Pottery Decorative Objects

Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vase Republic Period (1912-1949) Finely enameled with two ladies in conversation at the table in a garden setting. ...

This vase was made by the well known Walter Gerhards of West German in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern Style. The vase is composed of pottery with pierced decorat...

Gordon Jane Martz Marshall Studios Art Pottery Green Oval Plate signed .75 h x 6.5 w x 5 d Preowned vintage Refer to images

Rookwood pottery was established based upon Arts and Crafts ideals positing the celebration and elevation of pottery as an art form. Both professional and amateur decorators and potters were instrumental in the success of what became an art industry and the nations first Internationally recognized art pottery. It is marked 1885, 61 and W. Rookwood's font, Form # 61 and the use of W to indicate white clay are well known to Rookwood collectors and have been identified in most publications concerning the pottery dating back to Peck's books. Sometimes we just can't figure out who decorated them. Many of the decorators were married society ladies and some used their spouse's initials or names on pots. I have been unable to identify what appears to be M AED in under-glaze initials. Nor does the pencil notation which appears M.E. Foster (or Foote) turn up in my review of the literature, including The Ladies God Bless 'em. The quality of the decoration is high and represents the interest in Japonisme and Aesthetic Movement art. The four cobalt lined vertical panels recall vertical Japanese woodblock prints and the gold tracery and rim is surprisingly present with only modest wear to the high points and minor bleed through of the under-glaze around the lip. (shown). It is important to note that unless or until the decorator is identified, it is impossible to assert that the decoration is by a Rookwood artist. Many amateur ladies and gentlemen, particularly members of the Cincinnati Pottery...

Antique 1904 Rookwood XIX arts and crafts / art nouveau period bud vase featuring a matte blue glaze with floral / peacock feather design. Dimensions: 3" x 6.25" (Diameter x Height)

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...

Handmade French vintage lidded stoneware jar, circa 1950s. Round body with shiny brown glaze, hand-carved line decor, and flat lid with unglazed top. Two handles with lined decor. St...

Antique Rookwood cabinet vase / footed bowl / compote featuring Art Deco styling with brown matte glaze. Marked circa XIX 1919, 2093 shape. Dimensions: 3.5" x 3.25" (Diameter x Hei...

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...

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Beautiful hand turned "Paquime Pottery" decorative bowl by Baudel Lopez Corona for Mata Ortiz, circa 2000s. The piece has exquisite detail and design; it is in very good condition wi...

A vintage studio pottery vase in the shape of an acorn squash by Patricia Garrett of Berkeley, California. Part of her "Great Impressions" series, fea...

MID CENTURY MAJOLICA SAUSAGE DOG STATUE FIGURE Black, tan and white piebald coat glazed pottery dog. Expertly modelled with a signature cheeky little face emblematic of the breed. ...

This beautiful antique Staffordshire cat features white fur spotted with large black spots. Created circa 1860, our cat is decorated with han...

Pair of Ceramic Birds Candlesticks - Candle Holders - Japanese Pottery 1970s Charming pair of bird-shaped ceramic candlesticks. Japanese 1970s pottery. Each candlestick is hand-cr...

Manufacturer: Bitossi Importer: Rosenthal Netter Period or model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Pottery Condition: This Bitossi yellow and green vase for Rosenthal Netter i...

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...

This is an exceptional example of Italian design and craftsmanship. The jug-style vase with a handle initially appears to be composed of glass. Upon closer examination, it becomes ...

Sculptural, large ceramic Neo-Renaissance Rubboli vase is finished in cobalt, red and gold lustre. Hand-painted decor follows the classical shape of the piece, with abstract pattern accentuated the base and the top of the vase, and traditional designs of mythical beasts surrounding central medallion motifs. The vase is a stunning, museum quality example of the revival of the magnificent Italian Renaissance decoration of the 16th century. Late 19th century collecting craze for Renaissance majolica, especially lusterware, prompted the Italian potters to hunt for the secret formulas that were lost four hundred years earlier. Studios owned by such ceramicists as Cantagalli, Molaroni, Rubboli, Santarella, and others attempted to duplicate antique lusterware pieces for the general public. Each studio developed their own closely guarded formulation. In 1870s Paolo Rubboli...

Vintage pottery vase features urn shaped body with twin handles framing the wide rim, decorated with majolica glaze in organic, earthy brown palette. The abstract floral decor is ver...

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...

Beautiful hand-turned geometric blackware vase by Octavio Andrew, circa 2000s. The exquisite piece made of naturally black clay has a unique geometric design. This vase is in very go...

A large vintage studio pottery bowl. Gray exterior glaze with a contrasting brown interior. Decorated around the sides with quirky blue hand painted nude people...

A French Biot jar from the early 20th century. This antique vessel from France features a mellon glazed and rolled rim & neck, with a wonderfully bulbous-shaped body. Biot is a small...

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...

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...

This is a very good example of a large plate or platter or dish made by Moorcroft Pottery as a Trial piece in 2017. The pattern is known as Daybreak, and was designed by Nicola Slan...

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...

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...

A large Moorcroft Pottery big poppy vase. Walter Moorcroft era. The base bears impressed marks and a blue glaze script Walter Moorcroft signature. ...

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 ...

This registration is one of the pottery called Satsuma ware, which was made in Kagoshima Prefecture around the 18th to 19th centuries during the Edo period. (The area with a red circ...

Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1970s This ori...

Rare Antique Impressionistic Hand-painted Vase finished with Moriage Decoration A rare beauty indeed, this piece of pottery is simple in design, yet adorned with a colorful impressi...

Set of 8 glazed ceramic kitchen canisters / storage pots and jars. Spain, 1930s Rare find. Handcrafted in off-white ceramic with dark brown inscriptions and floral decorative painted details in shades of green and garnet. A highly decorative set of 6 antique kitchen canisters...

A very fine Ruskin Arts & Crafts miniature art pottery bowl decorated with blue lustre style glazes by renowned potter William Howson Taylor (British, 1876 – 1935) dated 1913. Rusk...

This Akashi-Awaji pottery vase, dating to circa 1930, exemplifies the modernist direction and innovative glaze work characteristic of late Awaji ware, particularly after the Sanpei k...

A rare, very large, and impressive antique Rookwood and Gorham mantel vase by Amelia Sprague. It features Art Nouveau style pinecone / pine tree theme with sterling silver overlaid ...

Large French 19th century Majolica jardinière in a shape of wood box decorated with leaves, on the front a bird with his nest, a snake looking on the nest with eggs...

Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: Simon Peter Gerz, Germany Decade: 1950s Description: Original vintage 1950s pottery stoneware ceramic vase in Ger...

Large bulbous ceramic vase in Sange de Beuf glaze with green bullseye abstract detail. This vase makes for a beautiful statement piece standing alone or can serve as a supporting rol...

This fine blue decorated salt glaze crock in fine condition. It has stripes and a blue 2 on the front face.

Brimming with organic charm and artistic expression, this vintage studio pottery bowl is a true one-of-a-kind find. The substantial, hand-thrown ceramic form features a rich, earthy ...

Mid century Rookwood circa 1949 bud or flower vase featuring the 2592 Cattail pattern in brown. Dimensions: 3" x 5" (Diameter x Height)

Modernist light gray vase designed and produced by Danish ceramic artist and sculptor Herne Nielsen (1912-1981) in his private studio in the 1960s. Geometric relief decor on all four...

Polychrome ceramic Perfect condition.

Marianna Erlikh Jan 12, 2025, 11:55 PM (13 hours ago) to me Vintage majolica vase features graphic craquelure glaze in dark grey on off-white background. Transparent glaze was us...

Nayarit Fertility Female Figure With Child Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A seated terracotta female figure from the shaft tomb tradition, shown cradling an infant over her right shoulder - likely a symbolic representation of fertility, maternity, and the continuity of life. This expressive red-slipped sculpture is boldly modeled with exaggerated limbs and stylized facial features, impressed eyes, a broad nose adorned with a septum piercing, and ear ornaments. Her elaborate coiffure is incised with vertical striations and rises into a high crest, pierced at the top with a vent hole connecting to the hollow interior. Manganese blooms across the surface attest to its long burial. Such figures were ritually interred in shaft tombs to accompany the dead, offering symbolic protection or ensuring rebirth in the afterlife. Dimensions: 4 Inches Wide x 8.4 Inches Height (10.2 cm x 21.1 cm) Condition: Presents beautifully with restorations to the head. Provenance: Collection of Y. Kayvan, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from a Los Angeles, California, USA gallery acquisition dates range from the late 1990s to 2005 Legal to acquire under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14. This Nayarit Figure...

GIANT Cachepot Planter 1950s by Huber Roethe Landshut (that´s where we´re based) mid-century art pottery Design Period mid 1950s Production Period 1952-1957 Country of Manufact...

A stylish matched pair of hand painted Dresden bottle vases, last quarter of the 19th century. Each of bulbous body form with tall slender necks, superbly hand decorated in colors...

MCM Portugal Planter Pot Scalloped Hand painted Blue and White 11 h x 12 diameter Preowned vintage condition discoloration Refer to all listed images

Set of 2 ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s. Glazed ceramic, green pictorial decoration. Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process...

1970s Art Pottery 3-Head Abstract Sculpture Terracotta and faux bronze patina. 15.5 h x 8 w x 6 d No information available on maker Preowned vintage condition unrestored. Please ref...

19th century Staffordshire cottage from England with flocking accents along the roofline, which is brown atop a cheery yellow cottage resting on...

Modernist Ceramic Sculpture by Marcello Fantoni c. 1974 , Italy... Wonddrful abstract modern sculpture.. signed and numbered,,Great size and proportion,,Sculpture with out stand meas...

Beautiful ceramic bottle vase decorated with circles. Manufactured by Dümler and Breiden. Germany, 1950s. This elegant pottery vase in brown and gr...

Hand-thrown Danish midcentury modern stoneware vide-poche bowl. Shiny light blue and sandy yellow glaze over spiral relief decor in the center and clear glaze on the sides over the d...

A most charming pair of handmade Bohemian artisan-crafted polychrome decorated ceramic pottery candlesticks. Hand-crafted in the early 20th century, Czech Republic (Bohemia), the handmade ceramic candle holders executed in traditional Boho taste, with a reddish orange molten ground, richly detailed throughout with vibrant hand painted floral motifs, having bright colorful hues and hints of various colors including lemon, lime, lavender, cobalt, and sky blue. Signed underfoot; the circular base underside with beautifully aged craquelure, stamped and marked numbering, and stamped with the importers Coronet trademark, which is a stamp of a crown inside a laurel wreath. Above the crown is written "Trademark" and below the Crown "Coronet." This trademark was registered to George Borgfeldt & Co., a major U.S. importer located in New York City. circa 1920; Czechoslovakia. Dimensions (approx): Each 4.5" Diameter, 2.25" High Wonderful example of simplistic Bohemian pottery...

Large antique Kyoto-Awaji point bottle vase in sky blue crackle glaze with color draining away from the pale mouth rim. 33" high, 16" diameter. The rim, at some point damaged, has be...

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