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1960s Japanese Modernist Ikebana Ceramic Pottery Sgraffito Pedestal Vase Vessel
By David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
Outstanding Japanese modernist Ikebana ceramic/pottery pedestal vase/vessel, circa 1960s. Wonderful
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Pottery

Frank Mann Modernist Vase, Early American Studio Pottery 1950s-1960s
By Frank Mann
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
of the American Craft Council, to teach pottery in Shelburne Craft School. Aileen Webb, a potter in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Tom Neugebauer Modernist Raku Art Pottery Sculpture on Aluminum Pedestal
By Tom Neugebauer
Located in Peabody, MA
Raku abstract torso sculpture by master potter Tom Neugebauer, dated 1988. Sculpture (which is affixed to lacquered black base) measures: 28.75" high x 12.75" x 13", with the base ha...
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Sculptural Modernist Color Block Lava Glaze Vase, Studio Art Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, large ceramic vase is decorated with color blocked glazes in different colors and textures - glossy burnt orange, semi-matte light orange to clear, and semi-glossy raise...
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20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

1960s Walter Dexter Studio Pottery Modernist Abstract Bowl Ceramic Arts Calgary
Located in San Diego, CA
Great freeform modernist Studio Pottery low bowl by Walter Dexter, circa 1960s. Seldom seen Studio
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Vtg Modernist Torrey Pines Bank Advertising Art Pottery Plaque Tile San Diego
Located in San Diego, CA
from the 1970s. Great modernist design. Handmade out of pottery. Features a Torrey pine tree. In
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Amazing Red Ceramic Pottery Modernist Table Lamps /Maria Kipp Lamp shades
By Maria Kipp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing Red Ceramic Pottery Modernist Table Lamps /Maria Kipp Lamp shades,, I believe bases to be
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Fabric, Wood

1960 s Frank Matranga California Design Modernist Studio Pottery Ram Sculpture
By Frank Matranga
Located in San Diego, CA
Great California Design studio pottery ram figurine sculpture by Frank Matranga and dates from the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Roselane Pottery of Pasadena Pink Salad Bowl with Incised Modernist Fish Design
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pink glazed Roselane pottery bowl with free form swirl and Fish Design in black . Exterior of bowl
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Modernist Erwin Kalla Studio Pottery Ceramics Amoeba Abstract Large Bowl Dish
By Erwin Kalla
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic piece of studio pottery by famous ceramist Erwin Kalla, circa 1950. Seldom seen pieces of
Category

Mid-20th Century Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Robert Fournier British Studio Art Pottery Modernist Stoneware Vase Vessel Big
By Bernard Leach
Located in San Diego, CA
Great studio art pottery vase/vessel by well known British artist, Robert Fournier. The vase has a
Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Pottery

Wim Fiege Mid-Century Modernist Studio Pottery Bowl, 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Wim Fiege Mid Century Modernist Studio Pottery Bowl, The Netherlands, 1950s. This is a wonderful
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

3 Italian Modernist Franco Bucci Stacking Pottery Bowls for Laboratorio Pesaro
By Franco Bucci, Laboratorio Pesaro
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of three stacking pottery bowls. Designed by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro. Retailed by
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Art Studio Pottery Modernist Vase with Abstract Decor and Drip Glaze
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage large ceramic vase is decorated with abstract graphic border, hand painted with multi textured glaze accents, on the complex blue glaze background with drip glaze elements. ...
Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Italian Mid-Century Signed Modernist Art Pottery Wall Plaque
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Italian mid-century modernist art pottery wall plaque or shallow bowl decorated with a
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Mid-century Pink Black California Pottery Modernist Indoor Planter Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1950s Pink & Black California Pottery Indoor Planter Set with a modernist Googie design
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Ceramic

Large Modernist Signed Art Pottery Vase by Rafael Saifulin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed 20th Century studio art pottery vase. By Rafael Saifulin. With and elongated
Category

1990s American Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Sculptural Swirling Modernist Cream, Grey, Brown Ceramic Vase, 1970s
By West German Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase with a big swirl on both sides. Manufactured in West Germany in the 1970s. Cream, grey and brown glaze accentuated the swirling shape and ...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Raku Pottery ceramic vase with abstract faces, circa 1960s
Located in Houston, TX
Modernist Raku Pottery ceramic vase with abstract faces, circa 1960s. Signed by the artist Linda
Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Glazed Pottery Bowl Signed Lauren Vanni, Mid-Century Handmade Ceramic Bowl
By Edouard Cazaux, Accolay Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
pedestal base and subtle wheel-thrown form evoke both studio pottery and modernist art pottery traditions
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Modernist Studio Pottery Hanging Putti Sculpture - Unsigned - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Modernist hand crafted stoneware studio pottery hanging putti sculpture - unsigned - late 20th
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Roberto Rigon for Giovanni Bertoncello Italian Modernist Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive mid-century Italian Giovanni Bertoncello modernist art pottery vase formed
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist art pottery vase by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden
By rorstrand studio, Inger Persson
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A rather large signed vintage studio production art ceramic vase by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden. This is a studio production, thus very rare, with a fantastic shape colors an...
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Edwin Mary Scheier Modernist Art Pottery Stoneware Vase with Faces Figures
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine modernist art pottery vase. By Edwin and Mary Scheier. In a teardrop form with a small
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

John Glick Modernist Stoneware Glazed Ceramic Planter Vessel Plum Tree Pottery
By John Glick
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modernist stoneware glazed ceramic planter by Detroit artist John Glick of Plum Tree Pottery
Category

Mid-20th Century American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

John Glick Modernist Stoneware Glazed Ceramic Footed Planter Plum Tree Pottery
By John Glick
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modernist stoneware glazed ceramic planter by Detroit artist John Glick of Plum Tree Pottery
Category

Late 20th Century American Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Nancy Wickham Boyd Design Technics Modernist Studio Pottery Wall Plate
By Nancy Wickham Boyd
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare, mid-century wall plate with primitive incised design and textured glaze by Nancy Wickham Boyd (1923-1987). Piece measures 10" by 10.5" and is signed Wickham on verso and very...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Earthenware

LaGardo Tackett California Modernist Design Terracotta Tall Pitcher Rockingham
By Rockingham Pottery Company, Lagardo Tackett
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare tall water pitcher by Lagardo Tackett for Rockingham. circa 1950's excellent condition no chips or cracks , beautiful glozy brown finish on terracotta .
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Terracotta

1950s Capri White Pottery + Walnut Serving Tray Mid-Century Modernist Tableware
By Raymor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sculptural masterpiece in tableware, with a classic mid-century mix of materials.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

1963 Modernist Blue and Gray Ceramic German Vase by Carstens Tonnieshof
By Carstens Tönnieshof, West German Pottery
Located in Aci Castello, IT
, geometric shapes, and a minimalist design characteristic of the modernist movement. The vase has an abstract
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Colorful Mid-Century Modernist from West Germany Vase, circa 1970
By Scheurich Keramik, West German Pottery
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Colorful Mid-Century Modernist from West Germany vase, circa 1970 The enamel is very bright, the
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Enamel

Mid-Century Modernist West Germany Vase signed Scheurich Keramik, circa 1970
By West German Pottery, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century Modernist West Germany vase signed Scheurich Keramik, circa 1970 Beautiful and silky
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Enamel

Eugene Lion modernist art deco 1930 dark blue ceramic vase 27 cm pottery
By Eugène Lion
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eugene Lion Art deco and modernist ceramic vase Dark blue ceramic glazes colors Original perfect
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Tall Zaalberg Pottery Blue, Taupe Brown Glazed Pottery Table Lamp, 1950 s
By Zaalberg, Hans Arp
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Dutch Organic Modernist Zaalberg Pottery Art Pottery Table Lamp, Circa 1950. Featuring a tapered
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Modernist West German Vases by Scheurich Keramik, circa 1970
By West German Pottery, Scheurich Keramik
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist West German vases by Scheurich Keramik, circa 1970 Beautiful and
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Enamel

Art Deco Figural Stoneware Vessel by Sylvain Hublet, Ceramic Sculptural Pot
By S. Hublet
Located in Miami, FL
Stoneware by Sylvain Hublet, Belgian Modernist Pottery with Mythic Faces, Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture by S
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware

Modernist Etruscan Style Vase
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Etruscan style vase. Richly coloured glazed ceramic vase in the Etruscan style decorated
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Bennington Pottery Dimpled Disk Ashtray by David Gil
By Bennington Potters, David Gil
Located in New York, NY
fully and correctly marked. Great modernist American Art Pottery, sophisticated and architectural design
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pair Søholm Stentøj Stoneware Modernist table-lamps Einar Johansen Denmark 1960
By Gunnar Nylund, Palshus, Einar Johansen, Nils Kähler, Soholm Pottery
Located in Brussels, Brussels
, manufactured by Søholm Stentøj (Soholm pottery) on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. Design by Einar Johansen
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Pair Søholm Stentøj Stoneware Modernist table-lamps Einar Johansen Denmark 1960
By Palshus, Einar Johansen, Nils Kähler, Soholm Pottery, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Søholm Stentøj (Soholm pottery) on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. Design by Einar Johansen. Søholm
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Extra Large Vintage Gainey Planters Satin Black Glaze
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
vessels, large sculptural planters, brutalist ceramics, modernist garden pots, studio pottery California
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

Linn Phelan Vase, Early American Studio Pottery 1932
By Linn Lovejoy Phelan
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
pottery to Modernist movement. In 1940s Phelan started teaching ceramics at School of American Craftsman
Category

Vintage 1930s American Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Modernist Monumental Zig Zag Weed Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Mobile, AL
Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Perfect original condition. Clyde Burt's modernist wax resist
Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Wayne Ngan Pottery Vase
Located in Victoria, BC
traditions, from traditional Chinese pottery to Modernist painting. With its captivating texture and luminous
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental Modernist Raku Vase by Tony Evans
By Tony Evans
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning oversized 1980s modernist Raku vase by Tony Evans. Unique design with this long low oblong
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Danish Modernist Ceramic Table Lamp, Stoneware, Nils Kähler for HAK Denmark 1960
By Herman Kähler, Palshus, Soholm Pottery, Nils Kähler, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Ceramic Stoneware Table Lamp by Nils Kähler for HAK, Denmark, 1960s Uranium yellow square table lamp designed by Nils Kähler in the 1960s or 1970s. It comes in a sort of mustard-och...
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Meindert Zaalberg Hand Signed Purple Metallic Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
By Zaalberg
Located in Meer, VAN
-1962. Beautiful modernist studio pottery vase by Meindert Zaalberg. Personal work, hand signed. This
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

1970s Modernist 3-Head Sculpture Terracotta Bronze Art
By Brancusi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Art Pottery 3-Head Abstract Sculpture Terracotta and faux bronze patina. 15.5 h x 8 w x 6 d
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

Rustic Modernist Ceramic Brown Vase, 1960s
By Løvemose
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Brutalist barrel shaped hand-thrown chamotte grayish dark brown urn vase with smooth and shiny olive sage green glaze on the inside. Hand-carved geometric decor on the top part and v...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay

Modernist Ceramic Hand-Turned Glazed Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ceramic midcentury hand-turned vase with horisontal lines. Griege glaze with a minty tint over the terracotta colored clay. Artist unknown. Great vintage condition consistent with a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Stoneware

Elusive Lightolier Ceramic and Brass Table Lamp, Italian Pottery
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in Buffalo, NY
, stunning modernist decorative Italian pottery vessel atop atomic formed brass base.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modernist Sculptural Ceramic and Wood Table Lamp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
" - to the top of the finial. Sculptural Modernist table lamp with Art Deco style influence and Nancy
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Modernist Dark Brown Stoneware Table Lamp, 1960s
By Einar Johansen, Søholm Stentøj, Michael Andersen Son, Rörstrand, Palshus
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stoneware table lamp with stunning dark brown glaze over hand-carved organic relief decor. Fitting for E27 bulb and white cord. Manufactured by Michael Andersen & Sons on the island ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware

Bing Grondahl Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
By Royal Copenhagen, Bing Grøndahl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
hanging. Signed "Runa" on tile, B&G label on frame. Numbered stamp on the back. Rare modernist art piece
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak

Linn Phelan Large Ceramic Decorative Bowl, Early American Studio Pottery
By Linn Lovejoy Phelan
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
of studio pottery to Modernist movement. In 1940s Phelan started teaching ceramics at School of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

1970s Modernist Art Optical Dish Green Plate Usa
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Fabulous modernist optical art green plate USA. Made USA. Measures: 14.25 diameter x 1.75
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide...

Materials

Pottery

1960s Alvino Bagni for Raymor Modernist Colorful Ashtray Italy
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern Italian Colorful Ashtray attributed Alvino Bagni for Raymor Stamped Italy 1.5 h x 7.75 x 7.75 Unrestored original vintage preowned condition Ashtray has a crack. Review ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Pottery

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of modernist pottery for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, pottery and stoneware, every item from our selection of modernist pottery was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of modernist pottery — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An object in our assortment of modernist pottery, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of modernist pottery over the years, but those crafted by Walter Grau, Fohr and Stangl Pottery are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Modernist Pottery?

Prices for a piece of modernist pottery can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $95 and can go as high as $4,475, while the average can fetch as much as $800.