Beatrice Wood Abstract Sculptures

An extremely rare and wonderfully hand-painted monumentally large charger featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth - a quite unique and bold work by famed American/ California studio ...

Circa 1900 Japanese hand painted Imari charger. The charger is hand painted in an array of spectacular colors and has a central lozenge with a potted pla...

Large Portuguese palissy plate or charger with a long coiled snake, two lizards, three brown toads and two beetles. Signed: #2 M. Mafra, Caldas, Portu...

Hand-crafted, hand-glazed French Mid-20th Century Earthenware Decorative Charger or Dish with striking details. Earth tones, glazed ceramic dish. This French Mid- 20th Century Eart...

An earthenware model of a Duiker by John Skeaping for Wedgwood. Cream glazed with printed Wedgwood marks to underneath. Dimensions: H 12cm, W 18cm, D 10cm Origin: English ...

A large ceramic lusterware bowl by American artist and studio potter Beatrice Wood (1893-1998). The piece, circa 1980s, is of an upright deep form typical of a rice bowl, supported b...

Small Portuguese Palissy plate or charger with green grasses, coiled snake and moths. Signed: Jose A. Cunha, Caldas, Rainha, Portugal.

Portuguese palissy plate or charger with three salamander figures and on beetle. Signed: # 8 M. Mafra, Caldas, Portugal.

A fantastic and rare ceramic charger by Eugenio Pattarino. Vibrant red color and Classic Italian Mid-Century style is represented very well in this piece. Eugenio Pattarino was born in 1885 and passed away in 1971. He was a master sculptor and model maker and taught in art schools in both Venice and Frankfort, Germany. In the late 1940s he opened his own studio in Florence. His factory used both “EPF” and “CAPEF” (Artistic Ceramics Professor Eugene Pattarino) to mark his pieces. His studio is best known for its large religious statutes, many of which reside in a number of churches in Italy and the U.S. In the 1950s Pattarino had more than fifty artists working for him and some among them were considered the best ceramists in Italy. At this time Eugenio was joined by his son, Ranier, and the company began concentrating on more eclectic themes. These pieces, when new, were quite expensive when they were purchased but almost never garner anywhere near their original cost at today's auctions. The factory claimed that the Vatican used Pattarino’s ceramics as gifts to famous visitors, including President John Kennedy, Andre Gide and Paul Sartre. Unfortunately there is no proof to back these claims. As a matter of fact I have discovered that the Pattarino name is almost generally unknown in Italy and even lesser known in Florence. His name is, however, recognized here in the United States and most of the factory’s output can be found in the U.S. where it was imported. In November 1966 the Arno River flooded its bank and inundated most of Florence. Work to restore damaged art...

A ceramic vase by American artist and studio potter Beatrice Wood (1893-1998). The piece, circa 1980s, is of a columnar form with a small bulged-out ring around midbody. Highly geome...

Rare and highly decorative giraffe sculpture. Anyone who has ever been to Africa and saw these majestic animals in the wild will never forget the sight of them. The graceful manner ...

Deruta (Perugia), Italy 1983. This is a hand-painted earthenware donkey that can be used as a table salt cellar or just as a decorative object. It is a vintage piece, therefore it m...