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Material: Majolica
Pair of Hugo Lonitz Majolica Satyr Vases
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Hugo Lonitz Majolica vases which feature satyr masks to the side, with grape vine swags. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, cream, are predo...
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1880s German Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Pair Jerome Massier Hen & Cockerel Figural Vases by P. Perret
By Pierre Perret et Jerome Massier Fils
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Jerome Massier Fils Majolica figural vases which feature a hen and a rooster, stood in front of a vase. The vase has leaves and wheat around the sides. Colouration: brown, ye...
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1910s French Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Victorian George Jones Majolica Rustic Blossom Pitcher
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica jug/pitcher which features pink and white blossom (hawthorn or mayflower), and green leaves on brown, bark effect ground and a rustic branch...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Minton Majolica Mermen Jardiniere Turquoise Interior
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jardinière with a mythological theme which features two mermen (sometimes attributed to the Sea God Neptune or to Triton), s...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

circa 1910 Arts & Crafts Oak Wall Coat Rack, Beveled Mirror & Hand Painted Tiles
Located in Lisse, NL
Large size, great shape and excellent condition antique coat rack. If you are looking for a stylish and practical coat rack in the Arts & Crafts style then this period piece could be perfect for you. It is truly stylish, entirely original and, as you can see in our images, it is in very good condition. This quality antique is handcrafted from solid oak and it comes with the inlaid, hand painted and glazed tiles. These tiles are extra special, because on top of the glazing are unique, gilt and stylized flower motifs. This luxurious and colorful coat rack also comes with all the original and aesthetically beautiful hooks...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Majolica Furniture

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Oak, Mirror, Majolica

Portuguese Cunha Palissy Majolica Anthropomorphic Lizard Monk Jug
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica jug/pitcher which features a lizard dressed as a monk, prayer hands and singing. The tail forms the handle. Colouration: brown, green, yellow...
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1890s Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Blue Ceramic Majolica Vase Vessel Decorative Butterflies Hand Painted Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Of extraordinary beauty and unique charm, the blue butterfly has always been considered the bearer of wishes. According to ancient beliefs it has the power to make dreams come true. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Large George Jones Majolica Banana Leaf Platter
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica platter which features a banana leaf sitting on a branch-like base. Colouration: green, brown, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the George Jon...
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1870s Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Spanish Manises Pink Majolica Ceramic Artichoke Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful Manises pink glazed ceramic artichoke motif table lamp, Spain, 1960s This eye-catching lamp features an artichoke figure at the central part. It has a ceramic footed base ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

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Brass

Vintage French White Majolica Gien Oyster Plate
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
An elegant white French Gien oyster plate, fluted at the edges, circa 1940. Maker's mark on reverse. It would look fabulous displayed or for serving....
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20th Century French Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Chocolate Oyster Plate Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th-century Majolica chocolate oyster plate with green seaweeds Luneville. Reference: Page 43 "Oyster plates" of J. Karsnitz.
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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Vintage Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Turkey Porcelain Bird Figure Tureen
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Mid century tall Italian animal figurine Ceramic decorative Turkey Tureen with ladle Vitrine object Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed earthenware...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

Majolica Pink Flowers Pitcher Onnaing, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pitcher with pink flowers on a green background signed Onnaing, circa 1900. A excellent example of the Art Nouveau period.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century French Onnaing Barbotine Jardiniere
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large late 19th century French Barbotine jardiniere, or cache pot, with swan motif. Hand-painted glazed ceramic with vibrant color and turquoise blue interior. Perfect for the disp...
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Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

19th Century Hand Painted Majolica Platter from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
From Italy, this hand painted Majolica platter has two areas of ornamentation. The outer circle has busts of two different men, one on the top of the platter and one at the bottom. T...
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19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serveware Majolica Blue Painted Damask
Located in Recanati, IT
This magnificent set of 6 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serveware Majolica Aquamarine Painted
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful and elegant set of 6 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter: every artist's brushstroke, which you can see on each plate, contributes to make our plates look bold and unique. The plates feature fluttering ribbons that frame recently blossomed flowers, representing the triumph of life and youth. A stylish set of charger plates...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Pitcher by Vallauris, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized Mid-Century Modernist glazed ceramic gurgling fish water jug / pitcher. Manufactured by Vallauris, France, 1950s Eye-catching hand painted brown, orange and blue-green large Majolica ceramic vase, fish glug jug...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

English Majolica Vine & Strawberries Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica vine & strawberries plate, circa 1880. Very rare color. Hairline.
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1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

George Jones Majolica Pitcher Molded as a Hawthorn Tree, English, ca. 1875
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones Majolica Pitcher, molded in high relief as a hawthorn tree, with branches, leaves, and pink blossoms on a mossy bark ground, the branch handle glazed in brown with green...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Small Majolica Frog Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small Rare Majolica frog Jerome Massier, circa 1900. Reference / Page 118,119 "Barbotines de la Cote d 'Azur" of M.Bottero.
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Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Italian Majolica Fountain Body/Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful antique Italian Majolica vase dates to the 1800s. This type of pottery was first produced during the Italian Renaissance, and it often depicted historical and mythologi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

19th Century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th ...
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Cauliflower Tureen Centerpiece in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cauliflower Tureen Centerpice with Ladle, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic. Spain, 1960s Eye-catching hand painted Manises ceramic cauliflower with leaves ...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

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Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic

Monumental Italian Majolica Paint Decorated Pitcher
Located in Norwood, NJ
Very large Italian majolica ceramic pitcher by Armando Poggi, Florence, Italy. Hand paint decorated with colorful grapes on vines along with large plump lemons. A beautiful decoratio...
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20th Century Italian Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Glazed Ceramic Majolica Coffee or Tea Cups Orange Design, Set of Six
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee or tea set of cups orange design, Spain, 1960s. Cool set of hand-painted orange glazed ceramic cups. Manufactured at the Mid-Century Modern Period. This set will be a nice...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Majolica Sealife Oysters Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of starfish, seaweeds, oyster, shell. Nautical style.     
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Digoin & Sarreguemines Majolica Oyster Plate, Circa 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Digoin & Sarreguemines majolica oyster plate, circa 1930. Maker's mark on reverse. It displays beautifully and would also be perfect for serving. We have tw...
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1930s French Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Majolica, Ceramic

Minton Majolica Mushroom Tazza with Three-Frog Base, English, Dated 1868
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,...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
This luxurious set of four plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Rubin Red Plate Gold Luster Glided Hand Painted Majolica Centerpiece Bowl Deruta
Located in Recanati, IT
The dish, made of majolica painted in duotone of blue and red, features dense decoration, inspired by the Moorish style, throughout its surface. The outer band of the brim is richly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Moorish Majolica Furniture

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Gold Plate

Majolica Vase Snake Two-handled Amphora Orange Blue Hand Painted Italian Ceramic
Located in Recanati, IT
Amphora in majolica handmade in Italy and hand-painted in polychrome, decorated with a reinterpretation of the patterns used in Deruta during the Fifteenth Century, following the ori...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

A Palissy Ware Majolica Jardinière, Bird's Nest and Snake, School of Paris, 1880
By Thomas Sargent
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Palissy Ware Majolica Jardinière, modelled as a rectangular rustic wooden trough with simulated wooden staves and branches, with ferns and green-glazed foliage, bullrushes, and toa...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Ceramic Moon Jar Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Mediterranea moon jar, 2021, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 30 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece. Available diameter sizes: 40cm,30cm and 25cm - (the price of this item refers to the 30cm one) Available customisation: Blue or green background colour Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Founded in 1976 by sisters Saura and Ivana, Bottega Vignoli stands out for its limited production, accurate details and skilful experimentation resulting in stunning unique and one of a kind pieces. Their style is immediately recognizable and expressly follows the path...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica, Earthenware

Italian Vintage Majolica Sugar Bowl in the shape of a Tomato by Pacetti Albisola
Located in Roma, IT
I offer for sale an extremely decorative and fun element to set your table. This vintage jar was made in Italy between the 1950s and 1960s, by the cerami...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Vintage Majolica Italian Grape Harvest Bakset Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian majolica table lamp with grape motif. Ceramic grape basket was hand-made and hand-painted in Bisano, Italy- an area of Italy well known ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

19th Century, French, Hand Painted Barbotine Faience Floral Vase from Montigny
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique majolica planter was sculpted in Montigny sur Loing, France, circa 1860. Tall and oval in shape, the ceramic jardinière stands on a flat rectangular base; it features colorful hand painted floral motifs in high relief on a brown background. The elegant barbotine vase is in excellent condition with rich patinated colors in the pale green, yellow, beige and pink palette. Impressionist ceramics term generally applies to "paint the slip" or "batch gouache". At the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the towns of Montigny-sur-Loing and Marlotte are many artists living places like Jean-Baptiste Corot, Eugène Thirion (1839-1910), Adrien Schulz (1851-1931), Numa Gillet (1868-1940) and Lucien Cahen-Michel (1888-1980), all attracted by the quality of the landscape and the light. When Eugene Schopin founded in 1872 a ceramics factory, he worked with the painters to create a range of designs inspired by Impressionism and decorated according to new public demands. Several ceramic factories will develop around this Impressionist movement. The most famous, such as Georges Delvaux (1834-1909), Albert Boué (1862-1918) and Charles Alphonse Petit (1862-1927), will produce until 1922. Other manufacturers, such as Theodore Lefront...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

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Faience, Ceramic, 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.  
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Chocolate Oyster Plate Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica chocolate oyster plate with green seaweeds Luneville. Reference: Page 43 "Oyster plates" of J. Karsnitz.
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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Lavenia Angelo Biancini Maiolica Vase, 1930, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Lavenia Angelo Biancini Maiolica vase, 1930, Italy.
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1930s Italian Other Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

George Jones Majolica Calla Lily Pitcher, ca. 1875
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones majolica pitcher with relief molded calla lilies and leaves in panels to either side, with yellow glazed cable borders and rope handle, the body decorated with engine-tu...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Large Decorative Ceramic Plate Gray Green Mother Pearl Platter Dish Hand Made
Located in Recanati, IT
Large white earthenware dish made in one piece by artist G.Mengoni. The plate was made by the pressure technique and then hand-embossed by the artist. The 'abborchiato' technique is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Luster, Majolica

1930's Art Deco Deruta Urn with Fox
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare 1930's Italian black glazed majolica urn with asymmetric handles which are silvered along with rim and foot and an orange glazed stylized fox set within an arched niche. Signed ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

19th Century Majolica Vase Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica vase signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. Height / 11 inches. Fleur de lis and pink flowers. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important cer...
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

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Faience, Majolica

C.1890 Majolica Rooster Vase Choisy Le Roi by Carrier Belleuse
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875. Very rare colors. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important ceramics...
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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

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Faience, Majolica

French Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate two parakeets with oranges Salins, circa 1890.  
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Hand Painted Ceramic Vase by Bottega Vignoli Italy Contemporary Majolica
Located in London, GB
Palmette Vase 2024, hand-painted majolica, fired in full fire-reduction Dimensions: 28 cm diameter x 36 cm height Unique piece Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics bas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Large Minton Majolica Lily Jug/Pitcher
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features flowering lilies and lily pads. Colouration: green, white, dark pink, are predominant. The piece bears m...
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1870s English Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Minton Majolica Acorn and Snail Jug/pitcher
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features oak leaves and acorns to the sides and a snail to the handle. Colouration: brown, green, ochre, are predominant. The piece bears maker's ma...
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1860s Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Set of 10 Vintage Sarreguemines Majolica Asparagus Plates
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of 10 vintage Sarreguemines Majolica asparagus serving plates, from the beginning of the 20th century. Each of these fine earthenware plates has two raised, decorated dividers,...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

19th Century Large Majolica Rooster with Bamboo Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica colorful rooster signed Delphin Massier circa 1890. On the back of the rooster, a rare brown bamboo vase, usually the vase is a trunk.
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1890s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Wonderful Large Tuscan Round Plate (Siena) from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wonderful Large Tuscan Round Plate (Siena) from the 18th Century decorated with a battle scene. Marked Siena with the date 1527 on the wing. Italian majolica. . Diameter: 45 cm. good...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, Mottled Leopard Spots, English, Dated 1871
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Oyster Plate, the relief-molded dish with six wells glazed in green and brown mottled leopard spots, each well separated by shells and seaweed, the center well glazed...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Majolica Gooseberry Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica gooseberry plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870. Geometric pattern on the border.
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1870s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

Otello Rosa Majolica Applique by San Polo Venezia, Italy, 1952
Located in Dronten, NL
Exceptional Majolica Italian sconce or ceiling lamp created by Otello Rosa at the Italian ceramic studio of San Polo, circa 1950. This beautiful piece consists of three handmade swiv...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Steel

Barbizet French Palissy Majolica Platter with Fish
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Barbizet French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features various overlying fish and shells on a bed of fern leaves. Colouration: white, green, blue, are predominant.
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1870s Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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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...
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Majolica, Terracotta

Sicilian South Italian Maiolica Pottery Shoe Shaped Flask
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair antique South Italian Sicilian maiolica pottery shoe shaped flask dating from the 18th century. The handmade earthenware flask is modelled as a healed shoe in a clog f...
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18th Century Italian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Earthenware, Majolica

Pair of 19th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Wall Plates Stamped Longchamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen wall or a breakfast room with this pair of large antique majolica plates. Sculpted in France circa 1880 by Longchamp, onf of the plates feature sculptural fruit mo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

George Jones Majolica Salmon Tureen
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica tureen with cover which features a salmon laying on a bed of ferns and other leaves. Colouration: green, brown, grey, are predominant. English diamond registrat...
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1870s English Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Antique French Majolica Jardinière Onnaing Tiger Monkey Jungle Cache Pot Planter
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Majolica Jardinière Onnaing Tiger Monkey Jungle Cache Pot Planter. Direct from France, a gorgeous 19th century antique French majolica jardinière or cache pot! The ca...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Painted
Located in Recanati, IT
This luxurious set of six plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: our plates are handmade and hand-pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica

George Jones Majolica Calla Lily Pitcher
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
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'.
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1870s English Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Pompei Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary 21st Century Majoilica
Located in London, GB
Pompei moon jar, 2024, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 30 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece. Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics based in Faenza, one of the most representative ceramic production centres in Italy. Founded in 1976 by sisters Saura and Ivana, Bottega Vignoli stands out for its limited production, accurate details and skilful experimentation resulting in stunning unique and one of a kind pieces. Their style is immediately recognizable and expressly follows the path...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Majolica Swan Jardinière Planter Style of Imperiale Nimy, Belgium 1900s
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica white swan jardinière Nimy, circa 1900. A real treasure for the ceramics' collector. Small chip to top rim not visible during use see photo. Please don't hesitate to get i...
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Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Minton Majolica Lily Basket
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica basket which features pond lily leaves and flowers tied together with lily stems which form the handle. Four flower bud feet. Co...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Dinner set for 6 (12 pieces) Hand Painted Italian Faience Garofano Faenza
Located in London, GB
Hand painted dinner ware set with Garofano pattern (6 covers - 12 pieces: 6 soup bowls and 6 plates) hand-painted majolica from Faenza, Italy . Created and decorated entirely by hand by master craftsmen from Faenza, Italy. The set can be fully customised in terms of number of place settings and additional bespoke elements that can be added to complement the set: side dishes, serving plates, trays and many more. Faenza, located between the Adriatic Sea and Bologna, is known as the “City of Ceramics.” The term faience is a French version of the town’s name. Faience (majolica) production occurred in Faenza during the Middle Ages. In the 1500s, a week-long fair took place where local ceramic manufacturers set up stalls. Faenza majolica was highly regarded among the wealthy, many of whom commissioned ceramic mastesr to create pieces featuring heraldry, hunting, and mythological designs. During the Renaissance, Faenza became well known for its “beautiful lady” plates...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Asparagus Plates Art Nouveau Style Set of 4 Manufactured by Orchies
Located in Paris, FR
We have incredible pieces in this Majolica collection, including lots of different-style platters, serving cradles, pitchers, and very rare sauce bowls. This 19th-century Majolica as...
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19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

French Digoin & Sarreguemines Majolica Oyster Plate, Circa 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Digoin & Sarreguemines majolica oyster plate, circa 1930. Maker's mark on reverse. It displays beautifully and would also be perfect for serving. We have tw...
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1930s French Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Majolica, Ceramic

George Jones Majolica Deer Game Pie Dish and Liner
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a recumbent deer (doe) forming the handle, on a leafy ground. The dish has a repeating pattern of swirling leaves surrou...
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1870s Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Monumental Majolica Grecian Style Urn
Located in Elkhart, IN
An exceptional monumental Grecian-style majolica floor urn. This piece features busts of the ram-horned God Jupiter Ammon; with foliate banded accents; bulb...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Majolica Furniture

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Majolica, Terracotta

Majolica Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica fish platter. Decorated with starfish, seaweed, onion, circa 1950.   
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

Three Majolica Trompe L'oeil Seafood Wall Plates / Wall Decoration
Located in Barcelona, ES
Trompe L'Oeil wall decoration / decorative wall plates, majolica, ceramic, Portugal, 1940s-1950s A colorful wall composition comprised by three Majolica glazed ceramic wall plates w...
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20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

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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