American Ceramics

White Bauhaus-inspired stoneware vase, finished with a soft, clear glaze. Karina Vieira is a Brooklyn-based ceramicist focusing on handbuilt vessels. Her work references vari...

A rustic stoneware bowl on a pedestal. Rich oxblood glaze with hand-drawn lines complementing its simple organic form. The base as little cutouts that lighten the overall structure. ...

Exceptional raku ceramic charger. circa 1985.

Trish DeMasi Lamella bowl, 2022. Metallic and white glazed ceramic. Measures: 10 x 12 x 6 in.

Vibrant yellow and blue color glazes in this signed ceramic vase by Peter Shire. Dated 1998. 11.5"H.

Title: Perianth 05 Year: 2021 Freeform ceramic sculpture made from a blend of porcelaneous and stoneware clays hand-collected by the artist in Minnesota. Its surface is hand-polished with diamond sandpaper to render a matte finish. Signed with the artist’s mark along the interior rim. Each piece is original and one of a kind. The forms in this collection are influenced by botanical morphology - specifically, the ‘perianth’ or floral envelope, whose petals serve to protect the most sensitive part of the plant before the eventual dispersal of the fruit’s seed. Powell’s sculptures seek to evoke a similar feeling of comfort and protection, serving as reminders of another time, both past and future, when one's family is close and the world feels safe, offering an escape from the ephemerality of the present which can leave one feeling vulnerable and exposed. The Perianth series functions both as a personal etiology for the artist and as a broader exploration of the universal themes of nostalgia, sentimentality, and familial memory In terms of process, Powell is interested in manipulating material into something it essentially is not - shaping crude, raw clay, still studded with naturally occurring sands and stones, into incredibly delicate forms. The resulting pieces are light and elegant — impossibly thin and balanced in surprising ways. Each sculpture’s surface, riddled with scrapes and craters, is astonishingly soft and sensuous to the touch and each piece feels precious in such a finessed and attenuated state. This concept of defied expectations extends beyond the physical properties of the work in that Powell is also investigating the mutability of perception, specifically in terms of Perianth’s overarching nostalgia and memory themes - - the present is intimidating in its authenticity, with no space for embellishment or fantasy, while memories of, and the subsequent yearning for, an era, place or person can become nebulous and fictionalized with distance and time. In this way, the works in this series act as physical manifestations of the unanticipated and misremembered. - - - - - - - - - - - - ABOUT THE ARTIST: Zoë Powell...

Title: Perianth 07 Year: 2021 Freeform ceramic sculpture made from a blend of porcelaneous and stoneware clays hand-collected by the artist in Minnesota. Its surface is hand-polished with diamond sandpaper to render a matte finish. Signed with the artist’s mark along the interior rim. Each piece is original and one of a kind. The forms in this collection are influenced by botanical morphology - specifically, the ‘perianth’ or floral envelope, whose petals serve to protect the most sensitive part of the plant before the eventual dispersal of the fruit’s seed. Powell’s sculptures seek to evoke a similar feeling of comfort and protection, serving as reminders of another time, both past and future, when one's family is close and the world feels safe, offering an escape from the ephemerality of the present which can leave one feeling vulnerable and exposed. The Perianth series functions both as a personal etiology for the artist and as a broader exploration of the universal themes of nostalgia, sentimentality, and familial memory In terms of process, Powell is interested in manipulating material into something it essentially is not - shaping crude, raw clay, still studded with naturally occurring sands and stones, into incredibly delicate forms. The resulting pieces are light and elegant — impossibly thin and balanced in surprising ways. Each sculpture’s surface, riddled with scrapes and craters, is astonishingly soft and sensuous to the touch and each piece feels precious in such a finessed and attenuated state. This concept of defied expectations extends beyond the physical properties of the work in that Powell is also investigating the mutability of perception, specifically in terms of Perianth’s overarching nostalgia and memory themes - - the present is intimidating in its authenticity, with no space for embellishment or fantasy, while memories of, and the subsequent yearning for, an era, place or person can become nebulous and fictionalized with distance and time. In this way, the works in this series act as physical manifestations of the unanticipated and misremembered. - - - - - - - - - - - - ABOUT THE ARTIST: Zoë Powell...

Contemporary made in the USA stoneware black and cream geometric stripe pattern design. Hand made one of a kind.

Contemporary made in the USA porcelain black and cream geometric stripe pattern design. Black ground with white free form bands surrounding the vase. Hand made one of a kind.

Large hand-thrown ceramic urn, undulating form with horizontal channeled top, by ceramicist Plotsky for Karl Springer, American 1981 (signed and dated "Karl Springer 81" on the botto...

Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, the pierced collection is wheel thrown and hand pierced stoneware with a satin glaze. Small holes are created when the clay is still wet and th...

Isabel Halley is a 21st-century ceramic artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She handcrafts all her designs making this set of grey and ivory ribbon plates with ...

Stoneware vase with light pink surface on one side, pale gray on the other. Interesting compositional elements present with a heavily textured, contrasting top trim and differing pat...

Unglazed stoneware "house" sculpture with clover, diamond, and square cut-outs for the windows and beaded, decorative trim. Very good, vintage cond...

1971 Pollack handled-vase featuring a slate surface with swaths of beige and brown and blue decoration. Crude by design enhanced by the unglazed finish. Incised, partial signature pr...

Stoneware vase with lavender surface on one side, pale gray on the other with pops of tan, brown, blue, and moss green. Interesting compositional elements present with a heavily tex...

Abstract stoneware vase in brown and ochre made in 1974 by ceramicist, Pollack. Interesting incorporation of geometric shapes and textural elements along with floral motifs on both...

Stoneware vase in brown and tan palette depicting an abstract floral decoration on both sides made in 1976 by ceramicist, Pollack. Signed "Pollack '76."

1974 Figural studio pottery vase depicting an angel by ceramicist, Pollack. Outsider / primitive in style with exaggerated features and crudel...

1970s Pollack stoneware pitcher / vase in an attractive autumn palette rich with brown, ochre, and red. Crude by design in regards to its asymmetric shape. Incised "Pollack 70" sig...

A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects. This work is from the early 1980s and is signed with Shire's "Made in Echo Park" "(Echo Park Pottery...

A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects. This work is from the early 1980s and is signed with Shire's customary "EXP Pottery" (Echo Park Pottery...

A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects. This work is from the late 1970s and is signed with Shire's customary "EXP" pottery (Echo Park Pottery...

A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...

A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...

A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects. This work is from the early 1980s and is signed with Shire's customary "EXP Pottery" (Echo Park Pottery...

A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...

A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects. This work is from the early 1980s and is signed with Shire's customary "EXP Pottery" (Echo Park Pottery...

A fantastic work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...

Rare and important 29 piece studio made set of ceramic plates, serving pieces, and cups by Roy Hamilton, American 1980s (signed and stamped on ev...

Jaru Glazed Ceramic Gazelle / Ram's Head Sculpture Offered for sale is a glazed ceramic ram or gazelle sculpture by Jaru of California. The piece is signed and dated 1980 on the bac...

Phyllis Hammond 1970s Ceramic "Container's" Sculpture Offered for sale is a large hand-built two-piece ceramic sculpture by the American artist Phyllis Hammond from 1970. Hammond created sculptures of...

Modernist Overscale Glazed Ceramic Bowl on Stand by Mark Hines, 1986 Offered for sale is an overscale artisan crafted modernist ceramic bowl with a metallic glaze from the Arizona a...

Ceramic earthenware charger by Ojai, California ceramicist Beatrice Wood (1893-1998), in her signature iridescent glaze. Signed "BEATO".

Signed ceramic piece with no damage or repairs. The lid is non-functioning & fused onto the vessel. As such, this piece is sold as a decorative item.

California modern pink serving dishes Santa Anita Ware Measure: Smaller covered dish 8" diameter Larger 9" diameter Teapot 7" tall.

Enormous 21.75" three-necked ceramic pottery vessel with applique relief assemblage on four sides, by important Southern California ceramicist.. Beautiful mottled earth-tone glaze. O...