Small Chinese Plate Ko Sometsuke Chongzehn Era 1628-1644 - China Chongzhen Period 1628-1644

Italy, Early XX Century

A pair of polychrome majolica plates with a Raphaelesque decoration along the rim and a grisaille decoration with scenes of cherubs in the center of the bowl. The plates bear a handwritten date on the back, placing them in 1920, and two handwritten letters in red, "G" and "P" likely the initials of the unidentified ceramist. Central Italy, Tuscany-Marche area.

Italy, 1930s

Majolica display plate decorated in shades of blue with ochre details. The centerpiece features a family crest supported by cupids. The rim has a contoured and wavy edge with reserves decorated with landscapes alternating with incised shells. Manufacturer's mark on the reverse in underglaze blue.

Italy, Early XX Century

Set consisting of a plate and six smaller plates in polychrome majolica with carnation decoration. Polylobed rim outlined in green. Manufacturer's mark on the back.

Northern Italy, Mid XVIII Century

Oval majolica tray, with expanded rim, shaped profile and light cord. High-fire decoration in monochrome, in shades of cobalt blue on a white background. A decorative motif with swirls of leaves interspersed with festoons with a trellis motif runs along the brim. A bouquet of flowers in the center. Decoration called "a Rouen". Northern Italy, probably Lodi area.

Japan, Meiji Era

Copper plate decorated with cloisonné enamels with flowering peonies and a bird. Japan, late Meiji period, circa 1910.

Japan, Meiji Era

Copper plate decorated with cloisonné enamels with bunches of grapes, peonies and a butterfly. Japan, late Meiji period, circa 1910.

Japan, Meiji Era 1868-1912

Kutani plate decorated with polychrome enamels within scrolls with various representations. The upper one with a scene of literati intent on writing and reading a scroll in beautiful writing, the others with naturalistic scenes, dragons and Kirin highlighted in gold, on a red background with stylized racemes. Brand in red under the base. Japan Meiji period circa 1910.

Italy, Early '900s

Platter in glazed ceramic in the neo-Renaissance style. Grotesque decoration on the brim and mythological scene in the middle part.

Italy, Mid XX Century

Artistic glass plate with a cave painting-themed decoration on the back. The artist's signature is engraved under the rim.

Italy, Early XX Century

Majolica plate with polychrome Raphaelesque decoration, featuring a large fruit vase in the center supported by a column with a cartouche and surrounded by mythological figures. The plate bears a handwritten date on the back placing it 1920 and two handwritten letters "G and P" likely the initials of the unidentified ceramist. Central Italy, Tuscany-Marche area.

Germany, XX Century

A set of four Meissen porcelain plates with the "onion pattern". The "Zwiebelmuster" or "Onion Blue" commonly known to us as the "Onion Pattern" has become a symbol of the Meissen Manufactory over the centuries. It is painted in cobalt blue underglaze and depicts highly stylized flowers, trees, and fruit. The oldest piece made in Meissen with this pattern, inspired by a Chinese design from the Kangxi period, dates to 1739 and was painted directly by Hoeroldt. It features stylized peonies, Japanese peaches, asters, and pomegranates sinuously arranged around a bamboo stalk. Each of these elements has a specific meaning in Eastern symbolism. They represent: longevity (the bamboo), good fortune (the peony), cheerfulness (the aster), immortality (the peach), and fertility (the pomegranate).

England, Second Half XX Century

Marie Louise dinnerware set consisting of a soup tureen, a sauceboat, 6 serving plates, 21 dinner plates, 12 soup plates, and 10 dessert plates. 51 pieces in total. Manufacturer's mark under the base.