A look at the design, market and legacy of Victorian pottery

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Egg-stra Special Majolica

In previous posts we've already taken a look at majolica egg cups and egg baskets but what about eggs themselves? Not a particularly common motif in majolica, eggs have still appeared in various motifs in the majolica body as everything from spoon warmers to pitchers to humidors.

Let's celebrate the Easter/Passover season with a look at eggs in majolica.

Brown-Westhead Moore spoon warmer 

Schiller & Sons majolica terrine




Sarreguemines majolica egg basket

Continental majolica egg terrine

Czech majolica chick and egg terrine

Choisy-le-Roi chick and egg terrine

Massier majolica egg vase

Massier majolica egg terrine

Massier majolica egg vase

Proper pair of Bretby majolica egg vases

Unattributed continental majolica rabbit egg carriage 

Barbotine majolica egg vase


Royal Worcester majolica mice and egg vase

Continental majolica duck pitcher

Barbotine majolica duck vase

Palissy majolica mouse match striker


Sarreguemines majolica terrine

Wasmuël majolica egg dish

Wasmuël majolica egg dish

Wasmuël majolica egg dish
George Dreyfus majolica egg cup


Have a lovely holiday!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Am I Blue?

Cobalt blue is certainly the most popular color in majolica. It is popular with both men and women and fits into just about any decor. Its dark shade as a ground color also makes the details in majolica designs pop like no other color. In English majolica it is often paired with turquoise, a greener shade of blue and a color popular in its own right, but it is cobalt more than any other shade that collectors seek.

I have been collecting cobalt majolica for over 25 years. In a large grouping it is stunning. I thought it might be fun to celebrate the majolica glazed in this wonderful color.

Wedgwood majolica Ocean jugs

Wedgwood Pear dessert plates and George Jones nut dish

George Jones majolica pelican sardine box

George Jones majolica orchid jardiniere

Etruscan Majolica sunflower syrup
Wedgwood majolica fish plate

George Jones majolica jardiniere

Minton majolica strawberry plate

Shorter & Boulton Fan syrup pitcher

Minton majolica oyster plate
Brown-Westhead Moore majolica oyster plate
George Jones majolica oyster plate

Wedgwood majolica oyster plate
Minton majolica oyster plate with cracker well

Wedgwood majolica relish dish

Royal Worcester majolica dragon teapot

George Jones majolica nesting bird jug

Holdcroft majolica fish plate

Wedgwood majolica lobster plate

Wedgwood majolica Chrysanthemum butter pat
Wedgwood majolica horseshoe butter pat
Wedgwood majolica flower butter pat

Minton majolica Dresser designed amphora vase

Wedgwood majolica Wheat and sickle bread plate

Holdcroft dolphin compote

Etruscan Majolica Maple plate
Wedgwood majolica monkey charger

Minton majolica wicker cheese dome

Minton majolica jardiniere
George Jones majolica cheese dome

Wedgwood majolica St. Louis garden seat
George Jones majolica jardiniere

George Jones majolica garden seat

Forester majolica crane garden seat

George Jones majolica daisy tile

Holdcroft majolica vase

George Jones majolica hummingbird jardiniere

George Jones majolica lily tile
Wedgwood majolica fruit plate

Wedgwood majolica Lincoln platter

Forester majolica butterfly lip pitcher

Holdcroft majolica game terrine

Holdcroft majolica punch bowl

Majolica cat handled pitcher

Wedgwood majolica strawberry platter

George Jones Wild Rose teaset

Majolica cat handled teapot

Wedgwood Fan soap box
George Jones majolica Full Nest game terrine
George Jones majolica server
Minton majolica swan handled jardiniere

Eureka majolica plate

Wedgwood majolica Alaska plate

Joseph Roth/Forester majolica cheese bell

Forester majolica sardine box

Wedgwood majolica strawberry server
Wedgwood majolica Fan garden seat

Etruscan Majolica fruit plate

Wedgwood majolica Minerva’s helmet jug

Shorter & Boulton/Eureka/Willets fan ice cream set

Wedgwood majolica Fan platter

Wedgwood majolica monkey plate

Wedgwood majolica dolphin oyster plate

Wedgwood majolica St. Louis oyster plate

Etruscan Majolica Sunflower cuspidor

Wedgwood majolica St. Louis oyster plate
Brown-Westhead Moore sour grapes jug
Wedgwood majolica Fan dresser plate

Wedgwood majolica Palm cheese dish

George Jones majolica nesting bird desk stand

George Jones majolica apple blossom cheese bell
George Jones majolica fence and daisy cheese bell
George Jones acanthus leaf garden seat

Wedgwood majolica Lincoln butter dish

Tenuous Majolica teapot


George Jones majolica chestnut plate

Minton majolica garden seat

Wedgwood majolica ice cream set

Wedgwood majolica Fan pitchers
Minton majolica garden seat

Wedgwood majolica Reeds jug

Copeland majolica primrose cheese bell
George Jones majolica Father Christmas syrup

Minton majolica mistletoe jug

Wegwood majolica grape and strawberry plate

Adams & Bromley leaping fish jug

Forester majolica Rose and Rope bread plate

Wedgwood majolica dragon teapot

Brown-Westhead Moore majolica passion flower jardiniere

George Jones majolica desk stand

George Jones majolica cheese bell

George Jones majolica teaset

George Jones majolica Iris pitcher

Wedgwood majolica sardine box
Minton duck and hare game terrine

Wedgwood majolica Lincoln plate

Wedgwood majolica Lincoln jug

Wedgwood majolica reed and cattails jug

George Jones majolica shell compote

Majolica cuspidor

Shorter & Boulton Fan tea set

Holdcroft majolica strawberry server

Shorter & Boulton Atlantic cuspidor

Arsenal majolica dog plate

Holdcroft majolica morning glory basket

Minton majolica vase supposed by putti

Minton majolica triton jardiniere

Wedgwood majolica Fan cheese bell