German Porcelain Majolica Chick Egg Cup, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
German Porcelain Majolica Chick Egg Cup, circa 1920.
1920s French Rustic Vintage Majolica Furniture
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
German Porcelain Majolica Chick Egg Cup, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
German Porcelain Majolica Chick Egg Cup, circa 1920.
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Antique Belgian Wasmuel Majolica Bird With Cherries Plate, Circa 1890
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique Belgian majolica crested bird in a cherry tree plate, Wasmuel, circa 1890. This lovely hand painted plate has brilliant vibrant colors and exquisite detail. DIMEN...
Majolica
Aldo Londi for Bitossi “Rimini Blu” Etruscan Revival Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Valencia, VC
Brick-shaped ceramic vase with a strong, architectural profile, designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi in the 1960s. The surface is decorated with horizontal bands of impressed Etruscan...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with flowers circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Ceramic, Majolica
$402Sale Price|50% Off
Antique Victorian Historism Majolica Pedestal Bowl / Centerpiece Knights Dragons
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Historism centerpiece / pedestal bowl is made of polychrom glazed majolica and features four cartouches decorated with high relief knight helmets and dragons. The manufa...
Ceramic, Majolica
$400Sale Price|77% Off
French 19th Century Majolica Cache Pot, Fruit Design, Antique Planter
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A quirky and very retro French Barbotine Majolica cache pot dating from the 19th century, and featuring an eye-catching design of succulent painted fruits encircling its rim. The pot...
Majolica, Porcelain
Antique Onnaing Majolica Love Birds Parakeets Jardiniere Cachepot, Circa 1880
By Onnaing
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French Onnaing majolica barbotine love birds parakeets cachepot / jardiniere / planter, circa 1880. Maker's mark on reverse. This fine jardiniere is a nice large s...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Victorian Server with Coral & Seaweed Handle George Jones
By George Jones
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Server with Coral & Seaweed Handle George Jones.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$2,564Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Rectangular Mirror with Leaves Frame in Green Ceramic, 1960
By Hispania CH
Located in Barcelona, ES
Green Glazed Ceramic Foliage Mirror by CH Hispania ____________________________________________________________ Eye-catching Mid-Century Modern rectangular green ceramic mirror with ...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Monumental Renaissance Style Majolica Grapes Blue Vase
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French monumental Majolica blue vase with large grapes leaves and fruit stand two large trompe l'oeil rings on the two sides. This vase...
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890. Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Spanish Rooster Shaped Pitcher in Green Glazed Ceramic, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching green and brown Majolica ceramic rooster jug / pitcher, Spain, 1950s. Andalusian ceramic decorative rooster shaped jug in shades ...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Lion and Lioness Platter Salins
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
19th century fine Majolica lion and lioness surrounded by exuberants plants signed Salins (East of France) Very unusual piece, the pastel lilac purple is...
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fishs Heads Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
A very rare Palissy oyster plate or platter who represents twelve fish heads shells, circa 1880. Attribution to the School of Paris, a French group of ceramists inspired by Bernard P...
Majolica, Ceramic
Pair of White Majolica Ceramic Doves, Italy 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage porcelain or ceramic dove figurines feature finely detailed bodies, artfully hand painted with light green accents on bright white majolica glaze, creating a reserved, natural color palette of white and tone-on-tone green. The birds are realistically sculpted with wide, flowing tails, standing calmly with their heads slightly turned. They are not mirror images of each other; each presents subtle differences in posture, adding visual interest and another layer of complexity to the set. Highly detailed figurines convey a touch of historical elegance and whimsical charm of traditional Italian country style. Each sculpture is marked with ITALY and model numbers on the inner surfaces. While many Italian artists and studios created their version of dove figurine, most of them are stylistically different from this pair; Bitossi and Zaccagnini birds have more streamlined, Modernist silhouettes, and the doves created for Raymor were less detailed and intentionally less realistic, as well as most often marked with distributor name in writing. We're attributing the pair to Mottahedeh, who sourced Italian majolica in similar style; the pieces will be simply marked ITALY and Mottahedeh will add their paper stickers. As the sculptures are quite old, the stickers often get lost or destroyed. The convenient size and small footprint allows the set to be used in a multiple ways, such as dining room centerpiece, console table accent, shelf or fireplace mantel decoration...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century French Barbotine Rooster Vase by Louis Carrier-Belleuse
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring vibrant color and sculptural character to a kitchen, dining room, wine cellar, or country house interior with this exceptional antique barbotine rooster vase. Crafted in France...
Faience, Majolica
Two Lobster Plates in Clear Glass, Sweden, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Two beautiful Lobster plates made of Glass. A nice addition to your Table. Found at an estate sale in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ceramic, Majolica
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...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Terracotta
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Vase with Relief Decor, Italy Mid Century
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...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica Rooster Large Spill Vase Signed Louis Carrier-Belleuse, French, ca 1890
By Choisy-le-Roi, Louis Robert Carrier-Belleuse
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...
Majolica
French Majolica Rabbit Pitcher Made for the Int'l Exhibition in Paris ca 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Rare and highly collectable French glazed ceramic pitcher in the shape of a Rabbit. The design is a wonderfully detailed rabbit wearing a green ribbon bearing a '1900' medallion, ...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Paint
Large Decorative Ceramic Plate Gray Green Mother Pearl Platter Dish Hand Made
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large white earthenware dish made in one piece by artist G.Mengoni. The plate was made by the pressure technique and then hand-embossed by the artist. The 'abborchiato' technique is ...
Ceramic, Luster, Majolica
Mafra Palissy Majolica Lobster Plate
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a lobster and four shells, sitting on an extruded clay ground. Colouration: green, brown, pink, are predominant. The piece...
Majolica
French Majolica Palm Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica palm plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Ceramic, Majolica
George Jones Majolica Lily Sweetmeat Dish
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica sweetmeat dish which features pond lilies and bulrushes. Pink interior version. Colouration: green, brown, white, are predominant. Bears a pattern number, '3395'.
Majolica
Large Majolica Shell Vase Nautilus Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Shell Nautilus Vase Urn signed Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890. The base is decorated with shells and coral. H / 8 inches , W / 10 inches.
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Chesnut attributed to Jardinière Saint Clement.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
German Porcelain Majolica Penguin Egg Cup, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
German Porcelain Majolica Penguin Egg Cup, circa 1920.
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
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....
Majolica
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu & Palm Tree, 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu & Palm Tree, 20thC Measures - 11"h x 6.5"diam A charming figural Majolica pottery crumpet stand from the 20th century, f...
Majolica, Pottery
Late 17th-Early 18th Century Italian Majolica Bowl
Located in Hudson, NY
This good sized bowl is a great example of the majolica wares produced in Italy throughout the 15th, 16th, 17, and 18th centuries. Humble and simple but highly decorative and enterta...
Majolica
Antique Majolica Daisy Flowers & Lace Water Pitcher Jug Carafe 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica pitcher / jug / carafe featuring a design of daisies and lace. Dimensions: 6.75" x 6" x 6.25" (Width x Depth x Height)
Majolica
19th Century Italian Majolica Dog Pitcher Nove Di Bassano
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Italian Majolica Dog Pitcher Nove Di Bassano. signed Giovanni Battista Viero GBV.
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
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...
Majolica
Majolica Urn Vase Flower Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pottery vase features urn shaped body with twin handles framing the wide rim, decorated with majolica glaze in organic, earthy brown palette. The abstract floral decor is ver...
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Sarreguemines French Majolica Pair of Vases with Ships, Vintage France
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...
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century Majolica chesnut handled jardinière signed Onnaing. 18 inches L This jardinière is inspired by the Art Nouveau and the Naturalism movement of the end of 19th Cent...
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Double Vase with Birds Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica double vase with birds signed Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1900.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pair of Majolica Palissy Vases with Mistletoe, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Palissy pair of small handled vases decorated with mistletoe, circa 1880. The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois Maurice, Thomas Sergent, Georges pull...
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Ducklings with Snail Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica ducklings with snail & frog plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
English Majolica Swan & Fishs Pitcher, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual English Majolica Swan & Fishs Pitcher, circa 1890. The handle of the pitcher is a swan and the pitcher is decorated with fishs Height / 8.8 inches.
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique English Majolica Planter or Jardiniere with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique planter is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art Nouveau style. The planter is composed of Maj...
Majolica
Large Antique French Gien White Pale Blue Majolica Oyster Platter, Circa 1890
By Gien
Located in Pearland, TX
A rare large antique 19th-Century French Gien porcelain oyster platter, fluted and gilt at the edges, circa 1890. It's a lovely glazed white color with pale blue undertones. Maker's ...
Majolica, Porcelain
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Vegetables Basket Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica vegetables jug / pitcher in multicolor glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s. Rare find. Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the shape of a basket of vegetables A cool accent to any kitchen or to be used as serving pitcher or for decorative purposes. Lovely as a part of a ceramics collection displayed in a cabinet. Great as gift idea! Rare find. Very good condition The lemons ceramic pitcher and the oranges ceramic pitcher...
Ceramic, Majolica
$568Sale Price|71% Off
Surrealistic Faience Vase-Pitcher by Alabbo Amalki, Italy, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Unique Surrealistic Faience / Majolica Vase-Pitcher with Seahorse Handle by Alabbo Amalki, RC Italy A very unique and highly decorative faience (majolica) vase-pitcher, showcasing a...
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Faience, Majolica
Large George Jones Majolica Cow Cheese Dome and Stand, Pink Ground, English 1873
By George Jones
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Full-Size George Jones Majolica Cow Cheese dome and stand (Stilton Dish), 11.75 height x 12.5 diameter inches, on a vivid deep pink glazed ground with str...
Majolica
Early 20th Century French Painted Barbotine Ceramic Duck Pitcher
Located in Dallas, TX
This French mjolica water pitcher was crafted in France circa 1920. The pitcher features a mallard duck in flight, set against a naturalistic backdrop of reeds and cattails. The rich...
Ceramic, Majolica
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.
Ceramic, Majolica
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...
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Vintage Mottahedeh Majolica Artichoke Centerpiece, Italy, 1960s
By Mottahedeh
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage majolica centerpiece features a finely detailed pyramid of artichokes in woven basket, artfully painted in soft shades of green; the basket is done in monochromatic white glaze, creating a reserved, natural color palette of white and tone-on-tone green. The Artichoke Centerpiece was one of the first decorative objects Mottahedeh made in Italy, probably in collaboration with Basso, an Italian manufacturer. The centerpiece offers a touch of historical elegance and whimsical charm to any space. It can be used in a multiple ways, such as dining room centerpiece, console table accent, shelf or fireplace mantel decoration...
Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Majolica Porcelain Palissy Fish Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century porcelain Palissy platter with fishs, eel, shells , crawfish and ivy leaves.
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Palissy Leaf Wall Fishs Platter Alfred Renoleau
Located in Austin, TX
Large Palissy leaf platter with mackerel,eel and a sole signed Polakowski & cie Roumazieres. Reference/Page 179 "Palissy Ware" of M. Katz. Page 81 "Alfred Renoleau ceramiste Charen...
Majolica
French Majolica Oyster Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with seaweeds Salins (East of France) circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Six Majolica Plates with Fruit Decor, Sarreguemines, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Six Early 20th century majolica plates with fruit decor, Earthenware. Differend fruit decorations, colourful painted. Underglaze mark. Small cracks in the ...
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate two parakeets on a blue background with oranges signed Salins, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Majolica
Mid-19th Century Italian Majolica Mirror(2 available)
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#6-596ab Rare Italian handmade Majolica mirror from Le Marche.(2 available} Priced individually
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, ...
Majolica
Majolica Peach & Grey Shell Oyster Platter Sarreguemines, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica peach & grey shell oyster Platter Sarreguemines Circa 1930. The platter have 12 shells between rope pattern and seaweeds.
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Ducklings with Frog Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica ducklings with frog plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French 19th Century Majolica Asparagus Tray with Cradle and Wicker Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Majolica asparagus tray from the 19th century, with large cradle and wicker motifs. Created in France during the 19th century, this Majolica tray features large cradle with ...
Majolica
The popularity of Victorian majolica, the gaily colored, metallic-oxide-glazed earthenware, has ebbed and flowed for more than a century. Right now, antique and vintage majolica plates, pitchers, decorative objects and other pieces appear to be having a moment — again.
Starting in the 1850s, people in the U.S. and the U.K. embraced these affordable housewares with unusual polychrome palettes (turquoise and pink) and whimsical forms (candlesticks shaped like dolphins). By the 1870s, majolica was being mass-produced for an ever-expanding middle class in countries like England, France, Sweden, Hungary and Portugal. Majolica was Art for Everyman. Its popularity coincided with interest in exotic Japonisme and scientific studies by the likes of Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin and John James Audobon.
Despite a similarity in name, Victorian majolica is significantly different in subject matter and form from its Italian forebear, Renaissance maiolica. That earlier earthenware bore gaily painted religious and mythological scenes, and unlike majolica, with its lively contours, was not molded or three dimensional.
What was the attraction of majolica for the 19th-century collector? “Imagine what it looked like in a Victorian interior, with dark woods, heavy drapes and upholstered chairs and sofas,” says Susan Weber, founder of the Bard Graduate Center in New York. “Majolica is robust and extremely tactile. With its naturalistic shapes, colorful glazes and often humorous themes, it appealed to the growing consumer society.”
In England, manufacturers like Minton began to produce decorative, relief-molded majolica tiles for the interiors of taverns, train stations, even the famous Queen’s Dairy at Frogmore, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. In 19th-century France, Sèvres and smaller ceramics firms began to reinterpret the snake-decorated platters made by Bernard Palissy, a 16th-century self-taught French potter. The result was a type of majolica called Palissy ware, which, like the originals, was festooned with odd creatures (lobsters, lizards and snakes) modeled by hand.
The late Moroccan-born, Paris-based decorator Alberto Pinto often placed Palissy ware in his clients’ living rooms, posing individual pieces on brackets against a background of stamped, gilded leather. Pinto, in turn, influenced such contemporary decorators as Harry Heissmann of New York. After 1900, people got swept up in the romanticism of Art Nouveau and ceased buying majolica. The 1970s saw a revival of interest, and in 1982, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, organized “English Majolica,” an exhibition featuring 75 examples from Minton, Wedgwood and George Jones, among other makers.
On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage majolica tea sets, vases, candlesticks, tureens and other furniture and decorative objects.