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Material: Majolica
Large Mid Century French Vallauris Green Swirl Majolica Leaf Platter Centerpiece
By Vallauris
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning vintage Mid-Century French majolica leaf platter or centerpiece by Vallauris, France, 1950-1960s. Marked "Vallauris" on reverse. This ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Italian Art Deco Tea Set by Richard Ginori in White and Tiffany Green Majolica
Located in Roma, IT
A set made in Italy by the historic ceramic and porcelain company Richard Ginori, founded in Tuscany in Sesto Fiorentino in 1896, and currently owned by the luxury brand Gucci (Kerin...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Water Lily Wall Pocket
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Water Lily Wall Pocket.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Rooster Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French country majolica rooster tureen, circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Majolica Oranges Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica oranges Wall Platter.
Category
1890s Finnish Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
George Jones Majolica Lobster Dish
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica dish which features a three piece set, with a lid, dish and undertray. A lobster sits on the lid, with seaweed on a basketweave ground to the dish and undertray...
Category
1870s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Art Deco French Longwy Majolica Fish Plate, Circa 1930
Located in Pearland, TX
A stylish Art Deco French Longwy majolica fish plate, circa 1930. Maker's mark on reverse. It's a rare color, white with lovely soft purple lilac accents, and it displays beautifully...
Category
1930s French Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Large Majolica Asparagus Serving Platter
By Orchies
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very unusual and beautiful French barbotine majolica asparagus serving platter, oval in shape and featuring a typical 'trompe l'oeil' textured decoration of globe artichokes and pu...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
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
Delphin Massier Majolica Cockerel/Rooster Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier Majolica figural vase which features a cockerel/rooster stood in front of a vase, which is modelled in the form of corn. Colouration: yellow, pink, teal blue, are pre...
Category
1890s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Portuguese Cunha Palissy Majolica Anthropomorphic Lizard Monk Jug
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica jug/pitcher which features a lizard dressed as a monk, prayer hands and singing. The tail forms the handle. Colouration: brown, green, yellow...
Category
1890s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Fish Sealife Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica sealife platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
High relief of a fish, seaweeds,starfish and oyster.
Nautical style.
7.3 inches diameter
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century French Palissy Majolica Platter with Snake, Frog, and Shells
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Dallas, TX
Alive with texture, color, and movement, this early 20th-century French Palissy-style majolica platter brings the natural world to life in vivid relief. At the center, a coiled snake winds through a vibrant marsh, surrounded by frogs, newts, snails, and scattered shells. Glossy glazes in deep green, golden ochre, and cobalt blue add a sense of depth and dampness, while the high-relief modeling invites both touch and close inspection.
Evoking the spirit of Bernard Palissy and the rustic naturalism of 19th-century revivalists, this hand-modeled ceramic piece is more than a decorative dish, it’s a sculptural landscape. The reverse reveals a warm, mottled terracotta finish, grounding the piece in its artisanal origins.
Whether placed on a console, set into a cabinet, or mounted on a wall, this antique French platter...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Palissy Puttis Jardinière, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Oversize Palissy jardinière inspired by the Renaissance attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880.
Fauns heads handles.
The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet...
Category
1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Grapes Basket Tureen Sarreguemines, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes basket tureen signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
Minton majolica game pie tureen with hunting dog, late 19th Century
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
This late 19th-century Minton majolica game pie tureen and cover offer a glimpse into the richness of Victorian dining. The cover features a meticulously molded hunting dog nestled amidst ferns, evoking scenes of countryside pursuits. The basketweave sides are adorned with detailed depictions of a hare and pheasant, while elegant branch handles and scroll feet complete the ensemble, showcasing the exquisite craftsmanship typical of the era.
This piece bears impressed marks on the underside, indicating its authenticity and heritage. Despite its age, this tureen remains a testament to Minton's mastery of majolica artistry.
Please note the condition report: while the tureen itself is in good condition, the dish has sustained damage, including little cracks and losses to the glazing. Crazing is present throughout, with evidence of heat damage to the base. These imperfections, however, do not detract from the overall beauty and historical significance of this piece.
Ideal for collectors of Victorian ceramics...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Italian Majolica Pharmacy Jar
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 18th century Italian Majolica Polychrome Pharmacy Jar or Albarello, dated 1777. These jars were use in apothecaries to hold medicinal herbs, powders...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Victorian Majolica Minton Lily Pitcher
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Majolica Minton Lily Pitcher.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
French Saint Clément Majolica Blue Green & Yellow Lemon Wedge Oyster Plate 1920s
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique French majolica trompe l'oeil oyster plate made at the famous St. Clement faience factory in the East of France, circa 1920-1930. Maker's mark on reverse. This gorge...
Category
1920s French Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Art Nouveau Majolica Green Man Face & Daisies Water Jug Pitcher 9"
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful example of a late 19th century majolica water pitcher, off white in color featuring a design of yellow daisies, with green and brown art nouveau styling in the scalloped ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$175 Sale Price
30% Off
French Saint Clément Majolica Blue Green & Yellow Lemon Wedge Oyster Plate 1920s
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique French majolica trompe l'oeil oyster plate made at the famous St. Clement faience factory in the East of France, circa 1920-1930. Maker's mark on reverse. This gorge...
Category
1920s French Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Rare Majolica Orchid Jardiniere Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Orchid Jardiniere attributed to Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Measures: W / 17 inches , H / 8.3 inches.
The Massier family are known f...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Shrimp Plate Choisy Le Roi Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Shrimp Plate 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, they produced very hi...
Category
1930s French Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Majolica Pigeon Wall Pocket
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century French Majolica Pigeon wall pocket.
The pigeon have a pink ribbon and carry a white card.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Majolica Asparagus & Artichoke Tureen Saint Amand
By Saint Amand
Located in Austin, TX
This French Majolica footed tureen is a bunch of asparagus surrounded by large artichoke leaves with his original under platter is one of the rare example of asparagus tureens made a...
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
majolika karlsruhe WALL PLATE gustav heinkel 1930s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful platter designed by Gustav Heinkel for Majolika Karlsruhe in the early 1930s. Majolika Karlsruhe logo on the backside.
Dimensions: Diameter 7 2/3" (19.5 cm), height 3...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage 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
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
Majolica Ceramic Lemons Wall Decoration / Wall Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Stunning lemons Manises Majolica ceramic wall decoration, Spain, 1960s.
Handcrafted ceramic wall hanging sculpture featuring a bunch of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Trompe L'oeil Wall Plaque with Oranges, Perret-Gentil, Menton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Menton French Majolica (Barbotine) Trompe L'oeil Wall Plaque on a turquoise ground with oranges molded in high relief, circa 1880, with impressed mark for Eugene Perret-Gentil, diame...
Category
1880s English Victorian 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
Antique Majolica Milk Pitcher with Pewter Lid, Bird Motif antique 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Decorate a shelf or a kitchen counter with this elegant antique milk pitcher. Created attributed to Sarreguemines, France in the 1900s. The milk j...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large French Pottery Majolica Pheasant Tureen circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Pottery Majolica Pheasant Tureen circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
18th-19th Century Spanish Colonial Majolica Pottery Angel Vase
Located in New York, NY
Antique Guatemalan majolica pottery vase, with hand painted floral design on front. Two angels adorn the upper rim, appearing at the top of each side peering out over their angel win...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Faience Wall Plate Stamped Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Add some color to your kitchen wall or dining room shelf with this beautiful antique Majolica wall platter. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the plate features sculptural fruit motif in high relief which includes a pair of pears hanging from tree branches covered with green leaves. The colorful hand-painted faience round plate with pink flowers...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Blue and White Dutch Delft Tile: Stil life with vase and fruit, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands
Circa 1700
A fine blue and white Dutch tile with a still life painting of a vase with leaves and grapes and an apple on the sides.
The scene is painted without corn...
Category
1690s Dutch Baroque Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Gooseberry Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica gooseberry plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870.
Geometric pattern on the border.
Category
1870s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$224 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.
Vibrant emerauld green colors.
Diameter / 10.5 inches.
Rustic style.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Duck Tureen Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large fine Majolica duck tureen signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
The base imitate the water of the pond.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Frog with Mandolin Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Art Nouveau green Majolica frog who playing mandolin unsigned Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massi...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Bauhaus Era Ceramic Bonsai Planter by Eva Zeisel Schramberg Art Deco Avantgarde
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exceptional Bauhaus era ceramic bonsai planter or cachepot was designed by the renowned designer Eva Zeisel and produced by the Schramberger Majolika Manufaktur (SMF) in Germany...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Majolica Jardinière by Gustave de Bruyn Fives Lille Cherubs Lions Cobalt
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Majolica jardinière is richly decorated, featuring a deep cobalt blue glaze as the base color. The sides are adorned with cherubs and lion heads in golden and brown tones, refle...
Category
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Asparagus Plate with Cabbage Leaves Creil & Montereau
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century majolica asparagus plates with large green cabbages leaves on a yellow background (usually on blue background), very colorful plates...
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$236 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Large Italian Majolica Ceramic Sitting Cat Kitten Figurine
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large ceramic sculpture features tabby cat or kitten, sitting with its head turned to a side. The figurine is decorated with majolica glaze with hand-painted black markings on white...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Parakeets Garniture Set Vases & Jardinière Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Parakeets Garniture set with 2 vases and a jardinière planter signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Model 7122.
Measures: Jardinière / Height 6.2", length 11" on 6".
Vases / ...
Category
1880s European Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French 1880s Barbotine Majolica Basket with High Relief Colorful Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French majolica basket from the late 19th century with high relief floral barbotine décor. Created in France during the last quarter of the 19th century, this majolica features a b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair Of Hispano Moresque Pottery Vases
Located in Essex, MA
Likely Portugese heavily potted with copper and cream tones. Globular form with small loop ring handles and Alhambresque palette decoration. Conforming raised foot.
Category
Mid-19th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$4,800 / set
19th Century Victorian Majolica Cucumber Platter George Jones
By George Jones
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century Victorian Cucumber Platter or Tray George Jones.
17 by 9.5 inches.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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
Large Byzantium Moon Jar Hand Painted Ceramic Italy Contemporary Maiolica
Located in London, GB
Byzantium moon jar, 2024, hand-painted maiolica fired with full reduction firing
40 cm diameter, unique piece.
Winner of the Best Object Ceramic & Glass at LAPADA Art & Antiques Fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Glazed Ceramic Melon Server Set, Italy 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Desserts serving set melon design: 6 plates + 1 tureen, Italy, 1960s.
One of a kind set of 6 Majolica ceramic melon slice shaped dishes and a large melon tureen,
The melon shaped cer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
$2,853 / set
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
Minton Majolica Planter
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Large Minton Majolica planter in turquoise designed in a basketweave pattern with a large tied bow arround the middle. Impressed: Mintons Patte...
Category
Early 20th Century European Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$2,950
19th Century Large Victorian Majolica Pond Lilies Handled Serving Dish
By George Jones
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Large Victorian Majolica Pond Lilies Handled Serving Dish.
L / 16 by 6.3 inches.
H / 4 inches.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,280 Sale Price
24% Off
Majolica Palissy Snake Vase Thomas Sergent, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Small Palissy trunk vase with a colored snake around the vase attributed to the School of Paris, circa 1880.
The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois ...
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$520 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
Antique Majolica Adams & Bromley Oak Leaf & Acorn Nut Creamer Pitcher Jug 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica Adams & Bromley creamer pitcher / jug featuring an oak leaf and acorn nut theme with branch handle.
Dimensions:
7" x 5.5" x 7.5" (Width x Depth x Height)
Category
Late 19th Century 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 Rooster Large Spill Vase Signed Louis Carrier-Belleuse, French, ca 1890
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Majolica Cockerel Spill Vase by Choisy-le-Roi, naturalistically modeled and glazed as a crowing rooster on a molded barnyard base, the rectangular vase formed by simulated stacked st...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
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.
On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage majolica tea sets, vases, candlesticks, tureens and other furniture and decorative objects.
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