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 Santana Martinez, Maria 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
$200
H 2 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Hornsea Pottery by John Clappison Vide Poche in White, Black and Burgundy, 1950s
By John Clappison, Hornsea Pottery
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Hornsea Pottery midcentury vide poche catchall from Hornsea, England. Bold red interior, accented by white and black exterior. Designed by Joh...
Ceramic
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
$210Sale 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
$148Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.5 in W 12.75 in D 8.75 in
1970s Nino Parrucca Italian Pottery Hand Painted Plate Sicily
By Giovanni de Simone
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, 1970s Nino Parrucca Hand Painted Italian Art Pottery Plate Sicily Turtle Fish decorative plate Dimensions: 1.5 h x 12.75 w x 8.75 Please take a look at our ...
Pottery
$120Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.75 in Dm 0.75 in
Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Ceramic Plate by David Gil for Bennington Pottery
By Heath Ceramics, David Gil, Bennington Potters
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique ceramic piece that is evocative of the abstract themes of the 1960s. This rare piece by David Gil (1922-2002) is both minimalist and current. The abstract desi...
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
Black Santa Clara Pottery Bowl
Located in Tampa, FL
Black Santa Clara pottery bowl by Frances Salazar circa 1970s in immaculate condition. New Mexico, USA.
Pottery
Art Deco German Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Paul Dresler, 1940s
By Paul Dresler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Art Deco German Studio Pottery Wall Plate by Paul Dresler for Töpferei Grootenburg, 1940s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1920 to 1949 This piece is attributed to the mentioned de...
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Armenian Pottery Plate from Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Extremely rare Armenian pottery plate depicting the mosaic floor at the ancient synagogue of Beit Alpha in Israel, circa 1920. Jerusalem's ancient Arm...
Pottery
Decorative Pottery Plate
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice decorative pottery plate with nice detail including a coat of arms. Hand painted and glazed. Please contact us for a worldwide shipping quote
Pottery
$229Sale Price|33% Off
H 1.18 in Dm 7.87 in
Art pottery Vide-Poche or plate by Inger Persson for Rörstrand, Sweden
By Rörstrand, Inger Persson
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
$140Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.5 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Freeform Enamel on Copper Decorative Abstract Plate by Sascha Brastoff
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Phenomenal 1950s rare enameled decorative plate by Sascha Brastoff. This midcentury piece of art is in good condition, signed nice abstract design.
Enamel