Jugendstil—the Germanic name for the sinuous, ethereal design style best known as Art Nouveau—rarely found better expression in ceramics that at the kilns of Amphora. In 1892, Austrian potter Alfred Stellmacher and four relatives opened a workshop that produced earthenware featuring plants, animals, mythical creatures, simulated jewels and even portraits in the style of Gustav Klimt and other fashionable painters of the era. Each piece was signed Amphora. The factory also produced ewers, bowls, tureens, and other diverse shapes. Located in the former spa resort town of Turn-Teplitz (now part of the Czech Republic), the Amphora factory took advantage of the abundant kaolin in the local riverbeds—as well as the energy produced by the rivers themselves—in manufacturing their arresting wares.
Amphora pieces were painstakingly produced via a method that included detailed sketches, intricate carving and molding and luminous iridescent glazing. All culminated with repeated firings of the clay—sometimes as many as ten times. As a result, the firm won worldwide acclaim, taking gold medals at the Chicago and St. Louis World’s Fairs. Its wares were sold by luxury emporiums like Tiffany & Co.
Collectors prize Amphora vases for their delicate, naturalistic designs, and larger pieces often command prices in the tens of thousands. Equally sought after are portrait busts featuring religious, literary and allegorical themes. If you’re mourning the end of Downton Abbey and you’d like to add a dash of Lady Edith’s bohemian flair to your home, an Amphora vase or bowl will serve as a unique conversation piece.
mid-century red ceramic Coffee Table by Amphora, Belgium 1960
By Amphora
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Vermilion red coffee table produced by Amphora, Belgium. Ceramist Rogier Vandeweghe has build up the company together with his wife and ceramic painter Myranna Pyck in the early sixt...
Metal
Pia Manu For Amphora Large Coffee Table, Black and Red Glazed Tiles
By Pia Manu, Amphora
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful large rectangular coffee table by Pia Manu designed by Amphora, 1960s. This coffee table has a chrome base in stainless steel and a top made of glazed tiles in black and re...
Ceramic
Impressive Brutalist Mosaic Coffee Table by Pia Manu for Amphora, 1960s
By Pia Manu, Amphora
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful handcrafted mosaic coffee table in very good condition. Designed by Pia Manu in the 1960s. Manufactured by Amphora, Belgium The table has an impressive mosaic top made o...
Stone, Slate, Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Coffee Table by Rogier Vandeweghe for Amphora, Belgium
By Amphora
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Coffee Table by Rogier Vandeweghe for Amphora, Belgium, 1950s
Ceramic
Pia Manu Brutalist Coffee Table
By Pia Manu
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare coffee table by Pia Manu with chrome frame and bas. Excellent example consisting of what appears to be a cast resin motif on top. Table has a wonderful modernist presence. Pia...
Chrome
Brutalist Oak Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
A sturdy Brutalist oak coffee table featuring thick legs and a solid, substantial tabletop, exemplifying the Brutalist style and craftmanship. The table shows light signs of use, enh...
Oak
$9,850
H 14.5 in W 59.125 in D 25.75 in
Mid-Century Pia Manu Mosaic Coffee Table by Jules Dewaele, Chrome Frame
By Pia Manu, Jules De Waele
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coffee table by Jules Dewaele for Pia Manu demonstrates the Belgian workshop's commitment to artisan mosaic techniques during the Mid-Century period. Surface combines natural stone, ...
Stone, Chrome
Early Coffee Table signed by Pia Manu, Belgium 1960s
By Pia Manu
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A rare and striking early work by the Belgian atelier Pia Manu, this 1960 coffee table exemplifies the studio’s sculptural approach to furniture and its fascination with raw, geologi...
Concrete, Pyrite, Metal
Belgian ceramic coffee table
Located in BE
This 1970s Belgian coffee table, crafted by an unknown artist, showcases exceptional quality and unique dimensions. Featuring a top with beautiful and colorfull ceramic tiles, it sta...
Ceramic, Wood
$4,499
H 15.5 in Dm 37 in
1960's Mid-Century Modern Gordon & Jane Martz Mosaic Tile & Walnut Coffee Table
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Burbank, CA
1960's Mid century Modern round coffee table for sale. It's a special and rare table by Gordon & Jane Martz, and is a beautiful work of art. It features mosaic tile in teal, copper, ...
Ceramic, Walnut
Brutalist Round Coffee Table by Pia Manu, Belgium, 1970s
By Pia Manu
Located in Antwerp, BE
Round Brutalist coffee table by Belgian atelier Pia Manu, stylistically dated to the late 1960s or 1970s. The circular tabletop features an elaborate radial composition of textured c...
Metal
Mid Century Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Rare type.
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century botanical ceramic tile coffee table in Oak, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
This handcrafted mid-century coffee table features a striking square top composed of 25 ceramic tiles, each uniquely decorated with pressed botanical motifs – including leaves, stems...
Ceramic, Oak
$9,300Sale Price|33% Off
H 18.5 in W 59 in D 26.5 in
Rare Pia Manu Brutalist Coffee Table, circa 1969 Belgium, Signed
By Pia Manu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An incredible Pia Manu brutalist coffee table, circa 1965-1970s, with brutalist cast resin artwork top over a brushed copper-tone steel frame and base. This stunning piece of functional art is signed on top 'Pia Manu'. Excellent cocktail table for art and design collectors, connoisseurs, investors and interior designers looking for a rare and unique statement piece with sophistication and refinement. Pia Manu was known for their use of intriguing and eye-catching designs using slate...
Steel
$881Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.36 in W 47.84 in D 18.12 in
Belgium Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Coffee Table by Juliette Belarti, 1960s
By Juliette Belarti
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern coffee table. Design by Julliette Belarti. Striking Belgium design from the 1960s. Chrome plated frame with ceramic tile top. Marked on the table top...
Chrome
$54,500
H 12.21 in W 48.82 in D 48.82 in
Pia Manu Coffee Table in Enameled Concrete and Brazilian Quartzite
By Pia Manu
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pia Manu, coffee table, enameled concrete, Brazilian quartzite, Belgium, 1970s This very rare hand-crafted coffee table was made in the 1970s by the Belgian atelier Pia Manu, known ...
Concrete
$858Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.95 in W 51.19 in D 18.51 in
Belgium Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table with Tiles by Denisco, 1960s
By Denisco
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern coffee table with tiles. Design by Denisco with manufacturers mark on the tiles. Striking Belgium design from the 1960s. Chrome-plated base with origi...
Chrome
$2,550
H 15.36 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Brutalist Steel Coffee Table by Pia Manu, Mid-Century Modern, 1970
By Pia Manu
Located in Antwerp, BE
This brutalist coffee table in the style of Pia Manu from the 1970s is made entirely of steel. This sculptural piece features a square top with an etched botanical motif that lends o...
Steel
Brutalist Aluminum Mosaic Coffee Table Belgium, 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist mosaic aluminum, brass and agate coffee table made by Belgian artist Raf Verjans in 1970's in the style of Paul Evans
Agate, Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 14.97 in W 47.25 in D 17.72 in
Ceramic Tile Coffee Table by Rogier Vandeweghe for Amphora, Belgium, 1960's
By Amphora, Rogier Vandeweghe
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
This exceptional coffee table, designed by renowned Belgian ceramist Rogier Vandeweghe and produced by Amphora in 1960s Bruges, exemplifies mid-century modern artistry. The table fea...
Metal
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H 14.97 in W 51.58 in D 24.02 in
Decorative Ceramic Coffee Table by Amphora St-Andries, 1960s Belgium
By Amphora, Rogier Vandeweghe
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
In 1957 Rogier Vandeweghe left Perignem, a ceramics workshop he had founded together with his brother Laurent. He relocated to Sint-Andries, a suburb of Bruges, where he founded his ...
Metal
Rogier Vandeweghe Amphora Ceramic Tiles Table, Belgium, 1960
By Rogier Vandeweghe, Amphora
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice unique coffee table designed by Rogier Vandeweghe produced in the atelier of Amphora, Belgium, circa 1960. This table has a chrome plated metal frame and the top has a red ...
Metal, Chrome
Early Pia Manu Coffee Table, 1960s
By Amphora, Pia Manu
Located in Brussels, BE
The table is an early creation by the Belgian designer Pia Manu. He is famous for creating ceramic table with ceramics by the Belgian workshop Amphora, which under was ruled under it...
Chrome
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H 15.75 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
Very Rare Set of Two Art Tile Side Tables Designed by Paul Vermeire, Belgium
By Paul Vermeire, Amphora
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two very original design art tables in glazed ceramic with a beautiful intense color palette of blue, brown and black the other one in red, white, black and yellow. The tile tableau...
Metal
Rogier Vandeweghe Amphora Ceramic Tiles Table, Belgium, 1960
By Amphora, Rogier Vandeweghe
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice unique coffee table designed by Rogier Vandeweghe produced in the atelier of Amphora, Belgium, circa 1960. This table has a chrome plated metal frame and the top has a red ...
Metal