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Bernard Leach Miniature Floral Design Studio Vase, 20th Century
Bernard Leach Miniature Floral Design Studio Vase, 20th Century

Bernard Leach Miniature Floral Design Studio Vase, 20th Century

By Bernard Leach

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

raised narrow neck and is decorated in mottled brown over cream glazes, a wax resist floral design

Category

20th Century English Vases

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Beautiful Lilly Batik, 1977, Signed by C. Powell
Beautiful Lilly Batik, 1977, Signed by C. Powell

Beautiful Lilly Batik, 1977, Signed by C. Powell

Located in New York, NY

selected areas of cloth before dying it. The parts covered in wax resist the dye and remain the original

Category

1970s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Dye, Wax

Vintage Women's Jacket, Miao of Guizhou, China, Mid-20th Century
Vintage Women's Jacket, Miao of Guizhou, China, Mid-20th Century

Vintage Women's Jacket, Miao of Guizhou, China, Mid-20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

. Worn on festive occasions, this distinctive jacket is decorated with a batik wax-resist design on the

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Textiles

Materials

Cotton

Glazed Terracotta Studio Pottery Lamp, circa 1980s, England
Glazed Terracotta Studio Pottery Lamp, circa 1980s, England

Glazed Terracotta Studio Pottery Lamp, circa 1980s, England

Located in Glasgow, GB

wax resist glazing technique. Areas of raw clay are intentionally exposed, revealing expressive

Category

Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Mid Century Carstens White Matte Sculptural Vase
Mid Century Carstens White Matte Sculptural Vase

Mid Century Carstens White Matte Sculptural Vase

By Dieter Peter

Located in Waddinxveen, ZH

"wax resist" technique, it was applied to a broad array of forms. Lava glazes were employed during the

Category

Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Mashiko Mingei Art Pottery Plate Bowl Attrbuted to Tatsuzo Shimaoka
Japanese Mashiko Mingei Art Pottery Plate Bowl Attrbuted to Tatsuzo Shimaoka

Japanese Mashiko Mingei Art Pottery Plate Bowl Attrbuted to Tatsuzo Shimaoka

By Tatsuzo Shimaoka 2

Located in Studio City, CA

were not signed). This work exhibits his signature rope and slip inlay with kaki glaze, wax resist, and

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

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

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Glazed Rope Inlay Mingei Pottery Bowl Plate

By Tatsuzo Shimaoka 2

Located in Studio City, CA

master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work exhibits his signature rope and slip inlay with kaki glaze, wax resist

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Rope Inlay Mashiko Pottery Bowl Plate
Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Rope Inlay Mashiko Pottery Bowl Plate

Tatsuzo Shimaoka Signed Japanese Mingei Rope Inlay Mashiko Pottery Bowl Plate

By Tatsuzo Shimaoka 2

Located in Studio City, CA

slip inlay (Zogan-Sara inlaid pottery plate) with kaki glaze, wax resist, and hand-painted decoration

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Elegant Charles Counts Footed Pottery Covered Jar or Urn
Elegant Charles Counts Footed Pottery Covered Jar or Urn

Elegant Charles Counts Footed Pottery Covered Jar or Urn

By Charles Counts

Located in Minneapolis, MN

, deep carving and wax resist patterns drawn from the natural imagery he saw around his studio. In

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

"The Rocker" Batik
"The Rocker" Batik

"The Rocker" Batik

By Margaret Putnam

Located in San Antonio, TX

had the vision that she had. She worked in oil, watercolor, wax resist, casein, and pastel, exploring

Category

1960s Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Ink

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Vessel with inverted rim

Category

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 Elongated Vase with a copper Oxide wax resist glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Gourd Vessel PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Elongated Vessel PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Chrome and Copper Oxide Vessel with elongated neck

Category

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

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Square Section vase in a Copper Oxide Wax Resist Glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Vanadium Oxide Pear-shaped Vessel PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Cobalt Oxide Vessel with broad stripes PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Vessel with open neck PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Vessel with pink highlights PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Vessel with inverted rim PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Vessel decorated with Chevrons PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Vessel with Pink spotting PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper Oxide Vessel with open neck PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

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 Spherical Vase with narrow neck in a Copper Oxide, Wax Resist Glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Cobalt Oxide Vessel with a horizontal band PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist chrome and Copper Oxide Vessel with inverted rim PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Cobalt Oxide Vessel with vertical stripes and inverted rim PETER BEARD

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel
Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Peter Beard Wax Resist Metal Oxide Vessel

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Wax Resist Copper and Chrome Oxide Vessel with inverted rim and vertical stripes

Category

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 Double Gourd Vase with a Vanadium Wax resist glaze

Category

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 an inverted rim with a copper oxide wax resist glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Voulkos - Tall Vase 1953 Archie Bray Period Wax Resist Brushwork
Peter Voulkos - Tall Vase 1953 Archie Bray Period Wax Resist Brushwork

Peter Voulkos - Tall Vase 1953 Archie Bray Period Wax Resist Brushwork

By Peter Voulkos

Located in Berkeley, CA

. This tall vase from his Archie Bray Period in Montana from 1954, with a wax-resist brushwork in cobalt

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Watercolor and Wax Resist Work on Paper
Abstract Watercolor and Wax Resist Work on Paper

Abstract Watercolor and Wax Resist Work on Paper

By Irving B. Haynes

Located in Providence, RI

experimented with the effects of wax and crayon. This is the largest of his works in our collection and one

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Wax Crayon, Watercolor

Peter Beard Wax Resist Vase with a metal oxide glaze
Peter Beard Wax Resist Vase with a metal oxide glaze

Peter Beard Wax Resist Vase with a metal oxide glaze

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase of Urchin form in a chrome oxide glaze

Category

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 in a copper oxide glaze decorated with ribs

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Resist Dye Quilted Indian Pillows
Resist Dye Quilted Indian Pillows

Resist Dye Quilted Indian Pillows

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Made from vintage Gudjarati Indian cargo bags. Wax resist dyed cotton with dense quilting

Category

20th Century Pillows and Throws

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Sold|$1,760

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Green Hand Built Wax Resist Spiral Vase

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Abstract Batik Hanging
Abstract Batik Hanging

Abstract Batik Hanging

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An unusual design, hand drawn, wax resist dyed artisan batik.

Category

20th Century American Tapestries

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Sold|$1,920

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Cylindrical Vase with wax resist copper oxide glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard White and Orange Vase with a Wax Resist Glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Lidded Vessel
Peter Beard Lidded Vessel

Peter Beard Lidded Vessel

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Spherical Lidded Vessel in a Wax resist Cobalt Glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Lidded Vessel
Peter Beard Lidded Vessel

Peter Beard Lidded Vessel

By Peter Beard

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Spherical Lidded Vessel with a Wax resist Vanadium oxide glaze

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase in a Copper Oxide wax resist glaze PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Sold|$2,400

Peter Beard Vase

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Peter Beard Vase in a wax resist glaze of Copper and Cobalt PETER BEARD (born 1951)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Vases

Zaccagnini Ceramic Table Lamp for Raymor with Maria Kipp Shade
Zaccagnini Ceramic Table Lamp for Raymor with Maria Kipp Shade

Zaccagnini Ceramic Table Lamp for Raymor with Maria Kipp Shade

By Urbano Zaccagnini

Located in Papaikou, HI

A beautifully made terracotta body with a wax resist repeating swirl pattern. Minor chips but has

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric, Paper, Wood

"Huellas" Ceramic Vase by Gabriela Valenzuela-Hirsch
"Huellas" Ceramic Vase by Gabriela Valenzuela-Hirsch

"Huellas" Ceramic Vase by Gabriela Valenzuela-Hirsch

By Gabriela Valenzuela-Hirsch

Located in New York, NY

Mundos. Wax resist delftware. Intricate glaze, created through multiple firings.                

Category

2010s Costa Rican Vases

Large 'Forme Libre" Centerpiece by Roger Capron
Large 'Forme Libre" Centerpiece by Roger Capron

Large 'Forme Libre" Centerpiece by Roger Capron

Located in Los Angeles, CA

grid glazed by Capron's favored wax-resist method. Can also be hung vertically as a highly sculptural

Category

Vintage 1950s French Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Sold|$2,465

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

Peter Beard A Large Slab-Built Vase with a Grey - Green Wax Resist Glaze 26cm high, 37cm wide

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

1940s Sarong Batik Tulis, Woman's Tube Skirt
1940s Sarong Batik Tulis, Woman's Tube Skirt

1940s Sarong Batik Tulis, Woman's Tube Skirt

Located in Taipei, TW

1940s Sarong Batik Tulis, woman's tube skirt, cotton hand drawn wax resist bright multicolored

Category

Vintage 1940s Indonesian Textiles

Peter Beard Cobalt Vase
Peter Beard Cobalt Vase

Peter Beard Cobalt Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

Peter Beard. A Vase in a Cobalt Wax resist glaze 22 cm high, 15 cm wide 2022 "My wax-resist

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Sold|$3,149

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

Peter Beard Cobalt Blue Wax Resist Vase with an Inverted Rim 27cm high, 20cm wide "My wax-resist

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Peter Beard Vase
Peter Beard Vase

Peter Beard Vase

Sold|$3,149

Peter Beard Vase

By Peter Beard

Located in Chipping Campden, GB

Peter beard Conical Vase in a Wax Resist Glaze 35cm high, 14cm wide 2023 "My wax-resist pieces

Category

2010s Vases

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Fireman's Coat with Hawk & Waves
Japanese Fireman's Coat with Hawk & Waves

Japanese Fireman's Coat with Hawk & Waves

Located in Seattle, WA

(wax resist) design of a watchful hawk (taka) perched on a pine bough with crashing waves below. Fire

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Quilts and Blankets

Japanese Fireman's Coat with Matoi (Fire Banner)
Japanese Fireman's Coat with Matoi (Fire Banner)

Japanese Fireman's Coat with Matoi (Fire Banner)

Located in Seattle, WA

Japanese reversible fireman's coat (haten) of indigo dyed cotton with tsutsu-gaki (wax resist) and

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Textiles

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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.