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Midcentury Italian Ceramic Vase Pitcher

Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase
By Bitossi
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Italian made vase. In the style and likely made by Bitossi or Alvino Bagni
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

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Ceramic

Bruno Gambone Monumental Black Greige Ceramic Vase Pitcher Italy 1980s
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
Bruno Gambone huge ceramic vase Pitcher in black and greige glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

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Ceramic

Desimone Ceramic Pitcher Vase
By Giovanni DeSimone
Located in Miami, FL
One-of-kind handled vase, hand-crafted and hand-painted by Giovanni Desimone. Great design with a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pitcher
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Bochum, NRW
Beautiful pottery jug/handled vase, Italy late 1950s-1960s. Signed. A stunning form and décor
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pitcher
Beautiful Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pitcher
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 3.94 in
Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Bottle Pitcher Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Italian ceramic pitcher bottle vase with organic floral landscape decorations. Hand-painted yellow
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Marcello Fantoni Monumental Tuscan Ewer, Ceramic Vase or Pitcher, Italy
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Marcello Fantoni Monumental Tuscan Ewer, Ceramic Vase or Pitcher, Italy In orange, green flambé
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Ceramic Pitchers by Alessio Tasca, 1970s, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Ceramic Pitchers by Alessio Tasca, 1970s, Italy
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Ceramic

Midcentury Italian Ceramic Pitcher by Guido Gambone, circa 1950s
By Guido Gambone
Located in London, GB
Midcentury Italian decorative ceramic pitcher by Guido Gambone (circa 1950s). The classically
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

French Ceramic Pitcher or Handled Vase Dark Blue Anduze Pottery
By Atelier Les Cyclades
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful hand-crafted mid- 20th Century handled vase or pitcher from Anduze. This eye-catching
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Pottery

Sculptural Decorated Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Sculptural decorated ceramic vase, Italy 1950s. Interesting sculptural pitcher shape with nice
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Sebastiani Gubbio 'Bucchero' Ceramic Pitcher with Gold Decoration, Italy, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
and slender matte black mid century ceramic pitcher with hand painted golden decoration. Distinct
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Pottery

Green and Blue Vintage Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful vintage blue and green ceramic pitcher, designed n he 1950's of fine Italian manufacture
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Ceramic

Blue Brown Ceramics Tura Ice Bucket Pitcher French Italian Laborne Quimper Vase
By La Borne Potters, Aldo Tura
Located in New York, NY
Blue brown ceramics brass ice bucket pitcher French Italian LaBorne Quimper vase Set of six
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Brass

Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Aldo Londi Terracotta Ceramic Rimini Blue Vase or Pitcher for Bitossi, Italy. This magnificent
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Handmade Terracotta Pitcher Vase by Maga S. Stefano, Sicily 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two handmade terracotta pitchers by Maga Santo Stefano, Sicily 1970 A terracotta jug made entirely
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

1930s Midcentury Baroque Large Italy Capodimonte Porcelain Pitcher
By Capodimonte
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A modern Italian Capodimonte porcelain jug from the midcentury, 1930s, with handle decorated in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Jars

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Ceramic

Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic XL Jug Vase
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unusual Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu) large jug/ ball shaped pitcher, Italy
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jars

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Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic

1980s Modernist Hand-Painted Ceramic Jug Vase by M Carbone per Ceramica Castelli
By Castelli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
decor is Dripping, it's signed on the bottom. This Jug by Maurizio Carbone it's a vintage ceramic vase
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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases

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Ceramic

Vintage Italian Clay Pitcher Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
great looking ceramic pitcher vase. has good colors, brown green and orange. marked made in Italy
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

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Ceramic

Ceramic Pitcher by DeSimone, Decorative Vase, C 1960, Italy, Red, Green & Yellow
By DeSimone
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic pitcher by DeSimone, Italy, C 1960. This is a wild design with beautiful strong colors, red
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Fausto Melotti
Located in Montelabbate, PU
raisonné of the ceramics of Fausto Melotti, the absolute protagonist of Italian art, whose ceramic
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Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Fausto Melotti
Fausto Melotti
H 11.03 in W 9.45 in D 1.58 in
Mid-Century Italian Vase, Urne O Pitcher with a Greens Iridescents Glaze
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Italian vase, urne o pitcher with a greens iridescents glaze.      
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Ceramic

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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Ceramic Mid-Century Modern Semi-Nude Female Sculpture
By Iparmuveszeti Vallalat
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By Sergio Bustamante
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Located in Antwerp, BE
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Large Ceramic Geisha Elcod, 1940 Cacciapuoti
By Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Palermo, Sicily
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Vintage Polished Ceramic Children by Ars Pulchra, Turin, Italy
By Ars Pulchra
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy. Painted and polished ceramic children, 1950s. Ars Pulchra. Turin. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in ...
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Spectacular Pair Silver Jaru Cubist Modern Nude Ceramic Sculptures Male Female
By Jaru
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Spectacular and rare pair of cubist modern nude male and female ceramic sculptures.
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Ceramic

Set Vintage Ceramic Sculptures by Freek Berends, 1985
By Freek Berends
Located in Schagen, NL
These mushroom like ceramic sculptures were created by the Dutch Ceramist Freek Berends in 1985. They were most likely created for decorative purpose but can also be used as small va...
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Menuette Ceramic Sculpture by Lore Friedrich Gronau Majolika Karlsruhe, 1950s
By Lore Friedrich-Gronau
Located in Munich, DE
Karlsruher Majolika, Menuett of two ladys, designed by Lore Friedrich-Gronau (1908-2002), model: 6397, ceramic partially glazed, marked on the bottom.
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Big Sculpture Egyptian, 1970s Ceramic Italian Design Gold Turquoise
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Big particular sculpture Egyptian 1970s ceramic, made of glazed ceramic, with pure gold bottom, signed in the back with an M, the object of chic design attractive decor.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Gold

Irving Harper Sculpture, Ceramic and Paper Construction, One of a Kind
By Irving Harper
Located in Kansas City, MO
Irving Harper sculpture. In his retirement, Irving Harper did some of his most creative work creating hundreds of sculptures mostly paper construction. In this work, Harper, famous f...
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La Bertetti Torino Italian Ceramic Woman on the Rock
By Cleleia de Bertetti
Located in bari, IT
A ceramic by La Bertetti ogìf Clelia Bertetti Torino from the 1950s. Clelia Bertetti in 1932, after leaving her job at the "Lenci" ceramic factory, which lasted about 5 years and ...
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Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Ceramic by Gunnar Nylund
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian ceramic by Gunnar Nylund: fish. Brown mat glazure, haze fur.
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Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Figurative Sculptures

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Terra Cotta Mask Czech like Goldscheider
By GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terra cotta mask of a woman. Measures: Height 32 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Terra Cotta Mask Czech like Goldscheider
Terra Cotta Mask Czech like Goldscheider
H 12.6 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
Figurative Ceramics 1970s Very Special Buddha
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Figurative ceramics 1970s very special buddha.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Figurative Ceramics 1970s Very Special Buddha
Figurative Ceramics 1970s Very Special Buddha
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
Mid-20th Century Mythological Terracotta "Medusa" Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculpture depicting a female, armless figure lying on her side, circa 1960s-1970s. Unsure of the subject, but the style and details of the hair suggest this could depict Medusa. Imp...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

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Rare Bauhaus, Modernist, Hand Painted Italian Ceramic Pitcher, 1950s
Located in Halstead, GB
A Bauhaus graphic ceramic handmade piece dating from late 1950s -The yellow wash is overpainted
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Pair of Modernist European Fat Lava Vintage Ceramic Vases, Mid-1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Halstead, GB
Italy by a studio and the other a Classic Ruscha pitcher with the vibrant, acidic color. Teal Green
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Mid-Century Signed Marcello Fantoni Glazed Ceramic Vase Pitcher
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century ceramic vase pitcher in beautiful tones of aqua blues and greens by Marcello
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Signed Ceramic Water Pitcher Ady Mid-Century Modern, Italy
Located in West Hartford, CT
Small ceramic pottery water pitcher signed "Ady".
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Italian Modern Gold and White Glazed Ceramic Pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glamorous vintage ceramic pitcher/ewer with incised design and hand-painted gold accents designed
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

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Ceramic Pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Ceramic pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1950s. Beautiful line pattern and color scheme of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Italian Vintage Midcentury Decorative Pitcher
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th-century vintage small handcrafted ceramic decorative object pitcher or ewer made in Italy
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Marcello Fantoni Vintage Blue Pitcher in Ceramic, Signed
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid ceramic pitcher designed by Marcello Fantoni in the 1940's of fine Italian manufacture
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

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Bertoncello Ikebana Red Glaze Ceramic Pair of Vases
By Giovanni Bertoncello
Located in VALENCIA, ES
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By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Pair of Ceramic Hand-Painted Vase and Pitcher by DeSimone, Italy
By DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
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By Fratelli Fanciullacci, Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Alvino Bagni
Located in Miami, FL
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By DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
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Midcentury Ceramic Pitcher or Carafe by Bitossi, 'circa 1960s', Small
By Bitossi
Located in London, GB
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DeSimone of Italy Bright Hand Painted Striped Ceramic Mid-Century Pitcher c1960
By DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
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Bertoncello Sculptural Pair of Ceramic Pitchers, Italy, 1970s
By Giovanni Bertoncello
Located in VALENCIA, ES
Sculptural Mid Century Modern pair of ceramic pitchers by Roberto Rigone for Bertoncello Ceramiche
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Fratelli Fanciullacci for Bitossi Italian Ceramic Vase, a Trio
By Fratelli Fanciullacci, Bitossi, Raymor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fanciullacci for Bitossi and imported by Raymor. Italian art ceramic two vases and one pitcher with unique
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Italian Ceramic Rhimini Blue Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful midcentury vintage Italian made embossed ceramic jug, vase or pitcher in vibrant blue and
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Italian Sgraffito Gold and White Glazed Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Bruno Gambone Pitcher Set of 3
By Bruno Gambone
Located in Munich, DE
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Bruno Gambone Pitcher Set of 3
H 5.91 in W 5.52 in D 5.12 in
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By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
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Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
An exceptional piece - this Modernist geometric shaped jug / pitcher / watering can is a must have
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

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Clay, Ceramic

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Raymor Seta Italian Modernist Design Ceramic Group
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modern assorted bowls, vase and pitcher created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, of Italy
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Giovanni de Simone Picasso Style Italian Figurative Pitcher Vase, 1964
By Giovanni de Simone
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sicilian soft shaped ceramic bottle pitcher vase with handle and spout designed and handmade by
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Pottery Pitcher by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Bastrop, TX
artisanal vases. pitchers, and animal figures that are so highly detailed. There are some small areas of
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Aldo Londi Pitcher Vase for Bitossi, Midcentury Painted Abstract Ceramic, 1950s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Milan, Italy
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Ceramic Pitcher by Marcello Fantoni
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Bitossi
Located in Megeve, FR
18x13 herisson 19x14 dog 26x8 vase h 13 dia 15 vase 11x25 pitcher 16x16
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Midcentury Italian Ceramic Vase Pitcher For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the midcentury Italian ceramic vase pitcher you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A midcentury Italian ceramic vase pitcher — often made from ceramic, animal skin and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the midcentury Italian ceramic vase pitcher you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A midcentury Italian ceramic vase pitcher is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Marcello Fantoni, Bruno Gambone and Capodimonte each produced at least one beautiful midcentury Italian ceramic vase pitcher that is worth considering.

How Much is a Midcentury Italian Ceramic Vase Pitcher?

Prices for a midcentury Italian ceramic vase pitcher start at $145 and top out at $4,000 with the average selling for $1,675.

A Close Look at Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.