Cuhna Palissy Majolica Lizard and Snake Plate

Alive with texture, color, and movement, this early 20th-century French Palissy-style majolica platter brings the natural world to life in vivid relief. At the center, a coiled snake winds through a vibrant marsh, surrounded by frogs, newts, snails, and scattered shells. Glossy glazes in deep green, golden ochre, and cobalt blue add a sense of depth and dampness, while the high-relief modeling invites both touch and close inspection. Evoking the spirit of Bernard Palissy and the rustic naturalism of 19th-century revivalists, this hand-modeled ceramic piece is more than a decorative dish, it’s a sculptural landscape. The reverse reveals a warm, mottled terracotta finish, grounding the piece in its artisanal origins. Whether placed on a console, set into a cabinet, or mounted on a wall, this antique French platter...

Longchamp's Wild Majolica Menagerie: French Majolica Palissy Dish Maker: Longchamp Pottery, France Date: Circa 1880 Medium: Earthenware, multi-colored lead glazes (Majolica/Barboti...

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...

Léon Brard's Midnight Pond Plate French Majolica Palissy Dish, "Frogs Amongst Lilies" Artist/Maker: Léon Brard (French, active late 19th century) Date: Circa 1890 Medium: Earthenwa...

A rarely seen Palissy style Provençal majolica trompe l’oeil wall plaque made and signed by the potter A. Martin, from Vallauris, Cote d’Azur, France, Mid-Century Modern Era, circa ...

Pair of Octagonal framed 'Pompeiian Red' pottery Roman Medallions Each one a well executed glazed pottery male profile portrait medallion, with a vin...

A fine pair antique English majolica floral rimmed pottery plates by Wedgwood and dated 1872. The lightly potted plates are of simple rounded form standing on a round foot with a sli...

Atypical majolica pitcher with two snakes in a leafy and woody environment. A true find for a majolica collector !

Fanciful 19th century English pottery wall hanging decorative plate handcrafted in an eccentric composition with crab, oysters and assorted sea life colorfully decorated under glaze....

An English majolica plate, The Flying Crane, by Joseph Holdcroft, Circa 1870. Designed in the Aesthetic Japonisme taste, the crane is centered on a turquoise pebbled ground with a border of prunus, or pink Dogwood branches stemming from the brown branch form rim. Showing the unusual green glazing on the verso, distinctive to Holdcroft majolica. Book reference,’The Collectors Encyclopedia of Majolica’ by Mariann Katz-Marks, page 95. Joseph Holdcroft held several patents for the production of earthenware. He was employed by Minton where he became proficient in the manufacture of majolica. Holdcroft established the Sunderland Pottery...