Earthenware Animal Sculptures

- Hand built decorative fish sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter to apply natur...

Majolica Italian grey hound. Mid-20th century.

Mafra Portuguese Palissy Majolica wall plate which features a lobster and four shells, sitting on an extruded clay ground. Colouration: green, brown, pink, are predominant. The piece...

A charming Prattware pottery model of a standing horse, attributed to the St. Anthony's Pottery, Newcastle upon Tyne, circa 1800–1820. The horse is b...

Fantastic 19th Century ceramic parrot money banks, Bornholm Denmark. We see this sitting atop books on a coffee or side table as well as foyer or dresser for loose coins. Wonderful ...

Very nice expressive Ronzan Italian majolica cheetah cub figurine. Signed to the base in black script: RONZAN MADE IN ITALY 1571/A. Dating from arou...

This large-scale figure of a horse head was produced in Italy and dates to the 80s. The white glaze gives this piece a modern look and captures the elegance and beauty of the horse....

Beautifully detailed sculpted pottery Macaw bird, perched on a branch with flowers. Made in Italy from majolica glazed pottery. Please confirm location NY ...

Bring a touch of French country charm to a kitchen, breakfast room, or farmhouse interior with this impressive hand-painted ceramic rooster from Normandy, crafted circa 1980. Standin...

Seated and standing poodles on cobalt or unglazed bases with gilt banding.

Charles Lemanceau was born in 1905 in Paris. In 1923, he worked for Primavera. In 1925, he exhibited in the Salon d'Automne with his fellows Eugene Printz, Louis Sognot, Van Dongen,...

PAIR OF ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE DOGS 19th Century Earthenware English in molded, relief and gilded ceramics. Wear on the gold. Height: 38 cm. good conditions for the time

An exceptional and highly decorative French Majolica elephant sculpture created by Delphin Massier in Vallauris, France, circa 1880. Modeled as an African elephant carrying an elabor...

Antique Italian true pair of lions crafted in terra cotta, decorated, glazed and forever in repose.

French Majolica Goose Egg Cup Sarreguemines Circa 1920.

French Majolica duck in flight wall pocket Delphin Massier, circa 1890. Height / 7 inches. Lenght / 12 inches. Depth / 5 inches.

French Majolica Turkey Egg Cup Sarreguemines Circa 1920.

Classic early 1980s Italian Poodle Majolica ceramic dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. Made of Majolica ceramic, hand painte...

PRIMAVERA (1926) - Claude Levy (attribution) / Edouard Chassaing sculptor. Large pigeon posed in profile in crackled white earthenware slightly cracked. F...

Add a playful and sculptural accent to a room or patio with this vintage French faience elephant garden seat, crafted circa 1960. Modeled with its trunk raised for good fortune, the ...

Art Deco mid Century Italian porcelain 2 roosters on a tree trunk Material: Porcelain, Ceramic, Tin glazed Design: In the manner of Cacciapuoti Origin: Italy, first half 20th century...

A pair of stunning petite Portuguese Caldas da Rainha Palissy majolica crab wall plaque or decorative plate from the 1950s, beautifully handcrafted in the celebrated naturalistic sty...

A lovely pair of vintage Italian majolica hand painted majolica porcelain white cockatoos or parrots bird figurines perched on a branch with berries. Marked "Italy" on reverse. These...

RARE / LARGE SCALE Portuguese Majolica / Palissy ware lobster on cabbage by artist / ceramist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (Portugal, 1846-1905) large shallow bowl with single lobster ...

19th Century Portuguese Majolica Palissy Turtle. Very rare, 11 by 10.5 inches , H / 4 inches.

Portugese Faience Hen Tureen, Rato Factory, circa 1765.

A late 19th century French Blois faience whimsical porcupine figurine. Hand-painted with greenish yellow body and brown needles, and decorated with a blue and red collar. The Porcupi...

English Staffordshire Prattware Pottery Figure of a Recumbent Stag Circa 1800–1820 This appealing hollow-bodied pottery model depicts a stag in a recumbent pose, its legs folded ben...

Set of vintage ceramic sculptures features tabby cat and kitten, sleeping curled up with their heads resting on their paws. The figurines are decorated with majolica glaze with hand...

The Blue Fish is a wall-mounted relief designed by Jeanne Grut around 1962 and produced by Royal Copenhagen (Aluminia). The relief is modelled in faience with a pronounced three-dim...

French Pottery Majolica Tureen circa 1930.

This antique English creamware horse was hand-painted at St. Anthony’s Pottery in Newcastle around the year 1800. This charming figure is modeled in a standing position on a green-gl...

Large French Majolica Lizard Vallauris Circa 1950. Wall applique. 19 inches H by 6 inches W , D / 5 inches.

This stunning French Art Deco crackle-glazed Cubist ceramic sculpture is extremely rare, both for its color and model. The sculpture was designed and manufactured in Saint-Clement, F...

This exceptional life-size Italian Spaniel sculpture is a striking example of traditional Florentine craftsmanship. Created in glazed and hand-painted terracotta by the renowned Bagn...

Very rare Small Majolica rooster Tureen Caugant, circa 1950. Could be a prototype for the manufacture. Miniature tureen H / 3 inches.

French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 Jun...

An outstanding statue of an Italian dachshund made of glazed and hand-painted terracotta. Perfect, lifelike, and life-size representations of this loving creature, faithful, affectio...

Silvered copper-plated earthenware animal Black lacquered wood base Excellent condition.

Boli Fetish, Bamana, Mali Wood, ritual substances, feathers, composite materials Early 20th century Provenance: Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York French private collection Among ...

French Terracotta recovered of faience representing a chick Signed by Joseph Filmont ceramicist in Caen, Normandy. He created at the end of the 19th century a pottery and architectu...

A lovely antique early 20th-Century French Quimper faience swan jardiniere or cachepot. Marked "Henriot Quimper France" on reverse. This charming swan planter is hand painted with vi...

French Majolica Chick Egg Cup Circa 1890.

Pair of Shelton Staffordshire Pottery figures which feature a lion and lamb, both recumbent on a shaped, plinth base. The lion's tail is swept over it's back. Titled base with purple...

French Aqua Majolica Donkey Vallauris with Basket Clement Massier , circa 1900.

Knud Kyhn Royal Copenhagen Baboon Figure, Denmark, 1960s This ceramic figure of a seated baboon was designed by Danish sculptor Knud Kyhn (1880–1969) for Royal Copenhagen. Kyhn was r...

Poodle is made of white stoneware with shiny light blue glaze and dark blue hand painted decoration. It was designed by Lisa Larson (1931-2024) as part of the "Poodles" (Pudlar) ser...

Antique Majolica oxen cart jardiniere circa 1900, signed Clement Massier Golfe-Juan. Reference: Page 111 "Barbotines de la cote d'Azur" of Bottero.

French Majolica Chick Egg Cup Circa 1890.

Terracotta maiolicata with gilded decoration. Marked: Francesco Nonni, Scuola di Faenza, 1922. Rare and precious piece of art realized du F. Nonni in Faenz...

By sculptor Nelly Pollak, an Art Deco period white ceramic sculpture of horse with topless female rider or equestrienne, holding a fish, for Paul Bocquillon and his Faïence de Paris. Signed in blue underglaze N. Polack on the front and Faience de Paris on the back, both on the ceramic plinth...

Elephant Family by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s Charming elephant family consisting of two larger and one smaller figure, designed by renowned Swedish artist Vi...

French 1940s Majolica stylized horse with extended legs & head arched towards back in pale blue with white mane & tail (att: PRIMIVERA/GAUDIN)

The vintage porcelain or ceramic dove figurines feature finely detailed bodies, artfully hand painted with light green accents on bright white majolica glaze, creating a reserved, natural color palette of white and tone-on-tone green. The birds are realistically sculpted with wide, flowing tails, standing calmly with their heads slightly turned. They are not mirror images of each other; each presents subtle differences in posture, adding visual interest and another layer of complexity to the set. Highly detailed figurines convey a touch of historical elegance and whimsical charm of traditional Italian country style. Each sculpture is marked with ITALY and model numbers on the inner surfaces. While many Italian artists and studios created their version of dove figurine, most of them are stylistically different from this pair; Bitossi and Zaccagnini birds have more streamlined, Modernist silhouettes, and the doves created for Raymor were less detailed and intentionally less realistic, as well as most often marked with distributor name in writing. We're attributing the pair to Mottahedeh, who sourced Italian majolica in similar style; the pieces will be simply marked ITALY and Mottahedeh will add their paper stickers. As the sculptures are quite old, the stickers often get lost or destroyed. The convenient size and small footprint allows the set to be used in a multiple ways, such as dining room centerpiece, console table accent, shelf or fireplace mantel decoration...

Large French Pottery Majolica Pheasant Tureen circa 1930.

French country majolica rooster tureen, circa 1950 signed Caugant.

Large Elephant by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s Elegant and expressive ceramic elephant designed by Vicke Lindstrand (1904–1983) for the Swedish ceramics company...

Classic early 1960s Italian Boxer Majolica dog statue figurine. Nice addition to your room or entry hall. It is approx. 28.75" high, 18.5" wide and 8 inches deep. Made of Majolica ce...

Henrik Allert Horse Head Wall Sculpture, Sweden, c. 1995 Glazed earthenware 17 h × 11 w × 9½ d in. (43 × 28 × 24 cm) A striking wall-mounted horse head sculpture by acclaimed Swedish...

English Majolica Cat Figure, Possibly William Brownfield, Victorian, 1880 Circa 1880 Cats are the rarities of Victorian majolica — for every one of them, the potteries turned out a...