Ceramics

Wonderful large off-white ceramic vase manufactured in Sweden at Bo Fajans and designed by Ewald Dahlskog in the 1940s. The shape and lines of the vase goes perfect with the wonder...

Designed and glazed by an artist with humor and perhaps a bit of irony, this charming tile was made by the famed Industria Ceramica Salernitana (ICS) pottery in the 1930s. Entitled "...

A good pair English Staffordshire pottery figures portraying a Seated man and woman with a Basket containing flowers dating from around 1...

Very Rare Art Déco Goldscheider Ceramics Figurine around 1930: Young dancer in a sleeveless top reminiscent of a bathing suit and wide trousers, a sailor hat on the short black curls, looking to the right and taking a step forward with her right leg, leaning her upper body slightly backwards, her hands relaxed in her trouser pockets. The figure is supported on the left leg, below the featured leg, by a model sailing ship...

A stylish mid-century art pottery Denby handled jug hand painted with stylized floral designs by renowned English ceramist Glyn Colledge (British, 1922-2...

A ceramic vase signed Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base. 2009. Perfect original conditions.

Ceramic vase by Roger Capron, France, 1960s Signed "Capron Vallauris B22".

A beautiful antique Sèvres swan sauce boat in biscuit porcelain with gilded detail. This smaller scale sauce boat is a whimsical addition to the table ...

A stylish Art Deco yellow, brown and green ceramic biscuit box hand-crafted and painted in Faenza, signed on the bottom. The biscuit box has the d...

A very fine quality early Victorian bullet shaped salt glazed teapot with pewter mounted cover by James Dudson and dating from around 1850. This exce...

Excellent art ceramic figurine from the 1930s: Young lady with bob hairstyle standing upright, torso turned to the left and supporting both arms on the hips, in a short blue kimono with a floral pattern and high heels. Behind her between the legs is seated a harlequin doll...

Royal Copenhagen figurine no. 3539. Girl with a doll. Height 15 cm. 1st. Factory quality. Perfect condition. Early stamp. The design of Ada Bonfils.

A large vintage serving platter featuring the Wild Turkey, Native American brown and white transfer-ware pattern by the celebrated English pot...

Rosenthal- Gustav Oppel (1891-1978) - 'Salambo' - Model Number 956/2 - Fine Art Deco 'snake charmer' porcelain figurine - hand painted - featuring gold gi...

Massive Italian Majolica allegorical charger by A. Deruta Gorgeous continuous Italian Renaissance style decoration Ready to hang.

Maiolica sugar bowl Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 3.54 x 4.52 x 3.54 in (9 x 11,5 x 9 cm) Weight: 0.394 lb (0.179 kg) State of conservation: small and slight chips on the edges. The small sugar bowl has a swollen and ribbed body resting on a flat base. The cap-shaped lid follows the rib of the container and is topped with a small knob in the shape of a two-colored fruit. The sugar bowl is painted “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) with the characteristic floral motif of bunches and isolated semis. An example which closely corresponds to this one is kept at the Civic Museum in Lodi (G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia, Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137). This decorative style represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and later introduced by Antonio Ferretti to Italy. The production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces starting from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, was able to commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables, both with or without contour lines, as well as in purple or green monochrome. After efforts to introduce more industrial production techniques to the sector succeeded, even the Ferretti manufacture, in the last decade of the eighteenth century, started heading towards decline despite its attempts to adapt production to neoclassical tastes. In 1796 the Napoleonic battle for the conquest of the Lodi bridge over the Adda definitively compromised the furnaces. Production resumed, albeit in a rather stunted manner, until Antonio's death on 29 December 1810. (M. L. Gelmini, pp. 28-30, 38, 43 sgg., 130-136 (for Simpliciano); pp. 31 sgg., 45-47, 142-192 (for Antonio). Bibliography G. Gregorietti, Maioliche di Lodi Milano e Pavia Catalogo della Mostra, Milano, 1964 n. 137; C. Baroni, Storia delle ceramiche nel Lodigiano, in Archivio storico per la città e i comuni del circondario e della diocesi di Lodi, XXXIV (1915), pp. 118, 124, 142; XXXV (1916), pp. 5-8; C. Baroni, La maiolica antica di Lodi, in Archivio storico lombardo, LVIII (1931), pp. 453-455; L. Ciboldi, La maiolica lodigiana, in Archivio storico lodigiano, LXXX (1953), pp. 25 sgg.; S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962, pp. 17 sgg.; A. Novasconi - S. Ferrari - S. Corvi, La ceramica lodigiana, Lodi 1964, ad Indicem; Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia (catal.), Milano 1964, p. 17; O. Ferrari - G. Scavizzi, Maioliche italiane del Seicento e del Settecento, Milano 1965, pp. 26 sgg.; G. C. Sciolla, Lodi. Museo civico, Bologna 1977, pp. 69-85 passim; G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981; M. Vitali, in Storia dell'arte ceramica...

Beautiful elegant set for 4, with 4 desserts plates, 4 coffee cups, sugar & creamer circa 1950's, made in Norway handpainted in great condition no chips or cracks.

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Mid-Century Modern ceramic ashtray on wire legs magazine rack stand.

A beautiful ceramic saucer, catchall, or decorative trinket dish. Created from ceramic, this pretty plate is painted from crisp white ceramic or porcelain, and decorated with a pink ...

A ceramic vase signed Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base. 2010. Perfect original conditions.

A very finely made Japanese Nagoya Meiji porcelain tea set hand painted with water birds amidst flowering Iris dating from around 1900. The teaset comprises of a teapot and cover, a ...

Vintage Royal Doulton fishing Ceramic. A Royal Doulton Series Ware 'The Gallant Fishers' fishing bowl. The bowl is with a polychrome fishing scene of a fisherman lying on the river bank reading a book. The inscription around the edge reads 'And When The Timrous Trout I Wait To Take And He Devours My Bait'. here is a slight foul to the side of the bowl, but may have been done when made as it is glazed over. The bottom has pattern number D3680 and has the special "The Gallant Fishers" back stamp. The stamp looks like an old English shop sign...

A rare Meissen Marcolini Porcelain Chinoiserie incense burner vase and cover, made for the Chinese market, circa 1800, blue cross swords and star mark, Pressnummer 58 A Museum Quality Piece. Painted in the sought after famille rose palette with sprigs of indianische Blumen and enriched in gilding, the simulated pierced body supported by four feet painted with stylized dragons, the pierced cover with a Buddhist lion finial. 10" high x 6" wide x 6" deep The shape of this piece, which appears to be unrecorded in the literature, is inspired by similar Chinese porcelain censers from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1654-1722). An example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated by Li Yi-hua in Qing Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Periods from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pl. 65. Another in the British Museum, London (museum no. PDF, A.812) is catalogued as a perfume-holder. These porcelain examples are in turn inspired by ancient Chinese bronzes from both the Shang (1600-1046 BC) and the Zhou (1046-246 BCE) dynasties, an example of which was sold anonymously by Christie's New York, 22 March 2019, lot 1601. This chain of inspiration tracking backwards from the 19th century to antiquity provides a clear example of how ceramics, and indeed other mediums, are able to influence and motivate the works of later generations. For a Meissen porcelain snuff...

Continental Ceramic Golf Plate. Humorous continental golf plate decorated with golfer with a flower as his head. The edges with perforated ribbon rim. Some visible hairline cracks. ...

A ceramic covered pot signed Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base. 2012. Perfect original conditions.

Important and rare Japanese irregular shaped ceramic Oribe-ware chair with various designs in orange, white and black colours by the famous Japanese ceramist Suzuki Gorô...

A ceramic box signed Alistair Danhieux. Signed and dated under the base, 2011. Perfect original conditions.

A very stylish and attractive pair English Hornsea Studio Craft mid-century ceramic vases decorated in the Westminster pattern probably designed by John Clappison and dating from around 1960-62. The vases have a trumpet shaped body with an incised linear pattern decorated in red on a cream colored ground. Based on the Gothic architecture of London’s Westminster...

A superb pair of antique English Staffordshire zebra figurines, circa 1920. These charming zebras are hand painted with fine details and would be p...

Nice Mado Jolain vide-poche ceramic, circa 1950, France. Enameled white earthenware, pale creamy yellow, grey and black decor. Signed underneath. Dimens...

This porcelain plate from Doulton Burslem is decorated with s design from Doulton's "Spanish Ware" range. In this case a hand painted bough of raspberries, foliage and flowers has been done, using a very soft palette, and outlined in gold on a graduated fawn ground. This type of ware was developed by John...

Gorgeous vintage white, green, & black ceramic lidded vessel signed Pritchard Spring 75. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of u...

Egg designed by the Swedish ceramicist Hans Hedberg, who lived and worked in Biot, France. This egg is 25 cm (10") high including the stand. It´s in excellent condition and it has a ...

Ceramic vase designed by Giovanni Gariboldi in the 1930's for Richard Ginori, San Cristoforo, Italy. Bulbous white ceramic vase with a small opening and gold gilding. Richard - G...

A coffee pot and two cups with saucers Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, Circa 1765-1770 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). They measure: coffee pot: 9....

A beautiful large 19th century Meissen porcelain figure depicting a standing maiden in period dress with elaborate floral decoration raising her apron. her corset and borders made fr...

A good quality stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen Aluminia Faience glazed bowl in the Baca design with fish by renowned Scandinavian ceramic artis...

Tennis-themed Lemonade Jug. A rare "Denby" pottery tennis themed lemonade jug. The tennis ceramic has an applied panel decorated, in relief, with two crossed lawn tennis rackets, three balls and a lawn tennis net...

An unusual Austrian art pottery sculptural figure of St Christopher carrying the Christ child across a river attributed to renowned Austrian sculptor, Ceramist, designer and teacher Michael Powolny (Austrian, 1871-1954) and probably dating between 1920 and 1930. The hand-crafted figure shows St Christopher with the Christ child on his shoulder and a wooden staff...

A lovely and rare vase in faience designed by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg in the 1940s. The vase is 22 cm high and in very good condition except from some minor craqueleur as the fai...

The Knuckler Three Finger V, (shown here in Embossed Raven on Snow), the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a decorative object or object d'ar...

Chinese Ceramic vases mid XX century with option for electricity and convert them in lamps. Beautiful pieces for central decor of living room or main reception area. Beautiful Cora...

A large Chinese Export Famille Rose charger with pink lotus and other flowers. Painted in bright vivid colors of blues, reds and yellow accents.

Caltagirone Collection. Iconic made in Italy Sicilian vase. The Moor’s Head in ceramic is the typical product of this town, located 68 kilometers far from Catania among the Unesco Wo...

An especially rare piece of high style Art Deco ceramics by the renowned Cowan firm just outside Cleveland, this vividly-glazed trivet depicts a pair of ...

Set of nine Masons ironstone 9" plates Imari or Indian tree pattern variation, a crisp set of bright and bold plates in excellent antique condition, no chips, cracks or repairs.  

A ceramic jug with oriental decorations manufactured in Engladn in late 19th century. It's in perfect conditions.

This unique, slab-built vase by American-artist Alex Kovacs is titled 'Big Squiggle Vessel' and is exactly that, a Big Squiggle. The wavy-shaped vessel features hand-painted enameled details like star and flame motifs, inspired by the graphic language of contemporary fashion. Very fun and sure to spark conversation, the piece is perfect for displaying a single stem flower or tropical botanical leaf, as well as a small bundle of fresh cut flowers or dried branches. Artist Information: Alex Kovacs (b. 1992) is a self-taught ceramic artist and designer from the Greater Boston Area of Massachusetts. He had his first solo show titled “Endless Vessel” in 2018 with Resort Gallery in Baltimore which led to subsequent shows, “Cartoon Graveyard” in 2019 with SuperDutchess (now BelowGrand) in NYC, “Futures Passed” in 2020 with Paradigm Gallery and “Online/ Offline” in 2021 with New Collectors...

Pair of Italian ceramic plates with painted men.

Very Rare Goldscheider Vienna ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Standing blond lady with cap and coat, showing great resemblance to Marlene Dietrich, with setter. On a cream-colored r...

Stunning Art Deco ceramic vase by Saint Clement, France with white crackle glaze finish and floral decor near the bottom, circa 1930s. The crackle clear glaze was a popular techniq...

Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Ceramic Figurine of the 1930s: Standing young lady with blond hair in beige-green-red checkered dress over blouse with large mesh and wide red hemmed s...

A off-white glazed stoneware table lamp, produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark 1960, signed. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions exclude lampshade,...

Very original set of 2 earthenware breakfast cups in the "George Sand" set. It's named this way because inspired by the famous set created by the French ...

A good large and well painted poole pottery bowl decorated with the Blue Rooster pattern by Truda Carter and dating from the 1960’s. The bowl stands rais...

This porcelain plate from Doulton Burslem is decorated with Doulton's "Spanish Ware" pattern with hand coloured flowers outlined in gold on a pink ground with a painted background. This type of ware was developed by John Slater...

A very fine stoneware cup decorated in experimental glazes by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 2006. Trained at the Central School of Arts and...