Majolica Goose Tureen, circa 1950

Rare Majolica doe tureen signed Caugant, circa 1950.

Majolica bison tureen signed Michel Caugant, circa 1950.

French Majolica rabbit tureen, circa 1940 signed "Caugant.".

French Majolica rabbit tureen signed Caugant, circa 1940.

19th Century green Majolica tureen with grapes. East of France. Measures: height / 6.5 diameter / 6" by 5"  

19th Century green Majolica tureen with stand signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870 With grapes leaves. Height / 7.5", diameter / 8 inches.  

A hand-painted Italian majolica cabbageware or lettuceware bird and cauliflower tureen with lid and ladle. This petite ceramic serving dish will be ...

Cauliflower Tureen Centerpice with Ladle, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic. Spain, 1960s Eye-catching hand painted Manises ceramic cauliflower with leaves ...

A scarce fine quality antique English Staffordshire pottery majolica tureen covered serving dish. Having a fitted lid surmounted with figural reclining lion finial with hand pain...

Maiolica tureen “allo struzzo” (ostrich decoration) Milan, Felice Clerici or Pasquale Rubati factory, circa 1750-1780 Measures: 9.25 in x 12.79 in x 10.23 in (cm 23.5 x cm 32.5 x cm 26) lb 4.78 (kg 2.17) State of conservation, a felûre consolidated inside with slight edge chipping restored. In Milan in the 18th century two Majolica warehouses were opened, the first, by Felice Clerici, in 1745, the second in 1756 by Pasquale Rubati. Traditionally this type of decoration has been attributed to the Pasquale Rubati factory. In reality the motif “allo struzzo”, one of the clearest examples of how the taste for chinoiserie met with considerable success during the 18th century, had been produced, in specimens of greater or lesser quality, by both Milanese manufactories. This Maiolica tureen has a swollen and ribbed oval bowl, rests on an extroflexed foot and shows stirrup handles. The tri-color ornament, in the typical tones of Japanese "Imari" decorations, shows an idealized oriental landscape that develops around a perforated rock and has a willow tree with long lance-shaped leaves framing the long-legged bird figure. The ornamentation is enhanced by decorative elements such as butterflies, small florets and a vase with a thin flowery stem. The lid is ribbed with a pear-shaped knob on top. The decoration was called in the Milanese manufactories "allo struzzo" (ostrich decoration) and this refers to the oriental figure Xian He or the crane, symbol of longevity, here losing its symbolic value. It is hypothesized that among some 16th century engravings...

Eye-catching colorful hand painted glazed ceramic rooster shaped large tureen. Italy, 1950s. The largest size in this kind of tureens or egg containers. ...

Roger Capron (1922-2006). Large tureen in ceramic, white enamel with grey-blue motifs. Stamped and numbered. Bibliography: R.Capron, Ceramiste by P....