Sicilian kings head terra cotta hand painted

Glazed in Cerulean Blue

19th Century Painted Chinese Export Clobbered Ware with gold gilt accents of beautiful Chinese figures and colorful floral motifs and lion head motif with lid purchased in Paris

Handmade Porcelain French Majolica Vase

19th Century Painted Chinese Export Clobbered Ware with gold gilt accents of beautiful Chinese figures and colorful floral motifs purchased in Paris

Old Sicilian pottery Moorish head vase, circa early/mid 20th century signed.

Vivid colors, hand-painted in the Renaissance style, enhance this large maiolica pot from the 1800’s. Maiolica is tin-glazed pottery from Italy that has been decorated over a white background. This pot is considered an istoriato, which is to say that the pot has been decorated with figures, rather than strictly geometric patterns or floral designs. The maiolica does incorporate floral and foliate motifs, with white flowers that have yellow centers surrounded by blue rings. There are also yellow flowers that are depicted in various stages of nyctinasty (the closing of flowers during the night). The flora is all connected by a series of green and yellow curled leaves. Behind the vegetation is a dark blue background. There are two portraits inside large yellow cartouches that are painted in the middle of the pot. The first is a bearded man, dressed in a light brown tunic...

Minton Majolica vase which features male and female masks with hanging leaves and fruit. Cartouche bands in-between. Colouration: brown, green, bl...

A colorful hand-made ceramic Italian Moorish bust vase or planter of a man. Handmade and glazed in brilliant blues, yellows, reds, and creams. This piece depicts the head of a King wearing a glazed cream crown of plump yellow majolica lemons, lush green leaves, and red berries. His crown with a blue quilted back matches his blue eyes. He sports a short black beard...