Maria Montoya Martinez was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), her husband Julian, and other family members examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces that reflect the Pueblo people’s legacy of fine artwork and crafts. Martinez was from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, a community located 20 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico. At an early age, she learned pottery skills from her aunt recalls this learning by seeing starting at age eleven, as she watched her aunt, grandmother, and father's cousin work on their pottery during the 1890s. During this time, Spanish tinware and Anglo enamelware had become readily available in the Southwest, making the creation of traditional cooking and serving pots less necessary Traditional pottery-making techniques were being lost, but Martinez and her family experimented with different techniques and helped preserve the cultural art.
Black-on-Black Pottery Plate by Maria Martinez
By Maria Martinez, Santana Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic dish by Native American pottery artist Maria Martinez and Santana c.1960s. The round plate features a black-on-black style of pottery that combines matte and polished black s...
Ceramic
Maria & Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Carved Pottery Bowl
By Maria Martinez, Santana Martinez
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand-coiled and traditionally fired blackware pottery bowl by renowned Native American potters Maria and Santana Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. This elegant low-form v...
Pottery
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Slip Pot, Native Clay, San Ildefonso, 1950
By Maria Martinez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maria Poveka (1887-1980) Native Clay with Traditional San Ildefonso Black Slip. Polished to a Medium High Finish. Signed Maria Poveka, pot dates to the 19...
Clay
$1,440Sale Price|40% Off
H 17 in Dm 12.75 in
Late 19th Century Spanish Clay Pot with Two Handles, 12.75\" Size
Located in Wainscott, NY
Late 19th Century Primitive Spanish Clay Pot. Found in Spain. This Substantial and beautiful pot has two handles and a blacked finish. Dimensions: 1...
Clay
Unglazed Chinese Clay Pot or Jar with Handles
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Chinese clay jar is handcrafted and has two small handles. Shallow en relief bands encircle the upper part of the vessel. The organic rich dark clay is from a Chinese river basin.
Clay
Raymor Bitossi Italian Pottery Bowl Remini Blue
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Aldo Londi Importer: Raymor. Period or model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Pottery Condition: This Bitossi Italian pottery bowl rem...
Pottery
19th Century Spanish Glazed Clay Pot with Lovely Old Mend
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish clay pot with spout from the 19th century. This antique round-shaped vessel from Spain is wider towards it's top and mid-section, becoming m...
Clay
$230Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.37 in Dm 7.87 in
Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery Plate or Vide-poche by Michael Andersen, 1960s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A small stoneware vintage Bornholm pottery plate or Vide-poche from Denmark. Made by the talented Michael Andersen, this plate is iconic and so typical for this company, especially w...
Ceramic
$239Sale Price|33% Off
H 1.18 in Dm 7.87 in
Art pottery Vide-Poche or plate by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden
By Inger Persson, Rörstrand
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A signed rare abstract Scandinavian Mid- century modern art ceramic plate made by Inger Persson in the 1960s for Rörstrand, Sweden. This is a studio production and has an unusual pat...
Ceramic
San Domingo (Kewa) Black-on-Cream Pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
San Domingo (Kewa) Black-on-Cream Pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar A finely executed contemporary Pueblo pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar of San Domingo Pueblo (now Kewa Pueblo), New Me...
Pottery
1970s Nino Parrucca Italian Pottery Hand Painted Plate Sicily
By Giovanni de Simone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Nino Parrucca Hand Painted Italian Art Pottery Plate Sicily Turtle Fish decorative plate 1.5 h x 12.75 w x 8.75 Original vintage preowned wear and use. Nick at tail repaired, h...
Pottery
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted by artisans in China's Shanxi province, this black clay vessel has a quiet simplicity, shaped with balanced proportions and an undecorated, unglazed surface. Charged with th...
Ceramic
$800
H 11.23 in W 13 in D 10.83 in
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar /1868-1920/Charcoal Bowl / Vase / Brazier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our purchasing channels in Japan and the experience we have gained so far, in such a way tha...
Pottery
Vintage Rare Redware Pottery Bowl Plate
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning rare vintage redware pottery. Some chipping please see images for details.
Ceramic
Chinese Mustard Glazed Incised Petal Slip Decoration Ceramic Pot Vase
Located in Wichita, KS
A rounded ceramic vessel finished in a warm mustard glaze, decorated throughout with finely incised floral and scrolling vine motifs. The surface detailing is executed through a sgra...
Ceramic
Antique Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Native American Pueblo Pottery C1910
By Maria Martinez
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Black On Black Native American Pueblo Pottery Unsigned C1910 Measures- 5"H x 6.5"W x 5"D This is an exquisite example of Maria Martinez's black...
Pottery
Sold
H 0.75 in Dm 5.75 in
Maria Martinez & Santana San Idelfonso Feather Plate Native American Pottery
By Maria Martinez
Located in South Charleston, WV
Small plate decorated with stylized feather design. Signed “Marie & Santana” on the bottom. Maria Martinez Artist, USA, Native American Produced between 1943 and 1956. Measures: 5.75...
Pottery
San Ildefonso Blackware Vase by Maria Martinez
By Maria Martinez
Located in New York, NY
San Illdefonso Blackware vase by Pueblo Pottery artist Maria Martinez (1887-1980). Base marked "Marie + Julian." New Mexico, USA, mid-20th Century. Glazed pottery with broad feath...
Ceramic