Signed on reverse 'Dutch Galliot at Harbour Mouth'; a galiot was a type of Dutch merchant ship similar to a ketch, with a rounded fore and aft with flat bottoms to sail in shallow waters; excellent restored condition with professional repair; some wear to original giltwood frame; overall craquelure to glaze
a mirror-image pair of finely modeled porcelain roosters in polychrome glaze; each with great detail seen in their heads, eyes, combs and wattles; their finely-painted feathers in a multi-color thick glaze; overall even wear; good condition with chip to one comb
this beautiful jar in an unusual ecru-colored glass having a finely chased gilt-bronze band with raised foliate decoration; the very smooth glass surface is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks
each of elegant ovoid form adorned with finely articulated floral stems and grotto foliage; excellent condition with a few professionally repaired tips; stamped 'made in france' for the export market
impressed with Rookwood flame mark; the well-detailed deep bowl depicting large overlapping cabbage leaves with flared undulating rim all tapering to a short foot; excellent condition with no chips or cracks;
Rookwood has the distinction of being the first manufacturing company in the United States founded by a female, Maria Longworth Nichols (Cincinnati, OH, 1880) The name was chosen because of the many rooks, also known as crows, on her father’s estate and added “wood” in recognition of Wedgwood
a true statement piece with rolled lip adorned with egg-and-dart motif; above an ovoid body flanked by applied ring handles and decorated with lively oak leaves and acorns; excellent antique condition
signed on bottom 'Giovanni Mollica'; in 1842, Giovanni founded his ceramic workshop in Naples, Italy. His sons Ciro, Achille and Alexander took over the family business, continuing it until the end of the 19th century; excellent condition with only minor overall wear to surface; a truly spectacular piece