Are you crazy about Antique Blue Delft and Antique Majolica? At EuroLux Antiques, we are too! Browse through our Gallery and you’ll find a large selection of Antique Pottery from which to choose – plates, chargers, vases, ginger jars, and chandeliers too.
Antique Blue Delft: Stunning Blue and White Interior Design
Flip through the pages of Home Décor magazines such as Architectural Digest or Veranda, and you will find that Interior Designers love to use large blue and white Antique Majolica collections to create a dramatic effect. When it comes to Antique Blue Delft pottery, you just can’t have enough! The more pieces you add to your blue and white design scheme, the prettier the room becomes. A few Antique Blue Delft plates assembled together on a wall is attractive, but a grouping of more than 20 plates is just stunning. Your overnight guests will swoon in a Guest Bedroom decked out with blue and white patterned drapery on the windows, cobalt blue bedding and pillows, and a fascinating assemblage of Antique Blue Delft plates, vases, and ginger jars – creating a vibrant and classic style all your own.
The History of Antique Majolica
Antique Majolica is not created by one specific company, or even by one particular country, as Majolica is a style of Antique Pottery whereby a tin glaze has been used on hand-painted earthenware pottery. The method of creating Antique Majolica traces its origin back to Persia at some time earlier than the 9th century, however the name derives from a geographical location along the historical trade route of this Antique Pottery. The Spanish island of Majorca was a way station for tin-glazed pottery traveling from the Spanish Kingdom of Aragon to the port of Pisa in Italy in the 1300s and 1400s. This style of Antique Pottery was immensely popular and production spread across Europe.
Many collectors of Antique Majolica don’t realize how broad their choices are when it comes to selecting pieces of Antique Pottery. Antique Majolica was handcrafted in Italy, France, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Portugal and England, and each country’s potters had their own preferred patterns and color schemes. For example, the Belgian company, Bequet, used bright colors, gilding, and Art Deco designs on its Vintage and Antique Majolica, while Italian companies in the city of Deruta produced Antique Majolica masterpieces with vibrant colors in patterns based on historical Renaissance designs. Artists at the Monastery of Alcobaca in Portugal have long favored red, blue and yellow floral patterns on their Antique Majolica. The famous Italian company, Capodimonte, was born out of the tradition of Italian Antique Pottery, but went its own way with fine production of porcelain works to rival its competitor, Meissen.
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Whether you collect Antique Majolica because you enjoy the history of handcrafted Antique Pottery and appreciate the country-specific variations, or because the drama of a large blue and white Antique Blue Delft collection takes your breath away, EuroLux Antiques can help you find the perfect piece of Antique Majolica to add to your own growing collection.
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