ceramiche dell'ottocento

During the 1770s the widespread use of terraglia, (a mixture obtained in England from the end of 1725, which had a white body and subsequent low costs) led to the unforeseen competition between Italian maiolica and porcelain: once more the Antonibon factory proceeded under the management of Gio Maria Baccin who, in 1786, succeeded in formulating an imitation of the English clay.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, despite the hard political-economic crisis, a few manufacturers in Nove became prosperous through the production of terraglia: the manufacture of luxurious wares for the nobility was replaced in favour of a wider and more modest market which appreciated the new subjects and techniques, now known as "popular ceramics".
Around 1860-1865 another era known as "Artistico or Aulico or Neorococò" (Artistic-Courtly and Neorococo) was stimulated by the competition between foreign manufacturers at the various international exhibitions.

Big majolica centrepiece,said "the Neptune's basin" boasting an extremely refined decor of "naturalistic" flowers. Viero, last quarter of the XIX century

"Folk-style" pottery plates. Ria with "spugnetta" (sponged) decor. Antonibon 1850 circa.

Pair of pottery vases, third firing decorated (small fire) on imitation of the porclain. Antonibon, fitst twenty years of the XIX century