Late 19th Century Ceramics

Very rare French Majolica dark blue, pink and grey oyster plate unsigned from Fives Lille, circa 1890.

This is a very rare China tennis tea set by George Jones & Sons. The set comprises of a tea pot, three cups with saucers, a sugar bowl and a milk jug. E...

A nicely decorated Japanese Meiji Period Imari charger, late 19th century, Japan. The porcelain charger featuring a design of a hoho bird, or phoenix, per...

Set of 6 Majolica Knife Rests signed HB Choisy Le Roi circa 1890.  

Three Meissen porcelain plates showing Old Master paintings German, c. 1880 Height 3.5cm, diameter 24cm Created by the renowned German porcelain ...

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A finely painted KPM porcelain plaque titled La Gondole d’Amour, dating to the late 19th century. The rectangular porcelain panel depicts a romantic gondola scene after the original painting by the Italian artist Ignace Spiridon (1848-1930). At the helm, a winged cherub steers a gondola carrying two lovers across a still river, accompanied by a pair of swans in the background. The work is notable for its soft pastel tones, classical drapery, and idealised figures, consistent with the late Romantic academic style. The porcelain is housed in its original beaded gilt wood frame with a coral mount. The back of the plaque is open to display the impressed KPM sceptre mark and incised numerals, confirming its Berlin manufacture and reference. This is a high-quality KPM Berlin plaque...

Charming Majolica pink clog with 1 bird signed Jean Massier circa 1890. H / 2.5 inches , L / 4.5 inches. The Massier family produced different pieces with birds in a very creative st...

Royal Copenhagen, biscuit sculpture after Berthel Thorvaldsen. Portrait of Berthel Thorvaldsen. Approx. 1870s. Marked. First factory quality. In excellent condition, burning cra...

This is a large antique custard pouring jug. An English, ceramic dessert server, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Colourful decoration accentuates this substantial ...

Discover an exquisite piece of Aesthetic Movement French faïence: an asparagus dish by Keller & Guérin, St. Clément, circa 1890–1900, in the Art Nouveau style. This dish features a r...

This is an antique cheese wheel dish. An English, ceramic decorative butter tray, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870. Appealing colour and decorative motif, with a cool, ta...

Emile Gallé for St. Clement, Nancy. Antique bowl with a handle on three feet in hand painted faience with a coat of arms. 1870s-1880s. Measures: 15.5 x 5 cm. In excellent condition.

Celadon-colored collector's plate featuring an illustration by Gustave Léonce, depicting a little duck. The edges of the plate are scalloped with a woven effect border. Discover this...

Beautiful pale green ceramic tray featuring white lilies. It is signed on the base by Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan (1842-1916). This tray has no damage and is in perfect condition. It measures 8"diameter and 1 1/8"high. It is a beautiful example of the work of this Meiji Era ceramic artist. Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan (1842-1916) was appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household...

This ornamental plate featuring a hummingbird was created by the ceramicists Émile Diffloth and O. Milet at the end of the 19th century. The placement of their respective signatures ...

Sponge ware ironstone pottery pie dish and serving plate.The condition is very good and color is fantastic shades of indigo blue. Selling the two pieces as a pair. Measures: 12.5 ...

Crafted in England circa 1880, and set in the original carved oak frames, each plaque is hand painted and stamped on the back Minton, London, England. Each porcelain, signed by the a...

This is an antique decorative flagon. An English, ceramic and silver art pottery jug by Arthur Barlow for Doulton, dating to the Victorian period, hallmarked 1871. Of collector inte...

Emile Gallé for St. Clement, Nancy. Antique compote in hand painted faience with a motif of a rooster, 1870s-1880s. Measures: 23.5 x 10.5 cm. Signed....

Stunning Art Nouveau/ Arts & Crafts tile panel from the superb firm, Craven Dunnill, & Co., Ltd, Jackfield Salop, England, circa 1905, in a bright celadon. This quantity original jug...

Antique B&G (Bing & Grondahl) Rare biscuit figure. Measures: 20 cm. x 11 cm. 1st. factory quality, in perfect condition. Marked, late 19th century.

This is a pair of antique side plates. An English, ceramic decorative cake plate or saucer, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Cha...

B&G / Bing & Grondahl Bisque figure after Thorvaldsen, circa 1870. In good condition. Stamped: B & G Eneret (indistinct) Measures: 19 x 15.5 cm.

Pair of glazed ceramic and gilt bronze vases, France, late 19th century.

Ceramic vase signed Ernst Wahliss, Vienna, Art Nouveau period, circa 1890.

A good 19th century ocre glazed Confit Pot from the South of France. In good condition, normal small hairline cracks and signs of domestic use. With the original lid and a beautiful ...

Colorful set of antique wall dishes from Rouen, France, handcrafted, circa 1880, the set includes two large wall hanging platters, six smaller plat...

A Minton pottery tile designed by Christopher Dresser in 1873. This tile, designed by Christopher Dresser and made in 1873, exemplifies the Aesthetic Movement ethos of the home as...

Rare and large antique French ceramic oil dispenser with a deep yellow and green glaze and the inscription "13 Avril - 1872". Perfect patina!

A pair of framed Minton bird tiles designed by Christopher Dresser ca. 1875. These tiles are beautiful examples of Arts & Crafts pottery. Arts & Cr...

Tennis-themed Lemonade Jug. A rare "Denby" pottery tennis themed lemonade jug. The tennis ceramic has an applied panel decorated, in relief, with two crossed lawn tennis rackets, three balls and a lawn tennis net...

An elegant French Louis XVI style Japonisme centerpiece comprised of a large 19th century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain bowl with French gilt metal ormolu mounts, late 19th-e...

Art Nouveau ceramic paperweight "Flora" by Taxile Doat, Sèvres factory dated 1899. Some cracks on the periphery.

A Wedgwood pitcher and tumbler set with a rare majolica colorway of mottled brown with a touch of cobalt blue. This pitcher and tumbler, designed by Wedgwood in 1877, is a unique example of majolica pottery. Most majolica pieces are decorated: adorned with Renaissance-inspired designs, heavily ornamented in the Victorian taste, or covered in Japanese motifs. This pitcher and tumbler, on the other hand, is simply glazed in earth brown and cobalt majolica...

This elegant pair of large ceramic vases is from the Art Nouveau period and features beautiful enamelled designs. The vases are an excellent example of the flowing, organic forms typ...

Swiss charger-shaped faience plaque depicting a lakeside chateau Swiss, late 19th century Measures: Frame: Depth 7cm, diameter 50cm Plaque: Depth 4cm...

This is a true rarity. A deep southeast Morocco Saharan Tuareg vase, with a floral style Arabic inscription which says “bonheur “or happiness. For anyone who follows the rise in Isl...

Pair of lovely late 19th century armorial plates from England. The borders are decorated in brick red, gold, and navy. The border surrounds the central medallion which has a hand-p...

Beautiful and rare set of three hand-painted faience plates from Malicorne, decorated in traditional Breton costume style. These pieces were produced by the renowned Poulard-Béatrix ...

Set of very decorative, late 19th century blue-green French Majolica asparagus plates, hand-painted in white, green and purple, showing four asparagus spears in relief, and with fluted rims. The underside is stamped "Depose K G Luneville...

This set of 12 Doulton Burslem plates dates from the 1890s and are decorated in the Aesthetic Movement style. Each plate is uniquely hand painted...

A late 19th century French pancheon or dough bowl having an unglazed reddish terracotta exterior with a light mustard yellow glaze and caramel splatters to the interior, circa 1890s. Pancheons were multipurpose French kitchen bowls...

Ceramic Vase attributted to Sarreguemines, Art Nouveau Period, France, circa 1890

This xl glazed terra cotta jar was used in Spain as a publicity item in a milk/cream factory... great decorative object for your kitchen, restaurant or to use a flowervase.

EMILE GALLÉ (1846-1904) "Jar". French Art Nouveau, Signed in glass paste. Embossed decoration in shades of pink, yellow and brown with flowers. Application in silver. Signed. He...

An English blue and white Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., Valletta pattern washbasin from the late 19th century, featuring a pitcher and its basin. Created by the English manufacturer B...

Late 19th century German pug dog. Heavy terracotta with brown carmel color glaze. Seated, with the head turned, in active pose. Good confirmation and details of the face, ears, coil...

Celadon-colored collector's plate featuring an illustration by Gustave Léonce, depicting a sleeping duck. The edges of the plate are scalloped with a woven effect border. Discover th...

with rococo panel and hand-painted flower spray in the oriental style (c 1880) Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant coloured Emameld flowers details. ...

Enamel ceramic vase signed Eugène Victor Collinot Toujours. France, circa 1870.

A large Japanese porcelain platter decorated with over glaze enamels featuring three ladies in the garden among the rock grottoes, a cherry tree in blossom, a half-hidden banana tree and peonies. The ladies were pictured as holding various item, a fly...

Set of six Paris porcelain scalloped plates with hand-painted scenes of birds and animals set in fanciful or pastoral environments, some with castles....

Art Deco Antique Majolica Rörstrand Sweden 1880 A small majolica basket/bowl for some candy or nuts Beautiful piece for decoration Inside is typical for majolica turquoise colour ...

2 rare antique items from Rörstrand. The Rörstrand company has produced ceramics for nearly 300 years and is one of Sweden’s oldest industries. The Swedish Porcelain Works was founde...

Decorate a wall or a shelf with this elegant set of antique plates. Crafted in England circa 1880, each painted platter features vine, leaf and grape motifs in high relief throughout...

Ancient bust of Heniokhos (Auriga) of which the full-length bronze sculpture is preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Delphi made of stucco with a mag...

A pair of small English Staffordshire 'Alhambrian ware' vases.

FAPG 20247D John Bennett (1840-1907), New York Plaque with pink and blue phlox, circa 1881-1882 Earthenware, painted and glazed Measures: 14 7/8 in. diameter, 1 13/16 in. high Signed and inscribed (on the back): J B[monogram] ENNETT / E 24 NY. / MC [or] CM If the Herter Brothers was the most distinguished and successful cabinet making and decorating firm in New York in the 1870s-1880s, the transplanted Englishman John Bennett was probably the most gifted ceramicist working in New York in the Aesthetic period. (Bennett was included in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s landmark exhibition, In pursuit of beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement, in 1986–87, and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen’s chapter, “Aesthetic Forms in Ceramics and Glass,” pp. 216–19, significantly informs this essay). Born in England, the son of a potter who worked in the Staffordshire district, Bennett came under the influence of John Sparkes, head of London’s Lambeth School of Art. Soon thereafter, he was hired by Henry Doulton of the eponymous firm to teach artisans there the new art of underglaze faience decoration, which was part of a revival of the sixteenth-century interest in hand-painted ceramics. A number of Bennett’s works for Doulton were shown in the Doulton display at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, and the considerable success enjoyed by Bennett and Doulton from an American audience undoubtedly played an important role in Bennett’s decision to leave Doulton and England and set up shop in New York in 1877. By the next year, he had already established a studio in New York, where he produced his own pottery in the tradition of the Arts & Crafts innovators, William Morris and William De Morgan, and also taught classes at the new Society of Decorative Art to the growing band of women who had taken up china painting, both professionally and avocationally. Bennett’s pottery developed a very serious following among students and collectors, and was offered for sale at such leading retail establishments as Tiffany & Company in New York. Typically, his work was brilliantly colored, with carefully drawn naturalistic flowers against a monochromatic background. Bennett’s fully developed American work, particularly pieces of larger scale, is exceedingly rare, as he worked in New York only from 1877 to 1883, in which year he withdrew to a farm in rural West Orange, New Jersey, where his production continued on a limited basis. He remained listed as a ceramicist there until 1889. While in New York City, Bennett maintained a studio at 412 East 24th Street. The present charger, boldly featuring pink and blue phlox, is signed by Bennett, and is inscribed “E 24 NY,” indicating its manufacture during Bennett’s time in New York. Although it is not dated, this piece is closely related stylistically to various dated pieces from 1881–82, which would place its production toward the end of Bennett’s New York years. Although we do not know whether Bennett worked out of this 24th Street studio from the outset, he was indeed working there by 1879 when he made (and signed, inscribed, and dated) a charger with white and red flowers now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, which specifically points to “412 East 24 / NY” (acc. no. 1998.317). Additionally, the U.S. Census of 1880 lists Bennett as a ceramicist located at that same address, married to Mary Bennett with whom he had had six children. There are several other examples from Bennett’s time in New York City, which also give his studio address on East 24th Street, including a covered jar in cadmium yellow with indigo and green flowers made in 1881; an undated footed vase with lilac...

The origin of Sargadelos Ceramics goes back to the early 19th century in Spain's northern province of Galicia. Industrialist Antonio Raimundo Ibáñez had already established a thriving metalworks foundry in the rural Santiago de Sargadelos parish, when in 1806 he expanded his business into chinaware manufacturing when conflicts with Great Britain ceased the importation of the popular, bright white “Bristol...

Pair of ceramic planters. Attributed to Sarreguemines. France, late 19th century. Planters dimensions: 42 cm diameter, 36 cm height. Bases...