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Vintage Clary Von Ruckteschell-Trueb Studio Art Pottery Vase 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Clary Von Ruckteschell-Trueb Studio Art Pottery Vase. Has a beautiful
textured hi-gloss
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Vintage Glazed Oil Pots
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage Pottery
Beautiful and rich in character, this vintage glazed oil pot adds just the right
Category
20th Century Asian Pottery
Materials
Clay
Vintage Mashiko Bottle Vase Style of Hamada
By Hamada Shoji
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic Mashiko bottle vase in style of Shoji Hamada c1950/60s. From a large Japanese collection from this period. Beautiful form and glaze work. Has residue of museum putty on the...
Category
Vintage 1960s Pottery
Materials
Clay
Spanish Colonial Pot from the Mid-19th Century with Dark Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
two handles is made of clay and features a nice dark finish, with black and brown colors. It comes
Category
Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Pottery
Materials
Clay
Toshiko Takaezu Exciting Abstract Expressionist Ceramic Charger
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Phoenix, AZ
, leaving a vestigial nipple-like opening and creating, in effect, a clay canvas for glazing of all kinds
Category
Late 20th Century American Pottery
Materials
Clay
Primitive Styled Pot from Oaxaca
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Primitive charcoal colored ceramic jar from San Lorenzo Texmelucan, Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Primitive Pottery
Materials
Clay
Beatrice Wood Studio Ceramic Lustre Vase, Iridized Glaze
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Iridized vase in yellow and greenish gray with hints of raspberry
by California studio potter Beatrice Wood (1893-1998).
Signed on the bottom: Beato.
Measures: 7" H x 2.75" D.
In...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Pottery
Materials
Clay
Tarahumara Ceramic Water Vessel from Mexico, circa Early 1900s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
clay used to create this pot is extremely rare. The Tarahumara, or Rarámuri, are indigenous peoples who
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Primitive Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Terracotta Pot from Mexico, Circa 1920
s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
people, circa 1920's. Originally used for storing water from nearby rivers. This style of pottery is now
Category
Vintage 1920s Mexican Rustic Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Early 20th Century Terracotta Pot From Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
is still the predominant language/dialect spoken in these areas. The style of the pottery is known
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Terracotta Jar From the Mixteca Region of Oaxaca, Mexico, Circa 1960´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Hand crafted terracotta waterpot from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, circa 1960´s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Rustic Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Mid 20th Century Terracotta Pot from Mexico with Heavy Patina
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
pot shows excellent form and markings from heavy use. The style of pottery with the rounded handles is
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Rare Midcentury Stoneware Chalice by Master Potter Byron Temple
By Byron Temple
Located in Lambertville, NJ
. Possibly one of a kind, 1960s. Temple’s
Pottery is in many museum collections internationally. He was part
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Terracotta Water Pot From The Mixteca Region Of Oaxaca, Mexico, Circa 1960´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Terracotta Water Pot from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico, Circa 1960´s.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Rustic Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Terracotta Water Jar From Puebla, Mexico, Mid 20th Century
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Terracotta water jar from the Sierra Norte region of Puebla, Mexico, Mid 20th century. This pot was acquired from an indigenous Nahua - speaking community.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Country Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Ceramic Vessel from the Mixteca Region of Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1940´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Mixteca ceramic vessel with handles, circa 1940´s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Country Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Mid-Century Modern West Germany Flower Vase, by Peter Dieter for Carstens
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Miami, FL
.
Carstens are considered by many, to have been the best producers of West German Pottery and Peter Dieter
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Terracotta Water Pot from Mexico, Late 19th Century
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Terracotta water jar from Northern Puebla, Mexico, circa late 1800's. The design is from the Nahua communities of the northern sierra, exemplified by the size and style of the handle...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Pottery
Materials
Terracotta, Ceramic, Clay
Vintage Clay Pottery Vase
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage clay pottery vase
Beautiful weathered vintage Asian clay pottery
Accessories not
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Clay
Vintage Clay Pottery Vase
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage clay pottery vase
Beautiful weathered vintage asian clay pottery
Accessories not
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Clay
Roger Michell Two Studio Pottery Marbled Clay Miniature Teapots
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair vintage miniature studio pottery marbled clay teapots of egg shape with tall loop
Category
Vintage 1980s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Roger Michell Two Studio Pottery Marbled Clay Miniature Teapots
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair vintage miniature Studio Pottery marbled clay teapots of egg shape with tall loop
Category
Vintage 1980s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Roseville Pottery Bittersweet Flower Vase
By Roseville Pottery
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a green turquoise trumpet shaped Roseville vase. It is decorated with a relief of large green leaves & Bittersweet flowers. The upper border is shaped as flower’s petals. Two...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Clay
Michoacan Green Glazed Clay Large Pottery Pineapple Sculpture Made in Mexico
By Hilario
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent Michoacan large or overscale green glazed clay pottery pineapple jar/sculpture Made in
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Jars
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Black Tarahumara Pottery Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The tarahumara indigenous pottery: a vintage creation in a timeless primitive design, featuring
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Black Clay 19th Century Antique Greek Ceramic Pot
Located in Rümmingen, BW
. Crafted from clay by skilled artisans, its rich, dark earthy tones evoke images of sun-soaked terracotta
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Terracotta
Vintage Glazed Black Pottery
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage pottery beautiful and rich in character, this vintage oil pot adds just the right amount of
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Vintage Glazed Black Pottery
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage pottery beautiful and rich in character, this vintage oil pot adds just the right amount of
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
David Cressey Ribbed Plum Glazed Pro/Artisan Planter for Architectural Pottery
By Architectural Pottery, David Cressey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bullet planter by David Cressey from the Pro/Artisan collection for Architectural Pottery. This
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Mata Ortiz Black Pottery Esperanza Tena Casas Grandes Geometric Art VASE Mexico
By Mata Ortiz
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Pottery
Casa Grandes Mata Ortiz art pottery by Esperanza Tena Mexican geometric black pottery
Category
Vintage 1980s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Pottery, Lucite
Vintage Mexican Pottery Black
White Fantasia Design Tri-Leg Fluted Bowl
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Mexican pottery black & white Fantasia design tri-leg fluted bowl. Beautiful condition
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Pre-Columbian Anasazi Black on White Pottery Mug Pitcher
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice and intact Anasazi black on white Snowflake pitcher with painted basket geometric
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Whimsical Black
White
Inflatable Chair
Art Studio Pottery
By Colin Murphy
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Whimsical studio art pottery by an unknown maker. A fun decorative object or table decoration
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
1930s Hopi/Tewa Black on Yellow Polychrome Pottery Bowl - Signed
By Laura Chapella Tomosie
Located in Soquel, CA
Traditional Hopi/Tewa handmade Native American pottery bowl, with black motifs on yellow polychrome
Category
1930s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
20th Century Tribal Large Scale Clay Fermenting Pot or Water Jug Black on Stand
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage Tribal large scale black finish clay pottery fermenting pot or water jug with
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Jars
Materials
Metal
Santa Clara Native American Black Pottery Dish Signed Ethel Gutierrez-Yazza
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Native American black pottery dish by Santa Clara artist Ethel Gutierrez-Yazza. It is in
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Clay
Handmade Sicilian Ceramic Pine Nut Italian Pottery
Located in Palermo, PA
This exquisite handmade Sicilian ceramic pine nut is a timeless symbol of prosperity, good fortune, and Mediterranean heritage. Crafted by skilled artisans in Sicily, each piece is m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Patamban Pottery Plates from Michoacán, Mexico
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful vintage Patamban pottery plates. One swan and one fish. In wonderful to excellent
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Otto Natzler Studio Pottery Vase
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Studio Pottery vase in excellent condition by Otto Natzler.
Signed “Natzler” on the bottom. No
Category
Mid-20th Century Vases
Materials
Clay
Vintage Ceramic Center Piece Bowl, Mexican Pottery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage burnished ceramic center piece bowl. Would be great holding fruit or as a decorative accent. Handmade
Measures: 9.5" in diameter, 3.5" tall.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Navajo Brownware Pottery Resin Coated Water Jar, 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brownware pottery water jar
Navajo
1940's
Low fire hand coiled clay, resin
Measures:11.50 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Vintage Matte Oil Pottery Decorative Pot
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage matte oil pottery small
Vintage matte clay oil pottery decorative pot Vintage Matte oil
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Terracotta, Clay
1970s Bright Yellow West German Pottery Fohr Vase with Black Lava Glaze
By Fohr
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A tall, cylindrical, beautiful and bright vivid yellow vase by Fohr Pottery, circa 1970. The bright
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Vintage Matte Oil Pottery Decorative Pot
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage Matte oil pots pottery beautifully terracotta rich in character, this vintage oil pot adds
Category
20th Century Vases
Materials
Terracotta, Clay
Mid-Century Modern Italian Pottery Lamp
By Lee Rosen
Located in New Windsor, NY
pottery is mounted on a turned wood base. 27" high overall. 21.5" high from base to top of
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Vintage Miniature Mata Ortiz Pottery Bowl by Cesar Dominguez, 1989
By Cesar Dominguez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
clay
Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
This miniature Pottery Bowl is a rare and very early example
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Vintage Oaxacan Pottery Bell Eames House Doorbell
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in San Diego, CA
This bell was crafted in Oaxaca, Mexico in the 1950s. Charles and Ray Eames adapted the bell and used it as a doorbell on the "Eames House, Case Study House 8. It also makes a wonder...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Santa Clara Pueblo Blackware Pottery Ananyu
Snake
Vase/Jar
Located in Soquel, CA
, cracks, repairs, etc. There are a few very small places on the pottery where the black glossy finish is
Category
1990s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Pair of Stunning David Gill Bennington Pottery Ceramic Trays
By David Gil
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two wonderful early ceramic trays by Bennington Potters' founder David Gill, one in white, one in a very dark grey. Each has 3 whimsical faces or Kings in a PIcassoesque style.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Vintage Art Deco Tall Gouda Hand Painted Pottery Vase
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage Art Deco/Art Nouveau tall gouda hand painted pottery vase decorated with abstract shapes
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Vases
Materials
Clay
Pair of Mid-Century West German Bitossi Style Vases by Spara Pottery, circa 1970
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi, Spara
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Pair of vintage midcentury handmade vases by West German Pottery manufacturer 'Spara', Germany
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
19th Century Grand Tour style Red-Figure Greek Hydria Pottery
Located in Nashville, TN
Grand Tour Red-Figure Greek hydria terra-cotta pottery. Item rests on a flared pedestal foot rising
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Vases
Materials
Clay
Pair of Large Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand Thrown Pottery Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful pair of hand thrown mid century pottery lamps. Each lamp is hand created on a potters
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Clay
Ca 1970s Large Handcrafted German Studio Pottery Vase in Brown, purple Glaze
Located in Rümmingen, BW
us directly"
A large, rounded studio pottery vase from Germany, likely made in the 1970s. The vase
Category
Late 20th Century German Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Large West German Pottery Floor Vase by Bodo Mans for Bay Keramik, circa 1959
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
by Bay Keramik in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Dark, almost black, matte glaze decorated with thick
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Ceramica Partenon 1950 Spanish Hand Made Black Ceramic Amphora Mid-Century
Located in Rümmingen, BW
directly.
This striking handmade black vase from Cerámica Partenon captures the essence of mid-century
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Ceramica Partenon 1950 Spanish Hand Made Black Ceramic Amphora Mid-Century
Located in Rümmingen, BW
directly.
This striking handmade black vase from Cerámica Partenon captures the essence of mid-century
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Vases
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic, Clay
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of black clay pottery for your home. An item from our selection of black clay pottery — often made from ceramic, clay and pottery — can elevate any home. There are 93 variations of the antique or vintage choice in our collection of black clay pottery you’re looking for, while we also have 12 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of black clay pottery made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of black clay pottery over the years, but those crafted by Dumais Made, Craft Associates and Rookwood Pottery Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Black Clay Pottery?
Prices for a piece of black clay pottery start at $80 and top out at $25,000 with the average selling for $520.
Questions About Black Clay Pottery
- What is black clay called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Black clay is called barro negro pottery. It is a form of pottery from Oaxaca, Mexico and is characterized by its color and unique patterns. The process was discovered by Doña Rosa in the 1950s, who added a polish to her pottery before firing it to obtain its matte black finish. Shop a collection of black clay pottery from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What makes black pottery black?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few ways to make pottery black, but the most popular way is through technique instead of the use of pigments or dyes. With a firing clay technique in the kiln the resulting product can come out a varying array of shades of black. Shop a selection of pottery on 1stDIbs.
- Is black clay earthenware?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, the black clay pottery from Mexico is usually considered stoneware, not earthenware. While the two types of pottery seem similar, stoneware is fired at a much higher temperature than earthenware. You can find a large selection of black clay pottery on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mata Ortiz black pottery is a type of pottery made in the style of Mogollon earthenware found at an archeological dig site in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. It typically shows off geometric patterns and stylized animals in dark black and brown hues. Shop a range of Mata Ortiz black pottery on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021The difference between black-figure and red-figure Greek pottery is that in black-figure pottery, figural and ornamental motifs were applied with a slip that turned black during firing and the background was color of the clay, whereas the decorative motifs on red-figure vases remained the color of the clay; the background, filled in with a slip, turned black. Red-figure is essentially the reverse of a black figure. On 1stDibs, shop vintage and antique Greek pottery.