{"title":"20th CENTURY CERAMICS","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ceramics Dresser includes superb pieces of early twentieth century ceramics including Wedgwood, Gien and Sarreguemines majolica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShaped by and for generations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sarreguemines-majolica-seaweed-and-shell-oyster-plate","title":"Sarreguemines Majolica Seaweed and Shell Oyster Plate","description":"\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eCirca 1920 | France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eA highly coveted and collected antique French majolica oyster plate by Sarreguemines (see The Gen). Beautifully modelled and coloured in light blush brown, blues and greens with six oyster shaped wells around a central well. An oyster plate as popular today as it was when it was first made (see The Gen).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Diameter 22.5 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eSIGNATURES, MARKINGS \u0026amp; INSCRIPTIONS\u003c\/span\u003e: Marked Sarreguemines France, impressed 2209 BG.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e The plate is in excellent condition with wear consistent with an antique age and use. There is some crazing which is expected for a plate of this age. There is no evident restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eREFERENCES\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e For an example of a similar plate see \u003ci\u003eMajolica: American \u0026amp; European Wares\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeffrey B. Snyder, Schiffer Publishing Company, 1994, p. 12 and \u003ci\u003eOyster Plates\u003c\/i\u003e, Vivian \u0026amp; Jim Karsnitz, Schiffer Publishing Limited, 1993, p. 42.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eTHE GEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eA small pottery was established in Sarreguemines in 1778. “In the early 1860s Sarreguemines added majolica to its production. Sarreguemines majolica was brilliantly glazed and spectacular.” (\u003ci\u003eMajolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey\u003c\/i\u003e, Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1989, p. 180)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e“Majolica wares also offer us today a glimpse into the fascinations, humors, and culinary delights of the Victorian era. The increasingly varied Victorian diet is well represented in majolica dish forms. The passion for oysters, for example, more readily available at the market place with improvements in transportation technology, is evident in majolica oyster plates fashioned as replicas of the food itself. For a Victorian diner eating from majolica, if the food was unidentifiable, the dish could reveal in no uncertain terms what was set upon it.” (\u003ci\u003eMajolica: American and European Wares\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeffrey B. Snyder, Schiffer Publishing Company, 1994, p. 8)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgegen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42938762919978,"sku":null,"price":481.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8478\/5962\/files\/Georgegen-Ceramics-Dresser-Majolica-Oyster-Plate-Sarraguemines-6.jpg?v=1752125579"},{"product_id":"wedgwood-majolica-strawberry-dessert-plates","title":"Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry Dessert Plates","description":"\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eCirca 1934 | England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eAn exceptional set of six Wedgwood majolica vine leaf and strawberry pattern plates in extraordinary condition for their age. Exhibiting the whimsy of all the best majolica these plates are moulded with blossoming strawberries, grapes and leaves on a yellow ground with brown vine rims. These are some of last of the fine majolica made by the great maker (see The Gen).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Diameter 22.5 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eSIGNATURES, MARKINGS \u0026amp; INSCRIPTIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Impressed Wedgwood, Made in England, 9U34, E.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e The plates are in excellent condition with wear consistent with an antique age and use. There is no evident restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eREFERENCES\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003eFor an example of similar plate see \u003ci\u003eVictorian Majolica\u003c\/i\u003e, Leslie Bockol, Schiffer Publishing Limited, 1996, p. 126.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eTHE GEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e“Unfortunately, the Pattern Books end in 1888, so although we know that Wedgwood majolica continued until 1910, we know relatively little about the wares. A great number of salads were made, and they continued their emphasis on garden and observatory-related items, as did most manufacturers of the period. The story did not end there, however, for as late as 1947 a Wedgwood Catalogue offered ‘Coloured Vine and Strawberry’ plates.” (\u003ci\u003eMajolica: British, Continental and America Wares, 1851–1915\u003c\/i\u003e, Victoria Bergensen, Barrie \u0026amp; Jenkins Ltd, 1989, p. 52)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgegen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42963465895978,"sku":null,"price":1922.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8478\/5962\/files\/Georgegen-Ceramics-Dresser-WedgwoodMajolicaYellowVine_StrawberryDessertService-1.jpg?v=1752897618"},{"product_id":"set-of-majolica-heron-plates","title":"Set of Majolica Heron Plates","description":"\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eVictorian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eCirca 1900 | Unknown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eA set of eight antique late nineteenth century majolica plates decorated with a heron and its chick set amongst reeds. The heron was a popular motif inspired by the nineteenth century craze for Japonisme and all the great majolica makers made many different items celebrating the heron; this unknown maker was as inspired to celebrate nature in the form of these plates (see The Gen).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Diameter 19 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eSIGNATURES, MARKINGS \u0026amp; INSCRIPTIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Unattributed. Impressed number 120.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e The plates are in overall very good condition with wear consistent with an antique age and use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eREFERENCES\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e For an example of a heron plate by Wedgwood see \u003ci\u003eMajolica Pottery\u003c\/i\u003e, Mariann Katz-Marks, Collectors Books, 1989, p. 57.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eTHE GEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e“Some majolica objects for the home were more decorative than functional. By the 1870s, for example, the fashion for all things Japanese pervaded interior design, and near-life-size majolica depictions of birds, such as herons, cranes, storks, and peacocks rendered in a style similar to Japanese bronzes of the period, were thought to epitomize the ideal of beauty. Minton and Holdcroft, among other firms, created them to adorn entrance halls and conservatories. Bold and colorful, they also appealed to the nineteenth-century taste and enthusiasm for objects inspired by nature.” (\u003ci\u003eMajolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e, 1850–1915\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Webber (ed.), Bard Centre and Yale University Press, 2021, p. 137)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgegen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42963788333098,"sku":null,"price":1273.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8478\/5962\/files\/Georgegen-Ceramics-Dresser-MajolicaHeronPlates-2.jpg?v=1752910066"},{"product_id":"gien-majolica-oyster-plate","title":"Gien Majolica Oyster Plate","description":"\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eCirca 1941–1960 | France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eA majolica oyster plate by Gien (see The Gen). Beautifully coloured in turquoise glaze with six oyster shaped wells around a central well. An oyster plate as popular today as it was when it was first made (see The Gen).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003c\/span\u003e Diameter 24 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eSIGNATURES, MARKINGS \u0026amp; INSCRIPTIONS\u003c\/span\u003e: Marked Gien France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/span\u003e The plate is in excellent condition with wear consistent with vintage age and use. There is no evident restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eREFERENCES\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e For an example of a similar plate see \u003ci\u003eOyster Plates\u003c\/i\u003e, Vivian \u0026amp; Jim Karsnitz, Schiffer Publishing Limited, 1993, p. 36.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003eTHE GEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e“The Gien Faience Factory (La Faiencerie de Gien) was established in 1821, producing faience and porcelain wares. The firm began manufacturing majolica in 1864. By 1866 the firm employed over a thousand individuals and could produce roughly 50,000 plates a day.” (\u003ci\u003eOyster Plates\u003c\/i\u003e, Vivian \u0026amp; Jim Karsnitz, Schiffer Publishing Limited, 1993, p. 36)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e“A formal evening meal often began with a soup course or with oysters on the half shell, which were served on specially designed plates. A wide range of wares was manufactured to present this ubiquitous shellfish at the table, from ceramic representations of wooden oyster barrels to stands for open shells. Most majolica oyster plates feature between five and seven wells for the oysters and a central well for sauce or a lemon.” (\u003ci\u003eMajolica: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850–1915\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Webber (ed.), Bard Centre, 2020, p. 114)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgegen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42963848331306,"sku":null,"price":262.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/8478\/5962\/files\/Georgegen-Ceramics-Dresser-Gien-Majolica-Oyster-Plate-4.jpg?v=1752911934"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.georgegen.com.au\/collections\/the-ceramics-dresser-20th-century.oembed","provider":"Georgegen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}