Joseph Holdcroft Footed Majolica Pond Lily Bowl, c. 1880 s

A Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Plate, the center with a relief-molded fish and floral on a deep cobalt blue ground, with a Moresque-style ornamental circular band glazed in brown and oc...

Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Japonisme square shaped box and cover, glazed in cobalt blue, with relief molded flying cranes, flowering prunus branches, and squirrels, the cover bordered...

An English majolica Leaf and Dandelion floral bowl by Joseph Holdcroft, Circa 1870. Designed in the Aesthetic taste, four overlapping leaves, glazed in the colors of Autumn, are centered on a deep powder blue ground of raised Dandelion blooms with pink centers. The verso is glazed in a solid turquoise. Joseph Holdcroft held several patents for the production of earthenware. He was employed by Minton where he became proficient in the manufacture of majolica. Holdcroft established the Sunderland...

Holdcroft Majolica asparagus drainer which features asparagus tips bound together, sat on a rectangular tray. The tray with floral handles. Colorati...

Victorian Majolica Fish Pitcher Holdcroft, circa 1890. Bamboo handle.

A Joseph Holdcroft cylindrical teapot and cover, naturalistically molded as a tree trunk entwined with flowering blackberry, with branch handle and spout, the cover finial formed as ...

Holdcroft Majolica dish which features two entwined fish and coral. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, grey, are predominant.

An English majolica plate, The Flying Crane, by Joseph Holdcroft, Circa 1870. Designed in the Aesthetic Japonisme taste, the crane is centered on a turquoise pebbled ground with a border of prunus, or pink Dogwood branches stemming from the brown branch form rim. Showing the unusual green glazing on the verso, distinctive to Holdcroft majolica. Book reference,’The Collectors Encyclopedia of Majolica’ by Mariann Katz-Marks, page 95. Joseph Holdcroft held several patents for the production of earthenware. He was employed by Minton where he became proficient in the manufacture of majolica. Holdcroft established the Sunderland Pottery...

19th Century English Majolica Asparagus Platter Joseph Holdcroft. Decorated with blue flowers.  

A George Jones Majolica 10-inch Oval Pen Tray, with green-glazed relief-molded lily pads with white blossoms and naturalistically glazed bullrushes on turquoise-glazed water forming the ground, with a yellow ocher rim, the reverse glazed in brown and green tortoiseshell...