Pharmaceutical Item, Italian Alberello, Savona, circa 1720

An antique Italian hand painted Savona tin glazed syrup jar inscribed AQUA DE PIANTAGNE dating from the early 18th century, the rounded earthenware jar stand...

Beautiful midcentury hand painted ceramic vase. Italy, circa 1950s.

An exceptional Roberto Rigon bull in 'Smalto Sasso' [glazed stone] with yellow, red and green lines. Base is marked RR. Pieces with painted or tube-lined geometric patterns are rare.

Pair of Italian Castelli Majolica Bases Circa 1800 A fine pair of Italian Castelli majolica bases for large vases, dating to around 1800, exemplifyi...

4 English pottery items 1930s. Belonging to my great-grandmother, they are a carafe, a coffee pot and two cups. The jug measures 14.5 cm in height, 18 cm in width and 13 cm in depth...

Maiolica tureen “allo struzzo” (ostrich decoration) Milan, Felice Clerici or Pasquale Rubati factory, circa 1750-1780 Measures: 9.25 in x 12.79 in x 10.23 in (cm 23.5 x cm 32.5 x cm 26) lb 4.78 (kg 2.17) State of conservation, a felûre consolidated inside with slight edge chipping restored. In Milan in the 18th century two Majolica warehouses were opened, the first, by Felice Clerici, in 1745, the second in 1756 by Pasquale Rubati. Traditionally this type of decoration has been attributed to the Pasquale Rubati factory. In reality the motif “allo struzzo”, one of the clearest examples of how the taste for chinoiserie met with considerable success during the 18th century, had been produced, in specimens of greater or lesser quality, by both Milanese manufactories. This Maiolica tureen has a swollen and ribbed oval bowl, rests on an extroflexed foot and shows stirrup handles. The tri-color ornament, in the typical tones of Japanese "Imari" decorations, shows an idealized oriental landscape that develops around a perforated rock and has a willow tree with long lance-shaped leaves framing the long-legged bird figure. The ornamentation is enhanced by decorative elements such as butterflies, small florets and a vase with a thin flowery stem. The lid is ribbed with a pear-shaped knob on top. The decoration was called in the Milanese manufactories "allo struzzo" (ostrich decoration) and this refers to the oriental figure Xian He or the crane, symbol of longevity, here losing its symbolic value. It is hypothesized that among some 16th century engravings...

An impressive crocodile by Renato Giavoli made in the early 1950s at his factory in Pesaro Italy. He was a maestro of Italian ceramics and this is being...

A circa 1690 Italian maiolica shallow tazza of Savona manufacture having elaborately molded and pierced rim with reserves decorated allover in hand-painted underglaze blue florals an...

Vase "Pumpkin" from Albisola, Italy, circa 1955. With artist signature.

An unusual black and white ceramic vase, hand-painted by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s.