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Material: Maiolica
Spanish Moorish Mudejar Tile, Arista y Cuenca - Sevilla 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Rare late 15th or early 16th century Mudejar tile of the so-called ‘Arista’ technique with intricate geometric decoration. Good condition; some chipping to the edges, some wear to ...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Clay, Maiolica

Hispano Moresque Lustreware Dish - 17th century, Manises
Located in DELFT, NL
17th century Hispano-Moresque lusterware charger decorated with a central 'Pardalotto' bird within stylized floral motifs. The tin-glazed lusterware produced at Manises shows the pa...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Faience, Luster, Maiolica

Manifattura San Carlo della Real Fabbrica di Caserta - Serving dish 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Manifattura San Carlo della Real Fabbrica di Caserta - Serving dish in Moustiers style with scalloped edge decorated in ocher and green monochrome with a medallion in the center of t...
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18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile made in Toledo. Azulejo Toledano. Alhambra tile decorated in renaissance mudejar style geometrical design. Probably made between 1550 and 1575. In very g...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Maiolica

Hispano Moresque Lustreware Alhambra Vase - early 20th century Valencia
Located in DELFT, NL
Alhambra vase by La Ceramo, Valencia desde 1889. Early 20th century Hispano-Moresque lusterware vase The model of this vase is an 20th century produc...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Islamic Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Faience, Luster, Maiolica

Spanish 17th Century Ceramic Circular Charger Plate, Talavera or Puente
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Faience charger with floral motifs. Talavera de la Reina-Puente del Arzobispo, Toledo. Spain, late 17th century. Hand painted in ochre, yellow, brown and blue with a central...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile made in Toledo. Azulejo Toledano. Alhambra tile decorated in renaissance mudejar style geometrical design. Probably made between 1550 and 1575. In very g...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Maiolica

18th Century Italian Yellow Maiolica Pottery Albarello Drug Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
An impressive 18th century polychrome decorated drug jar or 'Albarello'. The Albarello is of a typical waisted shape, and is decorated profusely in polychrome. The body of the jar is...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Pottery

Italian Blue and White Maiolica Tazza, Savona, circa 1690
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A circa 1690 Italian maiolica shallow tazza of Savona manufacture having elaborately molded and pierced rim with reserves decorated allover in hand-painted underglaze blue florals an...
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century Italian majolica urn. This gorgeous Italian majolica or maiolica urn or jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins an...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Maiolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica

Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tiles made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers, probably made between 1550 and 1575. I have four of them available, please reach o...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Maiolica

Pair Antique Italian Umbria Maiolica Pottery Renaissance Pottery Wall Planters
Located in Portland, OR
A large pair of antique Renaissance Revival Italian maiolica (majolica) pottery wall pockets or planters, circa 1890, possibly Deruta. An unusual pair of large antique Italian maioli...
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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Pottery

SET of 2 traditional Italian Jugs GUBBIO floral handpainted Jug Wine Pitcher
By C.A.M. Gubbio
Located in Landshut, BY
Design Period 1955 to 1965 Production Period around 1960 Country of Manufacture Italy Gubbio Umbria (Provincia di Perugia) MARKED: by artist C.A.F.F. Gubbio :-:very good condi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Italian Maiolica Ancient Sugar Bowl, Lodi, 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
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...
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1770s Italian Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Deruta - Alzatina dish on stand, 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
An alzatina or crespina, dish on stand. Depicting 'Prudentia'; holding a snake and a mirror in her hands. Italy, 18th century. Dimensions: diam. 23 cm. Good condition: chipping ...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

Savona - Maiolica Pharmacy Jug / Wet Drug Jar - 17th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Majolica apothecary jug. Savona manufacture, second half 17th century. In monochrome majolica, ovoid body with a high cylindrical neck that opens into a large mouth with an everted...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #2
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Pharmacy Jar. Jar is in a cylindrical shape with flared rim and foot. Jar features blue and white pattern with the word "Charitas" in an oval ...
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18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Torquato Castellani Majolica Renaissance Revival Tin-Glazed Charger
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional Renaissance Revival Maiolica tin-glazed plate painted with a side profile portrait of a lady within a decorative border with a line painted design to the base. The lig...
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1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Earthenware

Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Sevilla 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile, most likely made in Sevilla. Azulejo tile decorated with a gemetric pattern with 4 central leafs within a cirlce. Mid 16th century In very good conditi...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Maiolica

17th CENTURY MAJOLICA PLATE MONTELUPO
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid polychrome majolica plate belonging to the Montelupo ceramic workshop. The enamel has also been applied to the rim, in an elegant aqua green, while the background is white d...
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17th Century Italian Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Italian Renaissance Plate, Patanazzi Workshop Urbino, End of 16th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Acquareccia plate Patanazzi workshop Urbino, last quarter of the 16th century It measures diameter 17.12 in; foot diameter 11.53 in; height 1.88 in (43.5 cm; 29.3 cm; 4.8 cm). Weight State of conservation: wear and a few small minimal detachments of enamel, chipping on the raised areas, peeling of enamel at the brim on the back. This large, shallow basin is equipped with a wide and convex well. It is umbonate with a contoured center. The brim, short and flat, is enclosed in a double rounded and barely raised edge. The basin has a flat base without rims; it has a slightly concave center in correspondence to the well. The shape takes inspiration from the basins associated with the metal forged amphora pourers that traditionally adorned the credenza. These were used from the Middle Ages to wash hands during banquets. Two or three people washed their hands in the same basin and it was considered an honor to wash one’s hands with an illustrious person. The decoration is arranged in concentric bands with, in the center of the umbo, an unidentified shield on a blue background: an oval banded in gold with a blue head, a gold star and a field with a burning pitcher. Rings of faux pods separate the center from a series of grotesque motifs of small birds and masks. These go around the basin and are, in fact, faithfully repeated on the brim. The main decoration develops inside the flounce of the basin, which sees alternating symmetrical figures of winged harpies and chimeras. The ornamentation, outlined in orange, green and blue, stands out against the white enamel background. This decorative style, defined since the Renaissance as “grottesche” or “raffaellesche”, refers to the decorations introduced after the discovery of the paintings of the Domus Aurea towards the end of the fifteenth century. The discovery of Nero's palace, buried inside Colle Oppio by damnatio memoriae, occurred by chance when a young Roman, in 1480, fell into a large crack which had opened in the ground on the hill, thus finding himself in a cave with walls covered with painted figures. The great artists present in the papal city, including Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Raffaello, immediately visited these caves. The decorations found there soon became a decorative subject of immense success: the term grotesque , with the meaning of “unusual,” “caricatured,” or “monstrous,” was later commented by Vasari in 1550 as “una spezie di pittura licenziose e ridicole molto”( “a very licentious and ridiculous kind of painting”). The decorations “a grottesche” also widely circulated in ceramic factories, through the use of engravings, variously interpreted according to the creativity of the artists or the requests of the client. Our basin is reflected in similar artifacts produced at the end of the sixteenth century by the factories of the Urbino district. See the series of basins preserved in the main French museums, among which the closest in morphology is that of the Campana collection of the Louvre (Inv. OA1496); this however has a more complex figure decoration, while the decoration of our specimen is sober and with a watercolor style. The style, sure in its execution, approaches decorative results still close to the works produced around the middle of the sixteenth century by the Fontana workshop. The decoration is closely linked to their taste, which later finds its natural outlet, through the work of Antonio, also in the Patanazzi workshop. Studies show the contiguity between the two workshops due to the kinship and collaboration between the masters Orazio Fontana and Antonio Patanazzi, both trained in the workshop of Guido Fontana il Durantino. It is therefore almost natural that their works, often created according to similar typologies and under the aegis of the same commissions, are not always easily distinguishable, so much so that the presence of historiated or “grottesche” works by Orazio is documented and preserved in Antonio Patanazzi's workshop. Given that the studies have always emphasized the collaboration between several hands in the context of the shops, it is known that the most ancient “grottesche” works thus far known, can be dated from 1560, when the Fontana shop created the so-called Servizio Spagnolo (Spanish Service) and how, from that moment on, this ornamentation became one of the most requested by high-ranking clients. We remember the works created for the Granduchi di Toscana, when Flaminio Fontana along with his uncle Orazio supplied ceramics to Florence, and, later, other commissions of considerable importance: those for the service of the Duchi d’Este or for the Messina Farmacia of Roccavaldina, associated with the Patanazzi workshop when, now after 1580, Antonio Patanazzi began to sign his own work. Thus, in our basin, the presence of masks hanging from garlands, a theme of more ancient memory, is associated in the work with more advanced stylistic motifs, such as the hatching of the chimeras and harpies. These are found here on the front with the wings painted in two ornate ways. In addition, the theme of the birds on the edge completes the decoration along the thin brim and can be seen as representing an early style typical of the Urbino district during a period of activity and collaboration between the two workshops. Later, a more “doll-like” decorative choice, typical of the end of the century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, characterized the period of the Patanazzi workshop under the direction of Francesco. Bibliography: Philippe Morel, Il funzionamento simbolico e la critica delle grottesche nella seconda metà del Cinquecento, in: Marcello Fagiolo, (a cura di), Roma e...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Pesaro - Large albarello - 'al tacchiolo' decor, 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Very large albarello with polychrome decoration called “al tacchiolo” of foliage with stylized flowers. Marked under the base: “N°20 Pesaro, 18th century. Fabbrica Casali Callegari ...
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Late 18th Century Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Italian antique vase with lid in blue and white majolica, 1715
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique vase with lid in blue and white majolica, 1715 Vase with lid with round base in blue and white majolica. On one side of the vas...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Maiolica

18th Century Italian Maiolica Blue and White Alborello Pharmacy Jar #1
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Italian Majolica Albarello Pharmacy Jar. Jar is in a cylindrical shape with flared rim and foot. Jar features blue and white pattern with the word "Charitas" in an oval ...
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18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Vaso su piedistallo di Jardiniere U&C Sarreguemines, XIX secolo
Located in Catania, IT
Vaso piedistallo della Jardiniere U&C Sarreguemines, in ottime condizioni. Fine del XIX secolo.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Maiolica

Antique Continental Maiolica Moulded Lustre Figural Wall Plaque / Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb antique relief moulded Continental Maiolica dish or plaque relief moulded with a side profile portrait of a figure wearing a military helmet and with the words DUX D'URBINUS...
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19th Century European Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Earthenware

Bamboo Plant Stand
Located in Roma, RM
Bamboo Plant Stand Product details From the residence of Antonello Falqui – Falqui Collection. Quadrangular top inlaid with majolica. Dimensions 25 W x 76 H x 25 D cm
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Early 20th Century Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Bamboo

Pesaro - Albarello and cover - decor 'al tacchiolo', 18th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Albarello wand cover with polychrome decoration called “al tacchiolo” of foliage with stylized flowers. Marked under the base: “N° 49" 18th century. Height: 15 cm incl lid, diameter ...
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Late 18th Century Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

An English Majolica Pedestal In Egyptian Taste James Wardle & Co. Circa 1880
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
AN ENGLISH MAJOLICA PEDESTAL IN EGYPTIAN TASTE by JAMES WARDLE & CO. Circa 1880 Modeled with winged lions at each corner enclosing a stylized Egyptian ornament. Moulded laurel wreat...
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Late 19th Century Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicti...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Terracotta

1950's Flower and Coral Maiolica Illuminated Lantern by Vietri Italy
Located in Morazzone, Varese
This is a truly magical Italian maiolica wall mounted lantern depicts flowers and vivid red corals. One single bulb provides ample illumination - this can be used as shown, wall mou...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maiolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Maiolica

Italian Maiolica Ancient Tureen, Lodi, 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica tureen Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1780 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). It measures 9.05 x 12.59 x 9.05 in (23 x 32 x 23 cm) ...
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1770s Italian Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

A Pair of Minton Majolica Baskets or Jardinieres by Albert Carrier-Belleuse.
Located in Skanninge, SE
A pair of Minton Majolica Reticulated Baskets, designed by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). Excellent condition on both pieces, no issues! Made in lead-glazed earthenware (Mintons "Majolica"). With full marks "MINTON 1210". Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse worked at Minton as chief designer between 1850 and 1855. During his time at Minton, he created models for porcelain items, including vases and sculpture...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Large 19th century French Majolica Renaissance Palissy Vase with Mistletoe, 1880
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare and large Palissy Majolica vase, France, circa 1880. Made on a circular base, the baluster vase with a marbled brown bottom rests. The neck and foot feature motifs inspired by ...
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Blue and White Cherubs and Landscape Vase by Ernan, Albisola, Italy, 1940s
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
A stunning hand-painted ceramic vase by Ernan of Albisola, Italy, dating to the 1940s. Featuring an elegant baroque silhouette with a wide flared rim and bulbous body, the piece is r...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Maiolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Maiolica

Savona - Armorial Alzatina dish on stand, 18th century, Savona Crest Mark
Located in DELFT, NL
A Savona alzatina or crespina, dish on stand, with blue decor. On the front a heraldic coat of arms with a lion adorned with crown and putto. In the background elaborate architecture...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica

Antique Italian Maiolica Classical Painted Vase 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and rare antique Italian Maiolica pottery triple gourd vase hand-painted with classical stylised figurative and scroll designs in typical ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Pottery

20th Century Italy Florentine Production Ceramic Vase, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this fantastic large vase, made in Florence, Italy, dating back to the 1980s. The vase is crafted from polychrome glazed ceramic. The eye-catching, classically styled deco...
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1980s Italian Vintage Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

18th CENTURY PHARMACY ALBARELLO FAENZA
Located in Firenze, FI
Pharmacy albarello made of majolica, with a particular spool shape. The predominant glaze of the ceramic is white, on which there are decorations in blue and yellow. These decoration...
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18th Century Italian Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Majolica Pair of Wall Brackets for Sconces
Located in Milano, MI
Early 19th century Neoclassical carved and gilded wall brackets realized with a white ivory color majolica demi vase of the Italian manufacture Gi...
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Giltwood, Canvas

Important 19th Century Italian Parade Plate
Located in Madrid, ES
Important 19th Century Italian Parade Plate Polychrome ceramic, with a wide brim, short frill, and a wide base. Reverse with ring support. Decoration on the rim with harpies and fan...
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Porcelain

Ancient Italian Maiolica Tureen Milano, 1770 circa
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica tureen “allo struzzo” (ostrich decoration) Milan, Felice Clerici or Pasquale Rubati factory, circa 1750-1780 Measures: 9.25 in x 12.79 in x 10.23 in (cm 23.5 x cm 32.5 x cm 26) lb 4.78 (kg 2.17) State of conservation, a felûre consolidated inside with slight edge chipping restored. In Milan in the 18th century two Majolica warehouses were opened, the first, by Felice Clerici, in 1745, the second in 1756 by Pasquale Rubati. Traditionally this type of decoration has been attributed to the Pasquale Rubati factory. In reality the motif “allo struzzo”, one of the clearest examples of how the taste for chinoiserie met with considerable success during the 18th century, had been produced, in specimens of greater or lesser quality, by both Milanese manufactories. This Maiolica tureen has a swollen and ribbed oval bowl, rests on an extroflexed foot and shows stirrup handles. The tri-color ornament, in the typical tones of Japanese "Imari" decorations, shows an idealized oriental landscape that develops around a perforated rock and has a willow tree with long lance-shaped leaves framing the long-legged bird figure. The ornamentation is enhanced by decorative elements such as butterflies, small florets and a vase with a thin flowery stem. The lid is ribbed with a pear-shaped knob on top. The decoration was called in the Milanese manufactories "allo struzzo" (ostrich decoration) and this refers to the oriental figure Xian He or the crane, symbol of longevity, here losing its symbolic value. It is hypothesized that among some 16th century engravings...
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1770s Italian Chinoiserie Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Pair of majolica vases, Aetruriae Ars, 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Pair of majolica vases, produced by the Aetruriae Ars kiln in Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, in the 1960s. They present rather distinctive decorations with bi-anodized handles.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Cantagalli Armorial Vase, Ulisse Cantagalli, circa 1890
Located in CH
Cantagalli Armorial Vase, Ulisse Cantagalli (1839-1901) During the 19th century Renaissance-Revival period the Cantagalli Maiolica and Ceramic Fac...
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1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Three Dishes, Antonio Maria Coppellotti Factory, Lodi, Italy, Circa 1745
By Antonio Maria Coppellotti
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of round dishes and a small oval tray Antonio Maria Coppellotti factory Lodi, circa 1745 High fire polychrome majolica Dishes size: diameter 9.44 in, height 0.78 in (24 cm, 2 c...
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1740s Italian Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Ancient Italian Assortment Coffe Pot and Cups, Lodi, Circa 1765-1770
Located in Milano, IT
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....
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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

19th Century Pair Italian White Porcelain Baroque Mirrors with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
Beautiful and fine pair of white Maiolica mirrors with elegant multi-color flowers drawings, in Baroque Style, handmade in Bassano by the well known Manufacturer Antonibon, coming fr...
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Iron

AMAZING PLATE MONTELUPO 17th Century
By FF Montelupo
Located in Madrid, ES
AMAZING PLATE MONTELUPO 17th Century Round earthenware bowl with contours on a pedestal, polychrome decoration of a soldier in a frame of floral reserves. Minor restorations. Diame...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Porcelain, Maiolica

Antique French Faience Lidded Bowl Tureen Hand Painted with Flowers and Insects
Located in Firenze, IT
A French 18th century large polychrome Faience lidded soup toureen or entree dish with scallop-shaped edges attributable to Rouen manufacture. This lovely...
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18th Century French Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica, Porcelain, Pottery, Faience

Large Amphora in Maiolica Manufacture Castelli Italy Early 20th century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Large polychrome faience amphora with ovoid body and winged sphinx handles. Decorated in the round with mythological motif depicting the rise of the gods to Mount Olympus. The master...
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20th Century Italian Other Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Ancient Maiolica Tiles, Ambrogette, Rampini Manufactory, Pavia, 1693-1704
Located in Milano, IT
Six maiolica “ambrogette” (tiles) Rampini manufactory, painter probably Siro Antonio Africa Pavia, 1693-1704 a) 6.88 x 5.51 in (17.5 x 14 cm); 0.55 lb (252 g) b) 7.08 x 5.70 in (18 x 14.5 cm); 0.51 lb (233 g) c) 6.88 x 5.70 in (17.5 x 14.5 cm); 0.54 lb (245 g) d) 6.81 x 5.51 in (17.3 x 14 cm); 0.50 lb (230 g) e) 6.88 x 5.51 in (17.5 x 14 cm); 0.50 lb (229 g) f) 7.08 x 5.70 in (18 x 14.5 cm); 0.51 lb (233 g) State of conservation: intact. These six ”maiolica fina” small “ambrogette” belong to a family of ceramic works considered among the finest produced between the 17th and 18th centuries. For a long time, this type of maiolica was attributed to the Venetian village of Angarano, but later it was definitively attributed to the pottery factories in Pavia. A fundamental study ascribed this production specifically to Pavia through an analysis of Lombard collections and a comparison with archaeological remains found near the two main manufacturing sites in the city. (E. Pelizzoni - M. Forni - S. Nepoti, La maiolica di Pavia tra Seicento e Settecento, Milano 1997). The six small oval tiles have rounded edges and are decorated with a historiated motif. They were created using high-fired polychrome technique, with a predominance of cool tones and a dominance of gray and blue, interspersed with manganese, citrine yellow, orange-yellow, and green. The six small “ambrogette” are characterized by the same stylistic features, with a similar decorative design. The first tile (a) depicts a female figure, holding a stiletto and sitting near a pedestal supporting a relief-decorated baluster vase. Behind her, a child is holding a chalice, while through the arches of a portico, a glimpse of a mountainous landscape can be seen in the background. The female figure could possibly be Lucretia, an example of virtue in ancient Roman culture. In the second “ambrogetta” b), the Biblical episode of Judith and Holofernes is depicted through canonical iconography: the decapitated body of Holofernes lies on the bed in the background, while the protagonist, Judith, is seen placing his head into a sack held by a maidservant. Through an archway a shining slice of the moon gives the perception of nighttime. Surprisingly, within the narrative, there is the presence of a basin in the shape of a large shell, closely resembling the products of Pavia's factories. The third small plaque (c) depicts a female figure standing on a plinth and framed by an architectural arch with a vast mountainous landscape in the background. The woman, with her breasts exposed, is accompanied by two children: one approaching her as if wanting to be picked up, and the other seated with an apple in his hand. The protagonist lends herself to different interpretations: perhaps she represents Rea Silvia with the two twin founders of Rome, or perhaps she is an allegory for the Pietà, a common theme depicted on maiolica. In the fourth tile (d), three characters are depicted near a column. The main figure is an old man with a sad expression, holding a cup, while a woman, wearing a turban on her head, also holds a cup in her right hand and a pitcher in her left. A second woman with her hair bound holds another pitcher behind the old man: at his feet a traveller's bag can be seen, along with some apples and a slice of cheese on a rectangular base. It is likely the sad Biblical episode of Lot and his daughters...
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Early 1700s Italian Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Ancient Maiolica Plates Pasquale Rubati, Milan Circa 1770-1780
Located in Milano, IT
Five oval maiolica dishes with pierced edge Manufacture of Pasquale Rubati Milan, 1770-1780 Three small oval dishes 10.23 in x 7.67 in (26 cm x 19.5 cm) Two large oval dishes 10.82 in x 8.85 in (27.5 x 22.5 cm) lb 3.5 (kg 1.8) State of conservation: intact The five dishes of different sizes have an oval shape, a mixtilinear edge and a molded polylobed shape with a surface enriched with a relief weave motif extending to the brim and forming a perforated basket...
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1770s Italian Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Ancient Italian Renaissance Maiolica Crespina, Faenza, 1580 Circa
Located in Milano, IT
Crespina Faenza, last quarter of the 16th century Maiolica painted in two colors, light blue and yellow, on a thick, rich layer of white enamel. It measures 2.24 in (5.7 cm) in height, 6.10 in (15.5 cm) in diameter. lb 0.55 (kg 0.25) State of conservation: mimetic restoration. The small cup has a raised central “umbone”, a perforated brim and a shaped rim. It rests on a high jutting foot. The "crespina" shape, in some inventories is cited as "tacce de frute" (fruit cups). It was particularly appreciated in the Renaissance and has variants based on the formal types and the different sizes. The decoration, made according to the dictates of the “compendiario” style, used few standardized colors: blue and yellow on a thick white and shiny enamel, deliberately chosen as the colour which was most reminiscent of silver. This choice derived from a trend in creative design of the era: the shapes used in the molds were often taken from metal objects. An idea which would last throughout the Renaissance. The work shows, in the middle of the “umbone”, a winged putto stepping forward while playing a long thin trumpet. The depiction of the putto is fully representative of the repertoire of the Faenza workshops of the sixteenth century. Some specimens with this type of decoration have been published in a volume by Carmen Ravanelli Guidotti: there appears the whole productive repertoire of this fundamental moment of transition between the taste for the “istoriato” style and the great simplification of decoration in the “compendiario” period. This style, in its simplicity, however, saw its expression in a rather varied collection of decorative subjects, including old-fashioned busts...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Lebrillo - 19th century, Triana (Sevilla)
Located in DELFT, NL
Large tin-glazed earthenware lebrillo/ basin, form Triana, Seville, Spain 19th century Central design of a dog within in colorful background in yellow, turquoise, manganese and blue.
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Faience, Luster, Maiolica

Antique 19th Century Italian Maiolica Pot of the Renaissance Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Vivid colors, hand-painted in the Renaissance style, enhance this large maiolica pot from the 1800’s. Maiolica is tin-glazed pottery from Italy that has been decorated over a white background. This pot is considered an istoriato, which is to say that the pot has been decorated with figures, rather than strictly geometric patterns or floral designs. The maiolica does incorporate floral and foliate motifs, with white flowers that have yellow centers surrounded by blue rings. There are also yellow flowers that are depicted in various stages of nyctinasty (the closing of flowers during the night). The flora is all connected by a series of green and yellow curled leaves. Behind the vegetation is a dark blue background. There are two portraits inside large yellow cartouches that are painted in the middle of the pot. The first is a bearded man, dressed in a light brown tunic...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Renaissance Inkwell Calamelli workshop, Italy, Faenza, second half of the 16th
By Virgiliotto Calamelli
Located in Milano, IT
Inkwell Calamelli workshop (attr.). Faenza, second half of the 16th century Height 4.33 in; length 8.07 in; depth 2.95 in (11 cm; 20.5 cm; 7.5 cm) Weight: 0.800 lb (363 g) State of conservation: some chipping to the top of the mask around the mouth. Handle glued, without any restorations; minor chips in some raised areas. This object has the shape of a foot wearing Greek-style footwear, as can be seen in some raised areas. The foot is anatomically modeled with bare toes, while the ankle is partially covered by the footwear. On the heel, there is a small circular handle to support the object. The mouth of the container is shaped like a mask. The interior, completely enameled, suggests that the piece was intended to be used as an inkwell or to contain some other liquid. The base, however, is not enamelled. The painted decoration, scant and brief, consists of rapid cobalt blue shading between the toes of the foot, with more precise emphasis on the nails. It is accompanied by yellow citrine accents to enhance the forms. The mask is painted with the tip of the brush, to accentuate the tense nature of the eyes and to accentuate their outline. Thin strokes of yellow-orange line the interior of the mouth. Since the Renaissance, this decoration has been referred to as "compendiaria" and it characterizes the period of production extending from the mid-16th century to approximately the middle of the following century. It significantly influenced tastes at the time. It evolved from the polychrome style "istoriato" and transformed into a new style that "summarized" (compendia), or condensed, the ornamentation of the works into a few colors, placing greater prominence on the shapes. It was often inspired by metal specimens. Since the Renaissance, this decoration has been referred to as "compendiaria" and it characterizes the period of production extending from the mid-16th century to approximately the middle of the following century. It significantly influenced tastes at the time. It evolved from the polychrome style "istoriato" and transformed into a new style that "summarized" (compendia), or condensed, the ornamentation of the works into a few colors, placing greater prominence on the shapes. It was often inspired by metal specimens. This artwork finds parallels in similar objects all characterized by this refined style and produced in the city of Faenza and other Italian centers starting from the mid-16th century. The closest comparable example in majolica is a foot acquired by the British Museum in 2011 (inv. 2011, 8008.1). This was previously published by Carmen Ravanelli Guidotti in 1996 and later by Dora Thornton in 2016 during the conference on Renaissance ceramics...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

English Victorian Blue Majolica Nautilus Shell Pot
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian large blue Majolica porcelain jardiniere of nautilus shell shape raised on a leafy form pedestal base (signed MINTON, 1873)
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Ancient Maiolica Cup, Rubati Manufacture, Milan, Circa 1770 - 1780
Located in Milano, IT
Sick cup Pasquale Rubati Manufacture Milan, Circa 1770 - 1780 Maiolica decorated in polychrome “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) It measures: h 2.36 x 7.4 x 7.87 (h 6 x 19 x 20 cm) ...
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1770s Italian Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Enrico Mazzolani Ceramic Female figure, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Enrico Mazzolani ceramic female figure, Italy, 1930s.
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1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Maiolica Furniture

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Maiolica

Ancient Maiolica Dishes with flowers, Lombard Manufacture, 1770-1780 Circa
Located in Milano, IT
Assortment of dishes Lombard manufacture 1770 – 1780 Circa Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). Two large dishes: diameter 14.76 in (37.5 cm); weight 4.5...
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1770s Italian Rococo Antique Maiolica Furniture

Materials

Maiolica

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