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Matteo Thun Whimsical Memphis Tea Pot
By Matteo Thun
Located in New York, NY
Tea Pot “Columbina Superba”
Designed for Alessio Sarri, Sesto Fiorentino
Printed to underside “MTH 020”.
Object # 3174
Literature: Barbara Radice, Memphis, Munich, 1988, p. 165 (...
Category
20th Century Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique English Majolica Whimsical Figural Cannibalistic Fish Teapot
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique teapot is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Art Deco style. The teapot is composed of majolica a...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Celia Handmade Whimsical Ceramic Teacups, set of 2 from Portugal
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Whimsical teacups for your favorite brew
Take your morning routine to a new level of style with
Category
2010s Portuguese Rustic Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Pair of Fish Italian Ceramic salt & Pepper shakers Gold &Silver Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical set of salt & Pepper fishes in porcelain gold and silver finish circa 1990's , made in
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 1.5 in W 4 in D 1.5 in
Stig Lindberg Set of 10 Unique Ceramics in Brown Glazed Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 10.04 in Dm 3.55 in
Stig Lindberg Set of 10 Unique Ceramics in Brown Glazed Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 10.04 in Dm 3.55 in
Whimsical Ceramic Pink and Green Spring Theme Platter Made in Portugal
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical round ceramic platter made in Portugal. The decorative plate is decorative in whimsical
Category
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Ceramics by Stig Lindberg, Midcentury Scandinavian, 1950, Black & White "Domino"
By Stig Lindberg
Located in New York, NY
design, painting, illustration, glassblowing and ceramics. His whimsical post war studio ceramics
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
H 1.75 in W 8 in D 8 in
Ceramic Bowl by Stig Lindberg, Sweden, Red, Brown & White Striped, C 1950
By Stig Lindberg
Located in New York, NY
, painting, illustration, glassblowing and ceramics. His whimsical postwar studio ceramics produced by
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 3.25 in W 6.25 in D 5.75 in
Ceramic Bowl by Stig Lindberg, Sweden, Red & White Striped, Signed, C 1950
By Stig Lindberg
Located in New York, NY
, painting, illustration, glassblowing and ceramics. His whimsical postwar studio ceramics produced by
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 3.25 in W 6.25 in D 5.75 in
Ceramic bowl by Stig Lindberg Mid Century Swedish Design C 1950 Faience Bowl
By Stig Lindberg
Located in Boden, SE
design,textile design, painting,illustration,glassblowing and ceramics.
His whimsical Postwar studio
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Faience
H 2.76 in W 6.7 in D 7.09 in
Stig Lindberg Unique Tray in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1973
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Forest, BE
important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Faience Vase by Stig Lindberg
By Stig Lindberg
Located in Berlin, BE
Sweden's most important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Faience
Stig Lindberg Unique Vase in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1964
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Unique Vase in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1968
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Unique huge bowl vase in black Glaze Tenmoku handmade Sweden 1977
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Forest, BE
important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Unique Huge bowl vase in black Glaze Tenmoku handmade Sweden 1977
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 9.85 in Dm 12.21 in
Stig Lindberg Unique Vase in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1970
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long career with
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Unique Vase in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1970
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Forest, BE
important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Unique Vase in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1969
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Unique Vase in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1978
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Forest, BE
important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Unique Vase in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Forest, BE
most important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bowl by Stig Lindberg Midcentury Scandinavian Design, C 1950, Faience
By Stig Lindberg
Located in New York, NY
, painting, illustration, glassblowing and ceramics. His whimsical Postwar studio ceramics produced by
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Faience, Ceramic
H 1.5 in W 12 in D 8 in
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Ruby Lustre Butterfly Box
By Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, Wedgwood, Daisy Makeig-Jones
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
-Jones created whimsical and unique ceramics for Wedgwood in the beginning of the 20th century. Her
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain
"Whimsical Hearts" Marilee Hall
By Marilee Hall
Located in Cookeville, TN
Everyone needs hearts in their home! This is a colorful bowl of yellow, orange, red and green with hearts flowing over the surface. Green vines twine amongst the hearts. The bowl is ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Whimsical Vase Sculpture by Marilee Hall
By Marilee Hall
Located in Cookeville, TN
Marilee Hall is well known for her whimsical pottery. She has used vibrant colors on this unusual
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Whimsical and Colorful Italian Ceramic Cat Figure/Vase
Located in Mount Penn, PA
Adorable 1950s ceramic cat figure/vase made in Italy, hand-painted with a sweet expression and polka dot bowtie. This great cat would be perfect in any feline loving interior. Signed...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Collection of Six Whimsical Ceramic Plates by A. Rosa for San Polo
By San Polo
Located in Chicago, IL
Each wonderfully hand-painted plate shows a jester in some form of happiness.
Quite fun to look at, even the reverse side is thoughtful and brings a smile. These would be fabulous o...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Robj Decanters
By ROBJ
Located in San Francisco, CA
Perfect for an ecclesiastical bar!
Priced individually.
Priced individually.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Barware
SMALL WHIMSICAL TEAPOT BY PETER SHIRE.
Located in New York, NY
Small whimsical teapot by PETER SHIRE. The bottom is embossed with the letters EXP and 1979 A.D
Category
Vintage 1970s American Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Sun Sculpture by Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
This sculpture on stand is from a unique series of 10 different 'happy faces' designed and created exclusively for Guéridon by Mr. Capron.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Ceramics
Whimsical Stig Lindberg Faience Cache Pot for Gustavsberg
Located in Miami, FL
whimsical shape.
Marked with G Studio hand signature, F.14 & painter's mark.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Whimsical Italian White Ceramic Pottery Centrepieces Bowls
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderfully designed pair of circular accessories or centrepieces having bases with three elephants with raised trunks that support the bowls above.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Stig Lindberg Set of 3 Unique Ceramics in Brown Glazed Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Set of 4 Unique Ceramics in Brown Glazed Made by Hand Sweden 60s
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Figural Porcelain Large Footed Cup Artist Signed I. Zaytceva
By Irina Zaytceva
Located in Montreal, QC
, as well as the finer grain it offered as opposed to other ceramics. Irina developed several unique
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Porcelain
A 'Löja' Earthenware Bowl by Stig Lindberg
By Stig Lindberg
Located in Berlin, BE
Sweden's most important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Faience
Whimsical Ceramic Scenic Plate Signed Leslie Johnson
By Royal Doulton
Located in Norwood, NJ
whimsical but retaining the detail and discipline he was noted for right down to the jesters mock scepter.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Whimsical Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic Figure, Le Murier
By Le Murier
Located in London, GB
Whimsical, French ceramic sculpture, signed to base, Le Murier.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Jaru Silver Dog Ceramic Sculpture, Cubism, Mid-Century Modern
By Jaru
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fun and whimsical silvered ceramic dog sculpture made by Jaru in the 1970s. This is the first time
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Whimsical Mackenzie Child's Hand Painted Majolica Turtle Tureen with Spoon
By Mackenzie Childs
Located in Tustin, CA
Very whimsical and imaginative, handmade and hand painted designer Mackenzie-Child’s richly
Category
20th Century American Other Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Earthenware
Whimsical Blue Boy and Girl Two Faced Sculpture Master Artisan Eva Fritz-Lindner
Located in South Burlington, VT
A whimsical handmade and hand painted glazed pottery boy and girl two faced Janus pottery sculpture
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
H 5.5 in W 8 in D 3.75 in
"Wolf and Sheep, " Unique, Whimsical Art Deco Tile by I.C.S., Possibly Gambone
By ICS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ceramics at the II Salernitana d'Arte exhibition in 1933. By 1935, Guido Gambone was the firm's artistic
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 5.75 in W 5.75 in D 0.5 in
Stig Lindberg Unique Tray in black Glaze Tenmoku Made by Hand Sweden 1973
By Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg
Located in Forest, BE
important postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Ashtray by Stig Lindberg, Sweden, Black & White, C 1950, "Domino"
By Stig Lindberg
Located in New York, NY
ceramics. His whimsical postwar studio ceramics produced by Gustavsberg pottery factory in Sweden, were
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Stig Lindberg, Carnevale, Faience, Midcentury, circa 1960 Sweden
By Stig Lindberg
Located in New York, NY
, textile design, painting, illustration, glassblowing and ceramics. His whimsical postwar studio ceramics
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
H 8.5 in W 5.75 in D 2.5 in
Ceramic Bowl, Scandinavian Midcentury, by Stig Lindberg, circa 1950, Sweden
By Stig Lindberg
Located in New York, NY
, glassblowing and ceramics. His whimsical postwar studio ceramics produced by Gustavsberg pottery factory in
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
H 3.25 in W 6.25 in D 5.75 in
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Butterfly Lustre Box
By Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre, Daisy Makeig-Jones, Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
whimsical and unique ceramics for Wedgwood in the beginning of the 20th century. Her creations brought the
Category
Vintage 1920s English Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain
Whimsical Robj Decanters
By ROBJ
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Perfect for an ecclesiastical bar!
Priced individually.
Priced individually.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Barware
Pristine Blue Teardrop Bowl by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg
By Gustavsberg, Stig Lindberg
Located in Portland, OR
postwar designers, Lindberg created whimsical studio ceramics and graceful tableware lines during a long
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Blin Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Winnetka, IL
ceramics. A beautiful, whimsical piece.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Pitchers
Materials
Earthenware
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Whimsical Ceramics For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of whimsical ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct whimsical ceramics — often made from ceramic, clay and earthenware — can elevate any home. Whimsical ceramics have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of whimsical ceramics to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern and Modern whimsical ceramics are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made whimsical ceramics over the years, but those made by Marilee Hall, Jaru and Le Murier are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Whimsical Ceramics?
Prices for whimsical ceramics can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, whimsical ceramics begin at $175 and can go as high as $2,636, while the average can fetch as much as $1,195.
Finding the Right Ceramics for You
Whether you’re adding an eye-catching mid-century modern glazed stoneware bowl to your dining table or grouping a collection of decorative plates by color for the shelving in your living room, decorating and entertaining with antique and vintage ceramics is a great way to introduce provocative pops of colors and textures to a space or family meals.
Ceramics, which includes pottery such as earthenware and stoneware, has had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world for thousands of years. When people began to populate permanent settlements during the Neolithic era, which saw the rapid growth of agriculture and farming, clay-based ceramics were fired in underground kilns and played a greater role as important containers for dry goods, water, art objects and more.
Today, if an Art Deco floor vase, adorned in bright polychrome glazed colors with flowers and geometric patterns, isn’t your speed, maybe minimalist ceramics can help you design a room that’s both timeless and of the moment. Mixing and matching can invite conversation and bring spirited contrasts to your outdoor dining area. The natural-world details enameled on an Art Nouveau vase might pair well with the sleek simplicity of a modern serving bowl, for example.
In your kitchen, your cabinets are likely filled with ceramic dinner plates. You’re probably serving daily meals on stoneware dishes or durable sets of porcelain or bone china, while decorative ceramic dishes may be on display in your dining room. Perhaps you’ve anchored a group of smaller pottery pieces on your mantelpiece with some taller vases and vessels, or a console table in your living room is home to an earthenware bowl with a decorative seasonal collection of leaves, greenery and acorns.
Regardless of your tastes, however, it’s possible that ceramics are already in use all over your home and outdoor space. If not, why? Whatever your needs may be, find a wide range of antique and vintage ceramics on 1stDibs.
Questions About Whimsical Ceramics
Prices for most whimsical ceramics on 1stdibs are negotiable. You’ll see a "Make an Offer" button on the item details page, indicating that the seller is willing to consider a lower price. It’s not uncommon for customers to get 15–25% off the list price after negotiating. See our tips for negotiating like a pro.
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