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Specializing in Fine Antique French & Austrian Majolica
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$35 USDGorgeous Circa 1950s French Martres Tolosane Faience du Matet Polychrome Floral Motif Small Dish
Pottery:Faience:French
This exquisite little dish was made by one of the oldest still-existing faienceries in Martres-Tolosane, near the Garonne river in the south of France. Faience du Matet was founded in 1864 and has been in continuous production ever since. This piece with its traditional floral motif in metal oxide glazes of green, lavender, yellow, and blue, and stands on three little pad feet. It measures 3 ¾” diameter and 1” tall. It is fully and clearly marked on the back with the mark in use during the 50’s. ...
$75 USDGorgeous Circa 1950s French Martres Tolosane Polychrome Faience du Matet Ibis Motif Octagonal Plate
Pottery:Faience:French
This exquisite octagonal plate was made by one of the oldest still-existing faienceries in Martres-Tolosane, near the Garonne river in the south of France. Faience du Matet was founded in 1864 and has been in continuous production ever since. This piece with its traditional ibis motif, one of the oldest and most original to Martres-Tolosane, is rendered in the traditional metal oxide glazes of green, golden yellow, blue, and purple. The plate is octagonal in shape and has a dot pattern in subtle ...
$250 USDStunning Antique English Victorian Majolica Blended Glaze Ram’s Head Cache Pot
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:Britain
This is a gorgeous piece of antique English Victorian majolica in the mottled shades of green, honey, and brown which the English potters did so well. A deeply molded wave and bead pattern graces the body of the cache pot, while the neck is deep and features alternating grotesque-style ram’s heads alternating with lozenges joined by a stylized rope garland. It measures 5” in diameter and 4” tall. There is no mark on the base, not even so much as a number, but I have no doubt this is English, ...
$650 USDSuperb Antique French Majolica J. Massier Figural Wishing Well with Birds
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
This is one of the most sought-after majolica pieces made by the renowned French potters, the Massier family. The Massier family of Vallauris, France, is world famous for their high-quality art pottery and majolica produced first by the father, Jacques (1806-1871), whose sons Delphin, Clement, and Jérôme followed in his footsteps. This is a figural wishing well spill vase with three charming birds and a bucket beside the well. It measures 9” tall, nearly 6” long, and about 5” wide; and dates to ...
$75 USDExquisite French Majolica Art Nouveau Tubelined Iris Vase
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
I am very pleased to offer this lovely French Art Nouveau vase. A gorgeous Iris in shades of pink, yellow and purple, with leaves in sky blue and fawn—all tube-lined—form the central motif. Figural iris leaves in the same colors scheme form handles on each side. This is one of a pair that is currently available. This piece dates to between 1890 and 1910, likely around 1900. It measures 5 ¼” tall and 2 ¾” in diameter at the base. It bears the impressed numbers 4832 and 76 on its base, as well as ...
$325 USDExquisite Antique Austrian Majolica J. Dressler Egg Server Plate
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:Austrian
What a treat I have for you here! This is precisely the sort of thing for which Julius Dressler, is rightly famous—specialty food service pieces of majolica . His are, without a doubt the most fanciful and fun, and this one is no exception. In the form of a stylized leaf glazed in shades of green with a chocolate brown twig-form handle wrapped with ivy and cotton candy pink wells for the eggs and condiments—it’s a truly eye-catching piece. This was made by Julius Dressler at Biela, Bohemia in ...
$475 USDExquisite Large Antique French Majolica Neoclassic Cobalt & Dragons Cache Pot
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
I am very pleased to offer this gorgeous old French majolica cache pot or jardinière. It is glazed in a very deep cobalt blue with a warm brown skirt around the bottom. There is a neo-classical motif with scrollwork and flourishes in brilliant green which are draped with garlands of flowers glazed in pale blue and pale pink. Two sides have a shell medallion motif glazed in chocolate brown and yellow, while the other two sides have a back to back dragon motif in pale pink and white. The rim is ...
$750 USDExquisite Large Antique French Majolica Teal & Pink Art Nouveau Petal Jardiniere
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
I am very proud to offer this exquisite piece of French art pottery. It likely was made in Vallauris in the south of France. At the turn of the century Vallauris was something of a Mecca for artists in general, and ceramicists in particular. This bears a great deal of resemblance to known pieces by Delphin Massier, but it is not marked nor could I find it in any Massier catalog I consulted, so I am hesitant to attribute it to him. But it is certainly safe to say it was likely inspired by the ...
$185 USDStunning Antique French Majolica Figural Fish Caviar Server
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
What a treat I have for you here! This was a very popular form of majolica caviar server in the late 1800’s in France. Fives-Lille made the definitive one, but there were tons of potteries that made their own version, even Massier! It dates to between 1870 and 1890. This particular example is not marked, but it most definitely drew on the Fives-Lille for inspiration—the glazing is nearly identical. I've seen these described as wall-pockets, but my reference books state they were intended for ...
$200 USDStunning Antique French Faience Gien Fond Blanc Renaissance Vase
Pottery:Antique:Faience:French
Oh my, what a treat I have for you here! This cylindrical vase is a gorgeous example of French faience made by the faiencerie at Gien sometime around 1866. It is in the very popular pattern known as Renaissance Fond Blanc (White Background). The use of a white background predates the use of the blue (Fond Bleu), as it was much more difficult to control the cobalt glaze used for the rich blue background and the technique for handling it was developed later. This features traditional Italian ...
$850 USDSuperb 1915 Art Nouveau Weller Bedford Pink & Green Umbrella Stand
Pottery:Weller
Oh my, what a treat this one is—if this isn’t a gorgeous cross between the Arts & Crafts movement and Art Nouveau, I don’t know what is! This is a stunning umbrella stand made around 1915 by the renowned American art pottery manufacturer, Weller. This is the Bedford pattern which features what appear to be tulips and some other daisy-like flower on long stalks. The glazing is rich and deep, shading from a dark chocolate brown to green to pink on the flowers, alternating with a lighter brown. The ...
$125 USDSuperb Old European Majolica Figural Tyrolean Man Humidor Tobacco Jar
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:Austrian
I am very pleased to offer this superb example of a Victorian figural majolica humidor—in the guise of a man in Tyrolean garb. Similar pieces, no doubt made by the same manufacturer as this one, can be seen on page 47 of Jeffrey B. Snyder’s Marvelous Majolica. He states that these pieces represented “local color” around town. This is one of several pieces acquired from the collection of a noted Chicago collector and antique dealer who began his collection in the 1930’s. He measures 5 ¼” tall and ...
$325 USDStunning Antique German Majolica Villeroy & Boch Art Nouveau Snowdrop Platter
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:German
I am especially pleased to offer this gorgeous old reticulated floral platter which dates to the turn of the century. This just screams Art Nouveau, doesn’t it? If you like this, be sure to see item #RL0607011 for a matching plate. An example of this pattern in a different color scheme can be seen in D. Michael Murray's book European Majolica on page 114. I've included a photo of the page below for those who don't have access to the book. A double ring of stylized snowdrops glazed in white and ...
$385 USDSuperb Antique Bohemia Austrian Majolica J. Moehling Figural Well Smokeset
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:Austrian
What a treat this one is! This is a gorgeous example of the traditional Victorian smokeset in the form of a well or cistern with a barrel and a wagon wheel propped beside it, a rope draped over its corner, and a bird perched on the spigot. It is glazed allover in a warm honey/caramel color and subtly accented with gilt. This was made by Johann Moehling, who opened a pottery in Aich, Bohemia, Austria (which later became Czechoslovakia) in 1849. His pottery was in business only until 1875. He is ...
$35 USDLovely Old Italian Florentine Faience Raffaelesco Grotesques Vinegar & Oil Cruets
Pottery:Art Pottery:Other European
This is a lovely pair of hand-painted cruets in the traditional Florentine “Grotesques” motif most often called now by the term Raffaelesco. In traditional colors, each cruet features ornately rendered dragons on either side and a blue and yellow floral motif in the center. Each cruet measures 4 ¼” tall and 3” in diameter at its widest point, excluding the handle. They are not marked at all, not even with a number, so I can’t tell you who made them, but my guess would be these date to the 1930 ...
$85 USDLovely Large Art Nouveau Czech Majolica LDBC Flambeau Serving Dish
Pottery:Majolica:Other European
I am very pleased to offer this gorgeous, large Czech majolica Art Nouveau serving dish. It features an intricate scrollwork pattern in deep relief around the rim glazed in white against a rich lavender background with the center of the bowl and the rim itself glazed in bright buttercup yellow. The exterior of the bowl is glazed in lavender as well. It measures 14” long, 9 ¼” wide, and 2 ½” tall. This is clearly marked on the base with the importer’s mark (LDBC) of Flambeau China of Limoges, ...
$1,750 USDStunning Antique French Majolica Frie Onnaing Art Nouveau 3-Piece Narcisse Garniture Set
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
What a treat this one is! This gorgeous Art Nouveau garniture, or mantel, set was made by the Frie-Onnaing faiencerie in the North of France, along the Belgian border. It dates to between 1890 and 1914. This classically Art Nouveau pattern was very popular and I see pieces of it with some frequency, however it is rather rare to find it with the honey-colored background. The deep turquoise background is much more common. In addition, I see the full set very, very rarely. Usually I find single ...
$125 USDFine Antique French Majolica Provence Faience Cicada Wall Pocket Vase
Pottery:Majolica:French
I just adore this whimsical guy! This majolica wallpocket is another treasure found during a recent buying trip to France. The cicada is a symbol of good luck and appears all over the region of Provence, in the Côte d’Azur in France. You see ceramic cicadas such as this one frequently attached to doorposts to bring good fortune to the occupants. The tradition started back in 1895 when a Provençal businessman commissioned a local potter to create a pottery cicada he could use as a corporate, ...
$250 USDStunning Antique Villeroy & Boch German Majolica Art Nouveau Lily of the Valley Reticulated Platter
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:German
This is such a gorgeous piece—I hate to see it go! This was made by the famed German pottery Villeroy & Boch, of Schramberg, Germany. This is so quintessentially Art Nouveau in its colors, style, and details! The circular central panel is composed of Lily of the Valley leaves radiating outward and glazed in deep green with an aqua glazed flower center. The rest of the platter is composed of deep and crisply molded Lily of the Valley Flowers in an intertwined pattern and glazed in bright aqua. ...
$75 USDLovely Old Hull Pink Sunglow Sun Glow Pansy & Butterfly Handled Basket #84
Pottery:Hull
I am very pleased to offer this fine old handled basket made by Hull in the pink Sunglow pattern. It is marked “U.S.A. 84” on the base. The Sunglow line was available in 2 distinct styles: one with the more common straw-like daisy and the other with pansies and butterflies. I see the straw-daisy variety with some regularity—less often the pansy variety. This particular example is of the pansy/butterfly variation. My reference book says this pattern dates to 1948-1949, but I have read elsewhere ...
$125 USDLovely Antique English Victorian Majolica Begonia Leaf Plate #2
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:Britain
I am pleased to offer this lovely example of a Victorian English majolica Begonia Leaf plate. These plates and other pieces featuring the large and colorful leaves of the Begonia Rex were wildly popular in England and America from the 1860’s through the 1880’s. Both majolica and the Begonia Rex plant were introduced into England at about the same time...majolica in 1851 and the plant in 1856 and both were received with unrestrained enthusiasm. With its capacity for deep relief and its vivid ...
$125 USDLovely Antique English Victorian Majolica Begonia Leaf Plate #1
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:Britain
I am pleased to offer this lovely example of a Victorian English majolica Begonia Leaf plate. These plates and other pieces featuring the large and colorful leaves of the Begonia Rex were wildly popular in England and America from the 1860’s through the 1880’s. Both majolica and the Begonia Rex plant were introduced into England at about the same time...majolica in 1851 and the plant in 1856 and both were received with unrestrained enthusiasm. With its capacity for deep relief and its vivid ...
$425 USDLovely Antique French Majolica Jerome Massier Bird & Nest Footed Bowl
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
I am very happy to offer this charming antique French majolica footed bowl in the form of a bird’s nest on which is perched an adorable little bird. It was made circa 1900 by the renowned French artist, Jerome Massier. The Massier family of Vallauris, France, is world famous for their high-quality art pottery and majolica produced first by the father, Jacques (1806-1871), and then his sons Delphin, Clement, and Jérôme who followed in their father’s footsteps. The exterior of this lovely piece is ...
$225 USDSuperb Antique French Majolica Scotsman Character Pitcher Jug
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
Here is your opportunity to own this fantastic character jug known by collectors as the Scotsman. I honestly don’t understand the name—he doesn’t look at all Scottish to me. These were popular during the late 19th to early 20th century. Though this particular jug is most often referred to as Sarreguemines, it is more accurate to refer to them as Sarreguemines-type. They were produced near Sarreguemines, France to compete with the products of the renowned faiencerie of the same name. The ...
$275 USDSplendid Antique French Majolica Matelot Character Pitcher Jug
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
These character pitchers or jugs were popular during the late 19th to early 20th century. Though this particular jug is most often referred to as Sarreguemines, it is more accurate to refer to them as Sarreguemines-type. They were produced near Sarreguemines, France to compete with the products of the renowned faiencerie of the same name. The Sarreguemines character pitchers have mold numbers no higher than the 5000’s, while these particular pitchers carry the numbers in the 7890 series. This ...
$150 USDSuperb Vintage 1950’s Gouda Royal Zuid Holland Bleu Du Paris Ewer
Pottery:Art Pottery:Other European
This is a gorgeous ewer and beautifully graphic! It features a swirled outsized pattern of traditional faience motifs done in shades of blue, accented with black and golden yellow on a very pale blue ground. The interior is also glazed in pale blue. It measures 9” tall and approximately 5 ½” in diameter, excluding the handle. This is clearly marked on the base with the number O-133 BLEU DU PARIS, ROYAL ZUID HOLLAND with the famed GOUDA house logo. The year date on the left side of the mark ...
$275 USDStunning Antique French Majolica Sarreguemines Puck Character Pitcher Jug
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
I am very pleased to offer this superb example of one of Sarreguemines oldest character pitchers, Puck, number 653. This was one of the factory’s staple pieces and was very long-lived. It was still being produced as late as 1925. The mark used identifies this pitcher as having been produced after the World Fair of 1889 but before 1922 (according to the book Sarreguemines: Les Marques de Fabrique by the Sarreguemines Museum). He stands 7” tall and approximately 5 ½” in diameter. He is clearly ...
$225 USDGorgeous Large Old French Majolica Asparagus Server
Pottery:Majolica:French
I am very pleased to offer this stunning example of a French majolica asparagus server. This features a ridged row of green, purple, yellow, and cream glazed asparagus tied with honey colored twine and laying on a cream and green glazed bowl. It measures 14” long, 8 ½” wide, and 2 ½” tall. It likely dates to between 1930 and 1950’s. It is not marked at all except with the impressed number 8940. Although I found this on a buying trip to France, I was not convinced that it was a French piece. Then ...
$325 USDGorgeous Purple Art Deco Czech Bloch Eichwald Majolica Jardiniere
Pottery:Majolica:Czech
What a treat this one is, and made by a real master! This gorgeous majolica jardinière is glazed in birthday cake colors of lavender, brilliant purple, pink, and pale green with an interior glaze of deepest green. The effect is stunning! This was made by Bernard Bloch at Eichwald, after World War One when the Austrian state of Bohemia was incorporated into the new country of Czechoslovakia. It dates to between 1917 and 1925. This jardinière (in a different color scheme) is pictured on page 92 of ...
$325 USDGorgeous Antique French Majolica Frie Onnaing Art Nouveau Cyclamen Planter
Pottery:Antique:Majolica:French
This is one of the most lovely pieces Frie-Onnaing ever made (in my opinion!). Glazed in rich carmine, olive, aqua, and chocolate; leaves twine gracefully up the sides in classic Art Nouveau style. The interior is lined in deep carmine. This was made sometime between 1890 and 1910 by one of the most renowned French faienceries, Frie-Onnaing, in the north of France near the Belgian border. It measures 5 ½” square at the top, 4 ¼” square at the base, and stands 5 ¼” tall. It is in superb condition ...
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