19th Century English Blue & White Pagoda Plate Staffordshire
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English blue & white Pagoda Plate signed Staffordshire.
1890s English Antique Japonisme Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic
In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture.
Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design.
For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison.
In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.
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19th Century English Blue & White Pagoda Plate Staffordshire
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English blue & white Pagoda Plate signed Staffordshire.
Ceramic
Large Antique Hand Painted Ironstone Pottery Bowl. English C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous ironstone pottery bowl Hand painted decoration Imari inspired " Amherst Japan " pattern No makers mark. Possibly Minton Good condition / tiny hairline on the outside of ...
Pottery
Monumental 19th Century Théodore Deck Jardiniere – 67 cm
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An exceptional large-scale polychrome glazed earthenware jardinière by Théodore Deck, France, circa 1875. Decorated with flowering branches, birds and butterflies on a nuanced yello...
Faience
$950 / set
Japanese Imari Dinner Plates, Set of 10
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a very good set of 10 Japanese Imari hand painted dinner plates that date to the Meiji period. All 10 plates are in very good original condition, showing only hints of use. T...
Porcelain
ROSA Lazy Susan - Handcrafted in Canada by Le Tenon & la Mortaise
Located in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska, CA
Practical, fun, and festive, the ROSA lazy susan stylishly rotates small dishes and condiments. This essential for impromptu aperitifs invites joy and conviviality to the table. Ma...
Hardwood, Cherry, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Fir
$2,245 / set
Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
Located in Milano, IT
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Porcelain
$359Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Japanese Plate Kutaniyaki 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This is Kutani 1950th Century. This plate was made with porcelain, style of kutaniyaki. It is a traditional craft of ceramics with overglaze painting and was born in the early Edo period. Kutani ware...
Porcelain
Vieillard Bordeaux Service "Grands Oiseaux", Universal exhibition 1878
Located in Paris, FR
Discover the elegance of this 72-piece tableware set, each piece featuring a refined brown edge. Presented at the 1878 Exposition Universelle, this collection highlights the beauty o...
Ceramic
Large 19th Century French Blue & White Japon Platter Creil Montereau
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century French Blue & White Japon Platter signed Creil Montereau. 13 inches diameter. This service is exposed in Giverny Claude Monet's house.
Ceramic, Faience
Large Japonisme Moser-Type Bronze Mounted & Enameled Blue Glass Casket Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and very fine 19th century enameled glass casket or glove box. Typical of the enamel treatments by Ludwig Moser and reminiscent of Baccarat's Japonisme works. Likely Bohemian, the blue glass...
Enamel
Vintage Japanese Porcelain Tray Arita Sometsuke Blue White Birds Decor
By Arita
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage rectangular porcelain tray features a traditional Arita style blue and white decor with motif of small bird sitting on flowering tree branches in Sometsuke decoration techniq...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
$22,189Sale Price|20% Off
Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Enameled Faience Jardiniere Centerpiece, circa 1875
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Impressive Theodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Elephants Jardiniere Of rectangular form flanked by two elephant head handles, the exterior celadon ground painted all around with fo...
Faience
Japanese contemporary Kaneta Masanao ceramic Hagi vase
By Kaneta Masanao
Located in Uccle, BE
Kaneta Masanao, is certainly one of Hagi pottery's most well-known and easily identifiable. He's part of the eighth generation Hagi potter and has expand ...
Ceramic
Dinner plate L'Escalier de Cristal, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"
By L'Escalier de Cristal, Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Paris, FR
Presenting the "Grands Oiseaux" plates, an exquisite piece from the renowned Escalier de Cristal, the definitive tableware store of the 19th century. This hand-painted plate delicat...
Ceramic
Amazing Eggshell Porcelain Coffee-Tea Service with Lithophane from Japan, 1940s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Charming 24k gold Hand Painted Japanese Tea Set, Japanese Garden Landscape and Geisha Girls. 1940s. Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Set ...
Porcelain
$10,622Sale Price|25% Off
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Enameled Ring Tree Cristallerie circa 1885
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Extremely Rare Baguier shaped tree trunk blue “light blue moon” (Clair de Lune) glass enameled designed with two grasshoppers, an ant and a fly. Signed E.Gall...
Art Glass
Antique Japonisme Moriage Dragon Ware Cup in Black, 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful artisanal handcrafted porcelain Dragon ware teacup. This set features a moriage dragon design. Created from slip and applied around the body...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
English Imari Set of 5 Small Bowl Porcelain Plates
Located in Austin, TX
English Imari set of 5 porcelain small bowl plates.
Ceramic, Porcelain
Gorham Mixed Metal copper sterling silver coffeepot Turkish Japanese style
By Gorham CO.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mixed metal and sterling silver Turkish style coffeepot made for Gotham Co , marked and date E 40 on bottom.
Sterling Silver
Massive Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Emperor Meiji
By Arita
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This very large plate made in Japan during the Emperor Meiji time 1868-1912. Wonderful blue pattern on fine porcelain. There is a crack that’s shown thro...
Ceramic
Sumida Gawa Pottery Garniture, Japan, circa 1890-1900
By Sumida Gawa
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Sumida Gawa pottery garniture. Japan, circa 1890-1900.
Ceramic
Very Desirable Tiffany Chrysanthemum Centerpiece Punchbowl
Located in New York, NY
Very desirable Chrysanthemum sterling silver punchbowl. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved sides and turned-down scalloped rim applied with orderly leaf-and-flowerhead garland...
Sterling Silver
English Imari Style Porcelain Handled Silver Table Knives, a Cased Set of Eight
By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of eight English Staffordshire porcelain Imari pattern handled table knives, circa 1849 - 1860, in the manner of Royal Crown Derby. In the origin...
Silver Plate
Rare Tiffany Sterling Silver Soup Tureen in Historic Chrysanthemum Pattern
Located in New York, NY
Rare Chrysanthemum sterling silver soup tureen. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Lobed and oval bowl with scalloped and turned down scalloped rim. Bracket end handles and four spla...
Sterling Silver
Pair of Asian-style porcelain ginger jars, 20th century, Asian art style in pain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This pair of ginger jars from the early twentieth century is an exquisite example of the influence of Asian arts on Western interior design. Crafted in hand-painted porcelain, these ...
Porcelain
Contemporary Japanese stoneware ceramic vase by Hiroaki Taimei Morino
By Hiroaki Taimei Morino
Located in Uccle, BE
Morino Taimei (1934), also known as Taimei Hiroaki, draws from his traditional heritage and infuses it with a modern spirit. His father, a respected potter, sent him to study ceramic...
Stoneware
Japanese teapot, Meiji period
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Japanese teapot in bronze with decorations in silver. Meiji period (1868 -1912), circa 1880. H: 12cm. W: 15,5 cm. D: 12cm.
Silver, Bronze
$370Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Ironstone Pitcher, Masons, Asian Scene, 19th Century
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This is an antique ironstone pitcher, from England, featuring a transferware design. Material: It's made of ironstone, a durable type of pot...
Ironstone
Large Ashworth Imari Ironstone Platter, Circa 1860
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Ashworth Imari Ironstone Platter, Circa 1860 A magnificent large Ashworth Imari ironstone platter, circa 1860. Measuring 21.5 inches wide by 16.5 inches high, this substantial example highlights the exceptional craftsmanship and artistry for which Ashworth Bros...
Porcelain
A KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque of a Japonism Beauty, Signed Wagner
By Wagner, KPM Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous 19th Century KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque of a Japonism Beauty, Signed by the Artist Wagner Wien .n C. Kiesel. The beauty is seen in a beautiful orange and white kimono...
Porcelain
Wonderful Japanese Tray in Wood Early 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Wonderful Japanese Tray in Wood Early 20th Century. This is a wonderful early 20th century medium sized Japanese wooden tray. Great shape and colors - shifting from red to black. Ni...
Wood
Lot Of Six Rare Japanese Kutani Porcelain Ramekins Dessert Dishes & Saucers
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
LOT OF SIX RARE JAPANESE KUTANI PORCELAIN RAMEKINS DESSERT DISHES & SAUCERS Circa 1910. Two sets of three eggshell richly decorated in polychrome enamels and gold moriage fi...
Porcelain
Aritaware Porcelain Vase, Fukagawa, Japan, 20th Century
By Fukagawa
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Aritaware porcelain vase, Fukagawa, Japan, 20th century. Octagonal shaped vase. Graphic wrapped tassel design in gold and deep red on white ground.
Porcelain
English 19thc. "Imari" Decorated Hand Painted Tea Dessert Service for 8-26 Pcs
By Hammersley
Located in Great Barrington, MA
An amazing hand painted example of the influence of the Japonesque influence on English wares ca. 1890's. This is a complete set of 8 footed cups and saucers and 8 matching dessert p...
Porcelain
$720Sale Price|20% Off
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Japonisme Porcelain Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Royal Worcester porcelain “variety” vase, made in 1876 in the japonisme style. The forced opening of Japan to trade in 1854 led to a craze for E...
Porcelain
A French Japanism Orientalist Mixed-Metal Peacock Centerpiece/Tray, by E. Cornu
By Eugène Cornu
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Quite Unusual French Japanism Orientalist Mixed-Metal Peacock-Form Centerpiece/Tray, by EUGENE CORNU. Made by Parisian sculptor Eugene Cornu. The bashful peacock bo...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu, Silver Leaf
Set of 3 Tiffany Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Butter Pats
Located in New York, NY
Set of 3 Chrysanthemum sterling silver butter pats. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Plain and round gilt well. Shoulder has rinceaux-sty...
Sterling Silver
Large Vintage Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Kimono Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large square lacquer presentation tray (likely for kimono) predated 1950 of the Showa period. Elaborately decorated with Maki-e that depicts the prunus blossom, bamboo and needle p...
Wood, Lacquer
French Gilt Bronze Bamboo Form Liqueur Set With 16 Glasses, Circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A Cave a Liqueur in the Japonisme Manner Constructed of gilt bronze and glass, frosted and engraved; of lidded and lockable circular form, the glass cage enclosed in a 'bamboo' fram...
Ormolu
Copeland Spode for Tiffany Dessert & Tea Set for 12 Floral Japonesque Service
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a complete dessert service for 12 that includes the matching coffee or teapot, creamer and sugar made by Copeland Spode, exclusively for Tiffany and Co. The butterscotch col...
Porcelain
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Japanese Style Ceramic Cup Takuya Hamajima Contemporary Zen
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Japanese style cup made of ceramic and wood. Wood is zelkova and ceramic with zelkova ash glaze.
Ceramic, Wood
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Japonisme Dragon Motif Copper Clad Vase by Bretby Pottery
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Japonisme Dragon Motif Copper Clad Vase by Bretby Pottery England, Circa 1890s A large and unusual work by the famed British pottery works, Bretby. The tapering gourd shape vas...
Copper
Théodore DECK, Large vase of Far Eastern inspiration
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This large turquoise pot holder in glazed earthenware was made by the reknowned ceramist Théodore Deck at the end of the 19th century. Its beautiful bl...
Faience
Antique Early Coalport Hnd. Pntd. Porcelain "Rock & Tree" pattern Cabinet Plate
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Possibly the most highly prized pattern by one of England's earliest manufacturers of fine porcelain, Coalport, this "Rock & Tree" pattern cabinet pl...
Porcelain
Antique Tiffany Chrysanthemum Sterling Silver Oyster Ladle
Located in New York, NY
Chrysanthemum sterling silver oyster ladle. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Round bowl with twisted fluting and curved and reeded stem with d...
Sterling Silver
Japanese Imari Bowl Centerpiece with French Ormolu Mounts, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant French Louis XVI style Japonisme centerpiece comprised of a large 19th century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain bowl with French gilt metal ormolu mounts, late 19th-e...
Ormolu
Japanese contemporary Tanoue Shinya Kara Shell vase, 2011
By Tanoue Shinya
Located in Uccle, BE
Tanoue Shinya, is a ceramic artist from Kyoto. His work is already placed in the Museum of Kyoto and the Hyogo Ceramic Art Museum as well as being shown at US museums (Cincinnati, P...
Ceramic
Mid 20th C. Kutani Style French Porcelain Lidded Ginger Jars - A Pair
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a pair of Japanese Kutani style porcelain lidded jars, stamped on Porcelaine de Paris underside of foot. The mark indicates the piece was produced in the 1970's. The jars are decorated in deep orange, tangerine and gold motifs on a white background. On one side, both jars have matching decoration depicting a scroll showing a pastoral scene. On the other side, each jar has a seperate floral depiction; one including bamboo. Both are highly decorative. Founded 1773 by Jean-Baptiste Locre, Porcelaine de Paris, was one of the first manufactures to use the Chinese secret of porcelain. It immediately aimed for the luxury trade, selling to the Royal Courts of Europe. After surviving the French Revolution, Porcelaine de Paris steadily produced tableware as well as purely decorative pieces, receiving orders from all over Europe. Productivity was astonishing, creating one new model every day over 30 years! Around 1830, Jean-Marx Clauss, a German-born potter bought a building at Rue de la Pierre-Levee, where he took over Locre's activity. M. Achille Bloch...
Gold
Duhme American Japonesque Sterling Silver Fish Serving Fork & Slice
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque sterling silver fish serving fork and slice. Made by The Duhme Company in Cincinnati, ca 1885. Handles shaped and tapering with fish and crabs in scrolled current; stipple...
Sterling Silver
Japanese Arita Pair of blue and white porcelain serving platters
By Arita
Located in Valladolid, ES
Exquisite pair of large Arita porcelain or Imari porcelain plates or trays. Arita porcelain or Imari porcelain is the Western name for porcelain products made in the town of Arita. I...
Porcelain
Cut-Crystal Centerpiece attr. to Baccarat, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant oval cut-crystal centerpiece decorated with stylized palmettes on a grid background, resting on a silver patina bronze mount representing blooming branches. Biography : The ...
Crystal, Bronze
Gorham Japonesque Mixed Metal Bird & Butterfly Copper Tray, 1882
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Japonesque mixed metal copper tray. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1882. Lobed and rectangular with curved sides. Applied copper and silver ornament: Tree with blossoming branches a...
Copper, Sterling Silver
"Escalier de Cristal" Dinner plate 19th from famous service "Grands Oiseaux"
By L'Escalier de Cristal, Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Paris, FR
Presenting the "Grands Oiseaux" plates, an exquisite piece from the most world world well-knowned Escalier de Cristal, the definitive tableware store of the 19th century. This hand...
Ceramic
Plate L'Escalier de Cristal, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"
By L'Escalier de Cristal, Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Paris, FR
Presenting the "Grands Oiseaux" plate, an exquisite piece from the renowned Escalier de Cristal, the definitive tableware store of the 19th century. This hand-painted plate delicate...
Ceramic
Ceramic and Gilt Bronze Vase by Sarreguemines, France, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and gilt bronze vase by Sarreguemines, France, circa 1900.
Bronze
Vintage Geisha Painted 21-Piece Japanese Footed Tea Set and Lacquer Serving Tray
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a an assembled 21-piece Japanese tea and condiment set that is a colorful example of mid-20th century export porcelain. Each piece is hand-painted with geisha, pagoda, and ga...
Ceramic
K-OVER Champagne, CHERRY BLOSSOM, silver 999/°°, Italy
By Mary Yoshida
Located in Firenze, IT
This champagne bottle cover is a true work of art and belongs to the Works of Art collection. The K-OVER was made entirely by hand by Mary Yoshida, a Japanese artist currently livi...
Silver
14-Piece Japanese Gilt and Painted Tea and Dessert Serving Set with Peacock
Located in Norwood, NJ
14-piece Kutani Japanese gilt and painted tea and dessert serving set with Peacock. Hand painted gilt and painted Peacock tea and serving set. Features floral and peacock design. Lidded tea and coffee pots, lidded creamer, sugar bowl, and five snack sets...
Gold
L'Escalier de Cristal's Plate, 19th "Grands Oiseaux"
By Choisy-le-Roi, L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Paris, FR
Presenting the "Grands Oiseaux" plates, an exquisite piece from the renowned Escalier de Cristal, the definitive tableware store of the 19th century. This hand-painted plate delicat...
Ceramic
Shreve & Co, San Francisco Sterling Rim Japanese Satsuma Plate, Early 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Shreve & Co, San Francisco Sterling Rim Japansese Satsuma Plate. Hand hammered, sterling silver rim. Early 20th century Finely painted and gilt autumnal...
Sterling Silver