1930s Ceramics

Important covered Chinese Porcelain vase with flat seat.Hand-painted.Circa 1930 The domed body is decorated with fruits, branches, flowers and butterflies in pastel colors on a celad...

Large vase in green ceramic designed by the Italian designer Gio Ponti and manufactured by Richard Ginori between the 1930s and the 1940s. In this piece, the ceramic was modeled with an elegant and raffinate, flared shape that makes it a perfect decorative vase. The manufacturer's brand is stamped under the base. The history of the Ginori Manufactory began in Doccia, just a stone's throw away from Florence, when in 1735 Marquis Carlo Andrea Ginori started a porcelain factory which was destined to become a worldwide icon of style. The eighteenth-century is a key century for the development of porcelain in Europe, in this period the first manufactures are born, fed by new styles and international trends. In stately homes, palaces and courtyards, the precious porcelain of the Doccia Manufactory is synonymous with elegance and refinement. The passage from the nineteenth, the century of reason to that of feeling marks a new chapter in the development of artistic taste and the manufacture of porcelain. Florence becomes the scene of a controversy between the academic supporters of the Beautiful ideal and the naturalists promulgators of the beautiful natural Since 1806 the direction of the Manifattura passed to Leopoldo Carlo Ginori Lisci who initiates a process of profound renewal. In 1986 The Manifattura expanded and the Richard Ginori Ceramic Company is born. The tradition of master craftsmen meets new technologies and the creations are perfected thanks to the use of new patents From 1923 to 1933 the artistic direction of the Manifattura was entrusted to Gio Ponti. The master is responsible for introducing highly innovative elements with sensitivity and respect for the taste for the ancient, and for the oriental culture. In 1925 at the Universal Exposition in Paris, the Manifattura and its artistic director were awarded the assignment to both of a Grand Prix. The Manufactory was renewed by relying on the experience of the greatest Italian designers of the time: Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Sergio Asti, Achille Castiglioni, Gabriele Devecchi, Candido Fior...

A refined and well painted Kutani porcelain vase with a mountainous landscape scene, Showa Era, circa 1930, Japan. The elegant ovoid vase of fine, translucent porcelain...

A wonderful set of three Japanese Imari Porcelain "Black Ship" Nanban nesting bowls, Showa Era or earlier, 1930s or earlier, Japan. The bowls wonderfully decorated in the Imari c...

Very nice small blue and grey Art Deco sandstone vase from the north of France (Alscace). Signed under the base. Nice quality and condition.

Inspired by a centuries-old technique of Chinese ceramics, this elegant table lamp is a bright and dramatic shade of turquoise with a fine crackle glaze. If wanted we have the same o...

A delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan. The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, or perhap...

1149 Beautiful Japanese studio lava glazed vase

An unusual hand sculpted ceramic tile depicting a pair of dancing nymphs, signed Amada in the bottom left and corner. It is washed with an uneven green glaze that highlights the thre...

A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani glazed tripod incense burner, koro, in the form of three eggplants, signed Shinzan (?) Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan. The incense burner, ...

Vintage Lidded Earthenware Ceremonial Pouring Vessel with Anthropomorphic Features. From Nepal early - mid-20th century This charming pot would have been used for ceremonial occasio...

This petite porcelain jar dates to the early 20th century and may have been used as an offering dish upon a home altar, placed alongside spiritual icons, incense, and food. Cloaked i...