European Ceramics

This is a vintage ginger jar. An English, ceramic spice pot in foliate decor, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Fine decorative appeal with ...

ABOUT A mid-century ceramic jewelry or trinket box with glazed green interior. Original label and stamp. CREATOR Nasco, Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1960. MATERIALS AND T...

ABOUT A mid-century ceramic glazed jewelry or trinket box. Marked "Italy" underneath. CREATOR Attributed to Raymor, Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1960. MATERIALS AND TECHN...

Large vase in green ceramic designed by the Italian designer Gio Ponti and manufactured by Richard Ginori between the 1930s and the 1940s. In this piece, the ceramic was modeled with an elegant and raffinate, flared shape that makes it a perfect decorative vase. The manufacturer's brand is stamped under the base. The history of the Ginori Manufactory began in Doccia, just a stone's throw away from Florence, when in 1735 Marquis Carlo Andrea Ginori started a porcelain factory which was destined to become a worldwide icon of style. The eighteenth-century is a key century for the development of porcelain in Europe, in this period the first manufactures are born, fed by new styles and international trends. In stately homes, palaces and courtyards, the precious porcelain of the Doccia Manufactory is synonymous with elegance and refinement. The passage from the nineteenth, the century of reason to that of feeling marks a new chapter in the development of artistic taste and the manufacture of porcelain. Florence becomes the scene of a controversy between the academic supporters of the Beautiful ideal and the naturalists promulgators of the beautiful natural Since 1806 the direction of the Manifattura passed to Leopoldo Carlo Ginori Lisci who initiates a process of profound renewal. In 1986 The Manifattura expanded and the Richard Ginori Ceramic Company is born. The tradition of master craftsmen meets new technologies and the creations are perfected thanks to the use of new patents From 1923 to 1933 the artistic direction of the Manifattura was entrusted to Gio Ponti. The master is responsible for introducing highly innovative elements with sensitivity and respect for the taste for the ancient, and for the oriental culture. In 1925 at the Universal Exposition in Paris, the Manifattura and its artistic director were awarded the assignment to both of a Grand Prix. The Manufactory was renewed by relying on the experience of the greatest Italian designers of the time: Franco Albini, Franca Helg, Antonio Piva, Sergio Asti, Achille Castiglioni, Gabriele Devecchi, Candido Fior...

A beautiful small framed ceramic plate designed and signed by Gilbert Valentin for Galerie Les Archanges Vallauris. Les Archanges was a workshop created by Gilbert Valentin and his w...

Rufinelli Assisi ceramics are a type of Italian pottery that comes from the town of Assisi in central Italy. The Rufinelli family has been producing ceramics in Assisi since the 1950...

Roberto Rigon Vicenza Italy ceramic rhino years ’60 perfect Perfect condition, long 15 inches approx., signed RR italy.

Gunnar Nylund bowl in earth tone colors, matte glazed in brown and yellow. This bowl is made by ceramics artist Gunnar Nylund for Swedish porcelain and...

Ceramic bowl in orange / yellow colors from the 1960s. This product will be inspected thoroughly at our professional workshop by our educated employees, who assure the product qua...

A wonderful vintage ceramic statue of a Rough Collie dog. This was made in England, it dates from the 1960-70’s. This is hand painted and is of excellent...

Set of two decorative blue bottles in ceramic with gold lusters decorations (realized by Bottega Gatti in Faenza) from the Bottiglie Abitate series which is designed by Gio Ponti in the 1950s and manufactured during the 1990s by Cooperativa Ceramica Imola. The manufacturer's brand and signature are visible under the bases. Dimensions: A buttoned bottle H36 cm A decorated bottle H30 cm Gio Ponti was an icon of the modernist movement: the Italian designer, architect, artist and publisher contributed significantly to the worlds of architecture and design with his extensive work in fine furniture and ceramics, education, office and residential buildings, and everything in between. Giovanni, known as Gio Ponti was born in 1891 in Milan. It was there that he spent his childhood, and in 1921 he began to study architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. From 1923 to 1930 he served as the artistic director of the Richard-Ginori porcelain factory. In 1927, Ponti started his first architectural office, together with Emilio Lancia, and in 1928 he started the magazine Domus, which is still regarded as one of the most influential European magazines for architecture and design. He was also very influential during the period as a curator of the Milan Triennale. After his collaboration with Emilio Lancia had come to an end, upon completion of the Torre Rasini, he began to work as an architect together with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini...

Unique one-of-a-kind Studio Creation- an unusual opportunity Tall, old and all handmade and hand painted rabbit sculpture handcrafted and hand paint...

A majestic pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian life-size black and white ceramic Great Dane dogs depicted in two different seated stances on black ba...