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Material: Majolica
Byzantium Vase Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary 21st Century Majoilica
Located in London, GB
Byzantium Vase 2024, full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) 28 cm diameter x 36 cm height hand painted unique piece.
Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics ba...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
19th century Glazed Majolica Rooster Planter, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
This is a beautiful standing rooster in glazed majolica. Next to it is a large open basket serving as a jardiniere, on an oval base with applied leaves. Signature John Henk on the ba...
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1870s French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Plate Table Serving Majolica Ceramic Blue Pink
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful set of 4 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.
The elegant decoration is composed by a halo of blue foliage that resembles four groups of wings surrounding light pink backgrounds: further ornamental elements develop from the center of the plate, projected outwards and giving movement to the entire compositional structure.
The beauty of these majolica plates is underlined by the artist's visible brushstrokes that give them a unique style.
Further possibility to order a set of 6 or 12 charger...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Plate Bowl Centerpiece Tableware Platter Decorated Wall Dish Majolica Painted
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This exclusive ceramic plate is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter: it is decorated in majolica hand-painted in duotone of black and golden yellow, showing an elegant decorative motif of the Deruta tradition which is inspired by a tile found in a local church and suitably reworked in a modern key. The wide brim, with a raised edge and profiled with a finely painted modular ornament, is characterized by an extensive decorative border band where the traditional peacock feather motifs are represented, decorated with delicate shades of golden yellow shaded with cerium white. Naturalistic decorations are depicted inside the large cable, arranged in specular and radial symmetry which branches off from a central hexagonal element and articulates around the circumference, forming elegant golden yellow raceme motifs that stand out against a black background. Our majolica plate can be used as a fancy centerpiece or it can be hung as a decorative wall dish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Figural Jardinière by Henri Giraud, Mark for Choisy-Le Roy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French late 19th century Majolica figural jardinière (planter) modeled as a young Neapolitan vintner boy balancing a weaved basket over h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$5,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Garden figure by Josef Wackerle Nymphenburg majolica hand painted in Germany
Located in München, Bavaria
This figure was designed by Josef Wackerle in 1913 for Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg and is still in production today. It is hand crafted and hand painted of Nymphenburg majolica ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
White and blue coiled majolica vase hand-painted Italy contemporary
Located in London, GB
Hand coiled ceramic vase by Onofrio Acone, glazed earthenware (majolica) unique piece hand-built and hand-painted approx. 31cm width 40cm height
Onofrio Acone is a ceramic artist...
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2010s Italian Greco Roman Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Large-Scale Majolica Lobster by Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905)
Located in Dallas, TX
RARE / LARGE SCALE Portuguese Majolica / Palissy ware lobster on cabbage by artist / ceramist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905)
large shallow bowl with single lobster
...
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19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
An Austrian majolica pottery wall charger depicting a medieval man circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb large Austrian majolica pottery wall charger is highly decorative with its central finely moulded three dimensional Renaissance portrait of a medieval bearded noble man wearing an ornate tunic and matching hat.
The central portrait is boardered by a flared rim which is also ornately moulded with intricate floral decoration.
The beautiful coloured glazes used throughout this stunning charger are rich and translucent.
There are initials at the base of the portrait J R. On the reverse, the charger has an impressed L9 and a hand painted N...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Renaissance Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
19th Century English Majolica Hand Painted Sardine Cover Box with Plate
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful barbotine dish was created in England circa 1880; attributed to Georges Jones & Sons, the dish is rectangular in shape and sits on an attached platter base; it features...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Clairefontaine Painted Ceramic Barbotine Fish Pitcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Add to your pitcher collection with this colorful antique Majolica water pitcher; sculpted in Clairefontaine, France, circa 1890, he ceramic jug...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Jazz Tromba Majolica Vase by Ambrogio Pozzi for Rometti Umbertide
Located in Milan, Italy
Tromba vase designed by Ambrogio Pozzi and produced by Ceramiche Rometti Umbertide in 2006. Signed.
The majolica vase, covered in matt black enamel, is part of the Jazz series, forme...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Ceramic Vases with Dog Motifs Signed Petit
By Saint Amand
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a mantel or a buffet with this elegant pair of antique Majolica vases from France. Crafted in the northern city of Saint Amand, circa 1890, each large vase with tall neck, i...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century English Majolica Wall Plates with Vine and Grape Motifs, Set of 3
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall or a shelf with this elegant set of antique plates. Crafted in England circa 1880, each painted platter features vine, leaf and grape motifs in high relief throughout...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Glazed Majolica Statute, Carlo Lorenzetti for Pietro Melandri, 1934
Located in Roma, IT
Diana the Huntress is an original decorative object realized by Carlo Lorenzetti for Pietro Melandri in 1934.
Original Faenza Ceramics. Original glazed majolica.
Good condition...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Set of Three Midcentury French Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Gnomes Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful set of vintage Majolica garden gnome’s sculptures were sculpted in France, circa 1960. The ceramic figures are expressive and unique. One holds a water can and smokes a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 20th Century French Barbotine Faience Wall Cornucopia Dated 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen wall with this elegant antique cornucopia vase. Crafted in France, and made of faience, the vase features acorn and leaf motifs on branch form, all in high relief....
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Faience, Majolica
19th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Vases Signed P. Perret, Set of Three
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf of a console with this elegant set of colorful majolica planters. Sculpted in Vallauris, France, circa 1890, and signed by the artist Pierre Perret, each ceramic jar...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Spanish Majolica Statue of John the Baptist
Located in Kent, Dover
A Spanish (Catalan) tin glazed Majolica statue of St. John the Baptist.
Category
1860s Spanish Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Duck Wall Platter Stamped J. Massier
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant Majolica platter was created in Southern France by Massier, circa 1890. Round in shape, the antique ceramic plate is beautifully hand painted featuring a standing duck in a barn. The planter is in excellent condition with rich colors in the beige, green and white palette. The piece is stamped on the bottom Jerome Massier Fils, Vallauris, Pierre Perret. Hook in the back for easy installation.
The Massier family of Vallauris is recognized for three members producing Majolica in the second half of the 19th century. In 1860, brothers Delphin (1836-1907) and Clement (1844-1917) Massier were joined by cousin Jerome Massier (1850-1916) and began producing a style of ceramic bridging between traditional Victorian Majolica and Art Nouveau pottery. The Massiers mastered the copper oxide flambé technique for glazing, thereby introducing an intensely vibrant color palette including red, green and blue hues not previously seen with English Majolica.
Important in the Massier production were a series of large naturalistic modeled figural roosters, hens and other birds. Vases and wall pockets styled as orchids, intensely colored irises and sunflowers are among the most common Massier styles. A variety of humorous pieces bearing frogs and songbirds are popular among collectors. Most Massier Majolica bears...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica, Ceramic, Made in Italy
Located in Roma, IT
This Garibaldi's Portrait Majolica is an original decorative object realized in ceramic.
An interesting colored ceramic tile representing the Italian 19th century general Giuseppe...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Faience Vase from Montigny
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful antique majolica urn was sculpted in Montigny sur Loing, France, circa 1880. Tall and round in shape, the ceramic vessel features a tall, elegant form with a flared rim...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Suite of Two Ceramic Vases by Antonio Lucietti, 1974
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
A pair of prototype vases crafted in polychrome glazed majolica, displaying vibrant shades of green, red, blue, and white.
Each vase is composed of three distinct pieces: a square b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$3,410 Sale Price
44% Off
Large white and light blue coiled majolica vase hand-painted Italy contemporary
Located in London, GB
Large ceramic vase by Onofrio Acone, glazed earthenware (majolica) unique piece hand-built and hand-painted approx. 48 cm width 52 cm height
Onofrio Acone is a ceramic artists b...
Category
2010s Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
A German or Austrian majolica pottery figure of a gnome, circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
This most unusual and very pleasing majolica pottery figure was made in Germany or Austria circa 1880 and it depicts a happy rosy cheeked gnome lying down on his front with his head...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
French asparagus dish St Clément, Aesthetic Movement, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
Discover an exquisite piece of Aesthetic Movement French faïence: an asparagus dish by Keller & Guérin, St. Clément, circa 1890–1900, in the Art Nouveau style. This dish features a r...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
Victorian Antique Majolica Jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
By Minton
Located in London, GB
Victorian antique Majolica jardinière of the Four Seasons by Minton
English, c. 1905
Measures: Height 39cm, diameter 32cm
This charact...
Category
Early 1900s English Renaissance Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$6,389 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Sugar Bowl with Lid and Cow Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
This richly painted Majolica "bonbonniere" was sculpted in France, circa 1880. The round ceramic sugar dish features a lid with dog head knob, and is dec...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Grotesque Ceramic Vase Hand-painted Glazed Majolica and Gold Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Grotesque vase, unique piece, 2017, glazed earthenware and gold, 22cm width x 60cm height
Antonietta Mazzotti (Faenza, Italy) attended the Istituto d’Arte per la Ceramica in Faenza and opened her first workshop in her hometown taking part in group and solo exhibitions at international level. In 1976 she has transformed the neo-gothic greenhouse of Villa Emaldi in her workshop. Antonietta Mazzotti has worked for some of the most important international museums and has received several important recognitions worldwide. Her works have been featured in major Italian magazines of interior design and she has acquired international visibility being featured in major international press publications, such as The New York Times. She still lives and works at Villa Emaldi in Faenza where she continues her research on historical decor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$8,794 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Barbotine Hunt Motifs Cache Pots and Jardiniere, Set of 3
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a buffet or console with this elegant set of majolica cache pots with matching jardiniere. Crafted in France circa 1880, each antique planter is dressed with acanthus leaf f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Minton Pigeon Pie Tureen
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Minton Majolica pigeon pie tureen with wickerwork design. Supported by three realistically modelled grey fantailed pigeons roosting...
Category
19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$10,750
George Jones, Partridge game pie dish, 19th Century
By George Jones
Located in Paris, FR
Introducing the 19th-century Georges Jones majolica terrine, a fine embodiment of Victorian elegance. Expertly crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this terrine boasts rich c...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Set of Three Late 19th Century Italian Majolica Plates
By M. Cupi
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of three, late 19th century. Italian Majolica plates / chargers. Decorated with armorial crests of three different designs. Very good dra...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$650 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Bordallo Pinheiro Vine Mid Century Plates - Set of Twelve
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking set of twelve mid century majolica Bordallo Pinheiro vine plates from Portugal. In a rich tomato red glaze, each plate is molded with a raised vine and leaf motif, showcas...
Category
1980s Portuguese Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Midcentury French Hand Painted Barbotine Jardinière with Floral and Leaf Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique Majolica vase was sculpted in France, circa 1950. This colorful cachepot has a traditional hand painted decor embellished with high relief flowers and leaves in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of 19th Century, French Hand Painted Barbotine Wall Hanging Pocket Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Hang plants or other greenery on the wall using this fine, colorful pair of antique Majolica wall pots. Created in France, circa 1890, the wall hanging vases...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Byzantium Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in London, GB
Byzantium moon jar, 2024, full-fire reduction earthenware (majolica) 40 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece.
The decor and the colours of this stunning piece are inspired by a Byzantine frieze in Sant' Apolinnare in Classe church in Ravenna, Italy.
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
20th Century French Painted Barbotine Two-Piece Asparagus Dish from Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress up your dining room table or kitchen counter with this fine colorful hand painted Majolica asparagus dish. Sculpted in France, circa 1920, the two-piece set has a bottom platte...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
German Majolica Galleon Centerpiece, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
German Majolica galleon centerpiece, circa 1880.
Category
1880s German Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Porcelain Trompe l'Oeil Asparagus Covered Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Majolica lidded Box Tromp l'Oeil to look like asparagus. The box is a wonderful decorative piece in the kitchen or dining room - holding anything from office supplies at a kitchen w...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Palissy Style Majolica Ewer with Cover and Stand by Mafra
Located in London, GB
Portuguese Majolica ewer in the manner of Palissy
Portuguese, c. 1865-87
Measures: Height 37cm, diameter 26cm
This beautiful green ewer and bowl set...
Category
Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$4,947 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Nouveau Majolica Vase with Thistles and Lizards, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully designed and highly decorative Art Nouveau ceramic vase is outstanding by all measures. It is very impressive and fabulously rendered in a most unusual technique, co...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair of 19th Century French Barbotine Ceramic Chargers with King Francois I
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful pair of antique Majolica platters were sculpted in France, circa 1850. Both plates, decorated in the Renaissance style, are heavily sculpted on the perimeter with overlaid leaf decor. The plates depict Francois I, King of France, and his second wife, Eleanor of Austria. The wall platters are in excellent condition with rich colors in a deep blue and pale green palette.
Francois I (1494-1547) was the first king of France from the house of Valois...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Italian Majolica Figural Compote, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Italian Majolica Figural Compote, circa 1880
Category
1880s Italian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair of "Paniers de Crabes" Majolica Vases, France, circa 1900
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Enchanting and amusing pair of pleasingly rotund Barbotine vases, representing crabs forming a ring around woven baskets. The inspiration is taken from the French expression...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Wall Platter Signed Aine Gambut
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful, antique terracotta hanging plate was sculpted in Beaune, France, circa 1860. The oval plate is hand painted in a green and violet palette and has a beautiful trompe l'...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Early 20th Century French Painted Porcelain Barbotine Vase with Children Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf with this colorful antique Majolica sculpture composition. Created in France, circa 1920, the porcelain vase features two young children, a boy siting on the basket ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Handcrafted Contemporary 8 Ceramic Breakfast Egg Plates Majolica by Lorenzo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Enhance your space with this elegant ceramic egg plate by Mexican artist Lorenzo Lorenzzo. Handcrafted in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, this versatile piece features a refined e...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Handcrafted Majolica Garden Figure - Monkey on a basket of fruit, handpainted
Located in München, Bavaria
This figure of a monkey sitting on a basket of fruit is a wonderful example of Josef Wackerle´s sculpting skills. The character of the monkey, sitting and ready to throw the fruit, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Maiolica, Majolica
19th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Ceramic Bear Pitcher
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a kitchen counter with this elegant Majolica antique pitcher. Created in France circa 1890 and attributed to Sarreguemines, the pi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage Palissy Style Hand Painted Handcrafted Art Plate by Jay Willfred Sadek
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Ceramic 1910, Sign: 7104 Austria, Julio Dressler established
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: 7104 Austria
Julio Dressler established the unit in 1888 in Bela or Biela Bohemia. This town used to be in Austria, but changed to Czechoslovakia ...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Italian Majolica Busts, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian majolica busts, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$3,500 / set
Modern Vase, Matte Finish Aquamarine, Spheres 24kt Gold Luster, Handmade Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Elegant aquamarine vase with a matte finishing, alternating with reflective surfaces embellished with 24Kt gold luster. This technique sees ceramics to undergo three cooking phases: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
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: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serving Majolica Ceramic Blue Pink
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful 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.
The elegant decoration is composed by a halo of blue foliage that resembles four groups of wings surrounding light pink backgrounds: further ornamental elements develop from the center of the plate, projected outwards and giving movement to the entire compositional structure.
The beauty of these majolica plates is underlined by the artist's visible brushstrokes that give them a unique style.
Further possibility to order a set of 4 or 12 charger...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Plate Centerpiece Tray Ornament Bowl Wall Dish Majolica White Decorated In Stock
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This exclusive ceramic plate is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter: it is d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Contemporary Italian Enameled Black White Majolica Crown Bowl & Platinum Accents
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary handmade Italian work of art, a bowl in the shape of a crown in majolica by Ceramica Gatti, a long tradition studio and famous designer Ettore Sottsass' favorite. This A...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Platinum, Enamel
Italian Modern Silver Platinum White Majolica Crown Vase with Orange Green Dots
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary handmade Italian Work of Art, a decorative vase in the shape of a crown in majolica, exclusive for Cosulich Interiors & Antiques by Ceramica Gatti, a long tradition Stud...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Platinum, Enamel
EXQUISITE MUSEUM QUALITY CARVED ANTiQUE CENTRE TABLE CLASSICAL MAJOLICA CHARGER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, museum quality hand carved Continental centre table with two tier Majolica charge...
Category
19th Century European Regency Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Hardwood
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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Japanese Kitchen
Hand Made Tapestry
Hungarian Flowers