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"Ceramic Pot - Mossi, Burkina Fasso (Farmer's Water Jug), " created in Africa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This ceramic pot was made by an unknown Mossi artist in Burkina Fasso. It was used as a farmer's
Category
1930s Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 13 in W 11 in D 6.75 in
African Bamana Pot with Lizard Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This African Bamana pot features a raised-relief lizard motif, suggesting its water-related
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Exhibited
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
named after African kingdoms and peoples—Ashanti, Ife, Oshogbo, Akan. The first is a squat, lidded pot
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Published
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
after African kingdoms and peoples—Ashanti, Ife, Oshogbo, Akan. The first is a squat, lidded pot; the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Funnel Vase by Robert Turner
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
named after African kingdoms and peoples—Ashanti, Ife, Oshogbo, Akan. The first is a squat, lidded pot
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Handled Vase by Robert Turner
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
surface markings and overall red glaze, inspired by his trips to Africa. Incised signature "Turner" on the
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century, Italian Maiolica Flower Pot, Pasquale Rubati, Milan, 1770 circa
By Pasquale Rubati
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica flower pot “a mezzaluna”
decorated with trompe l’oeil
Pasquale Rubati Factory
Milan
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Rococo Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
H 4.73 in W 8.82 in D 5.04 in
Pair of Ancient Italian Maiolica Flower Pots Milan, Rubati Factory, 1770 circa
By Pasquale Rubati
Located in Milano, IT
Maiolica flower pot “a mezzaluna”
decorated with trompe l’oeil
Pasquale Rubati Factory
Milan
Category
Antique 1770s Italian Rococo Ceramics
Materials
Maiolica
H 4.73 in W 8.82 in D 5.04 in
Doyle Lane Mid-Century Modern Rare Colored Glass Ceramic Pottery Square Form
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
beaded necklaces and pendants to small, delicate vases or weed pots to ceramic sculptures, clay paintings
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 0.75 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Boogie Nights Side Table by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Copper Coated, Solid Copper, Verdigris, Handmade Ceramic Tiles
Founded by South Africans and life
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Boogie Nights Coffee Table by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Copper Coated, Solid Copper, Verdigris, Handmade Ceramic Tiles
Founded by South Africans and life
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Cabinet Big Crocco by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
soul. We’re a melting pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression.
“If
Category
2010s South African Modern Cabinets
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Glass
Doyle Lane California Studio Pottery Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Three Bead Set
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
necklaces and pendants to small, delicate vases or weed pots to ceramic sculptures, clay paintings, and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
H 0.6 in W 1.1 in D 0.6 in
So Disco Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Mahogany Timber, Ceramic, Fabric Upholstery
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche
Category
2010s South African Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Upholstery
So Disco Side Table by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
, Walnut Timber, Brass, Handmade Ceramic
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Stellar Float Side Table by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Timber, Handmade Ceramic, Polished Brass
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Stellar Cube Side Table by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
timber, handmade Ceramic, Verdigris solid copper
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Stellar Sofa by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression.
“If it’s not Egg enough
Category
2010s South African Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut, Ceramic
So Disco Coffee Table by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
glass, walnut timber, brass, handmade ceramic
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Stellar Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
, ceramic, fabric upholstery.
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry - Egg is a
Category
2010s South African Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
Stellar Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
, Ceramic, Fabric Upholstry
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche Dry - Egg is a
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Leather, Walnut
Olifant Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
African soul. We’re a melting pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Olifant Black Dining Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
African soul. We’re a melting pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression
Category
2010s South African Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Big Crocco Desk by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
African soul. We’re a melting pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression
Category
2010s South African Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Stellar Large Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression.
“If it’s not Egg enough
Category
2010s South African Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Pair of Stellar Table Lamps by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
cm
Materials: Handmade ceramic, brass
Founded by South Africans and life partners, Greg and Roche
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
So Disco Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression.
“If it’s not Egg enough
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stellar Small Table Lamp by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression.
“If it’s not Egg enough
Category
2010s South African Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Jive Coffee Table by Egg Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
African soul. We’re a melting pot of tribal craft, African heritage and modern luxurious expression
Category
2010s South African Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Steel
Burkinabe Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovoid pots were an elegant storage solution in African tribal life. This beautifully balanced
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
John Glick Plum Tree Pottery "Wall Mantel Series"
By John Glick
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
pieces, especially his large pots, are breathtakingly powerful objects. Glick's creative genius, however
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Mounted Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Raul Coronel Stoneware California Studio Sun Sculpture 1967
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
stoneware designer. Influenced by Mexican, Mesoamerican, African, and Greek Art, Coronel was a diverse
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
A Yue Celadon-Glazed Figural Vessel, Western Jin dynasty (265-420)
Located in seoul, KR
transformed into various functional objects like wine ewers and water pots.
For a similar example see Regina
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Celadon
Maurice Gensoli for Sèvres French Art Deco Ceramic Blue Covered Pot
By Maurice Gensoli
Located in New York, NY
Stoneware cylindrical lidded pot with a sublime milky bluish-white glaze. Incised decor of African
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Polpo Pots
By Althea Wilson
Located in London, GB
exhibitions held in Lagos Art Galleries. She later moved to London to design and make up antique African
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Small African Earthenware Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Zambia. Pottery making is traditionally the purview of women who throw the pots and maintain the kiln
Category
Early 20th Century African Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Zulu Ceramic Beer Pot, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by ZENA KRUZICK
Mid-20th Century Zulu Ceramic Beer Pot, South Africa
This large beer
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Vases
Materials
Clay
Zulu Ceremonial Beer Pot from South Africa
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Ceremonial 5 finger beer pot from Kwa_Zulu Natal, South Africa. Field collected by David Roberts in
Category
Vintage 1980s South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Zulu Ceremonial Beer Pot from South Africa
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Zulu Ceremonial Beer Pot from Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Field collected by David Roberts in
Category
Vintage 1980s South African Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Maconde Water Pot from Mozambique, Africa
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Maconde water pot from the Mueda Plateau, Northeast Mozambique, Africa. David Roberts collection
Category
1990s Mozambican Tribal Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
West African Makonde Grain Pot with Incised Pattern
Located in Chicago, IL
An exquisite 20th Century grain pot. This African pot features a lovely incised pattern and has a
Category
20th Century Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century beer pot cover (Imbengi) Zulu People, South Africa
These beaded covers were used
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century beer pot cover (Imbengi) Zulu People, South Africa
These beaded covers were
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Beads, Natural Fiber
West African Malinese Hand Crafted Terracotta Pot / Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
This beautifully handcrafted pot was made by the finest ceramic artists in Mali and is a rare
Category
Vintage 1950s Malian Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
Monkey Lidded Pot
Located in North Miami, FL
sculpting of the monkey's head, which forms the lid of this classiclally shaped pot, and in the artist's
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Elephant & Monkey Coffee Pot
By Punch Shabalala
Located in North Miami, FL
This captivating Elephant & Monkey Coffee Pot by Ardmore Ceramics is a true testament to the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mixed Media Sculpture of Female with Ceramic Pot on Head
Located in Houston, TX
, beads, and a ceramic bowl.
The artist's studio sticker, which is also signed, is featured on the bottom
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
H 20.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Round African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed ceramic pot is an excavated redware
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Tribal Vases
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied
Category
20th Century South African Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Doyle Lane Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Weed Pot Vase
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
A very rare, beautifully glazed weed pot by famed Mid-century California artist/ potter Doyle Lane
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 3 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Milligan Frazier (Slave) Texas Utilitarian Art Pottery 2 gallon Jar Ash Glazed
By Milligan Frazier
Located in San Antonio, TX
, have been attributed to Milligan Frazier, an African-American potter involved for a period at Nash's
Category
1860s Other Art Style More Art
Materials
Ceramic
Four Gallon H. Wilson Churn Antique Texas Pottery The RAREST OF THE RARE
Located in San Antonio, TX
the isolated frontier conditions in Central Texas. Forms such as chamber pots,
churns, bowls
Category
1860s Other Art Style More Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Nigerian Bamileke Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Nigerian Nupe Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa and even
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Black and White Contemporary Pottery Collection by Priscilla Mouritzen
By Priscilla Mouritzen
Located in Morton Grove, IL
the 5 pots that are for sale.
BIO-
Priscilla Mouritzen was born in Cape Town, South Africa and
Category
2010s Minimalist More Art
Materials
Clay
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ceramic Beer Pot, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal ceramic beer pot, Zulu People, South Africa.
Made of burnished clay with
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ceramic Beer Pot, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal ceramic beer pot, Zulu People, South Africa.
Gracefully incised lines
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Field Collected South African Ukhamba of Beer Pot
Located in Hudson, NY
This Ukhamba or beer pot comes from Melmoth South Africa and was made by a member of the
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Primitive Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Outstanding Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century monumental tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with two wide
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Earthenware
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African Ceramic Pot For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the African ceramic pot you’re looking for. Frequently made of ceramic, metal and brass, every African ceramic pot was constructed with great care. Find 44 options for an antique or vintage African ceramic pot now, or shop our selection of 22 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the African ceramic pot you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An African ceramic pot made by modern designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one African ceramic pot that is appealing in its simplicity, but Doyle Lane, Warren MacKenzie and Madoda Fani produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is an African Ceramic Pot?
The average selling price for an African ceramic pot at 1stDibs is $4,000, while they’re typically $279 on the low end and $38,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About African Ceramic Pot
- What is an African pot?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African pottery is diverse and culturally varied. An African pot can be a simple vessel for food or liquid but many carry social and religious significance. African pottery has always been highly sought after and is beloved by antique collectors worldwide. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique African pottery from some of the world’s top sellers.
- How are African clay pots made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African clay pots are made by coiling the material around a flattened base and then hand-molding it into the desired shape. Then, the piece is sun dried and fired at a low temperature. On 1stDibs, find authentic African clay pots from some of the top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023There are a number of things that you can do with old ceramic plant pots. Use them to organize toiletries in the bathroom or bedroom or to corral office supplies on your desk. Turn them into holders for your gardening tools or cooking utensils. Larger pots can find new life as umbrella stands in your front entryway. Shop a selection of ceramic planters on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021No, ceramic pots should not be left outside during winters as they may crack. Though the coating on the ceramic pots keeps the moisture out, small chips in the coating could allow some moisture in. The moisture can then freeze and expand, which will lead to larger cracks. Find a variety of ceramic pots on 1stDibs.
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