Tag: majolica

  • Minton tin-glazed majolica

    Minton tin-glazed majolica

    MADELENA investigates the Renaissance art sources of Minton and Co. Ltd tin-glazed majolica, many of them based on actual Renaissance tin-glazed Italian maiolica examples.

  • Majolica – Makers’ Marks – Minton, Wedgwood, George Jones and Holdcroft

    Majolica – Makers’ Marks – Minton, Wedgwood, George Jones and Holdcroft

    Majolica-makers’ marks not present… How do you know it is George Jones? Majolica-makers’ marks are sure way to identify a manufacturer. Some marks will also date an item. Marks may be impressed, embossed or printed. Or written in script over the glaze, or ‘in reserve’. Marked majolica is generally indicative of quality. Unmarked majolica makes up the bulk of…

  • Majolica – One word for two different products. How might that happen?

    Majolica – One word for two different products. How might that happen?

    1.  Earthenware decorated with coloured glazes 2. Tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels Designs for the two distinct types of Minton majolica product both called ‘majolica’ sit side by side in the Majolica Box, The Minton Archive. How did that happen? Why not simply Earthenware decorated with coloured glazes = Majolica; Tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels =…

  • Lead Glaze Perfection – lead-glazed Victorian Majolica

    Lead Glaze Perfection – lead-glazed Victorian Majolica

    Madelena Antiques  Buy, sell and discover lead glaze majolica, Staffordshire figures, Moorcroft, Wedgwood lustre and other specialities including antique samplers and embroideries Majolica International Society  Relish the outstanding Karmason Library of Victorian Majolica objects, membership, conventions, book lists, newsletters and much more You will love this… First, technical information on lead glaze Second, a brief history of how lead glazes developed Third, a comparison of the two most…

  • Majolica Pottery – Introduction UPDATED

    Majolica Pottery – Introduction UPDATED

    Majolica Definitions… This is the first of a series of Majolica blogs. In this blog we remind ourselves of a few definitions and the enormous scope for decorators, collectors and antique enthusiasts. In subsequent blogs we will explain the appeal, the many types, the makers, the countries, more on the history and some insights on value, care, collecting and…

  • Pottery Marks and Makers 1780 to 1900

    Pottery Marks and Makers 1780 to 1900

    Madelena Shop, Sell, Discover Who made it? This blog looks at pottery marks and makers. Makers of pottery in this period were known as pot banks. How many different ways did they mark their pots? We take a look at the pottery marks found in the popular categories in which we specialise. EARLY STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES  1780-1840…

  • Majolica Magic in Homes & Antiques

    Majolica Magic in Homes & Antiques

    World’s largest online gallery of MAJOLICA MADELENA Shop, Sell, Discover Majolica International Society MAJOLICA  The pottery that’s this season’s hottest must-have Above is the October 2013 issue of the BBC Homes and Antiques magazine. Antique majolica is back in vogue, this season’s hottest must-have! Ellie Tennant, the interiors journalist wrote the piece. She does a great…

  • New look to Madelena online store

    New look to Madelena online store

    Return to Madelena Shop, Sell, Discover Why change a website that everyone loves and praises? First, we had to deal with an unfixable bug in the shopping cart which was causing intermittent problems. New technology was the way forward. Second, our ‘product mix’ is now of higher quality than the site was originally designed for.…