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Period: 1950s
Alexander Girard Carolus Magnus Plates, The Miller House
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Alexander Girard created these plates for the Miller House, one of the most iconic examples of Mid-Century designs. These are original with very little use and in amazing condition. ...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Berndt Friberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
A glazed stoneware bowl in rich mustard and brown tones. Inscribed with the artist’s signature and the Gustavsberg hands studio mark. Very nice condition with no chips, scratches, o...
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Stoneware

Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Swedish Burgundy Dish or Bowl ARO circa 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Medium size ARO bowl created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden. Burgundy eggplant hares fur glaze breaking to blues. Excellent condition. No...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic Vase Jug by Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Scandinavian Midcentury Ceramic jug vase in har fur glaze green enamel Signed on back with "R" for Rorstrand, Sweden, and GN for Gunnar Nylund. 1950's Gunnar Nylund was born in Pari...
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Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic Vase, Glazed Stoneware Vase, Ciboure Pottery, France, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
This is a two-handled vase decorated with folkloric images of Basque countryside, painted by Basque native R. Gaïtaud. Produced in the period of Rodolfe Fischer's leadership. On the...
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French Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Stoneware

Piero Fornasetti set of eight Monkeys ceramic coasters, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti set of eight Monkeys ceramic coasters, From the "Ne sont tous chevaliers qui sur cheval montent" series Italy 1950s Original box.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Jean Cocteau Original Edition Large Ceramic Dish "Indes", 1958
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau ceramic dish - "Indes" from 1958 Edition original from Atelier Madeline & Jolly. White earthenware with brown engobe diameter 36 cm. Numbered 20 on 20 copies Bibliog: J...
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French Art Deco Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Coffee/Tea Set Vallauris France 1950 s Le Vaucour
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fantastic, period serving (tea/coffee) set by Le Vaucour/Vallauris, France. Miroesque, 1950's classic style. Coffee pot with lid, tea pot, creamer, 5 cups with plates.
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French Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Georges Jouve French Ceramic Polychrome Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
French ceramic by Georges Jouve, polychrome decoration on white background. Signed with cypher and name. Excellent condition, no chips or restorations.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic Vase by Gilbert Valentin / Les Archanges, Vallauris, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic vase by Gilbert Valentin / Les Archanges, Vallauris, 1950s Les Archanges was the name of the workshop created by Gilbert Valentin and his w...
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French Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic
Ceramic
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Rookwood Pottery Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Ash Tray, 1954
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mid-Century Modern glazed art pottery ashtray or catchall By Rookwood Pottery USA, 1954 Glazed ceramic in a handsome deep brown color. Measures: 4.25"W x 2.88"D x 0.75...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Italian Glazed Ceramic Sassi Vase Attributed to Renato Bassoli
Located in Vienna, AT
Amazing ceramic vase from Bassolis (1915-1982) series "sassi" which was first shown in 1959 in Milano, and as well recently 2015 at the Trienale Design Museum Milano. This piece is ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Gunnar Nylund, Pitcher, Brown Stoneware, Rörstand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown stoneware pitcher produced by Rörstrands, Sweden, 1950s.    
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Stoneware

A Set of two Ceramic Bowls "Rubus" Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
Located in Farsta, SE
Set of Two Ceramic Pieces, Rubus, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, Sweden. The bowls has a silky, textured surface with brown, green and yellow colors and faint glaze with a matt finish. G...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic, Stoneware

1950 s Ceramic Lemon Salt Pepper Shakers
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a charming little 1950's Majolica lemon salt and pepper shaker. This is a little whimsical little tree design that holds the lemons on top. This was made in Japan and has gre...
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Japanese Other Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Majolica

Bo Bergström, Table Lamp, Stoneware, for Svensk Form, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown glazed table lamp produced by Svensk form, designed by Bo Bergström. Lampshade attached for illustration and is not included in purchase. Dimen...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Stoneware

Ceramic Pendant Ceiling Lights, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Set of three rare bone china pendant lights by Carl-Harry Stålhane. Designed with an asymmetric, graphic pattern which varies in density, creating a beautiful effect when lit.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Coffee Pot with Mugs and Demitasses
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Denmark 'Flamestone' coffee or tea pot, four demitasses, four mugs, and eight saucers (four small / four larger) by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk Designs, circa 1958-1964. Features the Flamestone signature slate, almost brown glazed-earthenware with striated pattern and white porcelain interior (pitcher has a green tinge to the porcelain interior). Elegant, attractive set with only one fleck to the rim of one of the mugs (very minor and easy to miss -- see photos 15 and 16 for closeups). Early, Danish production, as indicated by the markings and rough exterior (a smooth version was introduced in 1964). Measures: Pitcher H 13.5" x L 7.5" x D 5" Coffee mugs H 3.75" x L 4" x D 3.13" Coffee saucers...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Earthenware, Porcelain

A monumental Italian ceramic vase
Located in Milan, IT
An immense glazed ceramic vase in beautiful variations of greens, white, yellow and black dripping paint effect. Signed M.A.B Treviso Measurement H = 98 centimeters
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic Bottle with Stopper by Guido Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Stoneware. Bottle and stopper decorated with beige background. Green and brown linear decoration throughout. Similar bottle available with a yellow geometric pattern.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Black Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hägersten, SE
Stoneware vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane. Hand made at Rörstrand in the 1950s. Black "hares fur" glaze. Very good vintage condition with light wear and patina. Designer: Car...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Stoneware

Blue Brown Mid Century Ceramic Bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Sweden 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare ceramic / stoneware bowl in blue brown glaze by Gunnar Nylund produced by Rörstrand Sweden 1950s. In good condition. Signed "ARO". Dimensions: H: 7,5 cm / 3" cm W: 16 cm / 6.5"...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Emilio Pucci for Rosenthal Lidded Ceramic Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Emilio Pucci for Rosenthal Ceramic Lidded Box. Beautiful Colors, vibrant and unique.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

20th century French Vallauris Ceramic Pitcher, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful Vallauris ceramic pitcher from the 1950s in very good condition. Pineapple skin patterns on the trunk and a crumpled shape at the beak. Beautiful ceramic work. Yellow...
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French Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Small Stoneware Footed Bowl by Berndt Friberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Small stoneware footed bowl in mustard browns. Inscribed with artist signature and Gustavsberg studio mark.
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Swedish Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Large Ceramic Bowl by Marcel Guillot, France, 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marcel Guillot studied at the School of Applied Arts in Industry, where he became friends with Pierre Fouquet. He spent some time at the Manufacture de Sèvres, then opened his own w...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Richard Ginori "Giovanni Gariboldi " Vase Ceramic 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Vase Ceramica Della Richard Ginori. Model John Gariboldi
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Italian Other Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Fat Lava red black Germany CERAMIC VASE, Scheurich Keramik, 50´s, 60´s
Located in Valladolid, ES
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase model ceramic vase, designed and manufactured by the German brand Scheurich Keramik in the middle of the previous century, circa 1950. This Midcentury design ge...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic Vase "Soleil" by Roger Capron, France, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic vase "Soleil" by Roger Capron, Vallauris, south of France, 1950s Signed Capron Vallauris.
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French Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Vintage Bordallo Pinheiro Ceramic Cabbage Dish w Cover
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Organic modern ceramic dish with cover by Portuguese Bordallo Pinheiro cabbage motiv. Signed at bottom. Great decorative tableware piece and ...
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American Organic Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pol Chambost French Midcentury Shell Bowl 1950
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Ceramic Shell Bowl by Pol Chambost, France, circa 1950. Elegant and sculptural ceramic shell bowl designed by Pol Chambost, France, circa 1950. This refined mid-century modern piece...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Box with lid No. 387, design Ettore Sottsass for Il Sestante
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Box with lid No. 387 in gold-colored ceramic with green fabric lace, designed by Ettore Sottsass, Bitossi execution for Il Sestante, c. 1959. The base bears the inscription " Sottsas...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic, Fabric

San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture. Italy 1950s Fully signed
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Large German Midcentury off White Ceramic Floor Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German Midcentury handled ceramic vase or jar with off white craquelling glaze. Marked on bottom : Handmade Germany, L.         
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Vase Vallauris en céramique française noir orange French Riviera 1950 Vintage
Located in London, England
Ce vase ou pichet de Vallauris est une pièce d'exception, non seulement en raison de son esthétique, mais également par son histoire. Réalisée dans la célèbre fabrique de Vallauris, ...
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French French Provincial Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Guido Cacciapuoti “Colpo di Vento” Ceramic 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Guido Cacciapuoti.
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Italian Other Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic plate by Roger Capron Vallauris depicting an interior or theater scene
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Rare ceramic plate by Roger Capron depicting an interior or theater scene, black-on-white enamel. Roger Capron (1922–2006) was a renowned French ceramist celebrated for his signific...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ceramic Decorative plate "Grapes" Signed by Roger Capron, 1950 s
Located in Paris, FR
Roger Capron (1922-2006) Roger Capron studied at Art appliqués of Paris from 1938 to 1943 before teaching drawing in the same establishment from 1945. In 1946, he settled in Vallauri...
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Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

American Historical Views on Staffordshire China by Ellouise Baker Larsen 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
American Historical Views on Staffordshire China by Ellouise Baker Larsen. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1950. 1st Ed thus hardcover ...
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Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Paper

Large Blackware Charger by Maria and Santana Martinez, San Ildefonso
Located in Stamford, CT
A blackware charger decorated with a repeating feather motif. The charger is signed on the base Maria and Santana, circa 1943-1954.
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American Native American Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Pablo Picasso Black Ceramic Plate Deux Danseurs
Located in Paris, FR
White earthenware ceramic plate with black engobe and white glaze. Stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu/Empreinte Originale de Picasso' (underneath). (A.R. 380)
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Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Modernist Japanese Rectangular Ceramic Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1950s Modernist Japanese Rectangular Ceramic Vase with Green and White Striped and Criss Cross Glaze Design. Textural glossy glaze throughout. Exact artist unknown. Artist signature ...
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Japanese Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Valentine Schlegel Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
Valentine Schlegel rare biomorphic glazed ceramic vase beautifully contoured, sensual and organic in form, France, 1955. Incised 'V. Schlegel' to underside. Valentine Schlegel (French, b. 1926) was one of the most important modernist ceramicists of the 1950s whose abstract, unique style was evident in her varied oeuvre consisting of sculpture and ceramics to leatherworking and interior architecture. She was born in the coastal town of Séte and studied at l’École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier where she began developing her interest in the medium of drawing. Schlegel worked for the first Avignon festivals as an assistant costume designer, prop specialist, and eventually chief stage manager. In 1945 Schlegel moved to Paris and discovered ceramics with Frédérique Bourguet and later with her sister Andrée Vilar...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Peter and Denise Orlando Large Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Earthenware vase glazed in white with abstract and geometric decoration engraved and over-glazed in shinny black and orange. Hand-decorated piece, made in France, circa 1950-1960. Typical Mid-Century Modern abstract and geometric design, reminiscent of Joan Miro´ or Calder mobiles artworks...
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Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Light Green Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in an interesting shape with an elongated, cylinder formed neck. Pale yellow hare’s fur glaze. About Berndt Friberg: Berndt Friberg was a Swe...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Stoneware

Pablo Picasso Black Ceramic Plate Trois Personnages Sur Tremplin
Located in Paris, FR
White earthenware ceramic plaque with black engobe and white glaze. Stamped 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu' (on the reverse).  
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Unknown Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Early Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Flamestone Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish 'Flamestone' earthenware salt and pepper shakers by Jens H. Quistgaard for Dansk designs, circa 1958-1964. Features the Flamestone signature slate glaze with striated pattern ...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Porcelain, Stoneware

Goldscheider, Austria, Art Deco Female Face in Hand Painted Glazed Ceramics
Located in København, Copenhagen
Goldscheider, Austria. Art Deco female face in hand painted glazed ceramics. Dated 1953. Measures: 18.5 x 13 cm. In very good condition. Stamped.
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German Art Deco Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Unusual Ceramic Fish 1950 s
By Etienne Noel
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual and charming fish vessel ca' 1950's.
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Large Roger Capron Decorative Vide Poche, Vallauris, France, 1950s
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Roger Capron (1922-2006) decorative dish with bamboo handle Signed Capron, Vallauris, 1950s. Roger Capron was born in Vincennes, France on September 4, 1922. Interested in drawing, he studied Applied Arts in Paris from 1939 to 1943 and worked as an art teacher in 1945. He died on November 8, 2006 leaving behind a considerable body of work that is recognized worldwide. In 1946, Roger Capron moved to Vallauris, where he founded a ceramics workshop known as 'l`Atelier Callis', contributing to the renaissance of ceramics in Vallauris. In 1952, Roger Capron purchased an abandoned pottery in Vallauris and opened a small ceramics...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Elio Schiavon A La Palette Figure Vase, Italy, circa 1950
Located in Pymble, NSW
A tall black and white cylindrical vase form and painted as a male figure. Fully signed.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Pottery

Stig Lindberg Pungo Vase Gustavsberg Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant, satin black "Pungo" vase by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, circa 1950s. Teardrop shape with cutout and white accented sinuous line gives it added element.
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Unique Green Stoneware Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, 1961
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely Green, unique vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand. The vase is 21 cm high and was made in 1961.It is in excellent condition except from some minor scratches on...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

White and Iridescent Blue Ceramic Vase / Decorative Centerpiece by Lusso, Italy
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...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Midcentury Modern Ceramic Set of 3 Bowls Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful collection of 3 small ARO bowls was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden. The glaze is amazing and works with the art...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Stunning Roman Mosaic style, goddess playing the harp, circa 1950.
Located in Hägersten-Liljeholmen, Stockholms län
Stunning Roman Mosaic style, goddess playing the harp, circa 1950. This stunning mosaic represent a goddess playing the hard, it is hard to date but it looks like it's a mid century work...
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Italian Greco Roman Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Black Ceramic Sculpture "Woman" 1950
Located in Milano, IT
Black ceramic sculpture "woman" mid-20th century.
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Italian Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Shelf Hanger
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor ceramic shelf hanging person. Glazed Ceramic. Cat pictured sold separately.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Asian-Inspired Glazed Ceramic Planter with Hand-Carved Landscape.
Located in Seattle, WA
This mid-century ceramic planter features a rich, dark brown glaze over a wheel-thrown clay body, adorned with intricate hand-carved sgraffito landscape scenes. The exterior showcases continuous imagery of stylized mountains, trees, bamboo groves, and traditional Asian architectural elements, etched in a creamy clay tone that contrasts beautifully with the glossy glaze. The artwork wraps fully around the body of the planter creating a panoramic, nature-inspired scene. The vessel has a cylindrical form with a slightly flared top and recessed foot giving it stability and visual weight. A single center drainage hole is located at the bottom making thisPiece fully functional for indoor or outdoor plantings.The Interior is unglazed in a natural earthy tone with visible wheel marks indicative of handmade production. This planter likely dates to the mid 20th century and reflects East Asian decorative influence possibly Japanese or Chinese studio pottery...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Ceramics

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Ceramic