Cast Stone Organic Modern Twist Handle Garden Sculpture Planter Basket !970s

Waylande Gregory Coral Flamingo Centerpiece and Planter, Cowan Pottery, Ohio, USA, 1928-1931. Marked "COWAN" under flamingo. Waylande Desantis Gregory (1905 Baxter Springs, Kansas – 1971, New Jersey) was one of the most innovative and prolific American art-deco ceramics sculptors of the early 20th century. His groundbreaking techniques enabled him to create monumental ceramic sculpture, such as the Fountain of the Atoms and Light Dispelling Darkness, which had hitherto not been possible. He also developed revolutionary glazing and processing methods, and was a seminal figure in the studio glass movement. The Cowan Pottery Studio was founded by R. Guy Cowan in Lakewood, Ohio, United States in 1912. It moved to Rocky River, Ohio in 1920, and operated until 1931, when the financial stress of the Great Depression resulted in its bankruptcy. Cowan Pottery produced both artistic and commercial work in a variety of styles influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Deco, Chinese ceramics, and modern sculpture. During its two decades of operation, a number of well-known Cleveland School artists worked with Cowan at the studio: Elizabeth Anderson, Arthur Eugene Baggs, Alexander Blazys, Paul Bogatay, Edris Eckhardt, Waylande Gregory, A. Drexler Jacobson, among many others. With the exception of Guy Cowan, himself, Waylande Gregory designed more pieces for the pottery than anyone else. Gregory joined R. Guy Cowan in Rocky River, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, in 1928, where he became the leading sculptor of the Cowan Pottery studio. Unlike his contemporaries at Cowan Pottery, who were primarily influenced by Viennese modern...

Organic modern hand carved stone and leaded blue glass egg sculptural set of 3. Gorgeous highly burnished pink granite stone eggs and luminous blue glas...

Organic modern hand carved stone egg sculptural set with brass and Lucite bases. Gorgeous three egg set, veined to perfection by Mother Nature and hand-burnished by midcentury artisa...

Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original custom shade, circa 1948. Exceptional form and color. Single owner, commissioned directly from artist for a Broo...

Stunning Marianna von Allesch modern ceramic table lamp with original hand painted custom shade that continues the cubist color blocks of the body and mirrors the stripes of his mate...

Andrea Branzi orange canaries basket #7, fused glass sculpture, 2008. Orange canaries basket fused glass and acrylic Measures: 22¼ H × 12½ W × 7...

A pair of tall concrete basket weave planters. This set will be fabulous on a back patio, flanking a front door, or even used as champagne storage...

Vintage cast concrete stone large garden planter woven basket with handle. Item featured is in Woven basket form with handle, very nice vintag...

Very lovely composite stone basket with rope handle.

Large and heavy cast stone handled basket garden planter in beautifully aged old worn soft white painted surface showing some areas of underlying light gray. Very well detailed. Circ...

A set of two large rustic French concrete garden planters. This pair of garden planters sit upon square concrete bases. The fluted sides feature scalloped stylized decorations. This pair will be fabulous flanking a front door, or on a patio. We also love the idea of filling them with ice and Veuve or Moët champagne...

With three cherubs on an octagonal base supporting a finely carved urn.