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Material: Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Porcelain Flounder Fish Wall Platter
19th Century Majolica Palissy Porcelain Flounder Fish Wall Platter

19th Century Majolica Palissy Porcelain Flounder Fish Wall Platter

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th Century Majolica Porcelain Palissy Flounder Fish Wall Platter. 8.2 inches diameter.

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1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

19th Century Majolica Vase Choisy Le Roi
19th Century Majolica Vase Choisy Le Roi

19th Century Majolica Vase Choisy Le Roi

By 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

Materials

Faience, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Onnaing
19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Onnaing

19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Onnaing

By Onnaing

Located in Austin, TX

19th century Majolica chesnut handled jardinière signed Onnaing. This jardinière is inspired by the Art Nouveau and the Naturalism movement of the end of 19th century.

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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu & Palm Tree, 20thC
Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu & Palm Tree, 20thC

Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu & Palm Tree, 20thC

Located in Big Flats, NY

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

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20th Century Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

Set of 11 French Majolica Asparagus Plates by Sarreguemines, 19th Century
Set of 11 French Majolica Asparagus Plates by Sarreguemines, 19th Century

Set of 11 French Majolica Asparagus Plates by Sarreguemines, 19th Century

By Sarreguemines

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A striking set of 11 antique French majolica asparagus plates, crafted by the renowned Sarreguemines pottery in the late 19th century. Each plate is molded in a stylized scallop shel...

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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Faience, Majolica, Paint

English Hand-Painted Art Nouveau Floral Majolica Tile Panel, 18 Tiles
English Hand-Painted Art Nouveau Floral Majolica Tile Panel, 18 Tiles

English Hand-Painted Art Nouveau Floral Majolica Tile Panel, 18 Tiles

Located in Nottingham, GB

A striking and unusually large English hand-painted tube-lined ceramic tile panel, comprising 18 individual tiles decorated with a continuous stylised floral design. The composition...

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Early 20th Century Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

English Victorian Majolica Sunflower Box Holdcroft Circa 1890
English Victorian Majolica Sunflower Box Holdcroft Circa 1890

English Victorian Majolica Sunflower Box Holdcroft Circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

English Victorian Majolica Sunflower Box Holdcroft Circa 1890.

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1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Majolica Oyster Plate Salins, circa 1890
French Majolica Oyster Plate Salins, circa 1890

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

19th Century Majolica Strawberry Platter Luneville
19th Century Majolica Strawberry Platter Luneville

19th Century Majolica Strawberry Platter Luneville

By Luneville

Located in Austin, TX

Rare Large 19th Century Majolica Strawberry Platter signed Luneville. Platter / 12.8" on 10,5 inches.

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1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Water Lily Wall Pocket
19th Century French Majolica Water Lily Wall Pocket

19th Century French Majolica Water Lily Wall Pocket

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century French Majolica Water Lily Wall Pocket.

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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Two Beautiful 19th Century Majolica Plates by Villeroy & Boch, Germany
Two Beautiful 19th Century Majolica Plates by Villeroy & Boch, Germany

Two Beautiful 19th Century Majolica Plates by Villeroy & Boch, Germany

By Villeroy & Boch

Located in Nuernberg, DE

19th century majolica plates by Villeroy & Boch in unusual color combination of olive green and turquoise with relief design on front. Nice addition to your table or just to display....

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19th Century German Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Wall Art Composition of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Fish Shaped Plates
Wall Art Composition of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Fish Shaped Plates

Wall Art Composition of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Fish Shaped Plates

Set of midcentury multi color ceramic fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration A cool collection of eleven european glazed ceramic, porcela...

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20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta

Glazed Ceramic Melon Server Set, Italy 1960s
Glazed Ceramic Melon Server Set, Italy 1960s

Glazed Ceramic Melon Server Set, Italy 1960s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Desserts serving set melon design: 6 plates + 1 tureen, Italy, 1960s. One of a kind set of 6 Majolica ceramic melon slice shaped dishes and a large melon tureen, The melon shaped cer...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Barbotine Cache Pot with Maskaron Handles
19th Century French Majolica Barbotine Cache Pot with Maskaron Handles

19th Century French Majolica Barbotine Cache Pot with Maskaron Handles

Located in Dallas, TX

Add a vibrant decorative touch to your interior with this antique majolica cache pot. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the oval jardinière is richly modeled in high relief with a natur...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Currant Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Majolica Currant Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870

Majolica Currant Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870

By Sarreguemines

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica currant plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870. Geometric pattern on the border.

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1870s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Majolica Oyster Plate Bavent, circa 1920
French Majolica Oyster Plate Bavent, circa 1920

French Majolica Oyster Plate Bavent, circa 1920

By Bavent

Located in Austin, TX

Large French Majolica oyster plate signed TN Bavent, circa 1920. Diameter / 10.5 inches. Rustic style.

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Antique Swedish Art Nouveau Period Glazed Majolica Pedestal from Rorstrand
Antique Swedish Art Nouveau Period Glazed Majolica Pedestal from Rorstrand

Antique Swedish Art Nouveau Period Glazed Majolica Pedestal from Rorstrand

Located in New York, NY

Antique Art Nouveau period glazed majolica pedestal by the royal Swedish porcelain and pottery maker, Rorstrand, circa 1910s, measuring 47.5 inches tall with square top measuring 13 ...

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Early 20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Art Nouveau Flowerpot Jardinière Majolica Gustave De Bruyn
Art Nouveau Flowerpot Jardinière Majolica Gustave De Bruyn

Art Nouveau Flowerpot Jardinière Majolica Gustave De Bruyn

By Gustave De Bruyn

Located in Poperinge, BE

Small flowerpot or jardinière from the Art Nouveau period, crafted from crackle-glazed majolica earthenware, decorated with peonies and floral ornamentation, numbered 4522 on the bot...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Yellow Majolica Peacock Plate Choisy Le Roi
19th Century Yellow Majolica Peacock Plate Choisy Le Roi

19th Century Yellow Majolica Peacock Plate Choisy Le Roi

By Choisy-le-Roi

Located in Austin, TX

Goldenrold mustard Majolica plate with a peacock signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at t...

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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Rare Signed Monaco Majolica Double Candlesticks with Marine Décor
Rare Signed Monaco Majolica Double Candlesticks with Marine Décor

Rare Signed Monaco Majolica Double Candlesticks with Marine Décor

By Manufacture de Porcelaine de Monte Carlo

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A captivating pair of signed Monaco majolica double candlesticks, exquisitely hand-crafted and hand-painted, celebrating the luminous beauty of the Mediterranean. The sculptural desi...

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20th Century French Rococo Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Paint, Porcelain

Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900
Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900

Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900

By Jerome Massier Fils

Located in Austin, TX

Art Nouveau green Majolica frog who playing mandolin unsigned Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massi...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial
Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial

Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial

By Cesar

Located in Queretaro, Queretaro

Elegant surrealist sink lavabo made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico. The Spanish colonial style sink is a perfect piece to bring personality and light to bathrooms and restrooms. Its warm colors bring light to the piece, creating a cozy effect in the atmosphere where it is placed. The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques.One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Wedgwood Majolica Sardinia Sardine Box
Wedgwood Majolica Sardinia Sardine Box

Wedgwood Majolica Sardinia Sardine Box

By Wedgwood

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Wedgwood Majolica sardine box which features a fishing boat named 'SARDINIA', with fish in nets at either end. An anchor forms the handle. Colouration: brown, blue, grey, are predomi...

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1880s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Antique French Majolica Bird Wishing Well Flower Holder Cache Pot Jerome Massier
Antique French Majolica Bird Wishing Well Flower Holder Cache Pot Jerome Massier

Antique French Majolica Bird Wishing Well Flower Holder Cache Pot Jerome Massier

By Jerome Massier

Located in Choudrant, LA

Antique French Majolica Bird Wishing Well Flower Holder Cache Pot Jerome Massier. Direct from France, a rare and unique French majolica piece that features a multitude of birds arou...

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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Antique Majolica Jardinière by Gustave de Bruyn Fives Lille Cherubs Lions Cobalt
Antique Majolica Jardinière by Gustave de Bruyn Fives Lille Cherubs Lions Cobalt

Antique Majolica Jardinière by Gustave de Bruyn Fives Lille Cherubs Lions Cobalt

By Gustave De Bruyn, Fives-Lille

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

This Majolica jardinière is richly decorated, featuring a deep cobalt blue glaze as the base color. The sides are adorned with cherubs and lion heads in golden and brown tones, refle...

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Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Asparagus & Artichoke Tureen Saint Amand
19th Century Majolica Asparagus & Artichoke Tureen Saint Amand

19th Century Majolica Asparagus & Artichoke Tureen Saint Amand

By Saint Amand

Located in Austin, TX

This French Majolica footed tureen is a bunch of asparagus surrounded by large artichoke leaves with his original under platter is one of the rare example of asparagus tureens made a...

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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Majolica Morning Glory Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Pair of Majolica Morning Glory Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900

Pair of Majolica Morning Glory Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900

By Jerome Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Pair of Majolica morning glory vases Jerome Massier, circa 1900. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incredible whole...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate
19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate

19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate

By Rörstrand

Located in Pearland, TX

A lovely antique 19th-Century Swedish chestnut leaf majolica dessert plate produced by the renowned Rörstrand company, one of Sweden's oldest ceramic factories, circa 1880. Impressed...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

German Majolica Plate with Morning Glory, circa 1900
German Majolica Plate with Morning Glory, circa 1900

German Majolica Plate with Morning Glory, circa 1900

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Early 20th century German majolica plate with morning glory on a blue basket weave and a brown border, circa 1900. Small cracks in the glazing, glazing craquelure, chip at the backsi...

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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Hand-Painted Majolica Vegetable Platter, 20th Century Design
French Hand-Painted Majolica Vegetable Platter, 20th Century Design

French Hand-Painted Majolica Vegetable Platter, 20th Century Design

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

An attractive and unusual vintage serving platter, embellished with a central divider of beautifully crafted and hand-painted garden vegetables. A raised, embossed and painted green ...

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20th Century French Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

A George Jones Majolica Rooster Teapot, English, ca. 1872
A George Jones Majolica Rooster Teapot, English, ca. 1872

A George Jones Majolica Rooster Teapot, English, ca. 1872

By George Jones

Located in Banner Elk, NC

A George Jones Majolica Rooster (Cockerel) teapot, English, ca. 1872, naturalistically modeled as a running cockerel, the tail feathers forming the handle, the open beak forming the ...

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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

French 19th Century Glazed Majolica Lidded Fruit Dish with Grapes
French 19th Century Glazed Majolica Lidded Fruit Dish with Grapes

French 19th Century Glazed Majolica Lidded Fruit Dish with Grapes

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Majolica fruit dish from the 19th century with lid. Born in France during the politically dynamic 19th century, this dish attracts our attention with its delicate arrangemen...

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19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Minton Majolica Mallard Game Pie Dish, Liner and Cover
Minton Majolica Mallard Game Pie Dish, Liner and Cover

Minton Majolica Mallard Game Pie Dish, Liner and Cover

By Minton

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a hare, mallard and blackbird on a bed of fern and oak leaves. Coloration: brown, green, turquoise, are predominant. The piece...

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1850s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Green-Glazed Geranium Plate, Hope & Carter, English, ca. 1870s
Majolica Green-Glazed Geranium Plate, Hope & Carter, English, ca. 1870s

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....

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s

Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s

By Vallauris

Located in Barcelona, ES

French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl, Glazed Ceramic Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in dark blue and soft blue hues and white accents. Manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950s. This cool ashtray was handcrafted in France at the Mid-20th century period. Its design in shades of blue and white fat lava ceramic on a cobalt blue background . It has four cigarrette or cigars holders. Highly decorative piece! This colorful piece will be the perfect gift for smokers. Also useful as jewelry bowl , decorative bowl or vide-poche. Overall Measures: 19 cm diameter x 9 cm height (7,48 in diameter x 3,54 in height). Vallauris Ceramic Round Bowl // Glazed Ceramic Fat Lava Bowl...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Pair Antique French Majolica Figural Bird Umbrella Stands, Circa 1890.
Pair Antique French Majolica Figural Bird Umbrella Stands, Circa 1890.

Pair Antique French Majolica Figural Bird Umbrella Stands, Circa 1890.

By Clement Massier

Located in New Orleans, LA

Pair Antique French Majolica Figural Bird Umbrella Stands, Circa 1890. Egret and Pelican in the Marshes Attributed to Clément Massier, renowned ceramist who came from a long family h...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century French Montigny-sur-Loing Barbotine Jardinière with Floral Relief
19th Century French Montigny-sur-Loing Barbotine Jardinière with Floral Relief

19th Century French Montigny-sur-Loing Barbotine Jardinière with Floral Relief

Located in Dallas, TX

Bring sculptural color and texture to a tabletop or mantel with this elegant antique French barbotine jardinière, crafted in Montigny-sur-Loing circa 1860. The oval vessel is richly ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Palissy Ware Majolica Ewer, Portuguese, Manuel Mafra, Caldas da Rainha
Palissy Ware Majolica Ewer, Portuguese, Manuel Mafra, Caldas da Rainha

Palissy Ware Majolica Ewer, Portuguese, Manuel Mafra, Caldas da Rainha

By Manuel Mafra 1

Located in Banner Elk, NC

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

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1880s Portuguese Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Chick with Egg Vase Jerome Massier circa 1900
Majolica Chick with Egg Vase Jerome Massier circa 1900

Majolica Chick with Egg Vase Jerome Massier circa 1900

By Jerome Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Rare Majolica chick with egg vase Jerome Massier with hand painted blue flowers, circa 1900. Length / 4.5 on 3.2 inches, height / 5 inches.

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Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Cherries Basket Sarreguemines, circa 1940
Majolica Cherries Basket Sarreguemines, circa 1940

Majolica Cherries Basket Sarreguemines, circa 1940

By Sarreguemines

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica Trompe l'oeil basket with cherries handle signed Sarreguemines, circa 1940.  

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1940s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp
19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp

19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp

By Longchamp

Located in Austin, TX

Colorful 19th century French Majolica grapes wall platter signed Longchamp terre de fer. The fruits are in high relief with the leaves and branches. The ma...

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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Vintage Set of 12 Art Nouveau Style Tube Lined Tiles Fruit Basket NOS
Vintage Set of 12 Art Nouveau Style Tube Lined Tiles Fruit Basket NOS

Vintage Set of 12 Art Nouveau Style Tube Lined Tiles Fruit Basket NOS

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

A vintage set of 12 ceramic majolica wall tile depicting a still life of a fruit basket made in tube line technique dating to the 1950s by unknown manufacturer. The full set is in ne...

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1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Talavera Mural Azulejo Tile Folk Mexico Ceramic Green Wall Mosaic Pyramid Relief
Talavera Mural Azulejo Tile Folk Mexico Ceramic Green Wall Mosaic Pyramid Relief

Talavera Mural Azulejo Tile Folk Mexico Ceramic Green Wall Mosaic Pyramid Relief

By Cesar

Located in Queretaro, Queretaro

This contemporary Talavera azulejo tile creates a striking geometric mosaic that can be used as a kitchen backsplash, architectural wall surface, or decorative wall installation. Whe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Pair Fives-Lille Majolica Butterfly Wall Pockets
Pair Fives-Lille Majolica Butterfly Wall Pockets

Pair Fives-Lille Majolica Butterfly Wall Pockets

By Fives-Lille

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Pair of Fives-Lille French Majolica wall pockets which feature a tall, trumpet-shaped flower emerging from a dense ground of overlapping leaves. A butterfly sits on the flower. Colou...

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Early 1900s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

French Majolica Pears Pitcher Orchies, circa 1890
French Majolica Pears Pitcher Orchies, circa 1890

French Majolica Pears Pitcher Orchies, circa 1890

By Orchies

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica pitcher with pears Orchies, circa 1890.

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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp
19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp

19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp

By Longchamp

Located in Austin, TX

Colorful 19th century French Majolica grapes wall platter signed Longchamp terre de fer. The fruits are in high relief with the leaves and branches. The ma...

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1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Large Midcentury Majolica Red Fish Pottery Ceramic Tureen Box, Portugal, 1950s
Large Midcentury Majolica Red Fish Pottery Ceramic Tureen Box, Portugal, 1950s

Large Midcentury Majolica Red Fish Pottery Ceramic Tureen Box, Portugal, 1950s

By Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro

Located in Coimbra, PT

A magnificent big size hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish tureen in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents manufactured in Portugal, 1950s. Beautiful to use as a wall deco...

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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery

Large Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Large Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890

Large Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890

By Delphin Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Large French Majolica dog wall pocke Delphin Massier. Height / 8.5 inches. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family produced di...

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1890s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, 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.