Ceramics
1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
Earthenware, Pottery
1890s Guatemalan Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Ceramic
19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Earthenware
1870s American Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Pottery
1870s German Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Stoneware
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Ceramics
Ceramic, Paint
Late 18th Century German Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Earthenware
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
Stoneware
1910s Danish Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
Iron
1870s English Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Pottery
1830s English Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Creamware
Early 20th Century Danish Folk Art Ceramics
1910s Danish Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
Iron
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Belgian Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Pottery
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ceramics
Ironstone
1990s Unknown Organic Modern Ceramics
Pottery, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramics
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Ceramics
Pottery
19th Century French Antique Ceramics
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Ceramics
Stone
18th Century English George II Antique Ceramics
Porcelain, Creamware, Pottery
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics
Terracotta
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics
Pottery
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics
Earthenware
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics
Terracotta
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Ceramics
Terracotta
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Ceramic
Late 20th Century English Folk Art Ceramics
Ironstone
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Ceramics
Clay
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Pewter
20th Century Folk Art Ceramics
Pottery
1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Pottery, Paint, Ceramic
1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
Terracotta
1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
Terracotta
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Ceramics
Wood
Late 19th Century Moroccan Folk Art Antique Ceramics
Pottery
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Ceramics
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.