Two-Sized Handled Ceramic Vase by Sean Gerstley

"Travel Lucky," a botanical form ceramic vase with drippy patchwork glazes dotted with gold luster by Sean Gerstley. The work is from a new series of vessels with exaggerated features and patchwork glazes, representing a departure from his ceramic tile furniture...

"Bronco," a large ceramic vase in metallic glazes by Sean Gerstley. The work is from a new series of vessels with exaggerated features and patchwork glazes, representing a departure ...

"The Lights of St. Thomas," a monumental sculptural two-handled vase by Sean Gerstley. The work is from a new series of vessels with exaggerated features and patchwork glazes, representing a departure from his ceramic tile furniture...

"Still in Love," a largesculptural ceramic vase with relief and pierced heart shapes by Sean Gerstley. The turquoise color comes from the traditional copper glaze. The work is from a new series of vessels with exaggerated features and patchwork glazes, representing a departure from his ceramic tile...

German Arts and Crafts Ceramic Two Handled Vase

A glazed stoneware free form vase by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913 - 2005) titled "Oshogbo Form III" circa 1970s. The piece was purchased in 1981 and held in the same collection since. The vessel is one of the classic forms with variations in Turner's repertoire since 1970s when he started to make non-functional abstract sculptural pieces. The vessel features an irregular hand-built form with surface markings and overall red glaze, inspired by 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 another example of the form similar to this piece, see page 40 in "Robert Turner Shaping Silence A Life in Clay" by Marsha Miro and Tony Hepburn.

A black glazed stoneware free form vase with handle by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913 - 2005) titled "Akan" and made in 1990. The vessel is one of the classic forms wi...

Harald Salomon for Rörstrand, Sweden. Ceramic vase with two handles. Ochre yellow glaze. Mermaid and sea boy riding on a horse. Rare Art Deco vase. Approximately 1930/40s. Marked. I...