Jean Goodwin Ames Night Fragment Scripps College Decorative Charger Plate

Abstract glaze design on this large hand crafted plate.

Dutch Art Nouveau ceramic dish from Gouda, Holland with traditional period flowery and curvaceous designs. Matte glaze, mixture of abstract and floral designs, circa 1920s. Very col...

A large charger plate made of Redware pottery, all hand decorated in the Sgraffito Slip Decorated technique, with a stylized floral pattern. Thi...

1960s Italian Egyptian themed, hand painted decorative plate. Reminiscent of Desimone painted designs, marked on the back in the clay Italy. The profile of two Egyptian heads facing ...

Dutch Art Deco ceramic dish from Gouda, Holland with traditional period flowery and curvaceous designs, circa 1920s, matte glaze, which for us is the mixture of abstract and floral d...

A fantastic and rare ceramic charger by Eugenio Pattarino. Vibrant red color and Classic Italian Mid-Century style is represented very well in this piece. Eugenio Pattarino was born in 1885 and passed away in 1971. He was a master sculptor and model maker and taught in art schools in both Venice and Frankfort, Germany. In the late 1940s he opened his own studio in Florence. His factory used both “EPF” and “CAPEF” (Artistic Ceramics Professor Eugene Pattarino) to mark his pieces. His studio is best known for its large religious statutes, many of which reside in a number of churches in Italy and the U.S. In the 1950s Pattarino had more than fifty artists working for him and some among them were considered the best ceramists in Italy. At this time Eugenio was joined by his son, Ranier, and the company began concentrating on more eclectic themes. These pieces, when new, were quite expensive when they were purchased but almost never garner anywhere near their original cost at today's auctions. The factory claimed that the Vatican used Pattarino’s ceramics as gifts to famous visitors, including President John Kennedy, Andre Gide and Paul Sartre. Unfortunately there is no proof to back these claims. As a matter of fact I have discovered that the Pattarino name is almost generally unknown in Italy and even lesser known in Florence. His name is, however, recognized here in the United States and most of the factory’s output can be found in the U.S. where it was imported. In November 1966 the Arno River flooded its bank and inundated most of Florence. Work to restore damaged art...

A blackware charger decorated with a repeating feather motif. The charger is signed on the base Maria and Santana, circa 1943-1954.

Vintage marc Bellaire ceramic bowl. Extra-large decorative ceramic dish or bowl "luau" pattern designed and signed Bellaire. Extra-large ceramic decorative centre piece or fruit bowl or large decorative piece that will enhance any home or office. No chips or marring. Excellent 1950s vintage ceramic piece of California pottery. Marc Bellaire was born in 1925 in Toledo, Ohio. He studied at the Toledo Museum of Art while employed at the Libby Glass...

Dutch Art Deco ceramic dish from Gouda, Holland with traditional period flowery and curvaceous designs. Circa 1920s, matte glaze, which for us is the mixture of abstract and floral d...

Mid-Century Modern West German Greek Goddess Glazed Ceramic Wall Plate Beautiful West German glazed ceramic decorative plate or vide poche dish featuring a Greek Goddess surrounded b...