AMERICAN / ENGLISH MAJOLICA CERAMIC DRINKING ARTICLES, LOT OF SIX, each having bright polychrome relief decorations, comprising a mustache cup and saucer featuring Rose and Rope pattern, an ovoid-form creamer having Thorn design with molded branch handle, and three pitchers including one having Dogwood and Lilac design, one featuring Stork in a Marsh with Overhead Fish design, and one Wedgwood example having alternating panels with beautiful lily and sunflowers in urns. One having raised "ETRUSCAN / MAJOLICA" mark and one having impressed "WEDGWOOD" to underside. Wedgwood, Etruria, England; Griffin, Smith, and Hill, Phoenixville, PA; and others. Second half 19th century. 8" HOA.
Provenance: Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA to benefit collections care, preservations, and future acquisitions.
Catalog Note: Parallels Katz-Marks - The Collector's Encyclopedia of Majolica: Dogwood and Lilac p. 64, fig. top left; stork p. 91, fig. top right; Rose and Rope p. 159, fig. middle; Thorn creamer parallels Karmason and Stacke - Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, p. 156, fig. top.