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Edmund Ronaky Ceramic Bowl Dish Hand painted Under Glaze California Potter
By Edmund Ronaky
Located in Chicago, IL
This fun ceramic dish by California potter Edmund Ronaky has a free form and a two-part shape. It
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Important California Potter Carlton Ball, Studio Ceramic Lidded Vase
By F. Carlton Ball
Located in Phoenix, AZ
condition. Measures: 7 1/8" H (includes lid) x 5 3/4" W. Born 1911 in Sutter Creek, California
Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp by California Potter Bob Kinzie Midcentury
By Bob Kinzie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ceramic table lamp by Bob Kinzie. Wheel thrown pottery with decorated pattern on walnut base.
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Studio Pottery Sgraffito Vase by California Potter Joel Edwards
By Joel Edwards
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a beautiful pottery vase by mid-century California studio potter Joel Edwards (1923 - 2007
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Ceramic California Pottery Tropical Cockatoo Planter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with many
Category

Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical yellow colored Cockatoo on a Branch by Fame California Potter
Category

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo Bud Vase Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII
Category

Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch by Fame California Potter William
Category

Vintage 1940s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Philip Cornelius Pottery / Ceramic Lidded Jar, Decorated and Signed
By Philip Cornelius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice decorated jar by the well known California potter Philip Cornelius. signed 3 lines in bottom
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Victoria Littlejohn Studio Pottery Organic Vase
By Victoria Littlejohn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this stoneware vase by California potter, Victoria Littlejohn. It
Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

James Lovera Monumental Centerpiece Pottery / Footed Bow, Lava/ Volcanic Glaze
By James Lovera
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unusual square/round, shape centerpiece by the well known California potter. Has an olive
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Mid Century Modern Signed Large Heavy Stoneware California Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
vase reminiscent of works by West Coast California potters/artists Otto and Vivika Heino, Robert
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Ken Price Signed Midcentury Modern California Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed American/ California potter/ artist Ken Price. This an earlier work
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern Brutalist California Studio Pottery Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed, quite heavy brutalist sculptural vase by famed American California potter
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and executed bowl by famed American California potter, Joel Edwards. This
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Monumental Stan Welsh 1984 Studio Pottery Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
pottery wall hanging sculpture by the California potter Stan Welsh ( 1951-). The piece is very large and
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Elizabeth Woolrych Tapered Blue Glazed Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vase by California potter, Elizabeth Woolrych, c.1990's USA. Elizabeth inspired by Japanese Raku
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Barbara Willis Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Barbara Willis
Located in Studio City, CA
California potter Laura Andreson. Andreson's influence (along with that of fellow contemporary master potter
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

James Lovera Flared Studio Bowl with Lava Glaze
By James Lovera
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Flared studio bowl with lava glaze by well-known California potter James Lovera (1920-2015
Category

Late 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Clay

James Lovera Crater Glaze Ceramic Footed Bowl
By James Lovera
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large footed studio bowl by well-known California potter James Lovera (1920-2015). Perfect for a
Category

Late 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Antonio Prieto California Studio Potter and Teacher, Ceramic Bowl, 1950s
By Antonio Prieto
Located in Phoenix, AZ
professor at Mills College (1950-1967), Oakland, California. He was born in Yaldepenas, Spain on August 23
Category

Mid-20th Century Decorative Bowls

Materials

Clay

James Lovera California Studio Potter Ceramic Vase, circa 1950s-1960s
By James Lovera
Located in Phoenix, AZ
James Lovera (1920-2015) ceramic studio vase. This beautiful vase by James Lovera has a wonderful and unusual copper colored glaze and dates to the 1960s, perhaps as early as the ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Clay

All Seeing Eye Hand-Made Ceramic Bowl, by Bruce Anderson Pogonip Pottery
By Marguerite Wildenhain
Located in Soquel, CA
California potter Bruce Carlton Anderson (American, 1915-1986). This earthy piece is in the style of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Clay, Pottery

Victoria Littlejohn California Pottery Seahorse Sculpture
By Victoria Littlejohn
Located in Ferndale, MI
A handmade 1970s terra cotta earthenware seahorse sculpture created by California studio potter
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Art Glass, Cork

1970s California Studio Milk Stoneware Pitcher Vase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Figural pitcher or vase created by a California studio potter with the initials SP. There are
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic California Studio Pottery Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
California master potters Beatrice Wood, Glen Lukens, and Otto and Gertrud Natzler. The sumptuous glaze is
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

F. Carlton Ball Midcentury Signed Ceramic Glazed California Studio Pottery Bowl
By F. Carlton Ball
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully glazed and textured Mid-Century Modern pottery bowl by renowned California
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Harrison Mcintosh Signed Early Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Vase
By Harrison McIntosh
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely designed and gorgeously glazed vase by renowned American West Coast Californian
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Laura Andreson
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and beautifully glazed bowl by renowned American California master potter
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Laura Andreson
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and beautifully glazed bowl by renowned American California master potter
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously earth-toned glazed plate by famed Mexican-American California
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
California studio art potter Dora De Larios featuring and Pacific West Coast oceanic design with rolling
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Large Art Bowl
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously glazed large bowl by famed Mexican-American California studio
Category

20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Large Vase
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, rare, and unique large stoneware vase by famed Mexican American California studio art
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Large Art Bowl
By Dora De Larios
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously glazed large bowl by famed Mexican-American California studio
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Kazuko Matthews Signed Postmodernist Pottery Checkboard Glazed Ceramic Bowl
By Kazuko Matthews
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, whimsical work by Japanese American, California architectural potter/ artist Kazuko
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

David Cressey and Robert Maxwell Thumbprint Planter for Earthgender - 1970s
By Robert Maxwell and David Cressey
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
was a short-lived ceramics company founded in the early 1970s in El Segundo, California, by renowned
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

Large Ceramic Jar Vase with Striking Glaze by Vivika and Otto Heino
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Atlanta, GA
and philosophy impacts the potters across the globe. The vase was made by American potter couple
Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental 1960s Robert Maxwell 'Sunburst' Wall Sculpture
By Robert Maxwell
Located in Glendale, CA
. literature: "Robert Maxwell: California's Master Potter," Robert and Norman Abbey, 2013 p.32. A very clean
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Plywood

Stan Bitters Totem Sculpture
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage earthenware sculptures by renowned California modern potter Stan Bitters, based in
Category

Vintage 1970s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Stan Bitters Totem Sculpture
Stan Bitters Totem Sculpture
H 60 in W 14 in D 14 in
Beatrice Wood Large Volcanic Glaze Vase
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Tall pink volcanic glaze vase by California Art potter Beatrice Wood (1893-1998). Signed on the
Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Clay

Paul Volckening Abstract Expressionist Pottery Vase 1970's
Located in Fulton, CA
Mid 20th century hand-thrown pot by Paul Volckening. Abstract Expressionist Potter. California
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Craters From Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera
By James Lovera
Located in New York, NY
Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, from July 22-October 8, 2006. Lovera (1920-2015) was a California potter
Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Rose Dodds Abstract Studio Ceramic Tray 1960s, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful abstract ceramic tray by California potter, Rose Dodds, circa 1960s. Signed by artist.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Dora De Larios Bird
Located in Montecito, CA
A whimsical clay bird by esteemed California potter Dora De Larios.The exposed clay on one side of
Category

20th Century American Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Dora De Larios Bird
Dora De Larios Bird
H 4.5 in Dm 4.5 in
Midcentury Andrew Bergloff Stoneware Vase
Located in Sacramento, CA
Midcentury stoneware pottery art vase by California potter Andrew Bergloff. Lovely rich and thick
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Joel Edwards Shallow Mid Century Abstract Pottery Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
Mid century studio shallow pottery bowl by well known California potter Joel Edwards. Rounded
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Mid Century Abstract Joel Edwards Shallow Pottery Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
Mid Century studio shallow pottery bowl by well known California potter Joel Edwards. Rounded
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

David Cressey Ceramic Pottery Lamp
By David Cressey
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A handsome pottery lamp by esteemed California potter David Cressey, (1916-2013) for Architectural
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

David Cressey Ceramic Pottery Lamp
David Cressey Ceramic Pottery Lamp
H 23 in W 10 in D 10 in
Vintage Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Sculptural Blue Drip Glaze Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
, blue drip glaze, original price tag. Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Joel Edwards Blue Drip Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
. Matte blue and gray glaze, double neck, orb shaped body. Well known Californian potter he studied at
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Joel Edwards Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
. Matte taupey brown glaze, double neck, carved shaped body. Well known Californian potter he studied at
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Covered Pot
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Lidded Jar
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Lidded Jar
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
bottom, brown, rust and white glaze, speckled cream glazed interior. Well known Californian potter he
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Mid Century Joel Edwards Shallow Abstract Pottery Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
Mid Century studio shallow pottery bowl by well known California potter Joel Edwards (1923-2007
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Unique Sculptural Vase by Frank Matranga
By Frank Matranga
Located in Long Beach, CA
Otto and Vivika Heino. Frank also studied under California potters including Carlton Ball and Raul
Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

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California Potters For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of california potters available for sale. Frequently made of ceramic, clay and pottery, all california potters available were constructed with great care. California potters have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. California potters bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Many california potters are appealing in their simplicity, but F. Carlton Ball, Antonio Prieto and Edmund Ronaky produced popular california potters that are worth a look.

How Much are California Potters?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,150, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $4,800 highest priced.