Mid-Century Modern Pottery
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Vintage Italian Ceramic Fruit Basket, Mid 20th Century
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful vintage ceramic fruit basket from in Italy in the mid 20th century.
Cherry, banana, apple, pear, plum are shiny and look yummy ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery
Italian 1960's Giovanni DeSimone Decorative Pottery Dish
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1960's hand painted colorful ceramic dish by Giovanni DeSimone, hand crafted in Italy. Signed on underside, DeSimone, Italy 60.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Studio Art Pottery Vase by Jay Forsythe, Oxbrook Pottery
Located in Peabody, MA
We are pleased to offer several ceramic works by the superlative young contemporary artist Jay James Forsythe of Oxbrook Pottery. A 2004 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large Mid-Century Rimini Blu Pottery Bowl by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Rimini blue bowl. Very rare in this size with a diameter of 27.5 cm. This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian "Faux Bois" Vase, Bellini, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage Italian "Faux Bois" ceramic vase, Bellini, 20th Century. Hand-turned, classic form vase with a beautiful glaze, simulating wood grain.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Giovanni Ronzan Italian Midcentury Art Pottery Resting Dog Figure
By Lenci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine midcentury vintage Italian ceramic figure of a resting puppy dog by Giovanni Ronzan. This figure is well modeled with molded and painted feature...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Ed Langbein Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Italian Hilltop Village Plate
By Ed Langbein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern pottery plates, designed and hand-painted by the American industrial designer Ed E. Langbein, and manufactured in Italy, circa 1930-1950.
Offered individually, ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Huge German Mid-Century Ceramic Floor Vase, Early 1970s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge German mid-century ceramic floor vase, Germany, early 1970s. Measures: Height: 51.5cm - 20.3 in., Diameter : 37cm - 14.6 in. Marked "286-51 W.Germany" (see photo ).
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Vase Pottestuen Keramik Frederikshavn
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Vase from Pottestuen Keramik Frederikshavn, 1960s
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Ken Shores Gold Luster Feather Funk Pottery Ceremonial Bowl #6 In Mirrored Case
By Ken Shores
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gold luster funk pottery fetish bowl embellished with applied feathers at its rim created by Ken Shores of Oregon, circa 1960s. Bowl is mounted in an acry...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Feathers
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher Man Phallic Design, Spain, 1960s.
Handcrafted glazed terracotta ceramic phallic pitcher features a jug form as a m...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica, Terracotta
$1,266 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s West German Midcentury Scheurich Keramik Model 529-50 Pottery Atomic Vase
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Large 1950s Scheurich pottery vase in mottled creamy/white lava finish, hand painted with black, orange and yellow stripes, with a yellow slip inside the v...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Studio Pottery Rock Vase in Stoneware by Tom McMillin 1960s
By Tom Mcmillin
Located in Troy, MI
Studio Pottery Vase in Stoneware Rock by Tom McMillin
Sculptural rock vase by Tom McMillin circa 1960s
Round form with exploding multi spout openings
Additional Information:
Mater...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Bernard Leach Stoneware Studio Pottery Incised Coffee Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and early tenmoku glazed handcrafted Studio Pottery coffee pot by renowned English potter Bernard Leach CBE (British, 1887-1979) and made at ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
DeSimone of Italy, Hand Painted Colorful Ceramic Plate, 1960s
By DeSimone
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Colorful hand painted, large ceramic plate by DeSimone, Italy
Signed DeSimone, Italy to reverse,
circa 1960s
Measures: Height 1 inch, diameter 10 inch
In very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Eduardo Vega Pottery Coffee Service, Ecuador 1970s
By Eduardo Vega
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century Modern Era Vega Pottery Coffee Service for eight, Made by Eduardo Vega – Ecuador, South America - circa 1970s
In the early 1970s, Eduardo V...
Category
1970s Ecuadorean Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Bay Keramik Mid-Century West German Floral Design Art Pottery Vase
By Bay Keramik
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century West German art pottery vase with relief molded floral designs by Bay Keramik. The vase stands on a narrow rounded unglaz...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
LLANGOLLEN POTTERY - Early Glazed Studio Pottery Vase - U.K. - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
LLANGOLLEN POTTERY - Early wheel thrown terracotta studio pottery vase - glossy cat's eye glaze (brown streaked with white) - white glazed interior - dramatic form showing finger rid...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Pesce Fish Pottery Bowl by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Pesce Fish Pottery Bowl by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is c...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of Emma Bridgewater Pottery Earthenware Mugs Bowl
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Wonderful collection of Emma Bridgewater pottery featuring 8 mugs and one bowl.
This set includes a Song Thrush, Swallow, Blue Tit Bird, Long Tailed T...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Peter Voulkos Signed Modern Anagama Fired California Studio Pottery Wall Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, beautifully designed, heavy Anagama wood-fired wall plate/charger by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is universally known for his abstract expressionist ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Huge Italian Vintage Ceramic Rhimini Blue Vase Aldo Londi for Bitossi, C. 1960
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful and rare tall 30cm/12" embossed vase in vibrant 'Rhimini' blue and turquoise by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968. A great piece of vintage, mid-century handmade Italian pottery. Very rare size to find.
Shape number 727/30.
We have more rare Bitossi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
MCM Stoneware Studio Pottery Bowl on Pedestal by Amy Donaldson
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM stoneware studio pottery bowl on pedestal by listed artist, Amy Donaldson, circa 1967. This gorgeous hand finished piece has a wonderful design, texture and color. The bowl is in very good condition with no chips or cracks (some monor crazing) and measures 9.25"D x 7.75"H; it is signed on the underside. #3039
Amy Donaldson was born in San Francisco, CA in 1893. While at the University of Denver, Donaldson began studying art at the Reed Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Midcentury Majolica Red Fish Pottery Ceramic Tureen Box, Portugal, 1950s
Located in Coimbra, PT
A magnificent big size hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish tureen in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents manufactured in Portugal, 1950s. Beautiful to use as a wall deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
Peter Voulkos Signed Modern Abstract California Studio Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, freeform, heavy Chawan tea bowl by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is universally known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptu...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Midcentury California Pottery Lettuce / Cabbage Plates by Brad Keeler
By Brad Keeler
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of eight California pottery lettuce / cabbage plates designed by Brad Keeler. They date to the 60s and are marked. A fun set of plates rea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Pottery Sake Liqueur Cups
By Harrison McIntosh
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely formed and deeply blue glazed set of six ceramic sake/ liqueur cups by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Harrison McIntosh who was famed for his Mid-Century Modern designed ceramics.
Mcintosh's works have been exhibited in such acclaimed venues as the Smithsonian in the United States the Louvre in France. Over his more than 60-year career, McIntosh had some 43 solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, New York, Belgium, Cannes, France to Japan. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums throughout the world including:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Belgian...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Otello Rosa Designed Pair of Harlequin Wall Lights San Polo Venezia, Italy
By Otello Rosa, San Polo
Located in Pymble, NSW
A pair of Harlequin figure wall hangings, fittings are inside the baskets to screw a small lamp holder, highly detailed and in near perfect condition, circa 1955. The glazes are bril...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Strawberry Shaped Majolica Ceramic Tureen by Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Majolica ceramic white and green strawberry shaped tureen. Manufactured by Bordalo Pinheiro, Portugal, 1960s.
This cute tureen has a very realistic design with leaves on the top. A leaf shaped serving plate and a small serving spoon complete the set.
This highly decorative serving piece will be a nice addition to any kitchen or dining table. It will be a cool choice used as sauce tureen.
Excellent condition.
On sale as a set of three pieces, strawberry tureen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Complete Set of Twelve Hand-Painted MBFA Pornic Pottery Oyster Plates
Located in Downingtown, PA
Ode to the Oyster: A Mid-Century French Affair
A Complete Set of Twelve Hand-Painted MBFA Pornic Pottery Oyster Plates
Diameter: 10 inches x 1/2 inch high
This exceptional collect...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large MCM Stoneware Studio Pottery Cookie Jar with Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Large MCM stoneware studio pottery cookie jar with lid, circa 1970s. This gorgeous wheel thrown and hand finished jar has a wonderful desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Wilhelm Kage Farsta Vase
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Wilhelm Kåge was Sweden’s premier 20th C studio potter. His Farsta series was crafted between 1930 and 1960 in the Gustavsberg studio. The unique objects were made of reddish brown s...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant Tim Orr Ceramic France Glaze Decoration Porcelain Circa 1970 Flower Vase
By Tim Orr
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Elegant Tim Orr Ceramic France Glaze Decoration Porcelain Circa 1970 Flower Vase
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Vessel Gertrud + Otto Natzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
California design.
The Natzlers moved to Los Angeles from Austria in 1938. They were trained artisans. She made the simple pristine pot forms and he made the amazing glaze designs.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Spanish Ceramic Porrón, Hand-Painted Rooster, 1960s
Located in Valencia, VC
Spanish Mid-Century Ceramic Porrón with Hand-Painted Rooster
A very charming Spanish ceramic porrón featuring a beautiful interplay of textures—white glossy spots over a matte cream...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
$342 Sale Price
20% Off
Guido Gambone Italian Art Pottery Bottle Mid-20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian art pottery bottle and stopper painted with horses by Guido Gambone (1909-1969). The tall stoneware bottle is decorated in a soft white slightly textured gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Jerome Ackerman Modernist Ceramic Pottery
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
Jerome Ackerman glazed ceramic vessel signed “Ackerman”. Jerome Ackerman and his wife Evelyn were central figures in creating the California mid-century modern aesthetic. This exampl...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Lurcat 'Owl' Unique Hand Painted Plate
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Sharon, CT
Signed with initials, a most likely unique painted glaze plate of an Owl by Jean Lurcat.
Burnt Umber and Yellow Oxide.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 / item
Yellow Abstract Vase Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Yellow abstract vase, medium size. Looks stunning on its own or as part of a group. Stamped on bottom V 21, USA. In great condition, no crazing or cracks.
Measures: H 1...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Artistic Vintage Danish Pottery Bowl from the 1950s
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage artistic Danish pottery bowl with a beautiful abstract design
Signed on the base but artist unknown
No cracks or chips.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$375 Sale Price
31% Off
Tim Orr French 1960s Art Pottery Table Lamp
By Tim Orr
Located in New York, NY
An excellent French mid century sculptural art pottery table lamp by Tim Orr.
Signed. The vase measures 8.5” H x 8.5” W x 4” D.
Biography:
orn in England, Tim Orr is a sculptor, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$2,400 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Teapot from Kirsten Pottery, Ørum, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Teapot from Kirsten Pottery, Ørum, Denmark, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authen...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Søholm, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Danish Studio Pottery Bowl from Søholm, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark,
Official proof of authenticity su...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Saint-Clement Huge Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Saint-Clément Stoneware Vase, France, 1950s. This impressive and rare stoneware vase from Saint-Clément, France dates to the 1950s and is distinguished by its exceptional size ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Brutalist Glaze Ceramic Pottery Sculpture, Signed DeVoe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: DeVoe
Manufacturer: DeVoe
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Studio Pottery Teapot, Indistinctly Signed, Canada, circa 1970s
Located in Chatham, ON
Midcentury stoneware studio pottery teapot - hand carved/scraped decoration to the exterior - gloss cream glaze - dramatic integrated handle - separate lid - indistinctly signed on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Massive MCM Stoneware Studio Pottery Lidded Jar by Amy Donaldson
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive MCM stoneware studio pottery lidded jar by listed artist, Amy Donaldson, circa 1964. This gorgeous hand finished jar has a wonderful design, texture and color. The piece meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Two Vintage Vases Marked 'Foreign' by Scheurich, c. 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of Two Vintage Pottery Vases
c. 1960s,
marked 'FOREIGN'
by Scheurich, Germany
large 4" x 8.5"
small 3.5" x 7"
great color and sha...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$124 Sale Price / set
54% Off
Studio Del Campo Enamel Italian, 1960s Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A 1960s handmade enamel over copper with an abstract design in colors of black, and olive and teal green. Signed.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Marianna von Allesch Biomorphic Pottery Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Marianna von Allesch Biomorphic pottery with sgraffito design. Very nice example of the biomorphic design movement. Studio art pottery.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Pfaltzgraff Pottery Lidded Onion Soup Au Gratin Casseroles, Set/6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Mid-Century earthenware Onion Soup au Gratins, The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Company, circa 1950-1960.
Six oven proof individual casseroles with s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Wabi Sabi Style Studio Pottery Vase in Black Mid 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Wabi Sabi Style Studio Pottery Vase in Black. Europe, Mid 20th Century.
A wonderful and very elegant vase. This studio pottery piece made in the middle of the 20th century is timele...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Laura Andreson Large Scale California Studio Carved Stoneware Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large scale carved, stoneware bowl created by Laura Andreson of Los Angeles California. Andreson was a graduate of UCLA, where she was also the head of the ceramics department for...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Gianni Tosin Lava & Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin.
With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration.
Stamped I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
1970s "Dora" Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Sweden ABC Girls Figure Pottery
By Gustavsberg
Located in Brescia, IT
"Dora" ABC Girls
by Lisa Larson
Gustavsberg, 1958
Stoneware figure
Perfect condition
Measure: H 27 cm.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Hand-Painted Italian Pottery Water Pitcher by Montopola Arno
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage hand-painted Italian pottery water pitcher by Montopola Arno, circa 1960s. The piece is in good vintage condition with expected wear and a few small dings and chips. It mea...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Accolay Midcentury Stoneware Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century stoneware vase by ACCOLAY, France, 1950s. Height : 27cm (10.6"), Diameter : 18cm (7.1"). Marked "accolay" under the base (see photo, difficult to read)
After the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Pair of Decorative Hand Painted Italian Pottery footed Cups by DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare decorative pair of hand-painted Italian dessert footed cups by DeSimone, circa the 1970s in great vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
French Mid-century Set of Appetizer Dishes, Vallauris, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century appetizer dishes, Vallauris, 1960s. Set of 4 ceramic dishes and a wooden tray. Each dish shows a different decor. Mushrooms, sardines, fish and sausage. Width : 18...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Scheurich West German Mid-Century Hand Painted Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century German art pottery vase decorated with a green and yellow panel design on a molded matt glazed ground by Scheurich K...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid-century Modern pottery for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern pottery for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage pottery created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, pottery and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern pottery made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original pottery, popular names associated with this style include Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Scheurich Keramik, and Marcello Fantoni. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for pottery differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $78 and tops out at $29,941 while the average work can sell for $726.