Rare French Faience Jester Bell Desvres, circa 1890

This Jacquot pot is made of polychromed earthenware big fire. This is a French work from the city of Lille. Mid-18th century.

This charming 1930s Art Deco figural porcelain bell beautifully captures the whimsical and melancholic spirit of the classic French theatrical character, Pierrot. Emerging from the Commedia dell'arte tradition, the Pierrot character, distinguished by his iconic loose tunic, prominent pompom buttons, and conical nightcap, became a massive pop culture and design phenomenon throughout the 1920s and 1930s. This piece features a striking palette of vibrant periwinkle blue, warm orange, and a soft pastel pink hat, complete with a carefully molded curl over the forehead, exemplifying the stylized elegance and playful theatricality of the Art Deco era. During the interwar period, Japanese porcelain manufacturers produced high-quality novelty items, vanity sets, and tableware specifically tailored for the Western market. Export wares from this decade often seamlessly blended European artistic trends like Art Deco with Japan's advanced industrial ceramics capabilities. These whimsical "half-doll" style figural bells became popular souvenirs and dressing table accents across Europe and North America. This particular bell retains its original, fully intact construction, featuring a metal wire loop on the interior that safely affixes the porcelain ringer to the main body, a delicate mechanism that is frequently lost or broken over time. Today, vintage figural bells and interwar Japanese porcelain items are highly sought-after categories among collectors of estate vanity antiques, early 20th-century circus memorabilia...

19th Century Delft Toby Jug / Vase, modelled as a seated figure painted in parsley blue decoration, bears a painted makers mark on the base.

Rare Henriot Quimper faience girl figurine that can be used as a bell is hand painted with traditional country style outfit with tall headdress. Forest green, egg yolk yellow, pale ...

19th century polychrome French faiance wine decanter.

French Faience Figural Jug the unglazed underside with the 17th-century mark "F.C", possibly Marseilles, in the form of a woman seated upon a grassy mound, polychrome painted with a ...

Bring regional Breton artistry to a shelf, console, or cabinet with this sculptural antique faience vase, crafted in Brittany circa 1890 and shaped as a stylized fleur-de-lis. Painte...

Vintage ceramic or pottery pitcher features a standing gentleman in wonderful period clothing in yellow, blue, green, and white colors with a handle on the back. The figure is sculpt...

A rare antique French provincial Henriot Quimper faience tulip vase or tulipiere, circa 1890. Maker's mark on reverse. Hand painted with a traditional Breton man on one side and flor...

The designs on this French faience group is typical of pottery made in Rouen. Early 20th century French hand-painted Faience vasse from Rouen Marking on the bottom: "Rouen Fait M...