Czechoslovakian P.A.I. by Mrazek Jug

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #731614
CZP-60

The shape of the four-inch high jug or creamer shows the influence of Art Deco on Joseph Mrazek's Peasant Art Pottery. The hand-painted trademarked decoration on yellow ground is bright although there are missing paint flecks, primarily in the black rim. Also there is a hairline crack visible mostly inside the jug (see photo). The base has the Mrazek printed mark with the shape numbers 2981.K. Charming piece on which the damage is minimal, made between 1926 and 1933.

Peasant Art Industry Plate or Plaque

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #731310
CZP-63

Mint condition and rare, a ten and one-half inch Czechoslovakian hand-painted plate made between 1920 and 1935 by J. Mrazek. There are holes potted in the underside rim for hanging as a wall plaque. No chips, cracks, repairs or stains - and exceptional example of P.A.I.

Peasant Art Industry Ten-Sided Plate

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #731298
CZP-75

Mint condition eight and one-half inch ten-sided plate with border decoration, made by J. Mrazek Peasant Art Industry in Czechoslovakia between 1920 and 1935. The ivory background sets off the bright over-glaze colors. The underside mark is impressed "P.A.I. Made in Czechoslovakia 86".

Peasant Art Industry Small Bowl

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #731271
CZB-28

The over-glaze decoration on this Czechoslovakian pottery bowl is in excellent, bright condition; the exterior black paint has oxidized. The bowl measures about four inches in diameter and one and one-quarter inches high. The impressed mark reads "Made in Czechoslovakia PAI" with the number 612 scratched under glaze. Made between 1920 and 1935.

Peasant Art Industry Mayonnaise Set

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #730248
CVC-76

This set truly is hard to find, the mayonnaise bowl with attached liner, lid and spoon made by Mrazek. It is a marriage of a blue ground lid with a black ground bottom, the lid fits correctly. The spoon has been broken and re-glued (see photo), is extremely rare, and could be restored professionally. The set measures about five and three-quarters inches across the base and four inches high, has both impressed and printed marks, and was made in Czechoslovakia between 1920 and 1935. In all oth... Click for details

Czechoslovakian P.A.I. Vase by Mrazek

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #730232
CZV-1

Six inches tall, brilliantly painted in the Mrazek motif on a yellow ground, this vase was made between 1920 and 1935 in Czechoslovakia. It has a factory crack at the base (see photo) and a re-blackened spot at the rim but still is a fine example of Peasant Art (no other chips, cracks, stains or repairs).

Lovely Herend Hand Painted Vase

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #729884
C396

This porcelain vase was produced in Hungary by Herend in 1939. It is a commemorative piece with the notation 1839-1939. Scattered around are vivid hand painted flowers in stylized art deco fashion of that period. There is a hint of Oriental feel to this piece. This lovely, vintage vase is in excellent condition.

Hand-painted Czechoslovakian Bowl

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #729678
CZC-74

A loosely hand-painted variation on the Mrazek patented Peasant Art Industries motif of stylized fruit and flowers, this bowl has a mottled blue background and is decorated around the exterior and in the center of the interior. The mark is the painted bird, indicating a date circa 1920 to 1935. The bowl measures three and one-half inches high and ten and one-half inches across and is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, repairs or stains.

Ditmar Urbach Czechoslovakian Bowl

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1940: item #726806
CZC-75

Beautifully painted by one of the best post-World War I Czechoslovakian potteries, this 8-1/2 inch bowl has two small chips as shown in the picture but otherwise is bright and crisp and in excellent condition.

Herend Hungarian Porcelain Signed Miscellaneous Items

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics: Eastern Europe Pre 1960: item #716781
1005

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A. Item 1005: 1963 Mini Porcelain Bell, "Queen Victoria", 2.75" tall, 2.75" diameter; Discontinued; $150, $8 US Shipping.

B. Item 1051: Vase, "Rust Chinese Bouquet," 1960, 2.25" tall, 2.50" ... Click for details