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John Leach Muchelney Pottery Wax Resist Studio Pottery Jug
John Leach Muchelney Pottery Wax Resist Studio Pottery Jug

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

Mid 19th Century Queen Anne Revival High Back Lovers Settee Batik Resist
Mid 19th Century Queen Anne Revival High Back Lovers Settee Batik Resist

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

Japanese Shoji Hamada Inspired Bamboo Studio Plate
Japanese Shoji Hamada Inspired Bamboo Studio Plate

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

Joel Edwards California Studio Pottery Weed Pot Vase
Joel Edwards California Studio Pottery Weed Pot Vase

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

California Studio Pottery Planter by James Wishon and Jerry Harrell
California Studio Pottery Planter by James Wishon and Jerry Harrell

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
Original Silk Batik W. Jagger Peacock, 2017

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
Original Silk Batik W. Jagger Tiger, 2016

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

Two Phil Rogers Stoneware Yunomi Salt Glazed & Wood Fired Tea Vessels
Two Phil Rogers Stoneware Yunomi Salt Glazed & Wood Fired Tea Vessels

Two Phil Rogers Stoneware Yunomi Salt Glazed & Wood Fired Tea Vessels

Located in Norwich, GB

with wax resist impressed pattern and ash glaze drip interior. The second, a salt glazed Yunomi, with

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Batik Dye Terracotta Jar from Java, Indonesia c. 1900
Batik Dye Terracotta Jar from Java, Indonesia c. 1900

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

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

Black and White Bolo Centerpiece by Aldo Londi
Black and White Bolo Centerpiece by Aldo Londi

Black and White Bolo Centerpiece by Aldo Londi

By Bitossi

Located in Milan, IT

alternating pattern of black and white semi-gloss enamel stripes achieved through a wax resist technique. This

Category

2010s Italian Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Winifred Jagger, Japanese Ladies, Silk Batik Painting, 2016
Winifred Jagger, Japanese Ladies, Silk Batik Painting, 2016

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

Modernist Monumental Zig Zag Weed Vase
Modernist Monumental Zig Zag Weed Vase

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
Vintage Japanese Studio Pottery Stoneware Insect Design Vase, Signed

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

Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis Parang, Jogja(Yogyakarta), Java 1940
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis Parang, Jogja(Yogyakarta), Java 1940

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
Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang

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
Sculptural Mango Wood Side Table, Hand-Crafted Modern Organic, Batik Detailing

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

Indonesian Vintage Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.
Indonesian Vintage Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.

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
Vintage Hand Dyed Cotton Batik Slendang (Selendang), Java

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
19th Century Indonesian Batik Textile

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
Vintage Hand Dyed Cotton Batik Slendang (Selendang), Java

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.
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.

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
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960

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

Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1960.

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
Mid-20th Century Batik, Kain, Hip-Wrap Clothing Garment, Java

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

Antique Hand Dyed Cotton Batik Slendang (Selendang), Java
Antique Hand Dyed Cotton Batik Slendang (Selendang), Java

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
Vintage Pernakan Kain Panjang Batik Tulis, Cirebon, Java 1950

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
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1950

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
Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang

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

A Printed Cotton cloak Visite - Provence Circa 1820-1850
A Printed Cotton cloak Visite - Provence Circa 1820-1850

A Printed Cotton cloak Visite - 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 Capes

Vintage Javanese Kain Panjang and Matching Selendang Batik Tulis, Cirebon
Vintage Javanese Kain Panjang and Matching Selendang Batik Tulis, Cirebon

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

Elm Cetacean
Elm Cetacean

Elm Cetacean

Price Upon Request

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

British Studio Pottery, Red Glazed Vase, Japanese-Style, David Frith, 1980s
British Studio Pottery, Red Glazed Vase, Japanese-Style, David Frith, 1980s

British Studio Pottery, Red Glazed Vase, Japanese-Style, 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 Other Vases

Materials

Copper

Large Indonesian Batik Painting, Figural Design, 1970s, Silver Frame
Large Indonesian Batik Painting, Figural Design, 1970s, Silver Frame

Large Indonesian Batik Painting, Figural Design, 1970s, Silver Frame

Located in Chattanooga, TN

using traditional wax-resist techniques from Java, Indonesia—a region whose batik heritage has been

Category

Vintage 1970s Indonesian Anglo-Indian Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood, Paint

Bittosi  Limited Edition Ceramic Tiger cat by Aldo Londi
Bittosi  Limited Edition Ceramic Tiger cat by Aldo Londi

Bittosi Limited Edition Ceramic Tiger cat by Aldo Londi

By Bitossi

Located in New York, NY

Moulded form in white clay. Safari decoration applied with wax-resist technique on white glaze

Category

2010s Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art
Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art

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
Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art

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
Vintage Batik Fabric Painting Tribal Folk Wall Art

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
Batik Indonesian Textile with Birds and Flowers

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

Carstens Tönnieshof German Floor Vase 60s 70s huge (50cms) cloud green glaze
Carstens Tönnieshof German Floor Vase 60s 70s huge (50cms) cloud green glaze

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

"THE MYSTERY" GOUACHE FRAMED 18 X 20
"THE MYSTERY" GOUACHE FRAMED 18 X 20

"THE MYSTERY" GOUACHE FRAMED 18 X 20

By Margaret Putnam

Located in San Antonio, TX

oil, watercolor, wax resist, casein, and pastel, exploring new avenues, developing new techniques

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern More Art

Materials

Gouache

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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.