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Material: Majolica
19th Century Majolica Goat Tobacco Jar Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica tobacco jar signed Onnaing, circa 1890.
Decorated with a goat and wheat and leaves.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
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.
Category
1960s French Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$1,528 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
English Victorian Majolica 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
Jasba Color-block Vase, West German Pottery 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern ceramic vase features an abstract graphic decor enveloping the whole body of the vase with color blocked bands of green and orange divided by off-white and dark gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Majolica, Ceramic
19th Majolica Parrot Tobacco Jar Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica tobacco jar with a parrot Onnaing, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
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...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pâté Tureen circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pate Tureen circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
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
Majolica Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of starfish, seaweeds, oyster, shell.
Nautical style.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Centerpiece with Tritons and Shell, 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
This decorative majolica centerpiece features two young tritons supporting a large shell compote. The piece is crafted with impressive attention to detail: the shell’s textured surfa...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Hand-painted Green Italian Majolica Dishes with Goldfish, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A cute yet stylish pair of Italian Majolica dishes or bowls for sweets, cookies, fruit etc. Each one hand-painted with diffrent goldfish motif upon an art deco style fluted dessin.
...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Blue Deruta Antiqued Potiche Jar Majolica Vase, Blue Peacock, Hand Painted Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This splendid potiche vase is handmade and hand-painted in Italy: it is decorated with peacocks, known as symbols of resurrection and eternal life, accomp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Italian Della Robbia Terra-Cotta Planter
Located in Southampton, NJ
A scarcely seen early 20th century high relief hand made & painted polychrome glazed Terra Cotta pottery planter in the manner of Della Robbia. Nice weight...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
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.
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
TIC for Raymor Majolica Textured Fritte Glaze Bowl, Italy 1960s
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta, Majolica
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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. ...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Terracotta, Pottery
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'.
Category
1880s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Putti Shell Carriers
By Minton
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...
Category
1860s English Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
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.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Italian Vintage Deruta Mosaic Hand Painted Floral & Figural Vase
By Deruta
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Majolica mosaic vase, hand decorated with pure gold leaf.
Italian Vintage Deruta Mosaic Vase, design is a depiction of Empress Theodora, sixth ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Ceramiche Mola Majolica Tray Ashtray Sardinian Girl, Cagliari Italy
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare majolica small tray or ashtray is shaped in form of bust of young woman wearing traditional Sardinian costume, leaning on her crossed hands with her eyes closed. White color of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
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 Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Jardiniere, Flowerpot, Manufacture Saint Cloud, ~1900, Ceramics/Majolika, France
By Saint Cloud
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...
Category
Early 1900s French Jugendstil Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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 ...
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Victorian Minton Majolica Marine Mermen Jardiniere Pink Interior
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Good. RESTORATION. A few filled chips to the rim. Filled chip to foot. Filled chip to head-dress.
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
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.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
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...
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Majolica
J. Holdcroft Majolica Japonisme Cobalt Box & Cover, Signed, English, ca. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Japonisme square shaped box and cover, glazed in cobalt blue, with relief molded flying cranes, flowering prunus branches, and squirrels, the cover bordered...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Antique Barbotine Majolica Pot with Lid Organic Art Nouveau
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful antique pot with lid, barbotine or majolica pottery, the pot has the shape of a tree trunk and the handle of a branch, typical of the organic shapes and colours that are ty...
Category
Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
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 ...
Category
1880s German Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Circa 1920s American McCoy Amaryllis Pattern Console Set
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920s McCoy Amaryllis pattern console set, American. Majolica pottery; 1926 pattern. Comprised of a small bowl & 2 small vases. 5/8" pre-glaze loss to interior rim, now with mi...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Ceramic Majolica Italian Grey Hound Midcentury
Located in Rochester, NY
Majolica Italian grey hound. Mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of 18th Century Albarello Drug Jars in Maiolica
Located in NICE, FR
We are delighted to present you with this rare pair of ceramic albarello drug jars traditionally used for storing herbs, ointments, and medicines. They originate from the 18th centur...
Category
18th Century European Renaissance Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Cherub Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a cherub carrying wheatsheaf. Coloration: ochre, green, cream, are predominant. The piece bears mak...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Holdcroft Majolica Square Box and Cover
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Holdcroft Majolica square box and cover which features storks, squirrels, blossom and parrot feet. Coloration: cobalt blue, green, turquoise, are predomi...
Category
1880s English Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
George Jones Majolica Bird on Nest Card Holder Vase
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica menu holder vase which features a bird (warbler) perched on top of a bulrush beside its nest. Colouration: brown, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears...
Category
1870s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Paint
Jerome Massier Fils Majolica Dog Spill Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Jerome Massier Fils French Majolica vase which features a hunting dog stood in front of a tree trunk. Coloration: cream, brown, green, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks ...
Category
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Large white and light blue coiled majolica vase hand-painted Italy contemporary
Located in London, GB
Large ceramic vase by Onofrio Acone, glazed earthenware (majolica) unique piece hand-built and hand-painted approx. 48 cm width 52 cm height
Onofrio Acone is a ceramic artists b...
Category
2010s Italian Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Carlo Zauli Italian Modern Signed And Archived Archaic Vase
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Roma, IT
Archaic vase by Carlo Zauli 1953
Polychrome majolica Faenza
Vase in polychrome majolica, pear-shaped with an asymmetrical line and abstract-geometric decorations with relief borders....
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Unique Ceramic Portret Buste, Girl with Blue Hair by Erwin Spuler 1930s, Germany
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...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
$2,866 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Lidded Italian Apothecary Jar with Rampant Lions Coat of Arms, 19th C.
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted with a coat of arms supported by a pair of rampant lions, this lidded Italian apothecary jar dates to the 1800s. The ground of the jar is true white, which provides a st...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Paint
Pair of 20th Century Italian Hand-Painted Porcelain Capodimonte Wall Platters
By Capodimonte
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Italian Blue and White Albarello Jar with Cartouche and Landscapes, 19th C
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted with a pastoral landscape beneath a coat of arms, this Italian albarello jar from the 1800s has a beautiful cobalt blue and white palette. The heraldic cartouche depicts...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Paint
Vase Vessel Ceramic Centerpiece Ornament Aquamarine Majolica Flower Holder Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large majolic vase in green aquamarine color, glazed in polychrome, characterized by the elegant presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that enhance its forms beautifully. Its po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this large and unique pair of antique Majolica vases on a console or shelf. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the colorful ceramic planters...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Minton Majolica Marine Vase with Merboys
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features three merboys supporting a vessel adorned with seaweeds. The rim of the vase is modelled to depict breaking waves. Dark maroon ground version. Col...
Category
1860s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Fox Head Wall Pocket
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Majolica wall pocket which features a model of a fox head stirrup cup, sitting on a shaped ground, with flowers either side. Colouration: yellow, brown, green, are predominant.
Category
1880s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Platinum, Enamel
Brown Westhead Moore & Co Basket
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica basket which features flowers on the four corners, basketweave style sides and the handle modelled in the for...
Category
1870s English Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Large majolica Albarello with pharmaceutical writing, Italy circa 1730.
Located in Milan, IT
Large majolica Albarello with a flared central body with curvatures at shoulder height, wide distinct foot (8,75’’), flared and moulded. Wide mouth, strongly projecting harpy-shaped ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Duck Wall Platter Stamped J. Massier
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant Majolica platter was created in Southern France by Massier, circa 1890. Round in shape, the antique ceramic plate is beautifully hand painted featuring a standing duck in a barn. The planter is in excellent condition with rich colors in the beige, green and white palette. The piece is stamped on the bottom Jerome Massier Fils, Vallauris, Pierre Perret. Hook in the back for easy installation.
The Massier family of Vallauris is recognized for three members producing Majolica in the second half of the 19th century. In 1860, brothers Delphin (1836-1907) and Clement (1844-1917) Massier were joined by cousin Jerome Massier (1850-1916) and began producing a style of ceramic bridging between traditional Victorian Majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. The Massiers mastered the copper oxide flambé technique for glazing, thereby introducing an intensely vibrant color palette including red, green and blue hues not previously seen with English Majolica.
Important in the Massier production were a series of large naturalistic modeled figural roosters, hens and other birds. Vases and wall pockets styled as orchids, intensely colored irises and sunflowers are among the most common Massier styles. A variety of humorous pieces bearing frogs and songbirds are popular among collectors. Most Massier Majolica bears...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Contemporary Italian Apple Jade Green Majolica Crown Bowl with Platinum Accents
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary handmade Italian post-modern Work of Art in the shape of a Fleur de Lys crown in majolica, exclusive design by Ceramica Gatti, a long tradition studio and famous designe...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Platinum, Enamel
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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