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Material: Majolica
Large Sarreguemines Majolica Partridges Wall Plaque
Large Sarreguemines Majolica Partridges Wall Plaque

Large Sarreguemines Majolica Partridges Wall Plaque

By Sarreguemines

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Sarreguemines Majolica wall plaque which features a scene of three partridges foraging for food, amongst wheat, oak and a pond. Molded in deep relief. Colouration: cobalt blue, green...

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1880s French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

20th Century Majolica Decorative Platter Fish Ludwig Klopfe Germany
20th Century Majolica Decorative Platter Fish Ludwig Klopfe Germany

20th Century Majolica Decorative Platter Fish Ludwig Klopfe Germany

Located in Uppsala , SE

This object is a vintage mid-century modern ceramic wall hanging plate crafted by the West German pottery studio LU (Ludwig Klopfer). Circa 1960s Features an underwater scene with t...

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Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Spanish Manises Majolica and Wrought Iron Gothic Revival Floor Lamp, 1900s
Spanish Manises Majolica and Wrought Iron Gothic Revival Floor Lamp, 1900s

Spanish Manises Majolica and Wrought Iron Gothic Revival Floor Lamp, 1900s

Located in Warsaw, PL

Exceptional floor lamp from Manises, Spain, circa 1900, uniting richly glazed majolica ceramics with elaborate wrought iron work in the Gothic Revival style. The wrought iron base a...

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Early 1900s Spanish Gothic Revival Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

1 of the 24 Handmade Majolica Sunflower Tiles Made in Italy
1 of the 24 Handmade Majolica Sunflower Tiles Made in Italy

1 of the 24 Handmade Majolica Sunflower Tiles Made in Italy

Located in Rijssen, NL

1 of the 24 blue and white sunflower tiles. The floral tiles are handmade and hand painted in Europe, Italy. These tiles are particularly beautiful, the biscuit is handmade and the ...

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2010s Italian Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp
19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp

19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp

By Longchamp

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica oyster plate with flowers circa 1890 signed Longchamp.

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1890s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Rare Hugo Lonitz Majolica Eagle-Owl Figure
Rare Hugo Lonitz Majolica Eagle-Owl Figure

Rare Hugo Lonitz Majolica Eagle-Owl Figure

By Hugo Lonitz & Co.

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Hugo Lonitz Majolica figure which features an Eagle-owl, stood on a mossy ground. Original glass eyes. Colouration: brown, cream, grey, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks...

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1880s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

George Jones Majolica Cobalt-Ground 'Doves Jardinière' English, circa 1870
George Jones Majolica Cobalt-Ground 'Doves Jardinière' English, circa 1870

George Jones Majolica Cobalt-Ground 'Doves Jardinière' English, circa 1870

By George Jones

Located in Banner Elk, NC

A George Jones Majolica Centerpiece Jardinière, the cobalt glazed shaped bowl supported by two naturalistically molded and glazed doves, with ribbon-wrapped garlands and trimmed in yellow ocher, on a rustic mound with green-glazed leaves and ferns forming the base; the reverse with molded and applied blue cartouche pad, 'GJ' monogram, and 'STOKE-on-TRENT.' Design number 2225 for the entry, 'Dove Jardinière,' as recorded in the George Jones Majolica Pattern Books preserved in the Victorian and Albert Museum, Wedgwood Collection, and reprinted in V. Bergesen.* The design is documented in the Karmason Library of the Majolica International Society, Number KL001257 with the designation 'Rare.' We have been among the preeminent specialists in fine English majolica for over thirty years. BOOK REFERENCES: -Victoria Bergesen, MAJOLICA: British, Continental, and American Wares. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989, p. 202 (George Jones Majolica Pattern Numbers, pp. 201-205). -Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume Two, p. 246, FIG. 18.21. -CHRISTIE'S London, 19TH CENTURY BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL CERAMICS...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

English Victorian Majolica Porcelain Ram Vase
English Victorian Majolica Porcelain Ram Vase

English Victorian Majolica Porcelain Ram Vase

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian Majolica style porcelain vase with ram head sides.

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Victorian Minton Majolica Marine Mermen Jardiniere Pink Interior
Victorian Minton Majolica Marine Mermen Jardiniere Pink Interior

Victorian Minton Majolica Marine Mermen Jardiniere Pink Interior

By Minton

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Good. RESTORATION. A few filled chips to the rim. Filled chip to foot. Filled chip to head-dress.

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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Majolica "Cockerel & Monkey" Teapot by Minton
Majolica "Cockerel & Monkey" Teapot by Minton

Majolica "Cockerel & Monkey" Teapot by Minton

By Minton

Located in Paris, FR

"Cockerel & Monkey Minton Majolica Teapot the protrusive cockerel head with forming the spout, a smiling, like if he was riding the cockerel, is...

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Late 20th Century English Victorian Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Large Pompei Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary Majolica
Large Pompei Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary Majolica

Large Pompei Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary Majolica

By Bottega Vignoli

Located in London, GB

Large Pompei spherical Vase, 2025, 40cm diameter, hand painted majolica - full reduction firing Unique piece. Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic heart of Italian maiol...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Pair Of Hispano Moresque Pottery Vases
Pair Of Hispano Moresque Pottery Vases

Pair Of Hispano Moresque Pottery Vases

Located in Essex, MA

Likely Portugese heavily potted with copper and cream tones. Globular form with small loop ring handles and Alhambresque palette decoration. Conforming raised foot.

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Mid-19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century French Barbotine Faience Pear Wall Plate Longchamp
19th Century French Barbotine Faience Pear Wall Plate Longchamp

19th Century French Barbotine Faience Pear Wall Plate Longchamp

By Longchamp

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a kitchen wall, breakfast room, or dining area with this vibrant antique Barbotine faience wall plate. Crafted in France circa 1880 by the Longchamp factory, the sculptural ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Jardiniere
Majolica Jardiniere

Majolica Jardiniere

By Holdcroft Pottery

Located in New York, NY

Large Majolica jardinière or planter with flying black bird and white orchid flower on a turquoise ground. Matching underplate has key patter...

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20th Century English Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Modern Vase, Matte Finish Warm White, Spheres 24kt Gold Luster, Handmade Italy
Modern Vase, Matte Finish Warm White, Spheres 24kt Gold Luster, Handmade Italy

Modern Vase, Matte Finish Warm White, Spheres 24kt Gold Luster, Handmade Italy

By deBlona

Located in Recanati, IT

Elegant warm white vase with a matte finishing, alternating with reflective surfaces embellished with 24Kt gold luster. This technique sees ceramics to undergo three cooking phases: ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate

Late 19th Century English George Jones Majolica Compote
Late 19th Century English George Jones Majolica Compote

Late 19th Century English George Jones Majolica Compote

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

George Jones majolica compote pattern 1804, late 19th century, English. Listed in their records as "Leaf Dessert Elevated Comport." Ribbons and folded cloth enclose a chestnut leaf. ...

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19th Century British Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

1953 Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Majolica Vase by Schramberg
1953 Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Majolica Vase by Schramberg

1953 Gio Ponti Style Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Majolica Vase by Schramberg

By Gio Ponti, Schramberg Majolica

Located in Aci Castello, IT

This Mid-Century German ceramic vase features a striking, high-gloss jet-black glaze decorated with hand-painted geometric circular motifs reminiscent of Gio Ponti's playful Mid-Cent...

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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century French Clairefontaine Hand-Painted Majolica Fish Pitcher
19th Century French Clairefontaine Hand-Painted Majolica Fish Pitcher

19th Century French Clairefontaine Hand-Painted Majolica Fish Pitcher

Located in Dallas, TX

An expressive fish form and vivid glaze give this antique majolica pitcher its playful sculptural presence. Crafted in France circa 1890 by the Clairefontaine faience manufactory, th...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp
19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp

19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp

By Longchamp

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica oyster plate with flowers circa 1890 signed Longchamp.

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1890s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Early 20th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Pig Pitcher Signed Orchies
Early 20th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Pig Pitcher Signed Orchies

Early 20th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Pig Pitcher Signed Orchies

By Orchies

Located in Dallas, TX

This antique water pitcher was crafted in Northern France, circa 1880. The jug, titled "Cochon au Jambon" (pig with ham), features a pig sculpture with a laurel leaf crown carrying a...

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Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Victorian George Jones Majolica Rustic Blossom Pitcher
Victorian George Jones Majolica Rustic Blossom Pitcher

Victorian George Jones Majolica Rustic Blossom Pitcher

By George Jones

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

Materials

Majolica

Late 20th Century Italian Majolica Duck Form Soup Tureen with Ladle
Late 20th Century Italian Majolica Duck Form Soup Tureen with Ladle

Late 20th Century Italian Majolica Duck Form Soup Tureen with Ladle

Located in Dallas, TX

Add a touch of charm and whimsy to your table with this unique style duck-form soup tureen. Crafted in Italy circa 1980, the ceramic serving piece is modeled as a resting mallard, co...

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Late 20th Century Italian Country Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Porcelain

Large Painted Italian Majolica Urn, circa 1885
Large Painted Italian Majolica Urn, circa 1885

Large Painted Italian Majolica Urn, circa 1885

Located in Dallas, TX

From Italy, this large, hand-painted Majolica urn dates to the late 1800s. At the top are two putti seated upon the lid and two more putti lying upon their stomachs on the curled aca...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Antique Handmade Faience Bread Basket, Majolica, Italy, 1920s
Antique Handmade Faience Bread Basket, Majolica, Italy, 1920s

Antique Handmade Faience Bread Basket, Majolica, Italy, 1920s

Located in New Orleans, LA

An outstanding, hand painted, handmade pottery, bread holder created in Naples, Italy circa 1920s having intricate colorful applied swags of flowers around the boat shaped rim above a floral painted lattice work below. Superb attention to detail and selection of it's colors of spring green, blue, rose, yellow and lavender. The workmanship is absolutely stunning to behold and would make a beautiful centerpiece for your dining table, sideboard or in your cabinet. Put a floral frog...

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1920s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

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

English Victorian Majolica Sunflower Box Circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

English Victorian Sunflower Box Circa 1890.

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1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

J. W Trushell & Co. Majolica Lamp
J. W Trushell & Co. Majolica Lamp

J. W Trushell & Co. Majolica Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

C. late 19th century - early 20th century. J. W Trushell & CO. majolica lamp.

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Late 19th Century Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Pair of A.M.C. Wasmuël Art Deco Crackle-Glaze Bookends Signed Desprey, 1920s
Pair of A.M.C. Wasmuël Art Deco Crackle-Glaze Bookends Signed Desprey, 1920s

Pair of A.M.C. Wasmuël Art Deco Crackle-Glaze Bookends Signed Desprey, 1920s

By Mouzin Pottery, Wasmuel Majolica

Located in MAASTRICHT, LI

Pair of sculptural Belgian Art Deco bookends produced by A.M.C. – Faïencerie de Wasmuël and signed Desprey. The bookends have a strongly modeled, almost architectural form composed o...

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1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Talavera China Poblana Tile Doll Statue Mexican Art Majolica Woman Dia Muertos
Talavera China Poblana Tile Doll Statue Mexican Art Majolica Woman Dia Muertos

Talavera China Poblana Tile Doll Statue Mexican Art Majolica Woman Dia Muertos

Located in Queretaro, Queretaro

This hand-crafted ceramic figurine was created by Mexican artist César Torres using traditional Talavera Poblana techniques in Puebla, Mexico. The piece depicts a folkloric female figure dressed in traditional attire, holding the skirt of her dress in a classic regional pose. This time Torres focuses on the tradition of the Day of the Dead depicting a catrina. The figurine is entirely hand-modeled and hand-painted, featuring intricate floral and geometric motifs in cobalt blue, yellow, green, terracotta, and black. The surface is finished with a glossy glaze characteristic of Talavera ceramics...

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2010s Mexican Spanish Colonial Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Late 19th C. French Barbotine Majolica Umbrella Stand with Stork and Frog
Late 19th C. French Barbotine Majolica Umbrella Stand with Stork and Frog

Late 19th C. French Barbotine Majolica Umbrella Stand with Stork and Frog

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate an entryway with this charming and richly colored barbotine umbrella stand. Crafted in France circa 1890, the tall decorative vessel is made of glazed majolica ceramic and f...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century French Choisy Le Roi Majolica Mallard Duck Plate
19th Century French Choisy Le Roi Majolica Mallard Duck Plate

19th Century French Choisy Le Roi Majolica Mallard Duck Plate

Located in Pearland, TX

A charming antique French majolica Mallard duck plate by H.B. Boulanger, Choisy le Roi, France, circa 1890. Maker's mark on reverse. It displays beautifully with vibrant colors and l...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with the Good Shepherd, Early 18th Century
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with the Good Shepherd, Early 18th Century

Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile with the Good Shepherd, Early 18th Century

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

The Netherlands Rotterdam Circa 1720 - 1740 An unusually fine painted religious 'open air' tile with deep shades of blue and a shining glaze, decorated with the story of the lost sheep...

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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Cheese Dome
Majolica Cheese Dome

Majolica Cheese Dome

By George Jones

Located in New York, NY

The large size George Jones Majolica cheese bell. Modeled in a basketweave pattern with cherry blossom flowers and woven natural vine handle. On a vibrant ...

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19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

French Pink Majolica Ceramic Sea Shells Tureen and Pair of Candleholders
French Pink Majolica Ceramic Sea Shells Tureen and Pair of Candleholders

French Pink Majolica Ceramic Sea Shells Tureen and Pair of Candleholders

Located in Barcelona, ES

Set of sea shells pink ceramic lidded tureen and candleholders, France, 1930s Exclusive set of Majolica ceramic soup tureen with clams and shells motifs on the lid. A pair of glazed...

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20th Century French French Provincial Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Vintage Italian 1960s Venetian Grotto Style Dolphin Koi Fish Statue Terracotta
Vintage Italian 1960s Venetian Grotto Style Dolphin Koi Fish Statue Terracotta

Vintage Italian 1960s Venetian Grotto Style Dolphin Koi Fish Statue Terracotta

By Marioni

Located in Nuernberg, DE

An enchanting terracotta sculpture of a dolphin or koi carp, attributed to the renowned Marioni manufactory in Florence and bearing the hand-signed "Made in Italy" mark. Marioni is c...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Terracotta

Early 20th Century French Barbotine Faience Floral Wall Pocket
Early 20th Century French Barbotine Faience Floral Wall Pocket

Early 20th Century French Barbotine Faience Floral Wall Pocket

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a powder room, hallway, or garden room with this charming antique French barbotine wall pocket. Crafted in France circa 1920, the faience wall vase is modeled in the exuberant Rococo taste with deeply molded scrolling acanthus leaves, pierced edges, and a graceful shell-form silhouette. Designed to hang on the wall, the decorative pocket features a flared vessel ideal for displaying fresh flowers, dried botanicals, or simply as a colorful decorative accent. The hand-painted decoration showcases a vibrant floral bouquet with white daisies, red and yellow blossoms, blue forget-me-nots, and green foliage, all set against a crisp white glazed ground. The sculptural surface is further enriched with delicate touches of lavender, blue, and gilt highlights along the curling edges and molded details. The lively relief work and naturalistic flowers are characteristic of French barbotine ceramics produced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The antique wall pocket...

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Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Faience

Majolica Flowers Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900
Majolica Flowers Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900

Majolica Flowers Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900

By Longchamp

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica oyster plate with different flowers on each shells, circa 1900 signed Longchamp.  

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Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

1930's Art Deco CIMA Deruta Urn with Fox by Ezio Cocchioni, documented
1930's Art Deco CIMA Deruta Urn with Fox by Ezio Cocchioni, documented

1930's Art Deco CIMA Deruta Urn with Fox by Ezio Cocchioni, documented

By Baldelli, Marcello Fantoni

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. Designe...

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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century French Barbotine Oval Cache Pot with Floral and Ribbon Motifs
19th Century French Barbotine Oval Cache Pot with Floral and Ribbon Motifs

19th Century French Barbotine Oval Cache Pot with Floral and Ribbon Motifs

Located in Dallas, TX

Crafted in France circa 1880, this elegant antique Majolica cache pot is a charming example of 19th-century barbotine craftsmanship. The oval planter rests on scrolled feet and featu...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Porcelain

French Pink Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
French Pink Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890

French Pink Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890

By Salins

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica plate with two parakeets on a very rare pink background with oranges of Salins, circa 1890.  

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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Georgian, Irish Card Tables, Mahogany, Toolled Felt, Ireland, 1820s
Georgian, Irish Card Tables, Mahogany, Toolled Felt, Ireland, 1820s

Georgian, Irish Card Tables, Mahogany, Toolled Felt, Ireland, 1820s

Located in Stamford, CT

Period pair of Irish card or tea tables solid mahogany with later carvings. These wonderfully carved card tables have cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. Each having a center drawe...

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Early 19th Century Northern Irish Georgian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Mahogany

Large Italian Majolica Two-Handled Vase, circa 1900
Large Italian Majolica Two-Handled Vase, circa 1900

Large Italian Majolica Two-Handled Vase, circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

The bulbous body decorated with standing and leaping deer in a landscape, the shoulder with two homes in the background, the handles in the shape of tiger heads above masked handles.

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Early 1900s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Hollywood Regency Terracotta Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration
Hollywood Regency Terracotta Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration

Hollywood Regency Terracotta Turtle Garden Plant Stand, Seat or Patio Decoration

By Marioni

Located in Nuernberg, DE

An enchanting terracotta sculpture of a Turtle, attributed to the renowned Marioni manufactory in Florence and bearing the hand-signed "Made in Italy" mark. Marioni is celebrated for...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Terracotta

Large Antique Italian Faience Centrepiece Bowl
Large Antique Italian Faience Centrepiece Bowl

Large Antique Italian Faience Centrepiece Bowl

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This very large and very colorful Italian Majolica centrepiece bowl was made between 1900 and 1920 in the Renaissance Revival style. The sides show hand painted blue peacocks surroun...

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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture

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Majolica

19th Century Belgian Nimy-Lès-Mons Barbotine Sailor Pitcher
19th Century Belgian Nimy-Lès-Mons Barbotine Sailor Pitcher

19th Century Belgian Nimy-Lès-Mons Barbotine Sailor Pitcher

By Nimy Les Mons

Located in Dallas, TX

Full of humor and character, this antique barbotine pitcher takes the form of a jovial sailor standing in a confident, slightly defiant pose. Crafted in Belgium circa 1890 by the Nim...

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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Ceramic Moon Jar by Bottega Vignoli (30cm diameter) Hand-Painted Majolica Italy
Ceramic Moon Jar by Bottega Vignoli (30cm diameter) Hand-Painted Majolica Italy

Ceramic Moon Jar by Bottega Vignoli (30cm diameter) Hand-Painted Majolica Italy

By Bottega Vignoli

Located in London, GB

Mediterranea moon jar, Hand-Painted Majolica with full-fire reduction firing, 30 cm diameter. Unique piece. Availble in the following diam. sizes: 40cm / 30cm / 20cm. The price of th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Rare Delphin Massier Parrots Figural Vase
Rare Delphin Massier Parrots Figural Vase

Rare Delphin Massier Parrots Figural Vase

By Delphin Massier

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Delphin Massier French Majolica figural vase which features a pair of parrots perched on a branch. The branch is supported by blue cylindrical vases at either end. The vases have flo...

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1890s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

"Vintage Palissy Style Majolica Fruit Plate by Jay Willfred Sadek, 1960"
"Vintage Palissy Style Majolica Fruit Plate by Jay Willfred Sadek, 1960"

"Vintage Palissy Style Majolica Fruit Plate by Jay Willfred Sadek, 1960"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Palissy Style Art Fruit Plate, Large Fruit and Leaf Plate, the Fruit Plate Made in Portugal by Jay Willfred Sadek  

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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

Wedgwood Majolica 'Vine & Strawberry' Plate on a Brown Ground, English, ca. 1896
Wedgwood Majolica 'Vine & Strawberry' Plate on a Brown Ground, English, ca. 1896

Wedgwood Majolica 'Vine & Strawberry' Plate on a Brown Ground, English, ca. 1896

By Wedgwood

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Wedgwood Majolica 'Vine & Strawberry' plate, English, with a large central green grape leaf, purple grapes, strawberries, and blossoms on a brown ground, impressed marks to rever...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Tall Antique Italian Blue and Yellow Lidded Albarello Pot, 19th Century
Tall Antique Italian Blue and Yellow Lidded Albarello Pot, 19th Century

Tall Antique Italian Blue and Yellow Lidded Albarello Pot, 19th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

More information coming soon… A rather tall albarello, measuring 17 inches tall, this Italian pot is adorned with symmetrical imagery of foliage. Dating to the 1800s, the lidded po...

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19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Majolica, Paint

Pair of French Majolica Vases, Art Deco Style, Hand-Crafted, 1920s
Pair of French Majolica Vases, Art Deco Style, Hand-Crafted, 1920s

Pair of French Majolica Vases, Art Deco Style, Hand-Crafted, 1920s

Located in Winter Park, FL

A pair of French Majolica vases or pitchers, each with double tree branch form handles and spouts. Deep, rich cobalt blue glaze with aqua interior and grape clusters. Minor glaze loss.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Majolica Furniture

Materials

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. 

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