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Material: Ceramic
Mid-Century Art Deco Porcelain Centerpiece Bowl with Birds
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Amazing in design and execution, this Art Deco compote features three charming birds supporting a polychromed fruit bowl or sculpture. This bowl, acquired in a collectors home in Bel...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Creamware
19th Century Old Paris Porcelain Reticulated Cherub Compote
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Old Paris Porcelain: a reticulated gilt glazed compote featuring a kneeling cherub .
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Jane Hamlyn Studio Pottery Saltglazed Handled Bowl 20th Century
By Jane Hamlyn
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage British studio pottery twin handled bowl by renowned potter Jane Hamlyn and made at Millfield Pottery near Doncaster. The rounded stoneware bowl has impressed wheel...
Category
1980s English Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
$323 Sale Price
35% Off
Nils Thorsson, Royal Copenhagen. Vase of stoneware in shades of grey and brown
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen.
Unique vase ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Majolica Plate Centerpiece Ceramic Wall Dish Hand-Painted Dolphins Deruta Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Majolica dish hand made and hand-painted in Deruta, Italy, according to the original Renaissance painting technique. The dish is enriched by the presence of four metamorphic dolphin-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Wedgwood Olympic Games 1972 Plate in Black Basalt - Limited Edition
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This beautiful Wedgwood Olympic Games 6.5”plate in Black Basalt with Gold inscription has been kept in its original box. Together with the original l...
Category
1970s English Other Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Black Forest Porcelain Bowl with Fox Figure Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Completely handmade porcelain bowl with a hands-free natrualistic painted fox figure in brown colors. The fox is sitting in the middle of the bowl for decorating nuts or sweets aroun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Black Forest Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Glazed Pottery Bowl Germany Kunsthandlung W. Welker Heidelberg
Located in New York, NY
Glazed pottery bowl made in Germany midcentury
Signed:
Kunsthandlung
W. Welker
Heidelberg.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Billy Bowl Silver by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
A striking centrepiece for the dining table or kitchen bench, the Billy bowl remixes the irreverent design codes of 1980s postmodernism with nods to the postpunk music and fashion of the same era. Finished in a monochrome palette and raised on a trio of playfully juxtaposing geometric blocks, the round ceramic vessel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver
A Free-Form Ceramic Bowl by André Borderie & Vera Szekely France 1950's
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Free-Form Ceramic Bowl by André Borderie & Vera Szekely France 1950's
Black enamel with an abstract drawing
In very good condition.
Signed under
Featured in the book : Vera Sze...
Category
1950s French Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Large Mochaware Bowl with Cable Decoration England Circa 1830
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this exceptionally large and rare mid-19th century English mochaware bowl. Each piece of mochaware is unique. Made in England ci...
Category
1830s English Folk Art Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Creamware
Nils Thorsson for Aluminia "Baca" Large Fruit Bowl Black & Yellow, Danish 1960s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Rare and very large raised bowl by Nils Thorsson for the ceramic manufacturer Aluminia Denmark, later brandname Royal Copenhagen. It's from the "Baca" series and made ca. 1960s.
The...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Ogata Kenzan Signed Japanese Asian Edo Period Pottery Tea Bowl Chawan
Located in Studio City, CA
A spectacularly designed and beautifully made Chawan tea bowl dating back to the Edo period. This work is attributed to Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) who is wi...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1965
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware bowl with amazing hare’s fur glaze.
Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Excellent condition. Incised signatur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
White 'Carrara' Footed Bowl by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful 'Swedish Modern' stoneware footed bowl with white 'Carrara' glaze.
Made by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg in Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition.
Stamped 'Gustavsberg / CARRAR...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Rosenthal studio linie flash one vase ceramic , 1980s Memphis
By Rosenthal
Located in Delft, NL
Rosenthal studio linie flash one vase ceramic , 1980s Memphis
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Ceramic Bowl, ca. 1980s
By Haeger
Located in New York, NY
A Modern style or Postmodern period stone white round ceramic bowl, circa 1980s, USA. Maker's mark on bottom as shown in image #15. Dimensions: 7" diameter.
Black acrylic waterfall table...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Modern German Porcelain Dish with Beetles by Sofina Porcelain Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
This completely handmade and hands-free painted porcelain dish is made by Sofina porcelain in Bavaria. Hand-painted with a large stag beetle and other beetles. Rimmed with a platinum...
Category
2010s German Country Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Tarcisio Tosin Italian Ceramic Box 1930s with Little Girl and Goat
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Tarcisio Tosin Italian Ceramic Box 1930s with little Girl and Goat.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$749 Sale Price
30% Off
Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen Scandinavian Midcentury Ceramic Bowl, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian green ceramic bowl serie Aluminia Marselis designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, Denmark, 1950s.
Category
1650s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Massive Glazed Terracotta Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A massive vintage Mexican glazed terracotta bowl with two applied handles and a beautiful drip glazed pattern on the interior. The exterior is u...
Category
20th Century Mexican Rustic Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Terracotta
George Jones Majolica Egyptian-style Sphinx Bowl
By George Jones
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
George Jones Majolica figural bowl with a mythological theme which features two Egyptian sphinxes seated on a mottled oval base supporting a bowl...
Category
1870s Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Majolica
Japanese Glazed Kyo-yaki Tea Bowl Nin'ami Dohachi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese chawan (tea bowl) of Kyo-yaki (Kyoto ware) attributed to Nin'ami Dōhachi, also known as Takahashi Dōhachi (1783–1855). Potted sensitively wi...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Excellent hand thrown Kage Farsta stoneware bowl with interesting and nicely drippy matte finish yellow/ochre glaze. Hand signed and stamped, as shown. The world renown Wilhelm Kage ...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
$2,280 Sale Price
60% Off
Van Briggle Antique Arts & Crafts Dragonfly Mulberry Glazed Ceramic Bowl
By Van Briggle
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period mulberry glazed ceramic art pottery shallow bowl with dragonfly motif
By Van Briggle (signed to the underside)
USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 9"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Scandinavian Modern Porcelain Bowl by Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg, Arabia
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two Scandinavian Modern rice grain porcelain bowl by Friedl Holzer-Kjellberg for Arabia in Finland.
A delicate "rice grain" porcelain bowl designed by the Finnish artist Friedl Holz...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
1987 Fitz and Floyd Ceramic Swan Planter or Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare design Fitz and Floyd planter with applied Calla Lillies. Marked on the bottom and dated 1986
Category
1980s Unknown Other Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Large Bowl
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This unglazed terracotta bowl is beautifully primitive and massive. The natural color of the terracotta is still bright, despite the years of use it’s endured. Please view the detail...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Terracotta
$3,250
Tiny Stoneware Miniature Bowl by Berndt Friberg. Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful and tiny miniature stoneware bowl with amazing yellow-green glaze.
Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s.
Great con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Porcelain Imari Bonboniere Lidded Bowl Japan Flowers
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese Porcelain Imari Bonboniere Lidded Bowl Japan Flowers.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Bowls
Region of Or...
Category
18th Century Japanese Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
$470 Sale Price
20% Off
Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl With Concentric Decoration Ca. 3000-2500 BC
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Ca. 3000-2500 BC A terracotta bowl from the Indus Valley in a substantial size and flaring, deep body resting upon a low ring base. While the exterior surface remains impeccably smo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Prehistoric Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Terracotta
1980's Memphis Era Large Footed Compote Ceramic bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful large glossy pink ceramic Memphis era ball footed compote, with turquoise ceramic bowls circa 1980's great condition.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Ceramic Bowl by Jean Marais
By Jean Marais
Located in London, GB
A black ceramic tazza, by Jean Marais.
Signed.
Vallauris, France, 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Beatrice Wood Signed Volcanic Ash Blue Iridescent Luster Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice wood signed bowl featuring her highly coveted deep ash blue iridescent lustre/luster glaze. In certain light, the glaze radiates as a purple hue in some areas. The glaze runs down the sides and gathers in areas underneath.
This piece comes with an interesting history/ provenance. This piece came from Beatrice's personal collection. She was using it as a coin and key holder in her Ojai house which accounts for the cracks in the glaze. It was gifted to Maria Anderson who assisted Beatrice around her home. We considered having the work restored but because of its history feel that it offers more value to the next owner as shown. This was apparently the condition it was given in as Wood was famous for noting about her work that objects that are not quite perfect are simply that...perfect because of their imperfections. A very Wabi-Sabi view. Flawed Beauty.
We love the piece and the history.
Signed with her customary "Beato" on the underside.
Would be an amazing addition to any collection of her work or a fabulous, eye-catching Stand-alone piece in any setting, Mid-Century Modern or otherwise.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware
19Thc Blue & White Sponge Ware Pottery Butter Crocks, 4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These blue & white "BUTTER " Crocks are all in good condition. Sold as a collection of four. One has a tiny chip on the lip, no big deal.
3 largest crocks measure 6 x 3.5
Smallest...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Allan Ebeling for Bo-Fajans Art Deco Low Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A nice well sized low bowl designed by Allan Ebeling for Bo-Fajans. Features a really interesting color which presents somewhere around teal with blue and greens in it.
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Cachepot, circa 1775
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Export cachepot, circa 1775.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Set of Various Pottery Bowls 1970s, Studio Pottery
Located in Rosendahl, DE
This beautiful set of handmade ceramics consists of 16 bowls, all of which differ in size and color. Since they come from the same artist but different painting techniques were used,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
$3,044 Sale Price / set
32% Off
White Collapsed Ceramic Dish by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This rare curved white glazed ceramic bowl was designed in 1938 by the Swedish ceramist Wilhelm Kåge. It's a part of the soft forms lin (Fin: Mjuka Formernas). The open organic and b...
Category
1930s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Chinese Cloisonne Incense Burner Bronze Marked, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An interesting an very nicely made incense burner. Lovely decoration and great special made base. Some dents rim. Absolute top Quality.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain &...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
$1,038 Sale Price
20% Off
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006), own workshop. Large unique ceramic bowl.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006), own workshop. Large unique ceramic bowl.
Female motif.
Dated 1965.
Signed.
Label from Illums Bolighus.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 39.0 cm. x H 7.5 cm.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Early New Hall Porcelain Bowl Chinese Figures Lady with parasol Ptn. 20, Ca 1790
By New Hall
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hard paste porcelain waste or slop bowl by New Hall in a hand painted Chinoiserie figure pattern number 20, dating to the late 18th century, Circa 1790.
The bowl is well...
Category
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Qianlong Bont Porcelain Deer Bird Chinese Plates, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece of 18th century Qianlong Amsterdam Bont porcelain decorated with deer, birds, flowers and trees. Underglaze blue and overglaze other enamels. The small birds...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
$1,598 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Bowl by Wilhelm Kage Argenta Serie for Gustavsberg Sweden, 1930 Signed
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
A bowl in ceramic with handmade silver inlay from the 1930s Argenta collection made by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, signature underneath.
The now iconic argenta stoneware collecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Silver
Chinese export porcelain rim soup
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export porcelain rim soup decorated in cobalt underglaze blue. The pattern centers on a blooming flower surrounded by scattered prunus boughs within the border of the dished ...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Alvino Bagni Ashtray, Ceramic, Stripes Blue, Yellow, White, Signed
By Raymor, Alvino Bagni
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni Ashtray, Ceramic, Stripes Blue, Yellow, White, Signed. Small scale scooped form ashtray or bowl with hand drawn dashed lines, glazed in light and dark blue, yellow, gree...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Roseville Art Pottery Columbine Pattern Bowl
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Roseville Art Pottery Columbine pattern bowl. The bowl is blue and is adorned with a branch of yellow Columbine flowers and green/yellow leaves in the front. There are two ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Clay
$148 Sale Price
20% Off
Carpathian Terracotta Pots
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Rare 19th century Carpathian black terracotta pots. 1850.
Sizes vary from 9-inches to 12.5-inches in diameter and 8-inches to 10.5-inches high. ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Terracotta
$462 / item
Triangular Red and Green Ceramic Bowl by Mephisto Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
The faience factory of Saint-Clement, 12 km from Lunéville, was established in 1758 by Jacques Chambrette, who already owned another one in Lunéville.
Category
1950s French Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Large Antique Meiji period Japanese Satsuma Plate After with Arhats / Lohans
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous Japanese earthenware Satsuma dish
Japan – Meiji period (1868-1912)
Condition
2 chips to rim, 1 small bumspot. size: 37.5x7CM DiameterxHeight
Period
19th century
20th cent...
Category
20th Century Japanese Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Korean Ceramic Celadon Bowl with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb Korean celadon bowl with elaborate slip inlays circa 12th century from the Goryeo Dynasties (918 to 1392AD). Despite inspired originally b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
BALDELLI Italian Ceramic Decorative Plate
By Baldelli
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Italian Blue and Beige Plate from Baldelli.
Dante Baldelli production, 1940s Italy.
Hand painted and handcrafted ceramic decorative plate with organic neutral and blue floral d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Miniature, Bowl, Rörstrand, 1950s
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description:
At the age of 19 Stålhane joined Rörstrand as a decorator and was together with his teacher Gunnar Nylund responsible for Rörstrand's golden age. The work at s...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic, Stoneware
$114 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Ceramic bowl with blue tones glaze.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Carl Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand. Ceramic bowl with blue tones glaze.
Mid-20th century.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
First factory quality.
Dimensions: D 15.5 cm x H 5.5 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Large, Round Brown Bowl - Carl-Harry Stålhane - Rörstrand - Mid-20th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A round ceramic bowl designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand with a lovely brown har-fur glaze, the bowl is 29 cm (11.6") in diameter and 8 cm (3.2") high. It is in excellent co...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg Studio. Ceramic bowl with glaze in blue-green tones
Located in København, Copenhagen
Berndt Friberg (1899-1981) for Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden.
Unique ceramic bowl with glaze in blue-green tones.
Mid-20th century.
Signed.
In excellent condition with glaze imperfecti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Copenhagen Crackle Glazed Bowl. Thorkild Olsen, Denmark, 1958. Green Gold.
Located in Malmö, SE
Elegant Royal Copenhagen crackle glazed bowl with gilded banding on the rim and base.
Designed by THORKILD OLSEN (1890-1973) for ROYAL COPENHAGEN. M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid Century Large Bowl in Ceramic by Conny Walther, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Beautiful large stoneware bowl by Danish artist Conny Walther. Made in 1970s.
Great colour plate in this glaze.
Other mentionable ceramic artists fro...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stoneware Bowl by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1971
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful triangular stoneware bowl with amazing hare’s fur glaze.
Made by master thrower Berndt Friberg, in the artist's studio at Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Excellent condition. Incis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson Canadian Studio Pottery Bowl with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Canadian studio pottery miniature bowl decorated in yellow glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1937-2009) dated 1976.
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson was born in 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to Vancouver as a child. In his twenties, he represented Canada in the 1959 Chicago Pan-American Games, running alongside Henry 'Harry' Winston Jerome in both the 100 yard and 220-yard dash. Following this, he attended San Jose University of California and in 1966 received a BFA in Ceramics.
Working with clay was Thorlaksson’s passion. He was fascinated with Asian ceramics, in particular the Song dynasty Chinese pot forms and glazes. In 1985, the Mayor of Vancouver, Mike Harcourt, visited China on a goodwill mission for the twinning of Vancouver with Guangzhou China. As gifts, he took with him several of Thorlaksson’s ceramics and presented them to Cao Yun-ping, Secretary-General of the People's Municipal Government of Guangzhou. The pieces were well received and local Chinese potters were interested to learn about his glazing techniques.
In 1987, Thorlaksson was invited to visit China’s Guangzhou University to exhibit more of his work. He was aided in this exchange by Joanne Mah, the Director of Intercultural Training and Educational Consultants (ITEC), who had worked with the Harcourt exchange. In 1988, she and her husband sponsored a pre-gallery showing of Thorlaksson’s ceramics at the ITEC’s Hong Kong office, prior to an exhibition at Alvin Gallery in Hong Kong. Thorlaksson was celebrated and introduced to academics and the media, including the head of ceramics at the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts. Local Chinese potters were eager to learn about his firing techniques, which used multiple firings to create special glaze characteristics. They were also intrigued to understand how he designed his own stands as an integrated part of his presentation. Unlike Asian potters who used wooden stands, Thorlaksson produced his stands in clay, matching each stand in aesthetic and tone to its pot. This two-part process elevated his pieces to sculpture. He believed that ceramics should be viewed as fine art and not craft. He was inspired by the female form and was quoted as saying 'Most potters make pots; I make parts of people'.
The bowl is of wide squat rounded form with a fold over rim and is decorated in pale yellow glazes over a brown ground and stands on a narrow round unglazed foot. The design is probably based and inspired by a Chinese brush washer...
Category
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
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