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The most feminine and drop-dead beautiful piece of Majolica I've ever owned, this antique plate features blue, white and dusky rose fans, cherry blossoms, butterflies and a dragonfly against a happy yellow basketweave pattern edged with bamboo. It's been a star of my personal collection for at least 15 years and, now that I'm simplifying, the time has come for someone else to love it as I have. Acquired while I was living in England, it's presumably European and certainly from ...click for details
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This exquisite set of handpainted side plates with gold gilt rims originated in England circa 1900. The green-on-white design is enchanting, featuring layers of delicate fern fronds. Pale ferns recede into mysterious distance behind their brighter companions in the foreground.
Ferns were an extremely popular Victorian motif, as you know, ...click for details
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Here's a jardinière to delight you, if you love roses, the color pink and richly detailed china. It's hard to capture in photographs, but this pot has loads of textural interest. Beads and wispy wavy patterns are worked in the clay, beneath those delicious glazes that look like raspberries and cream. The rose motif, painted on both sides, is so fine that sunlight seems to glow through the outer leaves. Both the base and upper edge are scalloped and there's copper lustre around the ...click for details
