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BROWSE OUR MAJOLICA CATEGORIES
MAJOLICA MANIA
MAJOLICA is a tin glazed pottery reborn in 1850 from its 16th century beginnings, with the opening of the Crystal Palace Exhibits...and an introduction by the Minton company of decorated pottery in effusive motifs and colors.
Originally produced to accommodate the need for table ware of all types - strawberry plates, salt cellars, butter plates and plates of all sizes and types. Magnificient centerpiece decorative pieces for the table, tiles and fireplace surrounds. All produced for the emerging middle class to the grandest of homes. The need for decorative objects for garden and conservatory areas of victorian homes also aided the emergence of the mania for majolica. All leading to MAJOLICA MANIA.
The production of majolica started with Minton in England and quickly spread to many continental potters work shops. The response and adulation to Mintons initial development of majolica was seen at international exhibitions and was copied and admired by many. And of course it eventially spread to the Americas.
Majolica is very strong in color and often with fantastical shape and allegorical motif. The best potters produced outstanding workmanship.
The pieces of YESTERDAY are highly collectible and make a desireable accent in homes and decoration for TODAY.
The Designers Group sources unique decorative and collectible pieces from many potters. We especially look for unusual and architectural pieces for use for the design market in residential and commercial use.
We reccommend for general reference MAJOLICA - A complete History by authors M. Karmason and J. Stacke.
FRENCH BARBOTINE
The word barbotine is the french equivalent for the word majolica. There were many potters producing. We pay special atttention to the family of MASSIER.
Father Clement and Delphin and Jerome, all from the area of Vallauris...from the period of 1860 to early twentieth century.
They produced wonderful jardinieres, garden and table pieces and most in a riot of color, animal, floral and fruit decorations. They developed a style that was most definitely their own and original to them.
We have many pieces signed and/or attributed to them and would also like to mention a helpful source in the BARBOTINES de la COTE d'Azur, aurthor M. Bottero.
PALISSY
Majolica discribed as Palissy was a renewal of the work of Bernard Palissy (16th century) is a broad range of category that was reinterpreted by artists and potters in the Victorian Renaissance...These pieces were based on baroque motifs with aniaml, floral, woodland leaves, sealife...all the naturalistic components which Darwin was writing about and was a topic in every home.
France had an outstanding group of potters, referred to as the School of Paris...like T. Sergent, Landais, Barbizet, Maurice...
We suggest the following books for more information.
- Antique Majolica Around the House by Snyder
- Barbotine de la Cote'd Azur by Bottero
- Bernard Palissy by L. Amico
- European Majolica by Murray
- Faience de Gian by Gillard
- Figural Humidors and Mostly Victorian by Horowitz
- Les Barbotine by Faveton
- Majolica by Moran
- Majolica Figures by Cunningham
- Marvelous Majolica by Snyder
- Majolica American and European by Snyder and Bockol
- Majolica International Society
- Palissy Ware by M. Katz and R. Lehr
- Pitchets en barbotine by Bottero
- Portuguese Palissy Ware by Katz
- Unbestiaire Fantastique by Avisseau el ta Faience de Tours
- Victorian Majolica by Bockol
These are books available via American or French distributors. Some are older publications available through collectibe book sellers. Please contact us for further referral.
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