Studio Ceramic Terracotta Vase with Crude Figural Design

Terracotta vase with hand-drawn details with an Aztec-inspired pattern, circa 1970s USA. Molded floral central image surrounded by "stalagmites" on both sides. Good, vintage condit...

USA terracotta vase with geese motif on both sides, circa 1970s. Signed "R" to the underside.

USA studio terracotta vase with dual-sided floral motif in a high-gloss glaze of red, blue, white green, and yellow, circa mid-20th century. Signed "R" to the underside.      

Impressive, dense figural ceramic vase / candleholder. Marvelous textural elements: an unglazed slab with a hole for a candle or flowers was applied to a thick, round base with a spi...

Whimsical ceramic vase with a two tone glaze, gunmetal grey for the body and a glossy yellow for the indents on its surface and the interior.

Born in Melrose, Ohio in 1922, Clyde Burt would go on to become a major voice in American studio ceramics. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School and later at the Cape Cod School of Art before landing at the Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel to Cranbrook, Burt made it central to his practice and his thrown works express the same endless curiosity as his teacher. Upon returning to Ohio, Burt built a home studio on his family’s farmland near the Little Auglaize River and harvested rich clay from the surrounding area. He started every day at 5:30 in the morning and would work until he knew he “had enough”. Constantly experimenting with glazes, colors and surface decoration, Burt painstakingly recorded his successes and failures in a small notebook...

Art Nouveau studio pottery vase - wheel thrown terracotta - clear green glaze with blue opalescent splash - unsigned - country of origin unknown - early 20th century. Excellent vi...

Lots of interesting detail in this beautiful Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase. A glazed ceramic vase embellished circular ceramic circles adorned with green glazed ceramic dots.