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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Tremiti vase square black Angelo Mangiarotti Aura edition
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Angelo Mangarotti Tremiti vase square black model. It is famous as Italian modern masterpiece ceramics published by Danese in the 60s. This model is published by Aura, Kyoto Japan ar...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Tremiti vase wave Angelo Mangiarotti Aura edition
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Angelo Mangarotti Tremiti vase wave model. It is famous as Italian modern masterpiece ceramics published by Danese in the 60s. This model is published by Aura, Kyoto Japan around 200...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Splattered Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in El Segundo, CA
It starts off with 1kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,350 / item
Chambost Blue Ceramic Vase circa 1970, France.
By Pol Chambost
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Pol Chambost blue vase, circa 1970, France.
Cracked enameled blue ceramic.
Dimensions: 21 cm H, 10 cm diameter.
Good original condition.
All purchases are covered by our buyer p...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage White and Purple Small Murano Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
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
Marcello Fantoni - Engraved stoneware bowl, Florence, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Marcello Fantoni, artistic stoneware, 1960s ceramics, 1960s design, vintage Italian design, signed Italian art, Florentine art, decorative bowl, engraved stoneware, Tuscan minimalism...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Transparent Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “SCARF”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 4 Dutch Mid Century Studio Pottery Goblets
Located in Meer, VAN
Set of 4 Dutch mid century Studio pottery Goblets. The Netherlands, mid 20th century. Wonderful set of 4 studio pottery goblets made in the Netherlands, somewhere in the middle o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Ceramic Table Lamp Square Dome
Located in El Segundo, CA
It starts off with 3kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,750 / item
Rare Pair of Lladro Porcelain Mandarin Vases
By Lladro
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a FANTASTICALLY RARE Pair of Lladro Porcelain ‘Mandarin Vases’.
Made circa 1973 and made in Spain by the exceptional maker, Lladro.
These two vases were produced and sold individually and were titled “Mandarin Vase”.
They were sculpted by Julio Fernandez...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$3,000 / set
Mid Century Rare Davide Sculpture, Gypsum, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful and unique Davide Sculpture, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Davide sculpture was produced in Italy. Only one item available.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Atelier Forjaz, Brazilian Ceramics - Vase, c. 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Atelier Forjaz
Brazilian Ceramics - Vase, c. 1950
Signed "Forgez" under the base
Enameled ceramic in yellow and black.
29 x 10 x 10 cm
11 21/50 x 3 47/50 x 3 47/50 in
Dating from th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Francisco Brennand. Ceramic egg, c. 1970. Stamp of the Manufacture
By Francisco Brennand
Located in PARIS, FR
Francisco Brennand - Recife - Brazil (1927-2019)
Ceramic egg, c. 1970
Stamp of the Manufacture "Oficina Brennand (made in Brazil)"
Historical piece
Enameled ceramics
13 x 8 x 8 cm
5 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Midcentury Medium Black Cats Ceramic Sculpture, Portugal, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Portugal ceramic, perfect condition, produced in 1960s.
Category
20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Ceramic by Ingrid Atterberg for Upsala-Ekeby
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian ceramic vase and tray.
Amazing pottery of the 1960s by Ingrid Atterberg for Upsala Ekeby, depicting a textured leaf motif with brown and yellow contra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Sardinian Terracotta 1940 Simone Lai Fancello pottery primitive scenes
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sardinian ceramic Simone Lai decoration Fancello 1940
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$667 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in El Segundo, CA
It starts off with 3kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,750 / item
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase and Bowl by Guido Gambone
Located in London, GB
matte glazed ceramic vase and bowl by the celebrated Italian ceramicist Guido Gambone. Signed.
Guido Gambone (June 27, 1909, Montella, Italy–1969, Florence) is one of the most promi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
'Amsterdam' Floor Vase 'Scheurich, Red Model 285-40' W-Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
'Amsterdam' floor vase 'Scheurich, Red Model 283-45 W-Germany, 1960s
Blue satin finish ('half gloss') W-Germany, 1960s.
with impressed design 'Amsterdam', inspired by the central ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Four Vases by Vladislav Urban for Sklo Union, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A graduate of Karol Štipl. He studied together with František Vízner, with whom he was often compared. Vízner and urban began working as designers at Rudolf Hut after graduation, in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
1970 Richard Ingersoll Italian Ceramic Design BlackHand
Located in Brescia, IT
Ceramic Hand
By Richard Ingersoll
Italy, 1970
Rare ceramic object
Design R. Ingersoll, Cennina Arezzo
Perfect Condiction
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed ceramic Cauliflower Centerpiece signed Mancioli. Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Glazed ceramic Cauliflower Centerpiece signed Mancioli. Italy, Mid-20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Madoura Red Ceramic Vase, circa 1960, France.
By Madoura
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Madoura ceramic vase, circa 1960, France.
Red glazed ceramic outside, grey/blue inside.
Stamped "Madoura Plein Feu"
Dimensions: 15 cm H, 13 cm diameter.
All purchases are covere...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Pink Big Vase, Val Saint Lambert, Belgium, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc.
Designed by Large Val Saint Lambert. Vase is very heavy, it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Big Red Vase, Tarnowiec, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vase made in the Tarnowiec Glassworks located in Poland,
designed by J. Słuczan-Orkusz.
Soda glass, mass-colored, hand-formed.
Vintage product from 1970s
It can be also candlestic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Set of Iceland Lava Ceramic Plates by Ragnar Kjartansson of Glit Pottery, 1960s
Located in Andernach, DE
Set of 2 beautiful Scandinavian ceramic plates by Ragnar Kjartansson (1923-1989) of Iceland.
Ragnar Kjartansson a sculptor and ceramist helped founding Glit Pottery in 1958.
Rocky ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Icelandic Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$340 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Ceramic Vase by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual black and white ceramic vase, hand-painted by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Black and Brown Ceramic Bowl or Cup by Toublanc French Artist circa 1990
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Christian Toublanc
Original ceramic bowl or cup by the French artist
Realised circa 1990
Signed under the base
Black and white ceramic colors
Measures: Height : 6,5 cm...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Guido Andlovitz Lavenia, Elegant Vase in Glazed Ceramic, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Guido Andlovitz Lavenia, elegant vase in glazed ceramic, 1930s.
He was born in Trieste to Edoardo, a chemist in Grado, and Carmela Pasqualis.
During the First World War his family ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Mid Century Pottery Yorkshire Dogs Sculpture Staffordshire England 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, good original vintage condition. Beautiful and unique decorative sculptures. Yorkshire Dogs Sculpture was produced in Staffordshire, En...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Pol Chambost Piggy Bank
By Pol Chambost
Located in Brooklyn, NY
rare piece of blue enabled ceramic with fine crackles .
Pig from Pol Chambost in good original condition from the 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Truda Carter Poole Pottery Blue Rooster Pattern Hand Painted Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good large and well painted poole pottery bowl decorated with the Blue Rooster pattern by Truda Carter and dating from the 1960’s. The bowl stands rais...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Grey Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp La Borne circa 1970 Unique Piece Signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne potters
Signed at the base
Original stoneware ceramic table lamp
Realised circa 1970
Electrical system is new
Ceramic measures - height : 22 cm Large : 17 cm
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Old Brass Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Very old and unique brass vase.
Produced in Italy.
Only one piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Brass
French glazed ceramic vessel signed EG 1955
Located in London, GB
A French glazed ceramic vessel signed and dated with initials EG 1955. A gréât example of French 1950’s glazed ceramics.
Category
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #4, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in mocha, latte, and caramel brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery Tenn".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian craftspeople by Bernice Stevens, Edward Dupuy and Helen Bullard. In the fall of 1952, Ferguson attended a ceramics symposium by international artists at Black Mountain College; in 1963 he participated in the American Craft Council and the Ceramic National exhibitions. In the 1970s - 80s Ferguson created a fountain with traditional Appalachian quilting...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Jacques Pouchain for Dieulefite jug vase
Located in London, GB
À chamotted glazed ceramic jug attributed to Jacques Pouchain for Dieulefite.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Cauliflower Tureen Centerpiece in Glazed Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cauliflower Tureen Centerpice with Ladle, Majolica, Glazed Ceramic. Spain, 1960s
Eye-catching hand painted Manises ceramic cauliflower with leaves ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Green Rustic Popular Traditional Ceramic Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Stoneware Ceramic Brutalist Decorative Plate by Hervé Rousseau
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Hervé Rousseau
Amazing and large stoneware ceramic Brutalist decorative plate by the French artist
Grey and brown stoneware firing ceramic effects...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ambrogio Pozzi for Pierre Cardin Stackable "Cone" Table Set, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Between 1968 and 1970, the partnership between the Pierre Cardin brand and the creativity of Ambrogio Pozzi gave birth to two projects based on the concept of assemblage and stackabi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vase in Oxblood Glaze
By Carl Haller
Located in Milan, IT
Carl Hallier for Royal Copenhagen
Danish mid-century vase in oxblood glaze
1940s.
Please note : the "free shipping option" and/or "subsidised shipping ...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$1,790
Mid Century Vintage Transparent and Blue Crystal Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good original condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. Only one unique piece. Crystal glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Mid Century Modern Ceramic Studio Signed Stamped Pottery Bowl.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Ceramic Studio Signed Stamped Pottery Bowl. Circa 1960s
Features a brutalist inspired design with an incised raw partially glazed exterior and an abstrac...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Orange Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “SCARF”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Art Deco 1940 Flower Vase by Joseph Talbot La Borne Brown and Black Colors 3/3
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joseph Talbot
Art deco stoneware ceramic flower vase realised in La Borne
Circa 1940
Original design
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Height 15 cm
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Flamenco Dancer Ceramic by Formento, 1950s~60’s
Located in Brussel, BE
Remarkable flamenco dancer ceramic made by Formento Treviso in Italy between the 1950’s & 60’s.
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Remarquable céramique de danseuse de flamenco réalisée par Formento Treviso en Itali...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vintage Brown and Orange Chinese Mini Vase, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, one defect shown on pictures, etc. Only one unique piece. Chinese glass.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Emons Söhne Keramik Mid-Century Slip Trailed Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A personal favorite is this very stylish West German mid-century art pottery vase by Emons Söhne Keramik and probably dating around 1960. The finely made c...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Huge ceramic vase by Jean Marais , 1960’s France
By Jean Marais
Located in Brussels, BE
Huge Jean Marais (1913-1998) vase or pitcher in brown glazed ceramic, with a baluster-shaped neck.
Signed.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information. We...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rick Yoshimoto Ceramic Glazed Square Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic plate by California artist, Rick Yoshimoto. Rick has been creating pieces out of Northern California since the late 1970s. This piece features a square shape with slightly tu...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Dancing Figures by Devonware Circa. 1950's
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of Chalkware dancing figures by Devonware, Canada. Circa. 1950's.
9.38 inches high.
5 inches wide.
4 inches deep.
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Composition
1950's Arnold Zahner Ceramic Apero Bowl, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
By Arnold Zahner, Rheinfelder Keramik
Located in Bern, CH
Decorative ceramic Apero bowl produced by Swiss ceramists, Arnold Zahner for Rheinfelden Keramik, Switzerland in the late 1950's. Features a leaf pattern with a green and brown glaze...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$168 Sale Price
25% Off
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
Mid Century Vintage Orange Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “Frill”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Heath Ceramics Salt & Pepper USA 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This beautiful set of black glazed salt and pepper shakers by Heath Ceramics of Sausalito, CA is perfect for your Mid-Century minimalist decor. The shakers are 4’ tall by 3” wide. Th...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic Vase with Banded Detailing
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase With Banded Detailing is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary Circa 1960. With a Stunning textural finish composed in Cream White and Blackened Umber, the surface of each vase features Molten Geometric Motifs unique to each Vessel. The quality of the surface balances the materiality of the glaze with the scale and emotional expression of the line work, seamlessly integrating the intrinsic nature of ceramic with the touch and inspiration of the maker. This particular vase has horizontal lines creating bands of space delineating the silhouette and profile...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Yellow Dots Small Murano Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Gustavsberg Ceramic Bowl "Surrea" Wilhelm Kåge, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This abstract matt white stoneware bowl model was named Surrea (surreal) and designed by Wilhelm Kåge in the 1950s and manufactured at Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Not signed in bottom, s...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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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