Dutch Victorian Aesthetic Movement Monumental Gilt Painted Ceramic Vessel

Pair of French (19th Century) Sevre porcelain urns featuring painted pastoral scenes on one side and genre scenes on the reverse, with gilt trim, handles and bases, resting on square...

American Victorian Aesthetic Movement ebonized roll top lady's desk with gallery top upper section & stretcher base with lower drawer and inlaid & incised trim (in the style of HERTER BROS).

A Romanian Ceramic Vessel, with Metalic Glaze

English Victorian Royal Daulton beige ceramic vase with blue/green floral decoration (stamped on bottom).    

Having a "drippy" periwinkle and purple glaze, with firm’s monogram on underside. By ‘Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian’.

Lovely pair of large, 25 3/4 inch tall, antique ceramic vases in the Aesthetic style with hand-painted blue primose flowers in full bloom, butterflies and gilt accents on a green gla...

Fine quality Aesthetic Movement ruby glass vase made around 1880. The vase has stylised gilt bird decoration very much in the manner of Dr Christopher Dresser. It is in good original...

Rookwood pottery was established based upon Arts and Crafts ideals positing the celebration and elevation of pottery as an art form. Both professional and amateur decorators and potters were instrumental in the success of what became an art industry and the nations first Internationally recognized art pottery. It is marked 1885, 61 and W. Rookwood's font, Form # 61 and the use of W to indicate white clay are well known to Rookwood collectors and have been identified in most publications concerning the pottery dating back to Peck's books. Sometimes we just can't figure out who decorated them. Many of the decorators were married society ladies and some used their spouse's initials or names on pots. I have been unable to identify what appears to be M AED in under-glaze initials. Nor does the pencil notation which appears M.E. Foster (or Foote) turn up in my review of the literature, including The Ladies God Bless 'em. The quality of the decoration is high and represents the interest in Japonisme and Aesthetic Movement art. The four cobalt lined vertical panels recall vertical Japanese woodblock prints and the gold tracery and rim is surprisingly present with only modest wear to the high points and minor bleed through of the under-glaze around the lip. (shown). It is important to note that unless or until the decorator is identified, it is impossible to assert that the decoration is by a Rookwood artist. Many amateur ladies and gentlemen, particularly members of the Cincinnati Pottery...