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Material: Majolica
Iconic Wall Clock Junghans Uhren, Hard to Find Marmolada Design Max Bill
Located in Bochum, NRW
Important modernist glazed ceramic kitchen clock designed by Max Bill for Junghans, Germany 1956, featuring a 60-minute timer, a mechanical 8-day movement, a yellow-and-white ceramic...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Barbotine Cache Pot and Vases with Floral Motifs, Set of 3
By Massier Art Pottery
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a table top with this beautiful antique majolica set! Crafted in France, circa 1880, the colorful ceramic set includes a cent...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Eichwald Majolica Tobacco Jar with Roosters Pecking the Ground, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Eichwald majolica humidor tobacco jar from the late 19th century, with petite roosters pecking the ground. Created in Austria during the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Dinner set for 6 (12 pieces) by Bottega Vignoli Hand Painted Italian Majolica
Located in London, GB
Hand painted dinner ware set (6 covers - 12 pieces: 6 soup bowls and 6 plates) full-fire reduction faience earthenware (majolica) , all hand-p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Faience
Minton majolica game pie tureen with hunting dog, late 19th Century
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
This late 19th-century Minton majolica game pie tureen and cover offer a glimpse into the richness of Victorian dining. The cover features a meticulously molded hunting dog nestled amidst ferns, evoking scenes of countryside pursuits. The basketweave sides are adorned with detailed depictions of a hare and pheasant, while elegant branch handles and scroll feet complete the ensemble, showcasing the exquisite craftsmanship typical of the era.
This piece bears impressed marks on the underside, indicating its authenticity and heritage. Despite its age, this tureen remains a testament to Minton's mastery of majolica artistry.
Please note the condition report: while the tureen itself is in good condition, the dish has sustained damage, including little cracks and losses to the glazing. Crazing is present throughout, with evidence of heat damage to the base. These imperfections, however, do not detract from the overall beauty and historical significance of this piece.
Ideal for collectors of Victorian ceramics...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Hand-Painted Strawberry Basket Majolica, George Jones 19th Century
By George Jones
Located in Paris, FR
Geroge Jones Majolica Strawberry basket, Pattern Number 3300, bearing the hallmark of an impressed Crescent and Initials, originating from circa 1880.
This basket has four compartments: two larger ones for strawberries and two smaller ones for accompaniments like cream and sugar. Made by George Jones in England in the late 19th century, it features a vibrant palette of brown, green, and turquoise hues, with a design that intricately weaves together leaves and flowers of the strawberry plant, complemented by white and yellow accents. The basket is adorned with molded tree branch edges, and a large carry...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Earthenware
Decorative Majolica Vase Vessel Purple, Light Blue, Hand-painted Made in Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large decorative vase in light blue majolica, glazed in polychrome, characterized by the elegant presence of ornamental motifs in the shape of feathers which magnificently enhance it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial
By Cesar
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Elegant surrealist sink lavabo made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico. The Spanish colonial style sink is a perfect piece to bring personality and light to bathrooms and restrooms. Its warm colors bring light to the piece, creating a cozy effect in the atmosphere where it is placed.
The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques.One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
English 19th Century Majolica Serving Tray with Two Pitchers by George Jones
By George Jones
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English majolica serving tray made of an oval plate with two pitchers from the 19th century, made by George Jones. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, this serv...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Festive Victorian Minton Majolica Game Pie Dish with Gun Dog
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a hunting dog asleep next to a gun, a powder flask and a game bag. Colouration: cream, green, brown, are predominant. The piec...
Category
1860s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Minton Majolica Two Handled Vase on Pedestal
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features grapes and vine leaves, two lion head handles and a (fixed) pedestal base. Colouration: turquoise, pink, ochre...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Circa 1900 Monkey Majolica Pitcher
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A funky monkey majolica pitcher after a Sarregemines piece, c.1900. This is a Sarregemines color & glaze; possibly a later mass production.
8 1/4"h., 4 3/4"w., 6"d.
Whitehall Antiqu...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$110 Sale Price
38% Off
Live Size Italian Dachshund Terracotta Dog Statue Figurine Vintage, 1960s
By Marioni
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An outstanding statue of an Italian dachshund made of glazed and hand-painted terracotta. Perfect, lifelike, and life-size representations of this loving creature, faithful, affectio...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Boite en faïence barbotine Saint Clément décor Fraise et fleurs Francaise XIXe
Located in London, England
La bonbonnière ou boîte à bijoux de Saint Clément, réalisée en faïence barbotine à la fin du XIXe siècle dans le style Art Nouveau, est une véritable œuvre d'art. Son décor délicat d...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Portuguese Majolica Palissy Olives Platter Aires C. Leal Caldas Da Rainha
Located in Austin, TX
Portuguese Majolica Palissy Olives Platter signed Aires Constantino Leal Caldas Da Rainha.
Circa 1940.
5.5 inches diameter.
Category
1940s Portuguese Country Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
George Jones Majolica Salmon Tureen
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica tureen with cover which features a salmon laying on a bed of ferns and other leaves. Colouration: green, brown, grey, are predominant. English diamond registrat...
Category
1870s English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Portuguese Majolica Corn Motif Tureen
Platter, by José A. Cunha
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portuguese Majolica Corn Motif Tureen with Matching Platter
José A. Cunha, Caldas da Rainha, Mid-20th Century
A charming and highly sculptural Portuguese majolica corn-form tureen ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair Large Rare Red and Blue Figural Swimming Maiden Majolica Two Piece Planter
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This pair of large and rare Majolica planters is a true collector’s treasure, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship and bold artistry. Each two-piece pedestal planter is sculpted in a d...
Category
1920s Spanish Neoclassical Revival Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$4,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Minton Majolica Spring Daffodil Vases
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Pair of Minton Majolica vases which feature daffodils stood on bulb feet. Cobalt blue ground version. Colouration: cobalt blue, green, white, are predominant. The piece bears maker's...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$7,951 / set
Victorian Minton Majolica Marine Vase with Merboys
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica vase which features three merboys supporting a vessel adorned with seaweeds. The rim of the vase is modelled to depict breaking waves. Turquoise ground version. Colou...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Shell Dish Keller
Guerin Saint Clement Circa 1900 1
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Shell Dish Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Circa 1900.
Decorated with a flower.
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Minton Majolica Planter
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Large Minton Majolica planter in turquoise designed in a basketweave pattern with a large tied bow arround the middle. Impressed: Mintons Patte...
Category
Early 20th Century European Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$2,950
Midcentury Italian Majolica Neoclassical Style Garden Seat Stool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical Mid-Century Modern Italian Majolica garden seat stool made in the neoclassical taste. The square stool features a Tromp l'oeil verde green tassel...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Blue Butterflies Vase, Vessel Glazed Ceramic, Majolica Ornament, Handmade Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Of extraordinary beauty and unique charm, the blue butterfly has always been considered the bearer of wishes. According to ancient beliefs it has the power to make dreams come true. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Ceramic Moon Jar by Bottega Vignoli Hand-Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Borgia Moon Jar, Hand-Painted Majolica with full-fire reduction firing, 40 cm diameter.
Unique piece.
Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic heart of Italian majolica—off...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Asparagus Plates Wicker Style Set of 4 Manufactured by Orchies France
By Orchies
Located in Paris, FR
This 19th-century Majolica asparagus hand-painted plate was made in France. Asparagus plate in barbotine - slip decorated with colored asparagus in the middle part, wicker style text...
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu
Palm Tree, 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Style Figural Majolica Pottery Crumpet Stand with Emu & Palm Tree, 20thC
Measures - 11"h x 6.5"diam
A charming figural Majolica pottery crumpet stand from the 20th century, f...
Category
20th Century Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Longchamp Majolica Asparagus Server With Drip Plate, Late 19th Century
By Longchamp
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This delightful Longchamp majolica asparagus server is a classic example of the whimsical and highly collectible French earthenware produced in the late 19th century. Crafted in rich...
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Set of 19th C. French Montigny-sur-Loing Majolica Floral Vases and Jardinière
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring color and texture to your home with this exquisite Majolica set from Montigny-sur-Loing, France, circa 1870. Each hand-painted ceramic vessel, including two vases and a matchin...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Luna solid Italian walnut round table, modern handcrafted design
By Greyge
Located in Roma, IT
The Luna round table by Greyge is an elegant expression of contemporary Italian design, in which purity of form, sensuality of proportion and craftsmanship come together in a timeles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Cement, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble, Siena Marble, Stat...
Minton Pigeon Pie Tureen
By Minton
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Minton Majolica pigeon pie tureen with wickerwork design. Supported by three realistically modelled grey fantailed pigeons roosting...
Category
19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$10,750
Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Extra Large Leaf Platter/ Centerpiece Bowl
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching extra large leaf shaped glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as decorative centerpie...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Minton Majolica Tudor Figure Candelabra
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica candelabra which features a Tudor dressed man, holding his arms aloft. He holds torches in his hands, which form the candle holders'. Color...
Category
1860s English Tudor Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French 1850s Barbotine Majolica Jardinière by Thomas Sargent with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mid-19th century barbotine Majolica jardinière by French potter Thomas Sargent, with floral motifs. Born in France during the 19th century, thi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Italian Reproduction Deruta Hand Painted Majolica Orci Vase
Located in Encinitas, CA
Lovely reproduction of Classic Renaissance Revival theme, expertly handcrafted and hand-painted Majolica glaze over terra cotta.
Mediterranean blue & golden yellow color theme. Made in Italy.
Limited edition, exclusively produced for Bellini's Antique Italia...
Category
2010s Italian Renaissance Revival Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Contemporary Ceramic Vase, Turquoise, Brown, Collectible Design, Handmade Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
The "Abisso Caraibi" vase, crafted and painted by hand in Italy, draws inspiration from the mysterious depths of the ocean. Its unique coloring technique ensures that no two pieces a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Hand Painted Blue Majolica Handles Bowl Centerpiece Ornament Renaissance Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This fine majolica centerpiece is made and hand-painted in Deruta, Italy. The Bowl recalls the ancient structure of the Greek cups that were used to mix wate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage French Orchies Majolica Oyster Shell Plates, set of 6
By Orchies
Located in ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE, FR
These majolica oyster plates are very modern and elegant. Can be used for tapas, aperitif, raw vegetables, and shellfish (of course).
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Ceramic Bowl by Bottega Vignoli Hand-Painted Majolica Italian Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Ceramic bowl with Sardines decor, full-fire reduction faience earthenware 20 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece.
Perfect decor for the wall or simply placed on a coffee table, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
Sarregumines Majolica Eagle Bowl
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Sarreguemines Majolica centrepiece bowl which features eagle handles at either end, the wings along the sides. Colouration: turquoise, cobalt blue...
Category
1880s French Other Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Set of 11 Majolica Plates, Black Forest Germany, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Set of 11 black forest German majolica plates, circa 1930.
Georg Schmider, Zell (1928- 1940).
Black Forest, Bade, Germany.
A set composed of 11 plates (8 x 17cm diameter and 3 x...
Category
1930s German Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Beautiful 19th Century French Majolica Serving Dish
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sensational 19th century French majolica serving dish in a gorgeous shade of emerald green with white asparagus lying on top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Large Ceramic Vase, Modern Design in Pastel Yellow and 24Kt Gold Handmade, Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large ceramic vase in pastel yellow, adorned with 19 ceramic spheres plated in 24-karat gold. The body of the vase features a matte finish that enhances its unique shape, giving the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Hand Painted Ceramic Vase by Bottega Vignoli Italy Contemporary Majolica
Located in London, GB
Palmette Vase 2024, hand-painted majolica, fired in full fire-reduction
Dimensions: 28 cm diameter x 36 cm height
Unique piece
Bottega Vignoli is a brand of artistic ceramics bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
$3,176 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Faience Wall Plate Stamped Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Add some color to your kitchen wall or dining room shelf with this beautiful antique Majolica wall platter. Crafted in France, circa 1880, the plate features sculptural fruit motif in high relief which includes a pair of pears hanging from tree branches covered with green leaves. The colorful hand-painted faience round plate with pink flowers...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century French Barbotine Oval Cache Pot with Floral and Ribbon Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880, this elegant antique Majolica cache pot is a charming example of 19th-century barbotine craftsmanship. The oval planter rests on scrolled feet and featu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
Glazed Ceramic Gurgle Fish Jug Pitcher by Vallauris, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Oversized Mid-Century Modernist glazed ceramic gurgling fish water jug / pitcher. Manufactured by Vallauris, France, 1950s
Eye-catching hand painted brown, orange and blue-green large Majolica ceramic vase, fish glug jug...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
$1,129 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Vallauris Majolica Ceramic Large Leaf Platter / Centerpiece
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching large leaf flower glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as decorative centerpiece, fr...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Antique English Majolica Garden Seat or Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking 19th century English majolica stand or pedestal, in the Minton style with dynamic function ability crafted in terra cotta and hand decorated in a tropical motif with birds, ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Antique Majolica Wardle Bamboo Basketweave Dogwood Flower Pitcher Jug 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica pitcher or jug featuring a chinoiserie bamboo and basketweave design with dogwood flower. Marked on base. Attributed to Wardle Pottery.
Dimensions:
5.25" x 4.25" ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$437 Sale Price
30% Off
Sculptural Vallauris Ceramic Vide-Poche, Fat Lava Glaze, France, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Valencia, VC
Beautiful Sculptural Vallauris Ceramic Vide-Poche, 1950s
A striking sculptural ceramic vide-poche (trinket dish) from Vallauris, South France, dating to the 1950s. This handmade pie...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Faience, Majolica
Pair of Antique English Majolica Pedestals by Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique English majolica pedestals by Wedgwood
English, 1877
Height 86cm, diameter 40cm
This magnificent pair of Wedgwood majolica pedestals, crafted in 1877, showcases th...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Early 20th Century Continental "Palace" Size Terracotta Planter
Located in Bronx, NY
This early 20th century Continental terracotta planter is designed in a rich high glaze cobalt blue and white finish. The body of the planter features decorative applied handles that...
Category
Early 20th Century English Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Aquamarine
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This exclusive set of six plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: our plates are handmade and hand-pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Mid-Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Floral Platter Signed Lefranc
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen wall or a breakfast room with this large antique majolica plate. Sculpted in France circa 1930, and signed by French artist "L. Lefranc", this French barbotine pla...
Category
Early 20th Century French Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Jardinière with Floral Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant colorful hand painted Majolica planter was sculpted in Montigny sur Loing, France, circa 1860. The ceramic jardinière with root shape handles features high relief soft pink, blue and beige rose flowers with pale green leaves, and brown and grey background. The ceramic vase is in good condition commensurate with age and use (minor chips on few petals).
Impressionist ceramics term generally applies to "paint the slip" or "batch gouache". At the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the towns of Montigny-sur-Loing and Marlotte are many artists living places like Jean-Baptiste Corot, Eugène Thirion (1839-1910), Adrien Schulz (1851-1931), Numa Gillet (1868-1940) and Lucien Cahen-Michel (1888-1980), all attracted by the quality of the landscape and the light. When Eugene Schopin founded in 1872 a ceramics factory, he worked with the painters to create a range of designs inspired by Impressionism and decorated according to new public demands. Several ceramic factories will develop around this Impressionist movement. The most famous, such as Georges Delvaux (1834-1909), Albert Boué (1862-1918) and Charles Alphonse Petit (1862-1927), will produce until 1922. Other manufacturers, such as Theodore Lefront...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Small Portuguese Majolica Palissy Wall Snake Platter Jose A. Cunha
Located in Austin, TX
Small Portuguese Majolica Palissy Platter signed Jose A. Cunha.
With a snake , butterflies and worms.
( Caldas da Rainha, Portugal )
Diameter / 4.5 inches.
Category
1880s Portuguese Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Dinner Plates Set Six Charger Platters Serveware Majolica Ceramic Purple Painted
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This luxurious set of six plates, in majolica painted in polychrome, reinterprets the "VARIO RICCO" decoration of the sixteenth century in Deruta: our plates are handmade and hand-pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Tobacco Jar Thomas Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Thomas Sergent, circa 1880 unsigned.
Naturalistic movement of the end of 19th century.
The jar have the shape of a trunk with a bir...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Swedish Rörstrand Majolica Turquoise Chestnut Leaf Plate
By Rörstrand
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique 19th-Century Swedish chestnut leaf majolica dessert plate produced by the renowned Rörstrand company, one of Sweden's oldest ceramic factories, circa 1880. Impressed...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Antique and Vintage Majolica Platters, Pottery and Other Furniture and Decor
The popularity of Victorian majolica, the gaily colored, metallic-oxide-glazed earthenware, has ebbed and flowed for more than a century. Right now, antique and vintage majolica plates, pitchers, decorative objects and other pieces appear to be having a moment — again.
Starting in the 1850s, people in the U.S. and the U.K. embraced these affordable housewares with unusual polychrome palettes (turquoise and pink) and whimsical forms (candlesticks shaped like dolphins). By the 1870s, majolica was being mass-produced for an ever-expanding middle class in countries like England, France, Sweden, Hungary and Portugal. Majolica was Art for Everyman. Its popularity coincided with interest in exotic Japonisme and scientific studies by the likes of Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin and John James Audobon.
Despite a similarity in name, Victorian majolica is significantly different in subject matter and form from its Italian forebear, Renaissance maiolica. That earlier earthenware bore gaily painted religious and mythological scenes, and unlike majolica, with its lively contours, was not molded or three dimensional.
What was the attraction of majolica for the 19th-century collector? “Imagine what it looked like in a Victorian interior, with dark woods, heavy drapes and upholstered chairs and sofas,” says Susan Weber, founder of the Bard Graduate Center in New York. “Majolica is robust and extremely tactile. With its naturalistic shapes, colorful glazes and often humorous themes, it appealed to the growing consumer society.”
In England, manufacturers like Minton began to produce decorative, relief-molded majolica tiles for the interiors of taverns, train stations, even the famous Queen’s Dairy at Frogmore, on the grounds of Windsor Castle. In 19th-century France, Sèvres and smaller ceramics firms began to reinterpret the snake-decorated platters made by Bernard Palissy, a 16th-century self-taught French potter. The result was a type of majolica called Palissy ware, which, like the originals, was festooned with odd creatures (lobsters, lizards and snakes) modeled by hand.
The late Moroccan-born, Paris-based decorator Alberto Pinto often placed Palissy ware in his clients’ living rooms, posing individual pieces on brackets against a background of stamped, gilded leather. Pinto, in turn, influenced such contemporary decorators as Harry Heissmann of New York. After 1900, people got swept up in the romanticism of Art Nouveau and ceased buying majolica. The 1970s saw a revival of interest, and in 1982, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, organized “English Majolica,” an exhibition featuring 75 examples from Minton, Wedgwood and George Jones, among other makers.
On 1stDibs, find antique and vintage majolica tea sets, vases, candlesticks, tureens and other furniture and decorative objects.
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Antique Japanese Doll
Antique Marble Lion
Antique Meissen Clocks
Antique Mill Stone
Antique Ming Horses
Antique Nautical Table
Antique Norwegian Cabinet
Antique Pairpoint Silver
Antique Pine Blanket Box
Antique Puppet
Antique Ribbon Case
Antique Sea Chest
Antique Sea Shell Art