ANCIENT CERAMICS - Page 5

China, 1970s

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

Europe, Late XIX - Early XX Century

Pair of porcelain bouquet vases with golden decorations with plant motifs. In the center, female bust surrounded by flowering twigs.

Germany, Early XX Century

Sculptural group in white porcelain depicting Bacchanalian putti. Under the base, the manufacturer's mark.

Italy, Mid XX Century ca.

Pair of Capodimonte ceramic vases with relief decorations depicting mythological scenes. Hinges in the shape of female figures. Manufacture mark under the base.

Central Southern Italy Late 19th century

Pair of polychrome majolica amphorae with grotesque motifs. Reserves on both sides decorated with allegorical-mythological motifs. The lateral handles, very curved, are supported by winged figures. Manufacturer's mark absent.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Majolica bowl with shaped edge and animal-shaped feet. Polychrome decoration with scattered flowers. Manufacturer's mark under the base.

Hungary, XX Century

Porcelain pot pourri holder, perforated and painted with flowers, leaves and golden branches. Strawberry handle. Manufacturer's mark under the base.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Ceramic plate, Veneto area, decorated in polychrome with a caricatured character in the hollow. The rim of the plate has a sponged decorative motif in brown tones.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Ceramic plate, with polychrome flower in the hollow and rim decorated in blue.

Spain, Mid XIX Century

Majolica plate decorated in monochrome blue. The plate features a branch of flowers with large blue petals in the hollow.

Burma, Early XX Century

Pair of Burmese wooden figures depicting two Nats "of the spirits of the places". Expertly carved in solid wood, with subtle and precious decorations on the robes and serene expressions.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Commonly used ceramic serving dish, decorated with ears of wheat and dragonflies. Manufacturer's mark on the back.

Austria, Late XIX Century

Large ceramic sculpture in art nouveau style depicting a gallant couple walking. Very realistic and accurate plasticity of the clothes and well-characterized faces. At the base impressed mark, initials of Brothers Urbach, brothers who worked in Teplitz Bohemia.

France, Late XIX Century

Majolica flowerpot with large expanded cup, supported by a square base enriched by four scrolled feet. Polychrome decoration, with raised parts, in shades of blue and orange.

Spain, Mid XIX Century

Majolica plate decorated in monochrome blue. With a 6-pointed star in the middle.

Southern Italy Late 18th Century

Polychrome majolica plate decorated with a geometric motif both on the rim and on the bowl.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Polychrome majolica bowl with bouquet of flowers decoration. Crinkled edge.

Southern Italy, Late XIX Century

Commonly used majolica basin decorated with simple geometric ornaments.

Italy, Early XX Century

Commonly used ceramic serving plate with stylized flower and leaf decoration. Manufacturer's mark under the base.

France, Early XIX Century

Polychrome majolica box with lid decorated with vegetal racemes in shades of green and pink. Feral-shaped feet.

Italy, XIX Century

Majolica tureen decorated with polychrome flowers, small roses and cornflowers.

Italy, 1970s

Sculptural group of great scene in Capodimonte ceramic Sandro Maggioni. Manufacture mark and author's signature on the base.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Oval majolica tray with shaped edge and polychrome Raphaelesque decoration with foliage and fantastic animals. Two dragons facing each other frame the Florentine lily, taking up a motif that is also quite well known in Deruta majolica. The blue mark on the back of the plate traces it back to the Bonato di Angarano manufacture (Archive of ceramic marks letter B).

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Majolica plate with lobed rim. In the center of the plate there is a decoration with a group of turreted buildings inside a frame with leafy branches.