19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Fish Platter Palissy Style

Bring cheerful Breton character to a table, kitchen, or wall display with this colorful faience fish platter. Crafted in France circa 1950, the ceramic serving dish is made in the tr...

Alive with texture, color, and movement, this early 20th-century French Palissy-style majolica platter brings the natural world to life in vivid relief. At the center, a coiled snake winds through a vibrant marsh, surrounded by frogs, newts, snails, and scattered shells. Glossy glazes in deep green, golden ochre, and cobalt blue add a sense of depth and dampness, while the high-relief modeling invites both touch and close inspection. Evoking the spirit of Bernard Palissy and the rustic naturalism of 19th-century revivalists, this hand-modeled ceramic piece is more than a decorative dish, it’s a sculptural landscape. The reverse reveals a warm, mottled terracotta finish, grounding the piece in its artisanal origins. Whether placed on a console, set into a cabinet, or mounted on a wall, this antique French platter...

This colorful barbotine dish was created in England circa 1880; attributed to Georges Jones & Sons, the dish is rectangular in shape and sits on an attached platter base; it features...

Dress up your dining room table or kitchen counter with this fine colorful hand painted Majolica asparagus dish. Sculpted in France, circa 1920, the two-piece set has a bottom platte...