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Material: Majolica
Antique French Majolica Jardinière Onnaing Tiger Monkey Jungle Cache Pot Planter
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Majolica Jardinière Onnaing Tiger Monkey Jungle Cache Pot Planter. Direct from France, a gorgeous 19th century antique French majolica jardinière or cache pot! The ca...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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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...
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19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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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...
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1890s French Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

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 ...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic

Large Rare 19th Century Majolica Flowers Box
Located in Austin, TX
Large Rare 19th Century French Majolica Flowers Box . 12 inches Lenght.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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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...
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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Minton Majolica Nautilus Shell Flower Pot
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower pot (jardiniere) which features a nautilus shell on a coral-like base which is draped in seaweed. Colouration: turquoise, gr...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Capodimonte Style Majolica Footed Bowl with Cherub Handles, Cardel Italy
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage majolica footed bowl is decorated with raised reliefs of cherubs playing in garden on both front and back sides of the bowl; two handles in shape of cherubs peeking fro...
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Mid-20th Century Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century French Majolica Log Tobacco Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Log Tobacco Jar.
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century English Majolica Stork Vase, Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Austin, TX
This Victorian Majolica stork vase is signed Joseph Holdcroft, inspired by Minton Joseph Holdcroft offer here a different version more rustic. It's...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

French 19th Century Brown Majolica Lidded Jar with Moulded Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French brown Majolica lidded jar from the 19th century with green and white moulded floral décor. Born in France during the 19th century, this Majolica jar boasts a lovely brown gr...
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19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950 Fishs, lemon,starfish,shells,seaweeds. From Provence. Length / 11.5 inches on 7.8 inches,...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Vallauris Majolica Blue Ceramic Hand Shaped Rings Stand or Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Blue Glazed Ceramic Hand Sculpture by Vallauris. France, 1950s Eye-catching iridiscent blue ceramic hand vase with fat lava d...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Gio Ponti rare model Le Mie Terre vase manufactured by Richard-Ginori
Located in Skokie, IL
Gio Ponti rare large vase designed in 1929-30. Glazed maiolica. Painted designer's and manufacturer's marks. This exquisite piece showcases the artistry of glazed maiolica, combinin...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Rare Fratelli Fanciullacci for Elbee Gilt and Sgraffito Vase, Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Modernist vase with complex textured glazes, scraffito, and gilt decor was created by Fratelli Fanciullacci for Elbee Imports. Top and bottom parts of the vase are decorated wi...
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20th Century Italian Organic Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Large French Majolica Morning Glory Jardinière, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica jardinière with morning glory flowers from North of France, circa 1880.
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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, 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...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Small Majolica Frog Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small Rare Majolica frog Jerome Massier, circa 1900. Reference / Page 118,119 "Barbotines de la Cote d 'Azur" of M.Bottero.
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Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Rare Clement Massier Prowling Tiger Figure
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Clement Massier French Majolica figure which features a prowling tiger. Colouration: orange, brown, green, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Clement Massier pottery.
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1910s English Victorian Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Alvino Bagni for Raymor Italy Sea Garden Vase Vessel Ceramic 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Exceptional French Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Planter Jardiniere Green Man
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This cachepot is crafted from high-quality ceramic, typically Majolica or Barbotine, known for its vibrant, glossy glaze. The glaze gives the piece a lustrous sheen and adds depth an...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Greiner & Sohn, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Julius Greiner & Sohn Bodenbach, circa 1900. Art Nouveau.
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Triple Bamboo Vase with Birds Massier, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
A large Majolica triple bamboo vase decorated with four birds attributed to Delphin Massier, circa 1880.
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pair of 19th Century Majolica Rooster & Hen Vases Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th Century Majolica Rooster & Hen Vases signed Delphin Massier. Rooster / H : 6.8" , 4.5" by 3.5" , Hen / H : 4.8" , 3.8" by 3.2" The Massier are known for the quality of t...
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

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...
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1850s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Large Antique Majolica Planter Made Circa 1880 Turquoise Ground & Green Leaves
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite 19th-century majolica jardiniere and underplate by Minton was handpainted in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, around 1880. This jardiniere measures an impressive 17" across the handles it is adorned with a delightful design of green oak leaves and light brown acorns that stand out beautifully against the beautiful turquoise background. The handles, in the shape of twisting oak branches...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Majolica Fish Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife oysters platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of seaweeds, starfish , oysters , mussel Nautical style. 8.3 inches diameter  
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Large Majolica Rooster By Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in Essex, MA
Imperious looking bird with an assertive stance. Well modeled and painted by the noted Florentine craftsman.
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1930s Italian Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Ceramic Bowl by Bottega Vignoli Hand-Painted Majolica Italian Contemporary
Located in London, GB
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Italian Majolica Pharmacy Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century Italian Majolica Polychrome Pharmacy Jar or Albarello, dated 1777. These jars were use in apothecaries to hold medicinal herbs, powders...
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Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Chesnut attributed to Jardinière Saint Clement.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

‎Life-Size Italian Bulldog Terracotta Pug Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Add a touch of charm to your home with this exquisite ceramic Terracotta Pug or French Bulldog sculpture. This piece captures the playful spirit of the beloved breed with intricate d...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Terracotta

Large French Majolica Palissy Jardiniere Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Palissy jardinière with leaves and branches, circa 1880.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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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...
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1890s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Vintage 20th Century Majolica Style Monkey With Woven Basket Pedestal Bowls
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Majolica Monkey Pedestal Compote, Chimpanzee with Grapes & Basket Dish, French Country Tropical Decor Bohemian, Table Display Holder. This pair of vintage majolica pottery ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture
Located in Puglia, Puglia
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 ...
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1760s French Rococo Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Large French Pottery Majolica Pheasant Tureen circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Pottery Majolica Pheasant Tureen circa 1930.
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1930s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

Art Nouveau style Majolica Cache Pot
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A pretty 19th century Majolica cache pot, decorated in shades of green and brown, and featuring the vivid colouration, whimsical shapes and high-relief sculpture typical of the style...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Porcelain

French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930.
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1930s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

Monumental Majolica Grecian Style Urn
Located in Elkhart, IN
An exceptional monumental Grecian-style majolica floor urn. This piece features busts of the ram-horned God Jupiter Ammon; with foliate banded accents; bulb...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Terracotta

French Majolica Vase with Fishs and Shells, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica vase with fishs and shells, circa 1880. Bamboo handles.   
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, shells, crab, oyster. Nautical style. 10 inches diameter  
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Large French Majolica Vase with Flowers Edouard Gilles, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica vase with flowers signed Edouard Gilles, circa 1880. Painted flowers, impressionist period..   
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pair Polychrome Glazed Majolica Camels / Plant Stands
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage polychrome glazed camels, each 22 by 16 by 12 inches, seated in ceremonial processional attire including large saddles with flat tops to be enjoyed as sculptures or a...
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1960s Unknown Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Pair Large Green and Blue Majolica Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair large green and blue majolica apothecary jar vases. Italian cylindrical ribbed and slightly concave tin glaze earthenware jars by the famed Ca...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Antique 1920’s Grand Tour Italian Venice Majolica Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique, grand tour, Italian hand painted and transfer ware majolica handled vase with panels depicting Ancient Greek Society, handles in the shape of winged griffin's and grotesq...
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1920s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Rare Majolica Jardinière Squash, Grape and Leaves Wilhelm Schiller & Son
Located in Austin, TX
Rare and unique 19th century Majolica jardinière with squash, grape and leaves signed Ws & S (Wilhelm Schiller & Son).
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1880s Czech Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Mancioli Italy Pheasant lidded Bowl / Tureen With Tail Ladle Vintage 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pheasant tureen with tail ladle was made in Italy by Mancioli Company. The bowl with the lid on forms a shape of a pheasant; the ladle forms its tail. It is decorated in rus...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Porcelain, Majolica, Pottery

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...
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Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

19th Century French Painted Porcelain Barbotine Jardinière with Floral Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a tabletop in your home with this elegant and colorful antique Majolica jardinière. Crafted in France, circa 1870, the ceramic planter stands on tree trunk form feet and fea...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Porcelain, Faience

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 Ginori Istoriato Style Italian Maiolica Pottery Pilgrim Flask & Stopper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique Maiolica pilgrim flask & stopper by Ginori. Decorated in the Urbino istoriato style with polychrome cherubs to the front and a lan...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Faience, Majolica

19th Century French Majolica Beehive Tobacco Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Beehive Tobacco Jar. North of France.
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica White Dog Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Charming 19th century small majolica vase with white dog who look on a bucket signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most ...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Carnation Flower Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica carnation vase signed Jerome Massier, circa 1900. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incredible whole...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pâté Tureen circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pate Tureen circa 1950.
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1950s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

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

19th Century Majolica Vase Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica vase signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. Height / 11 inches. Fleur de lis and pink flowers. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important cer...
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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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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