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.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Round Saint Clement Style Crackle Finish Ceramic Bowl, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning and stylish hand-crafted blue matte bowl with a Saint Clement style crackle finish. This uniquely sized decorative object will look wonderful in any setting.
Signed on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Ceramic Fish 1950's
By Etienne Noel
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual and charming fish vessel ca' 1950's.
Category
1950s North American 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) : 10.8125 x 5.062...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Rosenthal West German Studio Line Porcelain Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Beautiful porcelain vase by M.Freyer, stamped Rosenthal Studio Line # 3562/22. Very 1970's look with swirls and OP Art effect.
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
David Cressey Phoenix-1 Planter in White Glaze for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by David Cressey in 1963 as part of the Pro/Artisan stoneware collection for Architectural Pottery, the slip cast Phoenix planter has a bowl shape with an allover geometric ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Ceramic Box by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, Orange with Gold Decoration, C 1960
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Decorative ceramic box by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960. Signed at the bottom, 79/11, Italy.
Organic designs on the lid with gold decorations.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Italian Modernist Drip Vase with Matte Glaze
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modern vase created by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1960's. Vase measures 10.5" by 4" and is signed Fantoni, Italy on the bottom. In very good vintage 1960's condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Striped Stoneware Creamer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage ceramic stoneware creamer with vertical striping in blues and browns. Signed "Hostetter" on base.
Style: Mid-Century Modern.
Dimensions: 4" wide x 3.5" deep x 4.75" tall.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Carl-Harry Stålhane & Kent Eriksson, Table Lamp Glazed Stoneware, Studio, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A cream, glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Carl-Harry Stålhane and Kent Eriksson, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Rose and Erni Cabat Glazed Porcelain Feelie Vase Citron Chartreuse Yellow Green
By Rose Cabat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rose and Erni Cabat glazed porcelain Feelie vase citron chartreuse yellow green, USA, 1970-1985
Incised signature to underside 'Cabat' and numbered. This li...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Tea Pot
Located in Denton, TX
Unusual tea pot with the handle mounted on the side.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Gazelle Salt and Pepper Shakers, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of vintage Mid-Century Modern gazelle or antelope motif ceramic salt and pepper shakers. This pair is created from ceramic and g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Italian Modern 3 Ernestine Ceramiche Serving Bowls Salerno, Italy, 1950s
By Ernestine
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $150....Ernestine ceramics bowls are a must for a garden lunch or brunch. The shape of the bowls is superb, with their double outer edge and wide flat shoulder rim terminating in a sharp edge bowl. The decorations are a work of art with fluidity and lovely color palette. The flowers depicted are Morning Glory pattern # 934, Violets #727 and Pansies on the rim with Wild Roses in the center #871. All three are signed Ernestine ITALY...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Marianne Starck, Table Lamp, Blue Stoneware, Michael Andersen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue stoneware table lamp designed by Marianne Starck, and produced by Michael Andersen Keramik, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 12.4375...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Hen, Scandinavian Midcentury, Denmark, C 1960, Mid-century Design
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic midcentury hen, circa 1960, Denmark. Decorative turquoise hen with a floral pattern in a rustic quality.
Category
1960s Danish 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
Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Orange with Gold Decoration, Italy, C 1960
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic vase by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, circa 1960. Cylinder vase with orange glaze and organic style decorations in gold color. Signature at the bottom, 79/3.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 12 Straw Bundle Majolica Knife Rests Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 12 straw bundle Majolica knife rests Vallauris, circa 1950.
Vallauris, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg Vintage Signed Ceramic Tray or Dish Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage chic Swedish Mid-Century Modern hallmarked Stig Lindberg glazed ceramic tray, dish or desk accessory is hallmarked in 2 places with numbers; Gustavsberg Sweden with a sy...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist White Ceramic Vase with Handle, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An intriguing slipcast ceramic vase resembling a pitcher or decanter with a faux spout and two openings at top that create a handle. Such a pleasing and well-proportioned modernist design, finished in a matte white glaze (interior glaze is black). A scarce design by Beit HaYotser...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
French Ceramic Pitcher or Handled Vase Dark Blue Anduze Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful hand-crafted mid- 20th Century handled vase or pitcher from Anduze. This eye-catching decorative object is in perfect condition and will enhance any table, countertop or shelf.
Perfect with almost any color scheme. Color is a dark blue not black.
Stamped Atelier les Cyclades...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Spherical Vase with Ovoid Opening by Rosenthal
By Rörstrand
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sculptural vase was designed in Germany by the esteemed maker Rosenthal circa 1960. It offers a spherical form with an ovoid slit. The exterior of the piece is tawny with umber detailing. The interior of the piece is also painted in umber. With its graphic, organic form and color palate, these piece exemplifies the qualities that discerning collectors adore in first rate Scandinavian Mid Century ceramics...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Two DeGrazia Ceramic Chimes/Bells
By Ted Degrazia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of 2 original DeGrazia Bells/chimes with hand painted figures that could be either o girl or a boy holding flowers and on the opposi...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1950s French Biomorphic Volcanic Stoneware Bowl Ashtray Vallarius Picasso Jouve
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An organic form with volcanic lava black and white glaze and a high-gloss red center.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and red, glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inch...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Large Studio Ceramic Vase, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A off-white glazed stoneware table lamp, produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark 1960, signed.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions exclude lampshade,...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Design Technics Large Scale Ceramic Table Lamp in Earth Tone Glazes, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large scale, handthrown ceramic table lamp from the 3300 Series designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics with a matte, neutral beige body and hand-applied, organic design finished i...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Michael Andersen, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and brown, glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Michael Andersen Keramik, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 12...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Bo Bergström, Table Lamp, Stoneware, for Svensk Form, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Svensk form, designed by Bo Bergström.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 8.75 x ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic Plate by Pablo Picasso, 1953
Located in Hamburg, PA
Corrida sur fond noir ceramic plate by Pablo Picasso dated "25.9.53" stamped and marked "Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/D'Apres Picasso" (unde...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Bode Willimsen for Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous stoneware bowl in shades of brown, taupe and umber is hand wrought by Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen wonderful hand glazed textural organic pattern. This piece is ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 7 Green Majolica Edelweiss Knife Rests Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 7 green Majolica knife rests with edelweiss flowers pattern.
Vallauris, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Brown Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, stoneware table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 8.25 x 4.5 x 4.5 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (in...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Gunnar Nylund, Ritzi Series Ceramic Vase, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ritzi' series vase produced by Rörstrands, Sweden, 1940s. Designed and signed by Gunnar Nylund, (Swedish, 1914-1997).
Nylund served as artistic director at Rörstrands, where he wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gusztav and Ulla Kraitz, Vase, Dark Blue-Glazed Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A dark blue, glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gustav and Ulla Kraitz, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Decorative Apt Mixed Earths Bowl or Large Vide Poche
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful midcentury handcrafted bowl or large vide poche from Apt, France with prominent beige and brown colors in an art brut form. The technique is known as "terre melee...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Creamware
Blue Italian Ceramic Dish in the Style of Bitossi Raymor
By Bitossi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian blue glazed ceramic bowl or dish. Classic mediterranean ceramic design featuring blue, green, and navy glazes. Stunning when full of l...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Ego Stengods, 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. It is stamped and signed on underside.
Sold without lampshade.
Dim...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, black and white, glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 9.125 x 5.25...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Monumental Ceramic Rectangular Vase by Albert Green
Located in Dallas, TX
A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914-1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studied ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1974 Raul Coronel Stoneware California Studio Vase
By Raul Coronel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
California studio vase made by Raul Coronel, 1974. Vase measures 8 3/4" by 6 3/4". Signed Raul, 74 on the bottom. In very good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Warren MacKenzie Monumental Ceramic Platter
Located in Dallas, TX
Large studio pottery platter with brown decorative dashes.
Warren MacKenzie is known for simple, wheel-thrown functional pottery influenced by Bernard Leach and the Japanese aesthetic of the work of Shoji Hamada.
In 1950 MacKenzie and his first wife Alix became the first American apprentices at the Bernard Leach pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Bruno Karlsson, Brown Stoneware, Studio Ego, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and light green, glazed stoneware designed by Bruno Karlsson and produced in his studio "Ego Stengods Atelje", Sweden, 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Doyle Lane Mid-Century Modern Rare Colored Glass Ceramic Pottery Square Form
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare, beautifully designed glass or ceramic form by famed midcentury American artist or potter Doyle Lane. Lane was a glaze specialist much like Glen Lukens and Otto Natzler. His colorful glazes would melt, bubble and crack over his pieces creating a very tactile look and feel. His work ranged from beaded necklaces and pendants to small, delicate vases or weed pots to ceramic sculptures, clay paintings, and large scale wall mosaics (including his most well-known work - an 18-foot mosaic or mural known as the orange wall which was commissioned by architect Welton Becket...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Robert Picault Large Vallauris Casserole
Located in Sharon, CT
Important large pot with handles green and brown hand painting decoration in a typical and unique Picault style of squares, spirals and x's. 6.75" high x 8"diameter. 12.50" from hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Vase for Raymor
Located in Dallas, TX
Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011) sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer
Born in Florence in 1915, Marcello Fantoni began studying ceramic art at age 12 at the Art Institute of Florence with ceramicist Carlo Guerrini, artistic director of the famed Cantagalli Factory. He continued years of training in ceramics and the arts, including sculpture with Libero Andreotti and Bruno Innocenti, and figurative art with Gianni Vagnetti, graduating as a maestro of art in 1934. After a stint as art director for a ceramics factory in Perugia, in 1936 he opened the Fantoni Ceramic Studio in Florence. Here he produced ceramic series as well as unique pieces, sculptures and furnishings. In 1937 Fantoni’s pieces were exhibited in the Florence National Arts and Crafts Exhibit where their unique combination of rustic forms decorated with African and marine motifs and painted figures garnered considerable acclaim. By the start of World War II Fantoni’s melding of ancient Italian pottery techniques with decidedly Modernist elements had won him artistic and commercial success both in Italy and abroad.
Having participated in the resistance, after the War Fantoni worked for the 500-year old Maiolica factory in Deruta, Umbria, renowned for its signature tin-glazed pottery. In the 1950s he refocused on his Florence studio, dedicating himself to larger sculptural pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Marianne Starck, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Michael Andersen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and grey, glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Marianne Starck and produced by Michael Andersen Keramik, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of lamp (i...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Three Pierced Turquoise Ceramic Tealight Candle Holders
Located in Oakland, CA
Inspired by Mid-Century Modern design, the pierced collection is wheel thrown and hand pierced stoneware with a turquoise crackle glaze. Small holes are created when the clay is stil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Jerk Werkmaster for Nittsjo Swedish Modernist Shallow Fish Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Jerk Werkmaster for Nittsjö of Sweden shallow fish bowl circa 1960's. Bowl measures 1.75" by 8" by 6.75" and is signed Nittsjo, Sweden, JW. In very good vintage 1960s condition.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Bottle Form Vase by Bruno Gambone
Located in New York, NY
Large scale stoneware bottle form sculpture/vase with incised line decoration to front and
back faces. Off-white matte glaze with brown lip. Artist signed at base.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Mats Birgersson, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Töreboda Keramik, Sweden, C. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and red, glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Mats Birgersson and produced by his own studio, Töreboda Keramik, c. 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Jane and Gordon Martz Ceramic Tile and Walnut Bookends for Marshall Studios
Located in Chicago, IL
These ceramic tile and walnut bookends were designed and made by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. The rectangular forms are softened by the loose brush strokes in the glaz...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Walnut, Ceramic
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
Studio Pottery Signed Charger, circa 1970
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Studio pottery signed charger / plate. Circa 1970.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Bitossi Studio Pottery Ashtray
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Ashtray produced in the 1960s by Bitossi, based on a design by Aldo Londi. This piece is a rare abstract fat lava glaze textured piece. A truly unique piece that will add style to yo...
Category
1960s Italian 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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