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Material: Majolica
Rare Majolica Box with Oysters and Snail Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica box with oysters and snail signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880.
Measures: Height / 8", length / 15" on 6.5".
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica White Swan Jardinière Jerome Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica white swan jardinière signed Jerome Massier Vallauris, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Large Sculptural Rimini Blue Table Lamp, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Tall, sculptural ceramic table lamp in Rimini Blue glaze features an oversized body, decorated with the wide bands of insized, imprinted geomentic motifs; the lamp is mounted on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica Palissy Fish Jardiniere School of Paris, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Palissy footed wood box jardiniere School of Paris.
A large spotted fish on the front of the jardiniere surrounded by leaves and white dai...
Category
1880s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Art Deco Italian Ceramic Animal Figurine Macaw Parrot Porcelain Bird Figure
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Deco tall Italian animal Figurine Ceramic Parrot Macaw on a tree trunk
Material: porcelain, ceramic, tin glazed
Design: Cacciapuoti style...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Green Majolica oyster plate, six white wells on a green basket weave, circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Samuel Alcock
Co. Majolica Purple Geraniums Plate, English, circa 1860
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Samuel Alcock & Co. Majolica purple glazed geraniums plate, English, circa 1860, molded with purple glazed geranium blossoms, stems and leaves glazed in green, yellow and brown, rese...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Massive Italian Majolica Allegorical Charger by A. Deruta
By Deruta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Italian Majolica allegorical charger by A. Deruta
Gorgeous continuous Italian Renaissance style decoration
Ready to hang.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
French Saint Clément Majolica Blue Green
Yellow Lemon Wedge Oyster Plate 1920s
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique French majolica trompe l'oeil oyster plate made at the famous St. Clement faience factory in the East of France, circa 1920-1930. Maker's mark on reverse. This gorge...
Category
1920s French Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique Majolica Adams
Bromley Pineapple Basketweave Sardine Fish Box 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica Sardine fish box / lidded compote attributed to Adams & Bromley. It features a pineapple and basket weave design with Sardine lid handle and purple lavender interio...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$296 Sale Price
20% Off
Style of Delphin Massier Majolica Jardinière
Planter and Stand Number. 7825
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Majolica jardinière, planter with stand
This stylish piece is an early example by a renowned maker, showing the main inspirations of Art Nouveau, applying curved, design...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Wedgwood Majolica Dish with Strawberries on a Cobalt Ground, 1870, 12 Available
By Wedgwood
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry dish, naturalistically relief-modeled with strawberries, leaves, and blossoms, the lip with strawberry leaves and...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Jasba Fat Lava Op Art Vase Earthy Colors Western Germany Ceramic
By Jasba
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Jasba N3221120 vase is a part of N series of objects; this series covers a large segment of Jasba’s production. Items within the series come in a wide variety of forms and decors, a...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
English Wedgwood Majolica Green Cauliflower Plate, Dated 1952
By Wedgwood
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely English Wedgwood majolica cauliflower ware plate, dated 1952. Maker's marks on reverse. This gorgeous plate is decorated with hand painted green cauliflower leaves on cream ...
Category
1950s English Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Three Beautiful 19th Century Majolica Portrait Plates by Villeroy
Boch Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
19th century majolica plates by Villeroy & Boch in unusual color combination of olive green and majolica pink with relief design on front. Nice addition to your table or just to disp...
Category
19th Century German Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Set of 16 Blue and White Delft Tiles with Animals and Figures, 18th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Germany
Ansbach
18th century
A set of 16 blue and white, with manganese tint, tiles with decorations of animals and figures.
Very fine painting and much detail in the animals and fi...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Majolica Floral Sunflower Dogwood Basketweave Creamer Pitcher Jug 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica creamer pitcher / jug featuring a farmhouse motif with wood grain basket weave design, Sunflowers, wild dogwood flowers and acanthus handle.
Dimensions:
6.5" x 5.25...
Category
Early 20th Century Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Figural Majolica Erphila Dachshund Dog Teapot c.1920-1940 Made in Germany
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Whimsical German Erphila Figural Daschund Teapot. Has typical crazing to the high gloss finish, no chips, cracks or repairs.
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Majolica Wheat Jardiniere With Birds Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century Majolica wheat vase jardiniere with birds signed Delphin Massier.
The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family p...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Portuguese Majolica Ceramic Duck Tureen Centerpiece, 1960s
By Subtil
Located in Barcelona, ES
A cool majolica glazed ceramic duck figure tureen in brown and cream colors with accents of black, green and yellow. Portugal, 1960s.
Manufactured by E.Subtil Portugal and marked on the base.
Use it to serve duck foie gras...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Starfish Plate Digoin, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a starfish with six wells blue and white surrounded by green seaweeds Digoin (East of France), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plates Clairefontaine, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plate signed Clairefontaine, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Belgian Wasmuel Majolica Bird With Cherries Plate, Circa 1890
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique Belgian majolica crested bird in a cherry tree plate, Wasmuel, circa 1890. This lovely hand painted plate has brilliant vibrant colors and exquisite detail.
DIMEN...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Purple Flower Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Purple Flower Delphin Massier.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incredible whole rang...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Set of Majolica Sleeping Cat
Kitten Sculptures, Italy, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of vintage ceramic sculptures features tabby cat and kitten, sleeping curled up with their heads resting on their paws. The figurines are decorated with majolica glaze with hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Set of Eight Blue and White Majolica Fish Plates
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight blue and white majolica fish plates. Pale blue and white ceramic plates featuring raised center fish in icy blue, surrounded by combe...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Karlsruhe Majolika Manufactory Sculpture, Dogs, Dachshund, Germany, 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful figure of two dachshund puppies from the well-known Karlsruhe Majolika Manufactory.
Marked on the bottom '5338', the production number.
On the bottom we see the coat of arm...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Minton Majolica Mushroom Tazza with Three-Frog Base, English, Dated 1868
By Minton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Minton Majolica Taza, molded as an inverted mushroom, the bowl interior glazed in orange, with three naturalistically modeled and glazed frogs around the stem,...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Blue Art Nouveau Vases Flemish Pottery Antiques
Located in Poperinge, BE
A pair of antique Art Nouveau vases made of blue and green glazed majolica earthenware, better known as Flemish earthenware, marked "Made in Belgiu...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher Man Phallic Design, Spain, 1960s.
Handcrafted glazed terracotta ceramic phallic pitcher features a jug form as a m...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica, Terracotta
$1,232 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Majolica Jardinière by Gustave de Bruyn Fives Lille Cherubs Lions Cobalt
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This Majolica jardinière is richly decorated, featuring a deep cobalt blue glaze as the base color. The sides are adorned with cherubs and lion heads in golden and brown tones, refle...
Category
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Fanciullacci Majolica Ceramic Dresser Box with Lid Horse Relief Italy 1950s-1960
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage pottery dresser box features a minimal rectangular form with matching lid and Mid Century Modern relief and sgraffito decor. A prancing horse motif is done in brigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery, Terracotta
Royal Worcester Majolica Floral Basket
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Royal Worcester Majolica basket which features pink flowers and green leaves, which are hand painted and overglazed. Green branch molded handl...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Majolica Renaissance Vase Serpentine Handles Bacchus Italy 19th Century Revival
By Cantagalli, Deruta
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Tall Italian majolica serpentine handles vase with a mythological scene
Depicting The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne - Annibale Carracci - 1597...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$6,901 Sale Price
20% Off
Vase Painted Two-handled Amphora Majolica Renaissance Vessel Italian Ceramic
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This large luxurious amphora, in majolica handmade in Italy and hand-painted in polychrome, is characterized by a dense presence of naturalistic ornamental motifs that decorate the v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
George Jones Majolica Wild Boar Game Pie Dish
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica game pie dish which features the lid with a knop modelled as a wild boar head, an oak leaf and acorn border. ...
Category
1870s Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Flowers and Insects Basket, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French majolica basket with flowers and butterfly, bug, and insect accents, circa 1880. No maker's mark. Some chips.
Category
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Majolica Fish Heads Oyster Plate Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica fish heads oyster plate from North of France (Onnaing unsigned).
Reference: Page 130 "Collecting oysters plates" of J. Snyder.
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Pair of White Majolica Ceramic Doves, Italy 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage porcelain or ceramic dove figurines feature finely detailed bodies, artfully hand painted with light green accents on bright white majolica glaze, creating a reserved, natural color palette of white and tone-on-tone green.
The birds are realistically sculpted with wide, flowing tails, standing calmly with their heads slightly turned. They are not mirror images of each other; each presents subtle differences in posture, adding visual interest and another layer of complexity to the set. Highly detailed figurines convey a touch of historical elegance and whimsical charm of traditional Italian country style. Each sculpture is marked with ITALY and model numbers on the inner surfaces. While many Italian artists and studios created their version of dove figurine, most of them are stylistically different from this pair; Bitossi and Zaccagnini birds have more streamlined, Modernist silhouettes, and the doves created for Raymor were less detailed and intentionally less realistic, as well as most often marked with distributor name in writing. We're attributing the pair to Mottahedeh, who sourced Italian majolica in similar style; the pieces will be simply marked ITALY and Mottahedeh will add their paper stickers. As the sculptures are quite old, the stickers often get lost or destroyed.
The convenient size and small footprint allows the set to be used in a multiple ways, such as dining room centerpiece, console table accent, shelf or fireplace mantel decoration...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Vintage Set of 12 Art Nouveau Style Tube Lined Tiles Fruit Basket NOS
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage set of 12 ceramic majolica wall tile depicting a still life of a fruit basket made in tube line technique dating to the 1950s by unknown manufacturer.
The full set is in ne...
Category
1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Majolica Compote and Plates with Roses, Sold Individually
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French majolica compote and seven plates from the 19th century, with roses and foliage, priced and sold individually. Born in France during the 19th century, these majolica plates ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
19th Century French St. Clement Basketweave
Rope Oyster Plates, Sold per Item
Located in Birmingham, AL
Beautiful French majolica oyster plates from the famed faïencerie of St. Clément, dating to the late 19th century, circa 1890s. Perfect for entertaining or display, each plate featur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
French Majolica Large Palissy Fish Dish, Longchamp Maker.
By Longchamp
Located in Downingtown, PA
Aquatic Drama: Longchamp's Grande Majolica Grotto Platter
Object: Large French Majolica C Dish, "The Grand Riverbank"
Maker: Longchamp Pottery, France
Date: Circa 1880
Medium: Eart...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with flowers circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Category
1890s French French Provincial Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair Neoclassical French Sarreguemines Majolica Cobalt Blue
Gilt Vases c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous pair of antique Neoclassical style French Sarreguemines cobalt blue majolica vases, circa 1900. Maker's mark on reverse. These stylish chic vases are decorated with gold g...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Antique 19th Century French Majolica Floral Plate
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique French majolica floral plate, circa 1890. This beautiful French country style plate has hand painted pink flowers and leaves on a ligh...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Large Italian Albisola Blue and White Tin-glazed Majolica Urn/Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
the impressive vessel with everted lip above an ovoid body flanked by double mask handles all over a splayed foot; painted overall with a female figure and putti in a landscape setti...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
Antique English Minton Majolica Pink with Blue Porcelain Oyster Plate Circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique English Minton Majolica Pink with Blue Porcelain Oyster Plate, Circa 1865. Molded Seashell Design
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
20th Century Majolica Floral Charger
Located in Miami, FL
A fine and very decorative 20th century French Barbotine style majolica floral art charger or plate.
Painted in a neutral palette of white, green, pale pinks and yellow, this French...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Pair of Majolica Tulip Vases Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Majolica tulips vases Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. They produced an incredible whole range ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Green
Blue Byzantium Ceramic Vase Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary
Located in London, GB
Bottega Vignoli, Byzantium vase, 2022, hand-painted maiolica fired in full-fire reduction firing 17cm x 37cm height. Unique piece.
Bottega Vignoli, based in Faenza—the historic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Vintage Italian Midcentury Black
White Terracotta Spaniel Dog Sculpture
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This exceptional life-size Italian Spaniel sculpture is a striking example of traditional Florentine craftsmanship. Created in glazed and hand-painted terracotta by the renowned Bagn...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Terracotta
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Wild Rose Vase Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
H / 10.5 inches , L / 11.3 inches , D / 6 inches.
The Massier family are known for the quality of their unique enamels and p...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
18th Century Italian Blue
White Faience Albarelli Apothecary Jar Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of two antique European tin-glazed earthenware apothecary jars. circa 1770
Originally used as medicinal pottery jars that held ointments and dry drugs at apothecar...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Wedgwood Renaissance Revival Majolica Pitcher
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A vibrant Wedgwood majolica pitcher, made circa 1867 in the Renaissance Revival style.
This pitcher is a visual feast, a wonderful example of elaborate Victorian majolica design. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica
Midcentury Ceramic Fish Plates Wall Composition / Wall Decoration
By Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Vallauris, Gil Vargas Segovia, Shorter
Son Ltd 1, Waechtersbach Ceramics
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Midcentury multi color fish Plates and Platters as Wall Decoration
A funny collection of eleven european glazed ceramic, porcelain and...
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Terracotta
$5,140 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Majolica Glazed Ceramic Oranges Pitcher / Jug, Spain, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching realistic Majolica oranges jug / pitcher in orange and green glazed ceramic, Spain, 1950s-1960s.
Hand-painted Manises ceramic decorative jug in the shape of a bunch of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Daisy Marcel Guillot Vallauris, circa 1950.
8.2 inches diameter.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Vallauris Multicolor Majolica Ceramic Large Leaf Centerpiece Platter, 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching large leaf shaped glazed ceramic platter, serving tray or centerpiece manufactured by Vallauris. France, 1950-1960s.
Interesting to be used as decorative centerpiece bow...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Majolica Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Art Nouveau Majolica Barbotine Box Jar Pheasant on Basket by Sarreguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A hand-painted majolica lidded jar / box or tureen in the shape of a pheasant hen sitting on a basket, made by Sarreguemines around 1900. This beau...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Majolica Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$618 Sale Price
20% Off
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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