John Gill Pottery
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Ceramics
Ceramic, Earthenware
Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Ceramics
Stoneware
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Majolica
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Stoneware
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases
Ceramic
Early 2000s English Modern Jars
Stoneware
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Pottery
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vid...
Stoneware, Wood
20th Century British Modern Ceramics
Ceramic
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Copper
Vintage 1980s Australian Other Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
2010s Still-life Sculptures
Earthenware
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Stoneware
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Pottery
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Pottery
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Tea Sets
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal
20th Century American Modern Ceramics
Stoneware
Finding the Right ceramics for You
Whether you’re adding an eye-catching mid-century modern glazed stoneware bowl to your dining table or grouping a collection of decorative plates by color for the shelving in your living room, decorating and entertaining with antique and vintage ceramics is a great way to introduce provocative pops of colors and textures to a space or family meals.
Ceramics, which includes pottery such as earthenware and stoneware, has had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world for thousands of years. When people began to populate permanent settlements during the Neolithic era, which saw the rapid growth of agriculture and farming, clay-based ceramics were fired in underground kilns and played a greater role as important containers for dry goods, water, art objects and more.
Today, if an Art Deco floor vase, adorned in bright polychrome glazed colors with flowers and geometric patterns, isn’t your speed, maybe minimalist ceramics can help you design a room that’s both timeless and of the moment. Mixing and matching can invite conversation and bring spirited contrasts to your outdoor dining area. The natural-world details enameled on an Art Nouveau vase might pair well with the sleek simplicity of a modern serving bowl, for example.
In your kitchen, your cabinets are likely filled with ceramic dinner plates. You’re probably serving daily meals on stoneware dishes or durable sets of porcelain or bone china, while decorative ceramic dishes may be on display in your dining room. Perhaps you’ve anchored a group of smaller pottery pieces on your mantelpiece with some taller vases and vessels, or a console table in your living room is home to an earthenware bowl with a decorative seasonal collection of leaves, greenery and acorns.
Regardless of your tastes, however, it’s possible that ceramics are already in use all over your home and outdoor space. If not, why? Whatever your needs may be, find a wide range of antique and vintage ceramics on 1stDibs.