ITEM# 4452
Antique Majolica pottery bowl Julius Strnact c1900

Antique Majolica pottery bowl. It was made in Germany about 1900. The mark is that of Julius Strnact (that is the correct spelling), a minor pottery manufacturer. Strnact established his factory in Bohemia 1882, and closed at the start of WW I. Majolica is a soft-paste ceramic with a brilliant tin-based glaze. It originated in England about 1880 as an imitation of maiolica, the magnificent pottery of the Italian renaissance. It was immediately popular, and production spread to factories in the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and other central European countries. Majolica is a popular collectible today. The most expensive examples were produced by the Minton and Wedgwood factories in England

Thank you for your quick reply. I am really shocked at the price. I knew many people here wanted it, but probably figured I didn't know what I had and they wanted to buy it for nothing. I am glad I held on to it.
Thanks again!
- Ann N