Large square ceramic centerpiece in Grog clay, made in France, 1970s

Large terracotta and enameled ceramic plaque, with shades of blue and green, depicting an embracing couple against the backdrop of a bucolic nature. The bustling nature is in strikin...

Large oak base lamp, anonymous work made in France in the 1960s. Beautiful craftsman work with these multiple pieces of wood assembled then turned to make it an imperfect yet perfect...

A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914 - 1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York City, supporting himself with retail jobs selling men’s clothing. But in 1946 a chance encounter with a display of contemporary Japanese pottery inspired him on the spot to switch from painting to pottery. Green learned pottery techniques through engineering manuals and applied his knowledge of college chemistry to teach himself glazing. ​“In those days I looked at pots constantly,” he said. ​“I’d travel 100 miles to look at a good pot. I simply taught myself.” He took his painting skills and applied them to his clay works, creating pieces that critics praised for their painterly qualities and subtle sense of color. In 1976, he retired from the retail clothing...

A stylish stoneware studio pottery square form Repeat ware dish by renowned studio potter Janet Leach (British, 1918-1997) dating from around 1960. The dish stands on a narrow unglazed foot with a slight recessed base with raised square formed edges. The dish is decorated with tenmoku glazes to the edge and centre with brown speckled stone colored glazes applied around the inside and underside edges. The dish was made at the Leach Pottery in St Ives and bears impressed pottery...