Depression Pottery
Herman Volz Covered Studio Pot
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
1938. During the Depression Volz was appointed supervisor in the Northern California Arts Project and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Set of Three French Majolica Asparagus Plates by Saint Amand
By Saint Amand
Located in Pembroke, MA
molded design of seven asparagus spears with an artichoke and acanthus leaf, with a depression for lemon
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pottery
Materials
Majolica
Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pottery Coral Flamingo Centerpiece Planter Set 1929
By Waylande Gregory, Cowan Pottery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great Depression resulted in its bankruptcy. Cowan Pottery produced both artistic and commercial work in
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
H 13 in W 10 in D 7 in
1940s Pair Modern Pottery Black Horse Head Bookends Abingdon Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
1908 in the small town of Abingdon, Illinois. During the depression, not much constrution going on
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair Mid Century Modern Pottery White Horse Head Bookends Abingdon Pottery 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
1908 in the small town of Abingdon, Illinois. During the depression, not much constrution going on
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 6.5 in W 3.38 in D 6 in
"Atalanta and Hound, " Large, Rare Jade-Green Art Deco Wall-Mounted Bowl, Cowan
By Cowan Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
designed by Waylande Gregory for Cowan Pottery at the height of its success during the Art Deco era, before
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abingdon Pottery 1940s Mid Century Modern Pair Black Horse Head Bookends
Located in Miami, FL
1908 in the small town of Abingdon, Illinois. During the depression, not much constrution going on
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Abingdon Pottery Pair White Ceramic Mid Century Modern Horse Head Bookends 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1908 in the small town of Abingdon, Illinois. During the depression, not much
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 6.5 in W 3.38 in D 6 in
Flemish Studio Pottery Art Nouveau Drip Glazed Earthenware Vase 1900s Folk Art
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This tall and very stylish conical Art Nouveau vase is a beautiful example of Flemish pottery or
Category
Antique Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pottery, Earthenware
"Suzanne", Art Deco Paperweight in Green Glaze by David Seyler for Kenton Hills
By Kenton Hills Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hentschel, one of Rookwood Pottery's leading artists, in 1937, during the depths of the depression. Works
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paperweights
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Knowles Taylor & Knowles Fish Trout Pike Serving Platter Iridescent 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
trout and a pike.
"Knowles, Taylor & Knowles (KT&K) was a pottery company in East Liverpool, Ohio from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Platters and Serveware
Materials
Porcelain
H 1.25 in W 11.75 in D 15.25 in
"Shepherd with Staff", High Style Art Deco Painting by Schmied, Book Illustrator
By François-Louis Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
painting and pottery, was made by François-Louis Schmied, one of France's two leading artists specializing
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 13.75 in W 10.5 in D 1.5 in
"Smelling the Rose, " Classic Art Deco Sculpture with Female Nude, France
By Onnaing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sculpture was produced by the famed Onnaing pottery, established in 1821 and best known for a long line of
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid-Century Modernism Pitcher and Eight Cups Set by Vallauris Faience
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
27 x L 4 x P 9 cm
Cup: height 7.5 x diameter 5.5 cm
History of Vallauris:
The pottery-making
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
H 3.55 in W 1.58 in D 10.63 in
Ficks Reed Restored Rattan Livingroom Set - Corner Sofa, Coffee & Side Table
By Ficks Reed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
ashtray and blue art pottery vase.
Circa 1950.
Couch: 100" W x 28" H X 43" D
Coffee table: 16" H x 30" W
Category
Mid-20th Century Sofas
Materials
Rattan
H 28 in W 127 in D 43 in
American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
Beauchamp was three. The family grew up impoverished due to the Great Depression, living in a community
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
the time Beauchamp was three. The family grew up impoverished due to the Great Depression, living in a
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
American Neo Expressionist Woman with Monkeys Abstract Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
the Great Depression, living in a community house with other families. As a child he dabbled in art
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
American Neo Expressionist Woman with Camels Abstract Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
the time Beauchamp was three. The family grew up impoverished due to the Great Depression, living in a
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
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Art Nouveau Curved Stained Glass & Bronze Panel/ Window, Attributed to Tiffany
By Charles L. Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Nouveau window/ panel was realized in the United States in 1907, attributed to Tiffany & Co. The piece features a mosaic of interlocking demilune arch forms in hues...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
H 26.5 in W 46 in D 11 in
Spectacular Venetian Pink Glass Chandelier. Murano
By Mazzega
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful and huge Italian Murano chandelier composed of 52 splendid fuxia glasses that give a very elegant look
Period: 1970s
Dimensions: 55.10 inches (140 cm) height with chain, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Antique Italian White Glazed Ceramic Pottery Fruit Basket
Located in Essex, MA
This Italian large-scale white glazed fruit basket offers a decorative yet subtle and striking accent, circa the early 20th century. Featuring a white ceramic woven basket with multi...
Category
20th Century Italian Decorative Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Important Wall Unit, Large Curved Sofa and walnut Shelfs by Dassi, 1940
By Ico Parisi, Mobilificio Dassi
Located in Rome, IT
Important wall unit, a large curved "conversation" sofa by Dassi executed in 1940 attributed to Ico Parisi.
Part of a unique living room designed to commission, L-shaped.
Mahogany,...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
H 33.08 in W 129.93 in D 59.06 in
Roly Poly Polyethylene Armchair in Charcoal by Faye Toogood for Driade
By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive, reassuringly chunky lines of Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly furniture collection become even more inviting in her new collaboration with Driade. The latest line for the It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels
by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti.
A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling
Materials
Wood, Pine
Zanotta, Jonathan de Pas, Cento Sectional Sofa, Brown Leather, 1973, Italy
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zanotta Jonathan de Pas Cento sectional sofa, brown leather, 1973, Italy.
Four-piece sectional sofa. Very rare.
Italy, 1990s.
Brown leather.
'Zanotta' fabric labels and decking fabri...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Leather
Tanzanite
Located in New York, NY
Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Measures: 12 cm tall x 6.1 cm wide
Tanzanite has only been found in one place on e...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Tanzanian Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Pair of 19th century Anduse pots in green ‘emaille’ by Poterie de la Madeleine
Located in Oostende, BE
The technique of the handmade pottery in Anduse (South of France) is centuries old. The story of the Vase d’Anduze began in the 16th century under the reign of Henry IV. It is though...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Planters, Cachepots and Jard...
Materials
Terracotta
Wedgwood Majolica Dish with Strawberries on a Cobalt Ground, 1870, 12 Available
By Wedgwood
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry dish, naturalistically relief-modeled with strawberries, leaves, and blossoms, the lip with strawberry leaves and tendrils, with a yellow-glazed rim, on ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Majolica
Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely gorgeous cast iron day bed, made in France circa 1890, the deeply cast floral design with acanthus leaves and scrolls, it exudes early French Nouveau influences.
The w...
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Daybeds
Materials
Iron
A Wolf
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
The Marchesi Strozzi, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
Sale, Christie’s, London, May 20, 1993, lot 315, as by Carl Borromaus Andreas Ruthart, where acquired by:
Private Collect...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
Islamic Glazed Pottery Bowl With Slip Paint Nishapur Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An earthenware pottery bowl supported on a foot ring covered in white slip and decorated with dark brown and red slip paint. This type of bowl is identified as Nishapur ware circa 11...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Trompe L'oeil Pink Sunflower Plate by Delphin Massier circa 1870
By Delphin Massier
Located in Banner Elk, NC
French Majolica Trompe L'oeil pink sunflower plate by Delphin Massier, circa 1870, 8 inches, naturalistically relief molded as a French pink sunflower, signed to reverse, 'Delphin Ma...
Category
Antique 1870s French Victorian Ceramics
Materials
Majolica
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout in a neoclassical motif the inclu...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Vintage Composition Turkish Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage composition Turkish Kilim rug.
Size: 8'7" × 11'9" (261 × 358 cm).
A Turkish Kilim rug dating back to circa 1950. The main field features horizontal black stripes on a beige a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Studio Pottery Vessel by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A pottery vase by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick Volz. Incised with drip glaze. Signed on
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Studio Pottery Lidded Vessel by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A Mid-Century Modern lidded pottery vase with geometric pattern by San Francisco artist Herman
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Assemblage Studio Pottery by Herman Roderick Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
citizen in 1938. During the Depression Volz was appointed supervisor in the Northern California Arts
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Studio Pottery Vessel with Lid by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A Mid-Century Modern lidded pottery vase or jar by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick Volz, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Studio Pottery Vessel by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A pottery vase by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick Volz. Incised detail. Signed on base
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Studio Pottery Vessel by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A pottery vase by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick Volz. Signed on base.
Painter, muralist
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Studio Pottery Vessel by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A Mid-Century Modern pottery vase by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick Volz. Signed on base
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Studio Pottery Lidded Pot by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A Mid-Century Modern pottery lidded and handled pot or bowl by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Earthenware
8 piece Purple glass and pottery collection
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Very interesting collection of purple depression glass. One Vase is French and signed. The glass
Category
Vintage 1930s Glass
Large-Scale Pottery Vessels by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
Depression Volz was appointed supervisor in the Northern California Arts Project and supervisor for the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Studio Pottery Vessel by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A pottery vase by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick Volz. Incised with drip glaze. Signed on
Category
Mid-20th Century American Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Studio Pottery Vessel with Lid by Herman Volz
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
A Mid-Century Modern lidded pottery vase or jar by San Francisco artist Herman Roderick Volz, circa
Category
Mid-20th Century American Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Antique Floral Vases 1 Rookwood Pottery Olga Geneva Reed & 1 J.B. Owens
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
for Rookwood Pottery and one J.B. Owens Pottery vase. Both with floral decoration. They are both in
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Pottery
H 6 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
Antique Red Wing Union Pottery Stoneware Crock 10 Gallon Salt Glaze Pickling
By Red Wing Pottery 1
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Red Wing Union Pottery salt glaze stoneware ten gallon crock.
Some History of Red Wing
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stoneware
Antique 8 Gallon Robinson Ransbottom Stoneware Pottery Crock Blue Crown
By Robinson Ransbottom Company
Located in Dayton, OH
"In 1900, Frank Ransbottom and his brother started a pottery company in Roseville, Ohio to make
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stoneware
Organic Modern Biomorphic Terracotta Glazed Pottery Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
" diameter. Depression bowl measures approximately 11" diameter. The pottery is substantial and weighty.
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Trader & Kovel Price Guide Books Ceramics, Glass, Collectibles, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, Pottery & Porcelain, 6th Edition
Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles - 2010
Kovels, Depression Glass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American International Style Books
Materials
Paper
H 2.5 in W 8 in D 10 in
French Mid-Century Modernism Pitcher and Eight Cups Set by Vallauris Faience
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
27 x L 4 x P 9 cm
Cup: height 7.5 x diameter 5.5 cm
History of Vallauris:
The pottery-making
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
H 3.55 in W 1.58 in D 10.63 in
Fairyland Lustre Bowl: Leapfrogging Elves. Wedgwood C1925
By Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
technique called "lustreware," which involved applying metallic pigments to the surface of the pottery to
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Clarice Cliff English modernist Art Deco ceramic Tea set
Located in Oakland, CA
Wonderful modernist repeat circle pattern design by Clarice Cliff for Newport Pottery Co England
Category
Vintage 1930s English Tea Sets
Materials
Enamel
Monumental Waylande Gregory Iron Bird Sculpture
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Palm Springs, CA
followed in the footsteps of Austrian modern pottery exemplified by the Wiener Werkstätte, Waylande
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures
American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
the time Beauchamp was three. The family grew up impoverished due to the Great Depression, living in a
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
American Neo Expressionist "Wild Horses" Modernist Oil Painting
By Robert Beauchamp
Located in Surfside, FL
Beauchamp was three. The family grew up impoverished due to the Great Depression, living in a community
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Pair of Petite Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Vases 1 Sea Green and 1 Turquoise
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome pair of petite Rookwood Pottery Arts & Craft vases. One is sea green and one is turquoise
Category
Vintage 1920s American Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Pottery
Large Vintage Pottery Jars
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of pottery jars made in america during the depression are nice examples of the the art
Category
Vintage 1930s American Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century French Moderniste Vide Poche or Ashtray Signed by Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
:
The pottery-making traditions of Vallauris date back to the start of the Christian era. In Gallo-Roman
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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H 1.58 in W 3.55 in D 4.53 in
Horse
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
employed reflect the necessity for economical practices in art making during The Great Depression: casting
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Walter Bosse, Orange Rabbit, Austrian Art Deco Ceramic Sculpture, Ca. 1930
By Walter Bosse
Located in New York, NY
depression. By 1937, the Kufstein works were closed.
In 1938, now divorced, Bosse moved back to Vienna
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Two Blue and Red Arabia Finland Stock Jars, 1949-1954
By Arabia
Located in Delft, NL
depression in 1932, demand for earthenware and porcelain collapsed and the company started to Pioneer by
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Pottery
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
French Mid-Century Modernism Pitcher and Eight Cups Set by Vallauris Faience
By Vallauris
Located in Paris, FR
: H 27 x l 4 x P 9 cm
Cup: H 7.5 x diameter 5.5 cm
History of Vallauris :
The pottery-making
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
H 3.55 in W 1.58 in D 10.63 in
Rare Triple Rim Planters from Garden City Pottery, circa 1930
Located in Culver City, CA
Pottery of San Jose California was a wholesaler of dinner ware and pottery from 1902- 1987. This
Category
Vintage 1920s American Planters and Jardinieres
Iron California Tile Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
Iron tile table known as a "T" table (they were made on Model T rims with pottery shards in the
Category
Vintage 1930s American Tables
Materials
Iron
Rare Keith Murray Black Basalt Large Vase
Located in London, GB
the depression of the early 1930s further reduced the demand for architecture he became a full-time
Category
Vintage 1930s British Vases
Keith Murray Large Moonstone Shoulder Vase
Located in London, GB
opportunities to design vases and table wares for factory production, and as the depression of the early 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s British Vases
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Depression Pottery For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic piece of depression pottery available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, earthenware and porcelain, every item from our selection of depression pottery was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of depression pottery — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right object in our assortment of depression pottery, those designed in Art Deco, Art Nouveau and mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of depression pottery over the years, but those crafted by Cowan Pottery, Arabia and Rut Bryk are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Depression Pottery?
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