ANCIENT CERAMICS - Page 5

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.

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Majolica plate with lobed rim. In the center of the plate a group of turreted buildings rises from an island of land with plants; the background is crossed by glazes representing the sky. Along the frame decoration with leafy sprigs that emerge from the perimeter.

France, Late XVIII Century

Trumpet vase in Gien-made majolica, decorated in monochrome blue with a grotesque motif of griffins and masks.

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Ligurian-made majolica jug with globular body, expanded rim and spout. Spool handle. The jug is decorated in polychrome with a plant motif and a male figure with a hat.

China, Early XX Century

Glazed stoneware bowl with decoration of houses on the banks of a river surrounded by stylized trees, all painted in blue below deck. Upper edge left without glazing with Greek decoration.

France, Mid XIX Century

Pair of Empire style porcelain vases with egg-shaped bodies mounted with original screw on a square base. Handmade decoration with genre scenes on the front and landscape on the back.

China, 1950s-1960s

Brush holder vase decorated with polychrome enamels with a deer among large peony flowers

China, Late Qing Era (1644-1911)

Porcelain bowl decorated on the inside with celadon-coloured enamel, on the outside with fish and algae in polychrome enamels.

Italy, Second Half XVIII Century

Majolica plate with lobed and molded rim. In the center of the plate a group of turreted buildings rises from an island of land with plants; the background is crossed by veils that represent the sky. Along the frame I decorate with leafy branches that come out from the perimeter.

China, 1925 ca.

Porcelain figure painted with polychrome enamels depicting the immortal Shou Xing. The robe richly decorated with stylized ideograms and peaches symbolizing longevity. Oval Ji Maosheng mark impressed under the base.

Italy, Mid XX Century ca.

Ceramic potiche decorated with grotesques and gilding. Pinecone lid socket. Under the base the manufacturer's brand.

Italy, Late XIX-Early XX Century

Plaster bas-relief depicting Jesus with children presented in a golden tablet frame.

Germany, Late XIX - Early XX Century

White porcelain sculptural group depicting a gallant couple with cage and birds. Under the base the manufacturer's brand.

France, Late XVIII Century

French majolica jardinière decorated in polychrome with a floral motif depicting cornflowers and wild roses.

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Pair of small goblets in polychrome majolica with a prevalence of ocher. Third fire decoration. Manufacture mark under the base.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Oval gravy boat with polychrome majolica plate. Red carnation decoration typical of the Ferniani manufacture.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Parade plate in polychrome majolica manufactured by Castelli, with a scene depicting mythological subjects Diana and Endymion.

Italy, Late XVII Century

Majolica plate decorated with great heat in shades of blue.

Italy, Late XIX - Early XX Century

Majolica plate decorated in calligraphic style in shades of manganese, ocher and green. Under the base the manufacturer's brand.

France, Second Half XIX Century

Majolica cake stand decorated with all-over polychrome flowers. The splashback has a wavy edge surrounded by a dentil motif.

Italy, 1920s

Luster majolica planter, third-fire painted in cobalt blue, gold and ruby. It features reserves on a white background with mythological scenes. Feral-shaped feet and snakes in the handles. Manufacture of Alfredo Santarelli, Gualdo Tadino. Manufacture mark in blue under the base.

Italy, XVIII Century

High fire majolica shaving basin in monochrome shades of blue. Oval in shape with expanded rim. Decoration depicting a mythological scene of Venus rising from the water on two dolphins, supported by Cupid. The scene takes place in a fantastic landscape with villages of houses and mountains. Manufacture mark under the base.

Italy, Late XX Century

Group of seven ceramic parade plates decorated with polychrome enamels with fruit and flowers. Author's signature in the cavetto and on the reverse.