Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Set of 3 Paper Bag Vases by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Set of three paper bag vases designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Rosenthal, Germany, 1977.
The large vase is 15cm high, 10cm wide and 6cm deep.
The small vase is 10cm h...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Small White Terrier Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Small Dog Sculpture was produced in Italy. Only one dog availa...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Green and Gold Decorative Porcelain Fruit Signed by ML French Handmade Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ML
Elegant porcelain ceramic fruit realised circa 1980
Green and gold ceramic glazes colors
Signed under the base
Original French mid-century design
Measures: Height ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
V&B Villeroy and Boch Mettlach 1 Liter Beer Stein Lidded Antique Germany 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful beer stein has been made in Germany circa 1900s by the well known manufacturer Villeroy & Boch. Absolutely gorgeous piece and still in great condition. Lid works properly. A nice addition to any collection.
The Villeroy & Boch ceramic company was founded in 1836 in Mettlach, Germany and is internationally known for their production of table wares.
Marked at the Base with Logo and Number. It is a 1 Liter...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pewter
Mid Century Vintage Black and Transparent Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Gustave Tiffoche brown stoneware ceramic vase circa 1970 unique piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
Brown stoneware ceramic vase by french artist
Unique piece
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Height 25 cm
Large 12 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Ceramic Green Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Artistic Glass Vase
Author: Decorative Glassworks Watra
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: ceramic, hand-formed
height: 32cm, round: 10cm, very good condition.
O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Set of Four Midcentury Ceramic Bowls, Italy, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
This original vintage ceramic bowls element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Sardinian polychrome ceramics by Claudio Pulli for Isola. Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sardinian polychrome ceramics by Claudio Pulli for Isola.
CLAUDIO PULLI one of the greatest Sardinian artists, Ciotola realized for I.S.O.L.A. Isola is the most prestigious ceramice and lost wax...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Urbano Zaccagnini Italian Ceramic Bowl in the Style of Picasso Mask Face Pottery
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique Mid-Century Modern Urbano Zaccagnini white and brown signed ceramic bowl with intaglio relief of African abstract mask in the style of Pablo Picasso ceramics. Urbano opened hi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Ceramic Vases Upsala-Ekeby "Fiamma" Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Ingrid Atterberg is the creator of these vases produced in Sweden at Upsala Ekeby in the 1960s. Wonderful sculptured with a nice glaze.
Good condition.
Dimensions. The large H...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Handled Art Vase, circa 1960
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently located in our Amsterdam office, please enquire for delivery times.
A very stylish and unusual glazed ceramic handled vase by renowned Italian artist Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011). The rounded bottle shaped vase has a tall funnel neck with a large rounded loop handle attached to one side. The cream coloured body is decorated with run glazes in blue and yellow over a lightly textured purple ground. The vase is signed Fantoni to the base.
Marcello Fantoni was born in Florence in 1915 and studied an Art of Ceramics course at the Institute of Art at Porta Romana from where he graduated as a 'maestro' of art in 1934. In 1936 he established the Fantoni Ceramic studio and produced many unique pieces which quickly found him fame and recognition. His success continued and today his work is represented around the world in all the leading art institutions including among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, Victoria and Albert Museum of London, Museum of Modern Art of Tokyo and Kyoto. His work is also widely celebrated and represented throughout Italy. While famed for his unique smaller art works...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jerome Massier Fils Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase: Timeless Elegance from Vallauris
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Embrace the allure of early 20th-century craftsmanship with this exquisite hand-painted ceramic vase by Jerome Massier Fils. Manufactured in Vallauris, France, this piece is a testam...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Red Glass Mini Heart Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A red blue decanter with heart shape design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers in Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Original good vintage condition. Onl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Guido Gambone Stoneware Bowl Donkey Mark Signature, Italy, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Huge ceramic bowl by Guido Gambone with brown and orange glaze.
Signed on the bottom with the donkey mark.
Guido Gambone (1909 – 1969) is one of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Violet Vase by Vladislav Urban for Sklo Union, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A graduate of Karol Štipl. He studied together with František Vízner, with whom he was often compared. Vízner and urban began working as designers at Rudolf Hut after graduation, in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Vintage Ceramic Flower Pie Dish
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage studio circular ceramic pie dish with a colorful floral design in the center. Made in Japan.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Georges Jouve and Marcel Asselbur Ceramic and Brass Wall Mounted Hat Coat Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
Wall-mounted coat or hat rack by Georges Jouve, produced by Marcel Asselbur, France, circa 1950.
Glazed matte black stoneware forms, with a brass frame. Four abstract Jouve ceramic...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Brass
Italian Ceramic Sculptural Pitcher by Guido Gambone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large sculptural stoneware pitcher by Italian ceramic artist and designer Guido Gambone (1909-1969), circa 1950s. This vessel takes an elegant sculptural form from the Classic anti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vetrata Pattern Covered Box by Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed 'Vetrata' pattern covered box in orange, yellow and brown. Lovely bright condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Poole Pottery Ceramic Abstract Vase Red and Black England 1960
s
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely small bulbous vintage ceramic vase is from the 60's and made by Poole Pottery from England. It has red abstracted blobs against the black background randomly placed. It i...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Big Red Vase, Tarnowiec, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
It can be also candlestic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Set of Two Steuler Blue Candleholder by Cari Zalloni
By Steuler, Carl Zalloni
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Two beautiful, in a stunning blue glaze, candleholders from the designer Cari Zalloni for Steuler Keramik. The candle holders are signed on the base with the company’s trademark and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Colored blue and red stoneware ceramic pitcher circa 1990 signed Maya
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Maya
Signed under the base
Colored stoneware ceramic pitcher
Original good condition
Red and blue colors
Height 20 cm
Large 16 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Bodo Mans Vase
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Bay with moulded runic patterns, designed by Bodo Mans, this pattern was quite popular during the 1960s. This tall vase is in a very good condition and has...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Chenille
Picart Le Doux Vide Poche, France 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
Picart Le Doux Abstract blue and green figures on a footed orange Vide Poche
This item come from the archive of San Vicens, Perpignan and have not been offered since the the mid 60...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Purple Ingrid Glass Vase Rock Crystal, Germany, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the earl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-Century Vintage Dots Transparent Murano Glass Vase, Jerpoint, Irleand, 2000s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful vase made from Murano glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
The small tulip vase is stunning in its simplicity and both a beautiful and functional piece of design.
Originally designed for short stemmed Tulip bouquets, this small vase works as well with any other flower compositions or as a decorative piece.
Here at Jerpoint, we individually hand make each vase at our Glass-blowing Studio in Co. Kilkenny, using skills and methods that have hardly changed for thousands of years. With their breath, a few simple tools and decades of craftsmanship the Glass makers turn molten glass into the colourful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Red Wing Pink Atomic Pitcher
Located in Red Lion, PA
Mid-Century Modern Red Wing Ceramic Atomic-Style Pitcher – Pink Speckled Glaze
This striking Mid-Century Modern Red Wing ceramic pitcher embodies the bold, futuristic aesthetic of t...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roth Keramik blue and black lava glazed jug vase, 23cm, West Germany, c.1970.
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
Here is a very, very, very rare blue and black Roth Keramik jug vase with 2 ring handles, pattern number 313, 23cm in height.
In excellent condition, this ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Cauliflower Tureen Centerpiece in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cauliflower Tureen Centerpice with Ladle, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic. Spain, 1960s
Eye-catching hand painted Manises ceramic cauliflower with leaves ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
$1,305 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Green Bowl, France 1950
s
Located in New York, NY
Abstract bowl with green glaze and an incised abstract motif.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Terracotta Beige Duck Centerpiece Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful duck figure sculpture in off white beige glazed terracotta. Spain, 1960s
This handcrafted glazed terracotta duck figure with unglazed beak is in excellent condition.
Mat...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$901 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of 3 Ceramic Vessels by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have curated a group of stunning pieces of ceramics made in Sweden during the 1950s.
These pieces have been gathered and put together by us, carefully sorted and now ready to be g...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Lucrat French Mid-Century Art Pottery Plate with a Bird on a Branch
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century French art pottery plate by renowned artist Jean Lurçat (French, 1892-1966) and dating from around 1955.
While Jean Lurçat did an apprenticeship as a painter ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Ceramic Apothecary Jar by Albert Thiry
circa 1960s
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Mid-century French ceramic apothecary jar by Albert Thiry (circa 1960s). A delightful piece with Thiry's signature style, chalk-white base with ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$547 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl-Harry Stalhane Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps
Located in Bochum, NRW
Stoneware lamp bases designed by Kent Ericsson, Carl-Harry Stålhane's partner at Designhuset. Incised signature under the bottom: Designhuset, Sweden, KE, logo Stalhane, original man...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
$1,428 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Danish Midcentury Hand Painted Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury handpainted ceramic pitcher vase. Decorated with landscape motif of a Danish stone age viking grave built of large rocks. Multicolored unique decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Toni Raymond Mid-Century Pottery Serving Dishes on Fitted Tray
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century English pottery serving set comprising of six pottery dishes on a fitted wooden tray by Toni Raymond Pottery (1967-86). The set comprises of six ceramic dishes ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Signed Studio Pottery Vase, circa 1975
By Wayne Chapman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Signed Studio pottery vase, circa 1975.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
"Little Audrey" Cookie Jar
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Little Audrey is one of the rarest cookies jars.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Small Green Decorative Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good condition. Lightly used - as shown on pictures.
Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Red Vase, Tarnowiec, Sulczan, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
Dimensions: height 20 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Six Cup Espresso Set by Lagardo Tackett
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of six cups and dishes in original packaging.
Signed
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #1, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in mocha, latte, and caramel brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian craftspeople by Bernice Stevens, Edward Dupuy and Helen Bullard. In the fall of 1952, Ferguson attended a ceramics symposium by international artists at Black Mountain College; in 1963 he participated in the American Craft Council and the Ceramic National exhibitions. In the 1970s - 80s Ferguson created a fountain with traditional Appalachian quilting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque "Sailing" by Helmut Schaffenacker
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Relief Tile Plaque "Sailing" by Helmut Schaffenacker
The plaque is impressed on reverse:
"Schaffenacker
Ulm/De
Made in Germany
handgeformt"
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage White and Transparent Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “Frill”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand Swedish Cream Vase ARO circa 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic ARO Vase created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden.
Cream hares fur glaze breaking to pale peach. Excellent condition. No chips. Mar...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object by Helmut Schäffenacker, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic wall plate
Decade:
1960s
Producer:
Atelier Schäffenacker, Ulm Germany
Design:
Helmut Schäffenacker
This original vintage ceramic wall plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Ceramic Light Sculpture by Birthe Aksby, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Expressive light sculpture by Danish ceramicist Birthe Aksby, crafted in glazed ceramic with organic designs inspired by plant forms and marine corals. The composition evokes natural growth, with volumes emerging from a textured and perforated structure, allowing light to flow through its openings and create an atmospheric play of shadows. The pale glazed patina enhances its sculptural presence, lending it an ethereal character and an almost mineral quality.
Birthe Aksby, active in Denmark during the second half of the 20th century, is renowned for her mastery of fine ceramics and her exploration of nature-inspired forms. Alongside this remarkable piece, a newspaper clipping was found mentioning her work exhibited at Galerie Gammel Strand in Copenhagen, alongside ceramicist Lizzie Thyssen...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Pair of Fighting Jaguars by Giovanni Ronzan, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This piece is made in hand-painted ceramic and is signed by Ronzani.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be consid...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Small Mid Century Empoli Vase for Candy or Jewelry Box, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Unique Empoli vase box for candies or jewelry box. Very good original vintage condition. Only one unique piece. Produced in 1960s in Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Odette Dijeux Mid-Century Signed Ceramic Box, circa 1950, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Odette Dijeux mid-century decorative box, circa 1950, Belgium.
White and brown enameled ceramic.
Signed underneath Odette Dijeux .
Each piece of this artist is unique and po...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1950s by Gilbert Portanier Vallauris France Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Glazed ceramic
Excellent condition.
"Portanier" signed.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White Lacquered Ceramic Ashtray - Vide Poche by Antonia Campi for Verbano
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
They are in in lacquered ceramic.
These could be by Antonia Campi or Gio Ponti.
These are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey of vintage charm with this exceptional set of tiles, featuring the iconic Michelin Man in a vibrant blue centerpiece, surrounded by original yellow tiles. Crafted...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,966 / set
A large mid century modern ceramic dish or fruit bowl, circa 1960
Located in View Park, CA
A stunning and unique hand-crafted mid century modern studio art ceramic fruit bowl or platter, circa 1960. Glazed pottery in tones of muted olive and seafoam.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Large "Brasero" Planter by Mado Jolain - France - Circa 1960
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
An exceptional large cylindrical planter, model "Brasero," attributed to French ceramicist Mado Jolain, circa 1960.
Crafted in glazed ceramic with a rich, glossy green finish and p...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Yellow Glazed Dish by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Karis, Nyland
Rare circular ceramic dish designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy, 1960s. The piece features a vivid yellow glaze with an olive-green interior rim, applied o...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
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