Earthenware Folk Art

French red Majolica creamer pitcher Onnaing, circa 1920.   

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...

The Wiggly Wonder: Gilded Age Mocha Jug with Psychedelic Earthworm Stripes Get ready to obsess over this rare and historically charged piece of English Mocha Pottery! This charming ...

A fine antique pearlware figurine. Depicting Andromache embracing (and weeping over) Hector's urn that is supported by a plinth. Decorated in polychrome. Simply a wonderful ear...

Rare 18th century Whieldon-type creamware pottery cow, circa 1765. The rare press-moulded cow stands on a flat slab base with lobed edges. The cow is s...

Oil lume with a cuollomozzo on a circular base with a raised edge. Cylindrical stem with a thickening and a constriction that supports the oil container. Two handles, one of which is...

French decorative ceramic representing a horse under the moon Height Tiles glued on a wood board The faience is hand painted and hand made circa 1970 Good condition   L40 P1,5 ...

19th century French Jaspe bowl hand-painted with floral motive From the Savoie region of France.

Depiction of a Head, China. Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE). Earthenware with traces of cold painting in black and white. PROVENANCE Johanne Huitfeldt's (1932-2023) collection of Asia...

Pair of Scottish Pearlware Sponged Pottery 'Boot' Spirit Flasks, Mid-19th Century, Circa 1840-1850 This delightful and highly unusual pair of spirit flasks is a wonderful example o...

Two quite rare earthenware sculptural decorative plates in barbotine, dated 1880, handcrafted in Clermont Ferrand, central part of France, by Charles ...

A striking, large ceramic wall plate or centrepiece, handcrafted in Italy in 1970 by Giacomini Orvieto, renowned for their exceptional Italia...

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...

This elegant blue and white faience soliflore vase is a beautiful example of 20th-century design. Signed and numbered, it showcases a timeless floral style that adds a touch of sophi...

Superb and rare earthenware Dourne Quercy water jug with comb decorations. Painted in the antique style with Kaolin clay. France late 1800s. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 29 x 42.5 Secure shipping. The dourne is part of the family of head jugs intended to hold domestic water. Its shape is very large and not very open. It has a tubular spout and one or more flat handles. The Quercy dourne has four handles. Its thin walls made it light and favored perspiration to refresh the water. The user would pierce a hole in the side. With a wooden peg, this opening allowed water to flow on demand over the sink...

This stunning large salad bowl from Sarreguemines, France, features a charming tulip flower design, showcasing the fine craftsmanship of French faience. Perfect for both everyday use...

Vintage earthenware handcrafted lidded bowl in hues of brown for Preservatives, Sugar, Candy Bowl, made in America. Stamped at the base, Janice Wei...

English Pottery Pearlware Sailor Figures, Circa 1820. A lovely pair of English pottery pearlware figure groups each depicting a sailor resting on his sea trunk...

Folded handles, incised rippling design H50 cm

Decorated earthenware H17.5 x D12 cm

Decorated earthenware with stand H22 x W11 x D7.5 cm

Painted earthenware H39 x W28 x D20 cm

An exquisite 19th century Art Nouveau majolica mirror and basin set, made in France. This beautifully detailed piece features a sculpted lady's head emerging from a rich colored majo...

Terracotta sculpture call "TOTEM" signed and dated by Barbara Tribe, 1966. Barbara Tribe (1913-2000) was a Australian-born sculptor who spent much of her life living and working in St Ives (Cornwall UK). She was the first sculptor and the first woman artist to be awarded the coveted New South Wales Traveling...

Decorated earthenware H25 x W18 x D11 cm

Elegant black and white jar made with the authentic Talavera technique. Master artisan, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico while cre...

A French faience corpus manufactured in Rouen. The cross now missing and with historic damage to the wrists and ankles.

Francesco Raimondi, Lucky Horn, 2020 glazed earthenware, platinum and gold, hand painted, unique piece Measures: Approximate 100cm x 25 cm A cornicello It...