Cantagalli Italian Large Impressive Crested Maiolica Pottery Jug

A rare and exceptional Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth art pottery handled jug of zoomorphic style by renowned artist Eliza L Hubert and dated 1879. The elegant bird shaped stone...

A very stylish and decorative Swiss Thoune (Thun) majolika art pottery floral decorated jug dating from the latter 19th Century. The finely made terracotta bodied jug stands on a nar...

Antique Cantagalli lusterware pitcher with botanical and geometric decor hand painted in wine red luster glaze. Probably 19th century. Sweet piece. ...

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...