Earthenware Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Robert Picault Geometrical Pitcher or Bottle circa 1950. Robert Picault (1919 - 2000) was born in Vincennes, Paris and studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. After the war ...

A 19th Century English Majolica glazed ceramic begonia leaf plate with a single green leaf on dark brown ground with yellow accents. Mottled green,...

The designs on this French faience group is typical of pottery made in Rouen. Early 20th century French hand-painted Faience vasse from Rouen Marking on the bottom: "Rouen Fait M...

A Czechoslovakian glazed earthenware pitcher by Amphora, circa 1918-1939, incised enameled pottery blue background and floral stylized decorated. Opposite curve handle and spout, the...

Gaetano BATTAGLIA (Naples-Italy-Active between 1850 and 1885) Large circular earthenware plate in the style of Italian majolica with polychrome historiated decoration on the basin, t...

- Handbuilt white small side table, stool for bedroom or living room - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - slip applied with natural pigments as whitewash with w...

A 19th century French Gien faience decorative miniature moon flask, hand-painted in blue and orange on white ground. Armorial or Renaissance style design with a central medallion wit...

George Jones Majolica jug/pitcher with lid which features pictorial panels on either side, one depicts a retriever chasing a quail, the other a fox waiting to pounce on a rabbit. Col...

A charming antique French faience Quimper double inkwell and pen tray desk set, circa 1900. This gorgeous inkwell is hand painted with a traditional Breton man surrounded by bagpipes...

French Majolica chesnut leaf plate signed Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.

A Spanish Fajalauza lebrillo pottery bowl from Granada, hand-painted in green over a cream glaze, a large ceramic wall art decoration with a bird at the center. Comes with a perfectl...

A Spanish Fajalauza lebrillo pottery bowl or basin from Granada, hand-painted in green over a cream glaze, a large ceramic wall art decoration with a pomegranate, the emblem of Grana...

Mid-Century French Majolica Walnuts Tureen.

"Peace, Plenty and Independence" - An Exceptional American Market Creamware Jug, Circa 1800 A profound piece of early American history and decorative art, this large Liverpool Creamware jug was specifically produced for the burgeoning United States market around 1800. This spectacular jug perfectly encapsulates the patriotic zeal and domestic aspirations of the post-Revolutionary era. Its historical...

A Highly Important George Jones Majolica 'Palissy Vase,' molded as an obovoid-form ewer, the rustic bark ground with molded green-glazed leaves and ferns,...

A charming Vallauris Majolica presentation tray from the French Riviera, crafted circa 1960. Shaped as an elegant leaf, the piece features hand‑painted floral motifs in soft pinks an...

Polychrome Delftware Wall Plaque with Bird and Flower Basket Delft, circa 1750 This antique eighteenth-century Dutch Delftware wall plaque is made of tin-glazed earthenware and painted in blue, green, yellow, iron-red and manganese. The lozenge-shaped plaque has a raised, self-framing border and is pierced at the top with two holes for suspension. The centre is painted with an exotic bird perched among flowering branches rising from a rectangular basket. The flowers and foliage are enclosed within a shaped cartouche outlined in yellow and green scrollwork. Large stylised flower heads interrupt the surrounding blue diaper-patterned ground, while the outer border is decorated with continuous scrolling ornament in blue, yellow and iron-red. The combination of an exotic bird, abundant flowers and geometric patterning reflects the continuing influence of Chinese and Japanese porcelain on mid-eighteenth-century Delftware. Delft painters did not simply reproduce Asian designs, but combined individual motifs with European cartouches, scrollwork and shaped borders to create new decorative compositions. Wall plaques of this type were produced specifically for display. In contemporary household inventories they were sometimes described as porceleine schilderijen, or “porcelain paintings”, reflecting their role as ceramic counterparts to framed paintings. By the eighteenth century, Delft potters increasingly formed plaques in moulds with pronounced outlines and integrated decorative borders, creating complete, self-framed objects for the interior. With its strong polychrome palette, lively bird and flower decoration and compact 26 cm format, this shaped Delft plaque...

A French trivet, coaster, and knife rest set from Digoin Sarreguemines, France, circa 1950s. A green majolica glaze on a basket weave mold, a large s...

- Handbuilt freckles terracotta jar - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Raja. Approximate measurements: 8...

Antique 19th century Italian Cantagalli faience pottery dinner plate from Florence. Decorated with floral sprig in shades of yellow, orange blue and green. Marked with rooster on the...

Set of Four Blue and White English Delft Plates Bristol Hand Painted Circa 1760 These four blue and white English Delft plates were hand-painted in Bristol circa 1760. Inspired by C...

Decorate a entry wall or hallway with this elegant antique ceramic fountain. Crafted in Rouen, France, circa 1890, the decorative three-piece set is complete with basin, reservoir wi...

This tall, antique "Aiguiere" (ewer) was sculpted in Rouen, France, circa 1860. This delicate, ornate ceramic pitcher has one large handle, a sloped spout, four feet and an elegant s...

Charming antique Lunéville faience dinner service dating from the 19th century, decorated with an elegant pattern of delicate polychrome flowers enhanced by a fine red border, charac...

Assortment of 4 dishes with braided rim Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). Measures: 14 x 10 in (35.5 x 25.5 cm); 12.2 x 8.39 in (31 x 21.3 cm); 10.4 x 9.65 in (26.5 x 24.5 cm); 10.8 x 9.61 in (27.5 x 24.4 cm). Weight: 4.4 lb (1.998 kg) State of conservation: some chips due to use on the edges and on the parts in relief. The four different dishes have a foot with a low lip from which extends a wide, flat, slanted rim resembling a basket weave. The small handles are painted green: they resemble wickerwork in the two oval dishes and take the form of a sinuous branch in the round ones. The third fire decoration is inspired by the naturalistic floral botanical patterns on the ceramics produced by the Hannong family in Strasbourg. Here the pattern is defined by the rapidity and subtlety of the brushstrokes and the result is particularly tasteful, characterized by compositional intelligence and pictorial expertise. A main corolla, either a wild or garden rose, is set slightly off center in each well. From this extends a thin stem holding a small secondary bud and there are small field florets dotting the composition to lend volume to the delicate bunch of flowers. On the brim, small polychrome flowers add color to the weave, accompanied by lanceolate leaves of a very intense green. There exist few and very rare examples for comparison with this morphology: a round plate - entirely consistent with those in question - has been dated to around 1775 (S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962, tav. 200). Two other dishes with a basket rim, but with parallel striped brim decoration, were exhibited in the 1995 exhibition on Lodi ceramics; the attribution to the Lombard town near Milan is therefore almost exclusively derived from the decoration called "alla rosa contornata" or "alla vecchia Lodi" and constitutes one of the most popular decorations during the eighteenth century. (M. L. Gelmini, in Maioliche lodigiane del '700 (cat. mostra Lodi), Milano 1995, pp. 31 p. 162-163 nn. 181-182). This decorative choice 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 which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This 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 had started their Maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had 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, could 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...

This Jacquot pot is made of polychromed earthenware big fire. This is a French work from the city of Lille. Mid-18th century.

Pitcher in faience with motifs of flowers and insects. Style of Emile Gallé. 1870s. Marked. In good condition with small insignificant chips on the spout. See photo. Dimensions: H 17...

Upsala-Ekeby / Gefle Lidded tureen “Pang”, 1960s. Retro lidded tureen in glazed faience with hand-painted decoration in bold yellow and brown tones, characteristic of the “Pang” seri...

Antique platter having brown transfer Temple Warriors scene depicting native figures with temple-like buildings, a warrior on horseback to the right. The platter featuring India imag...

A fine antique French Art Nouveau majolica pitcher, “poppies” pattern, a very desirable color palette of poppy red, lime green and pale tan. A c...

This vibrant faience platter from the 1800s is an artistic tribute to France’s historical faience capitals. Produced by La Manufacture de Madame Veuve Dumas, the sophisticated imager...

George Jones Majolica cheese keep which features a straw thatched beehive, bound with rope. The base in the form of a wooden platform. Yellow ground versio...

A gorgeous pair of antique 18th-Century Dutch Delft faience flower garden plates. These lovely plates have a hand painted floral and foliate design in cobalt blue and white with yell...

Paire of Japanese style Old Hall Earthenware vases decorated with gilt elephants. Design attributed to Christopher Dresser (a similar model in C.W Dress...

Large French Mid Century Ceramic Bowl or Centerpiece, Signed Stunning ceramic or mixed earths piece was made by combining clay slips of light and dark bro...

Teapot Arabia Finland teapot, designed Circa 1950, manufactured Circa 1950. Fired and glazed earthenware, brown finish, Ceramic handle with Fabric around.

Product Description: The four soup plates, the laddle and the soup tureen on offer here are manufactured by the Swedish firm Rörstrand, the designer of the form / pattern was Christ...

Early 19th c French Faience Earthenware Seated Figure From Les Islettes Factory Which Was Founded in 1764 Near Reims in Northern France. Rep...

A pair of large Victorian hand painted Minton China Works in Stoke-upon-Trent, England, English tiles based on Scott's popular Waverly Novels, designed ...

A faïence Tiffany & Co. wine cooler from the 20th century, hand-painted in France. Created in France for Tiffany & Co, this faïence wine cooler features an oblong shape made of three different compartments. Showcasing a floral décor on the sides and flanked with petite handles, the cooler is marked "Hand Painted in France for Tiffany and Co...

Beautiful large vintage ashtray, vide poche made of ceramic with blue crackle glaze, designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1960s, marked Made in Italy, 102/20 at the bottom. Sup...

A French majolica compote from the 19th century with pansies and scalloped edge. Born in France during the 19th century, this compote features a décor of delicate purple pansies ador...

City: Delft Workshop: Unknown Date: Last quarter of the 17th century A large blue and white plate in Wanli / Tianqi style Decorated with a...

Vintage Strasbourg Style Faience Crudite Dish. Vintage Strasbourg style faience crudite footed dish. France, early 20th century. Dimensions: 9.5" dia x 3"H

English Majolica Horse-Head and Fish-Handle Figural Pitcher, 19th/20th Century An exuberant English majolica earthenware pitcher, dating to the late 19...

A scarce sea-side themed rustic English majolica asparagus cradle with an attached under tray, maker unknown, circa late 19th century. A ribboned bunch of asparagus makes up the pie...

Unique faience vase handmade by Danish artist Bode Willumsen in 1946 at workshop of Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. The vase is modelled with an amazing pierced motif of Adam and Eve in t...

French Art Deco architectural glazed earthenware sugar bowl with lid in by Jean Luce, ca. early 1930s. Elegant, organic form with attractive beige/taupe glaze and sculptural loop han...

Late 19th Century French creamware pickling bath. A great shape, Circa 1880.

Product Description: This item has been designed by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby. Before moving to Upsala Ekeby, Mari worked for Arabia and Gustavsberg respectively. In between t...

- Handbuilt urn jar terracotta - Made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - Made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. Approximate measurements: 9.8 ...

Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu & Palm Tree, 20thC Measures - 11"h x 6.5"diam A charming figural Majolica pottery crumpet stand from the 20th century, f...

Antique 19th century French majolica flower centerpiece tazza compote by Delphin Massier. Large bright pink open flower sits atop a faux bois stand covered with green leaves. Excepti...

A Very Nice French Faience Hand Painted Legume container with fountain, Strasburg manufacture Beautiful Legume container with fountain in Faince or French Mayolique, hand painted, ...

Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowls by Tue Poulsen for Tue Keramik, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Official proof of authenticity such as...

George Jones Majolica jug/pitcher which features an oval panel on either side with Calla lilies. Colouration: green, brown, white, are predominant. Bears a pattern number, '5215'.

Palissy Ware Majolica Ewer, Portuguese, circa 1880 by Manuel Mafra, Caldas da Rainha. For over 28 years we have been among the Nation’s preeminent specialists in Fine antique Majolica. Book Reference: Marshall P. Katz, Portuguese Palissy Ware...

An expressive fish form and vivid glaze give this antique majolica pitcher its playful sculptural presence. Crafted in France circa 1890 by the Clairefontaine faience manufactory, th...

Neoclassical Creil creamware plate. Antique black and white soup plate from the "An de Rome" series "Prise de Syracuse; Mort D'Archimide" with grapevin...

A grouping of 3 pieces of Delft blue and white earthenware plates, a pair and a single. All in the Chinoiserie taste. Each with hatchet mark on the reverse. Typical edge wear and gla...