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Material: Stoneware
21st Century 'Camelia' Vase in White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
'Camelia’ handmade white ceramic vase
This vase is part of a new series inspired by flowers (and more generally organic elements. Here is our...
Category
2010s European Minimalist Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Mid-century Modern Green Hedgehog Vase by Gunnar Nylund för Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-century Modern green hedgehog vase by Gunnar Nylund, (1904 - 1997) för Rörstrand, Sweden. Stamped. In mint condition.
This beautiful example of Swedish Modernist design is the '...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Large Brown Stoneware Bowl by Annikki Hovisaari for Arabia, Finland, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware bowl with amazing glaze.
Made by Annikki Hovisaari for Arabia, Finland, 1960s
Great condition.
Incised signature 'AH' and 'ARABIA'.
Annikki Hovisaari (1918–20...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Forma Black Lava texture Vessel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elevate your interior design project with The Shine Studios' exclusive Black Lava texture FormaVase -
Wide mouth and abstract shaped vessel- Accent its natural beauty by filling i...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Fajance Lidded Box and Jar by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful Fajance lidded box and jar from the Baca line by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen, circa 1960s. The brown, tan and blue glazed stoneware containers with geometric abstrac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Organic Modern Ceramic Wave Form Vase in White Glaze by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wave collection offers playful geometric shapes rooted in primal forms that appeal universally.
Our "Mini" version of our iconic Wave form vases is a...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Remini Blue Ceramic Ashtray Handcrafted in Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Remini Blue Ceramic Ashtray Handcrafted in Italy
"Rimini Blu" enameled terra cotta turquoise blue ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi.
Designed in a great glazed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Unique Stoneware Vase by Carl-Harry Stalhane, Rorstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
Unique stoneware vase with amazing relief decor and glaze.
Made by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand Ateljé, Sweden, 1960s.
Great condition.
Signed 'CHS', 'ATELJÉ' and makers mark '...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
18th Century Large Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Jar England Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This impressive black basalt jar, crafted by Wedgwood and Bentley at the renowned Etruria factory, embodies the refined simplicity of the neoclassical style.
The jar features an elon...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Mexican Talavera Mave Multicolored Floral Decor Ceramic Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade Mexican Talavera Mave ceramic vase delicately decorated by hand. Floral, organic decor in blue, green and dark yellow on a creamy light yello...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Axel Salto Glazed Stoneware Bowl, Mid-Century, Scandinavian
Located in Bochum, NRW
An Axel Salto bowl with relief decor, made of glazed stoneware, Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1950s. Maker's marks under the bottom. Carved signature: Salto
Dimensions: Diameter 9.5 cm,...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Swedish stoneware vase 'Farsta' by Wilhelm Kåge Gustavsberg
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase 'Farsta', Designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsbergs Studio, Sweden, 1948
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 2 Stoneware Vases by Hertha Bengtson. Rorstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Malmö, SE
Set of 2 beautiful stoneware vases with amazing glaze.
Made by Hertha Bengtson for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Excellent condition.
Signed 'Bengtson' / 'HB' and 'R' för Rörstrand.
Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) is one of the well-known representatives of the illustrious Swedish ceramic design of the 20th century. She was one of the leading designers for the Rörstrand factory in the 1950s. Bengtson is represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design.
Hertha Bengtson was born in Ysane in Blekinge and grew up on a farm with her four brothers. Her parents were Henning and Asta Bengtson. Her father was a jack-of-all-trades and ran both a mink farm and a shop alongside his farm, which was the least of his interests. Her mother, to whom Hertha Bengtson was very close, was a skilled weaver. Hertha Bengtson's interest in textiles and handicrafts came from her mother. From her grandmother she inherited Scanian country textile knowledge and from her grandmother’s neighbour she learned to tat the Scanian way, without patterns.
Upon completing her education at a girls’ school, Hertha Bengtson wanted to become a drawing teacher. However, there was no money to continue her formal education. Hertha Bengtson achieved top marks in drawing and handicrafts and therefore gained a place as a handicrafts teacher at one of the region’s elementary schools. During her time at the girls’ school, she had also taken evening classes in porcelain painting. In 1937 she applied to Hackefors’ porcelain factory in Linköping where she became employed as a pattern designer. Hertha Bengtson was interested in all aspects of the factory and when the men were called up for military service at the outbreak of the Second World War, she became head of her department at age 22.
Hertha Bengtson wanted to create her own porcelain. She applied to and became employed at Rörstrand’s porcelain factory in 1941, where she started as a pattern designer but quickly became a master designer. Hertha Bengtson’s ability to combine beauty with function was fundamental to her success as a designer. Her breakthrough came with the innovative blue-and-white tableware...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mason's Ironstone Vase in a Rare Relief Moulded Pattern, English, circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare ironstone vase, made by the Mason's factory in the early 19th century.
The vase is hexagonal in section with a baluster shape and two salamander handles, one either...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Early Victorian Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Ironstone
Roger Guérin Bouffioulx Exquisitely Glazed Tall Stoneware Art Vase, circa 1930
By Roger Guerin
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and exceptionally glazed Belgian art pottery stoneware vase by Roger Guérin and dating from circa 1930. This tall bottle shaped vase stands on a narrow rounded base and is...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
KITA LIVING x İLAERG. Incense Holder
By İlayda Ergün
Located in Bomonti, TR
A piece evokes memories or calms emotions through scent, the Incense Holder is created with İlayda Ergün, a ceramic artist based in Istanbul, yet one of our studio designers. Charact...
Category
2010s Turkish Japonisme Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
21st Century ‘Dal Negative Circles Black', White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
‘Dal Negative Circles Black’ ceramic vase
This vase is part of a new series inspired by iconic Art (and more precisely paintings) movements. Here is our DAL model with motifs base...
Category
2010s European Minimalist Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Rare 1950s Striped Black/White Double Vase by Marianne Starck, Denmark
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern vase with strong graphic decor from the Tribal / Harlekin series by Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Shiny bone white glaze with hand-carved grap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
21st Century 'Rounds Pattern' Vase in White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
‘Rounds Pattern’ Handmade White Ceramic Vase
This vase is part of a new series inspired by iconic Art (and more precisely paintings) movement...
Category
2010s European Minimalist Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Brown Stoneware Vase by Swedish Ceramist Claes Thell, 1977
By Claes Thell
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze.
Made by Claes Thell, in the artist's studio, Höganäs, Sweden, 1977.
Excellent condition. Signed Thell '77.
Claes Thell is a Swedish ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Knud Khyn for Royal Copenhagen, Deer and Doe Figurine, Denmark, circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
This naturalistic and dynamic scene of a deer and doe was designed by Knud Kyhn who worked for Royal Copenhagen for much of his career.
Numbered 21449, incised KK.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Höganäs Keramik, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann / Bellarmine Jug German Salt Glazed Stoneware
Located in Meer, VAN
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann Jug / Bellarmine Jug Salt Glazed Stoneware, Germany.
This is a very fine and early example of a renowned ‘bartmann’ / ‘baardman’ of ‘Bellarmine’ jug ...
Category
Early 17th Century German Primitive Antique Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
French Art Pottery Metenier Blue Ceramic Vase Pot
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
French Art Pottery Metenier blue ceramic vase pot
Made from stoneware and signed on the base by ‘G.Métenier’ for Gilbert Metenier. An artist potter who worked from 1907 until 1940...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Aldo Londi Bitossi Raymor Art Pottery Table Set Tall Jars & Ashtray
By Aldo Londi
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Incredible set by Aldo Londi for Raymor Italy 1950's.
A large pair of lidded jars standing 16 inches tall x 5-1/2 wide.
Large ashtray is 10-1/2 inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Striking small stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in an appealing round form with a cylinder shaped neck. Creamy pale blue hare’s fur glaze.
Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Eva Staehr-Nielsen Shallow Bowl for Saxbo
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Stunning modernist shallow bowl by Eva Staehr-Nielsen for Saxbo. Her work shows how she simplified forms into their most pure form. This lightweight bowl is a master class in des...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Stoneware “Argenta” Vase by Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely stoneware “Argenta” vase by Wilhelm Kåge in a curvesome form. Decorated with a motif of a contemplative mermaid. Lovely attention to detail.
“Argenta” was introduced at the S...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Vase by Gertrud Lönegren, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
Beautiful and rare stoneware vase designed by Gertrud Lönegren.
This studio piece was created at Rorstrand in Sweden between 1936-41.
Excellent condition. Impressed 'Rörstrand / ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
English Wedgwood Jasperware Jewelry Dish with Neoclassical Design
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English Wedgwood Jasperware sage green and white round jewelry dish with neoclassical design, circa 20th century, 1979, England...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Gunnar Nylund Vase Pike Mouth Gäddgap Rörstand Sweden 1950s 1960s
Located in Basel, BS
Gunnar Nylund vase in a rare turquoise glaze with brown flecks, hand-thrown stoneware, made at Rörstrand factory in the 1950s. 1st quality sorting.
The model is called ‚Pike Mouth‘ ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Christina Muff, Danish Contemporary Ceramicist, Large Cubist Unique Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Christina Muff, Danish contemporary ceramicist (b. 1971).
Large cubist unique sculpture in golden stoneware with silk matt glaze. "Blow us a kiss".
Meas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Qing Dynasty Flambe Glazed Archaistic Hu Vase with Deer Head Handles
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous Chinese flambe glazed vase with molded deer head handles, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
The vase of pear shaped archaistic "hu" fo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Fragments Low Wide Bowl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Discover the unparalleled beauty of the Mokuzai Open Vessel at The Shine Studios.
the New Mokuszia Finish captures a timber-inspired design in a ceramic form. Through high-definit...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Swedish Mid Century Cylinder Ceramic Vases by Arthur Andersson / Wallåkra, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare set of four Swedish mid century cylinder round stoneware vases with earthy colored glazes by Arthur Andersson for Wallåkra Sweden, 1940s. In good original condition and all four...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Blue Glazed Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg – Gustavsberg Studio, Sweden 1970
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase designed by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg
Sweden, 1970.
Stoneware.
H: 8 cm / 3 1/8"
Dia: 10 cm / 3 15/16"
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Mini Organic Modern Ceramic Wave Form Vase in Green Glaze by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wave collection offers playful geometric shapes rooted in primal forms that appeal universally.
Our "Mini" version of our iconic Wave form vases is a perfect size to serve as a mu...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Flat Vase Project by 213A
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Flat vase in Shiny White.
Designed by Project 213A in 2021.
Handmade Stoneware.
Creation demands destruction, taking the old and the typical to conceive th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Katharina Eichler Signed German Art Studio Stoneware Nerikomi Pottery Vase #2
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
We are very proud to be able to present and offer this exceptional, stunning and large sculpture vase by German artist Katharina Eichler (b.1971). This piece is from 2023 and was for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Vase with Cranes by the Villeroy&Boch Manufacture, Mettlach Germany, Circa 1900
Located in PARIS, FR
Model n° 1567
Beautiful Japanese inspired baluster-shaped vase in tinted stoneware. The rich polychrome rotating decoration illustrates cranes in the moonlight, near a lake lined wi...
Category
Early 1900s German Japonisme Antique Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Arne Bang Art Deco Stoneware Vase Beige Glazing Model No. 3, 1930s
By Arne Bang
Located in Odense, DK
Beautiful rare ribbed Art Deco vase made by Arne Bang in his own studio in Denmark the 1930s. Wonderful matte beige glazing. Painted "AB 3." to ba...
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Dutch Mid-Century Stoneware Planter in Browns and Earth Tones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dutch Mid-Century Brutalist stoneware planter with swirling natural browns and earth tones. In original condition with some wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Signed Studio Pottery Glazed Wabi-Sabi Art Vase Maybe Japanese Asian Bizen Ware
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously and sumptuously glazed studio pottery vase with irregular bumps and protrusions on the surface area, multi-colored earth-toned glazes, and a flared rim. Quite an unusua...
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery
Arne Bang Stoneware Vase with Blue and Green Glaze, Denmark 1940s.
By Arne Bang
Located in Asaa, DK
Arne Bang Stoneware Vase with Blue and Green Glaze, Denmark 1940s.
Iconic Danish ceramic vase with running blue and green glaze hand made, designed and manufactured by Arne Bang in ...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Large Starck Andersen 1950s Black, White Ceramic Wall Plate Centerpiece
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modernist decorative plate / wall decoration / centerpiece with strong graphic decor from the Tribal Harlekin series by ceramic artist Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Shiny bone white glaze with hand-carved sgraffito graphic lines and patterns in raw anthracite colored clay...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic, Stoneware
Monumental Brutalist Floor Vase, Signed Inge
Located in Garnerville, NY
Monumental 1960s Brutalist slab built floor vase. This is another amazing piece of architectural pottery offered here signed by Inge. Incised decor. Good condition with no visible ha...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Groupe of 5 Vessels Rörstrand Sweden 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have gathered a Groupe of 5 pieces, made at Rörstrand during the midcentury. The pieces are designed by Carl Harry Stålhane. Their slick minimalistic and elegant form make a perfe...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Yellow Stoneware Vase by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Malmö, SE
Beautiful stoneware vase made by master ceramists Erich and Ingrid Triller.
This piece was created at their workshop in Tobo, Sweden, 1950’s.
Excellent condition.
Signed on the base...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Contemporary Iga Stoneware Bowl by Shiro Tsujimura
By Shiro Tsujimura
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary Stoneware Bowl made in the tradition of Iga ware by Japanese ceramic artist Shiro Tsujimura (1947-). In a slightly irregular round form, the de...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Organic Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Danish Designer, Vase, Brown Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown glazed stoneware vase designed and produced in Denmark, 1960s.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Large Creme Floor Vase - Höganäs Andersson & Johansson - Erik Ivarsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large creme-colored floor vase designed by Erik Ivarsson at Andersson & Johansson in Höganäs, Sweden. The vase is 47 cm high and in excellent condition except from a minor un-glaze...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century California Studio Drip Glaze Stoneware Planter or Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Drip Glaze stoneware California studio planter or vase from the 1960s. Nicely thrown with an incredible glaze. 1960s Unsigned
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Antique Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Jars England, Circa 1775
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt urns, crafted at the renowned Etruria factory around 1775, exemplifies the refined simplicity of neoclassical design.
The smooth, tapered...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Groupe of 6 White and Grey Vessels Rörstrand Sweden 1950
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have gathered a Groupe of 6 pieces, made at Rörstrand during the midcentury. The pieces are designed by Gunnar Nylund and Carl Harry Stålhane. Their slick minimalistic and elegant...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Swedish Modern White Ceramic Vase by Gunnar Nylund 1950's
Located in Uccle, BE
This stoneware vase named "Pike Mouth" by Gunnar Nylund (1914-1997) who was one of Sweden’s most famous ceramic designers. He was the creative director of R...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Wall-mounted relief in glazed stoneware by Birte Weggerby
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Wall-mounted relief in glazed stoneware with wooden frame. Signed on the back. 1969.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
"Pompeii" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Contemporary Black Ceramic Bonbonniére, Denmark
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-thrown modern ceramic lidded bonbonniére jar by Danish artist Ulla Sonne on the Danish island of Funen in the 2010s. Shiny black glaze with unglazed edges and base. Peach colore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Stoneware Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
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