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Material: Majolica
Pair Thomas Sergent Palissy Majolica Mythological Vases
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Thomas Sergent Majolica vases with a mythological theme which feature a river scene around the sides, with putti, dolphins, reeds and s...
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1870s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Rare Large Majolica Hen Jardinière Luneville, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare large Majolica Hen jardinière attributed to Luneville, circa 1890.
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pot or Box 19th Century Majolica Gremany Ceramic Beige Blue
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box, Pot in Majolica. Characters Decor pattern. Brown and blue color. It has been made in Germany circa 19th century. Signed Western Germany.
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19th Century German Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic

French Vallauris Majolica Shell Shaped Vase in Multi Color Glazed Ceramic
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

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Sculptural "Rhino #5" Table Lamp by Bill Stewart, American Art Studio Pottery
By Bill Stewart
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking ceramic table lamp is comprised of hand-sculpted rhino figurine with a bird sitting on its neck; the rhino is mounted on long conical totem pole, formed in coil technique. ...
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20th Century American Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Terracotta

Majolica Tobacco Box Pot Jar by Johann Maresch, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for one of our rare Majolica items, an exceptional tobacco box pot or jar out of the sack series by Johann Maresch from the beginning of the 20th century. The beautiful...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

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

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Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica

19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Game Pie Dish with Chicks England Circa 1870-1880
Located in Katonah, NY
The cover of this majolica game pie dish shows three newly hatched baby chicks emerging from their shells. The chicks are standing tall and proud. The brown color of the baby chicks ...
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1870s English Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Victorian Majolica turquoise box with a bird handle and white flowers attributed to Joseph Holdcroft. Very rare shape box.                    
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1880s British Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Art Nouveau green Majolica frog who playing mandolin unsigned Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massi...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Large 19th Century Majolica Vase with Birds Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare Majolica triple vase with birds, very colorful signed Delphin Massier. Completely painted with flowers. Height / 18.8 inches. The Massier are known for the quality of thei...
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of 19th Century English Majolica Bamboo Vase
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Pair of English Majolica vases bamboo with a pink bow.
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1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pair of French Majolica Rooster & Hen Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica Rooster & Hen attributed to George Dreyfus Circa 1890. Hen : H / 8" ,5.5" by 3" Rooster : H / 10" , 5.5" by 3"
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1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

Pair of 20th Century Italian Hand-Painted Porcelain Capodimonte Wall Platters
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful pair of majolica wall plates would elevate any living room, kitchen, or dining room wall. Created in Italy circa 1980 and done in the Capodimonte style with high relief, each barbotine...
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Late 20th Century Italian Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Porcelain

A Tall and Slender Antique Hand Painted Italian Majolica Ewer, Naples Circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed on the underside by Gaetano Battaglia of Manifattura Battaglia, this tall hand-painted majolica ewer originates from Naples, Italy, circa 1870. Known as an istoriato (loosely ...
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1870s Italian Renaissance Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Paint

Pair Large Italian Yellow and Green Majolica Urns Tureens
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large Italian yellow faience majolica lidded urns. Striking pair of large scale baluster form urns in Levantino Albisola style with medallions dep...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Vase Vessel Majolica Ornament Hand Painted Empire Red Limited Edition Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
This lavish majolica vase is painted in polychrome, characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that enhance its forms beautifully. Its powerful aesthetic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Frog with Fan Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica frog with purple and pink fan signed Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

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

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Platinum, Enamel

19th Century Majolica Portuguese Palissy Tobacco Jar Manuel Mafra
Located in Austin, TX
Large Portuguese Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Manuel Mafra. This tobacco jar is decorated in high relief of a frog, large butterflies, bugs, shells, a snake, a crocodile, on the lid a large shell with a lizard on the top, a butterfly and a bug. Very rich decoration all-over the pot. Reference / Page 38 " Portuguese Palissy Ware...
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1890s Portuguese Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Cantagalli Lusture Majolica Centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cantagalli Lusture Majolica centerpiece, Of tripartite form with center pierced urn, with mask medallions, raised on a confirming ovoid base. Decorated in all over foliate and scroll...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Holdcroft Majolica Boy Climbing Tree Posy Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Holdcroft Majolica vase which features a boy climbing a tree. Colouration: brown, red, green, are predominant. Bears a pattern number, '338'.
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1880s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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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.  
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

English Victorian Sunflower Box Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian Sunflower Box Circa 1890.
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1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

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...
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Faience, Majolica

Ceramiche Daedalus Vietri Majolica Bud Vase, Italy Postmodern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful bud vase is hand painted with bright and cheerful decor of houses, fruits, and flowers that wraps around the vase and creates a surrealistic landscape. The rim is defined wi...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Majolica Handled Basket Sarreguemines with Purple Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica handled basket with purple flowers signed Sarreguemines, circa 1900.    
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Majolica Bird Sculpture, White, Blue and Green Color, France 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Magnificent Majolica, with splendid blue and green white colors. This sculpture was made in the 1960s in France. It is very heavy, and there is a remarkable know-how of the artist.
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1960s French Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box 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

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Unusual Arts and Crafts Footed Goblet Vase by Schwaz, Austria
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual tall goblet shaped vase was hand decorated with complex abstract flower pattern in cobalt blue, marigold yellow, and sage green on the base and the body of the vase. The hig...
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20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Majolica Decorative Objects

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Porcelain, Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Pair Of Hispano Moresque Pottery Vases
Located in Essex, MA
Likely Portugese heavily potted with copper and cream tones. Globular form with small loop ring handles and Alhambresque palette decoration. Conforming raised foot.
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Mid-19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

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

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Ceramic, Majolica, Paint

Lavenia Angelo Biancini Maiolica Vase, 1930, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Lavenia Angelo Biancini Maiolica vase, 1930, Italy.
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1930s Italian Other Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

French Majolica Vase with Leaves and Berries, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica vase with leaves and berries, circa 1880.   
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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of starfish, seaweeds, oyster, shell. Nautical style.     
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Rare Majolica Basket T.C Brown Westhead Moore & Co.
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual and colorful English Victorian basket attributed to T.C. Brown Westhead Moore and Co. with a garland of berries.  
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1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Majolica Hunting Dog Jardinière Jerome Massier Fils
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica hunting dog jardinière signed Jerome Massier Fils. Reference / page 110 "Barbotines de la Cote d'Azur" of M.Bottero. The Massier ...
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Majolica Brown Westhead Moore Box
Located in Austin, TX
T.H. brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., Staffordshire cobalt Majolica box, England, circa 1880. Box with figural strap decoration and braided handle to cover.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Majolica Palissy Snake Vase Thomas Sergent, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Small Palissy trunk vase with a colored snake around the vase attributed to the School of Paris, circa 1880. The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois ...
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1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Jasba Fat Lava Op Art Vase Earthy Colors Western Germany Ceramic
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Jasba N3221120 vase is a part of N series of objects; this series covers a large segment of Jasba’s production. Items within the series come in a wide variety of forms and decors, a...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Renaissance Revival Set Of Amphora And Pedestal
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Renaissance revival style large Majolica amphora vase with rectangular pedestal. Their background are hand painted cobalt blue and decorated with an off-white relief of Gre...
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20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Blue and White Albarello Bird Vase
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white Albarello bird vase. Blue and white ceramic Albarello jar or vase with hand-painted bird in foliage with magnificent blue tonal colouring in ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Antique Swiss Arts & Crafts Brown Green Blue White Thoune Enamel Ceramic Jug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Arts & Crafts Majolica art pottery jug, made by the Swiss factory Thun/Thoune, circa 1910s. This jug, entirely handcrafted and hand-painted, is decorated with a modern Eastern accent...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Arts and Crafts Majolica Decorative Objects

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Earthenware, Majolica

1970s Italian Multicolored Glazed Ceramic Shell Centerpiece with Coral and Crabs
By Falco Marino
Located in Firenze, IT
There is all the Italian artisan mastery in this exceptional Mid-Century Modern open worked large Majolica ornament centerpiece in the form of a long shell enriched with crab, seahorse and red coral perfectly shaped inside it. Looking at this sculpture you will feel the sound of the ocean. Every part of this colorful and powerful handmade marine themed composition is incredibly realistic and well made. The open shell depicted in a palette made of browns, pink, yellow and green contains a big red coral...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Majolica Kingfisher and Lilies Vases Fives Lille, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant 19th century French Majolica pair of vases attributed to Fives Lille. The vases are shaped like walls decorated on the front with kingfishers on branches, on the base mushro...
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century Modern Italian Ceramic Coral Pink Vase Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid-century modern ceramic vase was made in Italy for Americal importer. Its sleek and elegant form combines functional beauty and meticulous craftsmanship. The vase is finished wit...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Jerome Massier Majolica Camel with Baskets Figure
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Jerome Massier Majolica figural which features a camel with pannier baskets either side. Coloration: brown, green, ochre, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Jerom...
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

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

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Platinum, Enamel

English Victorian Sardine Box with Shell, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English Victorian sardine box with shell, circa 1890.
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1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Jardiniere, Flowerpot, Manufacture Saint Cloud, ~1900, Ceramics/Majolika, France
Located in Wien, AT
Masterly manufactured Jardiniere, of Ceramic/Majolica of the famous manufacture Saint Cloud in France. Made around 1900, this object is delightfully hand-painte...
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Early 1900s French Jugendstil Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Antique Monumental Majolica Palissy Style Urn 19th C.
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Norwalk, CT
This historically relevant vase stands at almost 4 feet tall, bringing a striking amount of presence to any room where it is displayed. This urn has been expertly crafted in the style of Bernard Palissy, famed 16th century ceramic artist known for his 'rustic' style and use of nature imagery. In the case of this large floor urn...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Earthenware, 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 important ceramics...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Mid-Century French Painted Barbotine Rainbow Trout Vessel from Fives-Lille
Located in Dallas, TX
This lively barbotine rainbow trout vessel fish was sculpted in Fives-Lille, France circa 1950 and exemplifies the naturalistic style of early 20th-century majolica. Shaped as a life...
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Mid-20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy
Located in Roma, IT
This Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica is an original decorative object realized in ceramic. An interesting colored ceramic tile representing the Italian 19th century general Giuseppe...
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19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Ceramic Majolica Italian Grey Hound Midcentury
Located in Rochester, NY
Majolica Italian grey hound. Mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Minton Majolica Putti Shell Carriers
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica figural which features two putti carrying a shell. One draped in grapes, the other draped in wheat. Colouration: green, turquoise, cream, are predominant. The piece b...
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1860s English Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

French Majolica Aesthetic /Japonisme Vase, Attributed to Theodore Deck
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Majolica Japonisme vase, attributed to Theodore Deck  France, Late 19th Century  This exquisite late 19th-century French Majolica vase, attributed to the renowned ceramist Th...
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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Majolica Decorative Objects

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Majolica

Blue Vase Vessel Hand Painted Two-handled Amphora Renaissance Italian Ceramic
Located in Recanati, IT
Majolica amphora made and painted by hand, following the original Renaissance painting technique. This sumptuous vase is characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Majolica

Wilhelm Schiller & Sons Majolica Peacock Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Schiller Majolica vase which features a peacock seated on a pedestal. Coloration: blue, green, yellow, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for ...
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1880s German Victorian 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.

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