Dennis Gargiulo Gallery Urns

A Mid-Century Modern Bistossi Rimini Blue ceramic vase.

Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the default quote does not include packing and insurance. 1stDibs shipping provides a level of value, protection, and care that aligns with our commitment to safeguarding historic artworks and providing excellent client service. “A Robineau vase is a true work of art, unique in conception and perfect in execution, for every piece that left this studio was a labor of love.” – Ethel Brand Wise, The American Magazine of Art, 1929 Adelaide Alsop Robineau was a pioneer in American studio ceramics and excelled as an innovator in pottery both technically and aesthetically. As a young woman of high society in the late Victorian era, she gained early accolades as a skilled watercolorist and china painter and taught for a time at St. Mary’s Hall in Minnesota. In 1899, she married Samuel E. Robineau, a French gentleman and collector of Chinese ceramics. He was deeply intrigued by her talent and steadfastly supported and encouraged her throughout her career. The couple collaborated to produce a popular and influential monthly journal together, Keramic Studio, and went on to build a studio on their property in Syracuse, New York, which they named Four Winds. Robineau would also go on to teach for many years at Syracuse University while creating her own work and raising three children. Early in her career, she studied at Alfred University under Charles Binns, who is widely considered to be the progenitor of contemporary studio ceramics in America. His program established a shift in the craft of ceramics as an academic pursuit, rather than one of apprenticeship. Pottery throwers and the artists who decorated the wares traditionally inhabited separate roles in ceramic manufacture, a practice common in Europe. Binns’ philosophy merged the two, such that the potter had total agency of the final product. This marked a historic divergence in the creation of art pottery – one that Adelaide Robineau...

A pair of 19th century French cast iron white painted garden urn planters. Weathered rusty patina with remnants of blue and green paint layers. Circa 1860-1880. Weight: 34 Lbs each D...

This jar made by hand with exceptional floral and Chinese calligraphy motifs marked on it, and beautifully glazed with olive color. The unique look in this jar show as that while in...

A rare and stunning black terracotta urn from the Girona area of Spain. Beautiful patina and condition. A wonderful piece for any interior of exte...

A Wonderful Botanical Heavy Classic Painted White Cast Aluminum Openwork Urn On Pedestal With Interior Tin. Urn 19 1/2" H x 14" Round Pedestal 12" Square x 34" H 4 Available, Each S...

Set of dining table and armchairs. Garden or Patio Furniture. Indoor and outdoor.

Jonathan Adler Hand-Thrown and painted 14" tall vase. Nice condition with one very small rim chip as seen in photo.

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period large glazed art pottery vase with floral decoration By Rookwood Pottery USA, 1919 Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light blue color. Measures: 4.75"...

A beautiful Gran Tour vase, of Etruscan inspiration in cast iron, decorated with geometric and vegetal drawings, both on the base and in other parts of the vase, it has two ring-shap...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period large glazed art pottery vase with dogwood decoration By Rookwood Pottery USA, 1922 Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light tan color. Measures: 4.25"...

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.