Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Beige
Wall Ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Terracotta Beige Duck Centerpiece Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful duck figure sculpture in off white beige glazed terracotta. Spain, 1960s
This handcrafted glazed terracotta duck figure with unglazed beak is in excellent condition.
Mat...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Roselane Pottery of Pasadena Pink Salad Bowl with Incised Modernist Fish Design
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pink glazed Roselane pottery bowl with free form swirl and Fish Design in black . Exterior of bowl in matte black finish stamped Roselane on underside...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
1940's Vicke Lindstrand, a Pair of Ceramic Seashell Vases, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shell vases designed by Vicke Lindstrand for Upsala Ekeby. Can be purchased separately as well!
Upsala-Ekeby AB was a porcelain, tile, brick, and glass company founded in 1886 in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Eva Zeisel Scarce Ironstone Dinnerware Set for 10 by Schmid NKT, Japan
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Chicago, IL
A large set of pieces including:
10 dinner plates
10 small plates
10 small bowls
2 large serving platters
1 large serving bowl
A whimsical, Mid-Century set designed by Eva ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and u...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Signed Ceramic Weed Pot, circa 1970
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Studio pottery signed ceramic weed pot / vase, circa 1970.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Oblong Decorative Ceramic Lobster Mold Wall Hanging in Green and Orange
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely ceramic piece to add interested hung on a wall or placed on a table.
Measures: 9.5" wide
7.5" deep
2.5" tall.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork.
Manufactured by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consis...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Marianna Von Allesch 'German/American Modernist' Large Ceramic Abstract Bowl
Located in Sharon, CT
Unique and iconic bio-morphic mid-century ceramic large bowl with abstract scraffito decorations, by this important German American Modernist. Signed.
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Centerpiece
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful hand painted ceramic centerpiece made at the beginning of 900, of Chinese manufacture.
The centerpiece has a circular shape and is totally made of red and white ceramic totally hand painted.
It is composed by a central body useful as object holder, cookies or candies holder...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Ceramic vase by Wishon-Harrell.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Black White & Golden 1960s Cup / Pencil Holder by Bucciarelli
By Bucciarelli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
White ceramic cup with black and golden decoration produced in Italy in the manner of Piero Fornasetti. The style of the decoration is classic and is...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Ceramic vase by Wishon-Harrell.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Medium Santa Maria Gypsum Sculpture, Italy, 1952
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Italian sculpture, original good vintage condition. All damages on pictures. The Maria was produced in 1952 in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Floor Vase by Vicke Lindstrand, 1940s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large white floor vase. Produced at Ekeby and designed by Vicke Lindstand in the 1940s.
Its streamline shape makes it perfectly adapted to ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
1980s Glazed Ceramic Charger
Located in Denton, TX
Studio crafted large plate / charger with abstract glaze.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Ma...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Catalan Diaz Costa Hand-Painted Ceramic Plate, Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
Enrich your dining experience with this stunning traditional hand-painted ceramic plate by renowned Cata...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Hand Painted Freeform Dishes, Italy, 1950's
Located in Barcelona, ES
A pair of Italian free form dishes from 1950's signed Man. Hand painted glazed ceramic. They can be used as a dish or tray or as wall decoration.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and u...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Vases by Vladislav Urban for Sklo Union, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Set of Three Vases by Vladislav Urban, Czechoslovakian glass designer. Produced in 1960s.
Pressed glass in perfect condition. The vases looks like it has just been taken out of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Medium Santa Maria Colorfull Gypsum Sculpture, Italy, 1960
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Italian sculpture, original good vintage condition. All damages on pictures. The Maria was produced in 1960 in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Small Dish with Yellow Glaze by Otto Heino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A small Studio Pottery dish by significant 20th century ceramicist Otto Heino. This example features the buttery yellow glaze Heino perfected after his wife’s death, a continuation o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Beige Unique Stoneware Vase, Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand, 1957
Located in Stockholm, SE
A vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, it´s 17 cm high and it´s in very good condition except from some minor marks in the glaze from the production. It´s dated 1957 an...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
MidCentury Modern Vase and Bowl Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Large midcentury vase with a matching bowl manufactured at Rörstrand and maker/designer Carl Harry Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the 1950s. Beautiful glazed vase and bowl with nice lin...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Set of 3 Vases Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Collection of 3 mid-century vases manufactured at Rörstrand and maker/designer Carl Harry Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the 1950s. Beautiful glazed vases with nice lines. That typical ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Ceramic Charger
Located in Denton, TX
Abstract glaze design on this large hand crafted plate.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Ceramic Vases by Joan Carrillo, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of ceramic vases diseñados by the spanish ceramist Joan Carrilo, 1970's. Glazed ceramic.
Dimensions: 10 Ø x 29 H. cm. short
10'5 Ø x 33,5 H. cm. large.
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Elchinger Pottery Hand Painted Vase, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Elchinger hand painted pottery vase, circa 1960.
Manufactured in France.
Signed.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiul pati...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Five Ceramic Harlequins Wall Sculpture, Italy, circa 1950
By San Polo
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Five ceramic harlequins wall sculpture. Italy, circa 1950.
Four ceramic harlequins signed "San Polo, Italy". Dimension: 26 cm height, 12 cm width, 6 cm depth.
One ceramic harlequ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Bruno Gambone Stoneware Table Lamp, Italy, 1980s
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental Bruno Gambone stoneware table lamp with a brown stripe and in greige glazed stoneware, Italy 1980s, signed Gambone Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Set of 3 Bowls Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful collection of 3 small ARO bowls was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden.
The glaze is amazing and works with the art...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Wok Planter with Stand by Larardo Tackett for Architectural Pottery, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Largardo Tackett "Wok" planter with original teak stand. The white bisque finish has patinated to a warm cream color with age. Very good condition with no cracks or chips to the pot ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti Sezioni Di Frutta Porcelain Plates of an Eggplant & Apple
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Sezioni di Frutta Porcelain plates of an eggplant and an apple,
#6 & #7,
1960s
The Piero Fornasetti Pottery Plate depicts 2 plates from the Sezioni Di Frutta se...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Midcentury Modern Ceramic set of 3 Bowls Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful collection of 3 ARO bowls was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden.
The glaze is amazing and works with the articulat...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Otto and Vivika Heino Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery 12-Piece Goblet/Cup Set
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted, beautifully designed set of ceramic goblets/ cups by pottery/ ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. Th...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Søholm Keramik, Table Lamp, Blue-Glazed Stoneware, Bornholm, Denmark, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Søholm Keramik, Bornholm, Denmark, c. 1970s.
Sold without Lampshade(s)
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 8.56 x 4.62 x 4.62 ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Ape Sculpture Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Fantastic sculpture of an ape with a lot on his mind, captured in great forms. Produced by Rörstrand and maker/designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful gla...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron Vallauris, French Vase in Ceramics, Mid-20 Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Roger Capron Vallauris, French vase in ceramics, hand-painted with flowers in modern design,
Mid-20 century.
In perfect condition.
Measures: 10 x 6 cm.
Hallmarked.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Studio Pottery Signed Ceramic Vase
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Studio pottery ceramic vase, or pitcher signed Emily, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Large Bear Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund Limited Edition, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This large and heavy ceramic bear was made in Sweden during the 1950s at Rörstrand and designed by famous Gunnar Nylund. Together with the fanatics pattern and the stunning glaze thi...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase With Light Glaze & Simpel Pattern Made In Denmark From 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
The ceramic vase with a light glaze and a simple pattern, typical of Danish ceramics from the 1960s, is a beautiful example of period design.
With its elegant shape and subtle patte...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Curvy Ceramic Lace Vessel-White
Located in Oakland, CA
Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, the pierced collection is wheel thrown and hand pierced stoneware with a satin glaze. Small holes are created when the clay is still wet and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Vintage White Lacquered Ceramic Ashtray -Vide Poche by Antonia Campi for Verbano
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
They are in in lacquered ceramic.
These could be by Antonia Campi or Gio Ponti.
These are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but t...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Stoneware Ceramic Vase Midcentury Pottery by Gutte Eriksen Danish Art
By Gutte Eriksen
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gutte Eriksen
Abstract stoneware pottery vase by the Danish artist.
Realised in La Borne circa 1975.
Original perfect conditions, signed under the base.
Elegant light gre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Vase 'Surrea' by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Stoneware, Sweden, circa 1940
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase ‘Surrea’ by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg,
Sweden, 1940.
Carrara-glazed stoneware.
Stamped "GUSTAVSBERG KÅGE".
Measurements:
H: 32.5 cm/ 12 3/4...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Pablo Picasso Vallauris A.R. 330 Limited Edition Plate With Three Faces, 1956
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Vallauris (A.R. 330) terre de faience limited edition plate portraying three faces by Pablo Picasso and dated 1956. The rounded plate i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Aldo Londi For Bitossi Feather Plume Ceramic Bowl Vintage White And Gold
Located in North Miami, FL
This sculptural vintage Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic bowl or vessel has gold painted teardrop like surround shapes on the exterior over ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Big Rare Ceramic Tiger Decorative Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, good condition. Beautiful and unique decorative big sculpture. Tiger was produced in 1960s in Italy. All defects and chipping are on pictures.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Tommaso Barbi Beige Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of beige ceramic vases by B Ceramiche for Tommaso Barbi. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
They both have the original stamp "B Ceramiche x Tommaso Barbi - Made in Italy" still vi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Vases from Valceresio, 1950s, Set of Two
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful set of two colorful pieces ceramic vases or vessels with typical pattern from the midcentury, approximate 1950-1960.
Made in Northern Italy by Valceresio Ceramic near Cere...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Clyde Burt Tall Ceramic Vase with Abstract Design
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1975 Studio Ceramic Sage Floral Vase Signed Pollack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pale sage-glaze ceramic vase with dark brown (almost black) interior made in 1975 by ceramicist, Pollack.
Floral decoration present on both sides (different pattern on each side). ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern ceramics made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Rörstrand, Gunnar Nylund, Roger Capron, and Bitossi. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $113,467 while the average work can sell for $901.
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