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Material: Majolica
Raised Bowl Vase, Matt Finishing Ultramarine Blue, Spheres Copper Luster, Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Large ultramarine blue raised bowl or centerpiece vase with a matte finishing, alternating with reflective surfaces embellished with copper metallic luster. This technique sees ceram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Copper

Contemporary Italian Hunter Green Majolica Crown Bowl with Pure Gold Accents
Located in New York, NY
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...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Majolica Decorative Objects

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Gold, Enamel

Modern Vase, Matte Finish Warm White, Spheres 24kt Gold Luster, Handmade Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Elegant warm white vase with a matte finishing, alternating with reflective surfaces embellished with 24Kt gold luster. This technique sees ceramics to undergo three cooking phases: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Gold, Gold Plate

Antiqued Vase Majolica Jar Painted Ceramic Decorated Ornament Renaissance Vessel
Located in Recanati, IT
Our exclusive vase, in majolica with an antiqued background, is characterized by a very slender body and a thin slightly flared neck: it is handmade...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Light Blue and Gray Ceramic Majolica Amphora Hand Painted Francois Boucher Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Large ceramic amphora with handles, made and painted entirely by hand, central Italy production, year 2009. The decoration on the vase is a reproduction of a painting by Francois Bou...
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Early 2000s Italian Neoclassical Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Gaudin French Majolica Horse
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s Majolica stylized horse with extended legs & head arched towards back in pale blue with white mane & tail (att: PRIMIVERA/GAUDIN)
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Large Antique Italian Faience Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and very colorful Italian Majolica centrepiece bowl was made between 1900 and 1920 in the Renaissance Revival style. The sides show hand painted blue peacocks surroun...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Antique Majolica Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Majolica sculpture.
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Early 20th Century Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Antique Majolica Sculpture
Antique Majolica Sculpture
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19th Century French Barbotine Hunt Motifs Cache Pots and Jardiniere, Set of 3
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a buffet or console with this elegant set of majolica cache pots with matching jardiniere. Crafted in France circa 1880, each antique planter is dressed with acanthus leaf f...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Faience Vase from Montigny
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful antique majolica urn was sculpted in Montigny sur Loing, France, circa 1880. Tall and round in shape, the ceramic vessel features a tall, elegant form with a flared rim...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Suite of Two Ceramic Vases by Antonio Lucietti, 1974
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
A pair of prototype vases crafted in polychrome glazed majolica, displaying vibrant shades of green, red, blue, and white. Each vase is composed of three distinct pieces: a square b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Boat and People Composition
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring this vibrant antique porcelain piece into your living room, office, or bedroom for a unique flair. This colorful, extremely detailed majolica figurine composition was created in France, circa 1880; it features a beautiful boat cresting small waves, with an exquisitely dressed group inside, including a gondolier in a traditional Louis XV clothing steering the Venetian boat...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Porcelain

Large white and light blue coiled majolica vase hand-painted Italy contemporary
Located in London, GB
Large ceramic vase by Onofrio Acone, glazed earthenware (majolica) unique piece hand-built and hand-painted approx. 48 cm width 52 cm height Onofrio Acone is a ceramic artists b...
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2010s Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Jazz Tromba Majolica Vase by Ambrogio Pozzi for Rometti Umbertide
Located in Milan, Italy
Tromba vase designed by Ambrogio Pozzi and produced by Ceramiche Rometti Umbertide in 2006. Signed. The majolica vase, covered in matt black enamel, is part of the Jazz series, forme...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

SACA Sesto Fiorentino 1950's Italian Maiolica Vase
By Saca
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1950's Italian green and orange majolica vase with liquid gold lines by SACA Sesto Fiorentino. The vase shows a classical style festive scene in high relief. The top shows the liqu...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Glazed Majolica Statute, Carlo Lorenzetti for Pietro Melandri, 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Diana the Huntress is an original decorative object realized by Carlo Lorenzetti for Pietro Melandri in 1934. Original Faenza Ceramics. Original glazed majolica. Good condition...
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Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Spanish Majolica Statue of John the Baptist
Located in Kent, Dover
A Spanish (Catalan) tin glazed Majolica statue of St. John the Baptist.
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1860s Spanish Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, unique pair of antique Majolica vases was crafted in France, circa 1880. The tall and thin colorful ceramic planters feature t...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this large and unique pair of antique Majolica vases on a console or shelf. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the colorful ceramic planters...
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Early 20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Italian 19th Century Majolica Porcelain Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most decorative Italian 19th century Majolica porcelain centerpiece. The oblong shaped centerpiece is raised by lovely scalloped movements at the base with most decor...
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19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

19th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Vases Signed P. Perret, Set of Three
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf of a console with this elegant set of colorful majolica planters. Sculpted in Vallauris, France, circa 1890, and signed by the artist Pierre Perret, each ceramic jar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Early 20th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Decorative Dish with Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
Display your fruit or other perishables in this colorful antique Majolica dish. Created in Provence, France crafted, circa 1920, the decorative p...
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Early 20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Early 20th Century French Barbotine Faience Wall Cornucopia Dated 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen wall with this elegant antique cornucopia vase. Crafted in France, and made of faience, the vase features acorn and leaf motifs on branch form, all in high relief....
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Early 20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

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Faience, Majolica

Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Vases with Fruit Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring colors to your mantel with this pair of antique Majolica vases with fruit motifs. Crafted in Southern France, circa 1880, this ceramic composition is a Classic example of barbo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Mediterranea Ceramic Plate Hand Painted Glazed Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Mediterranea large plate, hand-painted Italian majolica Approx. 55cm diameter Perfect décor for the wall or simply placed at the centre of a table, this stunning ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Byzantium Vase Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary 21st Century Majoilica
Located in London, GB
Byzantium Vase 2024, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 28 cm diameter x 36 cm height hand painted unique piece. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Large-Scale Majolica Lobster by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905)
Located in Dallas, TX
RARE / LARGE SCALE Portuguese Majolica / Palissy ware lobster on cabbage by artist / ceramist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905) large shallow bowl with single lobster ...
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19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Majolica Porcelain Trompe l'Oeil Asparagus Covered Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Majolica lidded Box Tromp l'Oeil to look like asparagus. The box is a wonderful decorative piece in the kitchen or dining room - holding anything from office supplies at a kitchen w...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

Teal Ceramic Vase with Floral Decor Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Floral decor vase, 2022 hand painted majolica 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Art Nouveau floral inspired decor. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Founded in 1976 by sisters Saura (b.1956) and Ivana (b. 1948), Bottega Vignoli stands out for its limited production, accurate details and skilful experimentation resulting in stunning unique and one-of-a-kind pieces. Their style is immediately recognizable and expressly follows the path...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Duck Wall Platter Stamped J. Massier
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant Majolica platter was created in Southern France by Massier, circa 1890. Round in shape, the antique ceramic plate is beautifully hand painted featuring a standing duck in a barn. The planter is in excellent condition with rich colors in the beige, green and white palette. The piece is stamped on the bottom Jerome Massier Fils, Vallauris, Pierre Perret. Hook in the back for easy installation. The Massier family of Vallauris is recognized for three members producing Majolica in the second half of the 19th century. In 1860, brothers Delphin (1836-1907) and Clement (1844-1917) Massier were joined by cousin Jerome Massier (1850-1916) and began producing a style of ceramic bridging between traditional Victorian Majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. The Massiers mastered the copper oxide flambé technique for glazing, thereby introducing an intensely vibrant color palette including red, green and blue hues not previously seen with English Majolica. Important in the Massier production were a series of large naturalistic modeled figural roosters, hens and other birds. Vases and wall pockets styled as orchids, intensely colored irises and sunflowers are among the most common Massier styles. A variety of humorous pieces bearing frogs and songbirds are popular among collectors. Most Massier Majolica bears...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century English Majolica Hand Painted Sardine Cover Box with Plate
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful barbotine dish was created in England circa 1880; attributed to Georges Jones & Sons, the dish is rectangular in shape and sits on an attached platter base; it features...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Early 20th Century French Painted Porcelain Barbotine Vase with Children Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf with this colorful antique Majolica sculpture composition. Created in France, circa 1920, the porcelain vase features two young children, a boy siting on the basket ...
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Early 20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Porcelain

Midcentury French Hand Painted Barbotine Jardinière with Floral and Leaf Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique Majolica vase was sculpted in France, circa 1950. This colorful cachepot has a traditional hand painted decor embellished with high relief flowers and leaves in ...
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Mid-20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Italian Majolica Figural Compote, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Italian Majolica Figural Compote, circa 1880
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1880s Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Pair of Thomas Minton Majolica Jardinières
By Thomas Minton
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful pair of English Majolica jardinières by Thomas Minton. Shape numbers 1388 and 1389.
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17th Century English Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Modern Vase, Matte Finish Aquamarine, Spheres 24kt Gold Luster, Handmade Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Elegant aquamarine vase with a matte finishing, alternating with reflective surfaces embellished with 24Kt gold luster. This technique sees ceramics to undergo three cooking phases: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Gold, Gold Plate

Pair of Italian Majolica Busts, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian majolica busts, circa 1870.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Contemporary Italian Enameled Black White Majolica Crown Bowl & Platinum Accents
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary handmade Italian work of art, a bowl in the shape of a crown in majolica by Ceramica Gatti, a long tradition studio and famous designer Ettore Sottsass' favorite. This A...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Majolica Decorative Objects

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Platinum, Enamel

Italian Modern Silver Platinum White Majolica Crown Vase with Orange Green Dots
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary handmade Italian Work of Art, a decorative vase in the shape of a crown in majolica, exclusive for Cosulich Interiors & Antiques by Ceramica Gatti, a long tradition Stud...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Majolica Decorative Objects

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Platinum, Enamel

Pompei Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary 21st Century Majoilica
Located in London, GB
Pompei moon jar, 2024, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 30 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Founded in 1976 by sisters Saura and Ivana, Bottega Vignoli stands out for its limited production, accurate details and skilful experimentation resulting in stunning unique and one of a kind pieces. Their style is immediately recognizable and expressly follows the path...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Large Grotesque Ceramic Vase Hand-painted Glazed Majolica and Gold Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Grotesque vase, unique piece, 2017, glazed earthenware and gold, 22cm width x 60cm height Antonietta Mazzotti (Faenza, Italy) attended the Istituto d’Arte per la Ceramica in Faenza and opened her first workshop in her hometown taking part in group and solo exhibitions at international level. In 1976 she has transformed the neo-gothic greenhouse of Villa Emaldi in her workshop. Antonietta Mazzotti has worked for some of the most important international museums and has received several important recognitions worldwide. Her works have been featured in major Italian magazines of interior design and she has acquired international visibility being featured in major international press publications, such as The New York Times. She still lives and works at Villa Emaldi in Faenza where she continues her research on historical decor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic

Byzantium Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Byzantium moon jar, 2024, full-fire reduction earthenware (majolica) 40 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece. The decor and the colours of this stunning piece are inspired by a Byzantine frieze in Sant' Apolinnare in Classe church in Ravenna, Italy. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Founded in 1976 by sisters Saura and Ivana, Bottega Vignoli stands out for its limited production, accurate details and skilful experimentation resulting in stunning unique and one of a kind pieces. Their style is immediately recognizable and expressly follows the path...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Lucky Horn Ceramic Sculpture Glazed Majolica Platinum Gold Hand Painted, Italy
Located in London, GB
Francesco Raimondi, Lucky Horn, 2020 glazed earthenware, platinum and gold, hand painted, unique piece Measures: Approximate 100cm x 25 cm A cornicello It...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Decorative Objects

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Platinum, Gold

Orange and Blue Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Borgia conical vase, 2022 hand painted majolica 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Ceramic Vases Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Pair of Mediterranea vases, 2020, full-fire reduction faience earthenware hand-painted with copper lustre 12cm diameter 25 cm height, hand painted unique pieces. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Founded in 1976 by sisters Saura and Ivana, Bottega Vignoli stands out for its limited production, accurate details and skilful experimentation resulting in stunning unique and one of a kind pieces. Their style is immediately recognizable and expressly follows the path...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic

Large Light Green Ceramic Vase Glazed Earthenware Contemporary Italy Unique
Located in London, GB
"Paperclay" ceramic vase, handmade unique piece, 2020, glazed earthenware, measures: approximate 33cm width x 36 cm height As seen at collect fair, Lo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic

Antique and Vintage Majolica Vases, Bowls, Candleholders and Other Decorative Objects

The popularity of Victorian majolica, the gaily colored, metallic-oxide-glazed earthenware, has ebbed and flowed for more than a century. Right now, antique and vintage vases, bowls and other decorative objects appear to be having a moment — again.

Starting in the 1850s, people in the U.S. and the U.K. embraced these affordable housewares with unusual polychrome palettes (turquoise and pink) and whimsical forms (candlesticks shaped like dolphins). By the 1870s, majolica was being mass-produced for an ever-expanding middle class in countries like England, France, Sweden, Hungary and Portugal. Majolica was Art for Everyman. Its popularity coincided with interest in exotic Japonisme and scientific studies by the likes of Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin and John James Audobon.

Despite a similarity in name, Victorian majolica is significantly different in subject matter and form from its Italian forebear, Renaissance maiolica. That earlier earthenware bore gaily painted religious and mythological scenes, and unlike majolica, with its  lively contours, was not molded or three dimensional.

What was the attraction of majolica for the 19th-century collector? “Imagine what it looked like in a Victorian interior, with dark woods, heavy drapes and upholstered chairs and sofas,” says Susan Weber, founder of the Bard Graduate Center in New York. “Majolica is robust and extremely tactile. With its naturalistic shapes, colorful glazes and often humorous themes, it appealed to the growing consumer society.” 

In England, manufacturers like Minton began to produce decorative, relief-molded majolica tiles for the interiors of taverns, train stations, even the famous Queen’s Dairy at Frogmore, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. In 19th-century France, Sèvres and smaller ceramics firms began to reinterpret the snake-decorated platters made by Bernard Palissy, a 16th-century self-taught French potter. The result was a type of majolica called Palissy ware, which, like the originals, was festooned with odd creatures (lobsters, lizards and snakes) modeled by hand.

The late Moroccan-born, Paris-based decorator Alberto Pinto often placed Palissy ware in his clients’ living rooms, posing individual pieces on brackets against a background of stamped, gilded leather. Pinto, in turn, influenced such contemporary decorators as Harry Heissmann of New York. After 1900, people got swept up in the romanticism of Art Nouveau and ceased buying majolica. The 1970s saw a revival of interest, and in 1982, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, organized “English Majolica,” an exhibition featuring 75 examples from Minton, Wedgwood and George Jones, among other makers. 

On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage majolica tea sets, vases, candlesticks, tureens and other furniture and decorative objects.

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