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South African Clay Pottery Bowls
Located in Weesp, NL
of these pieces reflects the rich tapestry of African culture and tradition. Elevate your home decor
Category

Early 2000s South African Modern Pottery

Materials

Clay

50s California Modern Brayton Laguna Pottery African Busts Male, Female
By Ganine
Located in Miami, FL
50s California Modern Brayton Laguna pottery African busts male, female. Offered for sale is a
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Cortendorf West German Mid-Century Pottery Seated African Man
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century West German figure of a seated African man by Cortendorf. The pottery figure
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Cortendorf West German Mid-Century Pottery Seated African Man
Cortendorf West German Mid-Century Pottery Seated African Man
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H 6.4 in W 3.94 in D 3.55 in
Leopold Anzengruber Mid-Century Vienna Pottery African Woman Figurine
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Austrian mid-century ceramic figurine portraying a nude African woman wearing a grass
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Rodney Blumenfeld Pottery Square Platter, 1998
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953. Square Earthenware Platter Earthenware clay, press
Category

1990s South African Post-Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Pottery

Dish Rodney Blumenfeld Pottery Round Platter, 1998
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953. Round earthenware platter, 1995. Earthenware clay
Category

1990s South African Post-Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Pottery

20th c. Nautical Hand-Painted Trinket Pottery
Located in Clermont, FL
A hand-painted trinket dish by ceramic pottery artist.
Category

20th Century South African Mid-Century Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic, Paint

Doyle Lane California Studio Pottery Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Three Bead Set
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
Oakland Museum of California California African American Museum Smithsonian American Art Museum Huntington
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Italian African Dancer Vase, circa 1960 Unknown Maker
Located in Pymble, NSW
A double sided decorated Italian vase with stylized African female dancer with heavy sgraffito
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

1950s by Leopold Anzengruber African Woman Vienna Figure
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Brescia, IT
Pottery exotic women sculpture.
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Doyle Lane Mid-Century Modern Rare Colored Glass Ceramic Pottery Square Form
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
California California African American Museum Smithsonian American Art Museum Huntington Library, San
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ardmore Ceramic Lizard Vase, hand made in South Africa
By Ardmore Design
Located in North Miami, FL
pottery studio based in South Africa. This one-of-a-kind creation is a testament to the skill and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Huge African Watusi Warrior Sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative sculpture figurine, displaying an African Watusi Warrior with shield and
Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

African Woman Figurine Sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna, Austria, 1950s
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Vienna, AT
a sitting nude African woman with a brass bracelet wearing a skirt. Designed and handcrafted by
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vintage Ceramic Vase Jacques Blin Guido Gambone Bitossi Style Pottery MCM
By Guido Gambone, Bitossi, Jacques Blin
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
African hunters in the middle by unknown artist. Unreadable mark to the base.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Glazed Bowl Reduction Fired
Located in Detroit, MI
most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of
Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Bitossi pottery vase, Rimini Blue, By Aldo Londi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
Classic Aldo Londi Bitossi ceramic vase from the Rimini blue range. A gorgeous Mid-century modern
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Wicker, Art Glass

'African Queen' Shona stone sculpture signed by Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
By Chenjerai Chiripanyanga
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'African Queen' is an original opal serpentine stone sculpture signed by the contemporary
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Magnificent John Glick Plum Street Pottery "Scalloped Box" Glazed Stoneware
Located in Detroit, MI
most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

John Glick Plum Tree Pottery , Stoneware Mug, Deep Earth Tones, Glazed
Located in Detroit, MI
aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern More Art

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Large Modernist Ethnic Type West German Floor Vase by Fohr Pottery, circa 1965
By Fohr, Fohr
Located in Andernach, DE
Large impressive mid-century floor vase from ceramic by then West-German pottery makers Fohr. This
Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramic and Fused Glass Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
By Aldo Londi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic and fused glass pottery vase, circa 1950s Rare ceramic vase with
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

John Glick Plum Street Pottery Reduction Fired Shino Glaze Cup Published in Book
Located in Detroit, MI
aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He
Category

1990s American Modern More Art

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Urbano Zaccagnini Italian Ceramic Bowl in the Style of Picasso Mask Face Pottery
By Pablo Picasso, Urbano Zaccagnini
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique Mid-Century Modern Urbano Zaccagnini white and brown signed ceramic bowl with intaglio
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Totem 1998
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
oxides and matt glazes South African B.1953. Rodney Alan Blumenfeld creates deeply textured, sensual
Category

20th Century South African Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Totem 1998
Totem 1998
H 24.02 in W 11.82 in D 0.4 in
Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic Plate by Jean Lurçat Blue Red Green Yellow
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mid-Century Modern ceramic plate by designer Jean Lurçat featuring a multicolour transfer print of
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Aldo Londi Blue Glazed "Rimini" Ceramic Ashtray, Bitossi Italy, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Roma, IT
outside of Florence, Montelupo Fiorentino, has been an important center for pottery production since the
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Exhibited
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
form was inspired by Ashanti culture Turner observed during his trips to Africa. Incised signature
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi Vase Abstract "Glass Fused Ceramic Vase"
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Glass Fused Ceramic Vase" is vintage Mid-Century Modern. This handsome vase
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Breathtaking John Glick "Scalloped Basket" Glazed Stoneware Reduction Fired
Located in Detroit, MI
, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his
Category

1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

A Three Horse Race. 1963. Mid-Century. Equine.Jockeys. Horse Racing. Racetrack.
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
the SAS in North Africa. However, he began to suffer from nervous stomach trouble and was invalided
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

American Modernist Organic Hand Painted Ceramic in Variegated Java Hues
Located in New York, NY
. The form recalls both antique African pottery and neolithic Chinese vessels, but also appears
Category

Vintage 1980s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

L'homme oiseau
Located in ATLANTA, GA
, graduated from the Limoges factory, specializing in primitive firing (Africa) and Raku with Professors
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

L'homme oiseau
H 14.57 in W 14.17 in D 5.12 in
Ode à la rivière bleue
Located in ATLANTA, GA
, graduated from the Limoges factory, specializing in primitive firing (Africa) and Raku with Professors
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ode à la rivière bleue
H 22.83 in W 14.17 in D 11.81 in
Vintage Italian Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi (circa 1960s)
By Bitossi
Located in London, GB
captured by the Allies and imprisoned in South Africa. He remained there for five years, during which time
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Guardian, Cowboy and Horseman of the Camargue, South of France. Mid-Century.
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
the SAS in North Africa. However, he began to suffer from nervous stomach trouble and was invalided
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Surfside, FL
"Fantoni Firenze Italy Raymor". Italian Mid century modern Sculptural pair of students. Marcello Fantoni
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

after, Pablo Picasso Sculpted Wool Tapestry Rug Madoura Ceramic Sculpture Design
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Surfside, FL
Modern Sculpted Picasso Tapestry Rug based on a design for a Madoura Vallauris Pottery design. In a
Category

20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Wool

A Tight Finish. 1970.Race Horses. Final Furlong. Equine.Jockeys.Horse Racing.
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
the SAS in North Africa. However, he began to suffer from nervous stomach trouble and was invalided
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Into the Final Furlong. 1965.Race Horses. Equine.Jockeys.Horse Racing.Racetrack.
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Intelligence Corps as an official war artist in Europe before transferring to the SAS in North Africa. However
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Published
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
markings. The form was inspired by Ashanti culture he observed during his trips to Africa. Incised
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

On the Gallops. 1976.Race Horses. Equine.Jockeys.Horse Racing. Racetrack.
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Intelligence Corps as an official war artist in Europe before transferring to the SAS in North Africa. However
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

The Mother - British Old Bronze Sculpture Dark Brown Patina Albert Toft Original
Located in Sofia, BG
father was a modeller at the Wedgwood pottery. Toft trained at Wedgwood's pottery, and attended art
Category

Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Set of Four Ceramic Serving Dishes with Handles by Jean & Juliette Rivier
By Jean Rivier
Located in London, GB
). The bases of the dishes are decorated with colourful modern linear designs reminiscent of a labyrinth
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic

Sculpture Fantastic Bird Model by N. Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
Sarri in 1993. Engraved in the pottery , signature of the artist and manufacturer . The fox is part of a
Category

1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Jean Rivier French Ceramic Artist Decortive Bowl or Vide Poche
By Jean Rivier
Located in Chicago, IL
Vallauris in 1952 where he set up his own pottery while also teaching at the Centre d'Art Méditerranée. He
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Ceramic

Sculptural Ceramic Funnel Vase by Robert Turner
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
pieces. Incised signature "Turner" on the base. "In 1971–72, drawn by the power of African sculpture, and
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

"Coast July No. 2" - Multi Layer Landscape Screenprint (9 of 23)
By Dorr Bothwell
Located in Soquel, CA
Diego Moderns and the San Diego Art Guild, winning the Leisser-Farnham prize in 1932. Also in 1932, she
Category

1960s Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Ink, Paper, Screen

Sculptural Ceramic Handled Vase by Robert Turner
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
surface markings and overall red glaze, inspired by his trips to Africa. Incised signature "Turner" on the
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Sculpture Fox Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
. Engraved in the pottery, signature of the artist and manufacturer. The fox is part of a series of
Category

1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Sculpture Dove Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
. Engraved in the pottery , signature of the artist and manufacturer . The fox is part of a series of
Category

1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Sculpture Lion Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
. Engraved in the pottery , signature of the artist and manufacturer . The fox is part of a series of
Category

1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Sculpture Fantastic Badger Model by N. Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
Sarri in 1993. Engraved in the pottery , signature of the artist and manufacturer . The fox is part of
Category

1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Sculpture Wolf Model by Nathalie du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
. Engraved in the pottery, signature of the artist and manufacturer . The fox is part of a series of
Category

1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Sculpture Bear Model by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Milan, Italy
. Engraved in the pottery , signature of the artist and manufacturer . The fox is part of a series of
Category

1990s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Lisa Larson Phoenix 'Fenix' Series, Trio of Fingal, Gottfrid and Tekla
By Gustavsberg
Located in Frome, GB
exhibition, the production of the figures were by Larsons pottery studio Keramikstudion Gustavsberg. Larson
Category

1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Midcentury French Conical Shaped Ceramic Table Lamp by Jean Rivier, circa 1960s
By Jean Rivier
Located in London, GB
Aix-en-Provence. He moved to Vallauris in 1952 where he set up his own pottery while also teaching at
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Dallas, TX
combination of rustic forms decorated with African and marine motifs and painted figures garnered considerable
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Handwoven Tapestry Wool Folk Art Rug Weaving Pillow or Wall Hanging
By Olga Fisch
Located in Surfside, FL
-inspired rugs, she adapted designs from Indian pottery and tapas, sheets of native bark cloth. Taking the
Category

1950s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Handwoven Tapestry Wool, Metal Folk Art Rug Weaving Wall Hanging
By Olga Fisch
Located in Surfside, FL
-inspired rugs, she adapted designs from Indian pottery and tapas, sheets of native bark cloth. Taking the
Category

1950s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool

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Modern African Pottery For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of modern African pottery you’re looking for. An item from our selection of modern African pottery — often made from ceramic, pottery and stoneware — can elevate any home. There are 73 variations of the antique or vintage choice in our collection of modern African pottery you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the object in our assortment of modern African pottery you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An option in this array of modern African pottery is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one piece of modern African pottery that is appealing in its simplicity, but Nathalie du Pasquier, Doyle Lane and Jean Rivier produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Modern African Pottery?

Prices for a piece of modern African pottery start at $299 and top out at $19,000 with the average selling for $1,700.