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Vintage Studio Pottery Pitcher - Wax Resist Decoration - Signed - Mid 20th C.
Vintage Studio Pottery Pitcher - Wax Resist Decoration - Signed - Mid 20th C.

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 glaze over the buff clay body - contrasting white glaze to the interior - artist's c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Country Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

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 cabriole legs united by connecting turned stretchers.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Settees

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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

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

Located in Point Richmond, CA

A traditional meticulously hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton, of an aquatic theme Supit Urang (shrimp clip) in a four panel design of a pair of matchbook motifs dep...

Category

Vintage 1950s Javanese Folk Art Textiles

Materials

Cotton

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. James Wishon and Jerry Harrell produced many fine ceramics in their southern Californ...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Clay

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, England

One wood fired Yunomi with wax resist impressed pattern and ash glaze drip interior.

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

Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to textiles.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Jars

Materials

Terracotta

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

The design showcases an alternating pattern of black and white semi-gloss enamel stripes achieved through a wax resist technique. This medium-sized piece is a limited edition reissue...

Category

2010s Italian Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

'Classical Modern', Stylized Figural by Woman Artist
'Classical Modern', Stylized Figural by Woman Artist

'Classical Modern', Stylized Figural by Woman Artist

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

O'Malley has employed a complex, multi-media technique, using casein, wax resist and random markings to create an elegant and atmospheric work.

Category

1970s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Casein, Watercolor

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

Clyde Burt's modernist wax resist pottery represents the best of mid century modernism in ceramics.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

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

Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood

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

All batik dyed unto the selvedge in two vegetal 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

The diagonal patterned stripes design created by hand in wax resist in Indonesia with vertical stripe band on either end terminating in fringe all rendered in brown and dark blue nat...

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

Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. The perfect object to bring warmth to any space.

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

A traditional hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton, dyed in three colors. beige, dark indigo blue and soga brown on a white reserve ground.

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

A length of cotton fabric used as a shoulder cloth, hand dyed in two colors: red and blue painted over a wax resist design, created by a combination of tjaps (batik stamps) and hand ...

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

The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to color selectively by soaking the cloth in one color, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple c...

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

A length of cotton fabric used as a shoulder cloth, hand dyed in three colors of rust brown, indigo and a dark blue painted over a wax resist design created by hand drawn canting for...

Category

20th Century Indonesian Other Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Robert Perot Vallauris Mid Century Ceramic Wall Plate, 1960
Robert Perot Vallauris Mid Century Ceramic Wall Plate, 1960

Robert Perot Vallauris Mid Century Ceramic Wall Plate, 1960

By Vieux Moulin, Robert Perot, Vallauris

Located in New Windsor, NY

Floral and leaf decor in the wax resist method. Fully signed on the reverse, R.P., Vieux Moulin (Old Mill), Vallauris.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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

A traditional meticulously hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of an Udan Liris pattern of lyrical diagonal decorative bands superimposed by images of flora and fauna...

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

A traditional meticulously hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton, dyed in two colors; a fine line of indigo blue and soga brown on a beige reserve ground.

Category

Vintage 1960s Indonesian Folk Art Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Batik Wall Art, Hand-Painted Textile from 1970s Indonesia
Vintage Batik Wall Art, Hand-Painted Textile from 1970s Indonesia

Vintage Batik Wall Art, Hand-Painted Textile from 1970s Indonesia

Located in Barrington, IL

Executed in the batik technique—a centuries-old wax-resist dyeing method—the artwork beautifully merges storytelling and craft.

Category

Late 20th Century Indonesian Paintings

Materials

Textile

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

A traditional meticulously hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a Udan Liris pattern of diagonal decorative bands, dyed in two vegetal colors; a fine line of soga ...

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

Designs are applied using the wax resist-dye method. Typical of those made in Surakarta (Solo) one of the two central Javanese cities known for its highly developed batik art.

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

A length of cotton fabric used as a shoulder cloth, hand dyed in three colors: the base dyed golden yellow overall then a vermillion and maroon painted over a wax resist design, crea...

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 painting by canting on cotton of a traditional Java north coast Pernakan zig-zag pattern w...

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

A traditional meticulously hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a spirited phoenix pattern interspersed with leaves, lotus and sawat (pair of garuda wings) in a ver...

Category

Vintage 1950s Javanese Folk Art Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Charles Pulsford ARSA 'Abstract Landscape' watercolour Modern British Art
Charles Pulsford ARSA 'Abstract Landscape' watercolour Modern British Art

Charles Pulsford ARSA 'Abstract Landscape' watercolour Modern British Art

By Charles Pulsford ARSA

Located in London, GB

Charles Pulsford ARSA (1912-1989) Abstract Landscape in Brown and Blue Watercolour with wax resist 55 x 31 cm Provenance: the artist; the residual stock of William Hardie.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Wax Crayon

Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang
Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang

Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang

Located in Point Richmond, CA

The flora & fauna design created by tjaps with wax resist in Indonesia with vertical stripe band on either end terminating in fringe all rendered in brown and dark blue natural dyes ...

Category

Early 20th Century Javanese Tribal Textiles

Materials

Silk

A French early Printed Cotton chintz cloak  - Provence Circa 1820-1850
A French early Printed Cotton chintz cloak  - Provence Circa 1820-1850

A French early Printed Cotton chintz cloak - Provence Circa 1820-1850

Located in Toulon, FR

The printed cotton with bâton rompu design dates from the first half of the 19th century and was probably made in Alsace. Wax-resist printed cotton for the black and green background...

Category

1820s French Visite Jackets

Bittossi Limited Edition Riedizione Archivio Centrepiece by Aldo Londi in STOCK
Bittossi Limited Edition Riedizione Archivio Centrepiece by Aldo Londi in STOCK

Bittossi Limited Edition Riedizione Archivio Centrepiece by Aldo Londi in STOCK

By Aldo Londi

Located in New York, NY

INV–1907 Bolo, 1962 cm. 12H x 35Ø x 17,5Ø base Decoro grata smalto bianco e nero semi lucido II Edizione, 199 Centrepiece by Aldo Londi Form made on the potter’s wheel in refractory...

Category

2010s Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Large Vintage Tribal Folk Art Batik Fabric Painting Art with Mid Century Modern
Large Vintage Tribal Folk Art Batik Fabric Painting Art with Mid Century Modern

Large Vintage Tribal Folk Art Batik Fabric Painting Art with Mid Century Modern

Located in Seattle, WA

Batik is one of many methodologies of fabric art in long and rich textile tradition. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain sections of a textile are pigmented whi...

Category

Vintage 1970s Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Textile

Indonesian Blue & White Megamendung or Clouds Pattern Batik Panel, circa 1930
Indonesian Blue & White Megamendung or Clouds Pattern Batik Panel, circa 1930

Indonesian Blue & White Megamendung or Clouds Pattern Batik Panel, circa 1930

Located in Kinderhook, NY

A fine and large semi-antique circa 1930 Indonesian batik finely-woven cotton panel from Cirebon, West Java having blue and white "Mega Mendung" or "Chinese Cloud" wax resist dyed pa...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Carl Harry Stalhane Designhuset Reduction Red Figural Porcelain Bowl, 1980's
Carl Harry Stalhane Designhuset Reduction Red Figural Porcelain Bowl, 1980's

Carl Harry Stalhane Designhuset Reduction Red Figural Porcelain Bowl, 1980's

Located in Mobile, AL

Presumably, the human figures circling the interior were accomplished by coupling wax resist with the reduction copper glaze. The depth and scale of the bowl makes it perfect for bea...

Category

Vintage 1980s Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

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

Vintage Indonesian Kain Panjang and Matching Selendang Batik Tulis, Cirebon, Java 1960. A fine hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a traditional flora and fauna pa...

Category

Vintage 1960s Javanese Folk Art Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Indonesian Kain Panjang Batik Tulis Pagi-sore Buket, Demak, Java 1950
Vintage Indonesian Kain Panjang Batik Tulis Pagi-sore Buket, Demak, Java 1950

Vintage Indonesian Kain Panjang Batik Tulis Pagi-sore Buket, Demak, Java 1950

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Vintage Indonesian Kain Panjang Batik Tulis Pagi-sore Buket, Demak, Java 1950. A fine hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a traditional Javanese multi-colored bouq...

Category

Vintage 1950s 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 resist technique with handmade ink to make the image.

Category

2010s European Prints

Materials

Paper

David Frith Red Glazed Ceramic Vase, Modernist Design, British, 1980s
David Frith Red Glazed Ceramic Vase, Modernist Design, British, 1980s

David Frith Red Glazed Ceramic Vase, Modernist Design, British, 1980s

By David Frith

Located in Glasgow, GB

The surface is finished in a rich reduction-fired copper red glaze, overlaid with expressive wax resist decoration. Organic brush strokes and abstract motifs, drawn from Japanese and...

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

Crafted using traditional wax-resist techniques from Java, Indonesia—a region whose batik heritage has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural treasure—this cloth is beau...

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

Safari decoration applied with wax-resist technique on white glaze. Year of original production: 1966–1967.

Category

2010s Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage African Batik Wall Art, Hand Painted Textile Tapestry Wall Art
Vintage African Batik Wall Art, Hand Painted Textile Tapestry Wall Art

Vintage African Batik Wall Art, Hand Painted Textile Tapestry Wall Art

Located in Barrington, IL

Batik is one of many methodologies of fabric art in a long and rich folk textile tradition around the world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain sections of a t...

Category

Late 20th Century Kenyan Paintings

Materials

Fabric, 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

Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia.

Category

20th Century Indonesian Romantic Textiles

Materials

Textile, Wood

Vintage Batik Wall Art, Hand Painted Indonesian Textile
Vintage Batik Wall Art, Hand Painted Indonesian Textile

Vintage Batik Wall Art, Hand Painted Indonesian Textile

Located in Barrington, IL

Batik is one of many methodologies of fabric art in a long and rich folk textile tradition around the world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain sections of a t...

Category

Late 20th Century Indonesian Paintings

Materials

Textile

Vintage Asian Batik Wall Art, Hand-Painted Tapestry Textile
Vintage Asian Batik Wall Art, Hand-Painted Tapestry Textile

Vintage Asian Batik Wall Art, Hand-Painted Tapestry Textile

Located in Barrington, IL

Batik is one of many methodologies of fabric art in a long and rich folk textile tradition around the world. It is a wax-resist type of dyeing operation where certain sections of a t...

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Textile

Vintage Indonesian Kemben Batik Tulis (Breast cloth), Jogja (Yogyakarta), Java
Vintage Indonesian Kemben Batik Tulis (Breast cloth), Jogja (Yogyakarta), Java

Vintage Indonesian Kemben Batik Tulis (Breast cloth), Jogja (Yogyakarta), Java

Located in Point Richmond, CA

This kemben batik has a hand-drawn design on cotton by wax resist canting. The traditional ceremonial design format juxtaposes the deep red elongated diamond (tengahan) on center wit...

Category

Vintage 1970s Javanese Folk Art Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue watercolour by Charles Pulsford ARSA
Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue watercolour by Charles Pulsford ARSA

Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue watercolour by Charles Pulsford ARSA

By Charles Pulsford ARSA

Located in London, GB

Charles Pulsford ARSA (1912 - 1989) Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue Watercolour and ink with wax resist 56 x 38 cm Signed lower right. An abstract figure in arresting colours.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Japanese Kaki Glazed Rope Inlay Mingei Pottery Bowl Plate
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Japanese Kaki Glazed Rope Inlay Mingei Pottery Bowl Plate

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Japanese Kaki Glazed Rope Inlay Mingei Pottery Bowl Plate

By Tatsuzo Shimaoka 2

Located in Studio City, CA

This work exhibits Shimaoka's signature rope and slip Joson inlay technique, kaki glaze, wax resist, and green trailed decoration. The work is apparently unsigned though this is cle...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

1970s Carstens 'Fat Lava Relief' Floor Vase (WGP), orange Big & Classic
1970s Carstens 'Fat Lava Relief' Floor Vase (WGP), orange Big & Classic

1970s Carstens 'Fat Lava Relief' Floor Vase (WGP), orange Big & Classic

By Carstens Tönnieshof

Located in Landshut, BY

In 1963, Helmut Scholtis introduced the highly popular Ankara décor during his time with CARSTENS. An example of the "wax resist" technique, it was applied to a wide range of forms.

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

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

In 1963, Helmut Scholtis introduced the highly popular Ankara décor during his time with CARSTENS. An example of the "wax resist" technique, it was applied to a wide range of forms.

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Wood and Salt Fired Yunomi by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Yunomi by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Yunomi by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wood and Salt Fired Trapezoidal Box by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Trapezoidal Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Trapezoidal Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wood and Salt Fired Trapezoidal Box by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Trapezoidal Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Trapezoidal Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wood and Salt Fired Tripod Box by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Tripod Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Tripod Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wood and Salt Fired Box in the Persian Form by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Box in the Persian Form by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Box in the Persian Form by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon
Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Wood and Salt Fired Box by American Potter Michael Simon

Located in Baroda, MI

He is known primarily for his salt-fired stoneware works combining distinct forms with wax-resist animal or natural motifs. Simon was born in Springfield, Minnesota in 1947.

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

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Peter Beard Metal Oxide Wax Resist Vase
Peter Beard Metal Oxide Wax Resist Vase

Peter Beard Metal Oxide Wax Resist Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Substantial Peter beard Vase in a Manganese Wax Resist Glaze

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Metal Oxide Wax Resist Vase
Peter Beard Metal Oxide Wax Resist Vase

Peter Beard Metal Oxide Wax Resist Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Segmented Vase in a Copper Oxide Wax resist glaze

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase with a metal oxide wax resist glaze
Peter Beard Vase with a metal oxide wax resist glaze

Peter Beard Vase with a metal oxide wax resist glaze

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase with a wax resist spiral decoration in copper oxide

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase with a metal oxide wax resist glaze
Peter Beard Vase with a metal oxide wax resist glaze

Peter Beard Vase with a metal oxide wax resist glaze

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase decorated with concentric circles in a wax resist Manganese glaze

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

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H 14 in W 8 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase in a Wax Resist Copper Oxide Glaze

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 16.5 in W 6 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase in a Wax Resist Titanium Oxide Glaze

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

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H 5.91 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase in a wax resist Copper Oxide Glaze

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 6.3 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Vase in a Copper Oxide Glaze

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21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 7.49 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Vase in a Manganese Oxide Glaze with an undulating rim

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 9.45 in Dm 6.11 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

PB 36 Peter Beard Conical Vase in a Wax Resist Glaze 2024 24cm high, 15.5cm wide

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Peter Beard
Peter Beard

Peter Beard

Unavailable

H 18.51 in

Peter Beard

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vessel with a coper oxide wax resist glaze mounted on a stone base

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 7.88 in Dm 6.3 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

PB37 Peter Beard Vase with an Inverted Rim in a Manganese Wax Resist Glaze 2024 20cm x 16cm

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 7.49 in Dm 5.52 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

PB33 Peter Beard Undulating Vase in a Wax Resist Glaze 2024 19cm high, 14cm wide, 12 cm deep

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

"Uzumaki" Vase by Gerd Knäpper, Own Studio, Germany
"Uzumaki" Vase by Gerd Knäpper, Own Studio, Germany

"Uzumaki" Vase by Gerd Knäpper, Own Studio, Germany

By Gerd Knäpper

Located in New York, NY

Unique stoneware "Uzumaki" vase, partially unglazed using a wax-resist method, with matte brown and beige glaze, 1991.

Category

1990s German Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 9.45 in Dm 5.91 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

PB35 Peter Beard Vase with an Inverted rim with a “Dash” Design in a Wax Resist Glaze 2024 24cm high, 15cm wide

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Unavailable

H 13.78 in Dm 6.7 in

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

PB 32 Large Peter Beard Vase with a Dark Blue Cobalt Wax Resist Glaze on a Carved Vessel 2024 35cm high, 17cm wide

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Roger Capron Vallauris French Ceramic "Diabolo" Vase, circa 1960
Roger Capron Vallauris French Ceramic "Diabolo" Vase, circa 1960

Roger Capron Vallauris French Ceramic "Diabolo" Vase, circa 1960

By Roger Capron

Located in London, GB

Hand-painted and glazed "diabolo" vase in wax resist technique by Roger Capron, Vallauris, circa 1960.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Rare 1940s-1960s Kain Panjang Batik
Rare 1940s-1960s Kain Panjang Batik

Rare 1940s-1960s Kain Panjang Batik

Unavailable

H 0.04 in W 100.4 in D 36.62 in

Rare 1940s-1960s Kain Panjang Batik

Located in Taipei, TW

Rare 1940s-1960s Kain Panjang Batik, long cloth, hip wrapper, hand drawn wax resist Lubeng (stupa-mandala) pattern on cotton, dyed with natural indigo, Tuban, North Java, Indonesia.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Irish Batik tapestry by Bernadette Madden
Irish Batik tapestry by Bernadette Madden

Irish Batik tapestry by Bernadette Madden

Unavailable

H 35.5 in W 27 in D 1 in

Irish Batik tapestry by Bernadette Madden

Located in Fall River, MA

She works mainly in batik (wax resist on linen) and also makes screenprints on paper.

Category

1990s Northern Irish Tapestries

Materials

Wood, Paper

ABA-8 Nuoveforme Madras Vase
ABA-8 Nuoveforme Madras Vase

ABA-8 Nuoveforme Madras Vase

Unavailable

H 12.21 in Dm 6.3 in

ABA-8 Nuoveforme Madras Vase

By Alvino Bagni

Located in Sesto Fiorentino, FI

The Bagni archive has provided this stunning design that we have re-interpreted with a nex chromatic palette.The design is made with a hot wax resist (an ancient technique that enabl...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Rare 1970s-1980s Kain Panjang Batik Tulis, Long Cloth for Hip Wrapper
Rare 1970s-1980s Kain Panjang Batik Tulis, Long Cloth for Hip Wrapper

Rare 1970s-1980s Kain Panjang Batik Tulis, Long Cloth for Hip Wrapper

Located in Taipei, TW

Rare but possibly 1970s-1980s Kain Panjang Batik Tulis, long cloth for hip wrapper, very finely hand drawn wax resist tampal pattern, triangle patchwork design, with each triangle en...

Category

Vintage 1970s Indonesian Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Roger Capron Vallauris Large Abstract Free-Form Ceramic "Waves" Dish, circa 1965
Roger Capron Vallauris Large Abstract Free-Form Ceramic "Waves" Dish, circa 1965

Roger Capron Vallauris Large Abstract Free-Form Ceramic "Waves" Dish, circa 1965

By Roger Capron

Located in London, GB

This purely abstract decoration all-over the piece is unusual amongst Capron's oeuvre and dates to the last period in which he produced the wax resist techniques before he moved onto...

Category

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

Materials

Pottery

Peter Beard Disc
Peter Beard Disc

Peter Beard Disc

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 12.21 in D 4.14 in

Peter Beard Disc

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

Peter Beard A Large Disc in a Wax Resist Glaze mounted on Welsh Slate 40cm high, 31cm wide, 10.5cm deep "My wax-resist pieces involve combinations of shiny, matt and semi-matt gla...

Category

2010s Mounted Objects

Materials

Earthenware

ABA-11 Nuoveforme Rectangular Black / White Vase
ABA-11 Nuoveforme Rectangular Black / White Vase

ABA-11 Nuoveforme Rectangular Black / White Vase

Unavailable

H 14.97 in W 6.3 in D 4.34 in

ABA-11 Nuoveforme Rectangular Black / White Vase

By Alvino Bagni

Located in Sesto Fiorentino, FI

The decoration features two more firing processes, one for the white background and the second for the black.The geometrical pattern is achieved with a wax resist mask that is then r...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

ABA-6 Nuoveforme Vase with Handle, Flowers Pattern
ABA-6 Nuoveforme Vase with Handle, Flowers Pattern

ABA-6 Nuoveforme Vase with Handle, Flowers Pattern

By Alvino Bagni

Located in Sesto Fiorentino, FI

The outline of the drawing is made by hand with liquid wax resist and then the drawing is filled by brush with colored enamels.After the firing a black patina is then applied in orde...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

ABA-5 Geometrical Pattern Vase
ABA-5 Geometrical Pattern Vase

ABA-5 Geometrical Pattern Vase

Unavailable

H 16.93 in Dm 7.49 in

ABA-5 Geometrical Pattern Vase

By Alvino Bagni

Located in Sesto Fiorentino, FI

Its making features 2 different firings, the first one to create the raw background and the other for the colored enamels that are applied by using the wax resist technique. The san...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

ABA-7 Nuoveforme Tropical Leaves Vase
ABA-7 Nuoveforme Tropical Leaves Vase

ABA-7 Nuoveforme Tropical Leaves Vase

Unavailable

H 13 in Dm 7.09 in

ABA-7 Nuoveforme Tropical Leaves Vase

By Alvino Bagni

Located in Sesto Fiorentino, FI

For the outline of the leaves we used a wax resist technique and then the colors are painted by hand with a brush.

Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Painting of 3 Figures by Margaret Putman
Painting of 3 Figures by Margaret Putman

Painting of 3 Figures by Margaret Putman

Unavailable

H 22.15 in W 23 in D 1.5 in

Painting of 3 Figures by Margaret Putman

Located in Fulton, CA

Creator of her very own watercolor and wax resist with scoring technique- The Putnam technique.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Paintings

Artifact #84

Caleb CharlandArtifact #84, 2014

Unavailable

H 10 in W 8 in

Artifact #84

By Caleb Charland

Located in New York, NY

Once Charland achieves his desired pattern of drips he begins the development process. The wax, which first acted to resist exposure by the candle, then acts to resist the chemical d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Artifact #1463

Caleb CharlandArtifact #1463, 2014

Unavailable

H 14 in W 11 in

Artifact #1463

By Caleb Charland

Located in New York, NY

Once Charland achieves his desired pattern of drips he begins the development process. The wax, which first acted to resist exposure by the candle, then acts to resist the chemical d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Artifact #1453

Caleb CharlandArtifact #1453, 2014

Unavailable

H 14 in W 11 in

Artifact #1453

By Caleb Charland

Located in New York, NY

Once Charland achieves his desired pattern of drips he begins the development process. The wax, which first acted to resist exposure by the candle, then acts to resist the chemical d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A french 18th indigo wax resist-dying quilt - Provence Circa 1780
A french 18th indigo wax resist-dying quilt - Provence Circa 1780

A french 18th indigo wax resist-dying quilt - Provence Circa 1780

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1800 France - Provence Large quilt printed with indigo wax by using resist-dying (circa 1780) on one side, and an Indienne with red background and yellow starry wheels from th...

Category

Late 18th Century French Textiles and Quilts

Landscape with Trees - Wax by J. Soedihono - 1976

Landscape with Trees - Wax by J. Soedihono - 1976

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape with trees is an original artwork realized by an Indonesian artist Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique.

Category

1970s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wax

Clyde Burt Ceramic Bowl
Clyde Burt Ceramic Bowl

Clyde Burt Ceramic Bowl

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H 3 in Dm 9 in

Clyde Burt Ceramic Bowl

By Clyde Burt

Located in San Diego, CA

Ceramic bowl by renown Chicago ceramic artist Clyde Burt with wax resist decoration.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"Uzumaki" Vase by Gerd Knäpper, Own Studio, Germany, 1991
"Uzumaki" Vase by Gerd Knäpper, Own Studio, Germany, 1991

"Uzumaki" Vase by Gerd Knäpper, Own Studio, Germany, 1991

By Gerd Knäpper

Located in Munich, DE

Fantastic unique stoneware Uzumaki vase, partially unglazed using a wax-resist method, with matte brown and beige red glaze, 1991.

Category

1990s German Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

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 Edwards.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic

Decorative Ceramic Platter with Faces in the Manner of Jean Cocteau
Decorative Ceramic Platter with Faces in the Manner of Jean Cocteau

Decorative Ceramic Platter with Faces in the Manner of Jean Cocteau

By Jean Cocteau

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

The glaze is a matte white, with deep red clay body revealed through a wax-resist technique. Signed ERL on the reverse.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Colorful Peacock Silk Batik Panel
Large Colorful Peacock Silk Batik Panel

Large Colorful Peacock Silk Batik Panel

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H 33 in W 32.75 in D 0.5 in

Large Colorful Peacock Silk Batik Panel

Located in Chicago, IL

Tea stained silk background with greens, blues, reds, lavender and persimmon dyed using the wax-resist method. Mounted on a wood frame wrapped in burlap.

Category

Vintage 1940s Indonesian Paintings

Materials

Silk

Marianna Von Allesch Ceramic Table Lamp
Marianna Von Allesch Ceramic Table Lamp

Marianna Von Allesch Ceramic Table Lamp

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H 17 in W 7.5 in D 7 in

Marianna Von Allesch Ceramic Table Lamp

By Marianna von Allesch

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed Marianna Von Allesch ceramic table lamp with a wax-resist glaze design highlighting stylized incised figures.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy
Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy

Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy

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H 30 in Dm 9.5 in

Ceramic Table Lamp, Italy

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Tall ceramic lamp done in a red clay body with white lava froth glaze. The artist used a wax resist to create the leaf forms and geometric center band.

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Winifred Jagger, Tiger, Original Silk Batik Painting, 2016
Winifred Jagger, Tiger, Original Silk Batik Painting, 2016

Winifred Jagger, Tiger, Original Silk Batik Painting, 2016

By Winifred Jagger

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

'Tiger 2016' is painted with ink on silk, made using traditional batik wax resist printing techniques. Frame: H 109.5cm x W 109cm.

Category

2010s British Contemporary Art

Materials

Silk

Signed Silk Batik Textile Contemporary Art Painting 1950s Framed
Signed Silk Batik Textile Contemporary Art Painting 1950s Framed

Signed Silk Batik Textile Contemporary Art Painting 1950s Framed

Located in West Hartford, CT

Fantastic large Batik art, the technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to a whole cloth. The batik wall art was made with colored dyes and depicts an abstract floral design.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Chrome

Oriental Scene - Original Batik on paper - Mid-20th Century

Oriental Scene - Original Batik on paper - Mid-20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Includes frame: 47 x 2.5 x 69.5 cm Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia.

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Palm Springs Bow Tie Stoneware Vase
Palm Springs Bow Tie Stoneware Vase

Palm Springs Bow Tie Stoneware Vase

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H 16 in Dm 6.5 in L 16 in

Palm Springs Bow Tie Stoneware Vase

By Jonathan Adler

Located in New York, NY

Patterns are masked off using tape and wax resist and finished with a satin-matte ivory glaze.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Jim Malone Studio Pottery Vase with Foliate Designs, 20th Century
Jim Malone Studio Pottery Vase with Foliate Designs, 20th Century

Jim Malone Studio Pottery Vase with Foliate Designs, 20th Century

By Jim Malone

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

It is decorated with foliate designs in wax resist cream glazes which have been over applied with a brown tenmoku finish.

Category

20th Century English Vases

Andrianna Shamaris Balinese Antique Ceremonial Sarong
Andrianna Shamaris Balinese Antique Ceremonial Sarong

Andrianna Shamaris Balinese Antique Ceremonial Sarong

By Andrianna Shamaris

Located in New York, NY

Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the entire textile.

Category

Vintage 1960s Indonesian Organic Modern Textiles

Materials

Textile

A Mid-20th Century English Studio Pottery Vase as a Lamp
A Mid-20th Century English Studio Pottery Vase as a Lamp

A Mid-20th Century English Studio Pottery Vase as a Lamp

By David Frith

Located in London, GB

England, circa 1960 A mid-twentieth century English art pottery vase, the baluster form glazed with a poured tenmoku slip and green celadon wax resist decorations, now mounted as a l...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar
Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar

Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar

Located in Chicago, IL

The product and maker's name is written in wax resist near the top, identifying the contents as double steamed wine from Jiujiang in Guangdong province.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Organic Modern Style, Terracotta Jug, Chipping Campden, 1980s Studio Pottery
Organic Modern Style, Terracotta Jug, Chipping Campden, 1980s Studio Pottery

Organic Modern Style, Terracotta Jug, Chipping Campden, 1980s Studio Pottery

Located in Glasgow, GB

This organic style of pottery decoration was achieved using what's known as 'wax resist'—a skilled studio pottery method where wax is applied to the base clay to mask sections and cr...

Category

Late 20th Century British Organic Modern Pitchers

Materials

Stoneware, Terracotta

Mysterious Indonesian Animal Batik Textile
Mysterious Indonesian Animal Batik Textile

Mysterious Indonesian Animal Batik Textile

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H 72 in W 36 in D 0.1 in

Mysterious Indonesian Animal Batik Textile

Located in New York, NY

The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to color selectively by soaking the cloth in one color, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple c...

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Anglo-Japanese Pillows and Throws

Materials

Textile

Ray Finch Winchcombe Studio Pottery Square Dish, 20th Century
Ray Finch Winchcombe Studio Pottery Square Dish, 20th Century

Ray Finch Winchcombe Studio Pottery Square Dish, 20th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

The large stoneware dish is of shallow pressed form and decorated in brown tenmoku style glazes in a wax resist fence pattern over a mottled green stoneware glazed ground.

Category

20th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Stoneware

Ray Finch Winchcombe Studio Pottery Square Dish, 20th Century
Ray Finch Winchcombe Studio Pottery Square Dish, 20th Century

Ray Finch Winchcombe Studio Pottery Square Dish, 20th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

The large stoneware dish is of shallow pressed form and decorated in brown tenmoku style glazes in a wax resist fence pattern over a mottled green stoneware glazed ground.

Category

20th Century English Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Stoneware

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Balinese Ceremonial Sarong
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Balinese Ceremonial Sarong

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Balinese Ceremonial Sarong

Located in New York, NY

Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the entire textile.

Category

Vintage 1960s Indonesian Tribal Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

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

The printed cotton with bâton rompu design dates from the first half of the 19th century and was probably made in Alsace. Wax-resist printed cotton for the black and green background...

Category

1820s French Capes

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

The printed cotton with bâton rompu design dates from the first half of the 19th century and was probably made in Alsace. Wax-resist printed cotton for the black and green background...

Category

1820s French Capes

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21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas

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20th Century French Louis XVI Settees

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Fabric, Satin, Silk, Wood

Important 18th Century circa 1740 Hand Carved Italian Giltwood Tete a Tete Sofa
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Located in Houston, TX

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Located in Rio Vista, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Sofas

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19th Century Baroque Spanish Sofa
19th Century Baroque Spanish Sofa

19th Century Baroque Spanish Sofa

$12,000

H 32 in W 71.5 in D 24.25 in

19th Century Baroque Spanish Sofa

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is an incredible, unique, one of a kind piece made in the early 19th century Spain. Crafted out of solid walnut, features hand turned legs, beautiful walnut back panels, with wr...

Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Sofas

Materials

Wrought Iron

Sofa Settee 3-Seater Crimson Cut Velvet Italian Toni Facella Sensi Della Penna
Sofa Settee 3-Seater Crimson Cut Velvet Italian Toni Facella Sensi Della Penna

Sofa Settee 3-Seater Crimson Cut Velvet Italian Toni Facella Sensi Della Penna

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

An opulent, cut-velvet, three seater sofa, by Italian architect & designer Toni Facella Sensi della Penna This sofa epitomises elegance, opulence and comfort which characterise the ...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Classical Roman Sofas

Materials

Velvet

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