1950s Painted Chalkware Shirtless Sailors

A Pennsylvania painted chalkware cat, circa second half 19th century. These pieces usually painted by German-American folk artisans from Lancaster to Philadelphia were made to be a more accessible household ornament than expensive Staffordshire ceramics. They are more rare today due to their fragile gypsum composition. In the later part of the 19th century and into the 20th century these figures became popular as carnival prizes...

Extremely uncommon Cleo Hartwig slip-cast chalkware sculpture of the female body. Very distressed finish. Signed in mold, C.HARTWIG Measures: W ...

Vintage midcentury Northwestern 1950s reproduction in Chalkware of a famous museum TOTEM carving sculpture. Dia: 3½ x H: 10 in.

Mid-century chalkware lamp featuring a detailed sculptural bust of a young girl with long blonde curly hair and gold accessories.

Charming figure of a spaniel cast from Staffordshire ceramic molds and handpainted in water-based pigments. Chalkware is made from plaster of Paris and was used to create inexpensive...

Stunning rare large Capodimonte hand painted porcelain sculpture. Capodimonte porcelain is a type of Italian porcelain that originated in Naples in the mid-18th century. It is known...