Black Dragon Pool, Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Tureen by Vito Nesta

This soup tureen is a Grand Tour piece by Vito Nesta that is part of the Las Palmas porcelain collection which is inspired by Vito's extensive travels around the world. The prominenc...

This soup tureen is part of the Grand Tour by Vito Nesta collection Natsumi, inspired by the artist's travels around the world. The Japanese lake landscape shows us figures going abo...

This Tea Time Set is part of the Black Dragon Pool Porcelain collection by Grand Tour by Vito Nesta which is inspired by the famous Chinese pond of t...

This soup tureen is a Grand Tour piece by Vito Nesta that is part of the Amami porcelain collection. The coral reef of the Amami Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Japan, inspi...

Large Royal Copenhagen lidded tureen with saucer in hand painted porcelain with bird motifs and gold decoration, early 20th century. Tureen measures: 31.5 x 19.5 cm. Saucer measure...

This 20th Century Belgian special edition porcelain tureen presents a clean, timeless silhouette accented by delicate blue linework that recalls traditional European ceramic motifs. ...

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...

A German white porcelain soup stew tureen with hand-painted floral design and gold detail, circa mid to late-20th century, Germany. Tureen, with lid, has an octagonal shape and openi...