Mushroom Table and Stools by Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf Company, USA 1970s
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare mushroom table and stools set by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf company.
Concrete
Stan Bitters Ceramic Mushroom Stool or Side Table
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mushroom stool or side table by Stan Bitters, USA. This piece features a round glazed ceramic top with floral motif and an unglazed stoneware base.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stan Bitters Mushroom Stool, Glazed Ceramic, Mid-Century Modern, USA
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mushroom stool or side table by Stan Bitters, USA. This piece features a round glazed ceramic top with floral motif and an unglazed stoneware base.
Ceramic
Ceramic Table and Stools by Stan Bitters
By Stan Bitters
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Delightful petite ceramic table and pair of stools by Stan Bitters. A California native, Bitter's work as a ceramic sculptor was critical in shaping the organic modernist movement in...
Ceramic
Stan Bitters Ceramic Stool or Side Table 1960s
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
Low table or stool by California ceramic artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf.
Stoneware
Stan Bitters Ceramic Mushroom Stool or Side Table with Adolf Odorfer Glaze
By Stan Bitters, Adolf Odorfer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mushroom stool or side table form by Stan Bitters, USA. This piece features a round ceramic top with bamboo glazed motif by artist Adolf Odorfer.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stan Bitters Pair of Ceramic Sculpture Stools or Tables
By Stan Bitters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A nice pair of ceramic designs, with glazed star pattern. These can be used as garden stools or tables.
Ceramic
1960's Hippie Folk Art California Design Mosaic Side Table with Stone & Ceramic
By Wayne Chapman, Stan Bitters
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful hippie California Design folk art side table. Has wonderful ceramic and pottery pieces inlaid into the top. Base is made of wood. Wonderful form and design. I don't see any...
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood
Stan Bitters 'Mushroom' Table
By Hans Sumpf, Stan Bitters
Located in Merced, CA
Rare ‘mushroom table’ by noted Californian ceramicist, Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf. 27” diameter incised and vibrantly glazed top mounted onto a ‘mushroom’ base.
Ceramic
Large Organic Orange Ceramic Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi, Verner Panton, Stan Bitters
Located in Framingham, MA
Contemporary large ceramic organic form table lamp circa 2006. Very well made - heavy. Minor wear. Looks incredible lighting up a room. Diffuser/insert in great shape. Measures: ...
Ceramic
Stan Bitters Low Ceramic Leaf Motif Stool/Side Table
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Low ceramic leaf motif stool by California ceramic artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf. The top has a soft light green glaze to the leaf pattern and the trim details have a green and ...
Ceramic
Studio Artist Stan Bitters Ceramic Stool #1
By Stan Bitters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ceramic flower stool by California ceramic artist Stan Bitters for Hans Sumpf, this appears to be an earlier example and may have been part of Bitters developing technique as this ex...
Clay
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$900 / item
H 38.59 in W 17.72 in D 20.08 in
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Stool, Bar or Counter Height, Caning and Leather
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, thi...
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
LUfo Ceiling Light
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUFO perforated brass dome ceiling light by Lumfardo Luminaires. Part of our contemporary collection the LUFO ceiling light is in a darkened patina finish. Hand perforations frame ar...
Brass
Paolo Buffa, Walnut Mid-Century Daybed, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Rare and very elegant wooden daybed Varnished walnut and fabric Model created circa 1940 H 58 × L 205 × W 95 cm Paolo Buffa was an Italian furniture des...
Velvet, Walnut
$24,183Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
Panoplie Iron Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iron tripod floor lamp with slender legs and tapered feet. New wiring and new linen shade. Sold individually and newly made by Panoplie. Please inquire for current lead time. Measure...
Iron
Roger Capron, Coffee Table, Wood, Ceramic, France, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and beige ceramic tile coffee table designed and produced by Roger Capron, France, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 10.75"H x 51.625"W x 24.5"D All items ship from Hig...
Ceramic, Wood
$2,263
H 30.71 in W 14.97 in D 1.97 in
Charlotte Perriand Set of 6 Kitchen Doors from an Arcs 1600 Apartment
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Charlotte Perriand Set of 6 kitchen doors from an Arcs 1600 apartment, complete with 6 handles and 12 original hinges. State of use, small high furniture, and large under sink. ...
Wood
$1,900 / item
H 25 in W 10 in D 10 in
FIN Dome Ceramic Table Lamp, Hand Built, Green Satin Glaze, by Kalin Asenov
By Kalin Asenov
Located in Savannah, GA
FIN _November Green In Kalin Asenov's studio located in Savannah, GA, each piece is meticulously handcrafted using the slab construction technique. This ancient method of hand-buil...
Ceramic
Roger Capron Soleil Table Lamp
By Jean Derval, Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Stunning table lamp designed by Roger Capron and Jean Derval, this piece is made from ceramic and features a striking central design. Depending on your perspective, you may see a sin...
Ceramic
$14,750 / set
H 28 in W 41 in D 41 in
Craft Lounge Chairs, Lafer Lounge Chairs, Brown Leather and Walnut, Modern
By Craft Associates, Percival Lafer
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Craft lounge chairs, lafer lounge chairs, brown leather and walnut, Modern Designer: Percival Lafer Manufacturer: Craft Associates® Furniture Period/Model: Mid-Century Modern S...
Leather, Walnut
$23,230
H 27.56 in Dm 118.12 in
Rare and Exceptional 'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare extra large 'Gilda' circle sofa in excellent condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1972. The sofa is manufactured by 'Roset' the company name of Ligne Roset prior to 1...
Metal
Mod. 1206 Flush Mounts by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model 1206 flush mounts by Stilnovo. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1960s. Beautiful enameled classic flush mounts by Stilnovo. Perforated lines encompass the exterior...
Opal, Aluminum, Steel
$11,000 / set
H 28.35 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
1970s French Dining Room Set with Round Table and Chairs in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set with round table and four matching chairs, solid elm, leather, France, 1970s This French dining set, constructed entirely from solid elm, exemplifies a 1970s blend ...
Elm
Frank Lloyd Wright "Midway 2" Chairs & Table Set, 1914
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A rare early Cassina production of the iconic Model 603 “Midway” dining set, originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Midway Gardens in Chicago, 1914. This exceptional ense...
Iron
$27,800
H 1.13 in W 72 in D 21 in
George Nakashima 6 Foot Free Edge Corner Counter Shelf or Console, Signed, 1971
By George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A corner-mounted counter shelf or floating console table by George Nakashima comprising a single slab in American black walnut with two free edges, signed and dated 1971 to the under...
Walnut
An icon of modernist ceramics since the 1960s, Stan Bitters constructed rough assemblages of clay slabs and spoked wheels into massive murals and tall totems, upsizing his medium to an architectural scale.
Like Toshiko Takaezu, Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner and others, Bitters was part of a small group of American artists during the mid-20th-century who embraced imperfection in their pottery.
Working in ceramics, a material that during the last 100 years was relegated to the supposedly lesser artistic realm of craft, Bitters and these other artists made bold, chunky pieces that served as a counterpoint to the smooth lines and overall slickness of modern and postmodern movements like Bauhaus, constructivism, minimalism, Op art and Pop art.
Hailing from Fresno, California, the self-proclaimed “old hippie” Bitters earned his bachelor’s degree in painting from UCLA. He also studied at what became Otis College in Los Angeles under Voulkos — the bad boy of American ceramics.
Voulkos almost single-handedly spawned what came to be known as the California Clay Movement and flouted pottery’s approved techniques. He transformed clay into a vibrant, highly expressive artistic medium, and Bitters’ funky, fractured style certainly shows it.
Bitters later became associated with organic modernism and created ceramics for Hans Sumpf, a maker of adobe bricks and furniture in Madera.
“Known for his Abstract Expressionist style, Bitters is a steadfast champion of environmental ceramics — the melding of natural, organic clay forms, sculptures and architectural elements into urban spaces to complement, transform and elevate their surroundings,” says Greg Nielson, of Dwell Floor Five, in Studio City, California.
With their sputtery glazes and graffiti-esque glyphs, Bitters’s works exude raw, countercultural energy.
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