisticated technique of glass fusion with a see-through mosaic of murrine (each little...

Italian contemporary post-modern Work of Art in the shape of a castle crown in majolica, exclusive design by Ceramica Gatti, an Art Studio of long tradition and Designer Ettore Sotts...

Contemporary handmade Italian post-modern Work of Art in the shape of a Fleur de Lys crown in majolica, exclusive design by Ceramica Gatti, a long tradition studio and famous designe...

Exclusive very elegant Italian bowl, huge Venetian blown Murano glass modern centerpiece, with an unusual organic shape and a waved rim. The iridescent azure blue and ivory white Mur...

French handcrafted gold color candle holders in gilt bronze with high-quality decoration, each with a Baroque Revival bronze base elegantly decorated with open fretwork and fitted wi...

French Majolica Palissy jardinière with leaves and branches, circa 1880.

Large Majolica pumpkin jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880. 14 inches Lenght.

Large Majolica thistle jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880. Height / 9.5 inches. Diameter / 13 inches.

Large Majolica thistle jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880. Height / 9 inches. Diameter / 13 inches.

At just over two feet long, this gilt bronze jardiniere was produced in France, circa 1850, at the end of the Neoclassical period. Neoclassical ...

The skill and knowledge that was needed to make this beautiful 19th century French barbotine jardiniere is significant. Each of the gros relief flowers was painstakingly formed and painted by hand. Barbotine products are a mixture of Kaolin clay and water and in the case of the attached flowers, they are manipulated into paper-thin fineness. Once the flowers were colored, they were affixed to the side of the jardiniere, glazed, and fired. Any miscalculation during the firing process would result in a restart, negating months of hard work. It is difficult to find an intact barbotine with gros relief flowers due to the fragility. The jardiniere has been painted using gradient colors, with black at the top and golden brown at the molded base. In between those hues is a mottled black and brown background that extends up to the curled volute handles. Blue, pink, yellow, and orange gros relief flowers with attached greenery have been applied over the speckled area. Our barbotine jardiniere with gros relief flowers can be used as originally intended, as a small indoor planter...