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Edmund Ronaky Ceramic Bowl Dish Hand painted Under Glaze California Potter
Edmund Ronaky Ceramic Bowl Dish Hand painted Under Glaze California Potter

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.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Important California Potter Carlton Ball, Studio Ceramic Lidded Vase
Important California Potter Carlton Ball, Studio Ceramic Lidded Vase

Important California Potter Carlton Ball, Studio Ceramic Lidded Vase

By F. Carlton Ball

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Carlton Ball (1911-1992) studio ceramic lidded vase, circa 1960s-1970s. Beautiful green and brown glaze with sgraffito swirl design on the body. Signed on the bottom “F. Carlton B...

Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic California Pottery Tropical Cockatoo Planter
Ceramic California Pottery Tropical Cockatoo Planter

Ceramic California Pottery Tropical Cockatoo Planter

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on a Branch with small planter opening by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA Afte...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo Bud Vase Statue
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo Bud Vase Statue

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo Bud Vase Statue

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on a Branch with a 2" inch opening for a rosebud by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept th...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue

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 Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with many Ame...

Category

Vintage 1940s American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Philip Cornelius Pottery / Ceramic  Lidded Jar, Decorated and Signed
Philip Cornelius Pottery / Ceramic  Lidded Jar, Decorated and Signed

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 Cornelius.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Victoria Littlejohn Studio Pottery Organic Vase
Victoria Littlejohn Studio Pottery Organic Vase

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 features a naturalistic, organic form with a squat profile, surface with vertical ridges, ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

James Lovera Monumental Centerpiece Pottery / Footed Bow, Lava/ Volcanic Glaze
James Lovera Monumental Centerpiece Pottery / Footed Bow, Lava/ Volcanic Glaze

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 green volcanic /lava glaze and brown under, signed Lovera.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Ken Price Signed Midcentury Modern California Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956
Ken Price Signed Midcentury Modern California Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956

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 done while he was at USC in 1956.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern Brutalist California Studio Pottery Vase
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern Brutalist California Studio Pottery Vase

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, Joel Edwards. This piece features a sumptuous glaze of varying dark and shimmering ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl

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 piece features his hand-painted brushwork.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Elizabeth Woolrych Tapered Blue Glazed Vase
Elizabeth Woolrych Tapered Blue Glazed Vase

Elizabeth Woolrych Tapered Blue Glazed Vase

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vase by California potter, Elizabeth Woolrych, c.1990's USA.

Category

1990s American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Barbara Willis Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
Barbara Willis Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl

Barbara Willis Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl

By Barbara Willis

Located in Studio City, CA

In the 1940s, Willis studied with famed California potter Laura Andreson. Andreson's influence (along with that of fellow contemporary master potter Glen Lukens) is undeniable in he...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Antonio Prieto California Studio Potter and Teacher, Ceramic Bowl, 1950s
Antonio Prieto California Studio Potter and Teacher, Ceramic Bowl, 1950s

Antonio Prieto California Studio Potter and Teacher, Ceramic Bowl, 1950s

By Antonio Prieto

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Antonio Prieto (1912-1967) wonderful studio bowl. Signed on the bottom: Prieto. In excellent condition. Measures: 4" H x 12 3/4" D. Antonio "Tony" Prieto (1912-1967) was a cerami...

Category

Mid-20th Century Decorative Bowls

Materials

Clay

James Lovera California Studio Potter Ceramic Vase, circa 1950s-1960s
James Lovera California Studio Potter Ceramic Vase, circa 1950s-1960s

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
All Seeing Eye Hand-Made Ceramic Bowl, by Bruce Anderson Pogonip Pottery

All Seeing Eye Hand-Made Ceramic Bowl, by Bruce Anderson Pogonip Pottery

By Marguerite Wildenhain

Located in Soquel, CA

Unique small hand-made terracotta bowl, incised with a decorative all seeing eye pattern, by California potter Bruce Carlton Anderson (American, 1915-1986).

Category

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

Materials

Clay, Pottery

1970s California Studio Milk Stoneware Pitcher Vase
1970s California Studio Milk Stoneware Pitcher Vase

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 several ceramists with these initials, but I don't think this piece is from one of them.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attenti...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic California Studio Pottery Plate
Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic California Studio Pottery Plate

Mid-Century Modern Lava Glazed Blue Ceramic California Studio Pottery Plate

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully designed and blue lava crater glazed studio pottery plate in the style of Mid-Century California master potters Beatrice Wood, Glen Lukens, and Otto and Gertrud Natzler.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

F. Carlton Ball Midcentury Signed Ceramic Glazed California Studio Pottery Bowl
F. Carlton Ball Midcentury Signed Ceramic Glazed California Studio Pottery Bowl

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 master potter F. Carlton Ball. Ball, who studied with Glen Lukens, taught at th...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl

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 Laura Andreson. This bowl features a deep, mesmerizing, rich purple/blue glaze.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl

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 Laura Andreson. An uncommon form for Andreson with a high gloss glaze featuring a dark...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate

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 studio art potter Dora De Larios. De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican i...

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautifully designed and gorgeously executed sculpture/footed bowl by famed Mexican-American California studio art potter Dora De Larios featuring and Pacific West Coast oceanic de...

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Large Art Bowl
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Large Art Bowl

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 art potter Dora De Larios. The work features hand-painted designs with flowers a...

Category

20th Century American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern Large California Studio Pottery Vase
Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern Large California Studio Pottery Vase

Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern Large California Studio Pottery 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 potter Dora De Larios. De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant pa...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Large Art Bowl
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Large Art Bowl

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 art potter Dora De Larios. This piece was done late in her career and in collabo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Robert Maxwell Studio Pottery Cup Set – Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Ceramics
Robert Maxwell Studio Pottery Cup Set – Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Ceramics

Robert Maxwell Studio Pottery Cup Set – Mid-Century Modern Handcrafted Ceramics

By Robert Maxwell

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This striking set of two handcrafted ceramic cups by celebrated California studio potter Robert Maxwell beautifully captures the essence of Mid-Century Modern design through its orga...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware bowl and vase, by Victor "Vic" Bracke USA, 1960s
Stoneware bowl and vase, by Victor "Vic" Bracke USA, 1960s

Stoneware bowl and vase, by Victor "Vic" Bracke USA, 1960s

Located in Berlin, DE

These hand-thrown vessels by californian studio potter Victor Bracke, reveal a refined balance of texture and restraint.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Beatrice Wood Large Volcanic Glaze Vase
Beatrice Wood Large Volcanic Glaze Vase

Beatrice Wood Large Volcanic Glaze Vase

$3,800

H 11.5 in W 5.5 in D 7 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 bottom (twice) "Beato."

Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Materials

Clay

Large Ceramic Jar Vase with Striking Glaze by Vivika and Otto Heino
Large Ceramic Jar Vase with Striking Glaze by Vivika and Otto Heino

Large Ceramic Jar Vase with Striking Glaze by Vivika and Otto Heino

By Otto and Vivika Heino

Located in Atlanta, GA

The signature on the base indicated the vessel was made from 1970s-1980s, likely in their shared studio in Ojai, California. Wheel thrown with intentional potter's lines; the surface...

Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Craters From Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera
Craters From Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera

Craters From Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera

$200

H 9.75 in W 10 in D 0.5 in

Craters From Fire: Ceramics by James Lovera

By James Lovera

Located in New York, NY

Lovera (1920-2015) was a California potter who studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and with Margurete Wildenhain at Pond Farm.

Category

Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Paper

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Rose Dodds Abstract Studio Ceramic Tray 1960s, California
Rose Dodds Abstract Studio Ceramic Tray 1960s, California

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
Dora De Larios Bird

Dora De Larios Bird

Unavailable

H 4.5 in Dm 4.5 in

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 the piece is original to the work.

Category

20th Century American Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Midcentury Andrew Bergloff Stoneware Vase
Midcentury Andrew Bergloff Stoneware Vase

Midcentury Andrew Bergloff Stoneware Vase

Unavailable

H 6.75 in W 6.5 in D 1.5 in

Midcentury Andrew Bergloff Stoneware Vase

Located in Sacramento, CA

Midcentury stoneware pottery art vase by California potter Andrew Bergloff. Lovely rich and thick drip glaze in earth tones of brown, rust orange, and golden cream.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Joel Edwards Shallow Mid Century Abstract Pottery Bowl
Joel Edwards Shallow Mid Century Abstract Pottery Bowl

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 square shallow bowl shape, copper, speckled turquoise and olive abstract design, signed ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Mid Century Abstract Joel Edwards Shallow Pottery Bowl
Mid Century Abstract Joel Edwards Shallow Pottery Bowl

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 square shallow bowl shape, speckled cream with gray and olive abstract design, signed on...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

David Cressey Ceramic Pottery Lamp
David Cressey Ceramic Pottery Lamp

David Cressey Ceramic Pottery Lamp

Unavailable

H 23 in W 10 in D 10 in

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 Pottery of California.

Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Sculptural Blue Drip Glaze Vase
Vintage Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Sculptural Blue Drip Glaze Vase

Vintage Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Sculptural Blue Drip Glaze Vase

By Joel Edwards

Located in Seguin, TX

Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Joel Edwards Blue Drip Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase
Joel Edwards Blue Drip Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase

Joel Edwards Blue Drip Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

Joel Edwards Blue Drip Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase

By Joel Edwards

Located in Seguin, TX

Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California.

Category

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

Materials

Pottery

Joel Edwards Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase
Joel Edwards Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase

Joel Edwards Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase

Unavailable

H 6.25 in W 6 in D 5 in

Joel Edwards Pottery Vessel Sculpture Vase

By Joel Edwards

Located in Seguin, TX

Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California.

Category

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

Materials

Pottery

Unique Sculptural Vase by Frank Matranga
Unique Sculptural Vase by Frank Matranga

Unique Sculptural Vase by Frank Matranga

Unavailable

H 15.5 in Dm 8 in

Unique Sculptural Vase by Frank Matranga

By Frank Matranga

Located in Long Beach, CA

Frank also studied under California potters including Carlton Ball and Raul Coronel before opening his own studio in the late 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Vintage Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Covered Pot
Vintage Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Covered Pot

Vintage Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Covered Pot

By Joel Edwards

Located in Seguin, TX

Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Lidded Jar
Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Lidded Jar

Mid 20th Century Large Joel Edwards Lidded Jar

By Joel Edwards

Located in Seguin, TX

Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California.

Category

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

Materials

Pottery

Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Lidded Jar
Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Lidded Jar

Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Lidded Jar

Unavailable

H 9.75 in W 6 in D 6 in

Mid 20th Century Joel Edwards Lidded Jar

By Joel Edwards

Located in Seguin, TX

Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California.

Category

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

Materials

Pottery

Mid Century Joel Edwards Shallow Abstract Pottery Bowl
Mid Century Joel Edwards Shallow Abstract Pottery Bowl

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). Rounded square shallow bowl shape, gray speckled, brown and charcoal abstract desig...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Joel Edwards Vessel Vase Pottery Sculpture
Vintage Joel Edwards Vessel Vase Pottery Sculpture

Vintage Joel Edwards Vessel Vase Pottery Sculpture

Unavailable

H 5.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in

Vintage Joel Edwards Vessel Vase Pottery Sculpture

By Joel Edwards

Located in Seguin, TX

Well known Californian potter he studied at the Brooklyn Museum School in Brooklyn, New York and MFA Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, California.

Category

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

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Sascha Brastoff Pottery Lamps
Pair of Sascha Brastoff Pottery Lamps

Pair of Sascha Brastoff Pottery Lamps

Unavailable

H 29 in Dm 7.5 in

Pair of Sascha Brastoff Pottery Lamps

By Sascha Brastoff

Located in Quogue, NY

These vases, mounted as lamps, are by the preeminent California potter of the 1960s, Sascha Brasstoff. They have a matte finish and are hand painted, so each one is unique though th...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Wood

Frank Matranga Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
Frank Matranga Abstract Ceramic Sculpture

Frank Matranga Abstract Ceramic Sculpture

Unavailable

H 9 in W 12 in D 12 in

Frank Matranga Abstract Ceramic Sculpture

By Frank Matranga

Located in Berkeley, CA

Stunning abstract ceramic sculpture created by one of California's top potters, Frank Matranga. This is an excellent example of his current work.

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Epic Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Frank Matranga
Epic Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Frank Matranga

Epic Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Frank Matranga

Unavailable

H 28 in W 13 in D 13 in

Epic Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Frank Matranga

By Frank Matranga

Located in Berkeley, CA

Stunning abstract ceramic sculpture created by one of California's top potters, Frank Matranga. This is an excellent example of his current work.

Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Victoria Littlejohn California Pottery Seahorse Sculpture
Victoria Littlejohn California Pottery Seahorse Sculpture

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 Victoria Littlejohn. An early and uncommon piece from the artist.

Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Art Glass, Cork

Bowl by Antonio Prieto
Bowl by Antonio Prieto

Bowl by Antonio Prieto

Unavailable

H 7 in Dm 15 in

Bowl by Antonio Prieto

By Antonio Prieto

Located in Los Angeles, CA

California studio potter and influential teacher Antonio Prieto threw this stoneware bowl with a two-stage profile, and then decorated the interior with lozenge forms, comprising a r...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Centerpiece or Wall-Plaque by Antonio Prieto
Centerpiece or Wall-Plaque by Antonio Prieto

Centerpiece or Wall-Plaque by Antonio Prieto

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 14.25 in D 1.5 in

Centerpiece or Wall-Plaque by Antonio Prieto

By Antonio Prieto

Located in Los Angeles, CA

California studio potter and influential teacher Antonio Prieto was a master of experimentation, while also always remaining faithful to the obligation to history that ceramics-makin...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Stoneware

Aaron Bohrod and F. Carlton Ball Hand-Thrown Pottery "Eve" Vase
Aaron Bohrod and F. Carlton Ball Hand-Thrown Pottery "Eve" Vase

Aaron Bohrod and F. Carlton Ball Hand-Thrown Pottery "Eve" Vase

By Aaron Bohrod, F. Carlton Ball

Located in New York, NY

For more information see: The Potter’s Art in California: 1885-1955, Hazel V. Bray (Oakland: Oakland Museum Art Department, 1980) pp. 56-57.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Ceramic Table Lamp by California Potter Bob Kinzie Midcentury
Ceramic Table Lamp by California Potter Bob Kinzie Midcentury

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

Joel Edwards ceramic jar
Joel Edwards ceramic jar

Joel Edwards ceramic jar

Sold

H 14 in Dm 7.5 in

Joel Edwards ceramic jar

Located in Chicago, IL

Ceramic jar by California potter Joel Edwards. A lesser known member of the "California potters", Edwards had one-man exhibitions in California, Florida, New York and Belgium duri...

Category

20th Century American Ceramics

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Branch Statue

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 William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept the USA After WWII with...

Category

Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Large Victoria Littlejohn Art Pottery Planter/ Vase
Large Victoria Littlejohn Art Pottery Planter/ Vase

Large Victoria Littlejohn Art Pottery Planter/ Vase

By Victoria Littlejohn

Located in New York, NY

A great stoneware tribal planter or vase by noted California potter, Victoria Littlejohn.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Pottery

Architectural Pottery Table Lamp by David Cressey California Ceramist, 1960s
Architectural Pottery Table Lamp by David Cressey California Ceramist, 1960s

Architectural Pottery Table Lamp by David Cressey California Ceramist, 1960s

By David Cressey

Located in Miami, FL

Rewired and with new UL antiqued brass three level socket. Cressey, noted California potter for Architectural Pottery, Earthgender and his own Venice studio.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Otto & Vivika Heino Stoneware Bowl
Otto & Vivika Heino Stoneware Bowl

Otto & Vivika Heino Stoneware Bowl

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H 4 in W 5 in D 5 in

Otto & Vivika Heino Stoneware Bowl

By Otto and Vivika Heino

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Otto & Vivika Heino stoneware bowl, b. Finland, California Potters, stoneware ceramic vessel, Squircle shape, hand formed with blue and rust colored glazes, signed.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

California Modern Superb Pair of David Cressey Pottery Table Lamps
California Modern Superb Pair of David Cressey Pottery Table Lamps

California Modern Superb Pair of David Cressey Pottery Table Lamps

By David Cressey

Located in Miami, FL

Rewired and with new UL antiqued brass three level socket. Cressey, noted California potter for Architectural Pottery, Earthgender and his own Venice studio.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Joel Edwards ceramic planter
Joel Edwards ceramic planter

Joel Edwards ceramic planter

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H 10.5 in Dm 12.5 in

Joel Edwards ceramic planter

Located in Chicago, IL

A lesser known member of the "California potters", Edwards had one-man exhibitions in California, Florida, New York and Belgium during the 1950's.

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American Ceramics

Robert Maxwell David Cressey Earthgender Cache Pot
Robert Maxwell David Cressey Earthgender Cache Pot

Robert Maxwell David Cressey Earthgender Cache Pot

By Robert Maxwell

Located in Miami, FL

SOLD Created by noted California potter Robert Maxwell in collaboration with David Cressey for their rare, short-lived 70's Earthgender collection, this hand thrown stoneware lidded ...

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Vintage 1970s American Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

California Pottery Flamingo Statues signed Will-George
California Pottery Flamingo Statues signed Will-George

California Pottery Flamingo Statues signed Will-George

By Will George

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Handmade Flamingo Statues signed by California Potter "Will-George", circa 1940. This set includes two statues Dimensions: 1.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Harrison McIntosh Tall Ceramic Jar
Harrison McIntosh Tall Ceramic Jar

Harrison McIntosh Tall Ceramic Jar

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H 18.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in

Harrison McIntosh Tall Ceramic Jar

By Harrison McIntosh

Located in Chicago, IL

Lidded ceramic jar by California potter Harrison Mcintosh. The simple, elegant form is boldly decorated with thick, black, waving lines on a brown background.

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Vintage 1970s American Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Harrison McIntosh Low Ceramic Jar
Harrison McIntosh Low Ceramic Jar

Harrison McIntosh Low Ceramic Jar

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H 8.75 in W 8 in D 8 in

Harrison McIntosh Low Ceramic Jar

By Harrison McIntosh

Located in Chicago, IL

Lidded ceramic jar by California potter Harrison Mcintosh. The simple form combines a restrained elegance with an organic quality.

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Vintage 1970s American Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase
Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase

By Joel Edwards

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully designed and sumptuously glazed sculptural vase by famed American California potter, Joel Edwards. This piece features his hand-painted brushwork and a rich rare avocad...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Large Vintage Mid Century Stoneware Lamps by David Cressey
Pair of Large Vintage Mid Century Stoneware Lamps by David Cressey

Pair of Large Vintage Mid Century Stoneware Lamps by David Cressey

By David Cressey

Located in Oxnard, CA

Here is a pair of monumental ceramic table lamps by beloved California potter David Cressey. The stoneware forms feature a beautiful grey and green earth tone combination and the ar...

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

Materials

Stoneware

Flamingo Statues with Pond by Will-George , A California Pottery Co
Flamingo Statues with Pond by Will-George , A California Pottery Co

Flamingo Statues with Pond by Will-George , A California Pottery Co

By Will George

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Hand-painted flamingo statues with pound tray all signed by California Potter "Will-George", circa 1940. This set includes one small sized statue, one medium sized statue, and a Will...

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Bronze 'Vessel' by Paul Soldner
Bronze 'Vessel' by Paul Soldner

Bronze 'Vessel' by Paul Soldner

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H 29 in W 32 in D 18 in

Bronze 'Vessel' by Paul Soldner

By Paul Soldner

Located in Dallas, TX

Paul Soldner (April 24, 1921 – January 3, 2011) is known primarily as a ceramicist and for his pioneering work in the traditional Japanese firing technique of raku, In this rare, bea...

Category

Vintage 1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

1960s David Cressey Pottery Table Lamp
1960s David Cressey Pottery Table Lamp

1960s David Cressey Pottery Table Lamp

By David Cressey

Located in Miami, FL

Just add your shade. Cressey, noted California potter for Architectural Pottery, Earthgender and his own Venice studio.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Tall 1950s Zaccagnini Reticulated Pottery Obelisk Lamp
Tall 1950s Zaccagnini Reticulated Pottery Obelisk Lamp

Tall 1950s Zaccagnini Reticulated Pottery Obelisk Lamp

By Ugo Zaccagnini

Located in Miami, FL

The pottery technique reminds one of California potter Barbara Willis. Has three light sockets and a 1-2-3 pull chain.

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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Anthony H. Ivins California Studio Lava Stoneware Platter
Anthony H. Ivins California Studio Lava Stoneware Platter

Anthony H. Ivins California Studio Lava Stoneware Platter

By Anthony H. Ivins

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Stoneware platter with lava crater glaze created by California studio potter, Anthony Ivins. Platter measures 11.5" in diameter and is signed Ivins, Feb 13, 1961.

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Joel Edwards California Modern Studio Pottery Triple Spouted Vessel Sculpture
Joel Edwards California Modern Studio Pottery Triple Spouted Vessel Sculpture

Joel Edwards California Modern Studio Pottery Triple Spouted Vessel Sculpture

By Joel Edwards

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Triple spouted ceramic sculpture vessel created by California studio potter Joel Edwards. Piece measures 24" by 9" by 10" and is signed Edwards on the inside foot.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Mid-Century Pottery Sculpture
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Mid-Century Pottery Sculpture

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Mid-Century Pottery Sculpture

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

A fabulous, rare, unique large sculpture figure/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican im...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Dora De Larios Signed Midcentury California Screenprint Lady of the Flowers
Dora De Larios Signed Midcentury California Screenprint Lady of the Flowers

Dora De Larios Signed Midcentury California Screenprint Lady of the Flowers

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

A gorgeous, striking, limited edition screenprint titled "The Lady of the Flowers" by famed Mexican American California artist/ studio potter Dora De Larios. Beautifully designed and...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Doyle Lane Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Weed Pot Vase
Doyle Lane Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Weed Pot Vase

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 featuring a blue and cream splatter glaze.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Monumental Andrew Bergloff Studio Pottery Floor Vase
Monumental Andrew Bergloff Studio Pottery Floor Vase

Monumental Andrew Bergloff Studio Pottery Floor Vase

Located in San Mateo, CA

Large stoneware floor vase by California studio potter Andrew Bergloff. This vase has a carved botanical themed design.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Harrison McIntosh Bowl
Harrison McIntosh Bowl

Harrison McIntosh Bowl

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H 3.5 in Dm 8 in

Harrison McIntosh Bowl

Located in New York, NY

A simply but elegant stoneware art pottery bowl by famed California Master Potter, Harrison Mcintosh.Maker's mark and label.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Serving Bowls

Materials

Pottery

Monumental 1960s Robert Maxwell 'Sunburst' Wall Sculpture
Monumental 1960s Robert Maxwell 'Sunburst' Wall Sculpture

Monumental 1960s Robert Maxwell 'Sunburst' Wall Sculpture

By Robert Maxwell

Located in Glendale, CA

Ref. literature: "Robert Maxwell: California's Master Potter," Robert and Norman Abbey, 2013 p.32.

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

Materials

Stoneware, Plywood

1960s Studio Pottery Sgraffito Vase by California Potter Joel Edwards
1960s Studio Pottery Sgraffito Vase by California Potter Joel Edwards

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).

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Joel Edwards Ceramic Charger, Abstract Design, California Studio Potter
Joel Edwards Ceramic Charger, Abstract Design, California Studio Potter

Joel Edwards Ceramic Charger, Abstract Design, California Studio Potter

By Joel Edwards

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In mint condition measuring 12.5 inches diameter. Joel Edwards, a California potter working in the 1950s and 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Legendary California Studio Potter Beatrice Wood, Chalice Form Vase with Masks
Legendary California Studio Potter Beatrice Wood, Chalice Form Vase with Masks

Legendary California Studio Potter Beatrice Wood, Chalice Form Vase with Masks

By Beatrice Wood

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Studio pottery chalise form vase with applied masks by California potter Beatrice wood (1893-1998) Features a wonderful mottled brown, gold and copper high glaze.

Category

Mid-20th Century Vases

Joel Edwards Lidded Vessel, California Studio Pottery
Joel Edwards Lidded Vessel, California Studio Pottery

Joel Edwards Lidded Vessel, California Studio Pottery

By Joel Edwards

Located in Phoenix, AZ

Incised signature - Edwards. Joel Edwards, a California potter working in the 1950s and 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Large Bill and June Vaughn Ceramic Floor Vase
Large Bill and June Vaughn Ceramic Floor Vase

Large Bill and June Vaughn Ceramic Floor Vase

By Bill and June Vaughn

Located in San Mateo, CA

Tall pottery vase by Northern California potters Bill and June Vaughn. The vase is intricately and deeply carved.

Category

Vintage 1970s American American Craftsman Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1960s David Cressey Pro Artisan Stoneware Lamp Mid-Century California Design
1960s David Cressey Pro Artisan Stoneware Lamp Mid-Century California Design

1960s David Cressey Pro Artisan Stoneware Lamp Mid-Century California Design

By Edith Heath, David Cressey

Located in Hyattsville, MD

The glaze is a semi-gloss black speckled coffee brown on a Highly textured Pro Artisan pattern from the famous California potter, David Cressey. The stoneware body sets on a thick da...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stoneware

Frank Matranga Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Large Bowl
Frank Matranga Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Large Bowl

Frank Matranga Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Large Bowl

Located in Studio City, CA

A fabulous modern pottery bowl by famed Southern California potter artist Frank Matranga. The bowl is beautifully handcrafted and hand-painted.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Mid Century Modern Signed Large Heavy Stoneware California Studio Pottery Vase
Mid Century Modern Signed Large Heavy Stoneware California Studio Pottery Vase

Mid Century Modern Signed Large Heavy Stoneware California Studio Pottery Vase

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderfully designed and quite engaging large , heavy, substantial Mid-Century Modern stoneware vase reminiscent of works by West Coast California potters/artists Otto and Vivika H...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Monumental "Scratch" Pattern Ceramic Table Lamp by David Cressey
Monumental "Scratch" Pattern Ceramic Table Lamp by David Cressey

Monumental "Scratch" Pattern Ceramic Table Lamp by David Cressey

By David Cressey

Located in Culver City, CA

An absolutely stunning pottery lamp by esteemed California potter David Cressey, (1916-2013). The form is classic with one of Cressey's most recognizable "scratch" patterns throughou...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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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.