1880s Ceramics

A scarce Burmantofts Faience Bacchanalian tile of rectangular form modelled in relief with figures gathering grapes, some at play, set within a raised stepped edge and decorated in m...

A rare and unusual Maw & Co, Jackfield, English majolica aesthetic movement art pottery plaque decorated with a chariot attributed to designer Walter Cran...

Unusual French Majolica asparagus oval platter Orchies, circa 1880. Decorated with asparagus and asparagus.

Majolica Plate Purple Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.

Majolica plate birds with grapes signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.

Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches diameter.

Rare large Majolica yellow strawberries platter Sarreguemines, circa 1880.  

Majolica Plate Purple Lily & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. Baby blue background with lily of the valley. 8 inches.

19th Century French blue and white faience dinner plate signed "Francois" Sarreguemines.  

Porcelain Cache Pot Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880.

A very unusual Aesthetic Movement art pottery silver mounted mug modeled in relief with thirteen grotesque faces and dating from around 1880. The finely...

J. Roth London Majolica Taza, with Greek key boarder in pink on cobalt blue, with green leaf and ferns and wild roses, English, circa 1880, on a footed circular base, incised monogra...

Rare small Palissy platter with frog, shells, butterfly and plants, circa 1880 signed Thomas Sergent.

Majolica strawberries plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.  

Majolica strawberries plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.  

FAPG 20247D John Bennett (1840-1907), New York Plaque with pink and blue phlox, circa 1881-1882 Earthenware, painted and glazed Measures: 14 7/8 in. diameter, 1 13/16 in. high Signed and inscribed (on the back): J B[monogram] ENNETT / E 24 NY. / MC [or] CM If the Herter Brothers was the most distinguished and successful cabinet making and decorating firm in New York in the 1870s-1880s, the transplanted Englishman John Bennett was probably the most gifted ceramicist working in New York in the Aesthetic period. (Bennett was included in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s landmark exhibition, In pursuit of beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement, in 1986–87, and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen’s chapter, “Aesthetic Forms in Ceramics and Glass,” pp. 216–19, significantly informs this essay). Born in England, the son of a potter who worked in the Staffordshire district, Bennett came under the influence of John Sparkes, head of London’s Lambeth School of Art. Soon thereafter, he was hired by Henry Doulton of the eponymous firm to teach artisans there the new art of underglaze faience decoration, which was part of a revival of the sixteenth-century interest in hand-painted ceramics. A number of Bennett’s works for Doulton were shown in the Doulton display at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, and the considerable success enjoyed by Bennett and Doulton from an American audience undoubtedly played an important role in Bennett’s decision to leave Doulton and England and set up shop in New York in 1877. By the next year, he had already established a studio in New York, where he produced his own pottery in the tradition of the Arts & Crafts innovators, William Morris and William De Morgan, and also taught classes at the new Society of Decorative Art to the growing band of women who had taken up china painting, both professionally and avocationally. Bennett’s pottery developed a very serious following among students and collectors, and was offered for sale at such leading retail establishments as Tiffany & Company in New York. Typically, his work was brilliantly colored, with carefully drawn naturalistic flowers against a monochromatic background. Bennett’s fully developed American work, particularly pieces of larger scale, is exceedingly rare, as he worked in New York only from 1877 to 1883, in which year he withdrew to a farm in rural West Orange, New Jersey, where his production continued on a limited basis. He remained listed as a ceramicist there until 1889. While in New York City, Bennett maintained a studio at 412 East 24th Street. The present charger, boldly featuring pink and blue phlox, is signed by Bennett, and is inscribed “E 24 NY,” indicating its manufacture during Bennett’s time in New York. Although it is not dated, this piece is closely related stylistically to various dated pieces from 1881–82, which would place its production toward the end of Bennett’s New York years. Although we do not know whether Bennett worked out of this 24th Street studio from the outset, he was indeed working there by 1879 when he made (and signed, inscribed, and dated) a charger with white and red flowers now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, which specifically points to “412 East 24 / NY” (acc. no. 1998.317). Additionally, the U.S. Census of 1880 lists Bennett as a ceramicist located at that same address, married to Mary Bennett with whom he had had six children. There are several other examples from Bennett’s time in New York City, which also give his studio address on East 24th Street, including a covered jar in cadmium yellow with indigo and green flowers made in 1881; an undated footed vase with lilac...

French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century. 13 bottles available, sold separately. Different sizes.

19th Century French Majolica basket signed Choisy le Roi. H / 9 inches , 10" on 6.5 inches.

An unusual large Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth jug decorated with dancing cherubs by Mary Aitken and assisted by Harriette Knight dated 1883. ...

French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century.  

Aqua Majolica asparagus saucer from Luneville, circa 1880.

Large Majolica asparagus plate signed Keller et Guerin Luneville, circa 1880. This plate exist in different colors and sizes.

A good and finely decorated Aesthetic Movement stoneware jug decorated with fan shape and floral designs by John Pollard Seddon and dating from around 1880. The jug stands on a round...

Large 19th century French pottery vase with grapes. Pottery from North of France Normandy. Measures: H 8.8” / D 8.4”.

19th Century French blue & white chinoiserie platter Creil et Montereau. Model Pagoda. 12 inches.

Majolica flowers sweet peas plate signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1880.

Unusual 19th century majolica asparagus plates with large green cabbages leaves on a yellow background (usually on blue background), very colorful plates...

19th Century French blue and white faience dinner plate signed "Francois" Sarreguemines.  

French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century. 13 bottles available, sold separately. Different sizes.

A scarce Burmantofts Faience Bacchanalian tile of rectangular form modelled in relief with figures attending to a resting man set within a raised stepped edge and decorated in green ...

French Majolica asparagus platter Salins, circa 1880. Decorated with ferns.

Sarreguemines Majolica Smoking Stand, molded and applied with an artiste de rue with his dog, and holding a wine bottle with an overturned wine glass below; the humidor formed as a c...

Small 19th century Majolica Palissy wicker boat with a fish, very fine quality, the boat is decorated with leaves and moss.

A very unusual Aesthetic Movement biscuit fired Doulton Lambeth stoneware vase pigment hand-painted with stylized foliage and geometric designs by Minnie G Thompson...

Large 19th century French pottery vine pitcher with grapes. Pottery from Normandy.  

Rare Majolica turquoise aqua asparagus platter with fern signed Clairefontaine, circa 1880.

Elegant large Victorian Majolica pitcher inspired by the Japon decorated with flowers, a large fan, a flag on pastel tones, end of the 19th century / England.

with rococo panel and hand-painted flower spray in the oriental style (c 1880) Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant coloured Emameld flowers details. ...

Antique Majolica cobalt wild rose bread tray, English, circa 1880 in highly desirable cobalt coloration, 13in. For over 28 years we have been among the Nation’s preeminent specialist...

A pair of small English Staffordshire 'Alhambrian ware' vases.

Ott & Brewer Aesthetic Blanc de Chine Pitcher Trenton, New Jersey, circa 1880s An exquisite Ott & Brewer Aesthetic Blanc de Chine Pitcher, a remarkable example of 19th-century artis...

Pair of 19th century oriental Satsuma vases were hand-painted on the finest Japanese porcelain then set on cast bronze bases for the ultimate in Oriental Opulence! An intricate "pie ...

Sarreguemines, Majolica large character jug. Smallest of the three types made, France, circa 1880. For over 28 years we have been among the Nation’s pre...

This large blue and white bowl is covered with wonderful ornaments in the fashionable Japonism taste of the 1880's and 1890's. The earthenware bowl carries as a makers mark an impres...

1880s stone China platter.

A rare 19th century French earthenware cake or baking from Soufflenheim in the Alsace region, circa 1880s. In the shape of a lobster or crayfish, this Alsatian mold symbolizes fertil...

Unusual 19th century majolica asparagus plates with large green cabbages leaves on a yellow background (usually on blue background), very colorful plates made by the Manufacture of Creil and Montereau...

Unusual 19th century majolica asparagus plates with large green cabbages leaves on a yellow background (usually on blue background), very colorful plates made by the Manufacture of Creil and Montereau...

A lovely set of 2 antique ceramic barbobine serving bowls. The bowls are very decorative. They are both in good condition. No chips and no hairlines. Dimensions: 11 (h) x 22 x 20 ...

A decorative pair of 19th century Chinese famile rose vases depicting various Chinese scenes and various birds and foliage, each vase decorated with a single gilded raised dragon, st...

A large wall-hanging ceramic platter by French artist Clement Massier (1811-1917) made in his studio in Golfe-Juan, France, dated to August 31st of 1891. The Art Nouveau style plate ...

HALF OFF! This is a great looking work of art - a "Serves" Ceramic Porcelain Charger made by the artists Belet & Milet ( top "Serves" artist and Marked as made in 1881. It featu...

This enamelled ornamental dish with neo-Renaissance decoration was made by Théophile Soyer in 1880. The son of enameller Paul Soyer, Théophile Soyer attended the École des Beaux-Ar...