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Material: Ceramic
Vintage French Ceramic Three-Branch Blue Chandelier - 2Y536
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Discover the elegance of 20th-century French design with this antique ceramic three-branch chandelier. Crafted in faience with a striking blue and black cracked glaze finish, it meas...
Category
20th Century Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Faience
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Finely painted in linear geometric designs
Period 1970s signed on base R Reano
Condition Good
Category
20th Century American Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent signed Filmont, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Stoneware vase by Pat
Joe Rowland with glaze decoration, circa 1970.
By Pat Rowland
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware vase with glaze decoration by Pat & Joe Rowland.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970.
H : 9’ x 9.8’ x 1.6’ inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A spectacular, rare and quite engaging early Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vibrant, shifting, thick, c...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Ancient Egyptian Green Faience Aegis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite faience amulet is an Aegis featuring the head of Amun-Re. The god is seen here taking on the form of a ram, wearing a striated tripartite wig and sun disc fronted by ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Faience
Decorative Plate "Métier du Vieux Paris – Chiffonnier" by Primula, Italy - 2Y515
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant decorative plate, titled "Métier du Vieux Paris – Chiffonnier," is a beautiful example of Italian craftsmanship by Primula. Measuring 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) in height and 1...
Category
20th Century Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America
A Calima vessel featuring double spouted stirrup vessel with incised design in red clay
Calima circa 200 BC- 400 AD Col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Antique 19th Century Qajar Circular Decorative Persian Tile
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Qajar Middle Eastern Islamic tile plaque.
Asian Moorish glazed ceramic tile depicting an outdoor scene with musician and women serving food and da...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly
A sculpture cup by French contemporary sculptor Annick Bailly. With its abstract, shell-like form, this sculpture has links with Georgia O'Kee...
Category
2010s Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Pueblo Blackware Jar, Hand-Coiled Feather Motif
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite blackware jar is a masterwork by renowned San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Maria Martinez (1887–1980), celebrated for pioneering the iconic black-on-black pottery technique...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Don Johns Large Ceramic Graphic Pottery Vase
By Don Johns
Located in Miami, FL
A large pottery vessel by Don Johns. Graphic decoration on both sides. Signed on bottom.
Category
1960s American Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
19th Century Decorated Stoneware Blue Decorated Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine double handled blue decorated stone ware crock is in good condition with minor chip on interior. There is an embossed three above the hand painted and decorated flowers on ...
Category
1850s American Folk Art Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Majolica Deruta Raffaellesco Decorative Ceramic Wall Plate 14
75 inches
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large vintage Deruta Raffaellesco decorative wall plate with scalloped rim.
Majolica hand-painted with magnificent detailing and artwork, extraordinar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Moorish Ceramic Covered Jar Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moorish ceramic Moroccan glazed polychrome jar tureen with cover.
Hand painted ceramic Jubbana, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco.
...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Folk Art Pottery Pitcher - Hand Painted Birds
Flowers - Mexico - Circa 1920
s
Located in Chatham, ON
Exceptional Mexican folk art terra cotta pitcher or vase - medium size - fine, thin potted vessel - hand made and hand painted with birds and flowers in red, yellow and black enamels...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Pre Columbian Rare Large Zacatecas Figure Latin American Antiques Art
Located in London, GB
Rare large Zacatecas seated Figure
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico ca. 200 BCE – 300 CE
A striking large terracotta figure from the Zacatecas culture, depicting a standing female with ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, sumptuously glazed, spectacular bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a shifting earth toned dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Japanese Traditional Girl Doll in a Box 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese Traditional doll which was made in 1970 in Showa era.
This doll is in a box which is made with wood and glass.
This doll is made with porcelain and she is wearing ...
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Silk, Glass, Wood
Pre-Colombian Casas Grande Olla Pot
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pre-Colombian Casas Grande Olla Pot, Arizona, c. 1150-1450 , Zoomorphic Polychrome Decoration. The Casas Olla Pot is made of clay and has a rounded, bulbous shape. It's surface is de...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American American Classical Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Large 20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Alain Magne La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Alain Magne
Large XXL stoneware ceramic pitcher
Signed by Alain Magne
Circa 1970
original perfect condition
height 35 cm
Large 33 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Arne Bang Signed Monumental Midcentury Danish Scandinavian Ceramic Pottery Bowl
By Arne Bang
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rare large work by Danish designer Arne Bang. Truly special.
Beautifully glazed and signed with artist mark and number on the base.
Would be a great addition to...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a shifting earth toned drip glaze with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Large Stoneware Floor Vase in Ceramic by Danish Artist Ole Victor, 2022
By Ole Victor
Located in Odense, DK
Large ceramic floor vase with glaze in variations of beige and pastel colors, made by Danish artist Ole Victor, 2022.
Ole Victor is a Danish artist who a...
Category
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Shoji Hamada Mingei Kakiyu Kaki Glaze Japanese Studio Pottery Yunomi Teacup
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his wax-resistant technique and highly coveted rich Kaki glaze over Mashiko...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Otto and Gertrud Natzler Signed Monumental Bowl with Original Paper Label, 1958
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This monumentally large round-shaped footed bowl was wheel thrown and formed by Ge...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Mexican Terracotta Articulated Doll Figure, 1920
s
Located in Stamford, CT
Amusing Mexican terracotta doll figure with articulated limbs. Since it is solid terracotta it is likely this is a mold from which other dolls were made. As a folk art sculpture it i...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Moroccan Ceramic Glazed Covered Urn Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan glazed polychrome ceramic tureen with cover.
Hand painted ceramic Jubbana, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco.
Moorish desi...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Sheep Moneybox Pop Art, Black, Made in Italy, 2022, New Collection
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche.
The piggy bank, a means that has always been used to remind us of the importance of savi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$283 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson Canadian Studio Pottery Vase with Stand
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Canadian studio pottery vase decorated in light blue glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1...
Category
1970s Canadian Modern Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Japan Tall Antique Hand Crafted Inari Fox Kitsune With Glass Eyes Inari Shrine
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese antique shinto shrine ceramic Inari fox guardian and Shinto Kami (god).
Rare glass eyes and remnant red (mouth) and white paint on its base still present and it holds the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Glass
Gammazita Head Vase
Located in Milan, IT
This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a dark blue opaque monochrome tint rich in natural pigments and resin binders th...
Category
2010s Italian Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,350 / item
Large Moroccan Ceramic Vase from Fez with Blue Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is call...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Day Of The Dead Offering Vessel From Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Day of the Dead offering vessel pot from the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, Mexico, circa 1970´s
Category
1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Antique Branch Green Attributed Salt Glaze Stoneware Jug with Coggled Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American stoneware jug.
Attributed to the Branch Green Pottery in Philadelphia, PA.
Of ovoid form with an applied handle an...
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Small vintage ceramic dish designed by Sylvia Leuchovius in the 60s/70s
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Small square dish finely enamelled in relief by Swedish artist Sylvia Leuchovius (1915-2003) in the 1960s/70s. The decoration depicts a white bird in the centre surrounded by white f...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Belgian Tile Faced Vintage Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Great a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Charming Vintage German Beer Stein "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" - 2Y364
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautifully crafted German beer stein from the mid-20th century is adorned with the phrase "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" ("Frohbeim Beer We Love"). A timeless piece for any col...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$170 Sale Price
60% Off
Moorish Ceramic Glazed Covered Jars Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large pair of Moroccan glazed polychrome ceramic jars tureen with cover.
Hand painted ceramic Jubbana, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco.
Moorish designs in t...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Egyptian Green Faience Shabti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
For Padiusir, this Shabti figure displays a serene countenance, with finely delineated facial features and elegant proportions. He stands mummiform with arms crossed, holding two ag...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Faience
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging relatively large sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a v...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Vintage Mexican Ceramic Sculpture of Hatching Alligators Signed by Nacho Mejia
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Mexican Ceramic Sculpture of Hatching Alligators — Signed by Nacho Mejia, in the Style of Sergio Bustamante, 1980s
Keywords: Mexican folk art, Sergio Bustamante style, Nacho Mejia, Tonalá pottery, vintage ceramic sculpture, surrealist decor, collectible animal sculpture, handmade art, 1980s ceramics.
Bring a touch of surrealism and vibrant Mexican artistry to your collection with this whimsical 12-inch ceramic sculpture, crafted in Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico and signed by artist Nacho Mejia. Inspired by the fantastical style of Sergio Bustamante, this highly detailed piece depicts four baby alligators emerging from a cracked egg, a rare and imaginative scene rendered with playful drama.
Created in the 1980s, the sculpture is hand-sculpted and hand-painted, showcasing lifelike textures, rich green glazes, and intricate crack detailing on the eggshell that heightens its surreal, animated quality. The piece is signed on the base: "Nacho Mejia, Tonala Jal Mex", authenticating its origin and connection to the renowned Tonalá ceramics tradition.
Features:
* Vintage original, circa 1980s
* Handcrafted in Mexico
* Signed by artist: Nacho Mejia
* In the style of Sergio Bustamante
* Made of glazed, clay-based ceramic
* Surrealist folk art depiction of hatching crocodiles/alligatorsCollector Appeal:This one-of-a-kind work is ideal for collectors of Mexican folk art, Bustamante-style sculptures, or surrealist animal ceramics...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
19th Century Decorated Crock From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This highly decorated stoneware crock is in fine condition and has double handles. This is decorated all the way around. It was found in Penn...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s
Female wooden mask with rich decoration of textile elements, small shells and ceramic beads.
The mouth...
Category
1970s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Otto
Gertrud Natzler Green Brown Glazed Mid-Century Large Footed Bowl Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This large, round-shaped footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto in shades of green and brown with light blue highlights on both the inside and outside. The bowl is clearly a statement piece.
This piece is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Moroccan Ceramic Plate Adorned with Silver Filigree from Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted large Moroccan polychrome decorative ceramic plate from Fez. Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez.
Geometrical and floral designs and adorned wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pre Columbian Inca double chambered whistle vessel South Latin American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Inca double chambered whistle Vessel Circa 15- 16th Century Ad
A fine Inca greyware vessel double chambered with a bird whistle on ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Jar, Korea. Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A jar, Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE). Raised, wide foot with openwork decoration. Impressed decoration on the body. Ash glaze. Wear consistent with age.
PROVENANCE
Johanne Huitfeld...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Antique 20th Century Hand-Painted Beer Stein, 18.5 cm - 2Y539
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Experience the charm of this antique hand-painted beer stein, crafted in the 20th century. Standing 7.28 inches tall with a diameter of 3.54 inches (18.5 cm x 9 cm) and weighing 728 ...
Category
20th Century Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Collective Human Figures Terracotta Sculpture, Mexican Folk Art”
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
A powerful hand-sculpted clay artwork representing a procession of human figures, each joined in a continuous rhythm of movement and unity. This piece reflects the essence of Mexican...
Category
2010s Mexican Pre-Columbian Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Japanese Big Antique Blue And White Hand-Painted Good Fortune Money Cat
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a rare large-scale and lovely hand-painted blue and white ceramic Maneki Neko good fortune money cat.
It is from the Arita/ imari kilns and dates to the early 20th century.
Notice the intricate detailed blue painting on white porcelain of this cat's eyes, body, necklace, and tail.
Dimensions: Big 15.5 inches tall and 7inches wide.
This comes from a very fine Kyoto area collection.
Handsome hand painted blue detail replete with a necklace with bells and bows.
Old original patina from appropriate age.
An earlier work of art that is hard to find in this size and quality.
Handmade and hand-painted.
Only one.
History:
The Maneki-Neko (Japanese literally -beckoning cat) - is a common Japanese figurine (lucky charm, talisman) which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In Modern Times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. Wooden examples are few and far between. The figurine depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed in—often at the entrance of—shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. The maneki-neko is sometimes also called the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
52% Off
Peru Pre-Inca 900 / 1470 AD Chimu Pre Columbian Vessel In Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
A pre-Inca Chimu culture, pre Columbian vase in earth ware.
This beautiful little vessel vase, was created in the northern Peruvian region by the Chimu culture between the 900 / 1...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Southern/Mid-Atlantic 1/2 Gal Blue Decorated Salt Glazed Stoneware Crock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, diminutive 19th Century blue decorated salt glaze stoneware crock.
With a cylindrical body, a slightly tapered neck, squared lip, and blue underglaze stylized tulip decorati...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
1988 Austin Production Acoma Pottery Three Native American Pueblo Women
Located in Cincinnati, OH
1988 Austin Production Acoma Pottery Earth, Wind and Fire
Three Native American Pueblo Women
Category
1980s North American Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$276 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Stoneware Ceramic Gourd from the Early of 19th Century Saint-Amand Puisaye
By Saint Amand
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Large original stoneware ceramic gourd from the early of 19th century
Original good condition
Realised circa 1880
Rare model larger than those know...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Acoma Pueblo Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 20th-century Acoma Pueblo pottery bowl is a striking example of the artistry and craftsmanship synonymous with Acoma pottery. Hand-painted with a meticulous black-and-white...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Handpainted 19th Century Grand Tour Museum Copy of a Greek Geometric Amphora Jug
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite 19th-century hand-painted ceramic amphora is a finely crafted Grand Tour museum replica of an ancient Greek Geometric-style vessel, circa 800 BCE. The amphora features...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
$462 Sale Price
40% Off
Moorish Heads Vases "Catania Purple", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,093 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Plate Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, freeform, large, heavy plate/ charger by American master potter Peter Voulkos who is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures. Very unique and scarce work with rare use of color. Very hard to come by. One of our personal favorites along with the Chawan tea bowl.
Signed on base and dated (1961) by Voulkos. This was made during one of his most magical and experimental phases.
From of Private Collection, New York.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramist of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum Prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary
doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
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