April Fools!

What better time to look at majolica clowns and jesters than April Fool's Day!

George Jones majolica Punch bowl

Wedgwood majolica Punch bowl

Wedgwood Punch bowl from the Wedgwood pattern books

Wedgwood majolica Punch and Judy teapot

Wedgwood majolica Punch majolica creamer

Wedgwood majolica Punch sugar bowl with Toby finial

Wedgwood majolica Punch jug

Sarreguemines Punch jug

Minton majolica Punchinello

Minton jester tower ale jug

Clown and boar jardiniere

Sarreguemines majolica clown jug. Also made by Wardle

Sarreguemines majolica clown jug

Sarreguemines majolica clown jug

Massier majolica wall pocket

April Fools!

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!