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Material: Majolica
Mid-Century Majolica Porcelain Sculptural Vase Featuring Stork and Bamboo Motif
Mid-Century Majolica Porcelain Sculptural Vase Featuring Stork and Bamboo Motif

Mid-Century Majolica Porcelain Sculptural Vase Featuring Stork and Bamboo Motif

Located in Tarry Town, NY

A captivating example of mid-century Italian ceramic artistry, this Majolica porcelain decorative vase sculpture seamlessly blends naturalistic elegance with sculptural charm. Create...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Porcelain

Vintage Ceramic Red Urn with Handles Jester Musician Decor Italy 1950s
Vintage Ceramic Red Urn with Handles Jester Musician Decor Italy 1950s

Vintage Ceramic Red Urn with Handles Jester Musician Decor Italy 1950s

By Deruta

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Striking urn shaped vase features hand painted black and white majolica decor on red background. Sculptural twin handles with scroll details guide the eye to the textured scalloped ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Paint

Bauhaus Era Ceramic Bonsai Planter by Eva Zeisel Schramberg Art Deco Avantgarde
Bauhaus Era Ceramic Bonsai Planter by Eva Zeisel Schramberg Art Deco Avantgarde

Bauhaus Era Ceramic Bonsai Planter by Eva Zeisel Schramberg Art Deco Avantgarde

By Schramberg Majolica, Eva Zeisel

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...

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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Wedgwood Renaissance Revival Majolica Vases
Pair of Wedgwood Renaissance Revival Majolica Vases

Pair of Wedgwood Renaissance Revival Majolica Vases

By Wedgwood

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A pair of 19th century Wedgwood majolica vases, made circa 1889 in the Renaissance Revival style. Reflective of the wave of historicism in 19th-century England, these Wedgwood majol...

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Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica France Ceramic Green with an Circular Handle
Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica France Ceramic Green with an Circular Handle

Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica France Ceramic Green with an Circular Handle

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Kitchen box, Pot in Majolica. Vegetal Decor pattern. Green color. It has been made in France circa 19th century.

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19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Huge Amphore, Vase, Ceramic/Majolica, Bernhard Bloch, 1890, Historicism, Bohemia
Huge Amphore, Vase, Ceramic/Majolica, Bernhard Bloch, 1890, Historicism, Bohemia

Huge Amphore, Vase, Ceramic/Majolica, Bernhard Bloch, 1890, Historicism, Bohemia

By Bernhard Bloch

Located in Wien, AT

Huge Vase in form of an amphora, by the well known manufacturer Bernhard Bloch from Bohemia. The beautiful emerging amphora shape is decorated with hand-cut décor all over the body...

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Late 19th Century Czech Belle Époque Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French 19th Century Brown Majolica Lidded Jar with Moulded Floral Décor
French 19th Century Brown Majolica Lidded Jar with Moulded Floral Décor

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

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Oxen Cart Clement Massier, circa 1900
Majolica Oxen Cart Clement Massier, circa 1900

Majolica Oxen Cart Clement Massier, circa 1900

By Clement Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Antique Majolica oxen cart jardiniere circa 1900, signed Clement Massier Golfe-Juan. Reference: Page 111 "Barbotines de la cote d'Azur" of Bottero.

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Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Box Books Choisy Le Roi
19th Century Majolica Box Books Choisy Le Roi

19th Century Majolica Box Books Choisy Le Roi

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th Century Majolica Box Books Choisy Le Roi. H / 6.8 inches

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1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Rare Signed Monaco Majolica Double Candlesticks with Marine Décor
Rare Signed Monaco Majolica Double Candlesticks with Marine Décor

Rare Signed Monaco Majolica Double Candlesticks with Marine Décor

By Manufacture de Porcelaine de Monte Carlo

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A captivating pair of signed Monaco majolica double candlesticks, exquisitely hand-crafted and hand-painted, celebrating the luminous beauty of the Mediterranean. The sculptural desi...

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20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain, Paint, Majolica

Majolica George Jones Fox Serving Tray circa 1869
Majolica George Jones Fox Serving Tray circa 1869

Majolica George Jones Fox Serving Tray circa 1869

By George Jones

Located in Austin, TX

Elegant pink Majolica serving dish decorated with a three green vine leaves, the handle formed as a fox peering into the bowl with its tail appearing on the mottled underside signed ...

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1860s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Portuguese Oversized Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Pitcher, 1950s
Portuguese Oversized Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Pitcher, 1950s

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

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Mid-Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Fruit Basket Centerpiece
Mid-Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Fruit Basket Centerpiece

Mid-Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Fruit Basket Centerpiece

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a tabletop with this colorful, majolica basket composition. Crafted in France circa 1960, the centerpiece features a realistic assortment of fruits and vegetables in high re...

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Mid-20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Vallauris Majolica Shell Shaped Vase in Multi Color Glazed Ceramic
French Vallauris Majolica Shell Shaped Vase in Multi Color Glazed Ceramic

French Vallauris Majolica Shell Shaped Vase in Multi Color Glazed Ceramic

By Vallauris

Located in Barcelona, ES

Giant Mid-century Modern Vallauris Ceramid Shell Shaped Vase. France, 1950s-1960s. Colorful vase with mussel / shell design in glazed ceramic. The exterior part is covered by glazed ceramic in brown color with fat lava decorations in beige, yellow and blue glaze. Rare find due to its shape. Use it as decorative vase or flower vase adding a fresh accent in any Mediterranean, Contemporary, or Midentury decoration. Great gift idea! Measures: 32 cm H x 16 cm W x 13 cm D Vallauris Maiolica Mussel Vase // French Vallauris Midcentury Vase // Falt Lava Vallauris Ceramic Shell Vase...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Pair of 19th Century Majolica Vases Choisy Le Roi
Pair of 19th Century Majolica Vases Choisy Le Roi

Pair of 19th Century Majolica Vases Choisy Le Roi

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Austin, TX

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

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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Drug Jar by Jacques Boselly
18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Drug Jar by Jacques Boselly

18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Drug Jar by Jacques Boselly

By Jacques Boselly 1

Located in Milano, MI

A Neoclassical late 18th century polychrome decorated drug jar or Albarello signed by the Italian Savonese artist Boselli Giacomo 1744-1808, a rare blue, yellow and polychrome majolica antique vase for collectors. The Italian Albarello...

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Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid, Teal Blue White, Italy 1950s
Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid, Teal Blue White, Italy 1950s

Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid, Teal Blue White, Italy 1950s

By Raymor, Rosenthal Netter

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Large round dresser or trinket box with lid features graphic decor with stylized leaves and scrolls motifs on the sides and the lid. The handle is sculpted in shape of a large knot o...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica

Set of two exceptionally rare majolika basket vases, Amphora, 1910s Bohemia
Set of two exceptionally rare majolika basket vases, Amphora, 1910s Bohemia

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...

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1910s Czech Jugendstil Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Antique Italian Reproduction Deruta Hand Painted Majolica Orci Vase
Antique Italian Reproduction Deruta Hand Painted Majolica Orci Vase

Antique Italian Reproduction Deruta Hand Painted Majolica Orci Vase

Located in Encinitas, CA

Lovely reproduction of Classic Renaissance Revival theme, expertly handcrafted and hand-painted Majolica glaze over terra cotta. Mediterranean blue & golden yellow color theme. Made in Italy. Limited edition, exclusively produced for Bellini's Antique Italia...

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2010s Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Terracotta

Majolica Fish Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Majolica Fish Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950

Majolica Fish Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950

By Vallauris

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 French Pottery Majolica Pheasant Tureen circa 1930
Large French Pottery Majolica Pheasant Tureen circa 1930

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

Aldo Londi Thai Silk Vase, Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Blue, Green, Gold
Aldo Londi Thai Silk Vase, Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Blue, Green, Gold

Aldo Londi Thai Silk Vase, Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Blue, Green, Gold

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Mid-Century Modern vase was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter. It is decorated with a band of gold flowers on Rimini blue, outlined with sgraffito ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture
Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture

Second Half 18th Century France Shaped Planters "Commode" Nevers Manufacture

By Nevers

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

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Lidded Dresser Box, Horse Handle, Blue White Flowers, Italy
Majolica Lidded Dresser Box, Horse Handle, Blue White Flowers, Italy

Majolica Lidded Dresser Box, Horse Handle, Blue White Flowers, Italy

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage majolica ceramic round dresser box with lid features hand-painted abstract flowers and leaves decor on white background. The blue, teal, and brown colors of the flower decor...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Alzata in Maiolica Italiana dipinta con Madonna con Bambino Ocra e Celeste 1700
Alzata in Maiolica Italiana dipinta con Madonna con Bambino Ocra e Celeste 1700

Alzata in Maiolica Italiana dipinta con Madonna con Bambino Ocra e Celeste 1700

Located in Milano, MI

Alzata in Maiolica italiana dipinta in policromia agli inizi 1700 con piano perfettamente piatto con bordo rialzato decorato con l’assunzione della Madonna Incoronata raffigurata co...

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Early 18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase Horse Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase Horse Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s

Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase Horse Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Fratelli Fanciullacci

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Charming vintage pottery vase features a Modernist elongated barrel form and complex glaze decor. A prancing horse motif is done in white majolica glaze with bright red, teal, and go...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Majestic Amphora Vase Majolica Painted Subject Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci
Majestic Amphora Vase Majolica Painted Subject Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci

Majestic Amphora Vase Majolica Painted Subject Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci

Located in Recanati, IT

Majestic majolica Amphora vase, with a height of 200 cm (78,7 in) and a diameter of 70 cm (27,5 in): a unique piece, entirely handmade and hand-painted in Gubbio, Central Italy, in 1...

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1990s Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant
French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant

French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant

By Michel Caugant

Located in Austin, TX

Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.

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1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Vallauris Turquoise Majolica Handled Vase Urn, circa 1950
French Vallauris Turquoise Majolica Handled Vase Urn, circa 1950

French Vallauris Turquoise Majolica Handled Vase Urn, circa 1950

By Vallauris

Located in Pearland, TX

A lovely vintage French Mid Century turquoise majolica handled vase or urn from Vallauris in the south of France, circa 1950. No maker's mark. This stunning vase has a stylish shape ...

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Mid-20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Midcentury Set Majolica Red Fish Ceramic Covered Sauce Tureen Box Salt & Pepper
Midcentury Set Majolica Red Fish Ceramic Covered Sauce Tureen Box Salt & Pepper

Midcentury Set Majolica Red Fish Ceramic Covered Sauce Tureen Box Salt & Pepper

By Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro

Located in Coimbra, PT

Gorgeous small size set hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish covered sauce tureen and salt and pepper in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents ...

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

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery

19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft

19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century Victorian Majolica cobalt box with a bird handle and white flowers Joseph Holdcroft. Very rare shape box.  

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1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Majolica Birds Fountain Massier circa 1910
French Majolica Birds Fountain Massier circa 1910

French Majolica Birds Fountain Massier circa 1910

By Jerome Massier Fils

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica fountain with birds signed Massier circa 1910.

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1910s French French Provincial Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Vintage Tuscan Hand Painted Majolica Jug Vase Garniture Set Signed Leona Italia
Vintage Tuscan Hand Painted Majolica Jug Vase Garniture Set Signed Leona Italia

Vintage Tuscan Hand Painted Majolica Jug Vase Garniture Set Signed Leona Italia

Located in Forney, TX

A vintage Italian majolica ceramic three piece vessel garniture set, signed Leona Italia. Hand-crafted and hand-painted by highly skilled artisans in Tuscany, medieval Renaissance t...

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Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Majolica Elephant Tobacco Jar Onnaing
19th Century Majolica Elephant Tobacco Jar Onnaing

19th Century Majolica Elephant Tobacco Jar Onnaing

By Onnaing

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica tobacco jar Onnaing, circa 1890. The two handles are elephants heads, decorated with corn, the handle of the jat is a corn. Usually in ...

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1890s French Majolica Pottery Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Vintage 20th Century Majolica Style Monkey With Woven Basket Pedestal Bowls
Vintage 20th Century Majolica Style Monkey With Woven Basket Pedestal Bowls

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

Materials

Majolica

Vallauris Ceramic Majolica Candle Holder/ Candlestick,  1960s
Vallauris Ceramic Majolica Candle Holder/ Candlestick,  1960s

Vallauris Ceramic Majolica Candle Holder/ Candlestick, 1960s

By Vallauris

Located in Barcelona, ES

Glazed Ceramic Candle Holder by Vallauris, France, 1950-1960s Beautiful candle holder for two candles in fat lava glazed ceramic. Nice colors: Shades of brown with white and red acc...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Centerpiece / Centrepiece, Bowl, Majolica, Eichwald, Art Deco, 1920, Bohemia
Centerpiece / Centrepiece, Bowl, Majolica, Eichwald, Art Deco, 1920, Bohemia

Centerpiece / Centrepiece, Bowl, Majolica, Eichwald, Art Deco, 1920, Bohemia

By Eichwald

Located in Wien, AT

Huge pure Art Deco Centerpiece from the famous manufacturer Eichwald. This exceptional piece is an example of pure art deco art. The structure consists of a square base with roun...

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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Unique Ceramic Portret Buste, Girl with Blue Hair by Erwin Spuler 1930s, Germany
Unique Ceramic Portret Buste, Girl with Blue Hair by Erwin Spuler 1930s, Germany

Unique Ceramic Portret Buste, Girl with Blue Hair by Erwin Spuler 1930s, Germany

By Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe

Located in Antwerp, BE

Beautiful sculpture in brown earthenware modeled in the expression of a woman in polychrome glaze with blue hair, made in Germany, 1930s. Erwin Spuler (1906-1964), who initially studied at the School of Applied Arts in Stuttgart, studied with Georg Scholz...

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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

French Vallauris Majolica Emerald Green Reticulated Centerpiece Bowl, Circa 1940
French Vallauris Majolica Emerald Green Reticulated Centerpiece Bowl, Circa 1940

French Vallauris Majolica Emerald Green Reticulated Centerpiece Bowl, Circa 1940

By Vallauris

Located in Pearland, TX

A gorgeous vintage majolica glazed green reticulated basketweave bowl from Vallauris in the French Riviera region of France, circa 1940. Maker's mark on interior. Vallauris is consid...

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1940s French Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Blue Ceramic Majolica Vase Vessel Decorative Butterflies Hand Painted Italy
Blue Ceramic Majolica Vase Vessel Decorative Butterflies Hand Painted Italy

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. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Antique English Majolica Planter or Jardiniere with Floral Decoration
Antique English Majolica Planter or Jardiniere with Floral Decoration

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

Materials

Majolica

French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930
French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930

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

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

Blue Ceramic Potiche Centerpiece Vase Lid Majolica Hand Painted Deruta Italy
Blue Ceramic Potiche Centerpiece Vase Lid Majolica Hand Painted Deruta Italy

Blue Ceramic Potiche Centerpiece Vase Lid Majolica Hand Painted Deruta Italy

By deBlona

Located in Recanati, IT

Our elegant "Blue Parrots" potiche was handmade using the potter's wheel and then painted entirely by hand in Deruta, a town in central Italy that is among the most famous for majoli...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Hand-Painted Art Nouveau Majolica Vase, Plum Design, 1890s
Hand-Painted Art Nouveau Majolica Vase, Plum Design, 1890s

Hand-Painted Art Nouveau Majolica Vase, Plum Design, 1890s

Located in New Orleans, LA

Large majolica Art Nouveau Bohemia vase in lovely shades of brown, plum and leaf green. Foliage and plum fruit decoration developing around the neck and the throat, and down to the b...

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1890s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Antique 19th c. French Glazed Earthenware Majolica Pottery Models of Rhinoceros
Antique 19th c. French Glazed Earthenware Majolica Pottery Models of Rhinoceros

Antique 19th c. French Glazed Earthenware Majolica Pottery Models of Rhinoceros

Located in Litchfield, CT

Pair antique 19th century French glazed earthenware models of rhinoceros. Each figure stands atop a rectangular grassy plinth. Exceptional quality and detail. A true left/right pa...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

TIC for Raymor Majolica Textured Fritte Glaze Bowl, Italy 1960s
TIC for Raymor Majolica Textured Fritte Glaze Bowl, Italy 1960s

TIC for Raymor Majolica Textured Fritte Glaze Bowl, Italy 1960s

By Raymor, Bitossi

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Unusual majolica bowl or catchall features wavy, gently manipulated rim, juxtaposed with complex textured Fritte glaze on the bottom of the bowl. The contrast between glossy, organi...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Organic Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta, Majolica

Bill Stewart Set of Two Sculptural Vases or Vessels, American Art Studio Pottery
Bill Stewart Set of Two Sculptural Vases or Vessels, American Art Studio Pottery

Bill Stewart Set of Two Sculptural Vases or Vessels, American Art Studio Pottery

By Bill Stewart

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Two sculptural vases or vessels are free-formed by hand and glazed in complex, semi-gloss crackle glaze; matte graphite-colored glaze was used on the bottom parts of the vessels. Bo...

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20th Century American Organic Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Terracotta

19th Century Majolica Rooster Massier Jardiniere
19th Century Majolica Rooster Massier Jardiniere

19th Century Majolica Rooster Massier Jardiniere

By Jerome Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Lovely colorful Majolica rooster jardiniere laying on a pink and brown wall attributed to Jerome Massier, circa 1890. Reference / Page 98 " Barbotine...

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1890s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

The Pouncing Feline:: 19th Century Majolica Cat Sculpture by William Brownfield
The Pouncing Feline:: 19th Century Majolica Cat Sculpture by William Brownfield

The Pouncing Feline:: 19th Century Majolica Cat Sculpture by William Brownfield

By William Brownfield

Located in Downingtown, PA

The Pouncing Feline: Majolica Model of a Cat, Circa 1880 A charming and spirited English Majolica figure of a cat, dating to the 19th century and possibly attributed to the William ...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

Tall Antique Italian Blue and Yellow Lidded Albarello Pot, 19th Century
Tall Antique Italian Blue and Yellow Lidded Albarello Pot, 19th Century

Tall Antique Italian Blue and Yellow Lidded Albarello Pot, 19th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

More information coming soon… A rather tall albarello, measuring 17 inches tall, this Italian pot is adorned with symmetrical imagery of foliage. Dating to the 1800s, the lidded po...

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19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Paint

Minton Majolica Two Handled Vase on Pedestal
Minton Majolica Two Handled Vase on Pedestal

Minton Majolica Two Handled Vase on Pedestal

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Minton Majolica vase which features grapes and vine leaves, two lion head handles and a (fixed) pedestal base. Colouration: turquoise, pink, ochre...

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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Pair Yellow Albisola Faience Majolica Lidded Urns
Pair Yellow Albisola Faience Majolica Lidded Urns

Pair Yellow Albisola Faience Majolica Lidded Urns

Located in New York, NY

Pair yellow Albisola faience majolica lidded urns. Striking pair of large scale baluster form urns in Levantino Albisola style with medallions depicting v...

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Faience

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg Poodle Dog Scandinavian Modern 1963
Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg Poodle Dog Scandinavian Modern 1963

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg Poodle Dog Scandinavian Modern 1963

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Poodle is made of white stoneware with shiny light blue glaze and dark blue hand painted decoration. It was designed by Lisa Larson (1931-2024) as part of the "Poodles" (Pudlar) ser...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica Peaches Vase
Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica Peaches Vase

Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica Peaches Vase

By Brown Westhead Moore

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica vase which features deeply raised peaches hanging on a blossoming branch to the front. Plums to the reverse. Loop handles either side. Brown grou...

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1870s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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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.