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Ceramics For Sale
Ceramic Plate After Ferdinand Leger
Located in London, GB
Stunning brightly coloured plate after a design by Ferdinand Leger. It is vintage most likely from the 1970's. The style is typical of Leger with its s...
Category
1970s French Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$466 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic owl treasure chest by Ditmar Urbach, 1960s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of glazed ceramic
Original condition
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Very Large Kaehler, HAK, Glazed Stoneware Vase
Located in København, Copenhagen
Very large Kaehler, HAK, glazed stoneware vase. In very good condition. Beautiful glaze. Stamped.
Size: 44 cm high, 19 cm in diameter.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
The Sultans Garden Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your table with The Sultan's Garden plate, a harmonious blend of artistry and elegance. The hand-painted border frames a delicate floral design, created with a hand-applied d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Country Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A Black
Green Vintage Ceramic Bowl - Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Midcentury Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
A black & green/brown bowl in ceramics, it is designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the bowl is 16 x 12.5 cm (6" x 5") in diameter. It´s in excellent condition except from some sma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Meissen Porcelain Coffee Cup Painted with Classic Scenes from the 1800s
Located in Milano, MI
Meissen porcelain coffee cup painted with classical scenes, made in the 19th Century
Dish: Ø 14 cm
Meissen porcelain is considered one of the earliest and finest examples of Europe...
Category
1850s German Classical Roman Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$451 Sale Price
20% Off
Roth Keramik red and black lava glaze, 41cm West Germany, c. 1970.
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A Roth Keramik jug vase with 2 ring handles. Black lava glaze and moulded glossy red oval pattern. The shape, numbered 314, is found in 2 sizes, this one b...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Rooster Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with rooster signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the end of 19th centu...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Set of Fornasetti Coasters, Snails
Located in South Salem, NY
Set of seven black and white Fornasetti coasters featuring a snail, piggy bank, dog, hen, turtle, duck, and an ant.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,100 / set
Set of Five Finnish Ceramic Butter Jars "Voipytty", Arabia Early 20th Century
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare and harmonious set of five Finnish ceramic butter jars, known in Finland as voipytty, produced by Arabia in the early 1900s through the 1930s.
This set consists of relatively ...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Country Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Picault Set of 6 Cups
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Picault set of 6 cups.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,950 / set
Japanese Imari Bowl Centerpiece with French Ormolu Mounts, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant French Louis XVI style Japonisme centerpiece comprised of a large 19th century Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain bowl with French gilt metal ormolu mounts, late 19th-e...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ormolu
rare Ceramic Vase by Jean De Lespinasse, (1896-1979) France, 1960s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
rare Ceramic Vase by Jean De Lespinasse, France, 1960s
The ceramics workshop, located in the Cimiez district of Nice, employs about ten people (casting of pieces, tinkering, baking...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Willow Pattern Serving Plate, English, Ceramic, Meat Dish, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Willow Pattern serving plate. An English, ceramic decorative meat dish, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850.
Accentua...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
English Figure in Stoneware After Charles Dickens "Oliver Twist, " 1870s
Located in København, Copenhagen
English figure in stoneware after Charles Dickens "Oliver Twist,"
1870s. Charming figurine of character from "Oliver Twist."
Mea...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Ceramics
Ceramic Vase by Franco Bucci for Ceramiche Pesaro made in Italy 1970
By Franco Bucci
Located in Genève, GE
Rare large sphere-shaped vase, small sphere-shaped lid.
Vase designed, designed and conceived by the artistic genius of the well-known ceramist Franco Bucci, in his "Laboratorio Pesa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Hunt Pattern Punch Bowl
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Chinese Export Porcelain Hunt Pattern Punch Bowl. Late 18th century. Restorations. 4.75” h. x 11.25” diam.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Primavera
Faiencerie de Longwy, Large Blue Bowl, France, Circa 1922
By Primavera
Located in New York, NY
This large bowl narrows at the base and is glazed in peacock blue with black line pattern.
Stamped Primavera Lonqwy France.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Faience
Japanese Minimalistic LAAB Earth Set of 3 Tea Cups Raku Ceramics Black Burnt
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Earth 3 cups
This set of three cups in matte, black ceramic deftly handcrafted on the lathe makes for an exclusive addition to modern tableware collections, accenting them with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Italian Maiolica Faenza, Ferniani Factory, Circa 1700
Located in Milano, IT
Centerpiece white maiolica shell
Ferniani factory, early period: 1693-1776
Faenza, circa 1700
Measures: 5.6 in x 14.72 in x 13.46 in (14.3 cm x 37.4...
Category
Early 1700s Italian Baroque Antique Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
Contemporary Italian Green Ceramic Vase with Fruit Motifs
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This glazed green ceramic vase is meticulously handcrafted, featuring traditional lime motifs inspired by southern Italy. Each piece exemplifies the region's rich artistic heritage a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Saint Jacques Hand-Painted Salad Plates - Set of 4 Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your summer entertaining with the elegant Ceramic Saint Jacques Plates. Expertly handcrafted and beautifully hand-painted in Italy, these plates feature distinctive scalloped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Michael Andersen, Rare Fish in Glazed Ceramics, 1950s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Michael Andersen. Rare fish in glazed ceramics, 1950s.
Measures: 22 x 16 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Model number: 4779.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso Ceramic Plate
Corrida Sur Fond Noir
Located in Paris, FR
White earthenware ceramic plate, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze.
Dated '25.9.53.' (upper center); stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso' (underneath).
(A....
Category
1950s Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg Studio Ceramic Bowl Modern Swedish Design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Berndt Friberg Studio ceramic bowl.
Modern Swedish design.
Unique, handmade. Fantastic glaze in brown shades!
Year Letter "J" year 1968.
Perfect. 1st. factory ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Italian Hand Painted Ceramic 1960s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian 1960s Hand Painted ceramic vase.
Signed ceramic by AT serial number 3969.
Hand spited stripes and yellowed and blue decorations.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Made in Italy Sound Amplifier, Blue
Gold Ceramics, Customizable Speaker, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Description
This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of your smartphone by 15/20 decibels!
European Design Patent filed n. 005778529
Materials
Handmade in 100% Italian ceramic and non-toxic glazes, i.e. free of lead and other substances harmful to the health of workers (as required by EU regulations).
METHOD OF USE
Just insert your smartphone in the appropriate space and start your favorite music to hear it clear and loud at home, outdoors or wherever you want! It has a hole for passing the power cable.
ECO-SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
The production method is characterized by an ethical and eco-sustainable approach. Ceramics of controlled origin, non-toxic glazes and photovoltaic panels are used to guarantee the functioning of the electric ovens...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$185 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Goldscheider Art Déco Figurine,
Kiss
, Posing Dancer, by Stephan Dakon, ca 1928
Located in Vienna, AT
Very Rare and excellent Viennese Ceramic Figure from the late 1920s:
Graceful dancer, posing with her upper body bent forward and with her eyes closed, forming her mouth into a kiss,...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Plate with Vegetable Face Fornasetti
By Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fornasetti porcelain plate with face made with arranged vegetables. Stamped "4, Fornasetti-Milano, Made in Italy, Arcimboldesca'" and "Arzberg Germany...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Ceramic Vase with Floral Decoration Singed Pollack, 1976
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall 1976 Pollack vase / vessel in a white high-gloss glaze with colorful, hand painted floral decoration.
Signed "Pollack '76."
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Limoges Porcelain Tray
Located in Norwood, NJ
An exceptional antique French Limoges porcelain tray, bearing the marks CFH and GDM, finely hand-painted with a romantic Rococo Revival pastoral scene. The central cartouche depicts ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Mid-Century Studio Pottery Candelabra Unknown Artist Voulkos Soldner
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large stoneware piece. Unknown artist, procured years ago from an older 1950s estate. A clean crack through one of the neck or candlestick pieces, but threads onto steel rod and stay...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Clay
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Amphora Enameled Pottery Vase
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This striking enameled pottery vase was made by Amphora and is decorated with stylized floral decoration set against a textured ground made up of variegated blue enamel paint on a me...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
1920s Art Deco Bowl, Pastel Mint Green Glazed Tripod, Korean Vibe, Art Ceramic
Located in Andernach, DE
Gorgeous art deco lidded bowl in a mildly sprinkled, pastel mint green, matte glaze.
An elegantly shaped wave-like handle and Korean or Chinese inspired tripod feet give this piece
i...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$171 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid Century Vintage Purple Small Slim Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This small Aseda vase, designed by Bo Borgström for Åseda Glasbruk, is a charming example of Swedish mid-century glasswork. Standing approximately 20 cm tall, it features the studio’...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Chinese Export Porcelain Fitzhugh Pattern Tureen, Cover and Underplate
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export porcelain Fitzhugh pattern tureen, cover and underplate, 18th century. Very Unusual and rare pattern, beautifully hand painted in green enamels and 24-karat gold, havi...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica "Cockerel
Monkey" Teapot by Minton
By Minton
Located in Paris, FR
"Cockerel & Monkey Minton Majolica Teapot the protrusive cockerel head with forming the spout, a smiling, like if he was riding the cockerel, is...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Majolica
Lladro, Spain, Large Sculpture in Glazed Ceramics, Sitting Girl, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lladro, Spain. Large sculpture in glazed ceramics. Sitting girl. 1980s.
Measures: 30 x 21 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate two parakeets on a blue background with oranges signed Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Wilhelm Kåge/Kaage, Gustavsberg, Argenta Vase Decorated with Leaves
Located in København, Copenhagen
Wilhelm Kåge/Kaage, Gustavsberg, Argenta vase decorated with leaves.
Measures: Height 15 cm x 4.5 cm.
Marked Gustavsberg, Argenta.
In perfect condition.
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Vintage White and Iridescent Ceramic Bowl or Centerpiece N 6768 by Lusso, Italy
By Vibi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This sinuous, dynamic and elegant centerpiece is made in lacquered ceramic that is varnished with iridescent colors.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might s...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Plate or Bowl Blue
White, Qing Qianlong Circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Chinese porcelain circular deep plate or soup bowl made for the export (Canton) market, during the middle of the 18th century, Qing-Qianlong period.
The plate is well...
Category
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Eric Astoul, Ceramic Sculpture, Bol Géologique, La Borne, France, 2012
By Eric Astoul
Located in New York, NY
Unique piece
Signed: Astoul.
Master ceramicist Eric Astoul created this piece as part of a series inspired by both modern and ancient stoneware, which, with its rough firing, fli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Stig Lindberg Tray Model Domino Produced by Gustavsberg in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ceramic tray model Domino designed by Stig Lindberg. Produced by Gustavsberg in Sweden.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Spanish Glazed Terracotta Granada "Lebrillo" Earthenware Bowl
Located in Marbella, ES
Large Spanish handmade and painted white and green glazed terracotta "lebrillo" earthenware bowl in the style typical of Granada.
Category
2010s European Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic vase Memphis, “ILIOS” by Luciano Florio Paccagnella, Milan, 1990’s.
Located in Milan, IT
Memphis Milano painted ceramic vase by Luciano Florio Paccagnella, “ILIOS” in pink. Florio was a key member of the Memphis group when he created his series of unique handmade vases. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
DeSimone Hand Painted Ceramic Water Jug
Located in Fulton, CA
Hand painted ceramic pitcher by Giovanni DeSimone. Italy, circa. 1970's. Signed on base.
6.75 inches high.
6.5 inches wide.
4 inches deep.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese LAAB Moon Bowl Raku Ceramic Crackle White
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Functional design and sublime technique merge in this spectacular bowl, handcrafted of ceramic following the Japanese technique of naked Raku firing. This u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Carl-Harry Stålhane Large Ceramic Turquoise Spotted Glaze Vase, 1950s
By Rörstrand
Located in Paris, FR
Carl-Harry Stålhane large stoneware vase by Rörstrand in Sweden, 1950s.
Signed / H 54 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Maltese Hand-Made Earthenware Vase
Located in North Miami, FL
This incredibly well crafted earthenware vase, Made in Malta, has natural tones and a ribbon trimmed top with multiple openings. Really nice piece, heavy.
Category
1960s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Georgian Masons Ironstone Desert Dish or Platter in School House Ptn, Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare ironstone pottery Desert Dish or Serving Platter, made by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England and beautifully decorated in the Rose & Apple pattern commonly known as the School House pattern, fully stamped and dating to the early 19th Century, circa 1818.
The dish is well potted as a shell dish with C scroll moulded edges and would probably have been part of a Desert Service...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
18th Century Portuguese " Azulejos " Saint Antony"
Located in Madrid, ES
Largest collection of Portuguese tiles in the world
18th Century Portuguese "Saint Antony"
Measures: 266 cm x 294 cm
Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18th ce...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" Panel "Battle Scene"
Located in Madrid, ES
Largest collection of Portuguese tiles in the world
18th century Portuguese " Azulejos " Panel "Battle Scene"
Measures: 120cm x 140cm
90 tiles
Important Note: This panel is with t...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Japanese Satsuma Hand-Painted Ceramic Set - Exquisite Mid-Century Collecti
Located in Manzano, IT
1950s Japanese Satsuma Hand-Painted Ceramic Set - Exquisite Mid-Century Collection of 4
Product Description:
This remarkable 1950s Satsuma ceramic set embodies the timeless artistry...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Large Art Deco Centerpiece by Winterhalder Made in Cupertino, CA, 1947
By Erwin Winterhalder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brilliantly glazed in chartreuse-yellow and Mediterranean blue-green, this unique and important Art Deco bowl was made by Erwin Winterhalder in Cupertino. The artist was born in Swit...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Ottomans Palms Handpainted Ceramic Dinenr plate Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
a unique piece of art
totally handpainted in Italy by crafted artisand the tropical mood metts the Ottomans world
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ottomans Palms Handpainted Ceramic Dinenr plate Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
a unique piece of art
totally handpainted in Italy by crafted artisand the tropical mood metts the Ottomans world
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Serveware Tableware Majolica Painted Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Set of six majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter.
The elegant decoration is composed of a halo of blue foliage that resembles four groups of wings: from the center of the plate, further ornamental elements develop, projected outwards, which give movement to the entire compositional structure. The beauty of these majolica plates is underlined by the artist's visible brushstrokes that give them a unique style.
Further possibility to order a set of 4 or 12 charger...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century German Earthenware Beer Stein with Tin Lid and Cobalt Blue
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century German earthenware beer stein mug with tin lid and cobalt blue ornamental decoration.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Ceramics
Materials
Tin
Studio Stoneware Slab Signed Pollack 1973
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stoneware slab / decorative plate with of an attractive palette of brown, green and navy with a mottled pattern throughout. Attached fragments in ochre and mustard adorn the sides.
...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Antique and Vintage Ceramics for Sale: Shop Figurines, Vases and Scandinavian Pottery on 1stDibs
Whether you’re adding an eye-catching mid-century modern glazed stoneware bowl to your dining table or grouping a collection of decorative plates by color for the shelving in your living room, decorating and entertaining with antique and vintage ceramics is a great way to introduce provocative pops of colors and textures to a space or family meals.
Ceramics, which includes pottery such as earthenware and stoneware, has had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world for thousands of years. When people began to populate permanent settlements during the Neolithic era, which saw the rapid growth of agriculture and farming, clay-based ceramics were fired in underground kilns and played a greater role as important containers for dry goods, water, art objects and more.
Today, if an Art Deco floor vase, adorned in bright polychrome glazed colors with flowers and geometric patterns, isn’t your speed, maybe minimalist ceramics can help you design a room that’s both timeless and of the moment. Mixing and matching can invite conversation and bring spirited contrasts to your outdoor dining area. The natural-world details enameled on an Art Nouveau vase might pair well with the sleek simplicity of a modern serving bowl, for example.
In your kitchen, your cabinets are likely filled with ceramic dinner plates. You’re probably serving daily meals on stoneware dishes or durable sets of porcelain or bone china, while decorative ceramic dishes may be on display in your dining room. Perhaps you’ve anchored a group of smaller pottery pieces on your mantelpiece with some taller vases and vessels, or a console table in your living room is home to an earthenware bowl with a decorative seasonal collection of leaves, greenery and acorns.
Regardless of your tastes, however, it’s possible that ceramics are already in use all over your home and outdoor space. If not, why? Whatever your needs may be, find a wide range of antique and vintage ceramics on 1stDibs.
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