Maiolica Collection

Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, 17th century BC
Minoan faience figure of a Snake Goddess, from the central shrine of the Minoan Royal Palace at Knossos in Crete. Her bare breats emphasise the maternal nature of the goddess

Plate with Narcissus, Echo, Cupid, Urbino, c. 1530. Creator: Francesco Xanto Avelli
Plate with Narcissus, Echo, Cupid, Urbino, c. 1530

Wine Cistern, Italy, 1553. Creator: Francesco Durantino
Wine Cistern, Italy, 1553

Plate with Story of Numa Pompilius and Arms of Gonzaga, Urbino, c. 1560

Plate with Isaac Blessing Jacob, Urbino, 1540 / 1545. Creator: Workshop of Guido di Merlino
Plate with Isaac Blessing Jacob, Urbino, 1540/1545

Salt Cellar, Urbino, c. 1530. Creator: Francesco Xanto Avelli
Salt Cellar, Urbino, c. 1530

Plate with Cupid, Gubbio, 1530 / 40. Creators: Unknown, Giorgio Andreoli workshop
Plate with Cupid, Gubbio, 1530/40

Albarello, Urbania, c. 1550. Creators: Unknown, Castel Durante potteries
Albarello, Urbania, c. 1550

Apothecary Jar (Albarello), Siena, c. 1510 / 20. Creator: Unknown
Apothecary Jar (Albarello), Siena, c. 1510/20

Plate with Female Bust, Castel Durante, c. 1525. Creator: Unknown
Plate with Female Bust, Castel Durante, c. 1525

Albarello, Urbania, c. 1550. Creator: Unknown
Albarello, Urbania, c. 1550

Plate with Moses Striking the Rock, Urbino, c. 1545. Creator: Unknown
Plate with Moses Striking the Rock, Urbino, c. 1545

Plate with Horatio at the Bridge, Urbino, c. 1535. Creator: Unknown
Plate with Horatio at the Bridge, Urbino, c. 1535

Dish (Coppa Amatoria), Italy, 1530 / 45. Creator: Unknown
Dish (Coppa Amatoria), Italy, 1530/45

Plate with a Youth, Faenza, c. 1530. Creator: Unknown
Plate with a Youth, Faenza, c. 1530

Bowl with a Bust of Mucius Scaevola, Faenza, 1535 / 45. Creator: Unknown
Bowl with a Bust of Mucius Scaevola, Faenza, 1535/45

Display Plate with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes, Deruta, 1500 / 1530
Display Plate with Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes, Deruta, 1500/1530

Display Plate with the Bust of a Woman, Italy, 1500 / 30. Creator: Unknown
Display Plate with the Bust of a Woman, Italy, 1500/30

Plate with Theseus in the House of Achelous, from the Lancierini Service, Italy, 1540 / 50
Plate with Theseus in the House of Achelous, from the Lancierini Service, Italy, 1540/50

Display Plate with a Man Striking a Heart on an Anvil, Deruta, c. 1550. Creator: Unknown
Display Plate with a Man Striking a Heart on an Anvil, Deruta, c. 1550

Flowers in a Delft Jar, 1663. Creator: Alexander Marshal
Flowers in a Delft Jar, 1663

Beaded Necklace, Frankish, 500-600. Creator: Unknown
Beaded Necklace, Frankish, 500-600

Large Dish, Italian, ca. 1420. Creator: Unknown
Large Dish, Italian, ca. 1420

Pharmacy Jar, Italian, 1400s. Creator: Unknown
Pharmacy Jar, Italian, 1400s

Tile, Italian, 14th-15th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile, Italian, 14th-15th century

Dish, Italian, early 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Dish, Italian, early 15th century

Jug, Italian, late 14th-early 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Jug, Italian, late 14th-early 15th century

Jug with Figure in Profile, Italian, 1420-50. Creator: Unknown
Jug with Figure in Profile, Italian, 1420-50

Pitcher, Italian, early 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Pitcher, Italian, early 15th century

Bowl with Bird, Central Italian, ca. 1300. Creator: Unknown
Bowl with Bird, Central Italian, ca. 1300

Pitcher, Italian, 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Pitcher, Italian, 14th century

Jug, Italian, ca. 1400. Creator: Unknown
Jug, Italian, ca. 1400

French Renaissance enamel on metal, pottery painting, metal mosaic, (1898). Creator: Unknown
French Renaissance enamel on metal, pottery painting, metal mosaic, (1898). Figs 1-10: Decorations on Limoges-vessels (copper-enamelling), Fig 1 in private possession

Turkish glazed ceramic designs, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Turkish glazed ceramic designs, (1898). Architectural Ornament in Faience - Figs 1, 2 5, 6, 7 and 9: From the Mosque of Yechil-Djami at Brussa [The Green Mosque

Arab-Moorish mosaic and glazed clay work, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Arab-Moorish mosaic and glazed clay work, (1898). Arabian-Moresque - Mosaic Work, Faience - Figs 1, 3 and 4: Wainscottings of glazed clay from the Alhambra [Granada, Spain]

Egyptian glazed wall decoration, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Egyptian glazed wall decoration, (1898). Wall decoration in faience...a wainscot of the 16th century in the mosque of Ibrahim Aga at Cairo, exemplifying a mixture of the Persian and Arabian styles

Persian pottery, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Persian pottery, (1898). Figs 1-5: Ancient Persian fayence plates in the Musee Cluny at Paris. Figs 6 and 7: Borders from walls wainscoted with fayence. Fig 3. After an original drawing by C

Japanese weaving, painting and cloisonne, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Japanese weaving, painting and cloisonne, (1898). Examples of painted decoration, textiles and enamelling: Figs 1-7: Borders and patterns from silk stuffs

Italian Renaissance painted ceramics, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Italian Renaissance painted ceramics, (1898). Fig 1: Lower termination of a Madonna-relief by the Robbia-school. Fig 2: Surface-pattern on the vestry-fountain in the church St

Italian Renaissance polychrome ceramics, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Italian Renaissance polychrome ceramics, (1898). Examples of painted faience: Figs 1, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15: Wainscot-plates on the staircase-walls of the house Nr. 26 in Via Luccoli at Genoa

Details of Staircase Decoration, c1870s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Details of Staircase Decoration, c1870s, (1881). Etching of tiles on the West Staircase, leading to the Ceramic Gallery, in the South Kensington Museum in London

West Staircase, Leading to the Ceramic Gallery, c1876, (1881). Creators: John Watkins, John R
West Staircase, Leading to the Ceramic Gallery, c1876, (1881). The West Staircase in the South Kensington Museum, decorated with Frank Moodys ceramic tile mosaic pavement

Grandes Magasins De Blanc, 32-34 Rue du Marche au Poulets, Brussels, (1896-1897), c2014-2017
Grandes Magasins De Blanc, 32-34 Rue du Marche au Poulets, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017. Oscar Francois: 1896; Henri Privat-Livement (exterior): 1897

Glazed Faiece Figure from a war memorial at Rugby School, c1922, (1923). Artists: Harold Stabler, Phoebe Stabler
Glazed Faiece Figure from a war memorial at Rugby School, c1922, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Maiolica portrait bust, late 15th century (1958). A print from The Fitzwilliam Museum an Illustrated Survey, Trianon Press, 1958

Walnut kas inlaid and with painted medallions of Delft ware, 1910. Artist: Edwin Foley
Walnut kas inlaid and with painted medallions of Delft ware, 1910. A print from The Book of Decorative Furniture, Volume I, TC and EC Jack Limited, 35 Paternoster Row, and Edinburgh, 1910

A French faience plate depicting Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon trip. Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) was a French inventor, most remembered as a pioneer in aviation and ballooning

A French faience plate with aeronauts with flags, 1785. A popular painted scene was the Charles and Robert balloon, Globe

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