How to Collect Majolica Pottery

Summary: So, you want to collect majolica pottery? You must be a fan of how high relief and bright hues allow ceramic gardeners to create artichoke ashtrays, fern pattern plates and bamboo napkin holders. If this is your thing, read on. Perhaps a ceramic pitcher designed to look like a corn stalk is just what you've been looking for to top off your dinette set? Thinking about investing in a giant pottery watermelon with a green stripe exterior that lifts off to reveal a bright pink inside? Would you be buying an unwieldy centerpiece or an undercover womb/pod which would one day produce a half-formed garden gnome?

In this series of videos on collecting majolica pottery, our antiquing expert discusses the history of majolica and explains the basis for the broad range of colors and hues. Learn why this variety of pottery continues to chip over the years and how to restore these pieces when they do chip. Should you decide to collect this unique style, our expert will explain what determines the value of majolica pottery. Once your friends and family know just how much those asparagus napkin holders are worth, they will surely change their opinion of you.