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
Midcentury Colored Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher or Vase by Schlichenmaier handmade
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Hildegund Shlichenmaier
Original and decorative stoneware ceramic pitcher
Signed at the base by French artist in the 70's
Original perfect condition
Colored ceramic glazes
Mea...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Vase in Green Black and Cream Signed, Spain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall vintage ceramic one-of-a-kind vase by Spanish artist Domingo Punter Teruel. This lovely piece is decorated and glazed in geometric designs green,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian Midcentury Ceramic Pottery Vase, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian Midcentury Ceramic Pottery Vase, 1960s
Beautiful and quite rare ceramic - pottery vase designed by Aldo Londi and made by Bitossi, Italy, during the 1...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
La Borne Brown Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp 20th Century Design 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Unique handmade piece, stoneware ceramic table lamp
Brown stoneware ceramic color
Original perfect condition
Circa 1970
Measures: Height 23 cm
Height with el...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Old, Set of 5 Japanese Tea Cups, Signed
Located in Norton, MA
Old - set of 5 Japanese Teacups with hand-painted paintings, signed at the bottoms.
Original box included
In good original new condition and just foun...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
$325 / set
Tall Red and Orange Marbled Swirl Clay Nemadji Indian Wedding Pottery Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A midcentury-style touring pottery piece. It has a wide body and two spouts. It is created from Native Indian clay in a marbled black, red, and orange.
Bottom reads:
Nemadji Pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Eric James Mellon Hand-Crafted Studio Pottery Head Sculpture Dated 1963
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual studio pottery head sculpted by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 1963. Trained at the Central S...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Stoneware Ceramic Bottle Vase La Borne circa 1970 Grey Pottery Glaze
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne,
circa 1970.
Elegant grey ceramic bottle vase. freeform from the 1970s.
Excellent condition.
Dimension: 26 x 10 x 10cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Brown and Black Stoneware Ceramic Wood Firing Decorative Dish or Plate La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne potters
Large stoneware ceramic cup
Unique handmade piece
Black and orange wood firing ceramic colors
Height 5 cm
Large 21 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
David Leach Vertical Line Design Large Studio Pottery Vase
By David Leach
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and unusual large studio pottery vase of tapering waisted form with contrasting vertical stripes on dark brown ground by David Leach (1911-2005) and probably made in the early...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Signed Studio Pottery Vase from Mid-Century, Artist Stamped
Located in Norton, MA
The black and orange squared bottle-shaped vase stands 11.25". Incised details. The artist's stamp is on the bottom.
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery
Dutch Hand Made Mid-Century Brutalist Vase in the Style of Jaap Ravelli
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and striking mid-century Dutch Brutalist orange glazed art pottery vase possibly by Jaap Ravelli (1916-2011) and dating from around 1960. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Abstract Tree Brown Ceramic Freeform circa 1970 Stoneware Pottery La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Abstract ceramic form with brown pottery glaze, circa 1970.
Elegant colors.
Realized in La Borne.
Excellent original condition.
Dimension: 16 x 14 x 5 cm.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Copenhagen Danish Stamped Signed Porcelain Fighting Polar Bears Model 2317
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and colored figurine of two playful fighting/wresting polar bears by Danish Royal Copenhagen.
Stamped, numbered (2317), and signed ("OP") on the base.
W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Glen Lukens Signed Midcentury Blue with Gold Crackle Glazed Ceramic Pottery Bowl
By Glen Lukens
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare and likely early work featuring a blue or green with gold flecks crackle glaze by influential Mid-Century Modern ceramist Glen Lukens whose work has become very collectible and relatively scarce and difficult to find.
The work is signed by Lukens on the underside.
Lukens was the founder of the University of Southern California...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Brown Architectural Stoneware House Ceramic Sculpture by Jacques Laroussinie
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Laroussinie
Architectural stoneware ceramic sculpture by the French artist.
Brown and black stoneware ceramic colors,
circa 1980.
Signed on the base by a house drawing...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White and Brown 20th Century Ceramic Vase circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French handmade ceramic
Original stoneware ceramic vase with white and brown colors
Original perfect condition
Circa 1970
Measures:...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White Freeform Bird Ceramic Pitcher Mid-20th Century Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Elegant white ceramic pitcher.
Freeform bird pottery pitcher realized, circa 1950
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 20cm, large 20cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1940s Hand Painted Danish Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Søholm Keramik
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful Folk Art style Danish Mid-Century Modern handmade and hand painted ceramic vase from the early 1940s. Manufactured on the island of Bornholm by Søholm Keramik. Camel colore...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$799 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Tea Cups
Located in Norton, MA
In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Black and Grey Design Ceramic Pitcher by St Amand French Design circa 1960
By Saint Amand
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ST Amand
Original black and grey ceramic pitcher
Realised circa 1960
Original perfect condition
Signed undert the base
Height : 21 cm Large : ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic bowl, Les Archanges, Vallauris, circa 1960
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Glazed ceramic bowl produced by the Les Archanges workshop in Vallauris around 1960.
Hand-shaped with a subtly asymmetric silhouette, it features a stylized floral design with a gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set Of 5 Vintage Kitchen Canisters, English, Cooking Ingredient Jars, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 5 vintage kitchen canisters. An English, ceramic cooking ingredient jar, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Char...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Female Figure by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby circa 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Mari Simmulson (1911-2000) for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden. Large ceramic figure of a woman. Hand-decorated with white, black and cobalt blue (hands and face unglazed).
Model 9032M. Appro...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Pedestal Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously crafted, beautifully yellow glazed, Mid-Century Modern pedestal bowl by California master ceramist Rupert Deese who worked closely with pottery legend Harrison Mcintosh.
Signed with Deese's cipher/ stamp on the base as well as the original label.
Would be a great addition to any collectors of Deese's work or Mid-Century Modern ceramics/pottery collection or a very eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
Deese's work can be found in numerous collections and museums including:
Museum of fine Arts, Boston, Boston
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, California
Millard Sheets Collection, Gualala, California
Mingei International Museum, San Diego
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Richard
Alice Petterson Museum, Claremont, California
Roger Corsaw...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1950s Floral Ceramic Wall Plaque by Swedish Tilgmans
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade Mid-Century Modern ceramic wall platter by Margit Lagerqvist for Swedish Tilgmans in 1957. Hand painted floral decor in white, yellow, orange, rose, light blue and green col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$444 Sale Price
46% Off
David Leach Feather Design Grey Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
By David Leach
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish studio pottery bowl decorated with an abstract feather patterned design in a grey powdered glaze by David Leach (1911-2005) and probably dating from his early day...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Mid Century Maroon Outsider Ceramic Studio Pottery Tray - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An unusual ceramic studio pottery piece that will be fabulous on a coffee table or side table. The piece is created and painted by hand by presumably an outsider artist. It is in an ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously earth-toned glazed plate by famed Mexican-American California studio art potter Dora De Larios.
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican i...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Vintage German Plate Hand-Painted Triangular Dish Catchall 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Original German vintage hand-painted "Handgemalt" small triangular shape ceramic plate.
Ivory grey with a hand-painted scene of a couple with a dog, trees, birds, in Yellow, blue, gr...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Monumental Studio Pottery Six Bird Head Bowl Pot
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and exceptionally rare earthenware six bird's head bowl or pot (bird head works are very coveted among collector's of the Heino's work) by ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. Quite heavy and substantial in Size. The couple were best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes.
This massive bowl or pot is signed on the underside and is in very good vintage condition with no discernible flaws. Again, quite rare. We have never seen another like it with this many birds.
Would be the crown jewel in any collection and sure to stand out in any setting.
Dimensions: 10.5" high, 11" diameter
The couple are winners of the following awards:
Gold Medal from the sixth Biennale internationale de céramique d'art, in Vallauris, France, (1978).
Silver medal from the International Ceramics Exhibitions in Ostend, Belgium, (1959)
Their work can be found in the following museums and collections:
American Craft Museum, New York City, NY
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York
County Art Museum and Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Hartford Jewish Community Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Mingei Museum, San Diego
Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Picasso Museum in Vallauris, France
St. Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Ventura County...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Polia Pillin Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Yunomi Tea Cup
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, whimsical diminutive Yunomi tea cup by famed Polish-American master potter/artist Polia Pillin featuring a deep, rich cobalt blue glaze with streaks of green swirling ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Danish Ceramic Giraffe, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Danish ceramic giraffe, 1960s. In beautiful blue and brown tones.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Beatrice Wood Signed Early Large Mid-Century Modern Low Bowl Plate Charger 1940s
Located in Studio City, CA
An exceptionally rare and fine early piece by famed American ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring a dynamic and unique design. The colors illuminate like stained glass under the glaze wh...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Floral Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous floral or leaf pattern decorated bowl by California master ceramist Rupert Deese who worked closely with pottery legend Harrison Mcintosh.
Signed with Deese's cipher/ stamp and sticker on the base.
Would be a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern ceramics and pottery collection or a very eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
Deese's work can be found in numerous collections and museums including:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Maloof Foundation, Alta Loma, California
Millard Sheets Collection, Gualala, California
Mingei International Museum, San Diego
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Richard
Alice Petterson Museum, Claremont, California
Roger Corsaw...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Glazed Ceramic Dish, French Work, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large dish is made of a glazed ceramic. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Modernist Collectors Vase by Art Rumi Orobico, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous and rare, unique ceramic vase hand painted and signed with G.R. by artist from Italian ceramic studio Orobico Arte Artigianato (ART RUMI) in the 1950s.
The vase is made of ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Large Studio Pottery Vase, USA 1960s
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large studio glazed earthenware vase.
Quality american mid century modern work.
Outstanding glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics stamped Dominique Pouchain.
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Painted Terracotta Desert Landscape Pot Marked "Mexico"
Located in Seattle, WA
This vintage hand-painted terracotta pot features a vibrant desert landscape rendered in rich, earthy tones. The scene includes stylized cacti, soaring birds, and a glowing sun or m...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Hollywood Regency Pastel Pink Ceramic Seahorse Vase by Gonder Pottery
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tall Hollywood Regency style pink imperial line vase in the shape of a seahorse. This eye catching vessel is tall in form, and features a figural statue of a seahorse with shell crow...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Vase in Lustro Glaze by Riccardo Gatti Faenza 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful unique ceramic vase made by Bottega Gatti in Faenza, most probably during the 1950s or earlier.
The vase is hand painted, hand carved and glaz...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large MCM Blue and Cream Ceramic Studio Pottery French Jardiniere Planter
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large earthenware ceramic jardiniere or planter. This piece is decorated with a creamy white and blue design. Each side features an applied free-form handle. This would be great in...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Americana Studio Pottery Ceramic Bud Vase in White and Orange Brown, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty one-of-a-kind Americana Revival petite ceramic hand-made studio pottery vase. Created from ceramic, this vase reminds of stoneware and is round in form. The top of the piece...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Round Ceramic Decorative Souvenir Tourist Plate from Oregon in Blue and Gold
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Unique ceramic circular blue and gold souvenir plate from Oregon. This beautiful plate is round in form, and features scalloped pierced edges. The piercings are quatrefoil in shape. The edges almost resemble a starburst in how they extend from the center of the plate. The blue around the edges is a pearlized blue color, and alternates between scallops between the pearlized blue and gold. The technique in which the blue and gold has been applied shows slight brush strokes. A lovely detail that makes this piece unique.
Inside at the center of the plate, scenes of Oregon are artfully applied. Such as Mt. Thielsen & Diamond Lake, Multnomah Falls...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Midcentury Decorative Ceramic Dish by Phillip H. Paradise, California, 1950s
By Phillip Herschel Paradise
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rare decorative earthenware dish by renowned Californian artist Phillip Herschel Paradise.
Hand-painted decor,
circa 1955.
Signed.
Phil Paradise wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Mexican Pitcher in Frog Shape
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Antique Mexican Pitcher in Frog Shape attributed at Gorky Gonzalez, made in ceramic and hand painted.
About Gorky Gonzalez:
Founder and artistic director of Traditional Pottery began his studies with his father, the Mexican sculptor...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Giacomini Orvieto Large Italian Ceramic Wall Plate or Centerpiece, 1970
Located in St. Leonards-On-Sea, GB
A striking, large ceramic wall plate or centrepiece, handcrafted in Italy in 1970 by Giacomini Orvieto, renowned for their exceptional Italia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Large Vintage Brown Round Ceramic California Studio Cigar Ashtray Catchall
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Vintage Brown Round Ceramic California Studio Cigar Ashtray Catchall
Large vintage 1960s brown round ceramic cigar ashtray.
Vintage Pottery Craft Ashtray Tobacciana Collectible Drip Pottery dish.
Vintage Pottery Craft Ashtray Catchall Decorative Bowl.
Handcrafted ceramic ashtray, this beautiful pottery ashtray catchall has a star design center with sides of stoneware, great design and colors in dark brown, beige and caramel drip.
Stamped underneath: Pottery craft 401.
Vintage stoneware Mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$312 Sale Price
20% Off
Paolo Soleri Ceramic Bell
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic bell by Paolo Soleri c.1960's, USA. This bell features varying nautical creatures around the ceramic bell with a triangular metal clapper representing a fish tail. The bell h...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Metal
Modernist Large Mosaic Tile Top Cocktail Table by David Holleman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist large mosaic tile top cocktail table by David Holleman, stunning mosaics,,colors ,,composition.. Classic mid century modern design,, ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Pair of 1960
s Vintage Mexican Folk Art Terracotta Head Face Planter Plant Pots
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare and collectable pair of Mexican circa 1960’s hand painted terracotta larger planter pots
A very good...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Ceramic Birds with Beautiful Glaze Signed KW 9723
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very tasty duo of mid-century modern birds in a stylized shape and wonderful glaze pattern.
The downward looking animal has a cheerful flower pattern on both wings. The upward looki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Masque en céramique des poteries d
Accolay, France, années 1960
Located in Meyrin, Switzerland
Masque en céramique des poteries d'Accolay, France, années 1960. Masque signé au verso. Bon état. Dimensions : hauteur 27 cm, largeur 18 cm, profondeur 9 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.
FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Ceramic Dish With motif Of Boats Under Moonlit Sky By Jeppe H. Olsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Unique ceramic dish by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen (1929–2011), who was a renowned Danish ceramist and painter, educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and the ceram...
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Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bowl Model 20.717 Made In Oxblood Colored Glaze By Axel Salto
Located in Lejre, DK
Ceramic bowl, model 20.717, with oxblood colored glaze, designed by Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen. The bowl is a classic example of Salto's experimental approach to ceramics, where...
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19th Century Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
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Ceramic
Danish ceramics from the 1950s by the Royal Copenhagen workshop in Denmark
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Small ceramic dish by Marianne Johnson for Royal Copenhagen in the 1950s, from the ‘Tenera’ series.
17x17cm H:3,5cm
Royal Copenhagen is one of Europe's oldest porcelain manufacturer...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Guido Gambone Bud Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic bud vase by master ceramicist Guido Gambone. Hand-thrown in an alluring organic shape with an elongated neck. The vase depicts a pastoral scene of a shepherd with his herd pai...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
$3,000
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