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Stan Bitters Pots

Vintage Stan Bitters Hans Stumpf Hose Pot California Modern c. 1970's
By Stan Bitters
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Mid Century, California Modern garden hose pot, by noted potter Stan Bitters, for Hans
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments

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Clay

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Stan Bitters Thumb Pots
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Based in Fresno, CA, Stan Bitters is a maverick sculptor and ceramist who helped define modernist
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Ceramic, Clay

Stan Bitters Thumb Pots
Stan Bitters Thumb Pots
H 36 in W 20 in D 20 in
Pair of Stan Bitters Scrape Pots
By Stan Bitters
Located in Tucson, AZ
Pair of Stan Bitters scrape pots for Han Sump pf Company. Great vintage condition. Wonderful
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Clay

Stan Bitters Thumb Pot for Hans Sumpf
By Stan Bitters
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Fantastic and rare mid century planter pot by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf, executed in "thumb
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Clay

Stan Bitters Thumb Pot for Hans Sumpf
Stan Bitters Thumb Pot for Hans Sumpf
H 7.25 in W 12 in D 12 in
Stan Bitters Studio Hose Pot for Hans Sumpf, 1960s
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early studio made garden hose pot by California artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf, great color and
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Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Garden Ornaments

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Ceramic

Pair of Stan Bitters Thumbpots
By Stan Bitters
Located in Tucson, AZ
Pair of Stan Bitters thump pots. Hans Sump pf co. handmade clay pots. In great vintage condition
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Large Pot by Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Large Pot by Stan Bitters. This piece is signed.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Hand Coiled Thumbprint Pot by Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand coiled thumbprint pot by Stan Bitters.
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Ceramic

Stan Bitters Scratch Pot for Hans Sumpf
By Stan Bitters
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This Stan Bitters Scratch Pot is a striking piece of functional art, embodying the essence of mid
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

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Ceramic

3 Large Scale Stan Bitters Ceramic Pots
By Stan Bitters
Located in Phoenix, AZ
3 large scale ceramic vessels by Stan Bitters circa early 1970's. These earthenware thumb pots are
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

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Ceramic

Hand Thrown Hans Sumf Pot Attributed to Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand thrown Hans Sumf pot attributed to Stan Bitters.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Ceramic

Stan Bitters Early and Large Stoneware Thumb Pot, 1970
By Stan Bitters
Located in Coronado, CA
An early and large stoneware "Thumb" pot made by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf circa 1970. This
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Vintage 1970s American Primitive Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

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Stoneware

Stan Bitters Large Ceramic Clay 'Thumb Pot' Planter, Signed
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
We are excited to present this 21.5" D Thumbprint" planter by Stan Bitters. This thick- walled pot
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic, Clay

California Modernist Sculptor, Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Thumb Pot Planter
By Stan Bitters
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Hand crafted modernist sculptural outdoor garden thumb pot designed by Stan Bitters. Signed inside
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Modernist Sculptor, Stan Bitters Large Thumb Pot Planter, Signed Hans Sumpf
By Stan Bitters
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Hand crafted modernist sculptural outdoor garden thumb pot designed by Stan Bitters. Signed inside
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Clay

California Ceramic Artist Stan Bitters Garden Hose Pot for Hans Sumpf, 1970s
By Stan Bitters
Located in Oakland, CA
Adobe hose pot designed by California artist Stan Bitters, made with a special formulation of adobe
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Clay

2 Stan Bitters Designed Thumb Pots Fabricated by Sam Trujillo for Ceramic Design
By Stan Bitters
Located in Dallas, TX
Two Stan Bitters Designed Thumbprint pots made by Sam Trujillo for Ceramic Design. California
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Ceramic

Stan Bitters Scratch Pot for Hans Sumpf
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
These original large scale Stan Bitters ceramic Scratch pots have a presence that embodies the
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

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Clay

Stan Bitters Hose Pot for Hans Sumpf
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round hand formed pot by California artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf, c.1970s, USA. This clay pot
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Garden Ornaments

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Hand Thrown Hans Sumpf Pot Attributed to Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand thrown Hans Sumpf pot attributed to Stan Bitters.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Ceramic

Stan Bitters Ceramic Garden Hose Holder Pot for Hans Sumpf
By Stan Bitters, Hans Sumpf
Located in Oakland, CA
Ceramic garden hose holder pot in red clay designed by California ceramic artist Stan Bitters known
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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Ceramic

Stan Bitters Ceramic Thumb Pot Planter for Hans Sumpf with Original Saucer
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Dallas, TX
Exceptionally well preserved Stan Bitters thumb pot planter for Hans Sumpf. No cracks or chips
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Mid-20th Century Saint Pierre and Miquelon Mid-Century Modern Planters a...

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Ceramic

Stan Bitters Large Glazed Ceramic Clay 'Thumb Pot' Planter, Signed, c. 1970
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large 18" diameter 'Thumb Pot' glazed ceramic clay planter is by Stan Bitters, circa 1970 and
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Stan Bitters Large 24" Glazed Ceramic Clay 'Thumb Pot' Planter, Signed, c. 1970
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This incredibly large 24" diameter 'Thumb Pot' glazed ceramic clay planter is by Stan Bitters
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Stan & Ruth Walters Huge Ceramic Pot Mid-Century Modern Vessel Studio AP Pottery
By Claude Conover, Stan Bitters
Located in Hyattsville, MD
. The Walters exhibited at the Syracuse Nationals in 1966. This pot is signed Walters with Stan
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Hand thrown Stan Bitters Pots
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Stan Bitters hand thrown sgraffito glaze bisque pots, signed and dated, with holes drilled
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21st Century and Contemporary American Planters and Jardinieres

Pair of Hand thrown Stan Bitters Pots
Pair of Hand thrown Stan Bitters Pots
H 22 in W 20.75 in D 13 in
Stan Bitters Thumb Pot, 1960s
By Stan Bitters
Located in Berkeley, CA
Early thumb pot planter by Stan Bitters, circa 1960s, California. Signed.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Stan Bitters Large Scratch Pots
By Stan Bitters
Located in Berkeley, CA
Stunning pair of large scratch planters designed by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf. Both pots signed.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Stan Bitters Thumb Pot Planter
By Stan Bitters
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Rare mid century modernist planter and tray designed by Fresno, CA artist Stan Bitters (produced by
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

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Ceramic

Stan Bitters Thumb Pot Planter
Stan Bitters Thumb Pot Planter
H 8 in W 12 in D 12 in
Pair of Stan Bitters, Hans Sumpf Scrape Pots
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These original large scale Stan Bitters ceramic scrape pots have a presence that embodies the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Modernist Sculptor, Stan Bitters Large Thumb Pot Planter, Signed Hans Sumpf
By Stan Bitters
Located in Culver City, CA
Handcrafted Modernist sculptural outdoor garden thumb pot designed by Stan Bitters.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

1960s Ceramic Vessel by Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
Large and impressive ceramic planter by California artist, Stan Bitters. Classic thumb pot top and
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Pair of Stan Bitters Scrape Pots
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Stan Bitters Scrape Pots These original large scale Stan Bitters ceramic Scrape pots
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Pair of Stan Bitters Thumb Pots
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These original large scale Stan Bitters ceramic thumb pots have a presence that embodies the
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Stan Bitters Ceramic Scrape Pot, 1970s
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original large-scale Stan Bitters ceramic scrape pot has a presence that embodies the
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Rare Large-Scale Stan Bitters Thumb Pot
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
At 28.5 diameter and 16" high this original large-scale Stan Bitters ceramic thumb pot is an
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Mid-Century Modern American Pair of Stan Bitters Hans Sumpf Thumb Pot Planters
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Culver City, CA
Mid-Century Modern American pair of Stan Bitters Hans Sumpf thumb pot planters Measures: 21" D x
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Mid-20th Century American Planters and Jardinieres

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Terracotta

Massive Stan Bitters Thumb Pot
Located in Berkeley, CA
Massive Stan Bitters Thumb Pot for Hans Sumpf . Signed
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Vintage 1970s Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Stan Bitters Handmade Thumb Pot
Located in Culver City, CA
This Stan Bitters thumb pot features a rarely seen Stan Bitters Clovis California stamp on the
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Stan Bitters Handmade Thumb Pot
Stan Bitters Handmade Thumb Pot
H 16 in W 18 in D 18 in
Large Footed Ceramic Pot by Stan Bitters
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A wheel thrown and incised, glazed ceramic chalice form circa 1961-1962. Signed underneath. Bitters
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20th Century American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A Stoneware Ceramic Pinch Pot by Stan Bitters
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A beautiful thumb pot or pinch pot in raw stoneware by Stan Bitters. This is an original pot from
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Large scale hand thrown"Push Pot" by Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stan Bitters. Called a "Push Pot", with very thick walls and is marked on the inside and glazed on the
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

Cylindrical earthenware vessel by Stan Bitters
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Fantastic hand thrown earthenware pinch pot by Stan Bitters.
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Earthenware

Set of Three Push Pots by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shortly after graduating from UCLA with a major in painting and drawing, Stan was hired by the Hans
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Vintage 1960s American Pottery

one off Massive Hand Thrown Pot Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This piece is documented in the 1964 Hans Sumpf catalog, and Stan recolects only making the one.
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Vintage 1960s American Pottery

Hans Sumpf Hand Built Terracotta Stan Bitters Design, circa 1970
Located in Culver City, CA
Traditional un-glazed terracotta Stan Bitters designed thumb pot, hand built by Hans Sumpf. Created
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Large Collection of Architectural Pottery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
/> White round on stand-Sold Stan Bitters thumbprint pot-$900 now $450
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Vintage 1950s American Planters and Jardinieres

Stan Bitters Pottery Stoneware Ceramic Pot
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage 1960s studio ceramic pot by Stan Bitters. In excellent condition.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Hans Sumpf Garden Hose Pots, Designed by Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Pair of Hans Sumpf garden hose pots designed by Stan Bitters.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

Stan Bitters Handmade Thumb Pot
Located in Culver City, CA
This Stan Bitters Thumb pot is a stand out for its rarely seen top rim, chunky texture and unique
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Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres

Stan Bitters Handmade Thumb Pot
Stan Bitters Handmade Thumb Pot
H 16 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
California Stoneware Hose Pots by Hans Sumpf
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three hose pots for Hans Sumpf. Very nice condition. Measures: 21" diameter x 8"
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

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Stan Bitters Pots For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of stan bitters pots for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct stan bitters pots — often made from ceramic, clay and terracotta — can elevate any home. Stan bitters pots have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Stan bitters pots bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made stan bitters pots over the years, but those made by Stan Bitters and Hans Sumpf Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Stan Bitters Pots?

Prices for stan bitters pots start at $850 and top out at $6,720 with the average selling for $2,700.