Animals have long been among the most popular subjects in majolica. When you get to wild animals the popularity --and price-- increase several fold. With the "Wizard of Oz" a staple of our culture, I thought it might be fun to illustrate the majolica denizens from this popular refrain.
So let's get started with lions.
Sarreguemines lion head pitcher
Mintons majolica lion
George Jones Africa compote
George Jones compote
Royal Worcester majolica lion
Schiller and Sons lion figure
Minton lion jardiniere
French lion and salamander pitcher
Skey Medici lions
Next is tigers!
Eichwalt lion and tiger vases
Choisy le Roi tiger
Onnaing majolica jardiniere
Skey honey bear pitcher
Wardle majolica bear
Brown-Westhead Moore honey beat
Austrian majolica bear humidor
Poet Laval bear pitcher
French bear pitcher
Lions and tigers, as you can see, aren't so rare in majolica. Prices for any of these pieces will be very high. Bears are somewhat more common but with so many collectors interested in bears as a cross collectable, the prices for them can be high as well.
So follow the yellow brick road down to you local antique shop and see what wild beasts you can hunt down!
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