This is a wonderful set of four French majolica fruit plates with plums, c. 1905. Two plates are signed "Sarreguemines" and "227" - one with a date mark for 1908 and they both have holes in the rim for hanging. The other two plates are marked with impressed numbers only and do not have hanging holes. The plates are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.
This is a fine late 19th Century porcelain oyster plate, c. 1880. The plate has a salmon ground with gold wells in the shape of oysters. There is some minor paint loss from stacking but there are no chips, cracks or repairs. The plate has a diameter of 8 3/4" and is unsigned.
This is a lovely French majolica oyster plate dating to the late 19th Century. The plate is unsigned, but probably Orchies and is in really excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. The plate has a golden brown ground with pink and olive green accents. The asparagus are cream with purple tips. The plate has a diameter of 9 7/8" and is simply marked "64" an impressed with "22".
This is a fabulous antique French majolica double oyster serving plate attributed to Longchamps, c. late 19th Century. The server measures 15" x 9 1/4" and stands 5 1/2" at the handle. It is in excellent condition - there is a tiny glaze flake on the rim of one of the wells, a 1/4" long tight hairline between two wells on the underside only. The underside of one of the edges of the wells is not as shiny as the others and is probably the result of a professional repair. A ...click for details
This is a beautiful antique Minton majolica serving dish, c. 19th Century. The dish has three rich turquoise blue wells, a gold braided handle and brown accents. The underside is cobalt blue and green and is marked "Minton" (see photo). The server is about 10 3/4" wide and stands 3 1/4" high. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs.
This is a lovely French majolica oyster plate dating to the late 19th Century. The plate is unsigned, but probably Orchies and is in really excellent condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. The plate has a golden brown ground with light pink and olive green accents. The asparagus are cream with purple tips. The plate has a diameter of 9 7/8" and is simply marked "63".
This is a lovely pair of Art Nouveau English majolica tiles with floral designs, c. 1900. Each tile measures approximately 6" square and the green & yellow tile is marked "England" on the back. Overall condition is excellent with light overall crazing on both consistent with age and some fleabites on the edges.
This is a lovely pair of Art Nouveau English majolica tiles with floral designs, c. 1900. Each tile measures approximately 6" square and is marked "England" on the back. Overall condition is excellent with overall crazing on both consistent with age and some fleabites on the edges. The tile with the aqua gound has some light staining to the crazing in spots.
This is a wonderful antique French majolica asparagus serving piece signed B. Choisy Le Roi. It consists of a tray and footed cradle and is in excellent condition. There is a small chips on a couple of the corners of the cradle and light overall crazing consistent with age. Both pieces have a gold basketweave ground with draped cream "napkin". The tray measures 8" x 11" and the cradle is 5.5" x 8.5".
This is a lovely pair of French majolica fruit plates with cherries, c. 1900. The plates are signed "Sarreguemines" and bear date marks for November 1900 and October 1900. They have a diameter of 7 1/2" and are in excellent condition with no cracks or repairs. One plate has a small chip on the rim and a glaze pop on one of the cherries and both plates have light overall crazing consistent with age.