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Material: Majolica
19th Century Majolica Fish Heads Oyster Plate Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica fish heads oyster plate from North of France (Onnaing unsigned).
Reference: Page 130 "Collecting oysters plates" of J. Snyder.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Fish Heads Oyster Plate Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica fish heads oyster plate from North of France (Onnaing unsigned).
Reference: Page 130 "Collecting oysters plates" of J. Snyder.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique French Orchies Majolica Daisy Plate, Circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique 19th-Century French majolica daisy flower plate, attributed to Orchies, circa 1890. Unmarked. This gorgeous plate has a hand painted soft pink daisy on a green leaf ...
Category
1890s French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century English Wedgwood Majolica Turquoise Fish Seaweed Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in Pearland, TX
A rare antique English Wedgwood majolica fish seaweed plate, circa 1880. Impressed "Wedgwood" maker's mark on reverse. This lovely plate features three gray-glazed fish with pink acc...
Category
19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Beautiful Italian Terracotta Lizard Statue Sculpture Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding statue of an Lizard made of glazed and hand-painted terracotta. Perfect, lifelike, and life-size representations of this loving creature, faithful, affectionate, and h...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Pair of White Majolica Ceramic Doves, Italy 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage porcelain or ceramic dove figurines feature finely detailed bodies, artfully hand painted with light green accents on bright white majolica glaze, creating a reserved, natural color palette of white and tone-on-tone green.
The birds are realistically sculpted with wide, flowing tails, standing calmly with their heads slightly turned. They are not mirror images of each other; each presents subtle differences in posture, adding visual interest and another layer of complexity to the set. Highly detailed figurines convey a touch of historical elegance and whimsical charm of traditional Italian country style. Each sculpture is marked with ITALY and model numbers on the inner surfaces. While many Italian artists and studios created their version of dove figurine, most of them are stylistically different from this pair; Bitossi and Zaccagnini birds have more streamlined, Modernist silhouettes, and the doves created for Raymor were less detailed and intentionally less realistic, as well as most often marked with distributor name in writing. We're attributing the pair to Mottahedeh, who sourced Italian majolica in similar style; the pieces will be simply marked ITALY and Mottahedeh will add their paper stickers. As the sculptures are quite old, the stickers often get lost or destroyed.
The convenient size and small footprint allows the set to be used in a multiple ways, such as dining room centerpiece, console table accent, shelf or fireplace mantel decoration...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica Wall Pocket/Planter - Hand Painted with Lemons - Italy - Circa 1990's
Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage majolica wall pocket/planter - large size - molded ceramic form - featuring hand painted lemons and branches against a midnight blue background - green leaf borders to ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Romantic Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Purple Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Purple Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Italian Whippet Greyhound Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding Italian Greyhound statue in glazed and hand painted terracotta. Perfectly placed on a pedestal stylized as a cushion, lifelike ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Vintage Majolica Ceramic Winking Cat Kitten Figurine, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic sculpture features tabby cat or kitten, resting on the pillow with its head slightly lifted and turned to a side. The figurine is decorated with majolica glaze with h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Pansy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.3 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Rare French Majolica Rabbit Pitcher, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica beige pitcher rabbit with a medal 1900, made for the International Exhibition in Paris of 1900.
The pitcher is stamped by the store where he was sold Compagnie Franco...
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Brown Rabbit Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1900s David Zipirovic Deruta Renaissance Revival Majolica Parade Plate
By Deruta
Located in Brescia, IT
Parade Plate
David Zipirovic
Deruta
Italy, Early 1900
Painted Majolica
Zipirovic Graphic Symbol under the plate
Perfect Condiction
Must have for your majolica collection
David Zip...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fishs Heads Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
A very rare Palissy oyster plate or platter who represents twelve fish heads shells, circa 1880.
Attribution to the School of Paris, a French group of ceramists inspired by Bernard P...
Category
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Large Handled 19th Century French Majolica Flowers Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century French Majolica Flowers Vase,
Impressionist period and style.
22 inches Height.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
H / 10.5 inches , L / 11.3 inches , D / 6 inches.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and p...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Saint Clement Luneville Majolica Green Seaweed Oyster Plate, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique French Saint Clement Luneville majolica green seaweed oyster plate, circa 1900. No maker's mark. Attributed to Keller & Guerin Saint Clement in Luneville, France, ci...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Oyster Aqua Turquoise Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French aqua turquoise Majolica oyster plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1900.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
English Majolica Pink Geranium Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica Pink Geranium Plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s English Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Wedgwood Green Majolica Earthenware Sunflower Plates Set (15)
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Pottery Green Majolica Sunflower Plates,
Aesthetic Movement,
Fifteen plates,
Circa 1860s
The Wedgwood majolica set of fifteen plates have a molded sunflower design within a...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
Antique French Majolica Pitcher by La Faïencerie d'Onnaing
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique French Majolica barbotine pitcher produced by La Faïencerie d'Onnaing in the late 19th or early 20th century. These pitchers, also called pichets or canettes, are known for t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Oyster Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with seaweeds Salins (East of France) circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Life-Size Italian Boxer Dog Terracotta Ceramic Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1960s Italian Boxer Majolica dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. It is approx. 32 inches high, 20 inches wide and 13 inches deep. Made of Ma...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
I.C.S. Majolica Plaque Mother and Child, Madonna, Italy 1927-1940
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage decorative plaque depicts mother and child, most possibly Madonna and Child, done in relief and decorated with majolica glazes. Teal and blue glazes, used for the dress and the headdress, contrast beautifully with burnt orange used as a background color. Abstract palm tree...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Floral Decor, Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Unusual vase with complex, slightly textured glaze features applied relief in shape of abstract flowers and leaves. Top and bottom parts of the vase are decorated with delicate gree...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Neoclassical French Sarreguemines Majolica Cobalt Blue & Gilt Vases c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous pair of antique Neoclassical style French Sarreguemines cobalt blue majolica vases, circa 1900. Maker's mark on reverse. These stylish chic vases are decorated with gold g...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Green-Glazed Geranium Plate, Hope & Carter, English, ca. 1870s
Located in Banner Elk, NC
English majolica green-glazed 9.13-inch plate, with relief molded geranium plants and blossoms and a shaped rim by the English firm Hope & Carter, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1870s....
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher Man Phallic Design, Spain, 1960s.
Handcrafted glazed terracotta ceramic phallic pitcher features a jug form as a m...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Terracotta, Earthenware, Majolica
Antique Majolica Floral Sunflower Dogwood Basketweave Creamer Pitcher Jug 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica creamer pitcher / jug featuring a farmhouse motif with wood grain basket weave design, Sunflowers, wild dogwood flowers and acanthus handle.
Dimensions:
6.5" x 5.25...
Category
Early 20th Century Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Swan Jardiniere, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica white & pink swan jardiniere, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Oversize 19th Century Majolica Palissy Wall Snake Platter
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Oversize French Majolica Palissy platter with a large snake , roses , 2 lizards , bugs , leaves and crawfish.
Unique piece.
Diameter / 21 inches , Depth / 4.5 inches.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique French Orchies Majolica Purple Chrysanthemum Daisy Plate, Circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique 19th-Century French majolica purple chrsanthemum or daisy flower plate, attributed to Orchies, circa 1890. Unmarked. It displays beautifully and would be lovely adde...
Category
1890s French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Large Majolica Swan Vase Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare French Majolica swan vase signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
Height / 23.3 inches.
16 inches by 12 inches.
At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most im...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Antique Guatemalan Majolica Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These are sold separately. Please refer to which piece you are interested in at purchase. Early 20th c Majolica bowls from Guatemala. Great colors. Diameter varies from about 5.5 inc...
Category
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$250 / item
Ceramic Scalloped Mirror with Hand Painted Multi Color Foliage Floral Frame
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Mid-Century Modern Majolica Glazed Ceramic Mirror. Manufactured in Spain, 1960s.
Scalloped flower shape and colorful frame.
This handcrafted wall mirror is made of glazed ceramic tiles with handpainted multi-color floral and foliage decorations thorough on a white background.
Inspired by andalusian traditional tiles. It has all the taste of the South of Spain, clearly influenced by the colorful arabic designs.
This wall mirror will be a colorbul addition to any beach house, country side house or urban appartment. A pinch of spanish taste wherever you want!
Overall measures: 60 cm H x 49 cm W x 2,8 cm D
Glass measures: 44 cm H x 33,5 cm W
We are specialists in mirrors and sunburst mirrors. A curated selection is avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. We invite you to check "more from this seller" and "all from this seller" to enjoy the whole collection.
Scalloped Round Mirror...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Mirror
French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900.
H / 6.5 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Green Majolica Oyster Marcel Guillot, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica oyster signed Marcel Guillot, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-Century Large Oval Majolica Palissy Fish & Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Large fishes, lobster, seaweeds, shells.
From Provence.
Measures: Length / 22.5 inches on 9 inches, height / 2.5 inche...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Saint Clément Majolica Green & Yellow Lemon Wedge Oyster Plate, c. 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique French majolica oyster plate made at the St. Clement faience factory in France, circa 1920-1930. Maker's mark on reverse. This gorgeous oyster plate has six wells wi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Wild Rose Plate Delphin Massier Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Green Majolica Deers Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica deers plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Leon Brard French Palissy Majolica Platter with Fish
By Léon Brard 1
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brard French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish. Unusual blue ground version. Colouration: blue, grey, pink, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Bra...
Category
1880s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Large Majolica Parrots Centerpiece Delphin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Parrots Centerpiece Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
14 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Rare Majolica Lemons Applique Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica lemons applique signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier family produced several examples of wall decorations as animals, flowers more rarely fruits.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Mushroom Tazza with Three-Frog Base, English, Dated 1868
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Taza, molded as an inverted mushroom, the bowl interior glazed in orange, with three naturalistically modeled and glazed frogs around the stem,...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Oxen Cart Clement Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Majolica oxen cart jardiniere circa 1900, signed Clement Massier Golfe-Juan.
Reference: Page 111 "Barbotines de la cote d'Azur" of Bottero.
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
18th Century Italian Majolica Vase Albarello
Located in Roma, IT
Antique Savona Ceramic Albarello, 18th Century
Beautiful polychrome painted majolica tree, cylindrical body with rounded shoulders from which rises a sma...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Bird Pitcher Saint Clément, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica pitcher with a bird and water lilies signed Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.2 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Wall Fish Platter Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful Palissy wall platter signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1880.
Decorated with fishs,snake, snail,bugs,shells,mussel and lea...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Fives Lille Majolica Turquoise Oyster Plate, circa 1890
By Fives-Lille
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French majolica oyster plate made by Fives-Lille, circa 1890. This fine quality oyster plate is hand painted in a beautiful light aqua blue / turquoise color with ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Mid Century Vallauris XL Majolica Centerpiece Fruit Bowl, Signed, France, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Valencia, VC
Majolica XL Vallauris Signed Centerpiece – Chard Leaf (1950s, France)
Handmade in France circa the 1950s, this large Vallauris majolica centerpiece is shaped like a chard leaf, feat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Majolica
$460 Sale Price
54% Off
19th Century Majolica Fish Heads Oyster Plate Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica fish heads oyster plate from North of France (Onnaing unsigned).
Reference: Page 130 "Collecting oysters plates" of...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Italian Dalmatian Majolica Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A vintage Mid Century Modern Italian terracotta art pottery sculpture. A figural animal work produced circa 1960s depicting a Dalmatian dog modeled seated. Glazed white and black ter...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
French Majolica Flowers and Insects Basket, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French majolica basket with flowers and butterfly, bug, and insect accents, circa 1880. No maker's mark. Some chips.
Category
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Green Majolica Tureen with Stand Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century green Majolica tureen with stand signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870
With grapes leaves.
Height / 7.5", diameter / 8 inches.
Category
1870s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Rooster & Hen Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Charming Majolica vase with a rooster and hen against a trunk signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Reference / A similar example of this piece page 83 "Barbotines de la Cote d 'Azur"...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Chocolate Oyster Plate Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century Majolica chocolate oyster plate with green seaweeds Luneville.
Reference: Page 43 "Oyster plates" of J. Karsnitz.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique and Vintage Majolica Platters, Pottery and Other Furniture and Decor
The popularity of Victorian majolica, the gaily colored, metallic-oxide-glazed earthenware, has ebbed and flowed for more than a century. Right now, antique and vintage majolica plates, pitchers, decorative objects and other pieces appear to be having a moment — again.
Starting in the 1850s, people in the U.S. and the U.K. embraced these affordable housewares with unusual polychrome palettes (turquoise and pink) and whimsical forms (candlesticks shaped like dolphins). By the 1870s, majolica was being mass-produced for an ever-expanding middle class in countries like England, France, Sweden, Hungary and Portugal. Majolica was Art for Everyman. Its popularity coincided with interest in exotic Japonisme and scientific studies by the likes of Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin and John James Audobon.
Despite a similarity in name, Victorian majolica is significantly different in subject matter and form from its Italian forebear, Renaissance maiolica. That earlier earthenware bore gaily painted religious and mythological scenes, and unlike majolica, with its lively contours, was not molded or three dimensional.
What was the attraction of majolica for the 19th-century collector? “Imagine what it looked like in a Victorian interior, with dark woods, heavy drapes and upholstered chairs and sofas,” says Susan Weber, founder of the Bard Graduate Center in New York. “Majolica is robust and extremely tactile. With its naturalistic shapes, colorful glazes and often humorous themes, it appealed to the growing consumer society.”
In England, manufacturers like Minton began to produce decorative, relief-molded majolica tiles for the interiors of taverns, train stations, even the famous Queen’s Dairy at Frogmore, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. In 19th-century France, Sèvres and smaller ceramics firms began to reinterpret the snake-decorated platters made by Bernard Palissy, a 16th-century self-taught French potter. The result was a type of majolica called Palissy ware, which, like the originals, was festooned with odd creatures (lobsters, lizards and snakes) modeled by hand.
The late Moroccan-born, Paris-based decorator Alberto Pinto often placed Palissy ware in his clients’ living rooms, posing individual pieces on brackets against a background of stamped, gilded leather. Pinto, in turn, influenced such contemporary decorators as Harry Heissmann of New York. After 1900, people got swept up in the romanticism of Art Nouveau and ceased buying majolica. The 1970s saw a revival of interest, and in 1982, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, organized “English Majolica,” an exhibition featuring 75 examples from Minton, Wedgwood and George Jones, among other makers.
On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage majolica tea sets, vases, candlesticks, tureens and other furniture and decorative objects.
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