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Iceland Pottery

Brutalist Icelandic Lava Vase by Glit HF, 1970s
By Glit
Located in Esbjerg, DK
HF Gilt is a renowned Icelandic ceramic pottery studio. The clay used in this piece is made from
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Vintage 1970s Icelandic Brutalist Vases

Materials

Lava

AMAZING "HEBE OF THORVALDSEN" POTTERY STATUE late 19th / early 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
HEBE OF THORVALDSEN POTTERY STATUE late 19th / early 20th Century HEIGHT 150cm WIDTH 55cm DEPTH
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Bing & Grondahl Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
By Bing & Grøndahl, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
and hand-painted by Icelandic artist Runa Sigrun Gudjonsdottir and manufactured by Bing and Grondahl
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak

Small Ceramic Vessel by British Potter Waistel Cooper (1913–2009)
By Waistel Cooper
Located in London, GB
Iceland, spent most of his career in the south west of England (where we believe this piece was made). He
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Rounded Black, White and Brown Volcanic Vessel with Lava Stone
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
create. Travels around the world, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's
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2010s British Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Heavily Textured Stoneware, Porcelain Black, White, Pink, Red Clay Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
. Travels around the world, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's and 1970's
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2010s European Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Narrow Ceramic and Black Cracked Porcelain Volcanic Pedestal Vase
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
matter create. Travels around the world, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes
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2010s British Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Black and White Lave Glazed Textured Vase
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's and 1970's Eastern European pottery with
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2010s British Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Black and White Open Vase
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's and 1970's Eastern European pottery with
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2010s British Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Black and White Open Vase
Large Black and White Open Vase
H 13.59 in Dm 9.85 in
Heavily Textured Bottle Lava White and Black Stoneware Clay and Porcelain Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
the world, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's and 1970's Eastern
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2010s British Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Large Heavily Textured Stoneware, Porcelain Black and White Clay Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
. Travels around the world, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's and 1970's
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2010s European Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Textured volcanic glaze narrow open vase
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's and 1970's Eastern European pottery with
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2010s British Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Textured Medium Vase, Cream, White, Brown and Black Lava Glaze and Porcelain
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
matter create. Travels around the world, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes
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2010s British Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Black, White & Mocha Large Heavily Textured Stoneware, Porcelain Volcanic Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
. Travels around the world, particularly Iceland and Japan and their volcanic landscapes. 1960's and 1970's
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2010s British Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Clay, Porcelain

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Man from Greenland" #12225
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
different depictions of people from the Danish Realm, which at the time included Iceland, the Faroe Islands
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Jute

Royal Copenhagen Figurine Carl Martin-Hansen "A Woman from Greenland" #12224
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
of 47 different depictions of people from the Danish Realm, which at the time included Iceland, the
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Antique Early 1900s Danish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Wooden Grain Basket with Bamboo Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese carved wooden grain basket with large handles made of bamboo. This basket is made of a large bowl closed by a lid. The entire varnished basket is carved of woo...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Austrian Biedermeier Wooden Compote with Classical Column Stand, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Austrian Biedermeier compote from the mid-19th century features a circular wooden bowl over an exquisite stand made of three elegant columns with ebonized wood capitals and base...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Serving Bowls

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Cast Bronze Sculptures Depicting a Family of Ducks with Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four French bronze duck sculptures from the mid 20th century, depicting two adults and two babies. Created in France during the midcentury period, this sculpted group charms...
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Mid-20th Century French Statues

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pair Italian Bronze Busts Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion 18th Century
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique pair of Italian Grand Tour solid bronze busts of Dionysus and Ariadne by Clodion, and bearing his signature, dating from the late 18th century. The pair fe...
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Antique 1790s Italian Busts

Materials

Bronze

Antique Royal Delft Vases Chinoiserie Blue White Knobble Vases Earthenware pair
By AK Dutch Delftware, Royal Delft, Delft
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
A pair Dutch Royal Delft vases. Tall decorative vases on an octagonal foot. The vases are hand crafted and hand painted in enchanting blue colors, blue camaieu. Floral decoration wit...
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20th Century Dutch Baroque Revival Delft and Faience

Materials

Earthenware, Delft

Spanish Sofa in Peach Leather and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa, leather, brass, metal, Spain, 1980s A highly delicate canapé with voluminous shapes and eccentric decorations. The brass frame is composed of curved tubes that are beautifully...
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Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Metal, Brass

Spanish Sofa in Peach Leather and Brass
Spanish Sofa in Peach Leather and Brass
H 31.89 in W 66.93 in D 39.38 in
Vintage MCM George Nelson 5476 Lounge Chair for Herman Miller Fuchsia Fabric
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage MCM (a.k.a.) Mid-Century Modern 5476 lounge chair designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller. Comprised of a walnut frame and fuchsia fabric. Beautiful condition, k...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

19th Century SE Asian Highly Carved Wooden and Gilded Floor/Wall Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING an EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE 19C SE Asian Highly Carved Wooden and Gilded Floor or Wall Case or cabinet featuring Hindu Gods. OUTSTANDING and VERY RARE! Mid 19th Century, cir...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Cambodian Folk Art Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Black Silk Floral Birds Oil Painting Panel
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage signed Chinese black silk panel painted with a pair of robins perched on a flowering branch. Measures: 13.75” x 0.5” x 30.5” / Sans Frame - 12.5” x 29.25” (Width x Depth x...
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Silk, Paint

Large Antique Chinese Ceramic Wine Jar
Located in New York, NY
A nicely glazed, tall antique Chinese ceramic wine jar with a wide mouth and graceful shape. From Shanxi Province, circa 1920. CR714.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dark Green and Chocolate Antique Glazed Cast Terracotta Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very large, well made and decorative bulb form jar. An antique large floor vase in spinach and chocolate washed terracotta finish. Condition: with small loss to the top of an extrusion.
Category

Early 20th Century European Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Apotheosis of Napoleon Bonaparte After Bertel Thorvaldsen, Probably 19th C
Located in Greding, DE
Small bust of Napoleon Bonaparte after Bertel Thorvaldsen made of bisque porcelain.
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Antique 19th Century Busts

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Dutch Delft Hand Painted Imari Dishes 18th Century Circa 1780
Located in Katonah, NY
These Dutch pancake plates are adorned with a beautiful hand-painted scene in bold Imari colors of cobalt blue and iron red, enhanced by forest green and bright yellow, which replace...
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Rococo Delft and Faience

Materials

Delft

Set of 12 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak plywood with saddle seats and a single bow back stretcher, set of 12. Beautiful condition...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a cir...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone, Copper

Oil on Canvas of Jackie O with Gold Leaf
By Christina Major
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Words: Now I think that I should have known that he was magic all along. I did know it but I should have guessed that it would be too much to ask to grow old with and see our childr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Alison Lousada Sculpted Ceramic Bottle Black Volcanic Glaze Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
and African ceramics, Icelandic landscapes and German Studio Pottery from the 1960s and 1970s. Alison
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2010s English Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Alison Lousada Crafted Volcanic Textured Black and Gold Stoneware Modern Vessel
By Alison Lousada
Located in London, GB
. Alison's raw yet elegant vessels are inspired by her love of Japanese and African ceramics, Icelandic
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2010s English Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Gudmundur Einarsson Icelandic Falcon of Pottery De
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gudmundur Einarsson March b. Middal 1895 d. 1963. Icelandic falcon of pottery decorated with
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Vintage 1950s Icelandic Ceramics

Gudmundur Mar Einarsson, Icelandic Falcon of Art Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gudmundur Mar Einarsson b. Middal 1895 d. 1963: Icelandic falcon of art pottery decorated with
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Vintage 1940s Icelandic Ceramics

Gudmundur Mar Einarsson B. Middal 1895 D. 1963, Icelandic Falcon of Art Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gudmundur Mar Einarsson b. Middal 1895 d. 1963: Icelandic falcon of art pottery decorated with
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Vintage 1940s Icelandic Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Gudmundur Mar Einarsson B. Middal 1895 D. 1963, Icelandic Falcon of Art Pottery
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gudmundur Mar Einarsson b. Middal 1895 d. 1963 Icelandic falcon of art pottery decorated with gray
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Vintage 1940s Icelandic Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Glit Pottery Vase "Lava"
By Glit
Located in San Diego, CA
The Glit Pottery LLC was founded on June 10th, 1958 by Einar Eliasson, a businessman; Petur
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Vintage 1960s Icelandic Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Lava

Glit Pottery Vase "Lava"
Glit Pottery Vase "Lava"
H 9.75 in W 4.5 in D 9.75 in
Sigurður Hákon Arnórsson Icelandic Volcanic Lava Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very striking Icelandic art pottery vase decorated in lava glazes by Sigurður Hákon Arnórsson
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Vintage 1970s Icelandic Brutalist Vases

Materials

Lava

Mid-Century Glit HF Icelandic Lava Pottery Vase
Located in Vallejo, CA
A beautiful mid-century Icelandic lava pottery vase. Beautiful earthy muted green drip glaze. Made
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Iceland Lava Ceramic Vase by Ragnar Kjartansson of Glit Pottery
By Ragnar Kjartansson
Located in Washington, DC
Beautiful and substantial early pottery work by Ragnar Kjartansson (1923-1989) of Iceland. Ragnar
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Vintage 1960s Icelandic Organic Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Glit Lava Brutalist Cylinder Vase, Iceland
Located in Chicago, IL
Glit pottery cylinder vase with Brutalist lava texture, circa 1960s, Iceland. Glazed in muted tones
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Vintage 1960s Icelandic Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Earthenware, Stoneware

Glit Pottery Vase 'Lava'
By Glit
Located in San Diego, CA
The Glit Pottery LLC was founded on June 10, 1958 by Einar Eliasson, a businessman; Pétur
Category

Mid-20th Century Icelandic Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Glit Pottery Vase 'Lava'
Glit Pottery Vase 'Lava'
H 9.75 in Dm 4.5 in
Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, Bing & Grondahl, 1960s
By Royal Copenhagen, Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
shapes resembling wavy movements under the sea. Designed and handpainted by Icelandic artist Runa Sigrun
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Oak, Ceramic, Pottery

Large Studio Pottery Piece by Haukur Dór Sturluson, Iceland, 1964
By Haukur Dór Sturluson
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
Large hand-thrown pot by Icelandic artist Haukur Dór Sturluson. Signed and dated on the base
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Vintage 1960s Icelandic Folk Art Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Glit Island Iceland Incised Bottle by Ragnar Kjartansson Studio, 1960s
By Ragnar Kjartansson
Located in Amherst, NH
Vintage 1960s Glit Island incised pottery bottle hand thrown in the Studio of Ragnar Kjartansson of
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Mid-20th Century Icelandic Scandinavian Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

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Iceland Pottery For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of Iceland pottery on 1stDibs. A piece of Iceland pottery — often made from ceramic, lava and stone — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An item from our selection of Iceland pottery made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made choice in our collection of Iceland pottery has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Glit, Ragnar Kjartansson and Haukur Dór Sturluson are consistently popular.

How Much is a Iceland Pottery?

Prices for a piece of Iceland pottery can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $450 and can go as high as $1,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,007.

Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation. Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.

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