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Adam Ceramics Green TerraCotta Planter, USA, 1960's
By Gainey Pottery, Architectural Pottery
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Adam Ceramics Green TerraCotta Planter, USA, 1960's.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

Materials

Terracotta

Ceramic Vessel “CO2 Entropy" by Adam Knoche Pulverized Clay American Ceramics
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “CO2 Entropy” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche USA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Ceramic Vase Bleached Amarillo Adam Knoche Yellow Contemporary Glazed Vessel
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Bleached Amarillo” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Ceramic Vessel Corner Flora by Adam Knoche Blue Multicoloured Contemporary Clay
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Corner Flora” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche USA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Adam Knoche Contemporary Vase Gum Sap Porcelain, Pink Orange Contemporary Clay
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Gum Sap” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche USA, 2022
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Adam Knoche Bleached Rosa Contemporary Ceramic Vase Glaze Cone Six Oxidation
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Bleached Rosa” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche USA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Adam Knoche Contemporary Red Ceramic Vase "Cadmium Fissure" Clay, Glaze 2022
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Cadmium Fissure” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche USA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Ceramic Vase Turquois Pollen by Adam Knoche Glaze, Cone Six Oxidation, Porcelain
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Turquois Pollen” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche USA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Adam Knoche Ceramic Vessel “Basalt Scoria” Clay, Porcelain, Glaze, Cone Six Oxid
By Adam Knoche
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic vase model “Basalt Scoria” From the “Bleached” series Manufactured by Adam Knoche USA
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Adam Aaronson Studio Glass Sculpture 1979
By Adam Aaronson
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Adam Aaronson studio glass sculpture Date : 1979 Origin : England Bowl Features : Clear
Category

Vintage 1970s British Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Large Blackware Bowl by Santana and Adam Martinez 'San Ildefonso'
Located in Stamford, CT
A large polished blackware bowl by Santana and Adam Martinez. Signed on base.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Native American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Architectural Pottery Square Bisque Planter Style John Follis
By Architectural Pottery, John Follis
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pottery Stamped underneath with makers logo ADAM Ceramics USA. 7.25 x 7.25 x 5.5 Tall inches Unrestored
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Pottery

6 Le Cirque N.Y. Villeroy & Boch 10 12" Dinner Plates Designed Adam D. Tihany
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
for Osterio del Circo (LE CIRQUE) designed by Adam D. Tihany. The plates with a red trapeze artist on
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Set Of 6 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Villeroy & Boch 12" Oval Plates
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 6 oval porcelain plates designed by Adam D. Tihany for Le Cirque and made by Villeroy & Boch
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

12 Le Cirque N.Y. Villeroy & Boch 9" Soup Bowls Designed by Adam D. Tihany
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
) Villeroy & Boch rim soup bowls, designed by Adam D. Tihany. The bowls with a red trapeze artist on a blue
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

6 Le Cirque N.Y. Oval 12" Plates Designed By Adam D. Tihany For Villeroy & Boch
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Adam D. Tihany. The plates with red trapeze artist, tightrope and ladder. Marked on verso designed by
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

6 Le Cirque N.Y. Oval 11" Plates Designed By Adam D. Tihany For Villeroy & Boch
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Adam D. Tihany. The plates with red trapeze artist, tightrope and ladder. Marked on verso designed by
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Set Of 6 Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Villeroy & Boch Pasta Bowls Designed By Adam D.
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Cirque) custom Villeroy & Boch pasta bowls designed by Adam D. Tihany. The bowls with a red trapeze
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Post-Modern Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

9 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Restaurant Bernardaud Limoges Dinner Plates
By Adam D. Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Custom Bernardaud Limoges porcelain dinner plates for Le Cirque designed by Adam H. Tihany, made in
Category

20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set Of 6 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Restaurant Villeroy & Boch 9" Soup Bowls
By Adam D. Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of six oval porcelain soup bowls designed by Adam D. Tihany for Le Cirque and made by Villeroy
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Prue Piper, Adam and Eve Tree
Located in London, GB
Decorated earthenware H25 x W18 x D11 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Prue Piper, Adam and Eve plate
Located in London, GB
Painted embellished moulded plate earthenware D31 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Adam's Style Sterling Silver Condiment Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver five piece condiment / cruet set made in the Adams style; an addition to our dining silverware collec...
Category

Vintage 1960s British Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Temple of Love bisque Central Piece, Volksaedt-Rudolsadt Manufacture, 19th c.
By Robert Adam
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive Central piece in the shape of "Temple of Love housing Cupid", Neoclassical rotunda surmounted by an allegorical statue representing fertility The graceful maternal fi...
Category

Antique 1890s German Adam Style Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Adam Style Neoclassical Candlesticks, 19th Century
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of Adam style neoclassical candlesticks, 19th century. With fluted tapering sides decorated
Category

Antique 1850s English Adam Style Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Adam-style Arts & Crafts silver teapot
By John Reeve
Located in London, GB
troy ozs) Reeve has reinterpreted a classic Adam period design from the 1790s and incorporated his own
Category

Vintage 1920s Arts and Crafts Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Adam-style Arts & Crafts silver teapot
Adam-style Arts & Crafts silver teapot
H 7.29 in W 9.06 in D 3.94 in
Santana and Adam Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with feathered design, signed Santana and Adam Martinez. 1955 - 1975; 5
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Silver Bowl Mark of Adam Bentzen Graeser, Copenhagen, 1921
Located in Paris, FR
Silver bowl Mark of Adam Bentzen Graeser, Copenhagen 1921. Hammered by hand silver Good
Category

Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 12 Plates, Piero Fornasetti, Adamo / Adam
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Stockholm, SE
12 plates of model Adamo (Adam) designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s. Piero Fornasetti created
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Shreve & Co. Sterling Silver Compote / Dish in Adam Pattern?
By Shreve & Co.
Located in New York, NY
, and medallions near the rim, possibly in Adam pattern. It measures 11 1/4'' in diameter by 1 3/4'' in
Category

Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Piero Fornasetti Adamo / Adam Porcelain Plate Number 12, Signed, Excellent
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Adamo / Adam porcelain plate # 12. Signed. Excellent condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique White Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of Victorian antique white Staffordshire Dogs in the seated position, hand painted faces and gilt decoration.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Adam Style Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Antique White Staffordshire Dogs
Pair of Antique White Staffordshire Dogs
H 6.3 in W 4.73 in D 2.37 in
Rare Pair of 19th Century Neoclassical Hand-Painted Satinwood Wine Coolers
By Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
A Rare Pair of Cellarettes in the Adam Manner Of elliptical form, constructed in Satinwood, hand
Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Wine Coolers

Materials

Satinwood

William Moorcroft Poppy Vase c1925
By William Moorcroft
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : A William Moorcroft poppy vase Date : c1925 Origin : Burslem, England Features : Indigi-blue ground with five large poppies. Marks : WM signature and stamped MOORCORFT Typ...
Category

Vintage 1920s British Adam Style Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam Porcelain Plate # 7, Signed, Excellent Condition
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Kansas City, MO
Piero Fornasetti Adamo or Adam porcelain plate number 7. Signed. Excellent condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Adam and Eve Ewers, Period 1662-1722
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
a scythe, the other a flower spray. They would be Adam & Eve. Even though both pieces had a rough
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Pitchers

Materials

Porcelain

Set Of 6 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Villeroy & Boch 11" Oval Plates
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of six oval porcelain plates designed by Adam D. Tihany for Le Cirque and made by Villeroy
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coaster Reclining "Adam” 7 of 8, 1965, Mid-century
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
(1965). Compared to his much more severe standing “Adam" of a decade earlier, this series is. Much more
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Porcelain

Shreve & Co. Set of 12 Sterling Silver Dessert Bowls in Adam Pattern
By Shreve & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Shreve & Co. set of 12 sterling silver dessert bowls in Adam pattern, the rims adorned with wreaths
Category

Early 20th Century American Serving Bowls

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Adam by Shreve Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 156 Pieces Dinner
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Rare monumental dinner size Adam by Shreve sterling silver Flatware set - 156 pieces. This pattern
Category

20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Adam by National Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 12 Service 102 Pieces Dinner
By National Silver Company 1
Located in Big Bend, WI
Monumental dinner size Adam by National circa 1917 sterling silver flatware set of 102 pieces. This
Category

Mid-20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georg A Scheid Austrian Silver Guilloche Enamel Silver Buckle
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Austrian Viennese Secessionist silver guilloche enamel belt buckle by renowned silversmith Georg Anton Scheid (Austrian, 1838-1921) and dating from around 1900. T...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Set Of 6 Adam Tihany For Le Cirque Villeroy & Boch 10 1/2" Dinner Plates
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of six porcelain plates designed by Adam D. Tihany for Le Cirque and made by Villeroy & Boch
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Edwardian Adams Style Sterling Silver Soup Tureens
By Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Edwardian English sterling silver soup tureens in the Adams style; part of our dining silverware collection These exceptional E...
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Neoclassical Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Centrepiece or Epergne, 1892
By Daniel & John Wellby
Located in London, London
Sterling Silver Epergne, is a fine example of Adam style design, featuring pierced work throughout
Category

Antique 1890s English Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Flatware Service For 18, Richelieu Pattern
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sterling silver flatware set, service for 18, Richelieu pattern by International sterling, 110 pieces in total. The elegantly detailed set consists of 19 knives, 20 butter knives, 19...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Porcelain Cups, Czechoslovakia 1960s, Set of 4
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful set of 4 porcelain tea/coffee cups from Mid-century era. Produced in Czechoslovakia. Original label stamped in the bottom of each cup. The cups are elegant and simple in a ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Adam Style Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1911 Tiffany & Co. Diamond-Encrusted Sterling Silver Polo Trophy
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Adam's style urn body and top is brilliantly crafted in the classical vein, with simple braided trim, two
Category

Vintage 1910s English Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Huge 19th century Dome Meat Cover A magnificent and grand Silver Plate meat or
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Huge 19th century Dome Meat Cover A magnificent and grand Silver Plate meat or food dome, very large and heavy A magnificent and grand Old Sheffield Plate meat or food dome by A B...
Category

Antique 1890s Adam Style Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

George III Neoclassical Adams Style Sterling Silver Centrepiece by John Touliet
By John Touliet
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1798 by John Touliet, this handsome, antique, sterling silver centrepiece, features an oval glass dish supported by a neoclassical silver stand, with Adams st...
Category

Antique 1790s English Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Adams Style Victorian Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Candelabra by Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1890/1 by Elkington & Co., this spectacular pair of 5 light, Antique, Victorian, sterling silver candelabra are in the Adams Style, decorated with rams’ heads...
Category

Antique 1890s English Adam Style Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Superb Antique English Sheffield Silver Plate Hand Engraved 2-Handle Loving Cup
By William Wheatcroft Harrison & Co. 1
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This is a fantastic large, Antique English Sheffield Silver Plate Two-Handle Adam style Loving Cup
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Adam Style Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique George III Adams Style Sterling Silver Sauce Tureens with Ladles
By Daniel Smith & Robert Sharp
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
spreading pedestal foot to a collet rim, in the classic English Adam style. The body of each tureen is
Category

Antique 1780s English Adam Style Soup Tureens

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Paul Storr Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Dish
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
spreading pedestal foot to a collet rim, in the classic English Adam style. The surface of this
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Adam Style Soup Tureens

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Silver Plated Coaster for a Magnum of Champagne A very attractive little piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Silver Plated Coaster for a Magnum of Champagne A very attractive little piece, it has a turned wooden base and a 5” decorative filigree collar In well used good condition, and a ...
Category

Vintage 1920s Adam Style Serving Pieces

Materials

Silver Plate

William Hutton & Sons Desert Cutlery Canteen
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
William Hutton & Sons Desert Cutlery Canteen The little Oak Canteen is good and sound, it contains a set of 6 Fruit Knives and with the Forks on the inside of the lid all in very...
Category

Vintage 1940s Adam Style Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Silver Plated Novelty Sugar Scuttle with Original Scoop
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Silver Plated Novelty Sugar Scuttle with Original Scoop A Sugar scuttle as the name suggests is designed in the shape of a coal scuttle, a great fun piece for the Tea Table This o...
Category

Early 20th Century Adam Style Serving Bowls

Materials

Silver Plate

Large George III Sterling Silver Salver by John Carter, circa 1776
By John Carter II
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
by Robert Adam.
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Adam Style Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Adam Ceramics For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of adam ceramics available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and porcelain, all adam ceramics available were constructed with great care. There are 320 antique and vintage adam ceramics for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 115 modern editions to choose from as well. Adam ceramics have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of adam ceramics to choose from, but at 1stDibs, modern, mid-century modern and neoclassical adam ceramics are of considerable interest. Monika Patuszynska, Tiffany & Co. and Fornasetti each produced beautiful adam ceramics that are worth considering.

How Much are Adam Ceramics?

Adam ceramics can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,675, while the lowest priced sells for $60 and the highest can go for as much as $330,000.

Finding the Right Dining-entertaining for You

Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?

Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.

Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.

“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”

Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.

At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.

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