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Ceramics For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1990s
Stig Lindbergh Gustavsberg Abstract Matte White Veckla Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Quite a beautiful large Vackla vase by Stig Lindbergh for Gustavsberg. Matte white glaze.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Art Pottery Textured Vase Signed Jolie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century Italian attributed art pottery vase of bucket form with a shaped top. The ceramic vase stands on a rounded unglazed foot the base decorated in grey glazes....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Floor Vase Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A gorgeous floor vase produced at Rörstrand and designed by maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful brown glazed in shifting dark camouflage colors....
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Goose Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Brown Majolica goose tureen signed on underside Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jens H. Quistgaard for Bing & Grøndahl, Relief Tea Service in Glazed Stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jens H. Quistgaard (1919-2008) for Bing & Grøndahl / Nissen Kronjyden.
Relief tea service in glazed stoneware for 9 people. Beautiful glaze in mustard yellow shades. 1960s.
Consis...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Large German Midcentury off White Ceramic Floor Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German Midcentury handled ceramic vase or jar with off white craquelling glaze. Marked on bottom : Handmade Germany, L.
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Dish Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dish designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand,
Sweden. 1960s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Measurements:
H: 6 cm / 2 1/4"
Diameter: 18.5 cm / 7 1/4".
Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) was born in the town of Mariestad, in the west of Sweden. As a child, he dreamed of being a successful painter. He started working for Rorstrand in neighboring Lidkoping at the age of 18. Initially, he decorated ceramic wares as assistant for the leading artist Gunnar Nylund. Carl-Harry decorated Rorstrand’s exclusive Flambé range as well as producing idyllic floral designs.
In the mid 1940s, Carl-Harry Stålhane began to develop his own stoneware. He had his first solo exhibition in 1948, impressing the public with an ability to work in most contemporary styles of stoneware. But after studying in Paris in the late 1940s, Carl-Harry found a style that was truly his own. Inspired by the hunger for new products to meet the post-war economic boom, he developed from being a gifted decorator to a first-rate ceramic artist. He was praised for his "column-like, slender-necked stoneware vases with their peach surfaces", as one magazine put it. Spurred on by a deep love of the ceramic wares of the Far East, Carl-Harry liberated himself from the European tradition of ceramics, finding inspiration in foreign cultures, in Picasso and in constructivist art.
The 1950s brought major successes: a diploma and a gold medal at Milan Triennials as well as solo exhibitions in Sweden, the UK and the USA. Carl-Harry commenced his career as an industrial designer in 1954. His Blanca tableware — in elegant white porcelain — was much in demand and gained him international prizes. He designed almost everything from numerous table sets decorations to rustic ashtrays.
Carl-Harry Stålhane’s production of unique ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something of a peak with an exhibition at Galerie Blanche in Stockholm. The exhibition showed robustly dark wares that were hailed as the new ceramics...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Unique Green, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Mid-Century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely Midcentury Swedish vase in ceramics designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand. The vase has a lovely green glaze. The vase is 12.5 cm high and in mint condition. This vas...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Clyde Burt Ceramic Charger
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic charger in glazed stoneware with incised image.
Signature to underside: [CB].
American, c. 1965
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase Model 890 by Jean De Lespinasse, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic vase model 890 by Jean de Lespinasse, France, 1960s.
Category
1960s French Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White and Brown 20th Century Ceramic Dish Plate by Accolay 1950 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Accolay
Realised circa 1950
original perfect condition
Large abstract ceramic cup by Accolay
White and brown ceramic colors
Measures: Height 9 cm
Large 28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
French Vide-Poche Ceramic Tray with Bird Decor by Jacques Blin, 1950s
By Jacques Blin
Located in Münster, DE
Very rare ceramic bowl or vide-poche with bird motif by French artist Jaques Blin from the 1950s.
Jacques Blin was born in France in 1920. He earned a de...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Black and Brown 20th Century Stoneware Ceramic Floor Vase by Steen Kepp 1975
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown and black stoneware ceramic floor vase.
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 40...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 10 Midcentury Stoneware Vases Signed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg
Located in Paris, FR
Stig Lindberg (1916-1982)
Set of 10 small vases signed ‘Stig L’
for Gustavsberg studio, 1940s, Sweden
6 brown pieces + 4 turquoise/green pieces
Measur...
Category
1940s Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Fanciullacci Fruit Bowl
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Fratelli Fanciullacci Pottery: during the first half of the 20th century the firm slowly branched out into a rich repertoire of artistic products. The family understood the pulse of ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Swedish Bowl by Carl Harry Stalhane and Maker Rorstrand
Located in London, GB
Swedish ceramic artist Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920- 1990) played a major role in popularizing Swedish pottery during the 20th century, working for more than three decades at Rörstrand, one of the oldest ceramics manufacturers in Europe. During his long tenure at Rörstrand, Stålhane was responsible for small-batch studio pieces, mass-produced tableware , and all manner of decorative accessories .
Born in 1920 in Mariestad, Sweden, Stålhane began working at Rörstrand in 1939 as a decorative painter, assisting Danish-Finnish ceramic artist, designer, and sculptor Gunnar Nylund (1904-1997). During this time, Stålhane decorated various ceramic pieces, most notably Nylund’s Flambé range (1939s), quickly establishing himself as a talented ceramic artist. Inspired by the desire for new products during the postwar economic boom, Stålhane went from being a talented decorator to an exceptional ceramic artist.
In 1943, Stålhane caught the eye of Swedish artist Isaac Grünewald (1889-1946), who was visiting Rörstrand. Grünewald was so impressed with Stålhane’s work that he took him on as a student, and from 1943 to 1946, Stålhane studied art at Grünewald's Art School in Stockholm. Subsequently from 1947 until 1948, he studied sculpture at Académie Colarossi in Paris.
During the 1950s, Stålhane’s work appeared in several solo exhibitions in Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His Blanca Tableware range (c. 1955) won numerous international prizes and was in high-demand. In 1958, Stålhane succeeded Nylund as Artistic Director and Chief Designer at Rörstrand.
In 1960, Stålhane unveiled a new collection at Stockholm’s Galerie Blanche. Featuring dark stoneware pieces made from local clays, this collection represented a bold departure from the soft, restrained shapes of the 1950s. It has since been praised for its precient aesthetic that would influence the look of ceramics for more than a decade.
From 1963 until 1971, Stålhane taught ceramics at the Art Industrial School in Gothenburg. For a short time, he also was the Design Director at the Swedish factory Upsala Ekeby, which in addition to porcelain, produced tile, brick, and glass.
Stålhane eventually left Rörstrand in 1973 in order to establish his own ceramic company, Designhuset, in Lidköping, where he further experimented with local clays and minerals. Stålhane continued to work until his death in 1990. Today, Designhuset is a school for ceramists and model-makers.
Over the course of his career, Stålhane created several public works for The Commerce Trust Company in Kansas City, Missouri, and for Volvo in Gothenburg, Sweden. His work is represented at several international museums, including Stockholm’s Nationalmuseum and New York’s MoMA.
Rörstrand is the second oldest brand of ceramics in Europe and can be found in homes all across Sweden and Europe. Rörstrand’s long legacy includes some of Europe’s most iconic ceramics collections including Swedish Grace, Mon Amie, Ostindia, Filippa...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Tile and Walnut Bookends for Marshall Studios
Located in Chicago, IL
These ceramic tile and walnut bookends were designed and made by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. The rectangular forms are softened by the loose brush strokes in the glaz...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Walnut, Ceramic
Brown Vase, Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1950s, Mid Century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely brown vase designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, it´s 14 cm high and it has a lovely brown har fur glaze, it´s in mint condition and marked as 1:st quality.
Gunnar Nyl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Jean Cocteau Original Edition Ceramic Mug "Le Chevalier", 1959
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Cocteau ceramic mug - "Le chevalier" from 1959
Edition originale Madeline & Jolly .
Red earthenware with red / black /green engobe and brown oxyde ...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund, Stoneware Pitcher, Rörstand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizable stoneware pitcher produced by Rörstrands, Sweden, 1940s. Designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund, (Swedish, 1914-1997).
Nylund served as artistic director at Rörstrands, wh...
Category
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Big Leaf Transparent Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Transparent vase in amazing big leaf shape. Produced in 1960s.
Glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box....
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Square Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing blue glazed (Rimini Blu) ceramic ashtray design by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in Italy with hand carved geometric design and in a glazed vibrant turquoise and cobalt blue, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Marked Italy at the back.
Measures: 15 cm W x 15 cm D x 3 cm H ( 5,90 in W x5,90 in D x 1,18 in H )
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
The company was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. Starting in the 1950s, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis Postmodern design...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
French Midcentury Vase by Alexandre Kostanda
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Midcentury Vase by Alexandre Kostanda
France, circa 1960s
Two unique floral motifs created from intricately scarred lines
Modern neutral pa...
Category
1960s French Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Art Pottery Bowl by Herman Kähler, Denmark, Circa 1930's
Located in Rochester, NY
Hand-painted art pottery bowl by Herman Kähler, Denmark. HAK. Circa 1930's.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Roselane Pottery of Pasadena Pink Salad Bowl with Incised Modernist Fish Design
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pink glazed Roselane pottery bowl with free form swirl and Fish Design in black . Exterior of bowl in matte black finish stamped Roselane on underside...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Woman Figure by Cia Manna Mod "Samara", Turin, Italy
By C.I.A. Manna
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Incredibly stunning large Art Deco woman figure signed by Cia Manna, Torino, Italy, 1950s.
Semi nude form of a young woman.
It is made in painted and glazed ...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Ego Stengods, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Bruno Karlsson and produced by Ego Stengods, Sweden, c. 1960s. It is stamped and signed on underside.
Sold without lampshade.
Dim...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Graceful Glazed Ceramic Vase by C.A.S. Vietri, Italy, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Attractive, lively glazed ceramic C.A.S. Vietri vase in the style of Guido Gambone, with a graceful leaf and imbricated triangle motif. Hand-thrown with blue, brown, and white salt glaze...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Ceramic Vase Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
The green/brown glaze is amazing and works wonderful with the shape and form of this vase that’s a not so usual one to come by.
Very nice condition.
Dimensions: Height 24 cm,...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Art Deco Glazed Ceramic Figures by Hungarian Maria Rahmer
By Maria Rahmer
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Painted and glazed ceramic figures, 1930s.
One of them is signed.
They are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they can be considered as in excellent...
Category
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 10 Green Majolica Poodle Knife Rests Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 10 green Majolica knife rests with poodles dogs.
Vallauris, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Five Large Coq Mugs in Glazed Stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg.
Five large Coq mugs in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in brown shades.
Swedish design, 1960s.
Measures: 11.5 x 9.5 cm.
In excellent condition....
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, black and white, glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 9.125 x 5.25...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Pitcher by Roger Capron, Vallauris, South France, 1960s
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic by Roger Capron, Vallauris, south of France
Pitcher model P41 produced between 1953 and 1965. Largest size of the three for this model.
"Pyjama" decor
Signed "Capron Valla...
Category
1960s French Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Floral and Turquoise Ceramic Fruit Platter by Manufacture of Longwy Enamels
Located in Barntrup, DE
Beautiful French Art Deco style long and oval-shaped earthenware fruit platter by Emaux de Longwy, hand painted and enameled with polychrome floral decoration in white, pink, green, ...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Mid-20th Century "the Hunting Man" Royal Doulton English Ceramic Plate
Located in Middleburg, VA
1950s English Royal Doulton "The Hunting Man" Ceramic Plate
Excellent condition. Great details in main picture surrounded with images of various hunting accessories. Good collectibl...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Monumental Midcentury Large Ceramic Pottery Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A very rare and early atomic themed or motif (a motif he would later come back to some years later) substantial charger by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Ha...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mats Birgersson, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Töreboda Keramik, Sweden, C. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and red, glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Mats Birgersson and produced by his own studio, Töreboda Keramik, c. 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp ...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Gray Vase "Collier", Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand, 1950s - Mid century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely vase of model "Collier" designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand, the vase is 14 cm (5,6") high and about 13 cm (5,2") in diameter. It´s in mint condition.
Gunnar Nylund was...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Mask Attributed to Jean Austruy, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask attributed to Jean Austruy, France, 1960s
Custom made pedestal.
Category
1960s French Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornesetti Coasters, Emblems of the States
Located in Riverdale, NY
Piero Fornesetti's 8 piece coaster set with the emblems of various states in the US. Gilt decorated with lithographs of states emblems. Midcentury, Si...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Ceramic German Jugs by Ceramano
By Ceramano
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Four hand-crafted jugs made in Germany in the Seventies by Ceramano, they are in perfect conditions and labeled and signed on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Hen, Scandinavian Midcentury, Denmark, C 1960, Mid-century Design
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic midcentury hen, circa 1960, Denmark. Decorative turquoise hen with a floral pattern in a rustic quality.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Waylande Gregory Ceramic Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Fantastic decorative bowl or dish by Waylande Gregory, with a stylized 50's sgrafitto motif, red underside.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Mid-Century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely Midcentury Swedish vase in ceramics designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand. The vase has a lovely yellow glaze. The vase is 10.5 cm high and in mint condition.
Car...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Bottle by Jean Picart Le Doux, Sant Vicens, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Bottle by Jean Picart Le Doux, Sant Vicens, France, 1960s.
Category
1960s French Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Joseph Simon, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Søholm, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white and brown striped table lamp produced by Søholm Keramik, located on the island of Bornholm in Denmark.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 12 x...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Old Ceramic Box circa 1950, Brand to Decipher
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old ceramic box circa 1950, brand to decipher.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Gray Stoneware Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, Mid Century Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
A unique vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, it´s 7 cm high and in mint condition. It is a unique vas and this one was made in 1966 as you can see on the signature.
...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Shiny Red Mid Century Vintage Ceramic Plate by Gerard Hofmann Vallauris Pottery
By Vallauris
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gerard Hofmann
Realised in vallauris circa 1950
Original and large shiny red ceramic plate
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Doyle Lane Mid-Century Modern Rare Colored Glass Ceramic Pottery Square Form
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare, beautifully designed glass or ceramic form by famed midcentury American artist or potter Doyle Lane. Lane was a glaze specialist much like Glen Lukens and Otto Natzler. His colorful glazes would melt, bubble and crack over his pieces creating a very tactile look and feel. His work ranged from beaded necklaces and pendants to small, delicate vases or weed pots to ceramic sculptures, clay paintings, and large scale wall mosaics (including his most well-known work - an 18-foot mosaic or mural known as the orange wall which was commissioned by architect Welton Becket...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer
Born in Florence in 1915, Marcello Fantoni began studying ceramic art at age 12 at the Art Institute of Florence with ceramicist Carlo Guerrini, artistic director of the famed Cantagalli Factory. He continued years of training in ceramics and the arts, including sculpture with Libero Andreotti and Bruno Innocenti, and figurative art with Gianni Vagnetti, graduating as a maestro of art in 1934. After a stint as art director for a ceramics factory in Perugia, in 1936 he opened the Fantoni Ceramic Studio in Florence. Here he produced ceramic series as well as unique pieces, sculptures and furnishings. In 1937 Fantoni’s pieces were exhibited in the Florence National Arts and Crafts Exhibit where their unique combination of rustic forms decorated with African and marine motifs and painted figures garnered considerable acclaim. By the start of World War II Fantoni’s melding of ancient Italian pottery techniques with decidedly Modernist elements had won him artistic and commercial success both in Italy and abroad.
Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery. In the 1950s he refocused on his Florence studio, dedicating himself to larger sculptural pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund, Ritzi Series Ceramic Vase, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ritzi' series vase produced by Rörstrands, Sweden, 1940s. Designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund, (Swedish, 1914-1997).
Nylund served as artistic director at Rörstrands, where he wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Bitossi Studio Pottery Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Ashtray produced in the 1960s by Bitossi, based on a design by Aldo Londi. This piece is a rare abstract fat lava glaze textured piece. A truly unique piece that will add style to yo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Traditional Ceramic Planter, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Catalan ceramic planter, circa 1960.
Manufactured in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserv...
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Midcentury Stoneware Ceramic Vase with Abstract Decoration
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Stoneware ceramic vase with abstract decoration.
Elegant shiny brown ceramic glazes colors.
circa 1970
Original perfect conditions
Measures: Height 25cm, large 20cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of, Vintage Decorative Barrel Mugs, Japanese, Ceramic Cup, Female Figures
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of vintage decorative barrel mugs. A Japanese, ceramic cup with nude female figures, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase "Molaire" by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, 1953-65
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic vase "Molaire" by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, 1953-65
Signed "Capron Vallauris A11".
Category
1960s French Vintage Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique and Vintage Ceramics
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.
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Ironstone Water Lily
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