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Ceramics For Sale
Rare Large Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dive into a nostalgic journey with this rare and unique large set of Michelin Man tiles, crafted by an unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1960. The set comprises the iconic Michelin...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Butter Dish Ceramic duck Shaped White Color France circa 1970 Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Pair of Butter dish is made of ceramic. Made in France in the 1970s. It is made of white a ceramic.
It can be used too, as FoisGras Dish.
Representing a duck.
Category
1970s French French Provincial Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Dish with Woman's Face Signed by Jacques Innocenti, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
Jacques Innocenti (1926-1958) was born in Paris, and moved to Vallauris as a pottery ceramicist in 1949.
Plate or vide poche with woman 's face , Signed on back : Innocenti, Vallauri...
Category
1950s Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Georgian PAIR of Masons Ironstone Side Plates Basket Japan Pattern, circa 1818
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good early pair of Mason's Ironstone pottery Side or Tea plates, hand painted in the very decorative Basket Japan pattern, produced by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, St...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Radicchio Hand-Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring the beauty of the garden to your home with our hand-painted radicchio-style plate in a pink hue. Perfect for tableware or as striking wall decor, this plate adds a touch of natural elegance and artistic charm to any space. Whether adorning your dining table or displayed as a decorative piece, it captures the essence of nature with timeless sophistication.
100% Ceramic
Handmade and Hand-Painted in Italy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Majolica Rooster Jardinière Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica rooster jardinière signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Country, Rustic style.
Beautiful colors.
Reference / A similar example of this piece page 93 "Barbotines de la Co...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Visage de Femme (A.R. 220) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Earthenware Plate
Located in New York, US
Pablo Picasso's Visage de Femme, AR 220, created in 1953, is a standout piece in his ceramic oeuvre for several reasons:
Innovative Use of Ceramics: Picasso transformed traditio...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Immerse yourself in the artistic legacy of Catalan artist Diaz Costa with our vintage hand-painted ceramic plate artwork, circa 1960. This exquisite piece captures the essence of mid...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
DeSimone Hand Painted Ceramic Water Jug
Located in Fulton, CA
Hand painted ceramic pitcher by Giovanni DeSimone. Italy, circa. 1970's. Signed on base.
6.75 inches high.
6.5 inches wide.
4 inches deep.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Trio Of Vintage Bonsai Tree Planters, Chinese, Ceramic, Penjing, Jardiniere Pot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a trio of vintage Bonsai tree planters. A Chinese, ceramic decorative jardiniere pot, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Charming decorative finish to this useful ...
Category
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Kuznetsov Ceramic Plate, Russia, Early 20th Century
By Kuznetsov
Located in Istanbul, TR
The Kuznetsov factory was in Volkhov, Russia, was established in 1889, one of many owned by the Kuznetsov family, producing faience chiefly for the Ottoman and Central Asian market, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Enameled Yixing Teapot, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique Chinese Yixing teapot of squat rounded form with loop handle and short spout with the top formed like a plate ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Roth Keramik purple and white and black lava glazed, West Germany, c.1970
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare Roth Keramic purple panelled headlamp vase with white and black lava glazed borders with a blue outline.
Pattern number 403, in excellent condition.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot by Montreau Lohoof 1970 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Montreau Lohoof
Realised in La Borne circa 1970
Original large stoneware ceramic tea pot
Signed under the base : ML
Original good conditions
Measures: height 11 cm
L...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade Rock Ceramic Dessert Plates - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
One-of-a-kind ceramic dessert plates specially designed to enliven and enrich your table setting and home. Also perfect for lunch or breakfast, these playful and functional splatter plate...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
A MODERNIST Ceramic VASE by POL CHAMBOST (in Georges JOUVE Style), France 1950
By Pol Chambost
Located in PARIS, FR
A superb little "Calice" vase, black enamelled ceramic, enhanced by a red interior enamel and a thin circular white line, unsigned piece in the spirit of iconic Georges Jpuve creatio...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Saint Jacques Hand-Painted Salad Plates - Set of 4 Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your summer entertaining with the elegant Ceramic Saint Jacques Plates. Expertly handcrafted and beautifully hand-painted in Italy, these plates feature distinctive scalloped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Royal Crown Derby Plate in Pinxton Roses Pattern, 1940s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Lovely white Royal Crown Derby dinner plate with pink roses and gold painted edges on a white background.
Marked at bottom with
Royal Cro...
Category
1940s English Napoleon III Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Hand-Painted Ceramic Flower Vase from Vallauris France
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely hand-painted ceramic flower vase from Vallauris, France.
Signed Vallauris, JH and numbered 503.
Gold trim finish and beautiful floral details makes this hand-painted ceramic...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Pouyat for Limoges Salad Plate Set in Gold and Pink, Set of 6, 19th Century
By Jean Pouyat
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely set of Jean Pouyat for Limoges salad plates. In a crisp white porcelain, each plate features a gold, blue and pink filigree pattern with ...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Vase, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1950s-1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A dark vase (black & brown) with a lovely glaze designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, it´s 17,5 cm (7") high. It´s in very good condition except from a bit sharp edge at the top, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Anatomica, Porcelain Hand with Tarot Cards Decoration by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This striking sculpture is part of the Anatomica series by Vito Nesta, featuring decorative objects with simple and essential anatomical shapes characterized by bold, contrasting colors and modern flair. Made of Capodimonte porcelain with a glossy, white finish, this sculpture is shaped like a hand, decorated with elements from ancient tarot cards.
Category
2010s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China.
The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
Category
Early 1700s Chinese Qing Antique Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Gres Keramis ceramic ball vase
By Keramis
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ceramic ball vase from the 1940s by Belgian manufacturer Grès Keramis. Attractive vase decorated with a frieze of white hydrangeas and foliage in shades of green and brown. Very fine...
Category
1940s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Sevilla 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y Cuenca tile, most likely made in Sevilla. Azulejo tile decorated with a gemetric pattern with 4 central leafs within a cirlce.
Mid 16th century
In very good conditi...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Maiolica
Anatomica, Porcelain Hand with Circus Artists Decoration by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...
Category
2010s Italian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Brown Mid Century Rustic Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Rouillard 1975 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rouillard
Unique handmade mid XXth century ceramic pitcher
Original brown stoneware ceramic color
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 21 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Doreen Middelboe for Aluminia/Royal Copenhagen, faience mermaid figure. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Doreen Middelboe for Aluminia/Royal Copenhagen, faience mermaid figure.
1970s.
First factory quality.
In excellent condition.
Marked.
Measuring: ...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Faience
Vintage Outeiro Agueda Hand-Painted Plate from Portugal
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Outeiro Agueda hand-painted plate from Portugal depicting a tipical bird
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Country Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Maria Vessel, Handmade in Portugal
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Maria Vessel in Brick
Designed by Project 213A in 2020
Handmade Stoneware
This vase is inspired by the Greco-Roman period, having a timeless appearance and finished with a contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Unique Design Ceramic Tiles / Czechoslovakia, 1960s, Never Used, 23 Pieces
By Rako Ceramic
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, 1960s
- Perfect original condition, never used
- Suitable for room divider or other decoration
- Marked by manufactures
- Price for all.
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Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Graham Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with speckled clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made matte finish white g...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Brass
Picasso Ceramic Plate "Tête De Chèvre De Profil' Ramié 110
Located in Norwood, NJ
This Picasso ceramic plate "Tête de chèvre de profil' Ramié 110 is one in a small edition of only 60 and is glazed and painted, with the Empre...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Unique Ceramic - Abstract Blue Sculpture by Britt-Ingrid Persson Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely abstract ceramic sculpture made by Britt-Ingrid Persson at her own studio in Sweden in the 1970s. The sculpture is unsigned but there is no doubt that this one is made by Br...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Antique Victorian Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs having matching
brown and white coats, collars & padlocks.
Both of these charming seated Spani...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
19th Century French Green Glazed Pot
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
French 19th Century green glazed pot with handles.
Circa 1890.
Category
19th Century French Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #1, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in mocha, latte, and caramel brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian craftspeople by Bernice Stevens, Edward Dupuy and Helen Bullard. In the fall of 1952, Ferguson attended a ceramics symposium by international artists at Black Mountain College; in 1963 he participated in the American Craft Council and the Ceramic National exhibitions. In the 1970s - 80s Ferguson created a fountain with traditional Appalachian quilting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Arts & Crafts Style Transfer Decorated Chargers - Signed - Japan - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage pair of Arts & Crafts / Aesthetic style transfer decorated chargers - hand painted highlights - large size - signed - Japan - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Scheurich Keramik Rumtopf Pot
Located in Bradenton, FL
An original Scheurich Keramik Rumtopf pot. Decorated with various summer fruit designs which run all the way around the pot and on the lid. Rumtopf is written on both sides and the p...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Spanish Painted Terracotta Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning terracotta bowl from Spain, 1960's. Beautiful blue and green painted detail with etched fish design and etched wavy edge detailing. Great vintage condition. Can be hung on a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Charles Lemanceau Elephants Mother and Child, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Couple of Elephants by Charles Lemanceau at Saint-Clement's, France, 1920s. A beautiful example of French art ceramics, this pair of elephants by Charles Lemanceau was produced at th...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Decorative Jardiniere, Chinese, Ceramic, Fish Bowl Planter, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative jardiniere. A Chinese, ceramic fish bowl planter, dating to the late Art Deco period, circa 1950.
Charming ceramic planter in fish bowl form with Orient...
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mason's Ashworth's Ironstone Large Dinner Plate in Flying Bird Pattern, Ca 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Mason’s ironstone large dinner plate produced at the time when Mason's was owned and controlled by George L Ashworth and Brothers after the bankruptcy of C J Mason in 1848.
This large plate is decorated in a the striking chinoiserie pattern called "Flying Bird" pattern, as illustrated on Page 121 of "A Guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone Patterns" published by The Mason's Collectors' Club. The pattern would have been transfer printed then boldly hand enameled with good detail. The plate also has a mid-brown / ochre hand painted outer rim simulating the Chinese plates of the time and earlier periods.
The base carries a blue transfer printed mark Ashworth Brothers...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Ceramics
Materials
Ironstone
Eva Jancke-Björk - Round, Dark Yellow Vase with relief - Bo Fajans 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A dark yellow vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk at Bo Fajans in Gefle in the 1940s. The vase is 17 cm high and in excellent condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Portuguese "Azulejos" The Virgen"
Located in Madrid, ES
Largest collection of Portuguese tiles in the world
18th century Portuguese " Angels "
Measures: 364 cm x 252 cm
439 tiles
Important note: This panel is with the tiles restored 18...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Blin ceramic vase from the 50's with blue enamelled birds
By Jacques Blin
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Glazed ceramic vase in a range of light blues by French ceramist Jacques Blin from the 1950s. The entire vase is decorated with stylized birds. Very fine vintage condition, with slig...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Glazed Ceramic Bust of a Boy by Cantagalli, Florence, Italy
By Cantagalli
Located in Stamford, CT
Exceedingly charming ceramic 'Busto di Bambino' in the Italian Renaissance style. With the blue and white glaze typical of artist Andrea Della Robbia...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Chinese Export Punch Bowl, Painted & Gilt Decoration in Mandarin Palette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large & Very Fine Chinese Export Punch Bowl, with Painted & Gilt decoration in the Mandarin palette. Jingdezhen region, China ca. 1780.
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Palissy Snake & Cabbage Majolica Teapot for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Rare antique Palissy majolica teapot with sinuous snake spout and curling tail handle. The snake emitting from a leafy cabbage head and surmounted on a round tiered base. Made in Por...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Art Nouveau Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
3-Piece Set of 19th Century Majolica Artichoke Plates
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A nice set of 3 Ceramic majolica plates. The plates have beautiful decorations with artichoke and asparagus. The plates are marked, but the mark is not know. It might be Kueller and ...
Category
1880s Belle Époque Antique Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1940's Argenta Stoneware Plate by Wilhelm Kåge
Located in New York, NY
1940's Argenta stoneware plate with female siluett decor by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. The now iconic Argenta stoneware collection with its green gl...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Frieze of Goats, " Important 1930s Pitcher by I.C.S., Likely by Gambone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This stunning, important pitcher by Industria Ceramica Salernita (I.C.S.), featuring a parade of goats in bubbly, volcanic glazes, was likely designed in the late 1930s when Guido Ga...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Modern Porcelain Vase by Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant and petite porcelain bud vase designed by renowned Danish ceramicist, Bjorn Wiinblad, for Rosenthal studio-line Germany.
Vase itself has a modernist, curvaceous form with Wi...
Category
1970s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Saint Jacques Hand-Painted Dinner Plates - Set of 4 Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your summer entertaining with the elegant Ceramic Saint Jacques Plates. Expertly handcrafted and beautifully hand-painted in Italy, these plates feature distinctive scalloped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Giovanni Ronzan an Art Deco Porcelain Nude, circa 1935
Located in Firenze, IT
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Depicting a beautiful female in pa...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Santiago Rodriguez Bonome Ceramic Fish Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceramic fish sculpture by Santiago Rodriguez Bonome, France, 1920s. Superb work with Bonome's specific colors : green, red and blue. Height: 15.2"(38.7cm) , Width: 14...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Minton, A. D. Holland, Hand Painted China Cabinet Plate, U.K, circa 1950's
By Minton
Located in Chatham, ON
MINTON - Arthur Dale Holland (Artist/Painter, 1896-1979) - Fine and rare vintage bone china cabinet plate - hand painted - featuring a display of fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Romantic Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tile set series "Zanuso 31" design Marco Zanuso for Cedit, 1968
Located in taranto, IT
set of 4 Tiles from the series "Zanuso 31" , consists of 4 elements decorated with orange decal on glossy white glaze forming a sun.
In 1968, CEDIT introduced to the world of cerami...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Aluminum
Antique and Vintage Ceramics for Sale: Shop Figurines, Vases and Scandinavian Pottery on 1stDibs
Whether you’re adding an eye-catching mid-century modern glazed stoneware bowl to your dining table or grouping a collection of decorative plates by color for the shelving in your living room, decorating and entertaining with antique and vintage ceramics is a great way to introduce provocative pops of colors and textures to a space or family meals.
Ceramics, which includes pottery such as earthenware and stoneware, has had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world for thousands of years. When people began to populate permanent settlements during the Neolithic era, which saw the rapid growth of agriculture and farming, clay-based ceramics were fired in underground kilns and played a greater role as important containers for dry goods, water, art objects and more.
Today, if an Art Deco floor vase, adorned in bright polychrome glazed colors with flowers and geometric patterns, isn’t your speed, maybe minimalist ceramics can help you design a room that’s both timeless and of the moment. Mixing and matching can invite conversation and bring spirited contrasts to your outdoor dining area. The natural-world details enameled on an Art Nouveau vase might pair well with the sleek simplicity of a modern serving bowl, for example.
In your kitchen, your cabinets are likely filled with ceramic dinner plates. You’re probably serving daily meals on stoneware dishes or durable sets of porcelain or bone china, while decorative ceramic dishes may be on display in your dining room. Perhaps you’ve anchored a group of smaller pottery pieces on your mantelpiece with some taller vases and vessels, or a console table in your living room is home to an earthenware bowl with a decorative seasonal collection of leaves, greenery and acorns.
Regardless of your tastes, however, it’s possible that ceramics are already in use all over your home and outdoor space. If not, why? Whatever your needs may be, find a wide range of antique and vintage ceramics on 1stDibs.