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Material: 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
Ceramic Vase by Bottega Vignoli Hand-Painted Italian Majolica Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Roma vase, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 40cm height 20cm diameter, unique piece, 2020.
Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Amphora Vase Majolica Figurative Subject Crocodile Hunt Rubens Policrome
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic majolica Amphora vase, with a height of 183 cm (72 in) and a diameter of 52 cm (20,5 in): a unique piece, entirely handmade and hand-painted in Gubbio, Central Italy, in 1995. Its surface is decorated with a splendid and detailed reproduction of the famous "The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt", painted by Peter Paul Ruben's (1615).
The body of the vase shows remarkable technical capabilities, given its size and complexity. The amphora is divided into three parts: the base, the central body and the neck. The rarity of majolica artworks of this size lies in the technical difficulty of managing the entire creation process given the large size, both for the making of the terracotta artifact and the subsequent decorating phase. During the first firing of the clay biscuit the risk of breakage is very high and also during the second firing of the color majolica hides many pitfalls, this explains the rarity of artworks of this size, the difficulty of the decorations and consequently their value.
Description of the reproduction painted :
Peter Paul Rubens created the canvas oil painting entitled The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt between 1615–16. The hunt takes place on the banks of the Nile, as indicated by a palm tree in the background. As hippopotami and crocodiles were considered dangerous nuisances, their destruction was a duty performed by noblemen. The hunting party comprises three men in orientalizing costume—mounted on Arabian horses, who hunt with lance and sword—and two valets clad in roughly-hewn jerkins—one of whom has been killed by one of the beasts. The enraged hippopotamus tramples the crocodile, as both are attacked by the hunters and hounds...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French 1870s Slender Majolica Vase with Floral Décor and High-Relief Cherubs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Majolica vase from the second half of the 19th century, with cherubs and floral décor. Born at the end of France's last Emperor Napoleon III's reign, this exquisite vase fea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Large Fruit Bowl with Three Pigeons Support, English, Dated 1870
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica fruit bowl, 12-ins. Dia., formed as a blind latticework basket with a turquoise interior, with a daisy chain molded rim, supported ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
French Country Majolica Pheasant Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pheasant tureen from Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist majolica bud vase features a complex sculptural shape with 5 stepped cylinders; minimal form of the piece is accentuated by the monochroma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Mid-19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Cache Pot with Bird Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a tabletop with this colorful, antique Majolica planter. Sculpted in France circa 1860, the ceramic vase stands on three bracket feet over a round and bombe body topped with...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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...
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
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.
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Antique Victorian Majolica Handled Footed Flower Basket Planter Compote 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian English Majolica footed flower basket featuring a basket weave pattern with floral medallion and acanthus leaf design, footed base and double handle. Stoke on Tren...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Egg Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Egg shaped Vase Delphin Massier.
Decorated with flowers a daisy ,a pansy and a wild rose.
H / 4.3 inches.
The Massier family are known for the quality of...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Rare White Faience Cat Art Deco Jacques Adnet
Located in Austin, TX
Large Rare White Faience Cat Art Deco Jacques Adnet.
Made by Henri Delcourt a Boulogne (1917-1935) for the Maitrise.
Signed Adnet and Henri Delcourt.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Delphin Massier Majolica Rooster / Cockerel Figural Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier French Majolica figural vase which features an exquisitely colourful rooster / cockerel, standing in front of a bamboo-effect vase. Colouration: yellow, teal blue gre...
Category
1890s French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Vase Painted Two-handled Amphora Majolica Renaissance Vessel Italian Ceramic
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This large luxurious amphora, in majolica handmade in Italy and hand-painted in polychrome, is characterized by a dense presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that decorate the v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Turquoise Glaze and 24ct Gold Umbonate Majolica Vase, Italy, 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Umbonate vase by Antonietta Mazzotti Emaldi, 2018, Glazed earthenware (majolica) and 24ct gold, entirely handmade, unique piece. Available in two sizes: H 40cm / H 34cm
Antonietta Mazzotti (Faenza, Italy 1950) 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of fish, seaweeds, lemon, starfish.
Nautical style.
Measure: 11" diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Jasba Keramik Set of 2 Lava Vases, West German Pottery 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 2 vintage vases features bright lava glaze in white, accentuated with pink, orange, mint green, and yellow overlays over dark espresso brown background glaze. The rims are ac...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Large Rare 19th Century Majolica Flowers Box
Located in Austin, TX
Large Rare 19th Century French Majolica Flowers Box .
12 inches Lenght.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Ceramic Hand-Painted Candlestick Candle Holder by DeSimone, Italy
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage figural candlestick by Giovanni Desimone Italy is a unique and eye-catching piece of decorative art. DeSimone was a renowned Italian ceramicist and designer who worked in the mid-20th century, known for his whimsical and colorful ceramic sculptures...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Set of two exceptionally rare majolika basket vases, Amphora, 1910s Bohemia
Located in Wien, AT
Exceptional set of two vases, so-called basket vases, made from 1910 - 20, by the famous Amphora factory in Bohemia.
The vases have a round base and taper towards the top. They have...
Category
1910s Czech Jugendstil Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Modernist Ceramic Twin Vase with Sgraffito Decor in Style of Gambone
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual twin vase features abstract modernist decor on the front side in beige-brown color that was applied in sgraffito technique and then tinted. The reverse side of the vase is a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
French 1950s Bird Tiles Trinket Box in Ceramic and Wood
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hinged wooden box with colorful birds ceramic tiles top, France 1950s.
This exquisite vintage rectangular box is all constructed in wood. Beautiful hand-painted ti...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Wood
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...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Rare Majolica Orchid Jardiniere Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Orchid Jardiniere attributed to Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Measures: W / 17 inches , H / 8.3 inches.
The Massier family are known f...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Italian Poodle Ceramic Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1980s Italian Poodle Majolica ceramic dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of Majolica ceramic, hand painte...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, lemon, starfish, shells, crab, oyster.
Nautical style.
Measure: 9.3 diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Delphin Massier Majolica Cockerel/Rooster Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier Majolica figural vase which features a cockerel/rooster stood in front of a vase, which is modelled in the form of corn. Colouration: yellow, pink, teal blue, are pre...
Category
1890s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Blue Ceramic Vase Butterflies 24 Kt Gold Luster Hand Painted Decorative Vessel
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. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Victorian Historism Majolica Pedestal Bowl / Centerpiece Knights Dragons
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Historism centerpiece / pedestal bowl is made of polychrom glazed majolica and features four cartouches decorated with high relief knight helmets and dragons. The manufa...
Category
1880s German Rococo Revival Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Vegetables Basket Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica vegetables jug / pitcher in multicolor glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the shape of a basket of vegetables
A cool accent to any kitchen or to be used as serving pitcher or for decorative purposes. Lovely as a part of a ceramics collection displayed in a cabinet.
Great as gift idea!
Very good condition
The lemons ceramic pitcher and the oranges ceramic pitcher...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Stil life with vase and fruit, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1700
A fine blue and white Dutch tile with a still life painting of a vase with leaves and grapes and an apple on the sides.
The scene is painted without corn...
Category
1690s Dutch Baroque Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
English Victorian Sunflower Box Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Sunflower Box Circa 1890.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Art Deco Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Macaw Parrot Porcelain Bird Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Deco tall Italian animal Figurine Ceramic Parrot Macaw on a tree trunk
Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed
Design: Cacciapuoti style...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Bauhaus Era Ceramic Bonsai Planter by Eva Zeisel Schramberg Art Deco Avantgarde
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exceptional Bauhaus era ceramic bonsai planter or cachepot was designed by the renowned designer Eva Zeisel and produced by the Schramberger Majolika Manufaktur (SMF) in Germany...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Grapes Basket Tureen Sarreguemines, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes basket tureen signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Country Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Swan Jardiniere Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1910
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica white swan jardiniere signed Jerome Massier Fils Vallauris, circa 1910.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Antique George Pull Majolica Bowl Dish Reticulated Floral Pattern c 1850 Palissy
By Georges Pull, Bernard Palissy
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is an extremely rare majolica ceramic bowl by George Pull, dating back to around 1850, inspired by the works of Bernard Palissy from the 16th Century...
Category
1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Set of Three Midcentury French Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Gnomes Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful set of vintage Majolica garden gnome’s sculptures were sculpted in France, circa 1960. The ceramic figures are expressive and unique. One holds a water can and smokes a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Large Majolica Palissy Fishs Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Large Palissy wall platter a large catshark on the center surrounded by four fishs, two frogs, two crawfishs, two lizards, shells and different greens plants, circa 1900, this platte...
Category
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Iris Jardiniere Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oval jardiniere attributed to Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incre...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Renaissance Vase Serpentine Handles Bacchus Italy 19th Century Revival
By Cantagalli, Deruta
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Tall Italian majolica serpentine handles vase with a mythological scene
Depicting The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne - Annibale Carracci - 1597...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Barbotine Covered Bowl with Bird and Bird Nest Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century petite French faience bowl adorned with a bird and bird nest barbotine décor. This French pottery features a green colored body, decorated with exquisite colorful flow...
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
18th Century Italian Blue & White Faience Albarelli Apothecary Jar Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of two antique European tin-glazed earthenware apothecary jars. circa 1770
Originally used as medicinal pottery jars that held ointments and dry drugs at apothecar...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Lemons Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica lemons jug / pitcher in multicolor glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Vase Potiche Jar Lid Decorated Ornament Decorative Majolica Total White Vessel
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This splendid potiche vase is handmade and hand-painted in Italy, following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we obs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Pigeon Wall Pocket
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century French Majolica Pigeon wall pocket.
The pigeon have a pink ribbon and carry a white card.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Monumental Antique 19th Century French Sarreguemines Majolica Vase
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous monumental 17" antique 19th century Art Nouveau period French Sarreguemines majolica vase. Maker's mark on reverse. This exquisi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Rooster Green Glazed Ceramic Pitcher, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching green and brown Majolica ceramic rooster jug / pitcher, Spain, 1950s.
Andalusian ceramic decorative rooster shaped jug in shades ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Chesnut attributed to Jardinière Saint Clement.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French 1880s Barbotine Majolica Basket with High Relief Colorful Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French majolica basket from the late 19th century with high relief floral barbotine décor. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this majolica features a b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with Bird, Mid 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1630 - 1660
A fine painted blue and white tile with a decoration of a bird on a piece of fruit.
With so-called oxheads as corner decoration.
A genuine c...
Category
Mid-17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Faience
Life-Size Italian Boxer Dog Terracotta Ceramic Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Italian Boxer Majolica dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. It is approx. 28.75" high, 18.5" wide and 8 inches deep. Made of Majolica ce...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
19th Century French Painted Faience Rooster with Vase Signed Paul Comolera
Located in Dallas, TX
Add the charm of the French countryside to your home with this large, colorful and rare ceramic rooster sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1880, the Majolica composition is at once a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Antique Lidded Majolica Grotesque Horned Head Vase, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique Majolica lidded vase moulded with a continuous relief moulded scene of putti in various activity with grotesque horned lion heads applied either side of the rim. The earth...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Majolica White Swan Jardinière Jerome Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica white swan jardinière signed Jerome Massier Vallauris, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Delphin Massier Majolica Mallard Duck Planter
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier French Majolica planter which features a mallard duck in a swimming posture, wings curled up behind. Colouration: cream, teal blue, ochre, are predominant. The piece ...
Category
1890s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Large Ceramic Vase, Modern Design in Pastel Yellow and 24Kt Gold Handmade, Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large ceramic vase in pastel yellow, adorned with 19 ceramic spheres plated in 24-karat gold. The body of the vase features a matte finish that enhances its unique shape, giving the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Brown Westhead Moore Majolica Owl Figure
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brown Westhead Moore & Co majolica figural which features an owl perched on a branch. The owl with original glass eyes. Coloration: brown, cream, ...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Antique Majolica Double Leaf Candy Nut Serving Dish Compote Basket 17"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica footed double leaf plates / strawberry platter / serving dish / bowl / basket / compote featuring two green leaves with a twig / branch handle.
Dimensions:
17" x 8....
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Faience Floral Vases from Montigny Sur Loing
Located in Dallas, TX
These colorful hand painted Majolica vases were sculpted in Montigny sur Loing, France, circa 1880. Round in shape, each ceramic jardinière features floral and leaf decor in high rel...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Parrots Double Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful Majolica double vase with two parrots, the vase are decorated with painted pink flowers signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica dog wall pocket signed Delphin Massier.
Height / 7.3 inches.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family produced ...
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Glazed Art Nouveau Centerpiece Planter Jardinière, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant handmade hand glazed Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1930s
Wonderful Art Nouveau period/ monumental ceramic planter jardinière, handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant blue ...
Category
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Rare Henriot Quimper France Faience Vase, Abstract Hand Painted Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Henriot Quimper faience vase is hand painted with abstract decor of complex geometric bands on the base and on top and abstract leaf garland in the central area of the vase. M...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
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Faience, Pottery, Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular Majolica rose vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. ...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
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...
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Late 19th Century Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
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Majolica
French Country Majolica Pheasant Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pheasant tureen from Caugant, circa 1950.
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1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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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