Funk Ceramic
David Gilhooly Plastic and Acrylic Sculpture, They Bear our Bordoms, Station #9
By David Gilhooly
Located in Palm Springs, CA
TB-9 (temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The Funk Ceramic Movement of the San
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
$2,200
H 19 in W 20 in D 0.25 in
David Gilhooly Plastic and Acrylic Sculpture, Product Placement #5
By David Gilhooly
Located in Palm Springs, CA
(temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The Funk Ceramic Movement of the San Francisco Bay
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
David Gilhooly Plastic and Acrylic Sculpture, Chomp Station #10
By David Gilhooly
Located in Palm Springs, CA
(temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The Funk Ceramic Movement of the San Francisco Bay
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
David Gilhooly Plastic and Acrylic Sculpture, Heart of an Angel #6
By David Gilhooly
Located in Palm Springs, CA
(temporary building 9) were what was later to be called, The Funk Ceramic Movement of the San Francisco Bay
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
David Gilhooly Ceramic Frog Sandwich Sculpture Funk Movement Pottery Signed 1983
By David Gilhooly
Located in Troy, MI
(1943–2013) was an American ceramic sculptor and key figure in the Funk Art movement of the 1960s. Born
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
$3,800
H 6 in W 9.5 in D 4 in
David Gilhooly Ceramic Frog Ice Cream Sundae Sculpture Funk Art Pottery 1983
By David Gilhooly
Located in Troy, MI
David Gilhooly (1943–2013) was an American ceramic sculptor and key figure in the Funk Art movement of
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
$4,000
H 9.5 in W 9.5 in D 4 in
Ken Shores Gold Luster Feather Funk Pottery Ceremonial Bowl #6 In Mirrored Case
By Ken Shores
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gold luster funk pottery fetish bowl embellished with applied feathers at its rim created by Ken
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Feathers, Ceramic
$846
H 2.38 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
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Early Ceramic by Robert Arneson, 1950s
By Robert Arneson 1
Located in San Diego, CA
ceramics at UC Davis for nearly three decades. He is considered the father of the ceramic funk movement
Category
Vintage 1950s American Expressionist Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Funk Movement Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental Mid Century Pop Abstract Ceramic Sculpture. Circa late 1960's to early 70's ceramic
Category
Vintage 1970s American Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
David Gilhooly Cheeseburger Frog, Ceramic/Pottery Sculpture, Funk Movement
By David Gilhooly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an other great sculpture by one of the creators of the Funk movement, David Gilhooly. Title
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Nancy Funk Ceramics Hand Soap Dish
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage ceramic hand soap dish by SF Bay Area ceramicist, Nancy Funk. Finished in a glossy white
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Clayton Bailey 2 Rare Earthenware Funk Art Sculpture, 1960s
By Clayton Bailey
Located in Miami, FL
leading figure in the ceramic vein of the regional Funk art movement, as had been pioneered by Arneson
Category
Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Funk Art Pottery Ceramic Eye Ball Small Vase, circa 1980
By Robert Arneson 1
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Funk Art pottery Ceramic eye ball vessel, circa 1980.
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Funk Pottery Elephant Sculpture by Mutsuo Yanagihara
By Yanagihara Mutsuo
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wonderfully expressive and masterfully executed hand-thrown unique ceramic Funk-movement
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
David Gilhooly (1943-2013) American Doughnut
By David Gilhooly
Located in San Francisco, CA
Funk Ceramic Movement in the San Francisco Bay Area and he work has been exhibited in museums world
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Sculptures
Ceramic "Funk" Sculpture by Joe Armhein
Located in Treasure Island, CA
. All rendered in ceramic (even nails), very well done. "Funk" was a movement in ceramic art prevalent
Category
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Board
David Gilhooy (1943-2013) "Cup O'frogs"
By David Gilhooly
Located in San Francisco, CA
in Toronto and the University of Davis. Gilhooly was part of the Funk Ceramic Movement in the San
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Sculptures
1960s Ceramic Bowl by Robert Arneson
By Robert Arneson 1
Located in San Diego, CA
nearly three decades. He is considered the father of the ceramic Funk movement. His work is included in
Category
Vintage 1960s American Expressionist Ceramics
Materials
Clay
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Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4
By De Sede, Ubald Klug
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofas for De Sede, brown leather, Switzerland, 1974, set of four.
Ubald Klug designed this rare modular DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofa as a real living landsc...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
$77,000 / set
H 26.78 in W 35.44 in D 61.03 in
Hemisphere I - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
By Christian Stoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from Christian Stoll‘s body of works titled 'Hemisphere'
Hemisphere I by Chr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
$3,840 Sale Price
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H 58 in W 58 in
Artistic glass lightbulb chandelier Murano Bulb Marcantonio X Multiforme #05
By Multiforme, MARCANTONIO
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The art of Murano glass meets the iconicity of a bulb, together they give rise to a brilliant piece of furniture: a lightbulb, a chandelier or whatever your imagination suggests.
Mu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$472 / item
H 7.88 in Dm 5.91 in
Italian Murano Glass Vase Ninfea Model by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Ninfea vase designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Venini in 1960. Exhibited at Tingo Design Gallery in 2008 for the exhibition "Murano a Go-Go". Signed.
Biography
Born in San Vi...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed and Documented Gabriella Crespi "Rising Sun" Collection Planter Box
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in North Miami, FL
This oversized cut bamboo and brass trim square planter with original galvanized metal liner. This is an original vintage Gabriella Crespi piece from her Rising Sun series. Geometric...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Brass
$14,000
H 15.5 in W 27 in D 27 in
1M Marquetry Pintail Longboard. Handcrafted Skateboards from w o o d p o p.
By Emma Wood
Located in Nr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
This marquetry skateboard from the w o o d p o p studio is an example of the type of modern marquetry that w o o d p o p is becoming synonymous with. Since its inception 10 year...
Category
2010s Welsh Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
$1,030 / item
H 3.94 in W 39.38 in D 7.88 in
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Archimede Seguso Murano Purple Sommerso Art Glass Bowl
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in purple color with a cased rim in pink/ blue glass. Design attributed to Archimede Seguso for Seguso Factory, Italy, 1960s.
A highly...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Outstanding Harlequin Head Door Handle, Brass and Murano Glass, Vintage, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Architectural Italian Murano art glass door pull, circa 1960s, azure glass handle, brass hardware. Nice addition to your front door. Found at an estate sale in Modena, Italy. It is n...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$560
H 10.13 in W 5 in D 3.25 in
Red Murano Glass Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian red Murano glass bowl carefully hand blown with small bubbles inside the glass using pulegoso technique / Made in Italy, circa 1960s
Measures: diameter 5 inches, heig...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Oval Pedestal Resin Bowl, Smoke and Black Pearl by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our oval pedestal bowl is great for holding fruit, plants, decorative objects, faux succulents and specially everyone's attention. You can have it on display on a kitchen counter or ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Resin
$410 / item
H 5.52 in W 7.88 in D 16.54 in
Pair of Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Swivel Lounge Chairs and Ottoman in Curly Camel
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Amongst the most popular Vladimir Kagan designs, these Nautilus swivel lounge chairs are sculptural, comfortable and fun, and were recently professionally reupholstered in super soft...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Upholstery
$12,000 / set
H 29 in W 36 in D 33 in
Biscuit Tufted Sofa by Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi Young
By Maurice Bailey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Marvelous biscuit tufted sofa designed by Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi Young, ( It has no label). from the 1960s. This sofa is in excellent condition. It has been restored, (refinis...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
$9,600 Sale Price
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H 25 in W 96 in D 38 in
Antique Awaji Pottery Arts & Crafts Green Organic Nouveau Monochrome Vase
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Awaji pottery vase in terrific swirled petal form in green monochrome glaze. Measures: 11 1/2" high, 5" diameter. Unmarked. Excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Pottery
Pierre Cardin, “Cage” Dining Table, Chrome and Gilded Chrome. France, C.1970.
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Munster, NRW
Pierre Cardin, “Cage” dining table, chrome and gilded chrome. France, C.1970.
This sculptural table, known as the cage table, was designed and manufactured by Pierre Cardin during t...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chrome
$4,188
H 28.35 in Dm 51.19 in
Murano Glass Gold Vase Made in Murano by Stories of Italy for Les-Ottomans
By Stories Of Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The Italian duo Stories of Italy have created for Les-Ottomans a unique collection of Murano glass pieces that celebrates the old links between Venice and Istanbul.
The result of a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
$694 / item
H 19.89 in Dm 5.12 in
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Funk Ceramic For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the funk ceramic you’re looking for. A funk ceramic — often made from ceramic, acrylic and plastic — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect funk ceramic — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A funk ceramic is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. David Gilhooly, Erik Gronborg and Ken Shores each produced at least one beautiful funk ceramic that is worth considering.
How Much is a Funk Ceramic?
Prices for a funk ceramic can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $925 and can go as high as $14,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,200.
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