Established in Indiana, Marshall Studios produced an eclectic array of home furnishings, textiles and even technology. In the early years, the company’s main emphasis, however, remained on lighting fixtures — primarily handcrafted, eye-catching table lamps.
Jessie Talbott Marshall set up Marshall Studios in Indianapolis, in 1922, producing hand-painted parchment lampshades. Her son Nicholas joined the company a few years later, and began production of hand-turned wooden lamp bases. After Marshall's passing in 1932, Nicholas took over company operations. At the start of the Second World War, the company moved to Veedersburg, Indiana. Though the Marshall Studios continued to produce lamps and shades, the company also created a film densitometer, selling several units under a military contract.
In 1951, Nicholas's daughter Jane Marshall Martz and her husband Gordon Martz moved to Veedersburg and joined the company. Gordon and Jane, both graduates of New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, reshaped the face of Marshall Studios. Their vintage mid-century modern designs for table lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers and pendants became immediately popular with new homeowners of the era. Under the couple’s leadership, the company enjoyed its greatest success. The Marshall Studios M101 lamp was featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s “Good Design” exhibit in 1953, which also featured the work of other mid-century luminaries such as Jens Risom, Paul McCobb, George Nelson and more.
For approximately the next 40 years, Marshall Studios created hundreds of unique lamp bases, lamp shades and many other decorative objects. In 1989, Jane and Gordon sold their stake in the company and retired to Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Vintage Midcentury Ceramic Ashtray by Gordon & Jane Martz
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful, vintage ceramic ashtray. This piece dates to the 1960s and presents a great condition. Shades of browns and beige spiral within its ...
Ceramic
$3,250
H 4 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Arne Bang Signed Monumental Midcentury Danish Scandinavian Ceramic Pottery Bowl
By Arne Bang
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rare large work by Danish designer Arne Bang. Truly special. Beautifully glazed and signed with artist mark and number on the base. Would be a great addition to...
Ceramic
William Wyman Signed Massachusetts Midcentury Herring Run Studio Pottery Bowl
By William Wyman
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by East Coast/ Massachusetts master potter William Wymann. This piece features a fantastic texture and rich, sumptuous, deep ocean-like blue crackle glaze that chang...
Stoneware
White Trompe L'Oeil Ceramic Italian Basket
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful white ceramic basket. This piece features woven ceramic braids surrounding a small basket with a handle. Dimensions: 6" Wide 4" Deep 5.75" Tall.
Ceramic
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Midcentury Large California Studio Pottery Bowl
By Otto and Vivika Heino
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, exquisitely handmade bowl by pottery or ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. The two were best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes. This relatively hefty bowl is signed on the underside and is in excellent vintage condition with no discernible flaws. Really quite riveting and sure to Stand out in any collection or setting. Dimensions: 5.5" high, 8.5" diameter. They are winners of the following awards: Gold Medal from the sixth Biennale internationale de céramique d'art, in Vallauris, France. (1978) Silver medal from the International Ceramics Exhibitions in Ostend, Belgium (1959) Their work can be found in the following museums and collections: American Craft Museum, New York City, NY American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York County Art Museum and Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma Hartford Jewish Community Center, Hartford, Connecticut Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California Mingei Museum, San Diego Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah Picasso Museum in Vallauris, France St. Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois Ventura County...
Ceramic
White Woven Ceramic Decorative Bowl, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small decorative white ceramic bowl. A gorgeous piece with faux bois feel. This piece is created from ceramic and glazed in white. Made to look like a woven wicker basket, this pie...
Ceramic, Paint
Red glazed ceramic bowl by Jean Maubrou, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Red glazed ceramic bowl by Jean Maubrou. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1940-1950. Perfect original conditions. H : 3.5 x 5.9 inches. - A student of LACHENAL, Jean MAUBROU s...
Ceramic
Large Glazed Ceramic Dish, French Work, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This large dish is made of a glazed ceramic. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
Ceramic
$95
H 1.25 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Kronester Bavaria Triangular Porcelain Plate Vintage Handpainted Ceramic Germany
By Royal Porzellan Bavaria KPM Germany Handarbeit.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Original German vintage hand painted Kronester, Bavaria small triangular shape decorative ceramic plate. Hand painted with stylized floral design decorative porcelain plate. Signed and numbered. Hand made in Germany. Kronester, Bavaria 969. Could be used as a stylish vide poche or decorative hanging plate.
Ceramic
$935
H 2.17 in Dm 7.29 in
Midcentury Decorative Ceramic Dish by Phillip H. Paradise, California, 1950s
By Phillip Herschel Paradise
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rare decorative earthenware dish by renowned Californian artist Phillip Herschel Paradise. Hand-painted decor, circa 1955. Signed. Phil Paradise wa...
Ceramic
Amazing Zoomorphic Ceramic by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An amazing zoomorphic ceramic by Accolay. Handwritten signature under the base “Accolay,” circa 1960-1970. Perfect original condition.
Ceramic
Ceramic cup by Joelle Deroubaix., circa 1975.
By Joelle Deroubaix
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic cup by Joelle Deroubaix. Artist signature under the base. Circa 1975. H : 5.3 x 17.1 x 11.8 inches.
Ceramic
$1,125
H 2.37 in W 13 in D 13.39 in
Ceramic Cup by Sainte, Radegonde with White and Green Glazes, circa 1950- 1960
By Sainte Radegonde
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic cup with white and green glaze decoration by Sainte Radegonde. Perfect original conditions. Signed " D" under the base. Circa 1960.
Ceramic