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Pair of French Abstract Relief Panels in Black-White by Jean-Paul Chablais 2001
Pair of French Abstract Relief Panels in Black-White by Jean-Paul Chablais 2001

Pair of French Abstract Relief Panels in Black-White by Jean-Paul Chablais 2001

Located in Salzburg, AT

Pair of French Abstract Relief Panels in Black Slate and White Clay by Jean-Paul Chablais 2001 These artworks are an interplay of textures and materials such as wood, slate, and clay.

Category

Early 2000s French Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Slate

Vintage Studio Pottery Bowl with Asymmetrical Relief Decor
Vintage Studio Pottery Bowl with Asymmetrical Relief Decor

Vintage Studio Pottery Bowl with Asymmetrical Relief Decor

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The lower part of the outer surfaces is left intentionally unglazed, juxtaposing the light glaze color and semi-glossy texture and matte, earthy clay medium. The asymmetrically place...

Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

"Deer in the Tropics, " Large, Rare Art Deco Bowl with High Relief, Boulton
"Deer in the Tropics, " Large, Rare Art Deco Bowl with High Relief, Boulton

"Deer in the Tropics, " Large, Rare Art Deco Bowl with High Relief, Boulton

By Crown Devon Fieldings

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A rare Art Deco bowl richly detailed with the figure of a leaping deer in a lush, tropical environment, this piece was no doubt designed by Enoch Boulton for the Crown Devon company ...

Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Clay

Butt Nose Chest Piece 1 by Dale Wolfield
Butt Nose Chest Piece 1 by Dale Wolfield

Butt Nose Chest Piece 1 by Dale Wolfield

Located in Los Angeles, CA

She self describes her art as using "colored clay engobes in conjunction with relief carving & sgraffito on durable stoneware clay."

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Clay, Stoneware

20th Century Scandinavian Modern Hand-Painted Ceramic Art Vase
20th Century Scandinavian Modern Hand-Painted Ceramic Art Vase

20th Century Scandinavian Modern Hand-Painted Ceramic Art Vase

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Cylinder shaped anthracite clay with squiggly relief lines and pink, blue, green and cream colored accents.

Category

Late 20th Century Scandinavian Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Tanuzzo Il Dongiovanni Vase
Tanuzzo Il Dongiovanni Vase

Tanuzzo Il Dongiovanni Vase

By Patrizia Italiano

Located in Milan, IT

Handmade with multicolored reliefs white clay, matte enamel and glossy crystalline.

Category

2010s Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Giano Bifronte Vase
Giano Bifronte Vase

Giano Bifronte Vase

$1,565 / item

Giano Bifronte Vase

By Patrizia Italiano

Located in Milan, IT

He is Giano Bifronte, a reinterpretation of God with two faces, past and future. Head in white clay with colored crystalline and reliefs. It can contain water and be used as a plant ...

Category

2010s Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp - Bitossi Style
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp - Bitossi Style

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Table Lamp - Bitossi Style

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Roger Capron

Located in Delray Beach, FL

A striking large-scale Mid-Century Modern ceramic table lamp featuring a richly saturated orange glaze over dark clay. The body is decorated with a geometric relief pattern exposing ...

Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

White Ruffles & Gold
White Ruffles & Gold

White Ruffles & Gold

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The sculptural ruffles, formed from clay, create an expressive relief that evokes movement, softness, and the fluidity of fabric.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Monumental Abstract Color Field Painting in Terracotta Palette Italy 1970s
Monumental Abstract Color Field Painting in Terracotta Palette Italy 1970s

Monumental Abstract Color Field Painting in Terracotta Palette Italy 1970s

By Helen Frankenthaler

Located in Troy, MI

Monumental abstract color field painting Acrylic on board Signed Martellacci Frosinone, Italy circa 1970s Horizontal landscape inspired composition in a clay tones with low relief t...

Category

20th Century Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century J.E. Jeffords & Co. Yellow Ware Batter Bowl, Art Nouveau
19th Century J.E. Jeffords & Co. Yellow Ware Batter Bowl, Art Nouveau

19th Century J.E. Jeffords & Co. Yellow Ware Batter Bowl, Art Nouveau

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Yellow ware mixing/batter bowl with a built-in pour spout comprised of heavy, durable earthenware made from yellow-firing clay. It features a relief-molded, stylized Art Nouveau flor...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Country Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Chat Assis" by A L Barye
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Chat Assis" by A L Barye

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Chat Assis" by A L Barye

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in London, GB

When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the scul...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pichet aux Arums, (A.R.189)
Pichet aux Arums, (A.R.189)

Pichet aux Arums, (A.R.189)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Femme (A.R.297)
Femme (A.R.297)

Femme (A.R.297)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chouette (A.R.604)
Chouette (A.R.604)

Chouette (A.R.604)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Le Barbu (A.R.217)
Le Barbu (A.R.217)

Le Barbu (A.R.217)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chouette (A.R.542)
Chouette (A.R.542)

Chouette (A.R.542)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)
Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)

Bouteille Gravée (A.R.249)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vase Deux Anses Hautes (A.R. 141)
Vase Deux Anses Hautes (A.R. 141)

Vase Deux Anses Hautes (A.R. 141)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vase Deux Anses Hautes (A.R.213)

Vase Deux Anses Hautes (A.R.213)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)
Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)

Chouette Visage de Femme (A.R.144)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #2 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #2 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #2 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

By Bitossi

Located in Berlin, DE

Vertical trails of pale, cratered glaze run down the surface like controlled drips, catching light and emphasizing the clay body’s rough relief. Small protruding nodes interrupt the ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #1 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #1 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

Pair of Table Lamps with cratered Glaze #1 by Bitossi, Italy, 1960s

By Bitossi

Located in Berlin, DE

Vertical trails of pale, cratered glaze run down the surface like controlled drips, catching light and emphasizing the clay body’s rough relief. Small protruding nodes interrupt the ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Taureau Debout" by Antoine Louis Barye
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Taureau Debout" by Antoine Louis Barye

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze "Taureau Debout" by Antoine Louis Barye

Located in London, GB

When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the scul...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Mid 19th Century Bronze Animalier 'Buffle D'Eau' by Antoine L Barye
Mid 19th Century Bronze Animalier 'Buffle D'Eau' by Antoine L Barye

Mid 19th Century Bronze Animalier 'Buffle D'Eau' by Antoine L Barye

Located in London, GB

When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the scul...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tête de Chèvre de Profil (A.R.145)
Tête de Chèvre de Profil (A.R.145)

Tête de Chèvre de Profil (A.R.145)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in PARIS, FR

• Ceramics offered Picasso a new field of exploration, allowing him to extend his pictorial language into three dimensions, combining drawing, painting, engraving, and sculptural r...

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 2 Italian Terracotta Planters by Silvestri
Set of 2 Italian Terracotta Planters by Silvestri

Set of 2 Italian Terracotta Planters by Silvestri

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Each planter is formed from solid terracotta clay and features deeply molded relief decoration, highlighted by expressive classical mask motifs framed within scrolling architectural ...

Category

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

Materials

Terracotta

Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vase, Light Green Glaze, Denmark, 1990s
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vase, Light Green Glaze, Denmark, 1990s

Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Vase, Light Green Glaze, Denmark, 1990s

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Handmade vintage ceramic vase with matte light green and clear glaze over sand colored clay. Lined relief patterns on top part. Signed under base.

Category

Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Wall Ceramic decoration / artwork by Gio Pomodoro
Wall Ceramic decoration / artwork by Gio Pomodoro

Wall Ceramic decoration / artwork by Gio Pomodoro

By Gio Pomodoro, Ceramiche Artistiche Faenza

Located in Milano, IT

He then began to produce reverse reliefs in clay and also formed assemblages of various materials, including wood, textiles, and plaster subsequently cast in metal.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

The Pink Sheep Vase Holder
The Pink Sheep Vase Holder

The Pink Sheep Vase Holder

By Patrizia Italiano

Located in Milan, IT

The pink sheep is always smiling and has a good character, it is handmade in white clay and reliefs with colored crystalline cooked on high fire.

Category

2010s Italian Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Vase by Jørgen Mogensen, Royal Copenhagen, 1960s
Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Vase by Jørgen Mogensen, Royal Copenhagen, 1960s

Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Vase by Jørgen Mogensen, Royal Copenhagen, 1960s

By Jørgen Mogensen, Royal Copenhagen

Located in Odense, DK

Unique stoneware vase made by Danish artist Jørgen Mogensen at Royal Copenhagen in the 1960s. Chamotte clay with relief decor and thick blue glazing. Signed "JM" underneath and the t...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Sejer Danish Modern Stoneware Table Lamp, Handcrafted, 1960s
Sejer Danish Modern Stoneware Table Lamp, Handcrafted, 1960s

Sejer Danish Modern Stoneware Table Lamp, Handcrafted, 1960s

By Sejer Keramik

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Handmade rustic brown ceramic table lamp by Danish manufacturer Sejer in the 1960s. Rustic chamotte clay with organic cream glazed relief decorations on three sides.

Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Linen

Vintage danish ceramic vase signed Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen studio
Vintage danish ceramic vase signed Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen studio

Vintage danish ceramic vase signed Marianne Starck for Michael Andersen studio

By Michael Andersen & Son, Marianne Starck

Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR

Partially glazed, it reveals the raw material of the stoneware, in this case chamotte clay with an interesting relief on the circular ring in the centre.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Sandstone

Herman August Kähler Two Antique White Commemorative Ceramic Vases, 1900s
Herman August Kähler Two Antique White Commemorative Ceramic Vases, 1900s

Herman August Kähler Two Antique White Commemorative Ceramic Vases, 1900s

By Herman August Kähler

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A set of pottery vases in delicate white glaze revealing the red clay underneath. Both decorated with relief motifs.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Danish Late Victorian Vases

Materials

Pottery

Mid 19th Century French Animalier Bronze entitled "Kevel" by Antoine L Barye
Mid 19th Century French Animalier Bronze entitled "Kevel" by Antoine L Barye

Mid 19th Century French Animalier Bronze entitled "Kevel" by Antoine L Barye

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in London, GB

When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the scul...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Beast of the Apocalypse, 21st Century Contemporary Ceramic of Animal
Beast of the Apocalypse, 21st Century Contemporary Ceramic of Animal

Beast of the Apocalypse, 21st Century Contemporary Ceramic of Animal

By Kristen Newell

Located in Beachwood, OH

Today, Newell’s primary medium is clay, creating dimensional sculptures and relief tiles, while continuing to paint and work with mixed media.

Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study entitled "Reclining Doe" by A L Barye
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study entitled "Reclining Doe" by A L Barye

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze Study entitled "Reclining Doe" by A L Barye

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in London, GB

When he was called up at seventeen, he joined the army’s topographic brigade where he used clay to model raised relief maps. When the empire fell, Barye briefly studied with the scul...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Onnaing Style Barbotine Tobacco Box Reading Pig, 19th Century
Onnaing Style Barbotine Tobacco Box Reading Pig, 19th Century

Onnaing Style Barbotine Tobacco Box Reading Pig, 19th Century

By Onnaing

Located in Paris, FR

The company grew during the whole 19th century and produced various items realized with a clay paste garnished with relief ornaments. Pieces produced were usually small-sized, full o...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Faience

Ceramic Centerpiece Sign: 7958, German, 1963, Technique Ankara, Carstens
Ceramic Centerpiece Sign: 7958, German, 1963, Technique Ankara, Carstens

Ceramic Centerpiece Sign: 7958, German, 1963, Technique Ankara, Carstens

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

The process was meticulously carried out as follows: 1. The Initial Relief (The body of the vase) Before any color was applied, the vase emerged from the clay mold with the relief al...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

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Clay Relief For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic clay relief available at 1stDibs. Each clay relief for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, clay and iron. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer clay relief, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A clay relief, designed in the Scandinavian Modern, Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one clay relief that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ulla Viotti, Crown Devon Fieldings and Gondran produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Clay Relief?

Prices for a clay relief can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $700 and can go as high as $5,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,000.