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Ceramics For Sale
19th C. Coalport Tree & Rock Imari Plates, Set of 10
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
10 Coalport Imari Tree and Rock Dinner Plates. C. 1840. Each plate in pristine condition.
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 3
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled Blue Plate by Yves Klein
Located in Jersey City, NJ
1957 / 2024 based on Untitled Blue Plate (IKB 54) from 1957 earthenware plate with acrylic display box plate diameter: 23 cm or approx. 9" display box: 32 x 30 cm or approx. 12 1/2" ...
Category

2010s Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Acrylic

Slender Art Deco Vase with Antelope Motif by Rookwood, 1952, Ivory & Soft Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in hues of soft brown and ivory, this tall, elegant vase depicting a stylized antelope was hand-glazed by artisans at the famous Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati at t...
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Revernay Rare Art Deco Pair of Ceramic Vases, Digoin Sarreguemines, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Exceptional French Art Deco Pair of Ceramic Vases by Revernay (Digoin), France, Circa 1920 An exceptional and spectacular pair of French Art Deco ceramic vases by Revernay, produced ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Green Bowl Argenta #1510, Wilhelm Kåge Fish, Scandinavian Modern, Dragon Fish
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely bowl of model Argenta 1510 designed by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg, this bowl is 21.5 cm (8.6") in diameter and about 5 cm (2") high. It has a lovely silver-decor of a drago...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

1990s Modernist Yellow and Black Fat Lava Ceramic German Bison
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Ceramic Bison by Otto Keramik is a striking and unique piece of ceramic art that epitomizes the design aesthetics of the era. Created by the renowned German pottery studio Otto ...
Category

Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Georgian Black Basalt Creamer Jug by Turner, English circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Black Basalt Creamer Jug or small pitcher, which we attribute to John Turner of Lane End, Longton, Staffordshire Potteries, circa 1762 to 1806 of the English Geor...
Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Ceramic Tissue Box
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
CERAMIC TISSUE BOX, designed in 2023. Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade natu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

French Majolica Parakeets Plate Salins, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate two parakeets with oranges Salins, circa 1890.  
Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Georges Jouve France Black Ceramic Dish Masterpiece
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Georges Jouve was an important ceramist of the 20th century. He was born in 1910 in Fontenay-sous-Bois and his parents were both decorators. At 17 years old, Jouve enrolled at the pr...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large 19th Century French Blue & White Japon Platter Creil Montereau
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century French Blue & White Japon Platter signed Creil Montereau. 13 inches diameter. This service is exposed in Giverny Claude Monet's house.
Category

1880s French Japonisme Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Sainte-Radegonde Vase, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
This elegant ceramic vase, created by Sainte-Radegonde in France during the 1920s, embodies the refined aesthetic of the Art Deco period. The vase features stylized platinum and gilt...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Organic White Ceramic Vase, Kawa Vase 10, Handmade Sculptural Porcelain object
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Vase 10 Organic white ceramic vase with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. Va...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Majolica Strawberries Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica strawberries plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870.  
Category

1870s French Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Creil & Montereau Hand Painted Aesthetic Movement Charger
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This outstanding hand painted 19th century French ceramic charger was made by Hautin Boulenger & Cie at Creil & Montereau. The highly detailed Aesthetic Movement charger features polychrome decoration depicting a Japanese quail perched in a flowering cherry tree bearing vivid green foliage. The bird's gaze is fixed on a colorful butterfly with intricately patterned wings which is located off to one side. The image is set on a gilt ground which bears a series of repeating raised gilt motifs. The charger's shoulder is finished in cobalt blue with stylized gilt hearts separated by light blue floral and foliate elements. The 4lb 11oz charger bears an impressed mark used by Creil et Montereau between 1876-1884. The foot rim is not pierced. This beautifully executed hand painted French charger...
Category

Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - BIRD
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Pair of Ceramic Bowls Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful bowls on a small foot. Manufactured in the 1950s at Rörstrand, designed by Carl Harry Stålhane. The bowls has a wonderful glaze and it lifts the shape of the bowls to be w...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

White Glazed Ceramic Goose Head Hanger Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
White glazed ceramic vintage plaque in the form of a goose head. Made as a country style item to hold kitchen towels, aprons, etc. Marked on the reverse Domain 1979. Given as a gift...
Category

1970s American Country Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tile made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers was probably made between 1550 and 1575.
Category

16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Large French Majolica Bulldog Wall Platter Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Bulldog Wall Platter Circa 1890. Diameter / 11.3 inches.
Category

1890s French Rustic Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

Art Nouveau Vase Ceramics, Floral Turquoise & Blue Josef Ekberg Sgrafitto 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large art nouveau vase in ceramics designed by Josef Ekberg at Gustavsberg in 1918. The vase is 27.5 cm tall and in excellent condition except from some minor marks and age-based c...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic optical Tile Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Cedit Ceramiche, 1968
Located in taranto, IT
Rare ceramic tile designed in 1968 by Ettore Sottsass for Cedit Ceramiche aluminum frame Size with frame 35x35 cm, tile size 15x15 cm, protrusion from the wall 5 cm Very good cond...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Juliette Lamp by Charlie Dumais
Located in Bantam, CT
Our stoneware Juliette Lamp is handcrafted using slab-construction techniques. The lamp’s pattern is created by rolling the surface with textured rolling pins and rods. FINISH - Ca...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware

Vintage Oval Blue & White Jardiniere, Chinese, Ceramic, Decorative, Planter Pot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage oval blue and white planter. A Chinese, ceramic decorative planter pot, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Of fascinating wavy form with generous proport...
Category

1970s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic plates by Jean Lurçat, Sant-Viçens, France, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...
Category

20th Century French Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Sculpture bust in terracotta - Åke Holm - Höganäs
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning bust in terracotta designed by Åke Holm at Höganäs in the mid 20th century. The sculpture is 15 cm tall and in excellent condition. It is signed below. Åke Holm (1900–198...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood blue and white jasperware jewelry tray
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine Wedgwood jasperware jewelry tray, beautiful neoclassical style item decorated with white antique-style scenes and an elegant laurels...
Category

20th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Pair of 19th Century Etruscan Majolica Leaf Plates
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Highly collectable glazed Majolica plate in greens, yellow and pink. Wonderful ceramic pieces to add to current collection or create new grouping with this fantastic set.
Category

19th Century English Rustic Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

'Sudden Encounter in The Rain', Unique Ceramic Wall Relief, Heini Riitahuhta
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and unique piece by one of the most talented contemporary ceramic artists in Finland, Heini Riitahuhta, known for her distinctive style and vibrant floral patterns adorni...
Category

2010s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

19th Century Parian Figure
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century Copeland parian figure group “Go to sleep” after J Durham, published by the Art Union of London, of a girl holding a dog. Some slight damage...
Category

1860s British Early Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Modern Groupe of 6 White and Grey Vessels Rörstrand Sweden 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have gathered a Groupe of 6 pieces, made at Rörstrand during the midcentury. The pieces are designed by Gunnar Nylund and Carl Harry Stålhane. Their slick minimalistic and elegant...
Category

1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Original "Diamante" ceramic tiles by Gio Ponti for Joo Milano 1960s
Located in taranto, IT
Wall panel composed of a very rare group of 6 ceramic tiles designed in 1960 by Gio Ponti for Joo Ceramiche Milano, "diamond" model, blue in white aluminum frame. The whole panel mea...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Aluminum

Peter Shire Splatter Mug
Located in Richmond, VA
One-of-a-kind Splatter Mugs designed by Peter Shire. These functional and sculptural mugs are crafted by Echo Park Pottery in Los Angeles using slab construction and individually han...
Category

2010s Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Winston Churchill Toby Jug by Royal Doulton
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome vintage Winston Churchill collectible character jug or "Toby jug" decorative mug by the English pottery firm, Royal Doulton.
Category

20th Century English Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Masons Ironstone Jug or Pitcher in Basket Japan Pattern, Georgian circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, very early Mason's Ironstone Hydra jug or pitcher in the Basket Japan pattern, made in the English, late Georgian period, circa 1815-1820. This jug is very decorativ...
Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

French Porcelain Flowers Oyster Plate Limoges, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Porcelain Flowers Oyster Plate Limoges, circa 1900. 8.5 inches diameter.
Category

Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Metallic Bronze Handbuilt Wabi-Sabi Ceramic Vase Large
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-built shallow vase. Wabi Sabi and minimalist yet striking, perfect for a single dramatic stem or a small bouquet. Available in Golden bronze or matte white on dark clay. Approxi...
Category

2010s American Organic Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Bloom Set of 12 Dessert Plates
Located in Milan, IT
Every plate from this exquisite set is entirely crafted and painted exclusively by hand in the tradition and quality that have made Paravicini famous all over the world. Made of fine...
Category

2010s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Veranda Set Of 9 Dinner Plates
Located in Milan, IT
The atmosphere and the world of Lisa Corti interpreted by Laboratorio Paravicini. The new collection of dishes combines the two brands for a table that makes the imagination travel b...
Category

2010s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Tissue Box
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
CERAMIC TISSUE BOX, designed in 2023. Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade natu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Profil Striped Applied Silver Egg Cup By Wilhelm Kage, Argenta, Gustavsberg
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Tasteful and modern in design, stoneware Argenta egg cup by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Decorated with applied silver 'Profil' stripes and banding A collectors piece Circa...
Category

1950s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Cluster of 5 Organic White Kawa Vases, Porcelain, Group, Set of 5, Ceramic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 5 Kawa Vases 04 & 05 Organic white ceramic vases with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is on...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain

Traditional Spanish Stone Mortar, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Antique Vintage Stone Mortar – Spanish Manufacture, Circa 1930" Discover the rustic beauty and history of this antique stone mortar, made around 1930 in Spain by an unknown manufac...
Category

1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stone

Midcentury Bitossi Aldo Londi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the cen...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta, Pottery

Large Ceramic Planter, USA 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Large studio planter with a multicolored glaze.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vase by Robert Dupanier
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Vase in enamelled ceramic by Robert Dupanier, Vallauris, France circa 1950
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Roger Capron - Panel with 5 Ceramic Tiles - FISH 2
Located in Stratford, CT
Playful and whimsical, Capron’s art panels are the most sought after, as editions were small, and in some cases not more than a few, or by special commission. Some are rough and mat...
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Modern Earthy Tone Ceramic Table Lamp Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful table lamp in ceramic named Rubus and designed by one of the ceramic designer icons from Sweden Gunnar Nylund. This one with incredible colors working together with the all...
Category

1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Anatomica, Porcelain Hand with Old School Tattoo Decoration by Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...
Category

2010s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Stilton Cheese Keeper, Georgian Revival, English, Ceramic Truckle Dome
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb mid 20th century Georgian Revival Stilton cheese keeper, exquisitely crafted with a marbled ceramic finish in the manner of Copeland's Agateware. This vintage truckl...
Category

1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic bowl by Wilhelm Kåge, Argenta, Gustavsberg. Art Deco, 1930s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Ceramic bowl by Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960), Argenta, Gustavsberg Porslinsfabrik in Sweden. Art Deco, 1930s. Wear consistent with age and use
Category

1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Galvani Mid-Century Centerpiece Container in Ceramic Desigm italy 1930/40s
Located in Palermo, IT
Futurist ceramic lidded container, airbrushed by Angelo Simonetti for Galvani. Please watch the video and photos carefully, thank you. Weight: 0.544 Kg NOTE: We offer our customer...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Walrus by Gunnar Nylund
Located in Berlin, BE
Walrus by Gunnar Nylund Stoneware figurine from Rörstrand. Gunnar Nylund became well known for a vast and diversified production of stoneware animal sculptures, which he designed for...
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

French 19th Century Faded Green Glazed Ceramic Confit Jar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful confit jar with very rare faded green glaze. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Vintage Light Baby Pink Big Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 2000s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful vase made from Murano glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Venetian glass (...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Joseph Mougin Art Deco Vase, Honeycomb, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco vase by Joseph Mougin (1876-1961), Nancy, France, 1920s. Model by Joseph Mougin named "Honeycomb". White stoneware. Measures: Height: 13.8"(35cm), diameter: 7.5"(19cm...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Georgian Masons Ironstone Large Platter in Table & Flowerpot Pattern, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good hand painted Mason's ironstone large Platter or Meat Plate, in the Table and Flowerpot gilded pattern, from their earliest George IIIrd period, circa 1818. The p...
Category

Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

New Moon Ceramic Vase by MONDAYS (Larger)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handbuilt organic modern vase made from a groggy clay body covered in a matte black glaze with layers of glossy and crawling black glaze on top. Each vase is made by hand in our Broo...
Category

2010s American Organic Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Small French 19th Century Yellow Glazed Ceramic Confit Jar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small confit jar with its characteristic yellow glaze. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dish...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Anatomica, Porcelain Hand with Hummingbirds Decoration by Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...
Category

2010s Italian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vases by Aldo Londi
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Set of 4 vases in blue (Rimini blue) enameled ceramic by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy circa 1950’s. Sold by set or individually. Heights : 34, 24, 21 and 16 cm
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Renaissance Plate, Patanazzi Workshop Urbino, End of 16th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Acquareccia plate Patanazzi workshop Urbino, last quarter of the 16th century It measures diameter 17.12 in; foot diameter 11.53 in; height 1.88 in (43.5 cm; 29.3 cm; 4.8 cm). Weight State of conservation: wear and a few small minimal detachments of enamel, chipping on the raised areas, peeling of enamel at the brim on the back. This large, shallow basin is equipped with a wide and convex well. It is umbonate with a contoured center. The brim, short and flat, is enclosed in a double rounded and barely raised edge. The basin has a flat base without rims; it has a slightly concave center in correspondence to the well. The shape takes inspiration from the basins associated with the metal forged amphora pourers that traditionally adorned the credenza. These were used from the Middle Ages to wash hands during banquets. Two or three people washed their hands in the same basin and it was considered an honor to wash one’s hands with an illustrious person. The decoration is arranged in concentric bands with, in the center of the umbo, an unidentified shield on a blue background: an oval banded in gold with a blue head, a gold star and a field with a burning pitcher. Rings of faux pods separate the center from a series of grotesque motifs of small birds and masks. These go around the basin and are, in fact, faithfully repeated on the brim. The main decoration develops inside the flounce of the basin, which sees alternating symmetrical figures of winged harpies and chimeras. The ornamentation, outlined in orange, green and blue, stands out against the white enamel background. This decorative style, defined since the Renaissance as “grottesche” or “raffaellesche”, refers to the decorations introduced after the discovery of the paintings of the Domus Aurea towards the end of the fifteenth century. The discovery of Nero's palace, buried inside Colle Oppio by damnatio memoriae, occurred by chance when a young Roman, in 1480, fell into a large crack which had opened in the ground on the hill, thus finding himself in a cave with walls covered with painted figures. The great artists present in the papal city, including Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Raffaello, immediately visited these caves. The decorations found there soon became a decorative subject of immense success: the term grotesque , with the meaning of “unusual,” “caricatured,” or “monstrous,” was later commented by Vasari in 1550 as “una spezie di pittura licenziose e ridicole molto”( “a very licentious and ridiculous kind of painting”). The decorations “a grottesche” also widely circulated in ceramic factories, through the use of engravings, variously interpreted according to the creativity of the artists or the requests of the client. Our basin is reflected in similar artifacts produced at the end of the sixteenth century by the factories of the Urbino district. See the series of basins preserved in the main French museums, among which the closest in morphology is that of the Campana collection of the Louvre (Inv. OA1496); this however has a more complex figure decoration, while the decoration of our specimen is sober and with a watercolor style. The style, sure in its execution, approaches decorative results still close to the works produced around the middle of the sixteenth century by the Fontana workshop. The decoration is closely linked to their taste, which later finds its natural outlet, through the work of Antonio, also in the Patanazzi workshop. Studies show the contiguity between the two workshops due to the kinship and collaboration between the masters Orazio Fontana and Antonio Patanazzi, both trained in the workshop of Guido Fontana il Durantino. It is therefore almost natural that their works, often created according to similar typologies and under the aegis of the same commissions, are not always easily distinguishable, so much so that the presence of historiated or “grottesche” works by Orazio is documented and preserved in Antonio Patanazzi's workshop. Given that the studies have always emphasized the collaboration between several hands in the context of the shops, it is known that the most ancient “grottesche” works thus far known, can be dated from 1560, when the Fontana shop created the so-called Servizio Spagnolo (Spanish Service) and how, from that moment on, this ornamentation became one of the most requested by high-ranking clients. We remember the works created for the Granduchi di Toscana, when Flaminio Fontana along with his uncle Orazio supplied ceramics to Florence, and, later, other commissions of considerable importance: those for the service of the Duchi d’Este or for the Messina Farmacia of Roccavaldina, associated with the Patanazzi workshop when, now after 1580, Antonio Patanazzi began to sign his own work. Thus, in our basin, the presence of masks hanging from garlands, a theme of more ancient memory, is associated in the work with more advanced stylistic motifs, such as the hatching of the chimeras and harpies. These are found here on the front with the wings painted in two ornate ways. In addition, the theme of the birds on the edge completes the decoration along the thin brim and can be seen as representing an early style typical of the Urbino district during a period of activity and collaboration between the two workshops. Later, a more “doll-like” decorative choice, typical of the end of the century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, characterized the period of the Patanazzi workshop under the direction of Francesco. Bibliography: Philippe Morel, Il funzionamento simbolico e la critica delle grottesche nella seconda metà del Cinquecento, in: Marcello Fagiolo, (a cura di), Roma e...
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Ceramics

Materials

Maiolica

Antique Salt Glazed Industrial Stoneware Dipping Baskets, Early 1900s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*Please visit our storefront for additional baskets. SOLD INDIVIDUALLY: A collection of antique stoneware dipping baskets once used by plating factories to contain tarnished metal articles as they were submerged in acids in order to be stripped. Designed to be completely acid-proof, each is a unique work of incidental art pottery, most decorated with a rich salt glaze, rendering their textures similar to early American stoneware...
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1910s American Industrial Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Early Masons Ironstone Large Jug or Pitcher in School House Pattern, circa 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine and rare, large ironstone pottery jug or pitcher in the Fenton shape made by Mason's Ironstone, of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, circa 1820 This is a substantia...
Category

Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ironstone

Gunnar Nylund Swedish 'ARO' Bowl in Blue Glazed Stoneware, 1950s
Located in Prague, New Town
Swedish mid-century stoneware ‘ARO’ bowl, designed by Gunnar Nylund. Produced by Rörstrand in Sweden, 1950s. Made from blue-glazed stoneware. Inscribed with producer’s mark to the un...
Category

1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Aqua Majolica Strawberries Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare aqua Majolica strawberries on a geometrical background signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category

1880s French Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Blue Michelin Man Ceramic Tile, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dive into a nostalgic journey with this rare and unique Michelin Man tile, crafted by an unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1960. In its original condition, the tile exhibit minor...
Category

1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century, French, Glazed Ceramic Jug or Water Cruche
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic and rare piece of pottery from the Provence. Beautiful weathered and an amazing color. Imperfections help authenticate this water cruche as it was an utilitarian type...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics

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Ceramic

Wedgwood Jasperware Green and White Vase English Neoclassical
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 'sage' green and white English Wedgwood Jasperware matte stoneware vase in the Neoclassical style, England, 1973. Vase has Renaissance/Neoc...
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Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Kangxi Period Chinese Plate Porcelain Blue & White Chenghua Mark, Circa 1680
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautifully hand painted Chinese porcelain blue and white Dish or Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period ( 1662-1722), dating to Circa 1680 or slightly earlier This is a well potted dish with 16 lobes or ribs, a wavy barbed rim, a very well cut foot rim and a very white glaze. The plate is very finely hand painted in a free flowing style, characteristic of the period, in varying shades of a clear cobalt blue, from the very dark to the very light blue. The central well is hand decorated with an iconic outdoor...
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Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics

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Porcelain

The Dots Menagerie D’été Hand-Painted Ceramic Salad Plate - Mix Set of 4
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your summer gatherings with the charming Menagerie D’été Hand-Painted Ceramic Salad Plate Set. This delightful set features four uniquely designed plates, each adorned with p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

LA CORONA, Vintage Hand Painted Talavera Pottery Bowl, Mexico, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
LA CORONA - Vintage Talavera hand painted ceramic bowl - fine quality - featuring an over-all pattern of leaves and flowers in blue and green - signed on the...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique and Vintage Ceramics for Sale: Shop Figurines, Vases and Scandinavian Pottery on 1stDibs

Whether you’re adding an eye-catching mid-century modern glazed stoneware bowl to your dining table or grouping a collection of decorative plates by color for the shelving in your living room, decorating and entertaining with antique and vintage ceramics is a great way to introduce provocative pops of colors and textures to a space or family meals.

Ceramics, which includes pottery such as earthenware and stoneware, has had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world for thousands of years. When people began to populate permanent settlements during the Neolithic era, which saw the rapid growth of agriculture and farming, clay-based ceramics were fired in underground kilns and played a greater role as important containers for dry goods, water, art objects and more.

Today, if an Art Deco floor vase, adorned in bright polychrome glazed colors with flowers and geometric patterns, isn’t your speed, maybe minimalist ceramics can help you design a room that’s both timeless and of the moment. Mixing and matching can invite conversation and bring spirited contrasts to your outdoor dining area. The natural-world details enameled on an Art Nouveau vase might pair well with the sleek simplicity of a modern serving bowl, for example.

In your kitchen, your cabinets are likely filled with ceramic dinner plates. You’re probably serving daily meals on stoneware dishes or durable sets of porcelain or bone china, while decorative ceramic dishes may be on display in your dining room. Perhaps you’ve anchored a group of smaller pottery pieces on your mantelpiece with some taller vases and vessels, or a console table in your living room is home to an earthenware bowl with a decorative seasonal collection of leaves, greenery and acorns.

Regardless of your tastes, however, it’s possible that ceramics are already in use all over your home and outdoor space. If not, why? Whatever your needs may be, find a wide range of antique and vintage ceramics on 1stDibs.

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