1920s Ceramics

Large Majolica fruits centerpiece, signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.

Pair of Satsuma vases porcelain with lid.

A highly unusual vase by Jean Mayodon, one of France's leading artists in the Art Deco era, this piece depicts two scenes of nude male hunters with several deer. One of the hunters i...

Ovoid earthenware vase with slightly protruding annular neck, modernist decoration in enamel with black and blue lines interrupted by blue squares on the belly, granite blue ground. ...

Painted with freshness and sophistication, this pair of Italian Art Deco plates depict elegant, stylized horses, one ridden by a blue-coated man in a bicorn ...

Goldscheider Vienna gorgeous table lamp with lady figurine called ruth Model created by ROSÉ (= an artist's pseudonym / signed at backside) Designed, circa 1911-1912. made ci...

A classic and rare example of Art Deco sculpture, this piece was designed by Leon Victor Solon, an important color theorist and designer who became the artistic director of the American Encaustic Tile...

An Art Deco covered vase by Max Laeuger "Lemons." Finley galzed in yellow green and black depicting lemon tree branches. Marked with makers and artist's mark.

Rare and striking, this large Art Deco bowl, dating from 1928, depicts a large, open lotus blossom to one side, with a second blossom's center seed...

This early 20th century piece of Italian lustreware was made by the renowned Rubboli family pottery in the Umbrian town of Gualdo Tadino, Italy. Italian lustreware Majolica production traces its origins to the Renaissance. The art was revived in Gualdo Tadino during the last quarter of the 19th century, largely due to the efforts of ceramist Paolo Rubboli. Rubboli established his pottery in the region around 1870, and became known for the high quality of his distinctive cobalt, red and gold Neo-Renaissance lustreware. Rubboli's wife Daria and sons Lorenzo and Alberto continued Paolo's efforts after his death in 1890, and joined the newly formed consortium Societa Ceramica Umbria in 1920. Rubboli pieces dating to the period are marked with a blue underglaze "SCU" in a triangle mark along with a conjoined "PR" monogram in homage to Paolo's work. This large ceramic Neo-Renaissance Rubboli double handled compote is finished in cobalt, red and gold lustre. The piece consists of a round bowl at the top with elongated applied handles at either side, all of which rest upon a pedestal base. The bowl features two bas-relief winged mask heads on the exterior which have been depicted with open mouths sprouting handles in the form of serpent-like forked tongues. The exterior is also painted with pairs of imposing gryphons, each of which flank a large urn. The interior of the bowl is also heavily decorated and bears a fantastical winged lion set at the center of a series of scrolling acanthus leaves and urns, best seen in image 8. The remainder of the piece is finished with foliate and geometric motifs. It is of note that a similar piece was included in the traveling exhibit of important Majolica and lusterware entitled 'The Rubboli Collection - Italian lustre pottery in Gualdo Tadino' held in the Chiesa Monumentale di San Francesco between July 17 – October 3, 2010. The compote is in excellent original condition with no restorations or repairs. There are some glaze skips present on the piece as well as minor chips at the base of the pedestal foot which do not detract from the appearance of the compote and are mentioned for accuracy. The underside of the piece bears the blue underglaze Rubboli family Società Ceramica Umbra mark cited above consisting of the letters “SCU” within a triangle along with the entwined Paolo Rubboli 'PR' monogram, which was used from 1920 to 1931. The 3lb 5oz compote stands...

This German porcelain jar with lid bears the stamp Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb, a Bavarian company with a long history dating all the way back to the parent company which was founded in 1814. An unusual example with a strong Art Deco point of view, this dates from the late 1920s. Stylized flowers and a touch of gilding make this a decorative as well as useful piece. Lorenz was the son of C.M Hutschenreuther and when he began producing ceramics and fine dinnerware...

Painted with freshness and sophistication, this pair of Italian Art Deco plates depict elegant female figures, each balancing baskets on their heads, striding toward a tower in the distance. One in a blue Classical robe, with her Art Deco hair...

The large and rare Majolica group consisting of a nude male figure riding a horse was sculpted by Else Bach for the famous Karlsruhe ceramic works in the 1920s-1930s. Bach is best kn...

Art deco green colored glazed vintage tile, which shows a motif with a violinist. An amazing vintage tile designed by Michael Powolny, circa 1925, ...

Enrico Mazzolani female figure, Italy, 1930s.

GOLDSCHEIDER VIENNA SO-SAID "ASCHENKINDL" Designed by Ernst WEBER, circa 1928 made circa 1928 - 30 model number 5790 / 32 / 1 HALLMARKED: Goldscheider WIEN (= VIENNA) stamp mark Made in Austria SUBJECT: THERE IS A FIGURE OF A SITTING BOY WEARING A SMALL ROUND HAT - he balances a pot for keeping matchsticks. Additionally, there is a large round platter for putting ash on it existing. The boy is clad in lovely costume - a jacket with mesh and large-checked trousers...

Bing & Grondahl figurine of a man standing with grapes by Kai Nielsen (1882–1924). Model number 4025. From the series 'Grape Harvesting.' Measures: 24 cm. Quality, in perfect...

Sculpted in the late 1920s by Margaret Berger, a student of Alexander Archipenko, this is one of the finest sculptures to come out of his ARKO Modern American Ceramics school in Wood...

René Buthaud (1886-1986). "Amphitrite", a ceramic low relief depicting the Greek mythological sea-goddess as a young girl riding a sea horse...

One of the most famous and elegant models from the Goldscheider manufacture: The dance 'Der Gefangene Vogel' performed by the dancer Niddy Impekoven (1904-2002) in the early twenties...

Art Deco Set of 3 mantlepiece objects, made by Manufacture de Gustave de Bruyn et fils (Fives-Lille), in the 1920/1930s. Ceramics in dark blue and matt black colour.

Louis Dage (1935- 1957) céramique d'art émaillé neige vert émeraude d'époque art deco atelier d'Antony avant 1934 Hauteur : 26 cm diamètre : 21 cm Il est né en 1885 à Lille et mort en 1963 à Saint-Sever. Sa carrière s'effectue d'abord dans le Nord de la France (Fives-Lille, Nimy en Belgique, Billancourt, Antony) puis à Saint-Sever. Il a fondé en 1920 la Faïencerie d'Art d'Antony (95), associé avec Eugène Val, membre important de la chambre syndicale de la céramique et de la verrerie, où il collabore avec : Jean de La Fontinelle (spécialiste des décors animaliers), André Villien...

An antique Wedgwood Fairyland lustre "K'ang Hsi" bowl, designed by Daisy-Makeig Jones, circa 1920. The exterior decorated in the 'Woodland Bridge' design on a deep blue ground. The interior with a variation of the 'Garden in Paradise' design, with elves dancing in a woodland setting . Cobble beaded border to the foot rim. With the Wedgwood Portland vase...