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John Leach Muchelney Pottery Wax Resist Studio Pottery Jug
By John Leach
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
pouring spout and is decorated in wax resist brown vertical patterns on a grey mottled stone coloured
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Studio Pottery Pitcher - Wax Resist Decoration - Signed - Mid 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage wheel thrown studio pottery pitcher - wax resist floral decoration - speckled olive green
Category
Mid-20th Century Country Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
H 4.25 in W 4 in D 3 in
Mike Dodd, Stoneware Vase
By Mike Dodd
Located in London, GB
Tenmoku and kaki stoneware glaze with wax resist
H29.5 cm
Category
20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Japanese Shoji Hamada Inspired Bamboo Studio Plate
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hamada and certainly inspired by him. The wax resist bamboo design is in natural unglazed red clay colors
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid 19th Century Queen Anne Revival High Back Lovers Settee Batik Resist
Located in Lowestoft, GB
.
Upholsted in an unusual muted pink and purple batik wax resist fabric, with metallic fringing on carved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 52.76 in W 66.54 in D 36.23 in
Joel Edwards California Studio Pottery Weed Pot Vase
By Joel Edwards
Located in San Diego, CA
Stoneware weed pot vase with wax resist decoration by California artist, Joel Edwards. 1960s
Joel
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis Supit Urang, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1950
Located in Point Richmond, CA
meticulously hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton, of an aquatic theme Supit Urang (shrimp clip
Category
Vintage 1950s Javanese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
H 41.5 in W 98.75 in D 0.07 in
Joel Edwards California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in San Diego, CA
Stoneware bowl with wax resist decoration by California artist, Joel Edwards. 1960s
Joel Edwards
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
California Studio Pottery Planter by James Wishon and Jerry Harrell
By Wishon-Harrell, David Cressey
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century stoneware planter by Wishon-Harrell. Green glaze with a wax resist abstract design
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Clay
Original Silk Batik W. Jagger Peacock, 2017
By Winifred Jagger
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
style. Peacock is painted with ink on silk, made using traditional batik, wax-resist printing techniques.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Paintings
Materials
Silk
Original Silk Batik W. Jagger Tiger, 2016
By Winifred Jagger
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
style. The Tiger is painted with ink on silk, made using traditional batik, wax-resist printing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Paintings
Materials
Silk
Batik Dye Terracotta Jar from Java, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
original hand painted floral motifs adding to its charm. Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Jars
Materials
Terracotta
Indonesian Atmosphere - Original Batik - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
folds.
Includes frame.
Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Winifred Jagger, Japanese Ladies, Silk Batik Painting, 2016
By Winifred Jagger
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
style. 'Japanese Ladies' is painted with ink on silk, made using traditional batik wax resist printing
Category
2010s British Contemporary Art
Materials
Silk
'Classical Modern', Stylized Figural by Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
employed a complex, multi-media technique, using casein, wax resist and random markings to create an
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Casein
Modernist Monumental Zig Zag Weed Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Mobile, AL
Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Perfect original condition. Clyde Burt's modernist wax resist
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Japanese Studio Pottery Stoneware Insect Design Vase, Signed
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
of insects which appear to have been incised with the bodies carved out as opposed to wax resist. The
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Sculptural Mango Wood Side Table, Hand-Crafted Modern Organic, Batik Detailing
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
H 19.69 in Dm 13.78 in
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis Parang, Jogja(Yogyakarta), Java 1940
Located in Point Richmond, CA
colors with wax resist; a light soga brown and indigo blue on an unbleached cotton white reserve ground
Category
Vintage 1940s Javanese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang
Located in Point Richmond, CA
imported from China. The diagonal patterned stripes design created by hand in wax resist in Indonesia with
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Textiles
Materials
Silk
Sculptural Mango Wood Side Table, Hand-Crafted Modern Organic, Batik Detailing
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
inspired by Batik textiles of Indonesia. Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wood
H 19.69 in Dm 13.78 in
Indonesian Vintage Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Indonesian Vintage Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.
A traditional hand drawn wax
Category
Vintage 1960s Indonesian Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Hand Dyed Cotton Batik Slendang (Selendang), Java
Located in Point Richmond, CA
shoulder cloth, hand dyed in two colors: red and blue painted over a wax resist design, created by a
Category
20th Century Indonesian Other Textiles
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Indonesian Batik Textile
Located in New York, NY
technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian Anglo-Japanese Pillows and Throws
Materials
Textile
Vintage Hand Dyed Cotton Batik Slendang (Selendang), Java
Located in Point Richmond, CA
shoulder cloth, hand dyed in three colors of rust brown, indigo and a dark blue painted over a wax resist
Category
20th Century Indonesian Other Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of an Udan Liris pattern of lyrical diagonal decorative
Category
Vintage 1960s Indonesian Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960
Located in Point Richmond, CA
drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton, dyed in two colors; a fine line of indigo blue and soga
Category
Vintage 1960s Indonesian Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
written in wax resist near the top, identifying the contents as double steamed wine from Jiujiang in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Asian Batik Fabric Painting – Tribal Folk Wall Art in Indigo, Brick Red
Located in Barrington, IL
.
Executed in the batik technique—a centuries-old wax-resist dyeing method—the artwork beautifully merges
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Paintings
Materials
Textile
H 50 in W 33 in D 0.1 in
Beautiful Lilly Batik, 1977, Signed by C. Powell
Located in New York, NY
selected areas of cloth before dying it. The parts covered in wax resist the dye and remain the original
Category
1970s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye, Wax
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Jogja (Yogyakarta) , Java, 1970
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Jogja (Yogyakarta) , Java, 1970.
A traditional hand drawn wax
Category
Vintage 1970s Indonesian Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a Udan Liris pattern of diagonal decorative bands
Category
Vintage 1960s Indonesian Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Batik, Kain, Hip-Wrap Clothing Garment, Java
Located in Point Richmond, CA
, blue, soga brown and ecru. Designs are applied using the wax resist-dye method.
Typical of those made
Category
20th Century Javanese Mid-Century Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Large Indonesian Burnt Orange and Indigo Figural Batik in Silver Faux Bamboo
Located in Chattanooga, TN
″ Wide x 1.5″ Deep x 43.25″ High
Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the
Category
Vintage 1970s Indonesian Anglo-Indian Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Paint
H 43.25 in W 43 in D 1.5 in
Antique Hand Dyed Cotton Batik Slendang (Selendang), Java
Located in Point Richmond, CA
painted over a wax resist design, created by reserve hand drawn canting for the frame of tendril vines and
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Pernakan Kain Panjang Batik Tulis, Cirebon, Java 1950
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Pernakan Kain Panjang Batik Tulis, Cirebon, Java 1950.
A fine hand drawn wax resist
Category
Vintage 1950s Javanese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1950
Located in Point Richmond, CA
drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a spirited phoenix pattern interspersed with leaves
Category
Vintage 1950s Javanese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang
Located in Point Richmond, CA
imported from China. The flora & fauna design created by tjaps with wax resist in Indonesia with vertical
Category
Early 20th Century Javanese Tribal Textiles
Materials
Silk
Charles Pulsford ARSA 'Abstract Landscape' watercolour Modern British Art
Located in London, GB
want.
Charles Pulsford ARSA (1912-1989)
Abstract Landscape in Brown and Blue
Watercolour with wax
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Wax Crayon
A French early Printed Cotton chintz cloak - Provence Circa 1820-1850
Located in Toulon, FR
and was probably made in Alsace. Wax-resist printed cotton for the black and green background and
Category
1820s French Visite Jackets
Antique Batik Tulis Temben Cloth Tiga Negri Indonesia Asian Textiles Home Decor
Located in London, GB
Antique Batik Tulis Kemben Cloth – Tiga Negri Style – Hand-Drawn Wax Resist Textile, Indonesia
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Textiles
Materials
Cotton
H 74.81 in W 23.63 in D 0.4 in
A Printed Cotton cloak Visite - Provence Circa 1820-1850
Located in Toulon, FR
century and was probably made in Alsace. Wax-resist printed cotton for the black and green background and
Category
1820s French Capes
Large Balinese Batik Print by Suhirdiman 1976
Located in Worcester, GB
Gallery, Kensington
Batik is a traditional Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the
Category
20th Century Indonesian Prints
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Tribal Folk Art Batik Fabric Painting Art with Mid Century Modern
Located in Seattle, WA
fabric art in long and rich textile tradition. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain
Category
Vintage 1970s Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Textile
H 36.5 in W 60 in D 1 in
Indonesian Blue & White Megamendung or Clouds Pattern Batik Panel, circa 1930
Located in Kinderhook, NY
, West Java having blue and white "Mega Mendung" or "Chinese Cloud" wax resist dyed pattern. Rare to
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Textiles
Materials
Cotton
H 98 in W 42.5 in D 0.1 in
Carl Harry Stalhane Designhuset Reduction Red Figural Porcelain Bowl, 1980's
Located in Mobile, AL
accomplished by coupling wax resist with the reduction copper glaze. The depth and scale of the bowl makes it
Category
Vintage 1980s Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 4.25 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Studio Pottery Terracotta Lamp Base by Graeme James, Chipping Campden c. 1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
and stoneware, executed using the traditional wax resist technique—a process where wax is applied by
Category
Late 20th Century British Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Vintage Javanese Kain Panjang and Matching Selendang Batik Tulis, Cirebon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a traditional flora and fauna pattern of indigo blue
Category
Vintage 1960s Javanese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
H 41.5 in W 94.25 in D 0.07 in
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis Parang, Solo (Surakarta), Java 1960
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis Parang, Solo (Surakarta), Java 1960. A fine hand drawn wax
Category
Vintage 1960s Indonesian Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Indonesian Kain Panjang Batik Tulis Pagi-sore Buket, Demak, Java 1950
Located in Point Richmond, CA
wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a traditional Javanese multi-colored bouquet theme that is
Category
Vintage 1950s Javanese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
H 42 in W 92.5 in D 0.07 in
Elm Cetacean
Located in Greenwich, CT
". Artist Julian Meredith created this print using a giant plank of elm, handmade rice paper and a wax
Category
2010s European Prints
Materials
Paper
Tall Red Glazed Studio Pottery Vase, Japanese-Inspired, David Frith, 1980s
By David Frith
Located in Glasgow, GB
is finished in a rich reduction-fired copper red glaze, overlaid with expressive wax resist
Category
Vintage 1980s British Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain sections of a textile are pigmented
Category
Late 20th Century Kenyan Paintings
Materials
Textile, Fabric
Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
and rich folk textile tradition around the world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Paintings
Materials
Textile
Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
and rich folk textile tradition around the world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings
Materials
Textile
Batik Indonesian Textile with Birds and Flowers
Located in Antwerp, BE
printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap. The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the
Category
20th Century Indonesian Romantic Textiles
Materials
Textile, Wood
Vintage Indonesian Kemben Batik Tulis (Breast cloth), Jogja (Yogyakarta), Java
Located in Point Richmond, CA
batik has a hand-drawn design on cotton by wax resist canting. The traditional ceremonial design format
Category
Vintage 1970s Javanese Folk Art Textiles
Materials
Cotton
H 20 in W 96 in D 0.07 in
Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue watercolour by Charles Pulsford ARSA
Located in London, GB
Pulsford ARSA (1912 - 1989)
Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue
Watercolour and ink with wax resist
56 x 38
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Rope Inlay Mashiko Pottery Bowl Plate
By Tatsuzo Shimaoka 2
Located in Studio City, CA
slip inlay (Zogan-Sara inlaid pottery plate) with kaki glaze, wax resist, and hand-painted decoration
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
H 3.25 in W 12 in D 12 in
Carstens Tönnieshof German Floor Vase 60s 70s huge (50cms) cloud green glaze
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Landshut, BY
'Ankara' décor in 1963 during a stint with CARSTENS; an example of the "wax resist" technique, it was
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
H 20.48 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
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Wax Resist For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal wax resist for your home. A wax resist — often made from ceramic, pottery and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the wax resist you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A wax resist made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Peter Beard, Alvino Bagni and Geoffrey Whiting each produced at least one beautiful wax resist that is worth considering.
How Much is a Wax Resist?
Prices for a wax resist can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $295 and can go as high as $4,000, while the average can fetch as much as $560.