"Exotic Head Vases, " Unique California Pottery Sculptures, circa Late 1940s

Sculpted by August Bischoff and cast by the famous Brandis foundry in Dusseldorf, Germany, which also cast bronzes by important artists such as Arno Breker...

One of the masters of Scandinavian Art Deco and Mid-Century design in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Vicke Lindstrand is best known for his work in glass for Orrefors in the 1930s and f...

Gorgeously glazed in hues of cappucino and ivory, this tall, elegant vase was hand-glazed by artisans at the famous Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati. It was originally produced to ser...

Sculpted with finesse and sensitivity, this late Renaissance-influenced male nude figure is probably a unique piece, and is marked with Fred Press' monogr...

A large and striking Art Deco vase sculpted by Gaston Goor for the Mougin pottery works in France, this brilliantly-hued piece shows the production of terracotta elements for the fac...

A masterful -- and brilliantly-hued -- example of high style Art Deco sculpture, this large and unique vase depicts several nude figures along its upper edge -- a Triton blowing his shell-horn on one side and a nude merman and mermaid embracing on the other. The sides of the vase are enlivened by a series of jumping dolphins, and the entire surface is glazed in streaky blues, pale greens and rich browns. The artist was Edgardo Simone, an eccentric and brilliant sculptor who worked in bronze, plaster and ceramics over several decades. He was born in Italy and trained in Rome, but spent much of his career in America, specializing in portrait busts. He sculpted the likenesses of Thomas Edison, John Pershing, Henry Ford, Louis Brandeis, Sally Rand, President Franklin Roosevelt...

Rare Mid-Century Modern rectangular ceramic vase by The Bennetts of California, active as art ware ceramicists in North Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. The vessel features a rich e...

Article: Ceramic stoneware vase Designer and producer: Richard Uhlemeyer (born October 3, 1900 in Göttingen, November 4, 1954, according to other information November 7, 1954, in...

Article: Ceramic stoneware vase Designer and producer: Richard Uhlemeyer (born October 3, 1900 in Göttingen, November 4, 1954, according to other information November 7, 1...

Scarce collection of three early modernist studio pottery pieces made by Ede of California. From my understanding, the studio was located in West Los Angeles from the late 1940s thro...

A small handmade vase or abstract sculpture. Executed in silver-plate in similar style to works by artists such as Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti or Lucio Fontana.

This abstract sculptural work resembles an anthroposophic figure. The disjointed ceramic sculpture has a rough surface and is finished in black glaze, with small peaks of the white u...