Italian Maiolica Pitcher with a Rampant Lion, Center Italy , Ca 1850

Cantagalli Maiolica Plate with Heraldic Emblem Cantagalli Factory, Florence, Late 19th Century Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); polychrome decoration This large maiolica plate was...

Italian Murano (Label VM 037) "Millerighe" Carafe possibly by Archimede Seguso, Circa 1985 This Murano glass carafe carries an identification labe...

A Large Gilded and Painted Paris Porcelain Vase France, circa 1815 A magnificent early 19th-century Paris porcelain vase, finely painted and richly gilded. The front panel features a beautifully hand-painted scene after Louis Ducis (Versailles, 14 July 1775 – Paris, 2 March 1847), depicting Torquato Tasso...

French Art Deco Baccarat "Michelangelo" Model Etched Crystal Glass Vase, Ca. 1930 Elegant colorless crystal vase produced by Baccarat around the end of the Art Deco period. The vase...

Antique Frie Onnaing Majolica pitcher featuring polychrome glaze with a heraldic lion on each side. Dimensions: 6" x 3.5" x 4.25" (Width x Depth x Height)

Minton Majolica jug or pitcher which features circular panels to the sides, depicting classical figures with dogs. (Diana, the huntress on one side...

Rare Gien French Faience Glazed Majolica Neoclassical Ewer Pitcher Jug 19th Century Good condition overall, with some damage to top rim, as seen. From a private collection. Free inte...

Striking ceramic Neo-Renaissance Rubboli pitcher vase features cobalt, red and gold Lustre majolica glaze decoration. Hand-painted decor follows the traditional shape of the piece, with abstract pattern accentuating the base and the top of the vase, and motifs of mythical beasts surrounding central medallion with another mythical creature. The vase is marked on the bottom; the mark "A.R. Italy" dates the piece to 1936-1975. We are offering a large sculptural vase, decorated n the same style, also by Alberto Rubboli, in a separate listing; the vases can be displayed together for a stunning presentation. The vase is a striking example of the revival of the magnificent Italian Renaissance decoration of the 16th century. In late 19th century the collecting craze for Renaissance majolica, especially lusterware, prompted the Italian potters to hunt for the secret formulas that were lost four hundred years earlier. Studios owned by such ceramicists as Cantagalli, Molaroni, Rubboli, Santarella, and others attempted to duplicate antique lusterware pieces for the general public. Each studio developed their own closely guarded formulation. In 1870s Paolo Rubboli...