Fired Garden Ornaments

Beautiful medium sized Orcio found in Le Marche, Italy with an interesting twisted terracotta handle and glazed spout. Originally made to hold olive oil and most likely stored in the...

An absolutely delightful pair of vintage Chinese green, yellow, and cream glazed ceramic guardian lions, also called foo dogs or foo lions, circa 1960's, Hong Kong. The pair of lions feature one male and one female. The male holds a ball under foot, while the female holds down a playful cub. The lions are portrayed seated upon their haunches on short pedestals...

English gardens often have an armillary. These instruments were designed by the ancient Greeks to theoretically track the planets and stars. Adding a touch of whimsy, this maintenance free garden element will enhance any outdoor space. The more recent iron sphere...

English gardens often have an armillary. These instruments were designed by the ancient Greeks to theoretically track the planets and stars. Adding a touch of whimsy, this maintenance free garden element will enhance any outdoor space. Each side of the square pedestal showcases a female figure in bas-relief with Hellinistic inspiration. The more recent iron sphere...

English gardens often have an armillary. These instruments were designed by the ancient Greeks to theoretically track the planets and stars. Adding a touch of whimsy, this maintenance free garden element will enhance any outdoor space. Each side of the square pedestal showcases a whimsical floral motif. The iron...

A remarkable Victorian-era English terracotta chimney pot. This antique architectural element serves as both decorative and functional additions to traditional chimney flues. During the 1800s, coal was used more and more to heat homes, however the smoke that it produced was thick and toxic. Heightening one’s chimney increases its draw, removing this unwanted pollutant from interiors more quickly. Multiple indoor fireplaces...

19th century Mediterranean clay olive jar with raised band design. Weathered, patinated surface. Concentric ring pattern gives this pot a modernist feel...

An amazing example of a Paolo Soleri Arcosanti wind and earth bell. Comprised of a earthenware pottery bell, clapper with a copper "tail" and hanging chain. This work still retains i...

Not all antique Italian glazed olive oil jars are created equal and this particular olive oil jar’s colors are simply beyond spectacular. Dating from the late 1800’s and discovered in a field in the south of Italy by an old friend. We were fortunate enough to be able to assemble a small grouping and currently have (5) in stock and as would be expected, all five of our Italian olive oil jars...

This obelisk shaped object is completely handmade, raku fired ceramic. The surface is textured with ridges and grooves which have a variegated patina due to ...

This obelisk shaped object is completely handmade, fired ceramic. The black surface is textured with ridges and grooves which have a green patina due to a natural aging process the artist uses. Peter Hayes Black bottle ceramic Measures: 41 H x 7.50 W x 6 D in 104.14 H x 19.05 W x 15.24 D cm. About I have always been interested in the history of ceramics – why and how ‘things’ are made of clay. This interest was extended after I spent several years travelling through Africa working with various tribes and village potters and being intrigued how, with limited technology and basic tools, they were able to get such exquisite, beautiful surfaces. I found the same inherent skills in India, Nepal Japan and New Mexico. I tried to adopt the ideas picked up from my travels in my own work. By building up layers of textured clay combined with burnishing and polishing of surfaces, I try to achieve opposites of rough and smooth. I have been working on large scale ceramic forms which I have placed in the landscape. My main aim is that the work should not compete with the landscape, but evolve within the environment. With this in mind I have introduced other minerals into the Raku ceramic surface such as iron and copper. With the elements of time and erosion, the individual piece takes on its own developing surface. Recently, one of these large commissions has taken me again to India. My Client suggested I make it on site. Now I have discovered Udaipur in Rajasthan where I come for inspiration, when my studio in Bath in England gets cold in the winter months. This has introduced me to other artists and craftsmen enabling me to work with a range of different materials, such as glass, marble, stone and Damascus steel. In practice I go by the set of my pants. I have always worked this way, not going by any particular rules or methods. I find it joyful to work with many different materials. Each has its own character, its own limits, its own tolerance – some materials fight back, some play the game. Finally I think it’s the material that is in charge and it will only let you make what it wants. It is my job to push it to its limits and somehow an equilibrium is made between maker and material. Gallery Victor Armendariz – Chicago Public Collections Grassi Museum Leipzig Jerwood Foundation Crowne Estates, London Dorothy House, Bradford on Avon Scottish National Galley, Edinburgh Museum of Modern Art, Kingston, Jamaica Garderner Collection, Toronto Museum of Modern Art, Brussels, Belgium Silber Collection, California J.B Speed Museum, Louisville KY Selected Commissions 2016 Group of Sculptures, Artelier Art Advisory. Standing Stone, Private collection, Bath Sculptures, Studio Reed, London. 2015 6 Sculptures for Yacht, Mark Berryman Design. Wall Sculpture, Private Collection, Kensington, London Wall mounted Disc, Private Collection, Wadebridge, Cornwall 2014 6ft Raku Wall...