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Material: Majolica
Art Nouveau Majolica Barbotine Box Jar Pheasant on Basket by Sarreguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A hand-painted majolica lidded jar / box or tureen in the shape of a pheasant hen sitting on a basket, made by Sarreguemines around 1900. This beau...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$618 Sale Price
20% Off
Spanish Green Ceramic Jug Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Andalusian Handled Jar or Vessel in Green Glazed Ceramic. Spain, 1950s
This outstanding jar vase has engraved geometric details thorough creating a beautiful pattern. Si...
Category
20th Century Spanish Folk Art Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Sarreguemines Majolica Jardiniere in the Japonisme Style, 1880-1890
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A gorgeous turquoise blue Majolica jardiniere made by the French manufactory Sarreguemines circa 1880-1890. The jardiniere is decorated in the eclectic Japonisme-style with beautifully hand-painted birds among pine branches, faux cloisonne...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience, Majolica, Pottery
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.
Category
1890s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Aesthetic /Japonisme Vase, Attributed to Theodore Deck
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Majolica Japonisme vase, attributed to Theodore Deck
France, Late 19th Century
This exquisite late 19th-century French Majolica vase, attributed to the renowned ceramist Th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Vintage Majolica White Cat with Dragonfly Sculpture, Italy 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful Italian pottery cat figurine features crouching white cat with half-closed eyes, getting ready to pounce on a dragonfly flying over cat's shoulder. Elegantly sculpted ceramic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$340 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Flowers and Insects Basket, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French majolica basket with flowers and butterfly, bug, and insect accents, circa 1880. No maker's mark. Some chips.
Category
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
19th French Majolica Hen Vase Jerome Massier
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica hen vase signed Jerome Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family excelled in the represent...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century English Majolica Bamboo Vase
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Pair of English Majolica vases bamboo with a pink bow.
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$464 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Poodle Ceramic Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1980s Italian Poodle Majolica ceramic dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of Majolica ceramic, hand painte...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Ginori 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Big Majolica Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Big Majolica vase
Ginori
Italy, 1850-1890
Very good codiction
Difetto di cottura sotto la base (vedere fotografia)
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Rare Majolica Jardinière Squash, Grape and Leaves Wilhelm Schiller
Son
Located in Austin, TX
Rare and unique 19th century Majolica jardinière with squash, grape and leaves signed Ws & S (Wilhelm Schiller & Son).
Category
1880s Czech Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Whippet Greyhound Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
By Marioni
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding Italian Greyhound statue in glazed and hand painted terracotta. Perfectly placed on a pedestal stylized as a cushion, lifelike ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Rare French Majolica Roses Basket Sarreguemines Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Charming French Majolica roses basket signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
The manufacture of Sarreguemines produced severals examples of baskets with fruits, more rarely with animals a...
Category
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Large French Majolica Palissy Jardiniere Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Palissy jardinière with leaves and branches, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
H / 10.5 inches , L / 11.3 inches , D / 6 inches.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and p...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Small French Majolica White Swan by Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French glazed ceramic swan sculpture of Majolica barbotine by the celebrated Vallauris pottery firm, Massier, featuring an elegantly modeled swan in white with hand painted ac...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica, Ceramic
French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic French Majolica Brown Hen Tureen circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Circular George Jones Majolica Squirrel Nut Dish
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica nut dish which features a squirrel sitting on a branch, holding a nut. Surrounded by acorns and oak leaves. Pink ground version. Colouration: green, pink, brown...
Category
1860s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Majolica Morning Glory Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Majolica morning glory vases Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incredible whole...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French 19th Century Majolica Cache-Pot Jardinière with Blue and Purple Colors
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A French Majolica cachepot or jardinière from the 19th century, with Born in France during the politically dynamic 19th century, this charming cachepot features an blue colored inter...
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Gio Ponti rare model Le Mie Terre vase manufactured by Richard-Ginori
Located in Skokie, IL
Gio Ponti rare large vase designed in 1929-30. Glazed maiolica. Painted designer's and manufacturer's marks.
This exquisite piece showcases the artistry of glazed maiolica, combinin...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$7,125 Sale Price
38% Off
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Petite Italian Majolica Lemons
Oranges Topiary Basket
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely petite Mid Century Italian majolica lemons and oranges topiary. Marked "Italy" on reverse. Brighten up your kitchen or dining room with this beautiful hand painted arrangeme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Ginori Istoriato Style Italian Maiolica Pottery Pilgrim Flask
Stopper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique Maiolica pilgrim flask & stopper by Ginori.
Decorated in the Urbino istoriato style with polychrome cherubs to the front and a lan...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience, Majolica
Théodore Deck Attributed French Ormolu Mounted Majolica Tazza
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and unusual French ormolu mounted majolica tazza molded with figures set within an abstract design border attributed to Theodore Deck (1823-1891) and believed to date ...
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Majolica Ceramic Winking Cat Kitten Figurine, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic sculpture features tabby cat or kitten, resting on the pillow with its head slightly lifted and turned to a side. The figurine is decorated with majolica glaze with h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica White Swan Jardinière Jerome Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica white swan jardinière signed Jerome Massier Vallauris, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Majolica Palissy Fish Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Fishs, lemon,starfish,shells,seaweeds.
From Provence.
Length / 11.5 inches on 7.8 inches,...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Morning Glory Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica morning glory vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica White Flowers Jardinière, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica White Flowers Jardinière, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Vallauris Blue White Ceramic Fat Lava Round Bowl / Ashtray, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
French mid-century Vallauris ashtray / bowl, Glazed Ceramic
Beautiful fat lava glazed ceramic ashtray in dark blue and soft blue hues and white accents. Manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950s.
This cool ashtray was handcrafted in France at the Mid-20th century period. Its design in shades of blue and white fat lava ceramic on a cobalt blue background . It has four cigarrette or cigars holders.
Highly decorative piece!
This colorful piece will be the perfect gift for smokers. Also useful as jewelry bowl , decorative bowl or vide-poche.
Overall Measures: 19 cm diameter x 9 cm height (7,48 in diameter x 3,54 in height).
Vallauris Ceramic Round Bowl // Glazed Ceramic Fat Lava Bowl...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Royal Worcester Majolica Floral Basket
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Royal Worcester Majolica basket which features pink flowers and green leaves, which are hand painted and overglazed. Green branch molded handl...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Italian Majolica Incised and Painted Ewer Fish Motif
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A truly whimsical and wonderful piece of Italian Majolica that is incredibly well crafted. It is incised and appears almost enameled. It is signed or inscribed by the artist on the b...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Pug Dog Ceramic Statue Figurine Vintage, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1980s Italian Majolica ceramic dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of Majolica ceramic, hand painted. ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Life-Size Italian Bulldog Terracotta Pug Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Add a touch of charm to your home with this exquisite ceramic Terracotta Pug or French Bulldog sculpture. This piece captures the playful spirit of the beloved breed with intricate d...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
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...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Cylinder Vase Blue Prezzemolo Decor
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage majolica ceramic vase features streamlined cylinder shape and festive "Prezzemolo", or Parsley, decor in blue colorway. The decor consists of abstract geomentic shapes in blu...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$288 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Stork Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant and rare Majolica stork with a bamboo vase signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels an...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$2,800 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Rooster Pitcher in Brown Glazed Ceramic, Spain 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching brown and beige ceramic rooster jug / pitcher, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Ceramic decorative rooster shaped jug in brown color with fat lava decorati...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Earthenware
$1,231 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Swan Jardiniere Jerome Massier Fils, circa 1910
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica white swan jardiniere signed Jerome Massier Fils Vallauris, circa 1910.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Midcentury Majolica Red Fish Pottery Ceramic Tureen Box, Portugal, 1950s
Located in Coimbra, PT
A magnificent big size hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish tureen in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents manufactured in Portugal, 1950s. Beautiful to use as a wall deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Majolica Chesnut Jardinière Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica chesnut handled jardinière signed Onnaing.
This jardinière is inspired by the Art Nouveau and the Naturalism movement of the end of 19th century.
Category
1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Large Oval Majolica Palissy Fish
Lobster Platter Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Large oval Majolica Palissy wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950.
Large fishes, lobster, seaweeds, tomato, garlic.
From Provence, Mediterranean fishes.
Length / 20 inches on 9 inches, ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Style of Delphin Massier Majolica Jardinière
Planter and Stand Number. 7825
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Majolica jardinière, planter with stand
This stylish piece is an early example by a renowned maker, showing the main inspirations of Art Nouveau, applying curved, design...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Turn of the Century Italian Majolica Harlequins
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of turn of the century Italian Majolica porcelain male and female
harlequin figures each wearing a top hat, striped pants and a red shirt.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Vase with Floral and Foliage Motifs
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
19th Century Majolica Vase with Floral and Foliage Motifs
Description:
This is a majolica vase dating from the 19th century, made in glazed ceramic with a rich and earthy brown tone...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Delphin Massier Majolica Birds on Bamboo Vase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier French Majolica vase which features three bamboo stem vases forming a support for an egg on the top. The bamboo and egg is hand painted with flowers and leaves. Birds...
Category
1890s Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Ceramic Hand-Painted Candlestick Candle Holder by DeSimone, Italy
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This vintage figural candlestick by Giovanni Desimone Italy is a unique and eye-catching piece of decorative art. DeSimone was a renowned Italian ceramicist and designer who worked in the mid-20th century, known for his whimsical and colorful ceramic sculptures...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$132 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 20" Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Lemon Topiary Centerpiece
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely large 20" Mid-Century Italian majolica basket of lemons topiary centerpiece. No maker's mark. Freshen up your kitchen or breakfast room with this charming hand painted arran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Cat with Mandolin Pitcher with Blue Ribbon, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cat with mandolin pitcher with blue ribbon, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Handpainted German Bauhaus Era Pottery Jug Vase - Suprematist Art Deco Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This unique vintage handpainted pottery jug vase showcases a striking Art Deco Bauhaus design with strong Suprematist-inspired motifs. Crafted in Germany around 1920, this modernist ...
Category
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of Majolica Flowers
Leaves Cache Pots Luneville Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Majolica Flowers & Leaves signed Luneville Cache Pots Circa 1890,
H / 7 inches , D / 9 inches by 7 inches.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$2,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique and Vintage Majolica Vases, Bowls, Candleholders and Other Decorative Objects
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 vases, bowls and other decorative objects 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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Gilt Bronze Elephant
Ginger Jars With 2 Lids
Glazed Terracotta Dog
Gold Chicken
Hollow Log
Horse Head Marble Sculpture
Horse Sculpture Spain
Horsehair Brush
Ironwood Sculpture
Italian Canister
Italian Whippets
Japanese Imari Jars
Jere Owl
Large Bronze Elephant
Large Bronze Horse Sculpture
Large Wood Elephant