Pottery Decorative Objects

A beautiful Japanese Satsuma vase, circa early-20th century, late 1930s-1940s, Japan. Colors include red, black, gold, yellow, white, burgundy, green, and flesh tones. No chip noted....

An impressive Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti figure, belonging to the c. 700-30 B.C. It consists of a molded pottery having a green glazed surface. The figure is wearing a royal wi...

Fin Design Mid Century Modern platter created in 1957 by Kaj Franck (1911-1989) the Origami design for Arabia (now owned by iitala) platter is timeless with its slick and geometric S...

A very rare early work featuring a dark chocolate brown glaze by master Mid-Century Modern ceramist/potter Glen Lukens whose work has become quite collectible and relatively scarce and difficult to find. The work is signed and dated (1924) by Lukens on the underside (we have only seen one other piece dated this early and that piece is in the Forrest Merrill Collection). Lukens was the founder of the University of Southern California (USC) Architectural School’s Ceramics Department where he helped establish and promote clay pottery as a universally acceptable art form. The current popularity of Studio Pottery and ceramics is widely accepted to have started with Lukens who is oft credited with being one of the first artists to raise the stature of Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery within the art world. Lukens is famed for his experiments with various glazes and glazing techniques. His influence and glazes can be clearly seen in the works of Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Beatrice Wood, James Lovera, etc. He was also known for combining bright, colorful textile glazes (using natural, organic materials and elements he found in the Mojave Desert, Palm Springs, and Death Valley to make what he referred to as "California Colors") with the rough and raw clay surfaces of his often rudimentary forms and vessels. Lukens currently has an award in his name (Glen Lukens Award) at the University of Southern California's School of fine Arts. A very rare, unique, and truly special work This piece would be a tremendous stand-out addition to any collectors of Lukens' work or Mid-Century Modern ceramics collection or eye-catching accent piece in about any setting, modern or otherwise. A must-have. Lukens work can be found in various museum collections including: Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona Huntington Library...

La categoria sculture antiche propone una Scultura in Terracotta, che rappresenta un Nudo di Giovane Donna, realizzata nei primi anni del Novecento. Epoca anni Venti/Trenta del vent...

Vintage pair of Staffordshire cat sculptures feature the right and the left tabby cats (as they will be displayed), reclining on oval cushions whil...

Manufacturer: Fratelli Fanciullacci Importer: Ebeling Reuss Period or model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Pottery Condition: This Fratelli Fanc...

A superb late 19th century Minton twin-handled garniture vase and cover, exquisitely hand-painted by the celebrated artist Antonin Boullemier (signed A. Boullemier). The ovoid porcel...

Large Mid Century Studio Pottery Bowl 1960s This is a beautiful large studio pottery bowl or centerpiece. Colors shift from brown to red, orange and blue. Very interesting and tacti...

Here is a wonderful and rare glazed ceramic decorated horse by Primavera (Atelier d'Art du Printemps) and attributed to Colette Gueden (1905-2000). We believe this unique, substantia...

Art Deco Pottery Iznik style Platter signed Greber Beauvais, circa 1930.

Black art nouveau vase by Upsala Ekeby manufactured in the 1940s. Soft shaped ceramic vase with a mother of pearl like black shine, sea foam green flared top edge and small ear-like ...

A wonderfully designed and quite engaging large , heavy, substantial Mid-Century Modern stoneware vase reminiscent of works by West Coast California potters/artists Otto and Vivika H...

1970 Wedgwood jasperware footed bowl. Light blue jasperware with all-over white neoclassical motif. Signed on the underside.

one of a kind... Ceramica PONZA Italy Wine Pitcher Jug Vallauris Picasso Style 1950s / 1960s Ø 16cm ~ Ø max 24cm ~ weight: 1178grs Ponza is one ...

A signed wheel-thrown glazed porcelain oxblood glazed vase by Korean/American artist John Takehara. The piece is titled Akebono and was produced in the 1...

Vintage ceramic candelabra features an asymmetrical form with 2 candle holders, equipped with large drip pans (bobeches), mounted on stepped round base. The form of the candle holde...

Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Lily Tray, shape number 2483. Decorated with 'Jumping Faun' pattern to interior, 'Flight of Birds' to exterior. 'Pebble and Grass' border to exterior rim an...

Jos Kalb Grès de La Roche Salt Glazed Large Vase Belgium 1940s. This is a beautiful and large vase by Grès de La Roche by pottery artist Jos Kalb. It was made in his Belgian worksho...

Sculptural ceramic vase features multicolored metallic Raku finish with predominant grey, brown, and green tones. Complex, graphic glaze complements minimal shape of the vase, guidin...

Small glazed stoneware vase is made by North Carolina's Outer Banks studio of Jim Fineman. It is decorated in his characteristic Peacock glaze done in warm brown and yellow palette,...

This exquisite 19th-century Moroccan ceramic bowl from Fez showcases traditional craftsmanship with its vibrant polychrome decoration. The bowl features an intricate geometric and floral design rendered in shades of deep blue, green, and yellow, characteristic of Fez pottery...

1960s California Modern matte Black Mid Century Architectural planter pot 6.5 tall x 8.25 diameter Small Black planter garden patio home In the Styl...

Large Mid-Century Modern West German Pottery Floor Vase from Carstens Tönnieshof, 1960s

A beautiful, Mid-Century Modern ribbed mottled brown, yellow and orange semi-lava glazed bulbous long thin-necked pottery vase by Italian artist/designer Alvino Bagni (1919-2009) for...

5" x 7.75" x 27" Architectural scale vase by Alessio Tasca photographed with a Knoll dining chair to show scale. Produced in Italy using the constructivist method. Tasca produced pie...

Large pottery lion of clear yellow glaze having applied curly clay mane, tail, and whiskers, pencil hole eyes, grinning expression, signed on the bottom "2005 WESTMOORE POTTERY...

A very stylish good quality Chinese Jun Ware pottery bowl decorated with streaked glazes on a red and pale blue glazed ground dating from the latter 19th o...

German Mid Century Modern pottery floor vase from 1860s by Jasba Keramik Germany. Deep blue glosst glaze background with bands separating an incised hourglass design through out. In...

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha Rimini Blu, Italy, 1970s Gorgeous female Buddha made of shiny glazed ceramic pottery in a vibrant Rimini blue color. According to one legend, ...

Kati Tuominen Niittyla ( b. 1947) produced the Storybirds ceramic series for the Finnish company Arabia. The Storybirds collection of 4 whimsical vessels that double as vases or pitc...

Beautiful modernist studio pottery decorative Pitcher by Marianna Von Allesch c.1950’s. Etched abstract design on all sides, edge of spout and on handle. Taupe speckled glaze through...

Vintage Art-Deco Style Gladding-McBean El Patio Flame Orange-Red Carafe with Lid, circa 1930s. This carafe/pitcher is part of the Franciscan El Patio dinnerware line introduced by Gladding-McBean in 1934, known for its simple design and iconic "pretzel" shaped cup handle. This piece is in good vintage condition with one chip (on the inside of the lid, not noticable while lid is on the carafe - see photo) or scratches and measures approximately 6"H x 5"W x 4.25"D. #9039 The carafe is marked on the bottom with the oval GMCB mark that was in use from 1934 to 1938. The mark dates the piece to the earliest years of the production of El Patio, one of the five most important California solid colored dinnerware lines of the 1930s, alongside Pacific Hostess Ware, Bauer Ring Ware, Metlox 200 Series, and Vernon Kilns...

Late 19th century hand-painted Italian urns. The urns depict men, women, and angles in the ocean. The colors are soft but the handlers are painted in green and black in snack pattern...

Beautiful large hand turned "Paquime Pottery" jar / olla with fish motif by master potter Martin Cota Guillen for Mata Ortiz, circa 1990s. The piece has exquisite detail and a unique...

Antique Awaji pottery vase in terrific mottled chrome orange glaze. Circa 1930. 5 1/2" high, 5 1/2" diameter. Hairline in shoulder, as shown.

Striking modern slip-cast vase with overlapping circles motif was created by Robert Maxwell for Pottery Craft USA using his innovative glazing techn...

A gorgeous turquoise blue Majolica jardiniere made by the French manufactory Sarreguemines circa 1880-1890. The jardiniere is decorated in the eclectic Japonisme-style with beautifully hand-painted birds among pine branches, faux cloisonne...

An eye-catching and ornamental vintage life-size figurine of a boxer dog, standing 34 inches tall. This handcrafted and hand-painted statue, made from glazed ceramic/pottery, was pro...

Vintage Italian multi-colored ceramic wall plate / vide-poche dish signed and numbered under base: Art Deruta Italy 564/15. Golden scalloped edges and hand-painted floral decor in tu...

1990's Wedgwood Bizarre Sunray Meiping Vase by Clarice Cliff. From a Limited Edition of only 250. While not from the 1930s original production, this was done later approximately in the 1990s by Wedgwood. Hand painted...

Unusual vintage Art Deco ceramic vase is decorated with a bird of a blooming branch motif that appears to be strongly influenced by Japo...

An antique and large pottery vase in the manner of Satsuma offers pottery construction with engraved and hand painted pond scene with swans and stylized cloud elements, C1920. M...

Wonderful Aldo Bitossi Italian art pottery lion figurine sculpture and dates from the 1960's. Marked on the bottom "Made in Italy". Color is great and the figurine is in excellent co...

A stylish vintage Italian art pottery bottle and stopper painted with horses by Guido Gambone (1909-1969). The tall stoneware bottle is decorated in a soft white slightly textured gl...

Original, Signed Sculpture, a Lizard in a Box This endearing sculpture might be quite the conversation piece! It is glazed in a sort of light turquoise (blue-green/greenblue) color ...

Large Awaji pottery vase with sprigged chrysanthemums and green and white glazes, circa 1930. Measures: 18 1/4" high, 9 1/2" diameter. Excellent condition.

A magnificent big size hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish tureen in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents manufactured in Portugal, 1950s. Beautiful to use as a wall deco...

Textured studio pottery vase with variegated olive-green and tan glaze. The vessel has a tapered body with a tulip mouth. The base of the vase is a speckled tan while the olive green...

Matte White Speckled Moon Jar by Jason Fox. A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture a...

Antique Awaji pottery Arts and Crafts incised iris vase with rare blue background. Circa 1920. Hand turned with hand incised decor. Irises depicted on front and back. In Japanese cul...

A stunning pair of Italian earthenware glazed majolica celeste round vases, with white / rose jagged and wavy mouth, perfect for an entry hall table. Of Piedmontese origin, Piedmonte...

Large patinated Chinese Sang de Boeuf with Flambe glazed bowl, signed, early 20th century. A heavy, thick-bodied earthenware bowl with great color likely used for utilitarian purpose...

Chinese Neolithic Pottery Jar from the Majiayao Culture, specifically the Machang phase, in northwest China, and dating back roughly 4000 yea...

A giving joy beautiful French Fayence Floor Vase fantastic Art Nouveau pattern - Impressing Colours Manufacturer unknown - marked Design Period 1915 - 1925 Country of Manufacture : France H / height: 46 cm ~ Gew. / weight: 4550 grs DM / diameter max: 28 cm ~ DM oben / diameter inner rim: 19.8 cm .... an ode to Southern France A Legend of Provence by Adelaide Anne Procter (30 October 1825 – 2 February 1864) The lights extinguished, by the hearth I leant, Half weary with a listless discontent. The flickering giant-shadows, gathering near, Closed round me with a dim and silent fear. All dull, all dark; save when the leaping flame, Glancing, lit up a Picture's ancient frame. Above the hearth it hung. Perhaps the night, My foolish tremors, or the gleaming light, Lent power to that Portrait dark and quaint, — A Portrait such as Rembrandt loved to paint, — The likeness of a Nun. I seemed to trace A world of sorrow in the patient face, In the thin hands folded across her breast: — Its own and the room's shadow hid the rest. I gazed and dreamed, and the dull embers stirred, Till an old legend that I once had heard Came back to me; linked to the mystic gloom Of that dark Picture in the ghostly room. In the far south, where clustering vines are hung; Where first the old chivalric lays were sung; Where earliest smiled that gracious child of France, Angel and knight and fairy, called Romance, I stood one day. The warm blue June was spread Upon the earth; blue summer overhead, Without a cloud to fleck its radiant glare, Without a breath to stir its sultry air. All still, all silent, save the sobbing rush Of rippling waves, that lapsed in silver hush Upon the beach; where, glittering towards the strand The purple Mediterranean kissed the land. All still, all peaceful; when a convent chime Broke on the mid-day silence for a time, Then trembling into quiet, seemed to cease, In deeper silence and more utter peace. So as I turned to gaze, where gleaming white, Half hid by shadowy trees from passers' sight, The Convent lay, one who had dwelt for long In that fair home of ancient tale and song, Who knew the story of each cave and hill, And every haunting fancy lingering still Within the land, spake thus to me, and told The Convent's treasured Legend, quaint and old: — Long years ago, a dense and flowering wood, Still more concealed where the white convent stood, Borne on its perfumed wings the title came: " Our Lady of the Hawthorns " is its name. Then did that bell, which still rings out to-day, Bid all the country rise, or eat, or pray. Before that convent shrine, the haughty knight Passed the lone vigil of his perilous fight; For humbler cottage strife or village brawl, The Abbess listened, prayed, and settled all. Young hearts that came, weighed down by love or wrong, Left her kind presence comforted and strong. Each passing pilgrim, and each beggar's right Was food, and rest, and shelter for the night. But, more than this, the Nuns could well impart The deepest mysteries of the healing art; Their store of herbs and simples was renowned, And held in wondering faith for miles around. Thus strife, love, sorrow, good and evil fate, Found help and blessing at the convent gate. Of all the nuns, no heart was half so light, No eyelids veiling glances half as bright, No step that glided with such noiseless feet, No face that looked so tender or so sweet, No voice that rose in choir so pure, so clear, No heart to all the others half so dear, So surely touched by others' pain or woe, (Guessing the grief her young life could not know,) No soul in childlike faith so undefiled, As Sister Angela's, the " Convent Child. " For thus they loved to call her. She had known No home, no love, no kindred, save their own. An orphan, to their tender nursing given, Child, plaything, pupil, now the Bride of Heaven And she it was who trimmed the lamp's red light That swung before the altar, day and night; Her hands it was whose patient skill could trace The finest broidery, weave the costliest lace; But most of all, her first and dearest care, The office she would never miss or share, Was every day to weave fresh garlands sweet, To place before the shrine at Mary's feet. Nature is bounteous in that region fair, For even winter has her blossoms there. Thus Angela loved to count each feast the best, By telling with what flowers the shrine was dressed. In pomp supreme the countless Roses passed, Battalion on battalion thronging fast, Each with a different banner, flaming bright, Damask, or striped, or crimson, pink, or white, Until they bowed before a newborn queen, And the pure virgin Lily rose serene. Though Angela always thought the Mother blest Must love the time of her own hawthorn best, Each evening through the years, with equal care, She placed her flowers; then kneeling down in prayer, As their faint perfume rose before the shrine, So rose her thoughts, as pure and as divine. She knelt until the shades grew dim without, Till one by one the altar lights...

A beautifully designed, large glazed artisan California studio pottery vase. The piece appears to be colored with a Tenmoku glaze (sometimes also spelled "temmoku" or "temoku") - a...

Royal Haeger mauve ceramic or pottery pink vase has graceful, traditional shape and monochromatic semi-glossy glaze. This large size, minimalistic vase will look great on its own or...

This is a beautiful 16-inch tall handled art pottery ceramic (floor) vase in the distinctive "fat lava" style, made in the 1970s by Scheurich Keramik in Western Germany. The vase fea...

The Louisville Pottery company used a variety of stamps and sold to touristy shops with marks including Cherokee, Great Smokey Mountains, Daniel Boone, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky Hand Made and more. Most of them are small pitchers and vases in traditional forms. But, then there are occasional exceptions and over time we have all learned that major designers including Frederic Hurten Rhead (over at Selden Bybee) were working in the area. Research is ongoing to identify the examples designed and/or influenced by well known artists or simply a great relatively unknown designer or two deserving of recognition for their work. The JB Speed Art Museum cataloged a slightly smaller gloss green example Accession number 2007.10.9 with the Cherokee Pottery...

This vase is thought to be a type of pottery called "Onta ware" in Oita Prefecture, Kyushu. (It is around the area circled in red on the Kyushu map.) This "Onta ware" is a type of po...