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Material: Majolica
Massive Italian Majolica Allegorical Charger by A. Deruta
By Deruta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Italian Majolica allegorical charger by A. Deruta
Gorgeous continuous Italian Renaissance style decoration
Ready to hang.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Cantagalli Majolica Urn Table Lamp with Warrior Portrait, Italy 1930-1950
By Cantagalli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The striking hand-painted majolica lamp features the portrait of a warrior surrounded by traditional Italian urns and fruits designs; the other side features an abstract design in t...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture
Materials
Brass
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century French Majolica Garlic Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Majolica Tureen with garlic on the handle.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Italian Majolica Pink and Green Flower Plate
Located in Valencia, VC
Italian Art Nouveau Majolica Hibiscus Plate, Early 20th Century
A handmade Italian majolica plate featuring a detailed hibiscus flower in shades of pink, white, green, and yellow. C...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Majolica Furniture
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Majolica
$162 Sale Price
50% Off
Samuel Alcock & Co. Majolica Purple Geraniums Plate, English, circa 1860
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Samuel Alcock & Co. Majolica purple glazed geraniums plate, English, circa 1860, molded with purple glazed geranium blossoms, stems and leaves glazed in green, yellow and brown, rese...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Jasba Fat Lava Op Art Vase Earthy Colors Western Germany Ceramic
By Jasba
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Jasba N3221120 vase is a part of N series of objects; this series covers a large segment of Jasba’s production. Items within the series come in a wide variety of forms and decors, a...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Italian Renaissance Raffaellesco Grotteschi Majolica Wall Charger
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning large antique Italian Raffaellesco majolica wall charger / centerpiece, showcasing exceptionally executed handmade and painted design, dating to the 19th century or earlie...
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Paint
Wedgwood Majolica Dish with Strawberries on a Cobalt Ground, 1870, 12 Available
By Wedgwood
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry dish, naturalistically relief-modeled with strawberries, leaves, and blossoms, the lip with strawberry leaves and...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century English Majolica Gurgling Fish Pitcher Jug
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English majolica glazed ceramic gurgling fish pitcher or glug jug, circa 1880. Maker's mark on reverse. This whimsical fish pitcher has a stylish design in a lovely ...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
George Jones Majolica Partridge Game Pie Dish
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica game pie dish which features a partridge finial on the lid, sitting amongst ferns and leaves. The sides of the dish decorated with rabbits and leaves. Oak branc...
Category
1870s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Fish Heads Oyster Plate Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica fish heads oyster plate from North of France (Onnaing unsigned).
Reference: Page 130 "Collecting oysters plates" of J. Snyder.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$544 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Majolica Fish Heads Oyster Plate Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica fish heads oyster plate from North of France (Onnaing unsigned).
Reference: Page 130 "Collecting oysters plates" of...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$544 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of White Majolica Ceramic Doves, Italy 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage porcelain or ceramic dove figurines feature finely detailed bodies, artfully hand painted with light green accents on bright white majolica glaze, creating a reserved, natural color palette of white and tone-on-tone green.
The birds are realistically sculpted with wide, flowing tails, standing calmly with their heads slightly turned. They are not mirror images of each other; each presents subtle differences in posture, adding visual interest and another layer of complexity to the set. Highly detailed figurines convey a touch of historical elegance and whimsical charm of traditional Italian country style. Each sculpture is marked with ITALY and model numbers on the inner surfaces. While many Italian artists and studios created their version of dove figurine, most of them are stylistically different from this pair; Bitossi and Zaccagnini birds have more streamlined, Modernist silhouettes, and the doves created for Raymor were less detailed and intentionally less realistic, as well as most often marked with distributor name in writing. We're attributing the pair to Mottahedeh, who sourced Italian majolica in similar style; the pieces will be simply marked ITALY and Mottahedeh will add their paper stickers. As the sculptures are quite old, the stickers often get lost or destroyed.
The convenient size and small footprint allows the set to be used in a multiple ways, such as dining room centerpiece, console table accent, shelf or fireplace mantel decoration...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$740 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Figural Majolica Erphila Dachshund Dog Teapot c.1920-1940 Made in Germany
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Whimsical German Erphila Figural Daschund Teapot. Has typical crazing to the high gloss finish, no chips, cracks or repairs.
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
A Minton Majolica Dead Game Pie Tureen, Cover, and Liner, English, Dated 1859
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Minton Majolica Game Pie Tureen, Cover, and Liner, the base molded as a wicker basket with green glazed oak leaves and banded branch handles on raised feet, the cover with high rel...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Glazed Art Nouveau Centerpiece Planter Jardinière, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant handmade hand glazed Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1930s
Wonderful Art Nouveau period/ monumental ceramic planter jardinière, handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant blue ...
Category
1930s French Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Moon Wall Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French yellow Majolica moon plate with owl, star ,bat and bird, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$544 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Swan Jardinière Stamped Imperiale Nimy, Belgium, circa 1900
Located in Verviers, BE
Majolica white swan jardinière Nimy, circa 1900.
Stamped: Nimy Faiences imperiale 1789-1951 Belgium.
A real treasure for the ceramics' collector.
...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Renaissance Vase Serpentine Handles Bacchus Italy 19th Century Revival
By Cantagalli, Deruta
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Tall Italian majolica serpentine handles vase with a mythological scene
Depicting The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne - Annibale Carracci - 1597...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
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.
Category
Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Oyster Starfish Plate Digoin, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with orange starfish with six wells blue and white surrounded by green seaweeds Digoin (East of France), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Majolica Compote and Plates with Roses, Sold Individually
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French majolica compote and seven plates from the 19th century, with roses and foliage, priced and sold individually. Born in France during the 19th century, these majolica plates ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Jardinière Leaves and Snake Johann Maresch, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
A naturalist Majolica jardinière with different kind of leaves, large ferns leaves, a branch on the front and a nest with birds threatened by a snake signed Johann Maresch (1821-1914...
Category
1880s Austrian Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Art Deco Ceramic Owl Table Lamp by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare and beautiful Art Nouveau / Jugend sculptural majolica table lamp in the shape of an owl.
Made by an unknown artist at Rörstrand, Sweden, 1920s.
Great condition. Rebuilt fro...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$945 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Mirror, Oak
Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Art Composition, Mid-Century Modern Period
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of midcentury multi color fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration
A funny collection of twelve european glazed ceramic, porcelain and...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
$4,702 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Wedgwood Green Majolica Earthenware Sunflower Plates Set (15)
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of Fifteen Wedgwood Green Majolica 'Sunflower' Plates
A rare and vibrant set of fifteen Wedgwood Majolica dessert plates, dating from the 1860s. These striking plates embody the...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
1920’s Majolica Brush McCoy Blended Glaze Jardiniere
By Brush Mccoy
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique Brush McCoy Green Brown Glaze Majolica Pottery
A blended glaze jardiniere from McCoy. Glaze contains blue, green, brown and yellow. No chips or cracks, but some factory flaw...
Category
1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Mafra Palissy Majolica Lizard & Snake Wall Plate
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a lizard in a burrow, defending itself from a snake. Also, a frog peering out of a burrow and another lizard retreating in...
Category
1890s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Lemons Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica lemons jug / pitcher in multicolor glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.One small chip.
Category
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Art Nouveau Majolica Poppies Pitcher
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine antique French Art Nouveau majolica pitcher, “poppies” pattern, a very desirable color palette of poppy red, lime green and pale tan.
A c...
Category
1870s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$312 Sale Price
62% Off
Rare French Majolica Pineapple Basket Box Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica Pineapple Basket Box Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Height / 6 inches , Diameter / 3.8 inches.
Category
1920s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Majolica Morning Glory Jardinière, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica jardinière with morning glory flowers from North of France, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Etruscan Majolica Leaf Plates
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Highly collectable glazed Majolica plate in greens, yellow and pink. Wonderful ceramic pieces to add to current collection or create new grouping with this fantastic set.
Category
19th Century English Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Oyster Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with seaweeds Salins (East of France) circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Macaw Parrot Porcelain Bird Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Deco tall Italian animal Figurine Ceramic Parrot Macaw on a tree trunk
Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed
Design: Cacciapuoti style...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Large Antique French Gien White Pale Blue Majolica Oyster Platter, Circa 1890
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A rare large antique 19th-Century French Gien porcelain oyster platter, fluted and gilt at the edges, circa 1890. It's a lovely glazed white color with pale blue undertones. Maker's ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
19th Century Large English Leaves & White Flowers Jardiniere
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Large English Leaves & White Flowers Jardiniere.
15.5 by 7.5 inches.
H / 7 inches.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 16 Blue and White Delft Tiles with Animals and Figures, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Germany
Ansbach
18th century
A set of 16 blue and white, with manganese tint, tiles with decorations of animals and figures.
Very fine painting and much detail in the animals and fi...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$4,559 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Minton Majolica Acorn and Snail Jug/pitcher
By Minton
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...
Category
1860s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Oyster Platter Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Large French majolica oyster platter with handle Orchies, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Rare George Jones Majolica Muffin Dish with Snake Handle
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica muffin dish and cover which features a snake forming the handle. Stiff leaves decorating the borders. Turquoise ground version. Colouration: green, turquoise, g...
Category
1870s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Fives-Lille Majolica Butterfly Wall pocket
By Fives-Lille
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Fives-Lille Majolica wall pocket which features a large trumpet flower on a bed of leaves. A butterfly sits on the flower. Purple ground version. Colouration: purple, green, yellow, ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Cantagalli for Ardalt Hand Painted Daliso-Lustro Majolica Table Lamp Italy
By Cantagalli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare majolica table lamp was handmade in Italy by Cantagalli for Ardalt Importing. It was hand painted and finished with Cantagalli's renown Daliso Lustr...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Karlsruhe Majolika Manufactory Sculpture, Dogs, Dachshund, Germany, 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful figure of two dachshund puppies from the well-known Karlsruhe Majolika Manufactory.
Marked on the bottom '5338', the production number.
On the bottom we see the coat of arm...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
German Majolica Vintage Green Ceramic Deviled Egg Plate with Salt Pepper Shaker
Located in Nuernberg, DE
20th century German majolica plate platter for serving eggs with two chicken as salt and pepper shakers. Nice addition to your table or just to display. Please see detailed pictures ...
Category
1960s German Folk Art Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Majolica Floral Sunflower Dogwood Basketweave Creamer Pitcher Jug 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica creamer pitcher / jug featuring a farmhouse motif with wood grain basket weave design, Sunflowers, wild dogwood flowers and acanthus handle.
Dimensions:
6.5" x 5.25...
Category
Early 20th Century Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$140 Sale Price
30% Off
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.2 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Green Ceramic Jug Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Andalusian Handled Jar or Vessel in Green Glazed Ceramic. Spain, 1950s
This outstanding jar vase has engraved geometric details thorough creating a beautiful pattern. Si...
Category
20th Century Spanish Folk Art Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Majolica Shell Vase Nautilus Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Shell Nautilus Vase Urn signed Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890.
The base is decorated with shells and coral.
H / 8 inches , W / 10 inches.
Category
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Large Majolica Swan Vase Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare French Majolica swan vase signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
Height / 23.3 inches.
16 inches by 12 inches.
At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most im...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Faience, Majolica
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wilhelm Schiller Majolica Planter, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique ormolu-mounted Majolica twin handled planter or centre piece attributed to Wilhelm Schiller. The Majolica planter is of wide rounded form with a raised ornate rim and with...
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Majolica Pink Stove from Florence
Located in Roma, IT
Majolica stove made by a Florentine company in the 1970s.
It can run not only on wood but also on electricity.
Excellent condition.
Category
1970s Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Renoleau French Palissy Majolica Lobster Wall Plaque
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Alfred Renoleau French Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a large lobster and seaweed. Coloration: Green, brown, black, are predominant. The pie...
Category
1890s French Other Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
18th Century Italian Majolica Vase Albarello
Located in Roma, IT
Antique Savona Ceramic Albarello, 18th Century
Beautiful polychrome painted majolica tree, cylindrical body with rounded shoulders from which rises a sma...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Rare Set of 5 Small 19th Century Majolica Flowers Vases Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Set of 5 Small 19th Century Majolica Flowers Vases Delphin Massier.
2 pansies, 2 wild roses , 1 daisy.
Table vases decorations , very rare form and size.
Around 4 inches height ...
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$712 Sale Price
20% Off
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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