The flow of new reproduction majolica designs has cooled down in recent years due, no doubt, to the decreasing price of majolica in general. The older reproductions still surface of course, the most common being the Arsenal Pottery “man with beer keg” design and the Arsenal blackberry plates, but there hasn’t been anything new floating around.
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| Reproduction Arsenal Pottery Plate |
That is until recently. An extremely poor example of the Brownfield monkey and bird pitcher has just started to surface at auctions and antique shows. Made to deceive, the pitcher has a fake Royal Worcester stamp on the base. To anyone familiar with English majolica, the deception is obvious but these types of reproductions are not geared towards specialty dealers and collectors. Their market is the general antique dealer or new collector unfamiliar with the nuances of pottery.
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| Reproduction Brownfield Pitcher |
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| Reproduction Brownfield Pitcher Base with Royal Worcester Mark |
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| Antique Brownfield Pitcher |
For me this is the lowest form of deception. Getting the word out as I’m doing here is the only way to combat these atrocities. When you see these offered for sale notify the auction house or dealer. No one wants to compromise their hard earned reputation for the sake of a few dollars.
