Pat and Covey Stewart worked in Laguna Beach, California from 1950–52, exhibiting at the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts and selling their ceramic wares to high-end gift shops and hotel shops across the nation. Pat Stewart, who did the decorating and glazing of Bathers pieces, liked to depict nude male figures along the rocky coast where he lived.
"Bathers at Laguna Beach", Hand-Formed Vase with Male Nudes by Stewart, 1952
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unique in the oeuvre of Pat and Covey Stewart, this footed vase features a total of six nude male figures, expressed in lovely tones of brown and ivory in a setting of misty gray and...
Ceramic
"Bathers at Laguna Beach", Highly Rare Vase W/ Nude Male Figures, circa 1951-52
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique and striking example of the work of Pat and Covey Stewart in Laguna Beach, California, this vase depicts a group of three nude male figures bathing along the rocky coast, fr...
Ceramic
"Bathers, " Rare Ceramic Dish with Nude Male Figures by Stewart, Laguna Beach
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and bold "Bathers" piece by Pat and Covey Stewart, this dish is decorated with a pair of nude male bathers in white glaze over a black ground. The ...
Ceramic
"Bathers in the Marsh, " Mid Century Dish with Male Nudes Along Laguna Coast
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An especially rare example of Pat and Covey Stewart's ceramic work in Laguna Beach, California, this dish depicts a group of three nude male figures bathing in a marshy area along the California coast. Here, Pat Stewart used a squeeze bag...
Ceramic
$332Sale Price|40% Off
H 1.19 in W 11.62 in D 4.34 in
French Ceramic Decorative Dish with Flower Motif by Albert Thiry (circa 1970s)
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
French ceramic decorative dish with flower motif (circa 1970s) by Albert Thiry. An oblong-shaped ceramic dish has a chalk-white glaze surface. Within the dish's recess, a thistle flo...
Ceramic
Vintage French Ceramic Dish
Located in High Point, NC
This vintage ceramic decoration offers an attractive accent. Made in France in the 20th century, the flowing curves of the scalloped edges create an attractive form, reminiscent of a...
Ceramic
$675
H 12.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Mid-Century French Hand Blown Crystal Art Glass Vase with Sculptural Form
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console, dining table, or entry with this striking antique French crystal art glass vase, crafted circa 1950. The sculptural vessel features an organic, free-form silhouet...
Crystal
$1,650
H 3.25 in Dm 17.5 in
Fine Mid-Century Modern Lorin Marsh Round Centerpiece Precious Stone Silver
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern Lorin Marsh round centerpiece inset with a precious stone and a brass band in a metal silver flake finish.
Brass
Rare Minton Majolica Posy Vase, circa 1875
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Minton Majolica Posy small vase modelled as three upright yellow bamboo canes all supported on an earthy ground.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid Century Blue Murano Glass Dish
Located in London, London
Dish Murano glass Glorious colour Italy 1960s
Murano Glass
Satsuma Vase with Figures
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Japanese Satsuma vase is intricately decorated with geometric patterns and lively scenes of leisure activities including calligraphy and a friendly game of Go. The vase presents...
Earthenware
Mid Century Mexican Copper and Brass Dish
Located in Montréal, QC
Mid Century Mexican Copper and Brass Dish CREATOR: unknow (Tlaquepaque, Juarez) PERIOD: 1970-1979 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Mexico CONDITION: GOOD (see con...
Brass, Copper
Valdemar Petersen Vide-Poche Dish, Mid-Century Stoneware, Denmark
By Axel Salto, Valdemar Petersen, Jørgen Mogensen, Bing & Grøndahl, Bode Willumsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sturdy midcentury organic modern decorative vide-poche dish handmade in the 1960s for Bing & Grondahl by the artist Valdemar Petersen (1899-1991). Square shaped bowl with soft co...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
$1,016
H 1.19 in Dm 8.67 in
Ceramic Dish with owl decor signed by Jacques Pouchain Atelier Dieulefit 1960's
By Jacques Pouchain and Atelier Dielufit
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Pouchain (1927-2015) French painter and ceramicist. Dish with a stylized owl 1960's. Signed "Atelier Dieulefit" & JP on back. Diameter 22 cm.
Ceramic
Japanese Satsuma Vase with Figures
Located in Antwerp, BE
A mid-20th century Japanese Satsuma vase with figures. Satsuma ware is a style of Japanese earthenware originally from the Satsuma region of what is today southern Kyushu. There are two distinct categories of this ware: The original plain dark clay early Satsuma...
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Majolica Dish with Renaissance Figures
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Italian Majolica dish with Renaissance figures Superb highly decorated Italian Majolica plate with hand a hand painted scene of Roman mythology; The abduction of Sabine...
Ceramic
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H 2 in W 6.5 in D 3.75 in
"Male Nudes at Midnight", Rare Laguna Beach Box w/ Male Bathers, 1951-52
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and striking example of Pat and Covey Stewart's "Bathers" series of ceramic pieces, this box depicts four male nude figures -- two on the lid and two in the interior -- bathin...
Ceramic
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H 2 in W 6.5 in D 3.5 in
"Bathing in Laguna at Midnight", Rare Mid Century Ceramic Box w/ Male Nudes
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and atmospheric example of Pat and Covey Stewart's "Bathers" series of ceramic pieces, this box depicts four male nude figures -- two on the lid and two in the interior -- bat...
Ceramic
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H 5.5 in W 5.5 in L 5.5 in
"Bathers at Midnight, " Rare Mid Century Dish with Two Male Nudes, Laguna Beach
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and bold "Bathers" piece by Pat and Covey Stewart, this dish is decorated with a pair of nude male bathers in white glaze over a black ground, as if the figures are skinny dipping at midnight along the California shore...
Ceramic
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H 2 in W 6.5 in D 3.75 in
"Four Bathers at Laguna Beach, " Rare Mid-Century Ceramic Box with Male Nudes
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and memorable, this ceramic box features two male nude figures on its cover and two others inside, all shown sitting, walking and bathing along the rocky shore of Lagu...
Ceramic
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H 2.75 in W 3 in D 3 in
"Bathers at Laguna Beach, " Extremely Rare Vase with Black Ground by Stewart
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small but striking, featuring white-outlined nude male figures on a black ground, this 1951-vintage vase depicts one or two bathers on each side -- standing, gesturing, or taking in ...
Ceramic
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H 1.13 in W 5.38 in D 5.38 in
"Two Bathers at Laguna Beach, " Rare Mid Century Ceramic Dish with Male Nudes
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and striking, this ceramic dish with canted side walls depicts two male nude figures along the rocky shore of Laguna Beach, California -- one seated and looking out at the sea, ...
Ceramic
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H 10.5 in W 9.25 in D 4.75 in
"Bathers at Laguna Beach, " Extremely Rare Lamp Base with Male Nudes by Stewart
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the largest and rarest pieces by Pat and Covey Stewart we have ever seen, this lamp base (never fitted) depicts two nude male bathers along the Laguna Beach shoreline, glazed ...
Ceramic
'Bathers, ' Rare Midcentury Box with Nude Male Figures, Laguna Beach
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and remarkable "Bathers" piece by Pat and Covey Stewart, this covered box is decorated with a pair of nude male bathers on the cover, and a second pair of nudes on the interio...
Ceramic
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H 9 in W 9 in D 1 in
Every Life Is Many Days, Laguna Beach Dish with Male Nude, James Joyce Quote
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A unique and striking dish created by the duo of Pat and Covey Stewart in Laguna Beach, California, this dish depicting a male nude pulling a veil over his head is circumnavigated by a vivid quote from James Joyce in "Ulysses": "Every life is many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, and brothers in love but always meeting ourselves." Pat Stewart decorated and glazed most of the pieces they produced, and for him, Joyce's statement may have been a philosophical summing up of his life and art. Stewart is best known for his "Bathers" series, depicting multiple male nude...
Ceramic
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H 8.88 in W 8.88 in D 1 in
"Rider in the Surf, " Highly Rare Mid-Century Ceramic Piece, Laguna Beach
By Pat and Covey Stewart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the rarest pieces created by Pat and Covey Stewart in Laguna Beach, "Rider the Surf" shows a nude male figure riding a rearing horse along the rocky Pacific coast. The decorat...
Clay