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Majolica was a process developed in the 1850's, where pottery was covered in an opaque enamel made from metal oxides, fired, painted, fired again, then covered in a clear enamel. The result was lustrous and shiny, and became popular for figural pieces, 'oriental-patterns' (e.g. bamboo and lotuses), and Art Nouveau-style vines and dragonflies. By the early 1900s Majolica had become commonplace, but production dropped because workers didn't want to handle the lead glazes required.
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Stuart Lonsdale and Kim Lindley's excellent tribute to and reference on Gouda Dutch Art Pottery and Delftware. The … [read review or visit site]
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Paul Tyers' reference site on pottery and ceramics from the Roman period in Britain and Western Europe. Includes a … [read review or visit site]
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Among the shops participating in the Holiday Open House is Packer Creek Pottery, where shoppers can find unique and colorful majolica pottery created by...Read more
The pictorial language is completely different from the style of Italian majolica that had first influenced Dutch ceramics a century earlier (itself a...Read more
Area artist Annelies van Dommelen will sell her paintings and heirloom boxes; Amy Whitney, majolica pots and wool duvets; Hanneke deNeve, knits;...Read more
31 (a Majolica seahorse-shaped pitcher, originally $475, is $200; a 19th-century screen, originally $3800, is $900); 306 East 61st Street (Second Avenue),...Read more
So it's surprising that among this industrial production line, Bendigo Pottery at the same time produced the highly prized majolica pottery, a selection of...Read more
By Edward Callaghan New York City - Beloved American home furnishings company MacKenzie-Childs, famed worldwide for its whimsical handcrafted Majolica...Read more
And tomorrow, Alderfer will host Indiana auctioneer Michael Strawser's Fall 2009 Majolica Auction featuring more than 1000 pieces of such well-known brands...Read more
Ubaldo Grazia, the 25th-generation owner of a 500-year-old majolica ceramics factory in Deruta, Italy, will be the guest at a 4 to 8 pm reception Nov...Read more
