ANCIENT CERAMICS - Page 3

Italy, Mid XIX Century

White earthenware group depicting a gallant scene. In the background, a pergola with palm trees and vines.

Germany, Early XX Century

Finely crafted and decorated porcelain figurine depicting a gallant couple dancing. The manufacturer's mark is under the base. It forms the base for a lampshade.

Italy, Early XX Century

Pair of polychrome majolica plates. Noble portraits on the hollow, brim with alternating leaf decoration. Ochre plate edge. Underglaze manufacturer's mark on the back.

France, 1920s

Ceramic deco sculpture depicting a pigeon. Manufacturer's mark printed inside.

Austria, Mid XX Century

Vienna porcelain vase with decoration of vegetal spirals and scattered flowers on a burgundy background. Expanded rim and quadrilobate body. Under the base, the manufacturer's mark.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Group composed of three caricatured figurines in polychrome majolica. Manufacturer's mark under the base, depicting swords with hilt.

Japan, 1930s

Pair of porcelain candle holders decorated by hand with gold-colored enamels and raised moriage dots. Manufacturer's mark enameled on the bottom.

Germany, Early XX Century

White porcelain gallant group, elegant plastic rendering. Manufacturer's mark under the base in underglaze blue.

Italy, XVI-XVII Century

Highly glazed terracotta cake stand decorated with a cold-pressed oriental-inspired water lily motif in silver.

France, Early XIX Century

Majolica cake stand with wavy edge and polychrome decoration depicting bunches of flowers.

Italy, Early XX Century

Polychrome majolica tile with relief decoration depicting the coronation of the Virgin Mary. Manufacturer's mark painted on the back.

Italy, 1940s-1950s

Group of five white ceramic baskets from Bassano worked in a basket-like fashion.

Italy, Late XIX Century

White ceramic basket with basket motif enriched with festoons. Central plate with composition of flowers and fruits in relief.

England, Mid XIX Century

Group of three porcelain plates decorated with Chinoiserie birds, peonies and plant motifs. On the back, blue and impressed mark of the manufacturer.

England, Early XIX Century

Earthenware table set consisting of a bottle coaster and four coasters. Fretworked edge. Manufacturer's mark under the bases.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Group of three earthenware coasters with perforated edges in the style of Benucci and Latti.

Italy, Early XX Century

Large polychrome majolica amphora with an ovoid body and handles with winged sphinxes. Decorated in the round with a mythological motif depicting the ascent of the gods to Mount Olympus. The masterly pictorial rendering was created by the Troisi brothers active in Castelli and then in Sesto Fiorentino in the early 1900s.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Gallant scene in white enamel porcelain depicting a couple under a rococo style palm tree with an embankment base with plant motifs. Under enamel "crowned N" mark, Capodimonte manufacture.

Japan, Early XX Century

Ceramic vase with floral, peony and figure decorations. Zoomorphic handles.

Italy, Second Half XX Century

Column with ceramic cache pot with polychrome relief decoration depicting festive figures and cherubs. Manufacturer's mark printed under the base of the cache pot.

Japan, First Half XX Century

Pair of ceramic vases with flower, peony and figure decorations.

Northern Italy, Early XX Century

Tea set in polychrome majolica with floral decoration of scattered flowers. Manufacturer's mark under the bases. The set consists of a teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug, four cups and six skates.

China, Republican Era 1912-1949

Dehua porcelain sculpture "Blanc de Chine" depicting an immortal with his acolyte.

China, 1970s

Porcelain cachepot decorated with vine leaves and grapes on a black background.