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How can you tell if a ceramic is handmade?
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To tell if a ceramic is handmade, grab a magnifying glass and examine its surface up close. Handmade pieces will usually show signs of the maker. You may be able to detect brushstrokes in the glaze or variations in it that suggest a person finished it by hand. Other visible signs that ceramics are handcrafted include fingerprints and tool marks. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of ceramics.
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Georgian Masons Ironstone Large Jug or Pitcher in School House Pattern, Ca 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine and rare, large / very large ironstone pottery jug or pitcher in the Fenton shape made by Mason's Ironstone, of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, circa 1818.
This i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Isak Isaksson Blue Ceramic Vase Crystalline Contemporary Artist
Located in Stockholm, SE
A multicolored vase with a stunning crystalline glaze designed by Isak Isaksson in Sweden. The vase is 17.5 cm (7") high and about 11 cm (4.4") in diameter and it is in excellent con...
Category
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Spanish 19th Century Fajalauza Bowl from Granada
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming, handpainted terracotta lebrillo bowl from Granada, Spain (19th century)–these illustrative ceramic works collectively known as fajalauza pottery can be traced back to at ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Collection of 3 Ceramic Vessels by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have curated a group of stunning pieces of ceramics made in Sweden during the 1950s.
These pieces have been gathered and put together by us, carefully sorted and now ready to be g...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Revernay Rare Art Deco Pair of Ceramic Vases, Digoin Sarreguemines, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Exceptional French Art Deco Pair of Ceramic Vases by Revernay (Digoin), France, Circa 1920
An exceptional and spectacular pair of French Art Deco ceramic vases by Revernay, produced ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Spanish 19th Century Fajalauza Bowl from Granada
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming, handpainted terracotta lebrillo bowl from Granada, Spain (19th century)–these illustrative ceramic works collectively known as fajalauza pottery can be traced back to at ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Ceramics
Materials
Clay