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 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
$227Sale 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
$236Sale 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
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
Vintage Rare Redware Pottery Bowl Plate
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning rare vintage redware pottery. Some chipping please see images for details.
Ceramic
$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, Bennington Potters, David Gil
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
1980s Postmodern Pink Stoneware Art Pottery Plate
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s modern abstract pink splatter dish decorative stoneware pottery Plate Stamped, difficult to read. 7.38 diameter x 1.5 h Unrestored origin...
Pottery
French Silver-Plated Belt Vide Poche by Maria Pergay, 1960s
By Maria Pergay
Located in Chicago, IL
A silver-plated vide poche by Maria Pergay, circa 1960s. Sculpted in brass with a high polish and soft curves, the form is cinched at one end by a cast buckle and belt—a signature Pe...
Silver, Brass
French Vintage Silver Plated Vide Poche by Maria Pergay c.1950
By Maria Pergay
Located in Bath, GB
A rare smaller example of Maria Pergay's tassel decorated dish or vide poche; perfect if you are looking to add to a grouping, this smaller size is hard to find. Made from silver pl...
Silver Plate
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
$948
H 2.96 in W 12.01 in D 9.45 in
XL Ceramic Pottery Shell Plate "STRIPES" by Fratelli Fanciullacci, ITALY, 1950s
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic shell bowl Producer: Fratelli Fanciullaci, Italy Designer: Fratelli Fanciullaci Decade: 1950s This original studio pottery vintage plate element was d...
Ceramic