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
Harding Black Texas Artist Signed Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Pitcher
Located in Studio City, CA
A hand-thrown, well-crafted, piercing green glazed ceramicpitcher by famed Texas-born San Antonio ceramic master Harding Black. A perfect combination of form and function.
Signed and dated (1983) by the Black on the base.
This work has a great feel and heft to them. The deep rich colors are striking.
Harding Blacks Exhibitions include:
San Antonio Local Artists Annual Exhibition (1939-42, 1945, 1947); Texas General Exhibition (1940 award, 1942, 1948 honorable mention); National Ceramic Annual Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art (1947-54); River Art Group, San Antonio (1948-49); National Collection of fine Arts...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
20th Century Design Pair of Ceramics Plates or Vide Poche by Le Triskel, 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Le Triskel
Pair of ceramic plates or vide poche
Elegant ceramic white and yellow glazes colors
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 3 cm
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Emerald Green Vase 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
Angelo Mangiarotti Italian Ceramic Barbados Ashtrays for Danese Milano, 1964
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury moderrn design white enameled ceramic ashtray centerpiece Barbados series designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Danese Milano in 1964, marked Danese Milano Made in It...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Rare Pair of Vases Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These pieces were made in Sweden at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1940-1950s.
This is the small size vase and the large vase called "Charmotte". The name in...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Crystal Transparent Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Transparent vase in amazing shape. Produced in 1960s.
Glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box.
No ja...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Small Black Decorative Glass Perfume Bottle, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The bottle looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Stopper have some cut - as on pictures.
Only one unique piec...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
20th Century Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Eric Astoul Brown Firing Colors
By Eric Astoul
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eric Astoul
Circa 1980, 20th mid-century design
Elegant brown and black stoneware ceramic vase
Signed at the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height : 10 cm L...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Blue Decorative Glass Vase, Europe, 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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Vintage Yellow Medium Glass Vase, Europe, 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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
ODK Norwegian Unusual Large Brutalist Lidded Studio Pottery Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish unusual Norwegian brutalist studio pottery lidded vessel in the form of a tea or water pot with makers marks ODK to the base and believed to date from the mid-20t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Shiny Bright Red Chamotte Clay Floor Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vintage European monumental bottle pitcher shaped stoneware midcentury floor vase. Handcrafted in rustic chamotte clay with bright shiny red from...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware, Pottery
Set of Ceramic Hand Painted Vases by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of Ceramic hand painted vases by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. Manufactured in Spain. Signed. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preservi...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
‘Faux Bois’ Ceramic Bowl by Grandjean Jourdan, Vallauris 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
'Faux Bois' ceramic bowl by Grandjean Jourdan, Vallauris France 1950s. The southern French town of Vallauris is famous since centuries for ages, but the arrival of Picasso in the 195...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Unique Artistic Glass Lava 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.
Absolutely unique and rare shape.
Vintage product fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Dark Green Glass Empoli Genie Decanter, 20th Century, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A stunning dark green glass decanter with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Would ma...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Large Clement Massier Pitcher, France 1920's
Located in New York, NY
Crackled white ceramic pitcher with a rope handle
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Studio Pottery Vase, circa 1975
By Wayne Chapman
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Signed Studio pottery vase, circa 1975.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$140 Sale Price
20% Off
Piero Fornasetti Tema E Variazioni Lina Cavalieri Torso Porcelain Plate
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage Italian porcelain plate by Piero Fornasetti (Italian 1913-1988) decorated with the face of his muse, Lina Cavalieri, printed on a nake...
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1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Selection of Blanc De Chine Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Blanc de Chine Animalier Lamps, circa 1960s. They have all been rewired and are ready to use. They are priced at $850 each, and the price noted includes the shade.
From...
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1960s Chinese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Metal
$850 / item
Ceramic Vase By Okki Laine Finland Ca' 1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful ceramic vase by Okki Laine, Finland, ca' 1950's. Dark brown glaze, studio piece with nice patina.
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gunnar Nylund, Rorstrand, Chamotte Ceramic Table Lamp, Midcentury, Sweden
Located in Bochum, NRW
Midcentury Scandinavian ceramic Chamotte table lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s.
This is the one of the most famous pieces designed by Gunnar Nylund's for Rörstran...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$506 Sale Price
70% Off
Mid-Century Small White Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Small dog sculpture was pro...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White and Red 20th Century Design Ceramic Vase Style of Pol Chambost 1950
By Pol Chambost
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Pol Chambost
Original 1950 ceramic vase
White and red ceramic glazes colors
Signed X under the base
Original perfect condition
French handmade unique p...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A FREE-FORM MODERNIST Ceramic VASE by ELCHINGER, France 1950
By Elchinger
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare, large and generous vase with handles, Modernist, from Forme-Libre, sensual body in thick black enameled ceramic, yellow enameled interior, 2 small handles with openings, inci...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase, Sweden, Scandinavian Midcentury Design, C 1960, Brown/Orange
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic vase by Gabriel, Sweden, circa 1960. The vase is in good condition with its ruff ceramic finish and a beautiful orange border on the top.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Mauve Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale lavendar mauve glaze.
Signed.
Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Midcentury Hand Painted Ceramic Vase, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Small midcentury handpainted ceramic pitcher vase. Decorated with landscape motif of a Danish stone age viking grave built of large rocks. Multicolored unique decor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
$308 Sale Price
15% Off
Midcentury Black and White Murano Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Black and white vase in amazing organic shape.
Produced in 1960s. Glass in perfect condition.
The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box.
No jags, defects, etc. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Glyn Colledge Mid-Century Floral Pattern Denby Art Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century art pottery Denby handled jug hand painted with stylized floral designs by renowned English ceramist Glyn Colledge (British, 1922-2...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
1970s Modernist Olive Green Fat Lava Ceramic German Jug Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Fat Lava Ceramic German Jug Vase is a striking example of the bold, sculptural designs characteristic of West German pottery from this era. Known for their use of thick, texture...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century elongated glazed ceramic bowl, Belgium 1960s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960 / bowl / ceramic / Vintage / Mid-century
Hand made Mid-century Belgian ceramic bowl made around 1960 with typical sixties decoration. This bowl in off white ceramic s...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embark on a journey of vintage charm with this exceptional set of tiles, featuring the iconic Michelin Man in a vibrant blue centerpiece, surrounded by original yellow tiles. Crafted...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vintage Brown Small Ikebana Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage ceramic in very good condition. The ikebana vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Beautiful deep dark orange and brown color. Only one ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
20th Century Small Lessie Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Lessie Dog Sculpture was produced in Italy. Only one dog avail...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stephanie Kalan Studio Pottery Two Small Penguin Figures
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual vintage studio pottery small penguin figures Stephanie Kalan (1909-1978) probably dating from around 1950. The hand crafted figures ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary circa 1960. With a Stunning textural ...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Horizontally Striated Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary circa 1960. With a Stunning textural ...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Alan Caiger Smith Ceramic Bowl
Located in Sharon, CT
Alan Caiger Smith, beautiful blue brush work on a white base. decorated both inside and out with the potters signature brush strokes.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Red and White 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
Selection of Midcentury Ceramic Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Lamps, circa 1950s - 1960s.
They are priced at $1500 each.
The price noted and measurements noted include the shade. They are all rewi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Metal
$1,500 / item
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) : 15.375 x 5.875 ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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
$1,128 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of high temperature stoneware designed by Ken Edwards
By Ken Edwards
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Set of high temperature stoneware designed by Ken Edwards.
Ken Edwards was born in the USA, educated in the Arts in Kansas City, Missouri and studied his art in Japan. In the 1960's Ken Edwards migrated to the crafts village of Tonala, in Central Mexico, where he founded the company known as Ken Edwards Stoneware.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Massive black ceramic vase by the french ceramist Marc Uzan, Midcentury Modern
By Marc Uzan
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Massive black ceramic vase by the french ceramist Marc Uzan, Midcentury Modern
Stunning by is size, this is a beatiful and massive deep black vase.
Born in Sousse, Tunisia in 1955,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
$2,339 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Ceramic Bowl by the Belgian workshop Perignem, 1960s
By Perignem
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1960s / Bowl / Perignem / ceramics / Vintage / Mid-century
Ceramic bowl produced in the Perignem ceramics workshop, founded in 1950 by Rogier and Laurent Vandeweghe. This ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Round Ceramic Decorative Souvenir Tourist Plate from Oregon in Blue and Gold
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Unique ceramic circular blue and gold souvenir plate from Oregon. This beautiful plate is round in form, and features scalloped pierced edges. The piercings are quatrefoil in shape. The edges almost resemble a starburst in how they extend from the center of the plate. The blue around the edges is a pearlized blue color, and alternates between scallops between the pearlized blue and gold. The technique in which the blue and gold has been applied shows slight brush strokes. A lovely detail that makes this piece unique.
Inside at the center of the plate, scenes of Oregon are artfully applied. Such as Mt. Thielsen & Diamond Lake, Multnomah Falls...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Fratelli Fanciullacci Majolica Cup and Saucer, Italy Mid Century
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage oversized cup and saucer set is decorated with hand painted stylized fruits and leaves decor. The saucer features grapes, and the cup - plums; fruits are depicted hangi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Rustic Ceramic Plate Vase in Beautiful yellow Tone – Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Ceramic Plate Vase in Beautiful Yellow Tone – Early 20th Century, Circa 1940
This rustic ceramic plate vase, produced around 1940 in Spain, stands out with its beautiful yell...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Midcentury Glazed Ceramic Corn on the Cob Dishes, 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
A Cool Pair of Green and Yellow Majolica Glazed Ceramic Corn On The Cob Plates. Portugal, 1950s-1960s.
Perfect for the daily use of for decorative purposes.
Excellent condition.
On s...
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Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Majolica Ceramic Jar with Lid, Sgraffito Birds Decor, Italy Mid Century Modern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare majolica jar with lid is decorated with bright, multicolored abstract birds and flowers motifs in sgraffito technique, that were hand-painted over the lines. The handles, the r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Decorative Cup or Basket by Elisabeth Joulia
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Elisabeth Joulia
Realised circa 1960
Elegant stoneware ceramic cup
Free form with grey colors and firing ceramic effects
Original perfect condition.
Discretely signed on the edge...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Traditional Spanish Ceramic Rustic Vase, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional Spanish rustic ceramic vase. Manufactured in Spain by unknown manufacturer, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Small Vintage Red Vase, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Red vase in amazing shape. Produced in 1960s in Poland.
Glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box.
No jags, defects etc. The outer rel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Small Yellow Crystal Vase, Europe, 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. Absolutely beautiful and rare yellow crystal. Made in Poland. Only one unique piece. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Crystal
Studio Art Pottery Tableware Pieces, 10
Located in Astoria, NY
Collection of Ten Studio Art Pottery Tableware Pieces, comprising: two cups, stamped "J.O.", a David Wright oval cup, signed "Wright" to underside, a cup and two saucers, terracotta ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$850 / set
Vide poche Gabriel Fourmaintraux en céramique Noir Francais Circa 1950 Vintage
Located in London, England
Gabriel Fourmaintraux, céramiste de talent, a su allier son savoir-faire à la vision du peintre Fernand Léger pour créer des œuvres uniques à Biot, dans le sud de la France. Son vide...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Set of 4 Ceramic Vases Upsala-Ekeby "Fiamma" Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Ingrid Atterberg is the creator of these vases produced in Sweden at Upsala Ekeby in the 1960s. Wonderful sculptured with a nice glaze.
Good condition.
Dimensions. The large H...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Wood Bowl Old Patina circa 1960 Scandinavian
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wood, enameled; Made in Scandinavian circa 1960. With beige marquetry inlaids.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Wood
$334 Sale Price
20% Off
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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Hunting Scene Royal Doulton Jugs
Imari Fish Plate