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Vintage Modernist Still Life Oil Painting, Signed, Framed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage small Modernist still life painting features a composition of fruits and flowers in a blue vase. Jewel-like colors of burnt orange background juxtapose the intense blue colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Triennale Floor Lamp Attributed to Gerald Thurston for Lightolier, 1960s
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural floor lamp attributed to Gerald Thurston for Lightolier features a dramatic atomic era 3-light design in soft mocha brown enamel on metal with brass accents. Having three...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel
United Brass Spindles Sunburst Atomic Clock, 1960s
By United Clock Corp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage starburst wall clock features radii of brass rods, radiating outwards from the round central face and ending with alternating walnut tips and brass rings. It's equipped ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Marbro Pair of Custom Monumental Marble Chess King and Queen Lamps, 1960s
By The Marbro Lamp Company
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of monumental oversized table lamps was created by Marbro, most probably as a custom order.
Tall, sculptural, highly detailed figures of king and queen from a chess set are han...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #3, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in mocha and latte brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Folk Art Set of 3 Carved Sitting Cat Sculptures
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of Folk Art sitting cat figurines was hand-carved from solid pieces of wood. The cats have elongated, minimal features, accentuated with hand-painted details on the face...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Joseph Morel for Zellique Pulled Feather Bowl, American Studio Art Glass, 1988
By Zellique Studio 1
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass bowl features striking Art Deco style 5-lobed pulled feather decor in blue, purple, and Bordeau red glass, enclosed in clear glass. The center of the bowl has a convex element, adding an Op-Art element to the composition. The design of the bowl is reminiscent of the pulled feather pieces that Morel created while at Orient & Plume, but the choice of semi-transparent and clear glass instead of colored iridescent glass, used in his earlier works, shows a Post Modern influence and a more contemporary take on the American Art Nouveau glass tradition.
The bowl is signed in etching by the artist on the bottom with "Zellique Studio JM 8-1988 FBVI98".
Joseph Morel is an established American glass artist, based in California. He began his career in glass artist at California State University, Chico; after graduating in 1973, he worked at Orient & Flume Art Glass, an internationally renowned glass studio, where he was mentored by visiting European glass masters over the next seven years. Orient & Flume early work was directed toward recreating the silver-luster or iridescent glass of turn-of-the-century artists like Tiffany, Steuben, and Loetz, for example, Tiffany Cypriote glass and Steuben Aurenes. The company regularly drew in other artists with various skills in working glass, creating learning opportunities for their employees. In 1980, Morel opened Zellique Art Glass in Benicia, California, where he was able to utilize his skills a glass designer. As the American art glass movement grew, other glass studios opened in Bay Area in 1980s - 1990s; in early 2000s there were five glassblowing studios in Benicia: Zellique Art Glass, Lindsay Art Glass, Nourot Glass, Opal, and Smyers Glass...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Franciscan by Gladding McBean El Patio Jug Carafe w/ Lid, Sea Mist Green 1930s
By Franciscan China 1, Gladding, McBean
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Art deco style carafe or jug with lid features simple, clean design, the iconic “pretzel” shaped cup handle, and high gloss turquoise glaze. It's a part of El Patio line, attributed to Mary Grant, the first dinnerware line produced by Gladding McBean under their Franciscan Pottery division in 1934. The glaze color, Glacial Blue, is one of the first 8 glaze colorways for the line. El Patio line had three versions of the carafe – one with a wooden handle, one with a ceramic handle, and another with a metal holder; this carafe has the build-in ceramic handle, resulting in streamlined, monochromatic look.
The carafe is marked on the bottom with the oval GMCB mark that was in use from 1934 to 1938. The mark dates the piece to the earliest years of the production of El Patio, one of the five most important California solid colored dinnerware lines of the 1930s, alongside Pacific Hostessware, Bauer Ringware, Metlox 200 Series, and Vernon Kilns Early California.
The Gladding, McBean & Company, one of the biggest potteries in Southern California, was founded in 1875 in Lincoln, California. In 1934 the company began the manufacture of dinnerware and art ware under the trade name Franciscan Ware...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Lee Levy Multi Spouted Vase, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic bud vase features sculptural multi spouted shape and stunning textured drip glaze in earthy, organic brown palette. The gradation glaze color and abstract graphic pattern of the main decor emphasize the soft, rounded shape of the vase; the use of shades of brown, from dark espresso to mocha to off-shite cappuccino, creates rich and varied, but monochromatic palette that does not overpower the complex form and shape of the vase.
The vase is signed on the bottom with LEE, that was Lee Levy customary signature; it is not dated, but the style of the piece is consistent with her Mid-Century Modern pieces created in 1960s-1970s.
Leah "Lee" Levy (1922 - 2011) was an established pottery artist based in Upstate New York area. She was born in Pinsk, formerly in Poland, now in Belarus, and moved to the United States in 1929, growing up in Brookline, Massachusetts. She and her husband Irving started their first pottery studio in Long Island, New York, in late 1940s, while training at the Alfred University School of Ceramics alongside with some of the foremost artists and craftsman in America. Since 1946, Alfred University in Alfred, New York was a home for School for American Craftsmen, with the faculty that included Edwin Blanchard Brown, Ernest Frank Brace, Laurits Eichner, Philip Morton, Charles Reese, Ethel Mitchell, Robert Savage, Thomas Mclure, and most importantly for Levy, the renowned ceramists Linn Phelan and Herbert Sanders...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery, Ceramic
Pair of Modernist Mocha Brown Ceramic and Wood Table Lamps
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage tall ceramic and wood baluster table lamps features elongated bulbous ceramic bodies with multi-tiered textured pattern, mounted on round wooden bases and topped with...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Lomonosov Porcelain Set of 4 Dinner Plates, Cobalt Net in Blue&Gold
By Lomonosov
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of porcelain dinner plates features the Cobalt Net pattern that consists of intersecting cobalt blue lines with golden dots at their intersections. The geometrical perfe...
Category
Late 20th Century Russian Dinner Plates
Materials
Gold
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Bowl or Tray, Textured Glaze, Italy 1950s-1960s
By Fratelli Fanciullacci
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Modernist bowl or tray is decorated with hand-painted decor in pastel colors with gold accents on complex textured glaze background. Playfully shaped piece features four ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Thomas Buechner III for Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Striped Vase, NY Art Glass
By Thomas Buechner III
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Organic Modern vase was hand blown with thin layer of white glass underlying the multicolored fused glass. The abstract, graphic pattern of jewel-toned green, off-white, c...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Art Glass
Roseville Pottery Art Deco Orian Turquoise Bowl, 1935
By Roseville Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Roseville Pottery bowl features a turquoise blue glaze with hand-painted trim at the top of ceramic body, executed as a series of dark blue short vertical lines. The inner s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Simon Gate for Orrefors Thousand Windows Art Deco Crystal Bowl, in Box
By Orrefors, Simon Gate
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Simon Gate designed "Tusen Fönster”, or Thousand Windows, series for Orrefors in 1932. It is a classic example of Scandinavian Modern interpretation of Art Deco design elements, wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Crystal
Jasba Vase, West German Pottery 1950s-1960s
By Jasba
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern ceramic vase features an abstract motif in Burgundy red glaze, sponged on in free-flowing patterns and outlined with gold, on light green background. The decor ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Alvino Bagni for Raymor Italy 1960s Sea Garden Table Lamp Majolica & Walnut
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Stunning sculptural table lamp features majolica ceramic body, created by Alvino Bagni for Raymor in 1960s as a part of his Sea Garden series, and solid carved walnut top. Sea Garde...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Murano Italy Millefiori Square Blue Glass Tray or Bowl
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Murano hand blown art glass tray or bowl features 4 rows of different multicolored millefiori elements, arranged in square shape in the center of the tray. The outer corners...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Rick Hunter Art Deco Green Bud Vase, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass bud vase features multicolored fused glass decor with iridescent finish. Strong, graphic abstract pattern flows along the lines of minimally shaped cylindrical vase...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Sculptural Vintage 3-Arm Wrought Iron Candelabra, Handcrafted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-crafted wrought iron candle holder features sculptural shape with 3 branches with textured leaves flowing upwards from the base and terminating into round candle holder...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Candelabras
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Op-Art Bud Vase, New York Art Glass
By Thomas Kelly
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare fused glass bud vase features colored swirls of teal blue and off-white glass placed in abstract graphic pattern along the lines of the piece, with the whole structure enclosed ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Michael Elkan Studio Large Live Edge Oregon Maple Burl Box with Lid
By Michael Elkan
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage handcrafted decorative box with lid features live edge design in spalted Oregon maple burl wood. The rich texture of the burl wood is emphasized by the fine graphic dark str...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl
Martin Aberg for Servex Scandinavian Modern Teak Bowl, Sweden 1960s
By Martin Åberg, Servex 1
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Mid Century Modern teak bowl was designed by Martin Aberg for Servex; it was made in Sweden for IDG International Designers Group in 1960s. The beautiful wood grain emphasiz...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Teak
American Folk Art Carved and Painted Wooden Cat Sculpture, Flower Power
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage whimsical and playful American Folk Art hand carved wood sculpture depicts a stretching cat with a lifted expressive face. The cat has a beautiful flower power style hand-pa...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Shauna Watkins Op-Art Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass paperweight features Op-Art design with dark, almost black Burgundy red glass circular structure, surrounded by striped glass ribbon in blue, white, and burnt oran...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Haviland Limoges Set of 6 Porcelain Plates with Flower Decor Gold and Moss Green
By Edouard Dammouse, Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 6 antique luncheon or salad plates features an abstract flower decor in gold and moss green colors. The decor appears to be a variation of the iconic Dammouse pattern that wa...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain
Materials
Gold
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #5, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in off-white and espresso brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; asymmetrical biomorphic shape adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is signed on the bottom with "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian craftspeople by Bernice Stevens, Edward Dupuy and Helen Bullard. In the fall of 1952, Ferguson attended a ceramics symposium by international artists at Black Mountain College; in 1963 he participated in the American Craft Council and the Ceramic National exhibitions. In the 1970s - 80s Ferguson created a fountain with traditional Appalachian quilting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bud Vase, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown vase features complex Crater glaze in off-white and espresso brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the vase design.
The vase is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Japanese Urn Ceramic Table Lamp, Yellow with White Flowers Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Elegant Japanese Oriental style ceramic table lamp features abstract hand-painted decor of stylized flower garlands in textured white glaze with red-brown outline on soft, buttery ye...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Wood
Alvino Bagni Red and Black Lava Table Lamp, Italy 1960s
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking vintage majolica table lamp features modernist, geometric interpretation of Oriental and Chinoiserie style decor, done in textured black lava glaze on Bagni's characteristic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
Haviland Limoges Antique Birds and Flowers Espresso Cup and Saucer Set, c.1882
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Antique Charles Field Haviland Limoges espresso or demitasse cup and saucer set features one of the variations of "Birds and Flower" decors with transfers of deeply colored flowers ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Deco Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Aynsley England Leighton Cobalt Set of 4 Porcelain Cups, Saucers, and Plates
By John Aynsley
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of 4 cups, 4 saucers, and 4 bread or dessert plates is decorated with the Leighton pattern in Cobalt colorway. The footed cups have gold band decor on the outside of the...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Ekenäs Sweden Engraved Crystal Vase, Glows in UV
By Ekenäs
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage crystal vase features engraved Modernist decor depicting two people huddling under an umbrella beneath the bare branches of a large tree. The decor is placed in a way to emph...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Judith Via Wolff Dichroic Paperweight, Glows in UV, New York Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass paperweight features an abstract biomorphic central design element in blue glass with metallic pigments, raising from the bottom and forming a mountain-like shape....
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Schmidt Rhea Heart Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass, 1981
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Colorful Post-Modern art glass paperweight features a complex abstract fused glass design enclosed inside the heart-shaped clear glass in sommerso technique. Blue, pink, and white p...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #4, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in mocha, latte, and caramel brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian craftspeople by Bernice Stevens, Edward Dupuy and Helen Bullard. In the fall of 1952, Ferguson attended a ceramics symposium by international artists at Black Mountain College; in 1963 he participated in the American Craft Council and the Ceramic National exhibitions. In the 1970s - 80s Ferguson created a fountain with traditional Appalachian quilting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Haviland Limoges Vieux Paris Green Set of Cup and Saucer
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of cup and saucer features Vieux Paris decor in green colorway on thin, semi-translucent porcelain. The pattern consists of cornflowers in blue, purple and gold colors, ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Romantic Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Michael Andersen Pair of Art Deco Oxblood Red Candle Holders, Denmark 1930s
By Michael Andersen & Son
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic handle holders feature stunning oxblood red glaze with light green grip glaze accent. Slight craquelure effect on the oxblood ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #1, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in mocha, latte, and caramel brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian craftspeople by Bernice Stevens, Edward Dupuy and Helen Bullard. In the fall of 1952, Ferguson attended a ceramics symposium by international artists at Black Mountain College; in 1963 he participated in the American Craft Council and the Ceramic National exhibitions. In the 1970s - 80s Ferguson created a fountain with traditional Appalachian quilting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique Crystal Cut Gilded Tazza Footed Bowl, attrb to Josephinenhutte
By Val Saint Lambert, Josephinenhutte Moser, Moser
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Antique Bohemian crystal tazza or footed bowl features intaglio engraved and gilded abstract decor with garlands. Gold gilding along the edge is accentuated by the cut rim, creating...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Art Deco Glass
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Michael Cohen Sculptural Wall Mirror, American Studio Pottery 1960s
By Michael Cohen
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural wall mounted mirror features glazed ceramic frame with Arts and Crafts style relief decor. Minimal, Organic Modern palette of mocha and latte brown semi-matte glaze does n...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware, Mirror, Cork
Michael Schunke for Nine Iron Studio Vase, American Studio Art Glass, 1995
By Michael Schunke
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large vintage art glass vase features deep, jewel-like color palette and complex sculptural shape. The vase has ovoid silhouette with flattened sides, forming an elongated disk-shap...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
Vintage Large Tonala Mexico Pottery Cat, Hand Painted, Signed
By Ken Edwards, Tonala Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful stretching Tonala pottery cat figurine is decorated with beautiful hand painted abstract geometric and floral designs in blue, green, and earthy brown palette. Variations in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Jasba Keramik Set of 2 Lava Vases, West German Pottery 1960s
By West German Pottery, Jasba
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 2 vintage vases features bright lava glaze in white, accentuated with pink, orange, mint green, and yellow overlays over dark espresso brown background glaze. The rims are ac...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Stoin for Burley Winter Pair of Vases, American Art Deco Pottery 1930s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pair of Art Deco ceramic vases feature matte mottled and splash glaze in green and pastel pink palette. The minimal, but elegant shape of the vases, created in contemporary Art Deco style with strong Arts and Crafts influence, was used as a canvas to explore the effects that can be achieved with different applications of the tints and shades of green colored glaze on the pale pink background. The vases form the cohesive pair that offers an additional visual interest in glaze variations on surface decoration.
The vases are marked with the identical model numbers on the bottoms; the definitive attribution can be made by various printed and online resources.
The Burley Winter...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Peerage Pair of Vintage Brass Barley Twist Candlesticks, England 1920s-1930s
By Peerage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural pair of antique brass candle holders features an open barley twist design and round tiered bases. The design is a 20th century version of historical Jacobean Revival style that was quite popular in early 20th century.
The candlesticks are marked on the bottoms with stamped Peerage England. Similar open barley twist candlesticks were created by several English manufacturers, such as Coseley and Nestor of Birmingham. We are offering a pair of barley twist candle sticks by Coseley England in separate listing.
Peerage Brass...
Category
Early 20th Century English Colonial Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
American Folk Art Carved Sleeping Cat Sculpture
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Folk Art sleeping cat figurine was hand-carved from a solid piece of rare Amaranth (or Paduk) wood. Beautiful wood grain is accentuated by the wax finish. The cat has elonga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Padouk
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Majolica Bud Vase with 5 Stepped Cylinders, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist majolica bud vase features a complex sculptural shape with 5 stepped cylinders; minimal form of the piece is accentuated by the monochroma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Vintage Pair of Porcelain Urn Shaped Table Lamps in Pembroke Pattern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage accent or table lamps feature a variation of the iconic Pembroke pattern; urn-shaped porcelain bodies are mounted on round ornamental brass bases and set with brass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Solid Brass Dolphin Candlesticks in Victorian Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of solid brass vintage candlesticks features playful dolphin figures, supporting bobeches and candle sockets with their curved tails. Exquisite detailing and texture of the dol...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Royal Worcester England Pair of Porcelain Table Lamps Evesham
By Royal Worcester
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of vintage lamps features urn-shaped porcelain bodies, decorated in Evesham pattern, mounted on Chinoiserie style brass bases, and set with brass tops and fittings. Assorted li...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Friedgard Glatzle for Karlsruhe Majolika Craquelure Vase West German Pottery 195
By Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Marianna Erlikh
Jan 12, 2025, 11:55 PM (13 hours ago)
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Vintage majolica vase features graphic craquelure glaze in dark grey on off-white background. Transparent glaze was us...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Alfredo Santarelli Pair of White Reticulated Majolica Table Lamps, 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural majolica lamps feature complex hand-sculpted reticulated bodies with 4 vertical segments; two narrower segments are composed around the central medallions of Sun God face, surrounded by abstract geometric pattern, and two wider segments consist of complex lattice work, influenced by Art Deco and Renaissance styles. Minimal elongated shape of the lamps balances highly textured reticulated designs, and the choice of white glaze adds a Modernist touch to the pieces.
The lamps are mounted on brass bases with brass fixtures; they are signed by the artist on the inner rims of the ceramic bodies. The ceramic parts were acquired from the importing warehouse that operated in 1940s-1970s; they were stored unused, as old new stock, for at least 50 years, before finally being wired. It is quire rare to find a pair of lamps by an important Italian ceramic artist of early 20th century; we are excited to be able to offer another pair of white majolica lamps by Alfredo Santarelli in different shape in a separate listing.
The lamps are fully operational with the new brass single turn knob sockets, wired for US 110v, standard polarized plugs. The ceramics are in good vintage condition with some age-appropriate signs of storage wear on the glaze that are not detracting from the overall quality of the pieces, and are shown in the pictures. The issues can be corrected professionally at discretion of the customer; we chose to not restore the ceramic parts to preserve the original condition and the vintage charm of the lamps.
Alfredo Santarelli (1874-1957) was born in Gualdo Tadino, Italy; he is considered one of the most important Italian ceramic artists of the 20th century. His talent in drawing and his mastery in the tin glazing technique (lusterware) won him a large number of golden medals in International and Italian ceramic exhibitions. His excellent portraits and classic subjects are prized collectors’ items, but he also interpreted Islamic, Liberty and Art Deco designs and shapes with great originality. In the second half of the 20’s his art evolved in line with the contemporary trends.
Santarelli started his career in the pottery studio of Paolo Rubboli...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Joel O'Dorisio for Lost Angel Glass Bud Vase, American Studio Art Glass, 2005
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Fused glass vase features complex multilayered colored glass core in dark Bordeau or burgundy red, cream, and sapphire blue colors, encased in clear glass in sommerso technique. Com...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Sommerso, Art Glass
Vintage Large Ceramic Sitting Cat Figurine, Pink Sponge Ware Folk Art Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage ceramic cat figurine features hand-painted pink sponge ware decor with black accents on face and paws. The cat depicted sitting with tail curled around the hind legs, slightl...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Crouching Hunting Ceramic Cat Figurine, Hand-painted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage porcelain or ceramic figurine depicts a cat in a crouching position, hunting and ready to pounce on its prey. The white and dark grey cat fur is accentuated with bright blue ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Hand Painted Alabaster Rocking Horse Figurine, Italy
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage rocking horse figurine features hand-painted decor on alabaster body. Modernist abstract shape is complemented by simple abstract graphic patterns in dark grey, purple, and bronze colors; pale blue color is used for the tail and the mane. Due to natural qualities of the alabaster, the colors change slightly depending on the angle, adding visual interest to the piece.
The sculpture is signed on the side by the artist and is marked with "Genuine Alabaster Hand Painted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Alabaster
Studio Art Pottery Jar Table Lamp with Sgraffito and Drip Glaze Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage studio pottery lamp features complex hand-painted decor on white ceramic or porcelain body. The design explores underwater environment with marine imagery used in all p...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain
Wendell August Forge Handmade Tray with Dogwood Decor, 1960s
By Wendell August Forge
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hammered aluminum rectangular tray features Dogwood decor in Mid Century Modern style. Large, highly detailed flowers, branches, and leaves cover the surfaces of the tray; t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 2 Dümler & Breiden Lava Vases, West German Pottery
By West German Pottery, Dümler & Breiden
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 2 Mid Century Modern vases feature textured lava glaze in mocha and off-white colors on espresso brown background color; the handles, bases, and rims are accentuated with gol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
