The department has attracted national and international collectors with a selection of primarily antique porcelains and majolicas from prestigious Italian and European kilns.
Notable sales in majolica include a pair of vases with "flame" lids by Felice Clerici of Milan (Lot 102 - Auction 629, sold for € 41,580), a magot clock-holder by Felice Clerici (Lot 101 - Auction 629, sold for € 25,200), a rare Bassano plate with “baroque fruit” and harlequin decor by Antonibon Parolin (Lot 19 - Auction 629, sold for € 8,190), a Ferrara plaque from the 15th-16th centuries with the Duchi d’Este coat of arms (Lot 52 - Auction 629, sold for € 7,560), an 18th-century blue-ground stove (Lot 157 - Auction 653, sold for € 7,560), and a pair of 16th-century albarelli from Casteldurante (Lot 415 - Auction 581, sold for € 7,500).
Significant porcelain sales include a pair of 18th-century Meissen bronze candelabras with jays (Lot 142 - Auction 606, sold for € 37,800), a pair of white porcelain decorative elements in the form of vases (Lot 340 - Auction 606, sold for € 18,900), a kakiemon-themed incense burner (Lot 657 - Auction 653, sold for € 10,080), and a Meissen vase with a mythological motif and Zeus-shaped lid handle (Lot 722 - Auction 581, sold for € 7,500).
