Modern Jars
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Solitario Stoneware Vase by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
Solitario Stoneware Vase by Camila Apaez
One of a kind
Materials: Stoneware
Dimensions: 7 X 7 X 19 cm
Options: White Bone, Stone Sage, Artichoke green (while supplies last), Butt...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Jars
Materials
Stoneware
Tamozawa by Paolo Marcolongo
Located in Geneve, CH
Tamozawa by Paolo Marcolongo
Dimensions: 19 x 18 x H 15 cm
Materials: Murano glass and iron.
Paolo Marcolongo was born in Padua in 1956, he attended the Art High School "Pie...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Iron
Handmade Green, Pink and Blue Glass Lidded Jar by Erik Höglund, 1992
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This handmade glass jar with a lid, signed by renowned Swedish designer Erik Höglund, was hand crafted at the Nový Bor glassworks, Czech Republic, in 1992. These jars have become a c...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Jars
Materials
Blown Glass
Eva Stæhr-Nielsen for Saxbo Stoneware "Spaltekanden" Split Green Jug
Located in Kastrup, DK
A stunning "Spaltekande" Eva Stæhr-Nielsen for Saxbo Stoneware "Spaltekanden" split jug stoneware bottle designed for Saxbo, adorned with a beautiful turquoise-blue hare’s fur glaze,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Jars
Materials
Stoneware
Contemporary Hand Blown Glass Goblet 'Prezioso #04' Fish Spine Bone Gold Jar
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Hand-blown glass Covered goblet "Prezioso #04" from Façon De Venice Collection by Simone Crestani.
Covered goblet, colorless mold-blown glass, gold leafed fish scale handle and stem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Blown Glass
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase and 16 Monarch butterflies attached with magnet.
Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone. This...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set/8 Ceramic Vases, White & Peach, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/8 Ceramic Jars, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful set includes eight waterproof ceramic vases, perfect to be displaye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
New Modern Small Pot in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot / jar / container for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 11 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis S, Pyxis Collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available also...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
New Modern Large Vase in Black Marquinia Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
A vase that’s an homage to design and to marble itself: the Marquinia veins look skyward, toward the crater defined by round shapes and sinuous profiles, toward the reinterpretation ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
Wood-Fired Ceramic Jar Paul Chaleff
By Paul Chaleff
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large stoneware jar by Paul Chaleff (1947-) made in 1987 and was purchased directly from the artist's studio in New York. Wood fired ceramic vessel with h...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Garda White Porcelain Amphora, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Garda White Porcelain Amphora was originally designed by Matteo Thun in 1982 for Memphis Milano.
Born 1952 in Bolzano, Italy. Matteo Thun studies under Oskar Kokoschka at the Sa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chris Barnes Morvern Studio Pottery Deer & Birds Painted Lidded Jar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish studio pottery lidded jar decorated with deer and birds in an abstract landscape made at Morvern Pottery in Cumbria by Chris Barnes (British, b.1959) dating from aroun...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Jars
Materials
Stoneware
Five Globular Vessels with Indonesian Lids in Repoussé Silver
Located in Roma, IT
There are five globular vessels with Indonesian lids in repoussé silver.
Dimensions:
1 H 7.5 cm diameter 4.5 cm
2 H 7 cm diameter 6 cm
3 H 7.5 cm diameter 7.5 cm
4 H 7 cm diameter 7...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Modern Jars
Materials
Silver
New Modern Medium Pot in Black Marquinia Marble, creator Ivan Colominas, stock
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot/jar/container for multiple use.
Size: 12.6 x 14.5 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis M, Pyxis collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available also in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
New Modern Large Pot in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot/jar/container made in white Michelangelo marble for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 19 cm, smooth finishing.
Commercial name: Pyxis L, Pyxi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
New Modern Vase in White and Black Marble, creator Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Pen or toothbrush holder, vase in White Michelangelo and Black Marquinia Marble.
Size: 11.7 x 4 x 17 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Nardo, Homage Collection by the Italian designer Matteo Cibic. Made in Italy, hand finished.
This is not a vase but a card holder. Or perhaps a pen holder. Or maybe it is a vase, but with a mouth and ears. The important thing is understanding that one can be mistaken but still smile; like Cibic’s creations, which never renounce anthropomorphism and good cheer...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
New Modern Vase in Marble creator Matteo Cibic Stock
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Pen or toothbrush holder, vase in White Michelangelo and Black Marquinia Marble.
Size: 11.7 x 4 x 17 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Nardo, Homage Collection by the Italian designer Matteo Cibic. Made in Italy, hand finished.
This is not a vase but a card holder. Or perhaps a pen holder. Or maybe it is a vase, but with a mouth and ears. The important thing is understanding that one can be mistaken but still smile; like Cibic’s creations, which never renounce anthropomorphism and good cheer...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
New Modern Small Pot in Black Marquinia Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot, jar or container for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 11 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis S, Pyxis collection by the Spanish designer Ivan Colominas. Available also...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
Large Pot in Black Marquinia Marble by Ivan Colominas, Italy in Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot, jar or container for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 19 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis L, Pyxis collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available als...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
New Modern Vase Medium in Black Marquinia Marble, Creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
A vase that’s an homage to design and to marble itself, the Marquinia veins look skyward, toward the crater defined by round shapes and sinuous profiles, toward the reinterpretation ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and Monarch butterflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 16 Monarch butterflies
Modern vase ideal for a modern and r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Echo Vase by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Echo vase by Imperfettolab
2017
Dimensions: D 40 x H 34 cm.
Materials: Fibreglass
The design with peculiar geometries makes this vase a singular object with a distinctive chara...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Fiberglass
Contemporary Repousse Ju Wen Jarlet in Antique Copper by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ju Wen Jarlet
Antique Copper
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering d...
Category
2010s Modern Jars
Materials
Copper
Waylande Gregory Studios Black and Gold Ceramic Jar
Located in Houston, TX
A decorative black and gold ceramic lidded jar. A lovely catchall jar and can double as a contemporary vase.
Waylande Gregory Studios was f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Warner Bros, Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Carmen Miranda Cookie Jar
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Warner Bros, Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Carmen Miranda Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted ceramic cookie jar shaped as Bugs Bunny head adorned with a turban full of fruits. He is also wearing a red beads necklace...
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Yoonjee Kwak, Contemporary, Monumental Ceramic Moon Jar, South Korean, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Yoonjee Kwak, Contemporary, 'Patterned Memories' Ceramic Moon Jar, Jar, Vase, or Vessel, 21st C.
Hand built contemporary stoneware jar or vase by award winning South Korean artist, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jars
Materials
Stoneware
Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and Monarch butterflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 16 Monarch butterflies
Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone. This work was carried out in collaboration between the MadeMuranoGlass company and the famous and renowned Murano master glassmaker Diego Costantini.
Each single butterfly...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Urban Modern Blue Adventurine Six Murano Glass Vases, 2024
By Urban Glass
Located in Murano, Venezia
Kanne Drite Collection – Blue Murano Glass Vases
The Kanne are colored Murano glass cylinders which, fused on the vase, form this wonderful work.
Drite is said when the kanne are pos...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Japanese Echizen Ceramic Tsubo Fujita Jurouemon VIII
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese storage jar (tsubo) made in the ancient Echizen ware tradition by Fujita Jurouemon VIII. Echizen is one of the six ancient kilns in Japan, directly influenced by the Sue ware...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Amazing Modernist Huge Red Ceramic Italian Jug by Bertoncello, Italy 1980
By Bertoncello
Located in Catania, IT
Elegant Italian ceramic jug produced by Bertoncello, in perfect condition and with a very particular shape, decorated with a cheerful and unique fantasy.
Ideal item to furnish your ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Five Vessels with Indonesian Lids in Repoussé Silver
Located in Roma, IT
There are five vessels with Indonesian lids in repoussé silver.
Dimensions:
1, H: 7.5 cm- diameter7.5 cm
2, H: 4 cm - diameter 9 cm
3, H: 6 cm - diameter 8 cm
4, H: 6 cm - diameter ...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Modern Jars
Materials
Silver
Italian Design Pair Metal Chrome Finish Vases
Located in Brescia, IT
The mirrored surfaces of this pair of stunning metal chrome cylinder vases, give a touch of light into a room. They can be filled with green branches or flowers and they suddendly b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Metal
Monkey batonga stool, hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
This exquisite Monkey Batonga Stool from Pascoe Gallery is a true testament to the remarkable craftsmanship and artistry of African artisans. Hand-carved in Zimbabwe by highly skille...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jars
Materials
Hardwood
White & Black W/Green Accent Ceramic Lidded Vessel Signed Pritchard Spring 75
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage white, green, & black ceramic lidded vessel signed Pritchard Spring 75. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of u...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Wood-Fired Ceramic Vase by Paul Chaleff
By Paul Chaleff
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware vase by Paul Chaleff (1947-) made in 1984. Chaleff is known for his wood fired ceramic vessel without glaze or sometimes natural ash glaze. The vase on offer is of a highly geometrical form with handcut multifaceted lower body that rises and morphs into a rounded upper body with two hand-molded ears above the shoulder. The surface shows nice firing color variations due to the iron oxidation in the kiln and also carved lines left intentionally by the artist. It is marked with the artist's incised signature and date 84. This piece has a very strong Japanese wabi-sabi appeal which is the aesthetic influence of the artist's work and makes a visually arresting center piece for any interior.
"Paul Chaleff is known for his large-scale wood fired ceramic sculptures and vessels. He also created a large body of wheel thrown functional vessels. His vessels are strongly influenced by Japanese pottery, especially the work of one of Japan’s National Living Treasures, Takeshi Nakazato. Chaleff was one of the first American potters using a Japanese style Anagama kiln and became a leader in the introduction of this form of wood-burning kiln.
In 1989, he began a regular collaboration with the British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro. Over a period of thirteen years, they created nearly 50 works, both figurative and abstract. Caro’s sculpture has had direct influence on Chaleff’s work as has the sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, and the ceramics of John Mason...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Jon Tierney, Contemporary, Large Modern Moon Jar, Glazed Ceramic, White and Blue
Located in Manhasset, NY
Jon Tierney, Contemporary, Large Moon Jar, Glazed Ceramic, White and Blue
Unique and one of a kind heavily glazed/textured ceramic moon jar designed and produced by Jon Tierney. Tie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Giraffe teapot , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Giraffe Teapot
Hand Painted by Winnie Mchunu and Sculpted by Sfiso Mvelase
The Giraffe Teapot is a stunning ceramic art piece crafted with care and creativity by the talented artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Established & Sons Extra Large Store Storage Container by Estd Collection
Located in London, GB
The gently obtuse angles to be found on this collection of storage jars are inspired by the forms of space capsules. The unlikely homage to all things space age is continued in a pal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Lladró Oriental Vase Sculpture. Red. Limited Edition.
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Porcelain vase with limited series oriental decoration where it contrasts between gloss, matte and satin in both the platinum and enamel luster.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Lladro Naturofantastic Vase by Marco Antonio Noguerón
Located in New York City, NY
Large vase with a white or multicolored porcelain design decorated with handmade natural motifs. Lladró's Naturofantastic collection is inspired by lush plant forms to create a lumin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Set/7 Ceramic Pots & Vases, White and Coral, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/7 ceramic vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Vase "Burgess" L
Diameter 20 x height 77cm / Diameter 7.87 x height 30.31 in
Vas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Original Pair of 21st Century English Ceramic "Boots" Vases
Located in Madrid, ES
Original Pair of 21st Century English Ceramic "Boots" Vases.
50cm x 30cm
Perfect condition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Set/5 Jars & Pots, White & Mint Green, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/5 Ceramic Jars & Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful set includes three waterproof ceramic jars and two ceramic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars
Materials
Gold Leaf
Malevich Vase CS2 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Malevich Vase CS2 by NOOM
Dimensions: W 19 x D 10 x H 28.5 cm
Materials: Brushed brass, painted steel.
Weight: 1,6 kg
Sculptural glass vases “Gutta” pay homage to the ancient glass...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Jars
Materials
Steel, Brass
Hans Hedberg for Biot, France. Egg-shaped lidded jar. Unique ceramic piece.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans Hedberg for Biot, France.
Egg-shaped lidded jar.
Unique ceramic piece. Glaze in yellow and white tones.
Approx. 1980.
Signed.
In excellent condition with natural cracks from pro...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Genke Vase CS1 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Genke Vase CS1 by NOOM
Dimensions: W 17 x D 10 x H 38 cm
Materials: Brass, painted steel.
Weight: 2 kg
Ekster vase is one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection.
The Collec...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Jars
Materials
Steel, Brass
Malevich Vase CS1 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Malevich Vase CS1 by NOOM
Dimensions: W 19 x D 10 x H 28.5 cm
Materials: Copper, painted steel.
Weight: 1,6 kg
Sculptural glass vases “Gutta” pay homage to the ancient glassblower-...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Jars
Materials
Copper, Steel
Vintage Giant Moroccan Jar
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Vintage Giant Moroccan jar with colorful classic Moroccan design motifs.
Category
1970s Moroccan Vintage Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Large Hand painted Gold Ginger Jar Signed E.S.
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful ginger jar hand painted in a modern style. The inside has a beautiful blue glaze. The jar has beautiful gold accents and an abstract decorative pattern. Signed E.S.
Category
20th Century American Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Enamel Vase, Unique by Meritxell Duran
Located in Geneve, CH
Enamel vase by Meritxell Duran
1 of 1 limited edition
Dimensions: 26 x 26 x 32 cm
Materials: High firing and interior white enamel.
Category
2010s European Modern Jars
Materials
Enamel
Set/6 Ceramic Pots & Vases, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/6 Steele, Eden & Turner vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful set includes four ceramic vases and two pots, both w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Jars
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bjorn Wiinblad White Porcelain Lidded Jar for Rosenthal, Germany, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bjorn Wiinblad White Porcelain Lidded Jar for Rosenthal, Germany, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century German Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Monkey Jug , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Wiseman Ceramics presents a charming ceramic Monkey jug, handcrafted by artisans Riya, George, and Thabo in South Africa. Standing 12 inches tall with dimen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Large Gutta Boom Vase CS2 by NOOM
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Gutta Boom Vase CS2 by NOOM
Dimensions: W 20 x D 21 x H 30 cm
Materials: Amber blown glass and oak coated inside with epoxide resin.
Sculptural glass vases “Gutta” pay homage...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Jars
Materials
Glass, Epoxy Resin
Small Pot in White Michelangelo Marble, by Ivan Colominas, Italy in Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot / jar / container for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 11 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis S, Pyxis Collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available als...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
Medium Pot in White Michelangelo Marble by Ivan Colominas, Italy in Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Pyxis pot or jar or container for multiple uses.
Size: 12.6 x 14.5 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Pyxis M, Pyxis Collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
New modern Small Vase in White Michelangelo Marble creator Michele Chiossi Stock
Located in Milan, IT
The thought flies to New York, to the unusually curved volume of the quintessential container of contemporary art. The revolutionary Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright’s sublime w...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jars
Materials
Marble
Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Published
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed stoneware jar with lid by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2005) entitled "Ashanti". The vessel was made in 1974, purchased in 1978 and held in the same collection since. It was published in the artist's monograph as shown below. One of the classic forms with variations in Turner's repertoire since 1970s, the jar feature a slightly irregular form with numerous surface patching and markings under an overall black glaze with blue tint. The dome-shape lid has a cross-shaped handle with small markings. The form was inspired by Ashanti culture he observed during his trips to Africa. Incised signature "Turner" on the base.
"In 1971–72, drawn by the power of African sculpture, and wishing to imbue his work with a greater sense of universality, Robert Turner traveled to Nigeria and Ghana. The trip proved transformational. In West Africa he was deeply moved by the way in which art was ingrained in daily experience, and by the beauty of traditional forms of architecture, pottery, ceremonial objects, and decoration. After his return, Turner began to produce series of distinctive vessel types named after African kingdoms and peoples—Ashanti, Ife, Oshogbo, Akan. The first is a squat, lidded pot; the others are cone and cylinder shapes." Smithsonian American Art Museum
Robert Turner's work is in numerous museum collections including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City.
For this piece, see page 33 in "Robert Turner Shaping Silence A Life in Clay" by Marsha Miro and Tony Hepburn.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Modern jars for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern jars for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage jars created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern jars made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original jars, popular names associated with this style include Greenapple, Lusitanus Home, Ivan Colominas, and Elena Cutolo. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for jars differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $122 and tops out at $33,446 while the average work can sell for $1,035.