ANCIENT CERAMICS

Germany First Half of the 20th Century

Pair of polychrome porcelain figurines depicting a lady with a knight. Very accurate decoration of the clothes and faces. "Crowned N" mark in blue under the glaze.

Italy 80s 90s

Polychrome ceramic parrot figure resting on a trunk. Unidentified author's signature engraved on the inside.

France, Late XIX Century

Pair of flat plates, in earthenware, decorated with a motif of polychrome flower bouquets. A blue festoon runs along the edge, repeated in the hollow of the plate to frame a bouquet of flowers.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Cup and saucer in majolica decorated with an “orientalizing tapestry” motif that features, on the slightly blued glaze, flower bulbs, leaf tufts, butterflies and small insects. In the hollow of the plate and on the body of the cup a clod with western buildings, a castle and trees. Under the bases, the manufacturer’s mark.

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.

Germany Mid 1900s

Bavaria Zeh Scherzer porcelain dinner service for 12 people with gold profiles. The service consists of 1 soup tureen, 1 vegetable dish, 1 sauce boat, 35 dinner plates, 12 soup plates, 12 fruit plates, 7 serving plates.

Europe, Late XIX-Early XX Century

Pair of ceramic stands with decorations in shades of red and gold with plant motifs. The stands have four shelves and are supported by four feral-shaped feet.

Italy, Mid XX Century

Pair of gilded ceramic candlesticks depicting a figure with a mandolin and a figure with a bagpipe. Blown glass wax collector. Under the base, the manufacturer's mark.

France, XX Century

Porcelain centerpiece mounted on bronze with lateral handles with leafy scrolls. The gold decorations that frame the central reserve with bunches of polychrome flowers stand out on a blue background. Manufacturer's mark under the base.

Italy, Late XX Century

Centerpiece in lustrous majolica in shades of green and ochre. On a hexagonal base rest three elephants that support a cup decorated in neo-Renaissance style. Under the base you can see the trademark.

Hungary, XX Century

Porcelain vase with all-over polychrome decorations of bunches of flowers and butterflies. Manufacturer's mark under the base.

France, XX Century

Sèvres porcelain centerpiece mounted on bronze with lateral handles. On a blue background stand out the gold decorations with leafy scrolls and plant motifs, inside the reserve and inside the cup bunches of flowers painted in polychrome. Under the base the mark of the manufacturer.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Oval ceramic plate with ivy decoration on the rim of the plate. Shaped edge, ochre-colored profile. Richard ceramics factory.

Italy, Mid XX Century ca.

Porcelain sculpture depicting a mandolin player. Manufacturer's mark under the base in blue underglaze.

China, 1910-1920

Hexagonal baluster vase painted in Qianjiang enamels with a bird on a rock surrounded by peony flowers. Long ideogram inscription on the back.

China, Qianglong Era 1736-1795

A saucer painted in blue underglaze with a landscape of populated islands, castles and trees in the centre. The edge with an intricate geometric pattern interrupted by stylised flowers and butterflies.

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Polychrome majolica tray from the Veneto area decorated with high fire with cobalt blue, copper green, antimony yellow on tin glaze. Mixtilinear edge outlined in brown.

Italy, Early XX Century

Majolica painting made up of three tiles depicting the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child. At the bottom, a monogram with the intertwined letters "FM", probably the initials of the unidentified ceramist. The tiles are mounted on a wooden board.

Germany, Mid XIX Century

Pair of porcelain figurines depicting a couple of young musicians in a flower garden. Under the base, the manufacturer's mark.

Italy, 1930s

Lustered majolica vase with a globular body. It features medallions with noble portraits surrounded by vegetal racemes and winged griffins in the center of the body. Under the base is the manufacturer's mark.

France, Early '900s

Pair of French ceramic amphorae with lobed spout and saddled handles in gilded antimony. Polychrome floral decoration on the globular body.

France, Mid XX Century

Pair of porcelain vases, probably Sèvres manufacture. Base and uprights in bronze, the body in cobalt blue porcelain has a medallion in the center decorated with gallant scenes. Decoration not entirely done by hand, retouched decal.

England, XX Century

Johnson Brothers Rose Chintz Porcelain Coffee Service for 12. The service includes: 1 coffee pot, 1 sugar bowl, 1 milk jug and 12 cups with saucers.

Italy, Early XX Century

Pair of vases in the shape of a two-handled jar, in polychrome high-fired majolica. A Renaissance-style Raphaelesque decoration, with masks and winged griffins, covers the entire surface of the vases. On the back they feature a medallion with a coat of arms.