Ceramics
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Terracotta
1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
1910s English Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
1910s English Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
1910s English Sporting Art Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Antique Ceramics
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Ceramics
Earthenware, Ceramic, Pottery
Early 20th Century English Egyptian Revival Ceramics
Porcelain
1960s Modern Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Ceramics
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Ceramics
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Ceramics
Stoneware
20th Century English Ceramics
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Ceramics
Ceramic, Paint
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Sporting Art Ceramics
Leather, Wicker
Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Ceramics
Ceramic, Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Porcelain
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Ceramics
Ironstone
Early 1900s French Antique Ceramics
Porcelain
1920s Art Deco Vintage Ceramics
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramics
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Art Deco 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.