WEDGWOOD - Embossed Majolica Grape Leaf Center Bowl - U.K. - Circa 1940
By Wedgwood
Located in Chatham, ON
WEDGWOOD - Vintage majolica ceramic embossed grape leaf pattern center bowl - oval shape - twin twig handles - pronounced flared foot - green semi iridescent glaze - printed back sta...
Ceramic, Majolica
Fanciullacci Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid Horse Relief Italy 1950s-1960
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage pottery dresser box features a minimal rectangular form with matching lid and Mid Century Modern relief and sgraffito decor. A prancing horse motif is done in brigh...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Terracotta
Italian Mid Century Majolica Hanging Mask of Bacchus Large Hand Painted
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A jolly, handmade and hand painted Italian ceramic mask depicting the Roman god of wine and intoxication adorned with a crown of grapes. Perfect for wine lover in your life! Maker's ...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Terracotta
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Predator Bird
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Gouda Workshop of W. J. Oliviers Verswaen (De Swaen) Circa 1625 - 1650 A polychrome Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of a predator bird sitting on a tree trunk, ...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
2 Antique French Sarregumines Majolica Snake Serpent Mantel Vase Urn 17"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of very large and impressive late 19th century Sarregumines majolica pottery vases - classical urn shape with coiled double headed snake / serpent handles, brown and white multi...
Majolica
$15,500
French Majolica Elephant
Located in New York, NY
From Normandy, rare extra-large Bavent French Majolica elephant. White glaze finish, two-tone brown woven blanket and ceremonial basket. This charmin...
Majolica
19th Century French Onnaing Majolica Pig Waiter Pitcher
By Onnaing
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique French majolica barbotine pig waiter pitcher by Onnaing, circa 1880. This delightful pitcher is designed as the "maitre d'hotel" or butler pig ready to serve, hand p...
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century Italian majolica urn. This gorgeous Italian majolica or maiolica urn or jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins an...
Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica
Antique English Majolica Planter or Jardiniere with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique planter is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The planter is composed of Maj...
Majolica
Italian Whippet Greyhound Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding Italian Greyhound statue in glazed and hand painted terracotta. Perfectly placed on a pedestal stylized as a cushion, lifelike ...
Majolica, Terracotta
Blue Ceramic Majolica Vase Vessel Decorative Butterflies Hand Painted Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Of extraordinary beauty and unique charm, the blue butterfly has always been considered the bearer of wishes. According to ancient beliefs it has the power to make dreams come true. ...
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
French Majolica Aesthetic /Japonisme Vase, Attributed to Theodore Deck
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Majolica Japonisme vase, attributed to Theodore Deck France, Late 19th Century This exquisite late 19th-century French Majolica vase, attributed to the renowned ceramist Th...
Majolica
Small Art Nouveau Vase, N.S.A. Brantjes & Co, Purmerend, Model 1100, Decor A
By Wed. N.S.A. Brantjes & Co.
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
A rare small Art Nouveau vase produced by N.S.A. Brantjes & Co. in Purmerend, the Netherlands, between 1895 and 1904. This model, No. 1100, features the sought-after Decor A, charact...
Earthenware, Faience, Majolica
Spanish Rooster Shaped Pitcher in Green Glazed Ceramic, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching green and brown Majolica ceramic rooster jug / pitcher, Spain, 1950s. Andalusian ceramic decorative rooster shaped jug in shades ...
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Majolica Shell Vase Nautilus Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Shell Nautilus Vase Urn signed Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890. The base is decorated with shells and coral. H / 8 inches , W / 10 inches.
Majolica, Ceramic
$2,500 / set
Pair of French Majolica Rooster & Hen Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica Rooster & Hen attributed to George Dreyfus Circa 1890. Hen : H / 8" ,5.5" by 3" Rooster : H / 10" , 5.5" by 3"
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica chesnut handled jardinière signed Onnaing. This jardinière is inspired by the Art Nouveau and the Naturalism movement of the end of 19th century.
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Jerome Massier Fils Majolica Pheasant Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Jerome Massier Fils Majolica figural vase which features a colourful pheasant stood in front of corn/wheat. Colouration: green, purple, teal blue are predominant. The piece bears mak...
Majolica
Pair of Vallauris Glazed Ceramic Majolica Gurgle Fish Jug Pitchers, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unmatching pair of Modernist glazed ceramic gurgling fish water jugs / pitchers by Vallauris, France, 1950s-1960s Eye-catching hand painted fat lava gurgle fish vases...
Majolica, Ceramic
Rare French Majolica Pineapple Basket Box Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica Pineapple Basket Box Sarreguemines, circa 1890. Height / 6 inches , Diameter / 3.8 inches.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Dutch Fishing Boat
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1660 - 1680 A blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of a fishing boat. These boats sailed near the coast of the North Sea and on the Zuiderzee. S...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Art Nouveau Flowerpot Jardinière Majolica Gustave De Bruyn
Located in Poperinge, BE
Small flowerpot or jardinière from the Art Nouveau period, crafted from crackle-glazed majolica earthenware, decorated with peonies and floral ornamentation, numbered 4522 on the bot...
Majolica
Vintage Petite Italian Majolica Fruit Basket
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely miniature Mid-Century Italian majolica basket of lemons, apples, and peaches accented by green leaves and flowers in a white basket. Maker's mark on reverse. Freshen up your...
Ceramic, Majolica
$4,800 / set
Pair Of Hispano Moresque Pottery Vases
Located in Essex, MA
Likely Portugese heavily potted with copper and cream tones. Globular form with small loop ring handles and Alhambresque palette decoration. Conforming raised foot.
Majolica
Large Rare 19th Century Majolica Flowers Box
Located in Austin, TX
Large Rare 19th Century French Majolica Flowers Box . 12 inches Lenght.
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica dog wall pocke Delphin Massier. Height / 8.5 inches. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family produced di...
Ceramic, Majolica
Italian Whippet Greyhound Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
By Marioni
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding Italian Greyhound statue in glazed and hand painted terracotta. Perfectly placed on a pedestal stylized as a cushion, lifelike ...
Majolica, Terracotta
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Oranges Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica oranges jug / pitcher in orange and green glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s. Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the shape of a bunch of ...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Shell Jardiniere Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Shell Jardiniere signed Sarreguemines. Coral base.
Majolica, Ceramic
Antique Majolica Tobacco Jar Munich Child in Hofbrauhaus Keg, Germany 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for an antique figural tobacco jar featuring the Munich Child on a keg from Munich's famous Hofbrauhaus. The jar reads "Tabak" (german fo...
Majolica
MAJOLICA 1890 French Art Nouveau Polychromate Tall Hexagonal Vase
Located in Miami, FL
French majolica vase designed by De Longwy. This is a very nice elaborated tall vase, created in France during the art nouveau period, back in the 1890's. The fabulous decorative va...
Majolica
French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pâté Tureen circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pate Tureen circa 1950.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Portuguese Oversized Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Pitcher, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized Mid-Century Modernist glazed ceramic gurgling fish water jug / pitcher. Portugal, 1940s-1950s Eye-catching hand painted XXL size fish glug jug ...
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Roses and Butterfly Jardinière Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
This is one of the most lovely Majolica Art Nouveau cachepot jardinière signed by Delphin Massier, inspired by the nature with roses and three different butterflies. The Massier fami...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Pikier, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Amsterdam Circa 1625 – 1650 A blue and white Dutch tile with a decoration of a Dutch soldier from the period of the 80 Years War. This soldier could be a member of t...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Ginori 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Big Majolica Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Big Majolica vase Ginori Italy, 1850-1890 Very good codiction Difetto di cottura sotto la base (vedere fotografia)
Majolica
French Majolica Cat with Mandolin Pitcher with Blue Ribbon, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cat with mandolin pitcher with blue ribbon, circa 1890.
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Rare Minton Majolica Posy Vase, circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Minton Majolica Posy small vase modelled as three upright yellow bamboo canes all supported on an earthy ground.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Urn Vase Flower Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pottery vase features urn shaped body with twin handles framing the wide rim, decorated with majolica glaze in organic, earthy brown palette. The abstract floral decor is ver...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$568Sale Price|71% Off
Surrealistic Faience Vase-Pitcher by Alabbo Amalki, Italy, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Unique Surrealistic Faience / Majolica Vase-Pitcher with Seahorse Handle by Alabbo Amalki, RC Italy A very unique and highly decorative faience (majolica) vase-pitcher, showcasing a...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Faience, Majolica
Monumental Sarreguemines Urn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This impressively sized urn is marked on the bottom, “Sarreguemines/1906//H”, “Made in Germany” with the Lorraine Coat of Arms . Nicolas-Henri Jacobi along with his two partners esta...
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Cylinder Vase Blue Prezzemolo Decor
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage majolica ceramic vase features streamlined cylinder shape and festive "Prezzemolo", or Parsley, decor in blue colorway. The decor consists of abstract geomentic shapes in blu...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Majolica Rooster Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Majolica rooster with leaves, corn and wild rose vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890. The Massier produced roosters in a big range of sizes, this is the medium size. The...
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Boxer Dog Life-Size Majolica Statue Sculpture, Glazed Ceramic, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
An eye-catching and ornamental vintage life-size figurine of a boxer dog, standing 34 inches tall. This handcrafted and hand-painted statue, made from glazed ceramic/pottery, was pro...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica Wall Pocket/Planter - Hand Painted with Lemons - Italy - Circa 1990's
Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage majolica wall pocket/planter - large size - molded ceramic form - featuring hand painted lemons and branches against a midnight blue background - green leaf borders to ...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Monumental Renaissance Style Majolica Grapes Blue Vase
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French monumental Majolica blue vase with large grapes leaves and fruit stand two large trompe l'oeil rings on the two sides. This vase...
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Vases Jardinière Set of 3
Located in Poperinge, BE
Rare set of three Art Nouveau objects consisting of two identical vases and a matching jardinière, made of barbotine or majolica earthenware, numbered 2054 on the bottom, France, cir...
Majolica, Earthenware
French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Style of Delphin Massier Majolica Jardinière 'Planter and Stand Number. 7825
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Majolica jardinière, planter with stand This stylish piece is an early example by a renowned maker, showing the main inspirations of Art Nouveau, applying curved, design...
Majolica
Aldo Londi, Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Set of Majolica Vases Green Gold
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 2 vintage majolica vases was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter. The streamlined, conical vases are decorated with bands of gold over texture...
Gold
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fishs Wall Platter by Victor Barbizet
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Austin, TX
Large Palissy fishs wall platter on a blue background with bugs, butterfly, lizard, crawfish, shells, leaves as ferns. The School of Paris is composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, F...
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pâté Tureen circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pate Tureen circa 1950.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica Lidded Turtle Jar by Jan Pugh
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 1993 hand crafted majolica lidded jar in the shape of a turtle, made by ceramicist Jan Pugh. Made of terracotta, the jar is hand painted and glazed with a simple pink rose motif do...
Ceramic, Majolica, Terracotta
Italian Albarello Jar, hand painted Italian Jug, Majolica
Located in Bradenton, FL
An impressively formed antique hand painted Italian Faenza Majolica ceramic vessel. Made in the early 1900s. The jug is decorated with colorful floral ...
Majolica
17th Century Dutch Delft Tile with Decoration of a Dutch Milkman
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1630 – 1650 A finely painted blue and white Dutch Delft tile with the decoration of the milkman, carrying two buckets of milk with a yoke on his shoulders. The...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
A rare early 20th-century French majolica "barbotine" crab trinket box
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A French majolica "barbotine" trinket box or catchall from the early 20th century, crafted in the shape of a crab. The lid, representing the crab’s shell, opens to reveal a storage c...
Ceramic, Majolica
Mafra Palissy Majolica Lobster Plate
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a lobster and four shells, sitting on an extruded clay ground. Colouration: green, brown, pink, are predominant. The piece...
Majolica
$2,320Sale Price|51% Off
Early Italian Polychrome Majolica Albarello, Late 17th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Polychrome Majolica Albarello, Late 17th Century.
Majolica
A Pair of Italian Majolica Neo-Renaissance Style Faience Vases, Set of 2
By Deruta
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exceptional pair of twin-handled earthenware urns offers a brilliant display of classic Italian majolica craftsmanship, attributed to the historic pottery center of Deruta, Ital...
Majolica, Ceramic
Large Majolica Parrots Centerpiece Delphin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Parrots Centerpiece Jerome Massier, circa 1900. 14 inches.
Majolica, Ceramic
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.
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