19th Century Majolica Palissy Porcelain Fish Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th Century Majolica Porcelain Palissy Fish Wall Platter. 8.2 inches diameter.
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Palissy Porcelain Fish Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th Century Majolica Porcelain Palissy Fish Wall Platter. 8.2 inches diameter.
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Italian Vintage Deruta Mosaic Hand Painted Floral & Figural Vase
By Deruta
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Majolica mosaic vase, hand decorated with pure gold leaf. Italian Vintage Deruta Mosaic Vase, design is a depiction of Empress Theodora, sixth ce...
Majolica
Small 19th Century Majolica Wild Rose Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Small 19th Century Majolica Wild Rose Vase Delphin Massier Table vase decoration , very rare form and size. 4 inches height , Width 2.5 inches. The Massier family are known for the q...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Fine French Majolica pink rose vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1880. The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and painti...
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Roses and Butterfly Jardinière Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
This is one of the most lovely Majolica Art Nouveau cachepot jardinière signed by Delphin Massier, inspired by the nature with roses and three different butterflies. The Massier fami...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,721Sale Price / set|25% Off
Italian Pair Pierced Majolica Lamps Urn Shaped w/Filigree Bases by Cantagalli
By Cantagalli
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Italian pair of table lamps composed of pierced majolica urn shaped bodies with hand painted green leaves & gilded tips, brass & brass plated combination fi...
Metal, Brass
19th Century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Mallard Duck Plate Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890. The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th...
Majolica, Ceramic
Karlsruhe Majolika Manufactory Sculpture, Dogs, Dachshund, Germany, 20th Century
By Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe
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...
Ceramic, Majolica
$3,576Sale Price|20% Off
Vase Painted Two-handled Amphora Majolica Renaissance Vessel Italian Ceramic
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This large luxurious amphora, in majolica handmade in Italy and hand-painted in polychrome, is characterized by a dense presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that decorate the v...
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique 19th Century English Majolica Floral Leaf Handled Platter
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique 19th-Century English majolica flowers and leaves plate, platter, or handled dish. This lovely platter is decorated with floral and leaf motifs on a fence and trellis...
Majolica
Table Light of Ernestine of Salerno, Majolica Ceramic in Primrose Yellow
By Ernestine, Susann Eschenfelder
Located in Hamburg, DE
Glazed ceramic lamp base, squash shaped crackle finish. Signed on bottom Ernestine of Salerno, Italy. Details of the ceramic base: Height 36cm height x width 15cm to 20cm diamet...
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage Petite Italian Majolica Fruit Basket
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely miniature Mid-Century Italian majolica basket of lemons, apples, and peaches accented by green leaves and flowers in a white basket. Maker's mark on reverse. Freshen up your...
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage Majolika Fruit Plate Centerpiece, 1950s Caldas Da Dainha, Portugal
Located in Andernach, DE
Gorgeous Portuguese small dish with deliciously arranged fruit from Majolika ceramic. Wonderful mid century decoration of leafy plate, holding a mandarin, a lemon, apple, pear, peach...
Majolica
French Glazed Ceramic Jug with Bird Leaves Decor & Faux Tree Trunk Handle, 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous Jug or Pitcher with Bird Sea Landscape Decor and Faux Log Handle, Glazed Ceramic, Hand-painted. France, 1930-1940. Decorate a tabletop with this colorful antique Majolica ce...
Majolica, Ceramic, Pottery
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, garlic. Nautical style. 8.5 inches diameter
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pair of Petite French Majolica Barbotine Floral Cachepots Jardinieres, c. 1880
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely petite pair of antique French majolica barbotine floral cachepots or jardinieres, circa 1880. Decorated with pink flowers in high relief surrounded by foliage on a dark gree...
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Chocolate Oyster Plate Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica chocolate oyster plate with green seaweeds Luneville. Reference: Page 43 "Oyster plates" of J. Karsnitz.
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Renaissance Revival Set Of Amphora And Pedestal
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Renaissance revival style large Majolica amphora vase with rectangular pedestal. Their background are hand painted cobalt blue and decorated with an off-white relief of Gre...
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Fives Lille
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French Majolica grapesplatter in high relief, Fives Lille unsigned. At the end of the 19th century, Longchamp and Fives Lille produced fruits platters of all kinds more...
Majolica
$1,320Sale Price / set|20% Off
Vintage Set of French Majolica Fruit Plates by Saint-Clément
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A highly collectible set of eight Majolica fruit plates by the renowned French earthenware manufacturer Saint-Clément, founded by Jacques Chambrette in 1758 and a favoured supplier f...
Majolica
Large Majolica Pink Daisy Wall Pocket Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Pink Daisy Wall Pocket signed Delphin Massier. 13 by 11 inches.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy fishs platter Vallauris. in a white background faience in the style of Brard. 2 fishs ,starfish ,oyster,seaweeds, shells. Nautical style, Rustic style. 1...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century English Majolica Turquoise & Green Begonia Leaf Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A rare antique English majolica glazed begonia leaf plate with a lovely single green leaf on a soft turquoise ground with yellow accents and a scalloped fluted rim, circa 1880. No ma...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Porcelain Palissy Fish Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century porcelain Palissy platter with fishs, eel, shells , crawfish and ivy leaves.
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Green Majolica oyster plate, six white wells on a green basket weave, circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950. High relief of 2 fishs, seaweeds, shells, onion , oyster. Nautical style. 10 inches diameter
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French 1850s Barbotine Majolica Jardinière by Thomas Sargent with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mid-19th century barbotine Majolica jardinière by French potter Thomas Sargent, with floral motifs. Born in France during the 19th century, thi...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Set of 10 Vintage Sarreguemines Majolica Asparagus Plates
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A set of 10 vintage Sarreguemines Majolica asparagus serving plates, from the beginning of the 20th century. Each of these fine earthenware plates has two raised, decorated dividers,...
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Vietnamese Bowl with Dragon and Clouds Pattern Decor 1900 Vietnam
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative Bowl. withblue Dragon and Clouds, circa 1900. it has been made in vietnam.
Majolica
Exceptional Art Nouveau Barbotine Majolica Jardiniere Flowerpot Thistle Motif
By Gustave De Bruyn, Fives-Lille
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A highly decorative and vividly colored Art Nouveau Majolica jardinière or flowerpot, dating from circa 1900. This exuberant barbotine piece features an ornate relief design dominate...
Ceramic, Majolica
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...
Majolica, Terracotta
Italian Art Nouveau Majolica Heron Pedestal Planter, circa 1900
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Art Nouveau Majolica Pedestal and Planter with Heron, circa 1900 A striking Italian Art Nouveau majolica pedestal and planter dating from the early 20th century. This sculp...
Ceramic, Majolica
Oversized Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Vase Tall Pitcher, France 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized Mid-Century Modernist glazed ceramic gurgling fish water jug / pitcher. France, 1950s-1960s Manufactured by Vallauris Ceramics. Eye-catching large green Majolica ceramic va...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950 Fishs, lemon,starfish,shells,seaweeds. From Provence. Length / 11.5 inches on 7.8 inches,...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fishs Platter Leaf Battaglia Varages
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fishs Platter Leaf signed Battaglia Varages ( Var )
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
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.
Majolica
Life-Size Italian Galgo Greyhound Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding Italian Greyhound statue in glazed and hand painted terracotta. Perfectly placed on a pedestal stylized as a cushion, lifelike ...
Majolica, Terracotta
$12Sale Price / item|20% Off
Talavera Mural Azulejo Tile Folk Mexican Ceramic Burnt Orange Ivory Mosaic
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...
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
French Majolica Pansy Plate Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Pansy plate Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950. 8.3 inches diameter.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-Century Italian Majolica Swan Cachepot Planter with Barbotine Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a touch of whimsical Italian charm to a tabletop or garden room with this colorful vintage majolica planter composition. Crafted in Italy circa 1960, the sculptural ceramic cac...
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Stork Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant and rare Majolica stork with a bamboo vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels an...
Majolica
$360Sale Price|30% Off
Mid-Century Ceramic Plate by Ruscha, Floral Décor, Germany, 1950s
By West German Pottery, Ruscha, Vincent van Gogh
Located in Valencia, VC
Large West Germany Ruscha Art Pottery Plate, 1950s A stunning vintage ceramic plate by Ruscha, West Germany, handcrafted circa the 1950s. This exceptional piece features a relief-gl...
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
Set of 7 (2sold) English Davenport Green Majolica Vine Leaf geranium leaf plates
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English Davenport Vine leaf green majolica plates. Measuring approximately 8.5 inches and diameter. Good condition for age. Set of nine in pictures. Two sold in the sho...
Majolica
Large Majolica Oval Handled Purple Flowers Platter Villeroy & Boch
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Handled platter with purple flowers Villeroy & Boch Circa 1900.
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Barbotine Pig Pitcher in the Style of Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Dallas, TX
Full of humor and French country charm, this antique barbotine pitcher is modeled as a wonderfully expressive pig carrying a cured ham beneath one arm. Crafted in Northern France cir...
Ceramic, Majolica
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.
Majolica
Bacchus-Decorated Majolica Pitcher with Figural Finial, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Bacchus-Decorated Majolica Pitcher with Figural Wine Barrel Finial, 20th Century A colorful Bacchus-decorated majolica pitcher, likely English, dating to the 20th century, modeled i...
Majolica
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 ...
Majolica
$4,200 / set
Italian Majolica Trompe l’Oeil Garden Stools
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Italian majolica trompe l’oeil garden stools, mid-20th century. 13 inches wide by 13 inches deep by 15 ½ inches tall
Majolica
Superb English Bulldog Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, Italy 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Add a touch of charm to your home with this exquisite ceramic Terracotta English Bulldog sculpture. This piece captures the playful spirit of the beloved breed with intricate detaili...
Majolica, Terracotta
Antique 19th Century English Majolica Green Leaf Handled Plate Platter
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th-Century English majolica leaf plate, platter, or handled dish in soft shades of green, pink, and yellow with a decorative branch handle. This lovely platter dis...
Majolica
Vintage Italian Midcentury Black & White Terracotta Spaniel Dog Sculpture
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exceptional life-size Italian Spaniel sculpture is a striking example of traditional Florentine craftsmanship. Created in glazed and hand-painted terracotta by the renowned Bagn...
Majolica, Terracotta
Italian majolica vase with portrait medallion. 20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Italian Majolica Vase, 20th century. Decorative Italian majolica vase adorned using the decalcomania transfer technique, where the colourful ornamental pattern and portrait medallion...
Majolica
French Majolica Oyster Aqua Turquoise Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
French aqua turquoise Majolica oyster plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870. 6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Ceramic Fish Shaped Snack Cocktail Serving Tray / Wall Decoration, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large glazed ceramic amber and black fish platter / wall plate, Spain, 1950s. The perfect serving piece for entertainment or party with four compartments. It can be hung on the wall ...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
French Majolica Oyster Aqua Turquoise Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French aqua turquoise Majolica oyster plate signed Sarreguemines circa 1900. 6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,283Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Bull Shaped Glazed Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching ceramic bull jug / pitcher, Spain, 1960s. Spanish ceramic bull shaped jug with romanesque inspired decorative details in green, white and brown-black. This kind of tradi...
Ceramic, Majolica
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Two Ceramic Footed Vases Ivory White, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of footed ceramic or pottery vases features elongated chalice forms with detailed textured surfaces; hand-applied drop shaped elements cover the vases' bodies, juxtaposi...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Stoneware
Majolica Basketweave Planter, Mintons, Green Glazed Ceramic, England, 1911
By Minton
Located in Glasgow, GB
This Mintons majolica basketweave planter, made in England in 1911, is a green glazed ceramic jardiniere distinguished by its richly modeled relie...
Enamel
Majolica White Swan Jardinière Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica white swan jardinière Delphin Massier Vallauris, circa 1890.
Majolica
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.