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Material: Majolica
Majolica Asparagus Plate with Cyclamens Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Art Nouveau asparagus plate with cyclamens signed Keller et Guerin Saint Clement.
Every important French manufactures produced at the end of the 19th century asparagus and a...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Large French Majolica Bird and Snake Jardinière, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French 19th century Majolica jardinière in a shape of wood box decorated with leaves, on the front a bird with his nest, a snake looking on the nest with eggs...
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience, Pottery
Large 19th Majolica Oranges & Lemons Applique Perret Gentil Menton
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare 19th Century Majolica oranges & lemons wall plaque "Perret Gentil Menton."
Reference / page 205 "Barbotines de la Cote d'Azur" of M. Bottero.
17.6 inches H, L / 12.5 inches.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
French Majolica Lobster Platter Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Lobster ,Shrimp and frog Platter HB Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930.
The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th century, t...
Category
1930s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Delphin Massier Majolica Mallard Duck Planter
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier French Majolica planter which features a mallard duck in a swimming posture, wings curled up behind. Colouration: cream, teal blue, ochre, are predominant. The piece ...
Category
1890s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
A Minton Majolica Turquoise Ground Snake-Handled Jardinière, Dated 1858
By Minton, Gottfried Semper
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Minton Majolica Large Turquoise Ground Jardinière Designed by Gottfried Semper (German 1803 -1879), the ovid-form body applied with entwined snakes forming the handles, the rim wit...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Solimene Vietri Decoro Campagna Pesce Large Serving Bowl
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage majolica large serving bowl was handmade of high fired terra cotta by Ceramica Artistica Solimene in Vietri, Italy. The pieces are hand painted in their trademark Decoro Camp...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Country Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Hand-painted Majolica Table Lamp with Handles, Italy 1940s - 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, unusual accent or table lamp features detailed relief decor in Italian Country style; the central band depicts nude female figures in a garden setting, with red flowers, leaves, and bowls garland motifs placed above and below the central design element. The decor is hand-painted over and around the raised reliefs. Urn-shaped lamp has two handles that are decorated to match the garlands motifs.
The lamp is fully operational; it appears to be professionally rewired at some point, with Underwriters Lab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
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
Monumental Majolica Shell Jardiniere Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning monumental Majolica pink clamshell jardiniere, circa 1880.
This yellow and brown footed shell is decorated with coral,seaweeds and yellow...
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Asparagus Plate with Cyclamens Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Art Nouveau asparagus plate with cyclamens signed Keller et Guerin Saint Clement.
Every important French manufactures produced at the end of the 19th century asparagus and a...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
George Jones Majolica Maple Leaf and Ferns Plate on a Brown Ground, ca. 1870
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones Majolica Maple Leaf and Ferns Plate, English, ca. 1870, the relief molded dish with a central green-glazed maple leaf with ferns on a brown ground, the rim banded in yellow ocher, the reverse glazed in green and brown tortoiseshell mottling, with painted design number to the thumbprint reserve, '2584,' which corresponds to the entry, 'Plate, 'large maple leaf with ferns round' as recorded in the George Jones Majolica Pattern Books partially preserved in the Wedgwood Archives, Victoria and Albert Museum, and reprinted in Cluett.
BOOK REFERENCES :
Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS 1861-1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1998, p. 270. (George Jones Majolica Pattern Numbers, pp. 269--270).
Nicholas M. Dawes, MAJOLICA. New York: Crown Publishers, 199, p. 121, Figure 211.
Victoria Bergesen, MAJOLICA: British, Continental, and American Wares. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989, p. 75.
Leslie Bockol, VICTORIAN MAJOLICA. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1996, p. 79.
Jeffrey B. Snyder...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Sculpture Giant Amphora Vase Majolica Hand Painted Four Seasons Art Nouveau
Located in Recanati, IT
Majestic amphora in glazed majolica, handmade and hand painted in central Italy. On the amphora are represented, in great detail, the four seasons personified by graceful women surro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Nouveau Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate two parakeets on a blue background with oranges Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Fratantoni Large Majolica Ceramic Wall Plaque with Fruits Decor, Italy 1950s-196
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage large oval ceramic wall plaque or tile features Modernist abstract decor with branches of orange fruits and green and yellow leaves displayed on blue-green background. The o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Pair of 19th Century Austrian Majolica Pepper Platter Johann Maresh
Located in Austin, TX
Small Pair of 19th Century Austrian Majolica Pepper Platter Johann Maresh.
6.3 by 4.3 inches.
Category
1890s Austrian Black Forest Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Minton Majolica Game Pie Tureen, Rabbit, Mallard and Dove, Victorian 1881
By Minton
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning game pie tureen with cover made by Minton in 1881. The piece is made of majolica and has realistically relief-moulded game on the cover: a rabbit, a mallard and a ...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Large Oval Majolica Palissy Crab and Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy crab and fish wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Large crab in relief, fish’s, shells and seaweeds.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
10-Piece Set Majolica Art Nouveau Plates - Water Lilly Pattern - Villeroy & Boch
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A lovely set of 10 Art Nouveau majolica plates, made by Villeroy & Boch. Colorful pattern with water lilies.
The plates date from circa 190...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Orchies Majolica Pig Pitcher
By Orchies
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming French majolica barbotine pig pitcher by Orchies, circa 1880. Maker's mark on reverse. This highly collectible pitcher, titled "Cochon au Jambon" (pig with ham), is depict...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Cheese Serving Tray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cool round shaped woven motif ceramic platter for cheese of desserts, France, 1950s.
This beautiful platter features a circular base with woven pattern. A handle at the central part ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Bamboo
19th Century Majolica Pheasant Vase, Jerome Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pheasant vase signed Jerome Massier Vallauris Alpes Maritimes circa 1890.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and pain...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Wonderful Large Tuscan Round Plate (Siena) from the 18th Century
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
Wonderful Large Tuscan Round Plate (Siena) from the 18th Century
decorated with a battle scene.
Marked Siena with the date 1527 on the wing.
Italian majolica. .
Diameter: 45 cm.
good...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pâté Tureen circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Pottery Majolica Rabbit Pate Tureen circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Majolica Flowers Handled Platter Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Majolica handled platter with a wild rose and a yellow daisy unsigned Massier, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular Majolica rose vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. ...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl, Glazed Ceramic
Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in dark blue and soft blue hues and white accents. Manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950s.
This cool ashtray was handcrafted in France at the Mid-20th century period. Its design in shades of blue and white fat lava ceramic on a cobalt blue background . It has four cigarrette or cigars holders.
Highly decorative piece!
This colorful piece will be the perfect gift for smokers. Also useful as jewelry bowl , decorative bowl or vide-poche.
Overall Measures: 19 cm diameter x 9 cm height (7,48 in diameter x 3,54 in height).
Vallauris Ceramic Round Bowl // Glazed Ceramic Fat Lava Bowl...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Majolica Tobacco Jar Munich Child in Hofbrauhaus Keg, Germany 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for an antique figural tobacco jar featuring the Munich Child on a keg from Munich's famous Hofbrauhaus. The jar reads "Tabak" (german fo...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Carnation Flower Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica carnation vase signed Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incredible whole...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Vintage Majolica Lamb, Cabbage, and Vegetables Tureen, Italy Hand-painted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful vintage large Italian majolica tureen comes in a set of three with the bowl, lid, and ladle. Delicate, porcelain-like bowl and lid are shaped as a lamb wrapped in cabbage and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Mid-Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Bohemian Figure Lidded Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf with this elegant antique Majolica box. Crafted in France circa 1950, the decorative and whimsical casket is decorated on all four sides in realistic high relief weave motifs. The removable lid features a bohemian figure lying on his side his feet up and holding his head. The colorful porcelain candy box...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Italian Pug Dog Ceramic Statue Figurine Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1980s Italian Majolica ceramic dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of Majolica ceramic, hand painted. ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Rare English Majolica Turkey Jardiniere circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Unusual English Victorian jardinière cache pot on a cobalt background, one side with a turkey , one with a heron , one with an emu , between a palm tree and a tree with ...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century Italian majolica urn. This gorgeous Italian majolica or maiolica urn or jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins an...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica
French Gilt Metal Mounted Red Majolica Vases, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of French Empire Style Gilt Metal Mounted Red Majolica Two Handle Vases, late 19th century, each of baluster form and stamped "Made in France" to underside. 14.5" H x 8.5" W x 7...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Italian Terracotta Lizard Statue Sculpture Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding statue of an Lizard made of glazed and hand-painted terracotta. Perfect, lifelike, and life-size representations of this loving creature, faithful, affectionate, and h...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Victorian Minton Majolica Lily Pad and Flower Jug/Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features flowering lilies and lily pads. Colouration: green, white, dark pink, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Ceramic Blue Fish Plates and Platter Serving Set, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching set of 6 small fish plates and a large fish tray in blue and grey glazed ceramic, Spain, 1960s.
This Midcentury ceramics serving set can be used to serve desserts, salad...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Rare Brown Westhead Moore Majolica Game Pie Dish
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica game pie dish which features a crouching rabbit knop, surrounded by various game and leaves. Basketweave ba...
Category
1870s English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
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
French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Egg Vase Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Egg shaped Vase Delphin Massier.
Decorated with flowers a daisy ,a pansy and a wild rose.
H / 4.3 inches.
The Massier family are known for the quality of...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Midcentury Ceramic Plate by Ruscha, Van Gogh Style Flowers Decor, Germany 1950s
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
$378 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Turkey Porcelain Bird Figure Tureen
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Mid century tall Italian animal figurine Ceramic decorative Turkey Tureen with ladle Vitrine object
Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed earthenware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
School of Paris Majolica Palissy Fish, Reptile & Leaves Plate
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
School of Paris Majolica wall plate which features three fish (pike, perch, carp), a snake, a lizard, a frog, shells, a moth and leaves. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, brown, are p...
Category
1870s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Mermaid and Cherub Wine Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features a handle in the form of a mermaid with entwined tail, a satyr mask below the spout and cherubs hanging from grape vines across the sides. T...
Category
1860s English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Table Lamp, Signed, Brown & Red Flower Reliefs
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, unusual vintage majolica lamp features abstract graphic decor with large flower motifs, done in relief; the body is mounted on turned solid wood base. The upper part of urn-shaped ceramic body is accentuated with 6 symmetrically placed soft indentations, a common feature for Mid Century Modern glass and ceramic shapes; the strategic placement of the relief elements guides the eye along the complex shape of the lamp. The reliefs are hand-sculpted with light variations in shapes and forms of the leaves and petals and a few visible joint lines, further emphasizing organic, hand-made quality of the lamp. Muted, evocative color palette complements the textured decor and the sculptural body of the lamp without overpowering it. Bordeaux red and teal green glazes are used for the flowers and leaves; the mottled mocha and cappuccino brown background features linear plaid design in the same red color that is used on the relief elements, unifying the colors of the composition.
The lamp is signed on the bottom with FF (for the manufacturer, Fratelli Fanciullacci) and ITALY. It is in good, fully operational vintage condition, with the new socket, brass fittings, and wiring. It stands 17" tall to the top of the socket, and 24.5" - to the top of the finial. It is missing an importer sticker; Fratelli Fanciullacci created variety of majolica lamps for various American importers, such as Raymor, Rosenthal Netter, Ebeling Reuss...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
French Digoin & Sarreguemines Majolica Oyster Plate, Circa 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Digoin & Sarreguemines majolica oyster plate, circa 1930. Maker's mark on reverse. It displays beautifully and would also be perfect for serving. We have tw...
Category
1930s French Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Peacock Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a peacock signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th cen...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Alfredo Santarelli Pair of White Reticulated Majolica Table Lamps, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural majolica lamps feature complex hand-sculpted reticulated bodies with 4 vertical segments; two narrower segments are composed around the central medallions of Sun God face, surrounded by abstract geometric pattern, and two wider segments consist of complex lattice work, influenced by Art Deco and Renaissance styles. Minimal elongated shape of the lamps balances highly textured reticulated designs, and the choice of white glaze adds a Modernist touch to the pieces.
The lamps are mounted on brass bases with brass fixtures; they are signed by the artist on the inner rims of the ceramic bodies. The ceramic parts were acquired from the importing warehouse that operated in 1940s-1970s; they were stored unused, as old new stock, for at least 50 years, before finally being wired. It is quire rare to find a pair of lamps by an important Italian ceramic artist of early 20th century; we are excited to be able to offer another pair of white majolica lamps by Alfredo Santarelli in different shape in a separate listing.
The lamps are fully operational with the new brass single turn knob sockets, wired for US 110v, standard polarized plugs. The ceramics are in good vintage condition with some age-appropriate signs of storage wear on the glaze that are not detracting from the overall quality of the pieces, and are shown in the pictures. The issues can be corrected professionally at discretion of the customer; we chose to not restore the ceramic parts to preserve the original condition and the vintage charm of the lamps.
Alfredo Santarelli (1874-1957) was born in Gualdo Tadino, Italy; he is considered one of the most important Italian ceramic artists of the 20th century. His talent in drawing and his mastery in the tin glazing technique (lusterware) won him a large number of golden medals in International and Italian ceramic exhibitions. His excellent portraits and classic subjects are prized collectors’ items, but he also interpreted Islamic, Liberty and Art Deco designs and shapes with great originality. In the second half of the 20’s his art evolved in line with the contemporary trends.
Santarelli started his career in the pottery studio of Paolo Rubboli...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Brass
English Majolica Pink Geranium Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica Pink Geranium Plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Majolica George Jones Rustic Blossom Hawthorn Creamer Pitcher 4"
By George Jones
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica George Jones creamer pitcher featuring a rustic tree / bark theme with mayflower / hawthorn tree / flower blossoms and branch handle. Marked 3368.
George Jones maj...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Majolica Rooster Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with rooster signed 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 centu...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
A French Green Majolica Fish Tureen by Sarreguemines, Mid 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Green Majolica Fish Tureen by Sarreguemines, Mid 20th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Width: 30cm.
Height: 15cm.
Depth: 16cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$220 Sale Price
50% Off
French Green Majolica Tureen with Stand Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century green Majolica tureen with stand signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870
With grapes leaves.
Height / 7.5", diameter / 8 inches.
Category
1870s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Bordallo Pinhelro Majolica Cabbage Bowl
Located in Tampa, FL
A large Bordallo Pinhelro majolica cabbage salad bowl. Portugal, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s Portuguese Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Wall Pocket Dog Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica dog wall pocket signed Delphin Massier.
Height / 7.3 inches.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family produced ...
Category
1890s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Oval Mirror in White Glazed Ceramic with Pink Flowers, Spain 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Oval Ceramic Mirror with Floral Accents
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Eye-catching Mid-Century Modern oval ceramic mirror with flower decorations...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Greiner & Sohn, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian Majolica Lily Jardinière Julius Greiner & Sohn Bodenbach, circa 1900.
Art Nouveau.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, 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...
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Faience, Ceramic, Majolica
Antique and Vintage Majolica Platters, Pottery and Other Furniture and Decor
The popularity of Victorian majolica, the gaily colored, metallic-oxide-glazed earthenware, has ebbed and flowed for more than a century. Right now, antique and vintage majolica plates, pitchers, decorative objects and other pieces appear to be having a moment — again.
Starting in the 1850s, people in the U.S. and the U.K. embraced these affordable housewares with unusual polychrome palettes (turquoise and pink) and whimsical forms (candlesticks shaped like dolphins). By the 1870s, majolica was being mass-produced for an ever-expanding middle class in countries like England, France, Sweden, Hungary and Portugal. Majolica was Art for Everyman. Its popularity coincided with interest in exotic Japonisme and scientific studies by the likes of Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin and John James Audobon.
Despite a similarity in name, Victorian majolica is significantly different in subject matter and form from its Italian forebear, Renaissance maiolica. That earlier earthenware bore gaily painted religious and mythological scenes, and unlike majolica, with its lively contours, was not molded or three dimensional.
What was the attraction of majolica for the 19th-century collector? “Imagine what it looked like in a Victorian interior, with dark woods, heavy drapes and upholstered chairs and sofas,” says Susan Weber, founder of the Bard Graduate Center in New York. “Majolica is robust and extremely tactile. With its naturalistic shapes, colorful glazes and often humorous themes, it appealed to the growing consumer society.”
In England, manufacturers like Minton began to produce decorative, relief-molded majolica tiles for the interiors of taverns, train stations, even the famous Queen’s Dairy at Frogmore, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. In 19th-century France, Sèvres and smaller ceramics firms began to reinterpret the snake-decorated platters made by Bernard Palissy, a 16th-century self-taught French potter. The result was a type of majolica called Palissy ware, which, like the originals, was festooned with odd creatures (lobsters, lizards and snakes) modeled by hand.
The late Moroccan-born, Paris-based decorator Alberto Pinto often placed Palissy ware in his clients’ living rooms, posing individual pieces on brackets against a background of stamped, gilded leather. Pinto, in turn, influenced such contemporary decorators as Harry Heissmann of New York. After 1900, people got swept up in the romanticism of Art Nouveau and ceased buying majolica. The 1970s saw a revival of interest, and in 1982, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, organized “English Majolica,” an exhibition featuring 75 examples from Minton, Wedgwood and George Jones, among other makers.
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