Earthenware Decorative Baskets

Majolica Trompe l'oeil basket with egg handle signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920. This basket is the largest model, the piece exist in smaller size.

18th century English creamware baskets and plates A set of 2 oval open woven baskets on an oval dish with open basket weave pattern rims and handles of a thin twisted pattern, decor...

The cover of this majolica game pie dish shows three newly hatched baby chicks emerging from their shells. The chicks are standing tall and proud. The brown color of the baby chicks ...

Small English Majolica basket with shells circa 1890.

This Italian large-scale white glazed fruit basket offers a decorative yet subtle and striking accent, circa the early 20th century. Featuring a white ceramic woven basket with multi...

French Majolica fruits basket signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.

English Creamware Openwork Fruit Baskets and Covers, Leeds Pottery, 1930s The oval openwork plain creamware baskets and have a series of reeded openings to the central portion of th...

Decorate a tabletop with this colorful, majolica basket composition. Crafted in France circa 1960, the centerpiece features a realistic assortment of fruits and vegetables in high re...

With pierced latticework sides; the interior well painted with floral blossoms and a butterfly in a garden setting.

Continental, 20th century. A traditional creamware basket with pierced body. The bowl is mounted with an engraved ormolu mount. Marked to underside.

Roger Capron Bowl, Glazed Earthenware Made in France, c. 1960 Glazed earthenware, signature to underside ‘Capron Vallauris M82’.

Beautiful Italian Faience Glazed Ceramic Fruit baskets Bassano Zortea, circa 1950's Very nice bright colors .Great looking set . Good condition ....

Majolica Trompe l'oeil basket with cherries handle signed Sarreguemines, circa 1940.  

Large Oval Majolica basket with pansies flowers signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.

19th Century French Faience egg basket signed Desvres Fourmaintraux.

Majolica Cherries oval basket signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920. Lenght / 14.3 on 8" ,Height / 2.3 inches.

Rare large Majolica Wheelbarrow signed Delphin Massier, Circa 1890. Pansy, sunflower, wild rose. A very unique ceramic with lovely and vibrant colors.

The Apollineo collection mergs classical and contemporary elements to define a unique aesthetic inspired by Mediterranean architecture and vibes. Sun-blessed pure volumes, shapes mar...

Royal Worcester Majolica basket which features pink flowers and green leaves, which are hand painted and overglazed. Green branch molded handl...

Two pairs of maiolica baskets Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1790 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). Measures: A) Height 3.54 x 6.69 x 9.84 in (9 x 17 x 25 cm); B) Height 3.93 x 7.48 x 11.02 in (10 x 19 x 28 cm). Total weight 4.85 lb (2.200 kg) State of conservation: A) One of the smaller baskets has some areas of restoration, the other slight chipping from use; B) One of the larger baskets is intact and the other shows a clearly glued break. The mold with which the baskets were forged simulates a wicker weave. The two larger works have high, vertical walls, with branch-shaped handles penetrating the weave. The painted decorations, small polychrome flowers applied only externally, highlight the points where the weaves intersect. The decision to leave the center of the basket devoid of decoration is highly unusual, but given the size and complexity of the shape, as well as the quality of the enamel, it is possible to hypothesize that it represents a precise choice in manufacturing or for a particular client. The two smaller baskets have small, twisted handles and, on the outside, reproduce more decisively the characteristic wicker weave, obtained through thin molded lines. The interior exhibits a rich, typical decoration of naturalistic flowers: a bunch centered around a main flower and secondary stems accompanied by small “semis”. The exterior of these works is also adorned with small little flowers where the weaves intersect. The size and morphological characteristics of the baskets confirm their attribution to the Lodi factory of Antonio Ferretti between 1770 and 1790, during its most successful period; by this point his original reworking of the "Strasbourg" decoration, known as "old Lodi", had achieved great fame even outside Italy. This decorative choice represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family had started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables...

Minton Majolica basket which features pond lily leaves and flowers tied together with lily stems which form the handle. Four flower bud feet. Co...

Rare antique English Yorkshire or Staffordshire creamware pierced basket with intricate reticulated body. Lovely color no damage or repairs.

French Majolica Wild Rose basket signed Delphin Massier, Circa 1890.

Rare Majolica box with oysters and snail signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880. Measures: Height / 8", length / 15" on 6.5".

Rare Majolica Pink Daisy basket Delphin Massier Circa 1890.

A French majolica basket from the late 19th century with high relief floral barbotine décor. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19...

Display your fruit or other perishables in this colorful antique Majolica dish. Created in Provence, France crafted, circa 1920, the decorative p...

Majolica trompe l'oeil basket with fruits signed Sarreguemines, circa 1900.   

Beautiful quality and stylish antique jardiniere. This rare and marvelous design Arts & Crafts jardinière is beautifully decorated with organic yet symmetrical Jugendstil motifs. In...

Majolica handled basket with purple flowers signed Sarreguemines, circa 1900.    

English Majolica basket with mottled green basketweave, a cobalt blue handle, and lavender interior, ca. 1875, Measures: W 6 x H 4 x D 1.5 inches For 30 years we have been among th...

Rare and colorful Majolica chesnut tureen Luneville, circa 1890.

Large Majolica basket with iris flowers signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.

Unusual and colorful English Victorian basket attributed to T.C. Brown Westhead Moore and Co. with a garland of berries.  

French white faience grapes-motif reticulated handled basket, circa 1900.

A French majolica porcelain basket from the 19th century, with wicker theme and pink glaze. Created in France during the 19th century, this majolica porcelain basket features a wicke...