Miami - Ceramics

Extra large centerpiece charger by Lee McCarty, master potter. He and his wife Pup, had a studio, "the Barn", in Merigold, Mississippi. American, this large hand thrown, hand decorated Charger is signed in the clay on the back. The front decoration of circular designs is in a brown paint underglaze. Measurements: 19 1/2 inches in diameter x 1 3/8 inches high. Lee and Pup McCarty began making their famous pottery in 1954 concentrating on both artistic and functional pieces. Platters, casserole dishes, lamps, hanging planters, dinnerware and a large variety of sculptures are among pieces adorning homes across America and the world. The McCartys unique style, again with the focus on the simple yet elegant, is one of the main reasons for the "collectability" of the pottery. Another reason is the glazes used in the firing process. In the 1950's and 1960's the McCartys experimented with native clays and glazes resulting in a wide variety of colors. By the 1970's, they had invented their signature glazes of nutmeg brown, cobalt blue, and jade. McCartys pottery...

Large decorative Mid-Century Modern platter by Othello Bernardi. The decoration is abstract but seems to be of a horse riding a chariot. The main image in yellow and black on a textu...

This glazed Victoria Littlejohn vase is signed and dated 1966. With a dark blue green gunmetal glaze, it is a stylized mushroom shape and has five circular holes in the top to receiv...

A rare and unusual set of tiles / plaques by Phillippe Lambercy, (1919-2006), a noted Swiss 1950s ceramic and pottery artist. The plaques, all the same dimensions and top glazed are ...

This Picasso like painted ceramic platter is a true piece of art. It depicts the image of a male and female reading and pondering. It is wired and ready to be wall mounted or it coul...

This modernist ceramic sculpture features a textured low luster finish and a high gloss modernist design that differs on each side. This p...