Early 20th Century Ceramics

Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Ceramic Piece: Blond boy sitting sideways on a rooster decorated with colourful flower garlands and holding on to its comb and plumage. The group is ba...

Early 20th century traditional Spanish ceramic vase. Manufactured in Spain, early 20th century. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beauti...

Superb quality pair of antique Japanese Imari shell shaped plates having a superb quality pair of antique Japanese Imari scalloped shell shaped plates with...

It's made of majolica, a type of tin-glazed earthenware, and exhibits characteristics of the Art Nouveau style. The plates have a distinctive reticulated edge and a hand-painted cen...

Winton Pottery With Golf Design. A Wonderful Golf Plate by Royal Winton, Stoke on Trent pottery, with the printed mark to the rear. The transfer decoration is showing a golf scene w...

A stylish art pottery bowl made for Liberty & Co decorated with tube lined Forget Me Not’s and Rose’s forming garlands around the body of the bowl by William Moorcroft (British, 1872...

Rare Art Ceramics Model by Goldscheider from the 1920s: Portrayal of the dancer Lucie Kieselhausen in an exotic costume consisting of a jacket and knee-length skirt with star decoration in brown, blue and yellow, sleeves and skirt part with tiered flounces with a wavy hem, the waisted jacket on the side and on the back with three peaks similar to a bellflower, jagged headgear with long colored feathers curved upwards, floral decorative element on the side of the posing figure at her feet. The figure is based on a black, round base with the artist's signature 'Kostial' on the top next to the figure. The dancer and actress Lucy Kieselhausen (1897 - 1926) was a student of Grete Wiesenthal and was a successful German dancer at the beginning of the 20th century. Lucy Kieselhausen appeared in three silent films: 'Thousand and one Woman' (18), 'The Seventh Great Power' and 'Earth Spirit'. In addition to her dancing activities, Lucy Kieselhausen also wrote the dance drama 'Salambo', which was set to music by Heinz Tiessen. In 1926, Lucy Kieselhausen died in a tragic accident caused by a petrol explosion with a burning jet of flame in her bathroom. Source: Cyranos ch Designed by Josef KOSTIAL...

A stylish and scarce early Art Deco Poole art pottery bowl with integral stand made by Carter Stabler Adams and dating from around 1920, The earth...

Fine quality antique Japanese imari charger having a quality antique Japanese imari charger decorated with a basket of flowers to the centre surrounded by panels with flowers, leaves...

Impressive Rosenthal porcelain floor vase having vertical ribs and painted pale grey and pink stripes. The Rosenthal label appears on the underside. Dimensions: H: 31.5 Base: 9.25 To...

Antique Royal Doulton harvest jug, having a antique Royal Doulton harvest jug with a two tone brown ground decorated in hunting scenes in cream colours and a shaped handle to the bac...

Early 20th century traditional Spanish ceramic vase. Manufactured in Spain, early 20th century. In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beauti...

This French Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic sculpture by BERLOT-MUSSIER, created in the 1920s in Vierzon, France, features a monkey in a playful and stylized pose. The sculpture stand...

Quality antique Japanese imari scalloped shaped edge plate having a quality Japanese imari plate with a scalloped shape edge, hand painted decoration with a basket of flowers to the ...

Very Rare Art Ceramic Figurine Around 1929: Girl with a wide-brimmed hat on her short curls, sleeveless, short top, wearing long flared trousers and cowboy boots on her feet, standin...

Unusual pair of antique Japanese Imari shell shaped plates having a superb quality pair of antique Japanese Imari scalloped shell shaped plates with fantastic decoration with flowers...

French Art Deco antelope ceramic sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Sainte-Radegonde, France, 1920s. Width: 13.4"(34cm), Height: 10.6"(27cm), Depth : 2.75"(7cm). Marked "Se Radegonde"...

Rustic French Plate signed Hamage Saint Amand Circa 1920.

Pair of glazed ceramic woman. Art Nouveau period. Vienna, circa 1900.

Circa 1900 Japanese hand painted Imari charger. The charger is hand painted in an array of spectacular colors and has a central lozenge with a potted pla...

A very stylish early Art Deco art pottery vase decorated with stylized patterning by James Plant of Hanley and dating from around 1915. The pottery produce...

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, ...

Vintage Arita blue and white charger - hand painted - gilt details - massive size - three kiln stilt marks to the base - unsigned - Japan - mid 20th century...

Rosenthal- Art Deco transfer decorated and gilded porcelain trumpet vase - featuring tulips and floral blossoms and leaves to all sides in orange, puce and tan - all on a cream groun...

Majolica oyster plate with different flowers on each shells, circa 1900 signed Longchamp. Hairline.  

Art Nouveau James MacIntyre & Co lidded tobacco jar decorated with tubelined daisies designed by William Moorcroft (English, 1872-1945) and dating from around 1900. William Moorcroft...

An extraordinary Bauhaus ceramic covered compote, most likely designed by Bauhaus Ceramicist Theodor Bogler, circa 1925. Marked 'Made in Germany', and t...

A lovely pitcher designed by Ewald Dahlskog in the 1930s at Bo Fajans in Gefle, Sweden. It is 26.5 cm high and in very good condition. Ewald Dahlskog, born in 1880, was a pioneering...

Pair of enamel ceramic planters signed Lechenet. Nice, France, circa 1900.

Antique Rookwood arts & crafts / art nouveau vellum glaze mug / stein featuring a mottled purple and blue undertone matte glaze cup with handle. Circa VII 1905, shape 587, size C. ...

This large cachepot of the Art Deco period impresses with strong contrasts and warm deep colors based on a light relief structure. The Orchies Majolica ...

Michael Powolny Art Nouveau centrepiece with three cherubs - most lovely ceramics item! Modelled by Michael Powolny (1871 - 1954), circa 1907. Hallmarked: Manufactured by Wiener Keramik (Vienna Ceramics) (WK / hallmarked). Material is ceramics (multicolored painted / glossy finish). Model 113 (model number is impressed / bottom glazed) Monogram of "Michael Powolny (MP)" is impressed, too. Made 1912. ________________________________________________________________________________ Subject: Most lovely three naked male cherub's figurines holding a round plate attached to their heads / the mentioned plate is blue painted at bottom side / the surface of tiered round socle is partially moss green shaded. ________________________________________________________________________________ Height: 21.0 cm (= 8.66 inches) Diameter of platter: 24.5 cm (= 9.64 inches) ________________________________________________________________________________ Bibliography: Waltraud Neuwirth, Markenlexikon für Kunstgewerbe (3), Wiener Keramik / Modelle 1906-13; pages 100-101 Elisabeth Frottier, "Michael Powolny, Keramik und Glas aus Wien 1900-1950", Vienna 1990, page 200, List of Work (= Werkverzeichnis) number W 113 (WV 61), Model 113 ________________________________________________________________________________ Experts of Fine Arts assess Michael Powolny's work nowadays as result of activity of one the most important ceramics sculptors / designers of Austrian Art Nouveau. Most of Powolny's successors were strongly under his sway since Powolny had left 'large steps' in Viennese Art of Ceramics. Excellent condition. ____________________________________________________________________________________ About Michael Powolny (Sculptor). As both a designer and a teacher, the Austrian ceramicist and glassware designer Michael Powolny was an important figure in the development of modernist aesthetics in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. His romantic sculptural pottery figures embrace the lush, dynamic stylings of Gustav Klimt and other progressive artists, while his functional pieces — such as glass bowls and vases — employ the simple linear and geometric ornamentation that marked the work of Josef Hoffmann and other members of the Wiener Werkstätte Community of designers and craftsmen. Powolny received classical training in ceramics from his father, a potter, and at the Vienna School of Applied Arts, but later joined in the modernizing movement in the Austrian arts at the close of the 19th century. In 1897, Klimt, Hoffman, Koloman Moser and other artists and architects founded the Vienna Secession, a group that fought for freedom of expression against the city’s tradition-bound arts establishment. Powolny’s work reflects the changing times. He used classical figures in his ceramics — female nudes, cherubs — yet would dress them in modern ornament such as garlands of abstract, geometric flowers. Pieces from Powolny’s ceramics company were sold through the Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshops) founded by Hoffmann and Moser, and Hoffman later hired Powolny to create ceramic ornamentation for his architectural masterpiece, the Palais Stoclet in Brussels. Powolny would go on to design glassware that combines elegant, tapering forms with precise linear decoration. His most influential work may have come as a professor at the School of Applied Arts, where he taught both Lucie Rie, the great Austrian-British modernist ceramicist, and the American potter Viktor Schreckengost, creator of the “Jazz Bowl...

French Majolica grape leaves plate Onnaing, circa 1900.

Wonderful pair of antique Japanese Imari shaped vases having a quality pair of antique imari fluted baluster vases with scalloped flared necks, decorated with panels with flowers, tr...

Jean Pointu Circa 1930 Original art deco stoneware ceramic vase White and brown pottery glazes colors Elegant snakeskin material effect Signed (in pencil) under the ba...

A large, deep blue bowl designed by Ewald Dahlskog at Bo Fajans in Gefle in 1940s. The bowl is 33.5 x 19.5 cm in diameter and in excellent condition except from a minor stain on the ...

Early 20th century hand painted rustic popular traditional ceramic. By unknown artisan, France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beau...

A lovely set of 8 Kutani tea serving bowls with covers in an original stamped wood box. All bowls signed/marked on the base. Likely from the Showa pe...

A scarce antique Royal Doulton child's nursery rhyme stoneware dish dating from 1911. The round shallow bowl has a wide rim with raised edge printed with animals...

Bode Willumsen, Danish 1895-1987 Unique stoneware bowl finished in brown glaze. Features three relief horses on the inside of the bowl. Signed to the base with monogram. Denmark appr...

Original antique Edwardian cheese dish and cover having a original antique cheese dish and cover in wonderful floral decoration in hand painted gre...

A lovely pitcher designed by Ewald Dahlskog in the 1930s at Bo Fajans in Gefle, Sweden. It is 26.5 cm high and in perfect condition.

Complete set of Boch Freres Gentlemans shaving ensemble including pitcher, bowl, soap dish, and tooth brush holder. Decorated with Art Deco emblem ...

Lovely pair of antique Japanese imari plate, having a quality pair of antique Japanese imari plates with stunning decoration consisting of floral sprays, trees and scrolls, with a sh...

Finest Viennese ceramic art from the 1920s: The standing young lady holds a black mask in front of her in her folded hands and looks dreamily to the side. She wears a blue and rose two-piece suit with a slouchy top and ruff...

Unusual pair of antique blue and white fan shaped Japanese imari dishes, having an unusual pair of antique Japanese imari fan shaped dishes decorated with flowers, leaves and butterf...

This is the 1920s Danish 23 cm high ceramic vase with a bronze colored mouth by Herman Kähler. It comes with a baluster shaped body. It has a glossy surface, a beautiful cow horn g...

A nice English ironstone ham stand by C Rushbrooke Smithfield Ltd. This would have been used on a butchers counter to display a joint of ham. Circa 19...

Lovely antique Japanese imari jardiniere, having a lovely antique Japanese imari jardiniere with a bulbous shaped body standing on a circular base, beautiful decoration with flowers,...

Very rare Goldscheider Vienna Figurine of the 1920s A standing dancer looking to the side with arms crossed and raised in front of her is shown. The young lady wears a Russian costume, decorated with elaborate blue embroidery, with a high fur cap and a highly tailored, fur-lined coat with wide sleeves, tight trousers and high, black heeled boots...

Quality antique Imari vase having quality hand painted panels with flowers, leaves and dogs and hand painted in fantastic red, blue, green, yellow a...

Excellent Viennese Art Nouveau Item Modelled by Ferdinand Doblinger (1872-1935), circa 1910. Manufactured by 'Wiener Kunstkeramische Werkstätte...

Quality antique Japanese imari charger, having a quality antique Japanese imari charger with a scalloped shaped edge, decorated with a basket of flowers to the centre surrounded by p...

A lovely dark green vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog at Bo Fajans, Sweden in the 1930s. The vase is 19.5 cm (7.8") high and in excellent condition.

A rare Bretby Art Nouveau high fired ‘flambe’ glazed art pottery vase by Henry Tooth & Co and dating from 1900-1910. This exquisite simple shaped bulbous vase stands on a narrow roun...

DUDSON BROTHERS - Antique black and white Jasperware ceramic pitcher or creamer - featuring three Neoclassical draped figures between fretwork columns and a leaf border to the top ri...

Early pieces by CAB for Primavera were inspired by ancient ceramic methods as well as early Japanese metalware. Félix Gête developed the green overglaze seen in this vase, obtained f...

French Majolica grape leaves plate Onnaing, circa 1900.

This is a large antique charger. A Belgian, ceramic serving plate with decorative finish, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Of generous proportion with a charming Delft ...

A gorgeous character bottle - traditional black forest Priest. This character bottle has been made in Germany circa 1910s or older, attributed to E. B...