233 results for "palissy"

Portuguese Portuguese Palissy Majolica figure which features a tortoise. Colouration: brown, ochre, grey, are predominant.

Antique Majolica Palissy Portuguese wall platter signed Jose Alves Cunha, very unusual piece with a rat bitten by a large snake, caterpillar, butterfl...

A Palissy School of Paris Majolica hanging wall plaque, France, modeled by François Maurice, circa 1870-1875. Modeled from life, this extremely dimensional and realistic piece is gl...

Crafted in France circa 1890, this remarkable pair of antique majolica jardinières exemplifies the naturalistic barbotine pottery produced in northern France during the late 19th cen...

French Majolica Palissy Cache Pot Thomas Sergent, circa 1880. H / 3 inches , 3 by 3 inches.

Vintage Palissy Style art pottery fruit and leaf plate by Caldas Da Rainha Portuguese Measures: 9" diameter x 2.5" height.

Vintage Palissy Style Art Fruit Plate, Large Fruit and Leaf Plate, the Fruit Plate Made in Portugal by Jay Willfred Sadek  

Small Portuguese Majolica Palissy Chesnuts Platter Caldas Da Rainha. Circa 1940. 4.2 inches diameter.

Mid-Century Majolica Palissy Lobster Platter Vallauris. Mussels.shells,seaweeds. Diameter / 9.8 nches.

19th Century Majolica Palissy Dragon Platter Thomas Sergent. Thomas Victor Sergent was an active member of the School of Paris with others ceramists he made platters and other severa...

French Majolica Palissy monkey vase, circa 1880. Dressed monkey with a bottle sitting on a basket.

Small French Majolica Palissy Cache Pot Thomas Sergent, circa 1880. with butterflies and shells. H / 2.2 inches , 4.2 by 3.8 inches.

Large Majolica Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880 unsigned. Naturalistic movement of the end of 19th century. The jar have the shape of a trunk with a bir...

19th Century French Majolica Palissy Acorns & Blue Flowers Cachepot. Shaped as wood box with oak leaves and acorns , and blue flowers. Attributed to Saint Honore Les Bains. H / 8 inc...

19th-Century Palissy Majolica trunk jardinière with a butterfly. L / 6.3 inches.

Antique print titled ‘Palissy Ware from the Soulages collection'. Lithograph of Palissy ware, a 19th-century term for ceramics produced in the style of the famous French potter Berna...

19th century Palissy chalice vase signed Thomas Sergent, the feets are stylized with seaweeds in a Renaissance style. School of Paris. The School of Paris was composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois Maurice, Thomas Sergent, Georges Pull...

Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall pocket which features a nesting bird, a snake and insects. Colouration: green, brown, grey, are predominant.

This is an original antique chromolithograph, printed in color, showing an enameled faience dish face on with its profile drawn below. In the center a group of putti gather around a ...

A scarce Victor Barbizet covered terrine formed as a rustic basket of fish, France, circa 1870. The two piece terrine has a lid showing a variety of g...

Rare antique Portuguese Cunha Palissy plate featuring a scalloped rim and richly molded decoration of three crabs and shells, including clams. The surface is stamped, reflecting the ...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this quite lovely Portuguese circa 1880 Mafra Palissy Ware Ewer Jug and Sa...

Portuguese Majolica Palissy Olives Platter signed Aires Constantino Leal Caldas Da Rainha. Circa 1940. 5.5 inches diameter.

20th century decorative palissy lobster plate circa 1940. 1940's decorative plate depicting a lobster on the sea bed. Fantastic colour and detail. In excellent condition, with fitme...

Majolica Palissy bull head wall pocket, circa 1880.

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...

Unusual Portuguese Palissy ewer signed Manuel Mafra Caldas Da Rainha with his underplate. A sand background with a large lizard handle decorated with a t...

A Palissy-style majolica vase attributed to Manuel Mafra, featuring a baluster-form body richly decorated with applied naturalistic elements. The vase is embellished with modeled fis...

A majolica Lobster covered pâté tureen by George Jones, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1870. A scarce and highly desirable piece with collectors, a Palissy style oval basketweave ...

Large 19th century Majolica Palissy leaf wall fish & lobster platter Alfred Renoleau. Signed Polakowski & Cie, Roumazieres. Angouleme (France).

Jose A Cunha Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plaque which features a lizard on a grassy ground. Colouration: green, brown, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's marks for ...

19th century majolica candlestick in a lovely pineapple design. The colors are wonderfully rich and what an unusual piece to add to any collection!

PALISSY POTTERY (Manufacturer) - Thames River Scenes (Series) - "Windsor Castle" (Design Model) - Large vintage blue and white transfer decorated ceramic sugar caster or shaker - fea...

This is an original antique chromolithograph, printed in blue, green, rust red, buff and cream, showing an oval enameled faience dish seen slightly from above, casting a shadow on th...

Large Mid-Century Majolica fish platter Vallauris. Large fish in the center, seaweeds, shells,lemon. Nautical style. 17.5 inches by 8 inches.  

Beautiful pair of Majolica Palissy vases, richly glazed and finely detailed in the naturalistic style characteristic of the period. Each vase dis...

Small French Majolica Palissy jardinière with grapes Thomas Sergent, circa 1880. Shaped as a wood box.

Rare Majolica Palissy egg handled platter Circa 1870. Renaissance Revival style.

Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter attributed to Vallauris, circa 1950. A large mackerel on a seaweeds bed, lemon slice, shells and one small fish.  

A rare small French palissy majolica comport with cabbage leaf signed Emile Gambut and dated 1879. The base is composed with branches. Famous French ceramist , with ceramics at the...

Bernard Palissy is an artwork realized by Charles Courtry in 1897. Original etching. Titled and Signed by Charles Courtry and A. Salmon on the lower margin. Place and date on pl...

Pair of 19th century Palissy chalices vases with butterflies signed Thomas Sergent, the feets are stylized seaweeds in a Renaissance style. School of Paris. The School of Paris was...

An unusual Royal Palissy line Geranium Floral oval bowl, from Samuel Alcock & Co, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1850. This is a scarce example of Alcocks Palissy Geranium...

From the Stoke-On-Trent pottery works of George Jones, a spectacular three-piece Majolica sardine box, Staffordshire, England, dated 1870. In a lovely soft color palette of lilac ...

School of Paris French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish (a carp, a pike), a snake, a frog, langoustines, insects and shells. Rippled water-effect ground. Colouration...

Portuguese majolica pitcher or ewer with cherry motif and branch handle circa 1890 signed Antonio Alves Cunha Caldas da Rainha.

Remarkable oversize pair of Majolica vases decorated with beans in high relief attributed to Saint Honore, circa 1880. On a deep navy blue, the handled Trompe l'oeil vases are decor...

A very rarely found, early Wedgwood majolica glazed shell and coral open salt cellar – date marked 1872. In the manner of Palissy, the globose Volut...

French Art Nouveau Inkwell by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat, France, circa 1890. A rare and exquisite Art Nouveau inkwell by renowned French ceramist Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910). This finely crafted piece showcases Dalpayrat’s signature red copper-glazed stoneware, especially rich and luminous near the base. Elegantly mounted in pewter, the design exemplifies the organic flow and refined detail of the Art Nouveau period. Dimensions: Height: 3.54 in. (9 cm) Diameter: 5.12 in. (13 cm) Materials: Stoneware with pewter mount Condition: Excellent+++++, museum-quality preservation Markings: Incised signature "Dalpayrat 1500" under the base (see photo) This inkwell is a collectible example of French ceramic art at the turn of the century—perfect for collectors of Art Nouveau, 19th-century French ceramics, or the works of Dalpayrat. Adrien Dalpayrat (1844–1910): A Pioneer of French Ceramic Innovation Adrien Dalpayrat was a French ceramicist and researcher who played a key role in the revival of stoneware at the end of the 19th century. Born in 1844 in Limoges, Dalpayrat studied drawing and porcelain painting in his hometown before beginning his professional career at the Jules Vieillard faience factory in Bordeaux. There, he met his wife, Marie Tallerie, with whom he had two sons—Albert and Adolphe—who would later become his primary collaborators. Throughout his early career, Dalpayrat worked for several major ceramic manufacturers, including Ashwin (Valentine), Fouquet (Toulouse), François Blanc (Monaco), and Léon Sazerat (Limoges). In 1889, seeking greater independence, he moved to the Paris region and established his own studio in Bourg-la-Reine. Collaborations and Artistic Evolution Dalpayrat’s creative vision expanded through his collaboration with sculptor Alphonse Voisin-Delacroix. Together, they explored neo-Gothic and Palissy-inspired motifs, creating a remarkable ceramic bestiary. Following Voisin-Delacroix’s death in 1893, Dalpayrat partnered with Adèle Lesbros, which marked a shift in his work toward simpler, more refined vase forms influenced by Japonism. Japanese art had been introduced to France during the 1867 Universal Exhibition, but it wasn’t until the 1878 Exhibition, particularly through the ceremonial stoneware used in the Japanese tea ceremony, that Japonism truly captivated French artists. This influence led Dalpayrat to create vessels with organic, vegetal, and animal-inspired forms. Technical Mastery: The Secrets of Copper Red Among all the ceramists of his time who sought to replicate the elusive Chinese “sang de boeuf” (oxblood) glaze, Adrien Dalpayrat was arguably the most successful. He didn’t simply reproduce the legendary copper red—he transformed it. By manipulating glaze thickness, firing temperature, atmosphere, and copper oxide content, he developed a unique palette of flamed and mottled red glazes that became his signature: the renowned Dalpayrat red. He further enriched his pieces by introducing streaks and inclusions of turquoise, blue, green, and yellow—freeing the red glaze from monochromy and turning it into an expressive, living surface. His work pushed stoneware beyond function into expressive art, merging form and glaze in bold, sculptural harmony. Beyond Ceramics: Bronze Mounts and Architectural Works Dalpayrat also collaborated with renowned jewelers such as Ernest Cardeilhac and Keller to produce pieces mounted in gilt bronze, blending ceramics with decorative arts at the highest level. In an effort to make his work more accessible, he opened a second faience workshop focused on simpler, more affordable pieces inspired by Nevers and Rouen ware. However, this venture faced financial difficulties and closed by 1900. The main family studio followed in 1906 as the popularity of Art Nouveau declined. Dalpayrat then returned to Limoges, devoting his final years to painting and drawing until his death in 1910. Legacy and Recognition Despite financial struggles during his lifetime, Dalpayrat’s ceramics were widely acclaimed at major international exhibitions: Bronze medal, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1893) Silver medal, Antwerp International Exhibition (1894) Gold medal, Exposition Universelle, Paris (1900) Today, his work is part of prestigious museum collections. In 2020, the Petit Palais in Paris acquired a large bird motif vase created in collaboration with Voisin-Delacroix, now on view in Room...

Pierre Jeanneret, SI-41-B sofa in teak and reupholstered in black leather. Jeanneret was commissioned by the city of Chandigarh, India, to build and design for the Punjab University Administrative buildings and a few private residences. They were produced between circa 1952 and 1957. Provenance: Sourced from gallery Fiftiesdesign in Brest, who imported the furniture from India...

A scarce Palissy-style French rustic terrine, made by Saint Honoré-les-Bains, as a hen on a basket, circa 1890-1900. Saint-Honoré-les-Bains is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The rustic, majolica glazed pieces of Saint Honore Les Bains were often inspired by the work of the potter Bernard Palissy. The covered terrine...

A fine French Palissy-style majolica wall plaque in the trompe l'œil tradition, signed by the artist F. Perrot and dating to circa 1890–1900. Modeled in confident high relief, the co...

This colorful pair of antique Barbotine majolica jardinières brings the richness and whimsy of the natural world into an interior. Crafted in Orchies in Northern France circa 1890, t...

A beautiful early 20th century French impressionist oil on canvas depicting a Pyrenees landscape, by Georges Pacouil. The work is signed lower left and inscribed with artist's name...

Portugese Caldas da Rainha Palissy lobster wall plaque, circa 1930. Decorated with mussels, shells and seaweed. Has no structural issues and is...

Large French 19th century Majolica jardinière in a shape of wood box decorated with leaves, on the front a bird with his nest, a snake looking on the nest with eggs...

This is a vintage butter dish. An English, ceramic countertop dairy keeper, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. A delightful kitchen or tab...

Samson, Edme Et Cie (Founded 1845), 20th century. A two piece grouping of porcelain figures depicting Mars & Venus. Modeled after the Meissen originals. "Samson began his career b...

A French mid-19th century barbotine Majolica jardinière by French potter Thomas Sargent, with floral motifs. Born in France during the 19th century, thi...

A blue and white earthenware tureen made in Staffordshire, England, in the early 20th century. It features a countryside scene on the lid and floral motifs along the body, typical of the English pastoral style. Decorated with floral patterns and pastoral scenes, this piece represents the long-standing heritage of Staffordshire pottery. The handles and lid knob are delicately shaped, and the edges have a slightly scalloped form, typical of Edwardian-era ceramics. It is part of the Avon Scenes series by Palissy, with a design inspired by romanticized English countryside landscapes. The mark on the base reads “Avon Scenes Palissy England...