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Material: Majolica
George Jones Majolica Dog Rose Plate
George Jones Majolica Dog Rose Plate

George Jones Majolica Dog Rose Plate

By George Jones

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

George Jones Majolica plate which features a dog rose and scrollwork border. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration: are predominant. Bears a pattern number, '3403'.

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1870s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Centerpiece / Centrepiece, Bowl, Majolica, Eichwald, Art Deco, 1920, Bohemia
Centerpiece / Centrepiece, Bowl, Majolica, Eichwald, Art Deco, 1920, Bohemia

Centerpiece / Centrepiece, Bowl, Majolica, Eichwald, Art Deco, 1920, Bohemia

By Eichwald

Located in Wien, AT

Huge pure Art Deco Centerpiece from the famous manufacturer Eichwald. This exceptional piece is an example of pure art deco art. The structure consists of a square base with roun...

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1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Relief Decor, Italy Mid Century
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Relief Decor, Italy Mid Century

Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Relief Decor, Italy Mid Century

By Fratelli Fanciullacci

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Unusual vintage majolica vase with complex glaze in dark Bordeau oxblood red and various shades of grey colors features bands of applied reliefs in shape of abstract, graphic flowers. Top and bottom parts of the vase and bands of relief decor are decorated with gold. Monochromatic white glaze was used on inner surfaces, accentuating the palest grey shades in the main glaze. The vase is signed on the bottom with model number and "Italy"; while it does not have the usual the manufacturer's mark, "FF", the glaze that was used for this series is well documented to Fratelli Fanciullacci. It was common for Italian ceramics manufacturers to omit marking their pieces with their logos if the they were intended for American or European distributors; instead, they would only mark it "Italy" to allow the distributor to use their stickers, or rarely, they would mark the piece with "studio tame" for "distributor name" if the distributor did not object. Pieces from this particular series were made by Fratelli Fanciullacci with their own mark, for Ebeling Reuss...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Art Nouveau Majolica Vide-Poche with Fish Decoration, France, 1920s
Art Nouveau Majolica Vide-Poche with Fish Decoration, France, 1920s

Art Nouveau Majolica Vide-Poche with Fish Decoration, France, 1920s

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

A charming Art Nouveau-style glazed ceramic catch-all, featuring two small dishes joined by a naturalistic sculpture of two fish. Crafted in majolica (barbotine), it displays delicat...

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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Antique Majolica Fielding Bamboo Basketweave Hummingbird Butterfly Pitcher Jug
Antique Majolica Fielding Bamboo Basketweave Hummingbird Butterfly Pitcher Jug

Antique Majolica Fielding Bamboo Basketweave Hummingbird Butterfly Pitcher Jug

By Simon Fielding

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique English Aesthetic movement Majolica pitcher or jug featuring a bamboo and basketweave design with hummingbirds, butterfly and flowers, turquoise interior. British Registrati...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

French Majolica Floral Charger by Patti Zomber, Hand-Painted, 13.5"
French Majolica Floral Charger by Patti Zomber, Hand-Painted, 13.5"

French Majolica Floral Charger by Patti Zomber, Hand-Painted, 13.5"

Located in Miami, FL

A fine and very decorative 20th century French Barbotine style majolica floral art charger or plate. Painted in a neutral palette of white, green, pale pinks and yellow, this French...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Majolica Bird & Flowers Platter
19th Century Majolica Bird & Flowers Platter

19th Century Majolica Bird & Flowers Platter

Located in Austin, TX

19th Century Continental Majolica Bird & Flowers Platter. 14 inches by 9.3 inches.

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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Wall Pocket/Planter - Hand Painted with Lemons - Italy - Circa 1990's
Majolica Wall Pocket/Planter - Hand Painted with Lemons - Italy - Circa 1990's

Majolica Wall Pocket/Planter - Hand Painted with Lemons - Italy - Circa 1990's

Located in Chatham, ON

Large vintage majolica wall pocket/planter - large size - molded ceramic form - featuring hand painted lemons and branches against a midnight blue background - green leaf borders to ...

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Late 20th Century Italian Romantic Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Longchamp Majolica Asparagus Server With Drip Plate, Late 19th Century
Longchamp Majolica Asparagus Server With Drip Plate, Late 19th Century

Longchamp Majolica Asparagus Server With Drip Plate, Late 19th Century

By Longchamp

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This delightful Longchamp majolica asparagus server is a classic example of the whimsical and highly collectible French earthenware produced in the late 19th century. Crafted in rich...

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19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Enamel

Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950

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  

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Majolica Lobster Platter Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930
French Majolica Lobster Platter Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930

French Majolica Lobster Platter Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930

By Choisy-le-Roi

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 a...

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1930s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Palissy Snake & Turtle Wall Platter Circa 1920
Majolica Palissy Snake & Turtle Wall Platter Circa 1920

Majolica Palissy Snake & Turtle Wall Platter Circa 1920

Located in Austin, TX

Majolica Palissy Snake & Turtle Wall Platter Circa 1920. Snake , frog,turtle,shells,leaves, crawfish. 15.5" W by 12.8" H

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1920s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Festive Victorian Minton Majolica Game Pie Dish with Gun Dog
Festive Victorian Minton Majolica Game Pie Dish with Gun Dog

Festive Victorian Minton Majolica Game Pie Dish with Gun Dog

By Minton

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a hunting dog asleep next to a gun, a powder flask and a game bag. Colouration: cream, green, brown, are predominant. The piec...

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1860s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Mid-Century Modern Large Majolica Sitting Siamese Cat Jar & Lid Italy 1960s-1970
Mid-Century Modern Large Majolica Sitting Siamese Cat Jar & Lid Italy 1960s-1970

Mid-Century Modern Large Majolica Sitting Siamese Cat Jar & Lid Italy 1960s-1970

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Large ceramic jar with the lid features Siamese cat or large kitten, sitting straight with its head held slightly upwards, looking straight at the viewer. The figurine is decorated w...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Terracotta

James Hadley Royal Worcester Rare Majolica Camel & Howdah
James Hadley Royal Worcester Rare Majolica Camel & Howdah

James Hadley Royal Worcester Rare Majolica Camel & Howdah

By James Hadley

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A very rare and unusual antique Royal Worcester majolica pottery figure of a camel and howdah by renowned potter James Hadley (British, 1837-1903) and dated 22nd June 1870. James H...

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1870s English Arts and Crafts Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

Majolica Chick with Egg Vase Jerome Massier circa 1900
Majolica Chick with Egg Vase Jerome Massier circa 1900

Majolica Chick with Egg Vase Jerome Massier circa 1900

By Jerome Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Rare Majolica chick with egg vase Jerome Massier with hand painted blue flowers, circa 1900. Length / 4.5 on 3.2 inches, height / 5 inches.

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Early 1900s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950

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  

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Vallauris Orange Amber Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s
Vallauris Orange Amber Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s

Vallauris Orange Amber Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Ashtray / Bowl, 1950s

By Vallauris

Located in Barcelona, ES

French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in multicolor glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in orange, amber, white and brown colors. Manufactured by Vallaur...

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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Set of 2 majolica plates, early 20th century and an earthenware dish, France
Set of 2 majolica plates, early 20th century and an earthenware dish, France

Set of 2 majolica plates, early 20th century and an earthenware dish, France

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

A decorative set comprising two early 20th-century majolica-style earthenware plates and a glazed terracotta platter. The plates feature rich polychromy and hand-painted decoration: ...

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20th Century French Neoclassical Majolica Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

Rare 19th Century Majolica Birds & Roses Wall Pocket Delphin Massier
Rare 19th Century Majolica Birds & Roses Wall Pocket Delphin Massier

Rare 19th Century Majolica Birds & Roses Wall Pocket Delphin Massier

By Delphin Massier

Located in Austin, TX

Rare 19th century Majolica birds and roses wall pocket signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier f...

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1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Art Nouveau Majolica Platter Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890
Art Nouveau Majolica Platter Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890

Art Nouveau Majolica Platter Gustavsberg Sweden 1860-1890

Located in Uppsala , SE

The plate is a piece of antique Swedish majolica produced by the Gustavsberg porcelain factory, dating back to the late 19th century. This specific pattern is a variations of the p...

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1860s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Antique French Onnaing Majolica Pumpkin Cachepot Jardiniere Planter, circa 1880
Antique French Onnaing Majolica Pumpkin Cachepot Jardiniere Planter, circa 1880

Antique French Onnaing Majolica Pumpkin Cachepot Jardiniere Planter, circa 1880

By Onnaing

Located in Pearland, TX

A gorgeous antique French Onnaing majolica pumpkin cachepot / jardiniere / planter, circa 1880. Maker's mark on reverse. This fine jardiniere is a nice large size decorated with vibr...

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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial
Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial

Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial

By Cesar

Located in Queretaro, Queretaro

Elegant surrealist sink lavabo made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico. The Spanish colonial style sink is a perfect piece to bring personality and light to bathrooms and restrooms. Its warm colors bring light to the piece, creating a cozy effect in the atmosphere where it is placed. 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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

French Pink Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
French Pink Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890

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.  

Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

George Jones Thatched Beehive Cheese Keeper
George Jones Thatched Beehive Cheese Keeper

George Jones Thatched Beehive Cheese Keeper

By George Jones

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

George Jones Majolica cheese keep which features a straw thatched beehive, bound with rope. The base in the form of a wooden platform. Yellow ground versio...

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1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Antique Majolica Arsenal Shorter & Boulton Nesting Bird Robins Egg Pitcher 8"
Antique Majolica Arsenal Shorter & Boulton Nesting Bird Robins Egg Pitcher 8"

Antique Majolica Arsenal Shorter & Boulton Nesting Bird Robins Egg Pitcher 8"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Majolica nesting bird / Robins egg pitcher / creamer / jug attributed to Arsenal Pottery after Shorter & Boulton. It features a very colorful motif of Begonia leaves and twi...

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1880s Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Monumental Sarreguemines Urn
Monumental Sarreguemines Urn

Monumental Sarreguemines Urn

By Sarreguemines

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This impressively sized urn is marked on the bottom, “Sarreguemines/1906//H”, “Made in Germany” with the Lorraine Coat of Arms . Nicolas-Henri Jacobi along with his two partners esta...

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Early 1900s German Belle Époque Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Majolica Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Majolica Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950

Majolica Fish Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950

By Vallauris

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica fish platter. Decorated with starfish, seaweed, onion, circa 1950.   

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Majolica Peacock Plate Choisy Le Roi
19th Century Majolica Peacock Plate Choisy Le Roi

19th Century Majolica Peacock Plate Choisy Le Roi

By 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...

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1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Ceramic Owl Pitcher, Brown Glazed Majolica, France c.1960
Ceramic Owl Pitcher, Brown Glazed Majolica, France c.1960

Ceramic Owl Pitcher, Brown Glazed Majolica, France c.1960

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This charming vintage French ceramic pitcher takes the form of a stylized owl, beautifully rendered in the tradition of mid-20th century barbotine ware. Likely dating from the 1960s–...

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20th Century French Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Paint, Majolica

Portuguese Majolica Palissy Toad Wall Figure
Portuguese Majolica Palissy Toad Wall Figure

Portuguese Majolica Palissy Toad Wall Figure

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Portuguese Palissy Majolica figure which features a toad. Wall hanging holes to the rear. These figures can be wall mounted. Colouration: green, brown, are predominant.

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1890s Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Sarreguemines French Majolica Pair of Vases with Ships, Vintage France
Sarreguemines French Majolica Pair of Vases with Ships, Vintage France

Sarreguemines French Majolica Pair of Vases with Ships, Vintage France

By Sarreguemines

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Beautiful pair of vases made by Sarreguemines France. Underglaze mark. Nice addition to your table or just to display. Please see detailed pictures for vintage as found condition. Ma...

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1930s French Folk Art Vintage Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vallauris Yellow White Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
Vallauris Yellow White Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s

Vallauris Yellow White Brown Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s

By Vallauris

Located in Barcelona, ES

French Mid-Century Vallauris ashtray / bowl in glazed ceramic. Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in yellow, amber, white and brown colors. Manufactured by Vallauris. France, ...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier
19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier

19th Century Majolica Rose Vase Delphin Massier

By 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...

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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

19th Century French Orchies Majolica Rabbit Pitcher
19th Century French Orchies Majolica Rabbit Pitcher

19th Century French Orchies Majolica Rabbit Pitcher

By Orchies

Located in Pearland, TX

A rare French majolica barbotine rabbit pitcher by Orchies, circa 1890. Model number LP2 on reverse. This highly collectible pitcher is depicted as a wh...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century English Majolica Basket
19th Century English Majolica Basket

19th Century English Majolica Basket

Located in Austin, TX

English Majolica Victorian basket in pastel colors, circa 1890.

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1890s British Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Roses and Butterfly Jardinière Delphin Massier
19th Century Majolica Roses and Butterfly Jardinière Delphin Massier

19th Century Majolica Roses and Butterfly Jardinière Delphin Massier

By 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...

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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

German Majolica Plate with Morning Glory, circa 1900
German Majolica Plate with Morning Glory, circa 1900

German Majolica Plate with Morning Glory, circa 1900

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Early 20th century German majolica plate with morning glory on a blue basket weave and a brown border, circa 1900. Small cracks in the glazing, glazing craquelure, chip at the backsi...

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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Sculptural Vallauris Ceramic Vide-Poche, Fat Lava Glaze, France, 1950s
Sculptural Vallauris Ceramic Vide-Poche, Fat Lava Glaze, France, 1950s

Sculptural Vallauris Ceramic Vide-Poche, Fat Lava Glaze, France, 1950s

By Vallauris

Located in Valencia, VC

Beautiful Sculptural Vallauris Ceramic Vide-Poche, 1950s A striking sculptural ceramic vide-poche (trinket dish) from Vallauris, South France, dating to the 1950s. This handmade pie...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience, Majolica

French Majolica Trinket Box with Cherubs
French Majolica Trinket Box with Cherubs

French Majolica Trinket Box with Cherubs

Located in Tampa, FL

A stunning French majolica trinket box dating to the 1890s, featuring two beautifully modeled cherub heads at the top in an ornate Baroque style. Glazed in a rich turquoise hue, thi...

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1890s French Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Set of Five French Majolica Ceramic Snail Plates and Serving Platter
Set of Five French Majolica Ceramic Snail Plates and Serving Platter

Set of Five French Majolica Ceramic Snail Plates and Serving Platter

Located in Barcelona, ES

Serving set Snails design, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic, France, 1960s. One of a kind escargot cocktail appetizer serving set: comprised of 5 Majolica ceramic snail...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic

Majolica Ceramic Cabbage with Crab Tureen Centerpiece, Italy 1950
Majolica Ceramic Cabbage with Crab Tureen Centerpiece, Italy 1950

Majolica Ceramic Cabbage with Crab Tureen Centerpiece, Italy 1950

Located in Barcelona, ES

Mid-20th Century Italian Basket Tureen with Cabbage and Crab Lid ___________________________________________________________________________ Eye-catching hand painted glazed ceramic ...

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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

MAJOLICA 1890 French Art Nouveau Polychromate Tall Hexagonal Vase
MAJOLICA 1890 French Art Nouveau Polychromate Tall Hexagonal Vase

MAJOLICA 1890 French Art Nouveau Polychromate Tall Hexagonal Vase

Located in Miami, FL

French majolica vase designed by De Longwy. This is a very nice elaborated tall vase, created in France during the art nouveau period, back in the 1890's. The fabulous decorative va...

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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Unmatching Pair of Rooster Glazed Ceramic Pitchers, Spain 1970s
Unmatching Pair of Rooster Glazed Ceramic Pitchers, Spain 1970s

Unmatching Pair of Rooster Glazed Ceramic Pitchers, Spain 1970s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Eye-catching pair of glazed ceramic spanish rooster shaped jugs / pitchers, 1970s One is a ceramic decorative rooster shaped jug in green and white ceramic with brown accents and th...

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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica

Pair of Wedgwood Renaissance Revival Majolica Vases
Pair of Wedgwood Renaissance Revival Majolica Vases

Pair of Wedgwood Renaissance Revival Majolica Vases

By Wedgwood

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

A pair of 19th century Wedgwood majolica vases, made circa 1889 in the Renaissance Revival style. Reflective of the wave of historicism in 19th-century England, these Wedgwood majol...

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Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Earthenware, Majolica

Vietnamese Bowl with Dragon and Clouds Pattern Decor 1900 Vietnam
Vietnamese Bowl with Dragon and Clouds Pattern Decor 1900 Vietnam

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.

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Early 1900s Vietnamese Chinese Export Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate
19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate

19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate

By Rörstrand

Located in Pearland, TX

A lovely antique 19th-Century Swedish chestnut leaf majolica dessert plate produced by the renowned Rörstrand company, one of Sweden's oldest ceramic factories, circa 1880. Impressed...

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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Majolica Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Emile Taugourdeau French Faux Bois Concrete Mosaic Tile Garden Table
Emile Taugourdeau French Faux Bois Concrete Mosaic Tile Garden Table

Emile Taugourdeau French Faux Bois Concrete Mosaic Tile Garden Table

Located in Forney, TX

A whimsical faux bois concrete garden table by Emile Taugourdeau (French, 1917-1989). This extraordinary outdoor table from France has been designed in whimsy faux bois fashion, le...

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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Majolica Furniture

Materials

Concrete

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.