Ceramic Delft and Faience

This stunning lidded urn might have once been found in a 19th century Italian apothecary. The front of the shaped urn body has the hand-painted phrase “C. Violaru”, which is the heavily abbreviated form of the Latin word for violet (violaceum). Up until the mid-1700’s, apothecaries would make syrups from violets and use it to treat kidney ailments. Above the Latin wording is a whimsical musical scene with a man blowing a horn leading a couple who is holding hands over rocky terrain lined with shrubbery. A large house and trees can be seen behind the trio with a pair of mountains in the distance. On the opposite side of the urn is a floral display with a bird perched on a rock. Beneath the bird is a geometric design, possibly a stylized sun with radiating beams of light. Both scenes are segmented by a pair of thin quarter round moldings that encircle the entire vase. Other hand-painted motifs include floral and foliate margents, geometric patterns, and Vitruvian waves that are infilled with horizontal fluting. The sides of the urn have a fish-scale background beneath two mustachioed mascarons. Both men have been styled in grotesque fashion, with a pair of spiraled horns emanating from their heads. In between the horns is a looping handle that is affixed to the body in similar tight spirals. The domed lid has three scrolled arms that merge in a geometric finial. The base color of the urn is white, with illustrations in a monochromatic cobalt oxide blue, reminiscent of Delft blue pottery...

Enhance your shelf, dining table, or kitchen island with this exquisite antique Quimper centerpiece by Porquier-Beau, crafted in France circa 1895. Thi...

19th century polychrome French faiance wine decanter.

Unusual decoration blending a European pastoral landscape with Chinoiserie ornamentation. Suitable for everyday use. The tapering body decorated with a European lady and a gentlem...

**Moustiers Faience Oval Platter in Blue Monochrome (Camaïeu Bleu) M3605** This Moustiers faience platter features, at its center, a bust of Diana surrounded by floral pots. It date...

Decorate a console, sideboard, or enfilade with this charming pair of hand-painted French faience urns from Desvres. Crafted in northern Francecirca 1880, each large baluster-form ve...

These colorful antique plates and matching serving platter were created in France circa 1920, by the Saint Clement factory. The hand painted Majolica service features 6 round plates and one charger, all having oyster shaped and lemon wedge motifs. Every piece is marked underfoot "St Clement France". The set is in excellent condition with rich colors in the green and yellow palette. The faience factory of Saint-Clement, 12 kms from Lunéville, was established in 1758 by Jacques Chambrette, who already owned another one in Lunéville. With this second factory he aimed at the higher segment of the market with prestigious objects. The factory received because of this a label as Royal Suplier for Marie-Antoinette's Trianon. After Jacques died in 1758, his son Gabriel became the new owner. Between 1759 and 1763 the factory was managed by Charles Loyal, Jacques Chambrette's son-in-law, Paul Louis Cyfflé and the architect Richard Mique, who owned half the factory in 1786. In the 18th century Saint-Clément produced domestic objects of ordinary earthenware, luxurious objects and decorative objects of fine earthenware (so-called "terre de pipe"). Between the first quarter of the 19th century and 1892 both current utensils of ordinary earthenware and fine earthenware are produced and decorative objects of grand and petit feu (Emile Gallé). In the second half of the 19th century the factory reproduced Louis XIV objects, among them objects with very unnatural forms, where they attempted to imitate the multicolored decorations of Strasbourg faience...

A funky set of glazed stoneware figurative salt and pepper shakers in blue and white delft style. The pepper shaker (the taller one) measures: 4.75” tall x 2.75” wide x 2” deep. T...

Large scale, blue and white Delft pottery vase. Fluted shape. Great condition. Stamped Boch for Royal Sphinx. Dimensions:W: 16cm (6.3"...

Of ginger jar shape with outscrolled handles, surmounted by a pierced lid with knob-form finial; decorated with Court figures in a pagoda riverscape.

Decorate a wall of a shelf with this colorful antique platter. Created in Brittany, France circa 1920, the hand painted ceramic plate features an inte...

Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. The oval centre painted with a large berry and leafy ...

Decorated with a chinoiserie scene of a man sitting on rocks within a landscape. Surrounded by a triple-circle center and an interlocking arc and trefoil border. The rim with 27 flut...

Decorate a wall, shelf, or plate rack with this elegant pair of antique French faience plates from Brittany, each featuring a classic handled form and richly hand-painted armorial decoration. Crafted circa 1930, the plates are scalloped in shape with applied side handles, adding both dimension and sculptural presence. Each composition centers a heraldic crest topped with a crown, one flanked by rampant lions and the other by stylized foxes, all framed by intricate floral and foliate borders. The vibrant palette of cobalt blue, iron red, golden yellow, and soft green reflects traditional Breton faience decoration, while the detailed brushwork highlights the craftsmanship of the period. The backs are marked “Bretagne,” confirming their regional origin. These antique decorative plates...

Serve peanuts or olives in this elegant antique dish. Created in Brittany, France circa 1890, the hand painted faience dish is oval in shape with scalloped edges. Originally used for...

Faience or majolica (jewelry?) box on claw legs. Decorated and sculptured with lions and griffin in typical faience colors. On the lid is a naked lady.

Bring a touch of Brittany’s rich folk tradition into your home with this charming antique Henriot Quimper faïence plaque, crafted in France circa 1904–1922. Hand-painted in vivid pol...

Enhance your shelf, or kitchen island with this exquisite set of antique Quimper serving dishware or vide-poches. Crafted in Quimper, France circa 1920, each hand-painted faience she...

Decorate a wall of a shelf with this colorful antique platter. Created in Brittany, France circa 1950, the hand painted ceramic plate is round in shape and dressed with small handles...

Decorate a kitchen wall or a shelf with this unusual antique star-shape platter. Created in France circa 1910, the large ceramic plate with "trompe l'oeil" one over the other to form...

This decorative antique wall object was sculpted in central France, circa 1890. The ceramic bagpipe with large bow in high relief at the top, features hand painted figures singing and dancing in traditional, local outfits. The faience piece could be used as a dry flowers vase...

Decorate a kitchen wall or a shelf with this important antique wall platter. Created by Porquier Beau in Quimper, France circa 1895, the large hand-painted ceramic plate depicts two ...

19th century hand painted English delft chinoiserie decorated charger.

Decorated with a stylised fern surrounded by a double-circle petal shaped border and an arc border around the rim. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably Lo...

Beautiful, early stylised decoration evoking the striking simplicity of early Chinoiserie painting Painted with a central floral spray within a circle centre, surrounded by a trai...

18th century English polychrome delft platter.

Lovely and rare French vintage vase from the 1950s by Accolay Pottery. Signed 'Guy' under the base.

A charming piece of history for the dining table. The inside with an elegant, central floral spray and a floral border. the base decorated with blue lines and a bottom border of s...

Pair of Galle a Nancy St. Clement Faience candleholders, 19th century.

Delightful pair of chinoiserie plates evoking how exotic the East appeared to Europe and a sense of wonder it portrayed. Painted with a chinoiserie scene of a tall lady standing i...

Bold fluid decoration with abundant imagery associated with early Dutch pieces. Profusely painted with a chinoiserie garden scene with bold foliage and sprays. The rim painted wi...

Impressive, large hand painted French faience jardinière with jesters' heads as handles. Each side feature a different painted scene of putti playing in the woods inset into a backgr...

Plates Pair Delft Blue and White 18th Century Holland. A pair of beautiful large delft plates decorated with blue and white flowers made during the ...

This charming faience plate is a classic example of 18th-century Dutch Delftware, distinguished by its hand-painted cobalt blue design depicting a sailing ship within a cartouche-sty...

Rare early French faience vase dating to the late 17th – early 18th century, hand-painted with a charming cherub (putto) scene framed by scrolling ornamentation. The gourd-shaped bod...

Charming set of plates with the exotic bird suspended showing the fantasy element of Chinoiserie. Decorated with an exotic bird in flight surrounded by four stylised floral sprays surrounded by a trellis diaper border with four demi-flowerhead reserves interposed. The rim decorated with a trellis diaper border with three reserves with grasses interposed. Decorated in blue on blue glaze. In original condition. Probably London, third quarter of the 18th century. 2035574 can be separated into a pair and a single plate...

Delightful, charming chinoiserie dish conveying the European interpretation of and fascination with exotic Chinese plants and landscape. Decorated with a large willow tree and st...

The inside centre decorated with the inscription, “Great Yarmouth 1744”, surrounding the blazon of the arms of the town (three lions passant guardant in...

Bottle shaped Lunéville faience lamp with yellow and black decoration with gilt swirls and plants highlights. Work made by the Alsatian Lunéville man...

The inside centre decorated with the inscription, “Thomas and Mary Bingham In Yarmouth 1742”, inside a medallion. The rim decorated with six artemisia leaf reserves, with trellis borders interposed. The rim brown. Restoration to a rim glaze chip. Decorated in blue on a white glaze. Probably Dutch, second quarter of the 18th century. Provenance: Thomas Bingham was christened in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on November 14, 1697. Thomas Bingham married Mary Dent at Woodbridge in Suffolk on 24th August, 1721. Thomas and Mary Bingham had a daughter Ann christened in Yarmouth on December 17, 1727. Thomas Bingham was buried in Great Yarmouth on July 6, 1774. Thomas, a son of Thomas and Mary Bingham, was christened in St. John Maddermarket, Norwich, on December 3, 1775. In the Universal British Directory of 1793-8, Woodbridge is described as a maritime town situated near the River Deben on the turnpike road leading from London to Yarmouth. It is about 77 miles from London and as Great Yarmouth is 123 miles from London, the distance by road between the two places is about 50 miles. The River Deben, on which the town is situated, is stated to have been navigable up to the town where there were two quays. There is no-one named Bingham listed in Woodbridge in the entry for the town in the Universal British Directory. In the printed Freemen of Yarmouth, a John Bingham is the only entry under the surname. He became a freeman in 1721, having been an apprentice of John Cooper. There is no mention of the surname in the three volume Perlustration of Great Yarmouth by C J Palmer...

Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. two red bands around the top. the base decorated with...

A French Art Deco period gilt metal pocket watch stand with Longwy faience dish to hold rings and jewelry. This vintage vanity accessory is designe...

Antike gut erhaltene Fayence-Servierplatte, wohl aus Frankreich, 40x27cm groß, mit zahlreichen leichten Glasurabplatzern an der umlaufenden Kante. Unterseitig eiige Glasurfehler (ori...

A pair of Delft pots made by the Three Bells Factory of the Netherlands. Original Condition Mid to late 18th century 19cms high 12cms diameter

Antique 18th century Delft porcelain plate.

Rare surviving small piece of early tableware. Suitable for everyday use as a charming piece of history for the dining table. French faience salt. Oval shape with a leafy sprig in...

Hand-painted set of blue and white delft porcelain. Three covered vases and two trumpet vases. The lids depict perched birds. The vases ...

Swiss charger-shaped faience plaque depicting a lakeside chateau Swiss, late 19th century Measures: Frame: Depth 7cm, diameter 50cm Plaque: Depth 4cm...

Charming pair of plates with rare and desirable features of delftware; fluting, bianco-sopra-bianco border and in polychrome including manganese From a Bristol collection and originally made in Bristol Pair of 18th century bianco-sopra-bianco delftware plates, made at Redcliff Back, under Richard Frank. The press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim is decorated with repeated foliate designs in a style known as ‘bianco sopra bianco‘, or ‘white on white’. Although inspired by the incised patterns found on the rims of Chinese export porcelain, the name alludes to the use of this decoration on sixteenth-century Italian maiolica at Faenza. The main pattern depicts an oriental river scene, showing two hatted men...

Charming chinoiserie landscape scene depicting the European interpretation of pastoral life in China and the exotic landscape. Rim-to-rim decoration with a chinoiserie scene of a ...

Charming delft dish demonstrating how exotic the East appeared to Europe and a sense of wonder it portrayed. Unusually painted in the 'Wanli' style demonstrating the mania in Europe...

Unusual decoration blending European and Chinoiserie styles. Decorated with a chinoiserie scene of a soldier crossing a bridge with European houses on either side with Chinese plants...

A rare early example of European chinoiserie decoration showing how minimal the decoration was similar to abstraction. Painted with a chinoiserie landscape scene with a fence and ga...

This charming lantern decorated with typical Dutch estuary scenes is a rare survival. Although they must have been made in large quantities as evidenced in many Dutch Old Masters th...

Art Deco French crackle sculpture in bright ceramic color of two Does signed by Charles Lemanceau at the edge of the base. Mentioned in the “Craquel...

Delft Fan dish with florals motives displayed like a peacock. Signature G.V.S is for Geertruy Verstelle, a Woman Faience Manufacturer Established at Delft in...

This fine pair of faience chargers were crafted by the pottery manufactory in Montereau, France. The manufactory was established in the 18th century and flourished in the 19th century with the creation of Creil-Montereau faience, a kind of lead-based earthenware set on a white body which originated in the area which these chargers are crafted from. The pair of chargers...

Beautiful Large Scale Reeded column hand painted Early 20th c Delft Vase Amazing condition for the age of this piece , the odd chip to the base see photos Octagon Shape With a Flu...

Pair antique French Faience red porcelain, patinated bronze & gold ormolu plates, circa 1890's. Figural seraphim angels with leaves and florals.

Very Pretty 20th century Delft lamp Stamped and signed to the base Great statement piece Dimensions:W: 20cm (7.9")H: 66cm (26")Di: 14cm (5.5") Please message if any further inf...