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Material: Majolica
Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Blue White
By Cesar
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Elegant white and blue sink lavabo made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico.
The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques.
One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Set of Majolica Sleeping Cat & Kitten Sculptures, Italy, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of vintage ceramic sculptures features tabby cat and kitten, sleeping curled up with their heads resting on their paws. The figurines are decorated with majolica glaze with hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ceramic Moon Jar by Bottega Vignoli Hand-Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Borgia Moon Jar, Hand-Painted Majolica with full-fire reduction firing, 40 cm diameter.
Unique piece.
Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic heart of Italian majolica—off...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Onnaing Barbotine Jardiniere
By Onnaing
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large late 19th century French Barbotine jardiniere, or cache pot, with swan motif. Hand-painted glazed ceramic with vibrant color and turquoise blue interior. Perfect for the disp...
Category
Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Set of 11 French Majolica Asparagus Plates by Sarreguemines, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A striking set of 11 antique French majolica asparagus plates, crafted by the renowned Sarreguemines pottery in the late 19th century. Each plate is molded in a stylized scallop shel...
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Faience, Majolica, Paint
Majolica Shell Dish Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Shell Dish Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Circa 1900.
Decorated with a flower.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$88 Sale Price
20% Off
Delphin Massier Art Nouveau Majolica Figural Egret Planter, Vallauris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Delphin Massier Art Nouveau Majolica figural egret planter, Vallauris, circa 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Beehive Tobacco Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Beehive Tobacco Jar.
North of France.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Majolica Log Tobacco Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Log Tobacco Jar.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Italy Mid-18th Century White Majolica Duck by Manifattura Pasquale Antonibon
Located in Brescia, IT
Magnificient and surprising soup tureen in white majolica with polychrome shaped as a duck and produced around 1740 - 1770 by the ancient Pasquale Antonibon Manufacture based in Nov...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Vallauris Majolica Emerald Green Reticulated Centerpiece Bowl, Circa 1940
By Vallauris
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous vintage majolica glazed green reticulated basketweave bowl from Vallauris in the French Riviera region of France, circa 1940. Maker's mark on interior. Vallauris is consid...
Category
1940s French Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Large Minton Majolica Jardiniere and Stand Oak & Acorn Motif Turquoise Ca. 1880
By Minton
Located in Katonah, NY
This large and beautifully modeled majolica jardiniere and underplate were hand-painted by Minton in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, circa 1880.
The piece presents a lively design ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
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, garlic.
Nautical style.
8.5 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$440 Sale 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian 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.
Category
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Rococo Style Italian Majolica Glazed Terra Cotta Stove
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Rococo Style Italian Majolica Glazed Terra Cotta Stove
This 19th Century Italian Majolica glazed terra cotta stove exemplifies the artistry of handcrafted ceramics. Featurin...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Rococo Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
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
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fish Wall Platter Thomas Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century small oval Palissy Thomas Sergent.
7.5 inches W. by 4.5 inches H.
Fish on the center , shells , ivy , oak leaves , bugs , snail.
Thomas Victor Sergent was an active memb...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Majolica Adams & Bromley Pineapple Basketweave Sardine Fish Box 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica Sardine fish box / lidded compote attributed to Adams & Bromley. It features a pineapple and basket weave design with Sardine lid handle and purple lavender interio...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$259 Sale Price
30% Off
Strawberry Shaped Majolica Ceramic Tureen by Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Majolica ceramic white and green strawberry shaped tureen. Manufactured by Bordalo Pinheiro, Portugal, 1960s.
This cute tureen has a very realistic design with leaves on the top. A leaf shaped serving plate and a small serving spoon complete the set.
This highly decorative serving piece will be a nice addition to any kitchen or dining table. It will be a cool choice used as sauce tureen.
Excellent condition.
On sale as a set of three pieces, strawberry tureen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
$855 Sale Price
20% Off
French Green Majolica Oyster Marcel Guillot, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica oyster signed Marcel Guillot, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Green-Glazed Geranium Plate, Hope & Carter, English, ca. 1870s
Located in Banner Elk, NC
English majolica green-glazed 9.13-inch plate, with relief molded geranium plants and blossoms and a shaped rim by the English firm Hope & Carter, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1870s....
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Rare Belgium Majolica Asparagus Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare belgium Majolica asparagus plate Wasmuel, circa 1880.
Napkin trompe l'oeil.
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Majolica Rooster Vase Choisy Le Roi by Carrier Belleuse
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 Jun...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Faience, Majolica
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Victorian Majolica Strawberry Server George Jones
By George Jones
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Strawberry Server George Jones.
with water lilies.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Pitcher George Jones circa 1900, Brown Yellow and Green Colors France
By George Jones
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
George Jones water lily pitcher. Designed with large green leaves, water lily flowers. The top neck with handle circa 1900.
Brown Yellow and Green ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Italian Molded Deruta Majolica Dishes, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A set of four Italian molded Deruta Maiolica/Majolica dishes
20th century
Three plates and one large shallow bowl,
all hand painted in polychrome ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Mid-Century Majolica Porcelain Sculptural Vase Featuring Stork and Bamboo Motif
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A captivating example of mid-century Italian ceramic artistry, this Majolica porcelain decorative vase sculpture seamlessly blends naturalistic elegance with sculptural charm. Create...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
George Jones Majolica Deer Game Pie Dish and Liner
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a recumbent deer (doe) forming the handle, on a leafy ground. The dish has a repeating pattern of swirling leaves surrou...
Category
1870s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Rubboli Lustre Majolica Vase with Mythical Beasts Decor
By Rubboli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, large ceramic Neo-Renaissance Rubboli vase is finished in cobalt, red and gold lustre. Hand-painted decor follows the classical shape of the piece, with abstract pattern accentuated the base and the top of the vase, and traditional designs of mythical beasts surrounding central medallion motifs.
The vase is a stunning, museum quality example of the revival of the magnificent Italian Renaissance decoration of the 16th century. Late 19th century collecting craze for Renaissance majolica, especially lusterware, prompted the Italian potters to hunt for the secret formulas that were lost four hundred years earlier. Studios owned by such ceramicists as Cantagalli, Molaroni, Rubboli, Santarella, and others attempted to duplicate antique lusterware pieces for the general public. Each studio developed their own closely guarded formulation.
In 1870s Paolo Rubboli...
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Italian Blue & White Faience Albarelli Apothecary Jar Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of two antique European tin-glazed earthenware apothecary jars. circa 1770
Originally used as medicinal pottery jars that held ointments and dry drugs at apothecar...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
French White Terracotta Majolica Rabbit Bavent, circa 1890
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Small French white terracotta Majolica rabbit Bavent, circa 1890.
(Normandy).
Measures: Length / 8 inches, height / 6 ...
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Terracotta, Majolica
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian George Jones Majolica Rustic Blossom Pitcher
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica jug/pitcher which features pink and white blossom (hawthorn or mayflower), and green leaves on brown, bark effect ground and a rustic branch...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$859 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Duck Pitcher Keller et Guerin Saint Clement ci. 1900s.
Located in Valencia, VC
French Majolica Duck-Shaped Pitcher by Keller et Guerin, Late 19th Century
A beautifully crafted Majolica pitcher in the form of a duck, made by Keller et Guerin in Saint Clément, F...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Porcelain, Majolica, Earthenware
$338 Sale Price
70% Off
Pair of Majolica Palissy Chalices Vases with Grapes Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of 19th century Palissy chalices with lions heads and grapes garlands, the feets are stylized seaweeds in a Renaissance style.
Attributed to the School of Paris.
Hairline on t...
Category
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Oyster Plate Bavent, circa 1920
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica oyster plate signed TN Bavent, circa 1920.
Diameter / 10.5 inches.
Rustic style.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
I.C.S. Art Deco Majolica Vase, Italy 1927-1940
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage ceramic vase features streamlined cylinder form with slightly flared out rim and graphic decor in off white, teal, black, and yellow palette. The main motif of abstract flowers on a branch, descending from a triangular structure, hand painted in monochromatic black glaze, is juxtaposed with the ombre off white and teal background and an abstracted flock of birds in shades of yellow. The sophisticated Art Deco style flowering branch, with contrasting, clearly defined, angular outline, is softened with rounded, Folk Art or Naive Art style, almost cloud-like bird motifs, asymmetrically placed on one side of the branch. The decor repeats on front and back sides of the vase with slight variations in colors and placements that are consistent with hand-painted nature of the piece. The vase retains obvious hand-formed concentric ridges throughout the whole body that add textural element to the piece and allow for slight pooling of the glazes. The bottom is concave and glazed in off-white, with the unglazed foot, showing pinkish beige clay; it is not a glaze defect, as it was left unglazed intentionally when the vase was placed in the kiln for firing.
The vase is signed on the bottom with "Italy I.C.S" and Industria Ceramica Salernitana company's fish mark. It is in good vintage condition with age-appropriate small losses on glaze of the rim and bottom that do not detract from the quality and artistic expression of the vase and can be repaired professionally; please see pictures.
I.C.S. was founded in 1927 by Berlin-born Moses Malamerson in Vietri Sul Mar on Amalfi coast in Italy. I.C.S quickly gained recognition by participating in multiple major European and American expositions and art competitions available, attracting many artists that were looking to escape the economic depression and political upheaval of 1930s. I.C.S. can claim the honor of having employed all the famous artists of the German (Tedesco) Period, including Studemann, Irene Kowalski, Hannasch, Richard Dolker...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Dinner set for 6 (12 pieces) Hand Painted Italian Faience Garofano Faenza
Located in London, GB
Hand painted dinner ware set with Garofano pattern (6 covers - 12 pieces: 6 soup bowls and 6 plates) hand-painted majolica from Faenza, Italy .
Created and decorated entirely by hand by master craftsmen from Faenza, Italy.
The set can be fully customised in terms of number of place settings and additional bespoke elements that can be added to complement the set: side dishes, serving plates, trays and many more.
Faenza, located between the Adriatic Sea and Bologna, is known as the “City of Ceramics.” The term faience is a French version of the town’s name.
Faience (majolica) production occurred in Faenza during the Middle Ages. In the 1500s, a week-long fair took place where local ceramic manufacturers set up stalls.
Faenza majolica was highly regarded among the wealthy, many of whom commissioned ceramic mastesr to create pieces featuring heraldry, hunting, and mythological designs. During the Renaissance, Faenza became well known for its “beautiful lady” plates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Rare Belgium Majolica Asparagus Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare belgium Majolica asparagus plate Wasmuel, circa 1880.
Napkin trompe l'oeil.
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall Art Composition of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Fish Shaped Plates
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of midcentury multi color ceramic fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration
A cool collection of eleven european glazed ceramic, porcela...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
Majolica Flowers Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate with different flowers on each shells, circa 1900 signed Longchamp.
Category
Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Majolica Pitcher by La Faïencerie d'Onnaing
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique French Majolica barbotine pitcher produced by La Faïencerie d'Onnaing in the late 19th or early 20th Century. These pitchers, also called pichets or canettes, are known for t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Vase Birds & Lilac Jerome Massier Fils circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Vase Birds & Lilac signed Jerome Massier Fils circa 1900.
H / 11.5 inches , diameter / 7 inches.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings....
Category
Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Mancioli Italy Pheasant lidded Bowl / Tureen With Tail Ladle Vintage 1970s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pheasant tureen with tail ladle was made in Italy by Mancioli Company. The bowl with the lid on forms a shape of a pheasant; the ladle forms its tail. It is decorated in rus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Majolica, Porcelain
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Camel-Form Lidded Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
An Exotic Cargo: A French Majolica Camel-Form Lidded Box, St. Amand,
Circa 1870
This charming French majolica lidded box is a delightful example of the imaginative and naturalistic forms that characterized 19th-century majolica production. Crafted by the St. Amand pottery in circa 1870, the piece is a sculptural rendering of a seated camel, a subject that would have appealed to the era's fascination with exoticism and global trade. The camel is naturalistically colored and rests on a raised, mottled green ground, suggesting a desert landscape.
The lid of the box is formed by the camel's loaded pack, which is meticulously detailed with a variety of goods. This top section is removable, revealing a square, hollow interior in a contrasting light blue glaze—a small, hidden surprise. The impressed mark "St Ad" on the base confirms its origin from the Saint-Amand-les-Eaux pottery. This pottery, which was active from the 17th century to 1920, was renowned for its high-quality, brightly colored tin-glazed earthenware, a technique known as faience in France. St. Amand's work, often featuring rich glazes and creative forms, was widely exported and highly sought after for both tableware and decorative objects.
Majolica, with its vibrant glazes and playful designs, saw a resurgence in popularity in the mid-19th century, particularly in England and France. This camel-form box is a perfect example of how the pottery of this period moved beyond purely functional forms to create whimsical and narrative pieces. It reflects a world increasingly connected by trade and travel, where images of distant lands and their inhabitants entered the domestic sphere. This piece, from a private New York collection and with a provenance tracing to Jesse Davis Antiques...
Category
1870s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Set of Eight Blue and White Majolica Fish Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight blue and white majolica fish plates. Pale blue and white ceramic plates featuring raised center fish in icy blue, surrounded by combe...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Lobster Platter Vallauris.
Mussels.shells,seaweeds.
Diameter / 9.8 nches.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau French Majolica Planter De Bruyn Fives Lille, 1890s
By Fives-Lille
Located in ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE, FR
Superb majolica jardinière / centerpiece Art Nouveau.
This jardinière is not only a functional item, but also a work of art, reflecting the exquisite crafmanship of Fives Lille.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Majolica Bird Wishing Well Flower Holder Cache Pot Jerome Massier
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Majolica Bird Wishing Well Flower Holder Cache Pot Jerome Massier.
Direct from France, a rare and unique French majolica piece that features a multitude of birds arou...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Palissy Fish Jardinière School of Paris, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Small 19th Century Palissy footed wood box jardinière School of Paris.
The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois Maurice, Thomas Sergent, Georges pull, ...
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Keller et Guérin Lunéville Majolica Pottery Asparagus Server, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish antique French Lunéville Majolica pottery asparagus server made by Keller et Guérin. The server stands raised on four moulded leaf feet and is m...
Category
1880s French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$280 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Minton Majolica Shell Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a scallop shell supported by seaweed on a rocky base. Coloration: cream, brown, green, are predomin...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Snail Platter signed Saint Clement.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Minton Majolica Pink with Blue Porcelain Oyster Plate Circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique English Minton Majolica Pink with Blue Porcelain Oyster Plate, Circa 1865. Molded Seashell Design
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
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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