Earthenware Decorative Objects

A Wedgwood Fairyland lustre vase designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones ca. 1920 and decorated with the 'Castle on a Road' pattern. Daisy Makeig-Jones is best known for the Fairyland Lustre...

19th C. Antique Writing Stand Desk office Inkwell Center Piece Faience Porcelain . This beautiful garniture on a desk a table or a console will a...

George Jones Majolica figural bowl with a mythological theme which features two Egyptian sphinxes seated on a mottled oval base supporting a bowl with their wings and their heads. Co...

Three-light candelabra, in Portuguese faience. Polychrome decoration, raised central body and two symmetrical side arms, forming a balanced set with three candle holders. The decorat...

A black and orange-glazed and incised earthenware vase, designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, c. 1930s.

Large antique middle eastern Persian bottle vase with hand-painted organic decorations depicting people, animals and flowers in bright cobalt blue, whit...

- Hand built decorative horse sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter to apply natu...

Unique Danish Art Nouveau Royal Copenhagen bowl, circa 1940s. Stunning hand-painted naturalistic depictions of flowers, leaves and stems in dark brown, warm yellow and green colors o...

Small purple French Majolica iris oval jardiniere signed Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They pr...

Small Majolica white rabbit pate tureen or box circa 1950 signed Caugant.

Large Majolica turtle fountain signed Sarreguemines, circa 1890. Form 913. At the end of 19th century it's not unusual to find in the rich houses thi...

Vase or vessel was made by Alvino Bagni for Raymor as a part of his Sea Garden series. Sea Garden series includes vases, ashtrays, lamps, and other decor items done in complex turqu...

An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...

An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...

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A set of five antique Dutch Delft dishes beautifully hand painted with manganese-based purple. The dishes show a peony plant in full bloom. The maker was Hugo Brouwer. Brouwer created the design, and each dish would have been hand-painted in his factory, The Dreye Porceleyne Flesschen, using a stencil of his design. Each dish is signed with Brouwer's H-B mark. Dimensions: diameter 9" Condition: Excellent Price: $500 for the 5 plates Background of Hugo Brouwer: Maker: Hugo Brouwer (active 1760–1788) at The Dreye Porceleyne Flesschen (The Thee Porcelain Bottles) factory. Ref: C.H. De Jonge...

A wonderful, antique earthenware piece signed by the great French artist, Emile Gallé (see photo of markings on the base). This beautiful, reticulated, earthenware bowl/basket dates ...

Stunning cased glass murano vase by AVEM. This style is called tutti fruiti and usually they're on a clear background but this one is on a re...

Stunning eggshell lacquer vase in the style of Jean Dunand featuring, thousands of small pieces of eggshell laid in a scale pattern in the lacquer. Like a miniature mosaic and then ...

Antique Mexican clay decorative jug with a beautiful details and special decoration of nature and animals handpainted and represented by mexican artisans. Made in San Luis Potosi Sta...

This pair of elegant oval-shaped pearlware baskets and stands were made by Thomas Fell & Co**, St Peter’s Pottery, Newcastle upon Tyne, circa 1830. The baskets were made to hold brea...

Rare French Majolica pink rose cache pot jardinière Delphin Massier, circa 1880. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an...

Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica vase which features two cats or kittens playing with a ball, around a boot rested on a tasseled cushion base. Colou...

A beige-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s. *good vintage condition Dimensions: 7” H x 9.5” diameter Diameter of opening: 3.75”

Established in 1853 by Miklós Zsolnay, Zsolnay began as a small business producing basic stoneware and earthenware. Ten years later Miklós’ son, Vilmos, joined the company and led it...

Pair of 19th Century Majolica Vases signed Choisy Le Roi. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th century, they produced very hi...

Classic early 1980s Italian Majolica ceramic dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of Majolica ceramic, hand painted. ...

Absolutely beautiful and extremely rare large earthenware glazed vase / floor vase sculpted by John Andersson and Alfred Johansson for Höganäs Keramik Sweden in extremely good condit...

This exquisite blue and white Dutch Delft vase was crafted in the late 17th century. Its excellent chinoiserie decoration epitomizes 17th-century Europe's fascination with Chinese po...

Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.

Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.

The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence. Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works. Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects. Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important. A Short Biography follows: Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture. Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904. Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space. In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein. With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...

Unique antique Danish Art Nouveau Royal Copenhagen bowl from 1932. Stunning Asian inspired depictions of Japanese goldfish and slender underwater plants all hand-painted in fiery ora...

Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...

French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl, Glazed Ceramic Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in dark blue and soft blue hues and white accents. Manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950s. This cool ashtray was handcrafted in France at the Mid-20th century period. Its design in shades of blue and white fat lava ceramic on a cobalt blue background . It has four cigarrette or cigars holders. Highly decorative piece! This colorful piece will be the perfect gift for smokers. Also useful as jewelry bowl , decorative bowl or vide-poche. Overall Measures: 19 cm diameter x 9 cm height (7,48 in diameter x 3,54 in height). Vallauris Ceramic Round Bowl // Glazed Ceramic Fat Lava Bowl...

Crafted in Holland, circa 1950, the large faience potiche features hand painted medallions with Classic Dutch flower and foliage decor. The traditional blue and white jar is round in shape and has a cone lid embellished with dog figure at the top. The tall jar...

This large antique "Tian" (Provencal term for serving bowl), was crafted in Provence, southern France circa 1880. Round in shape, the handmade terracotta bowl has a subtle green glaze on the inside with natural earthenware finish on the outside. Use this important dish as a centerpiece on a dining table filled with fruit or vegetable, or dress this jardiniere with a flower arrangement. The wide decorative vessel...

Product Description:  Gunnar Nylund, one of Sweden's leading ceramic artists, lived and worked all over Scandinavia being involved with Bing & Gröndahl in Denmark, Rörstrand in Swede...

Set of vintage majolica bud ewer vase and dresser box with lid features highly textured surfaces with complex teal glaze; the pieces are decorated with abstract flowers and leaves in...

Early 20th century Italian majolica urn. This gorgeous Italian majolica or maiolica urn or jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins an...

A lovely antique 19th century French confit pot with mustard yellow glaze from the South of France, Castelnaudary. This pot or planter is hand thrown with charming handles known as '...

A fine Burmantofts Faience art pottery vase decorated with a sun burst pattern and dating from around 1890. The earthenware vase stands on a narrow round foot with a slightly recesse...

Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience glazed Baca bowl, in abstract design, circa 1960s Beautiful pieces of signed and numbered Danish top craftsmanship Nils Thorss...

Antique Faience Polar Bear Sculpture, ca. 1930s Item e7268 Antique faience statue depicting a polar bear, decorated with polish colors and shiny glacé....

Design Period 1955 to 1965 Production Period around 1960 Country of Manufacture Italy Gubbio Umbria (Provincia di Perugia) MARKED: by artist C.A.F.F. Gubbio :-:very good condi...

An extremely rare Art Nouveau Porcelain Jardinière with pedestal, polychrome red and golden earthenware with a vegetarian motif. A great example of the elegance of the turn of the Ar...

Majolica anthropomorphic frog wearing shirt-tails perched atop a shell form dish. The dish with incised indistinct numbers under the base. Dimensions: 3 1/2" W x 4" D x 4" H Condit...

A beautiful small Japanese Satsuma ginger jar vase, circa early-20th century, Japan. Colors include cream, copper, green, blue, white, black, orange...

A nice 19th century French confit pot with a lovely colour glaze. There is wear and restoration to one handle (see pics). There is also a hairline crack which you can see in the pics...

Beautiful pitcher vase from the Tribal Series made by Marianne Starck for the Michael Andersen Factory. Marianne Starck (born 1931 Germany) became one of the leading ceramistes in De...

Large patinated Chinese Sang de Boeuf with Flambe glazed bowl, signed, early 20th century. A heavy, thick-bodied earthenware bowl with great color likely used for utilitarian purpose...

Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of fish, seaweeds and shells. Nautical style. Measure: 9.3" diameter.     

This blue and white Delft charger was hand-painted with a chinoiserie scene in the late 17th century. The decoration style was taken directly from Kraak porcelain...

A large 19th century French earthenware Tian bowl with a wonderful green glaze. These were used as mixing bowls in the south of France near the Spanish borde...

Ceramic bowl with Sardines decor, full-fire reduction faience earthenware 20 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece. Perfect decor for the wall or simply placed on a coffee table, th...

A Taste of Exile is a reminder that we all come from a uterus; we are all embedded in nature and in the mystical cycle of life and death. The representation of this symbol strives to create a supportive coven, united by the loving and protective symbol of origin. Charlotte Colbert...

Collection of four beautiful polychrome majolica planters. 'Nevers' manufacture, second half of the 18th century. The planters are in the shape of 'commodes', typical French bedside ...

Fine French Majolica pink rose vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1880. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and painti...