Large French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950

French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence. Height / 5.5 inches.

French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence. Height / 5.5 inches.

Large French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence. Height / 7 inches.

Large French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence. Height / 9 inches.

Fives-Lille Majolica wall pocket which features a large trumpet flower on a bed of leaves. A butterfly sits on the flower. Purple ground version. Colouration: purple, green, yellow, ...

Spectacular modeled fish sculpture with majolica glaze in muilticolors similar to Eugenio Pattarino, Italy. Detailed base with sea life. Approx 7 x 17 x 17.5 inches tall

Ceramic Dragonfly Vase, dated 1991 and signed Johnson. Nice heavy well-built vase with a massive Dragonfly as the main design!

Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the default quote does not include packing and insurance. 1stDibs shipping provides a level of value, protection, and care that aligns with our commitment to safeguarding historic artworks and providing excellent client service. Created while a lead designer for J. Winhart & Co., Ludwig Vierthaler’s cicada themed copper vase showcases the design principles which he developed at J. Winhart in the pre-war years, where emphasis was placed on craftsmanship and the characteristics of the material itself. The vase’s ambiguous quality and use of allegory also shows his uncanny understanding of the dual nature of German life at the time. On the one hand, under Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany was asserting herself strongly in the Weltpolitik through alliances with other central-European powers and in making grand plans to grow in military strength. With hindsight, Vierthaler’s vase is all the more remarkable for his prescience in the twilight of an empire. By presenting a cicada, he evokes a conundrum. Is this cicada a strong adult, newly emerged from a long dormancy? Or is this the cicada...