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Italian Majolica Dish Sells for $157,000
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January 2011

A majolica dish, 10 1/8 in. in diameter and made and marked with the date 1535 and a painted scene by a famous artist from Urbino, Italy, sold at a Freeman’s auction in Philadelphia for $157,000 (est., $3,000 to $5,000). It shows that the Internet allows bidders from all over the world to participate, often making local estimates low. Great pieces are quickly discovered. The dish went to a buyer in Paris.

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Photo: © Freeman’s, www.freemansauction.com

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  mglauner   |01-28-2011 23:19:47  
do you have one of these?
  doug4074  - Majolica dish   |01-05-2012 11:07:44  
Majolica should be maiolica. This is what Lucy Trench says about ‘majolica’
in her book Materials and Techniques in the Decorative Arts (John Murray, 2000):
“[This is the] name used by the Minton factory for their lead-glazed
earthenware produced in the mid-19th century. The term is sometimes used
erroneously as an anglicized version of MAIOLICA. Majolica wares were
characterized by coloured, transparent lead glazes and often have relief and
applied decoration.” The dish you discuss is thus tin-glazed maiolica, which
is basically the same as faience and delftware and is worlds apart from
Victorian majolica.
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