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Ceramics For Sale
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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

French Majolica Trompe L'oeil Wall Plaque with Lemons, Perret-Gentil, Menton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Menton French Majolica (Barbotine) Trompe L'oeil wall plaque, with lemons molded in high relief, circa 1880. Generally referred to as "Menton," these rare pieces of Barbotine (Fren...
Category

19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Lamella Vessel in Metallic Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Lamella Vessel, 2022 Metallic glazed ceramic 17 x 17 x 26 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

George Jones Majolica Pitcher Molded as a Hawthorn Tree, English, ca. 1875
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones Majolica Pitcher, molded in high relief as a hawthorn tree, with branches, leaves, and pink blossoms on a mossy bark ground, the branch handle glazed in brown with green...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Bo Bergström, Table Lamp, Stoneware, for Svensk Form, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Svensk form, designed by Bo Bergström. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 8.75 x ...
Category

1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Samuel Alcock Majolica Grape and Strawberry Tray, English, ca. 1875
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Samuel Alcock Majolica grape and strawberry tray, English, ca. 1875, naturalistically molded with a large grape leaf with purple glazed grapes, ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

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

Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Studio Ego, 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. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 14.875 x 6 x...
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Enlightening Quantum White Gold Ball Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hms independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it is an exploration of deliberately mixing the theories of art and design and ignoring their boundaries. . Wang Hua's artistic experiments can be seen as a testing ground for different materials, as well as an exploration of ideas. Various issues related to human nature, sociality, and politics are discussed in it, criticizing anything brought by region and "ism". "Pride and Prejudice...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dangerous Liaisons 'Her' Red Dots Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hm s independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Pair of Vienna Style Porcelain Tureens and Cover
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Vienna Style Porcelain tureens and covers. Each cover with finely painted figural mythological scenes of Venus, Cupid and nymphs in the style of Angelica Kaufmann...
Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, White Glaze Stoneware, Ego Stengods, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A white glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Bruno Karlsson for Ego Stengods c. 1960s-1970s. Stamped and signed to underside. Dimensions listed are without lampshade. Sold with...
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Vase Designed by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1963
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1977. Stoneware. Signed. From a private Swedish collection. Berndt Friberg is among the most skilled Swedish ceramicists of the 20...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Holdcroft Majolica Blackberry on Tree Trunk Teapot, Turquoise Blue Cover c. 1877
Located in Banner Elk, NC
A Joseph Holdcroft cylindrical teapot and cover, naturalistically molded as a tree trunk entwined with flowering blackberry, with branch handle and spout, the cover finial formed as ...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A stoneware lamp produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark 1960. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 11.75 x 4.75 x 4.75 (H x W x D) ...
Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Small Satsuma Earthenware Tea Bowl
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small Satsuma earthenware tea bowl, the speckled greyish body decorated with four panels of alternating bijinand flowers, painted in overglaze en...
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dangerous Liaisons 'Him' Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hm s independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it is an exploration of deliberately mixing the theories of art and design and ignoring their boundaries. . Wang Hua's artistic experiments can be seen as a testing ground for different materials, as well as an exploration of ideas. Various issues related to human nature, sociality, and politics are discussed in it, criticizing anything brought by region and "ism". "Pride and Prejudice...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

German Majolica Figural Rooster by Riedel Von Riedelstein, Dallwitz, ca. 1885
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Majolica Figural Rooster, naturalistically modeled as an alert cockerel, the feathers with mottled gold, brown and blue glazes, the comb and wattle glazed in pink and red, on an oval...
Category

19th Century German Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Michael Andersen, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Michael Andersen Keramik. Underside marked and labeled Sold without lampshade. Dimensions in listing exclude shade. For refere...
Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Enlightening Quantum White Colour Ball Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hms independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it is an exploration of deliberately mixing the theories of art and design and ignoring their boundaries. . Wang Hua's artistic experiments can be seen as a testing ground for different materials, as well as an exploration of ideas. Various issues related to human nature, sociality, and politics are discussed in it, criticizing anything brought by region and "ism". "Pride and Prejudice...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Louis Comfort Tiffany "Cabbage Leaf" Vase
Located in New York, NY
A charming vase with wonderful, naturalistic patterning and the unusual inclusion of four robust handles, the "Cabbage Leaf" glazed pottery vase by Louis Comfort Tiffany is a wonderful collector's piece. Executed primarily in a buttery yellow with emerald green accents, the vase mimics the appearance of an unfolding kohlrabi cabbage bloom. The tapering handles are bone-white in color and stout in form, a lovely visual counterpoint to the delicacy of the cabbage leaves. Item #: YT-20270 Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany Country: United States Circa: 1910 Size: 6.75" height, 6" diameter Materials: Glazed Porcelaneous Earthenware Signed: "P1014 - Tiffany-Favrile" and "Pottery" and LCT monogram Literature: A similar vase is pictured in Tiffany Favrile Pottery...
Category

1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Porcelain

French Majolica Trompe L'oeil Wall Plaque with Oranges, Joseph Saissi, Menton
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Menton French Majolica (Barbotine) Trompe L'oeil Wall Plaque formed as hanging oranges molded in high relief with leaves and blossoms, circa 1880, the reverse with impressed mark for...
Category

19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Bowl
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic bowl with black enamel and spiral pattern drawn in cracked gold. Signed under the base "Jean Besnard FRANCE".
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Moderno Vessel in Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Moderno Vessel, 2021 Glazed ceramic Measures: 2.5 x 6.75 x 9.25 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Lilie Bowl in Metallic Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi. Lilie bowl, 2022. Metallic glazed and speckled ceramic. Measures: 10.5 x 10.75 x 3.5 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mochaware Pitcher Decorated with Chocolate Brown Slip England circa 1815
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in England circa 1815 this mochaware pitcher is decorated with bands of lovely milk chocolate-colored slip. The color works beautifully with the unpainted creamware body of the handle and interior of the pitcher. Just below the top edge, we see a band of black and white rouletting, and above the bottom edge is a similar black and white rouletted band. Dimensions: 5.75" tall x 4" at the widest point Condition: Very Good: two short hairlines of approximately half an inch are seen on either side of the top edge. There is a hairline on the underside which does not go through. Price: $1360 Background of Mochaware: Mochaware pottery...
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Ceramics

Materials

Creamware

The Enlightening Quantum Pink Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hms independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it is an exploration of deliberately mixing the theories of art and design and ignoring their boundaries. Wang Hua's artistic experiments can be seen as a testing ground for different materials, as well as an exploration of ideas. Various issues related to human nature, sociality, and politics are discussed in it, criticizing anything brought by region and "ism". "Pride and Prejudice...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Lamella Vessel in Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi. Lamella Vessel, 2022. Glazed ceramic. Measures: 17 x 17 x 22.5 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Lamella Bowl in Metallic Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Lamella Bowl, 2022 Metallic glazed and speckled ceramic 16 x 17 x 7.25 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Bowl Designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1948
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bowl designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden. 1948. Stoneware. Unique. Signed. Measurements: Height: 10.5 cm / 4" Diameter: 14.5 cm / 6".
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Lamella Bowl in Glazed Ceramic with Glass Inlay by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Lamella Bowl, 2022 Glazed speckled ceramic with glass inlay Measures: 11 x 13 x 5.5 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Carl-Harry Stålhane, Unique Large Vase, Glazed Ceramic, Rörstands, 1961
Located in High Point, NC
A large and unique studiovase by Carl-Harry Stålhane. Hand-signed. Part of a small scale production of unique works developed by the art department at the Swedish ceramic producer...
Category

1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

George Jones Majolica 'Tower Stilton' Dish Cheese-Keeper, English, ca. 1876
Located in Banner Elk, NC
George Jones Majolica 'Tower Stilton' Dish Cheese Keeper and stand, the relief molded cover and base formed as a fortified castle tower (keep), with mossy stones and arrow slits real...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Moderno Vessel in Raw Speckled Stoneware by Trish Demasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Moderno Vessel, 2021 Glazed and raw speckled stoneware Measures: 4 x 13 x 12 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Lamella Vessel Metallic Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Lamella Vessel, 2022 Metallic glazed and black ceramic 11 x 13 x 15 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Small Corner Shelf, Brown-Westhead Moore, Ivy & Tree, English, ca. 1877
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Majolica small-form corner shelf by T.C. Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. Naturalistically molded as green-glazed ivy leaves, molded twigs on a bark ground, centrally fitted with a turquo...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Majolica Green-Glazed Geranium Plate by Hope & Carter, English, ca. 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
English majolica green-glazed 9-inch plate, with relief molded geranium plants and blossoms and shaped rim, the reverse with impressed mark 'HOPE & CARTER, ENGLAND,' ca. 1880. For t...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Lichene Vessel in Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi. Lichene Vessel, 2022. Glazed ceramic. Measures: 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vessel ‘Sgrafitto’ Designed by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vessel ‘Sgrafitto’ designed by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden. 1920s. Earthenware. Measurements: H: 30 cm / 11 3/4" Diameter: 43 cm / 1' 5"  
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Bruno Karlsson, Vase, Stoneware, Studio Ego, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware vase designed by Bruno Karlsson for Ego Stengods, Sweden, c. 1960s. Stamped to the underside.  
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Plume Vessel in Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Plume Vessel, 2022 Glazed ceramic 6.5 x 6.5 x 9 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Showa Period Tall Deep Green Ground Cloisonne Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period tall deep green ground cloisonne vase, with three white and pink orchids, silvered metal mounts, Japanese, mid-20th century.
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Camille Vessel in Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi. Camille Vessel, 2022. Glazed ceramic. Measures: 5.5 x 6.5 x 16 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Moderno Vessel, Lina in Inlaid Clay by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Moderno Vessel, Lina, 2021 Inlaid clay bodies Measures: 7.5 x 7.5 x 11 in Named after Lina Bo Bardi, Italian-born modernist Brazilian architect and designer.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Moderno Vessel, Antonia in Stoneware and Glaze by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Moderno Vessel, Antonia, 2021 Stoneware with brushed oxide glazes 11.25 x 11.25 x 8 in Named after Antonia Astori, Italian designer.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Lamella Bowl in Black and Metallic Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi. Lamella Bowl, 2022. Metallic and black glazed ceramic. Measures: 6.5 x 7.5 x 4 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Gunnar Hansson, Vase, Grey-Glazed Stoneware, Lomma, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gunnar Hansson in his own studio, Lomma, Sweden, c. 1950s-1960s.  
Category

1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Botanica Vessel in Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Botanica Vessel, 2022 Glazed ceramic 6.5 x 6.5 x 14.5 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Sandra Davolio Pink Ceramic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Davolio’s sculptural vessels are inspired by her deep connection to nature, and in particular, to the sea and its magnificent coral reefs. A symphony among craft, design, and art, th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Small Light Blue Cloisonne Enamel Vase with an Egret
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small light blue cloisonne enamel vase with an egret, the white bird standing in water in front of a lotus plant with blue and purple flowers, the rim stamped ‘Cloisonne Japan...
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Palissy Style Majolica Ewer with Cover and Stand by Mafra
Located in London, GB
Portuguese Majolica ewer in the manner of Palissy Portuguese, c. 1865-87 Measures: Height 37cm, diameter 26cm This beautiful green ewer and bowl set...
Category

Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Large Bulbous Blue Japanese Cloisonné Vase
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large bulbous blue Japanese cloisonné vase showing two white orchids with pink centres, (some pitting to rims).
Category

20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dangerous Liaisons 'Her' Orange Dots Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hm s independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it is an exploration of deliberately mixing the theories of art and design and ignoring their boundaries. Wang Hua's artistic experiments can be seen as a testing ground for different materials, as well as an exploration of ideas. Various issues related to human nature, sociality, and politics are discussed in it, criticizing anything brought by region and "ism". "Pride and Prejudice...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Dangerous Liaisons 'Him' Red Dots Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hm s independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it is an exploration of deliberately mixing the theories of art and design and ignoring their boundaries. . Wang Hua's artistic experiments can be seen as a testing ground for different materials, as well as an exploration of ideas. Various issues related to human nature, sociality, and politics are discussed in it, criticizing anything brought by region and "ism". "Pride and Prejudice...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Lamella Vessel in Metallic Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi Lamella Vessel, 2022 Metallic glazed and brown ceramic 10 x 12.5 x 8.5 in.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

The Unspoken Green Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hm s independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Ego Stengods, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A stoneware table lamp produced by Bruno Karlsson for Ego Stengods c. 1960s-1970s. It is stamped and signed on underside. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 1...
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

The Unspoken Black Ceramic Vase by Hua Wang
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The hm s independent brand was founded by artist Wang Hua in 2020. It is the artist's "extended creation" in fields other than sculpture and installation art. It can be said that it ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese 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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