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
Edwin and Maribel Todd Set of 3 Ceramic Vessels, Jamaica 1969
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Edwin and Maribel Todd were the creative force behind 2 Todds Pottery, based in Jamaica in 1960s-1970s. Maribel Todd was an American born ceramicist; she and her husband Edwin had a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Jamaican Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Large Mid-Century Modern Handmade Asymmetrical Studio Pottery Vase
Located in COLMAR, FR
A unique piece of mid-century modern studio pottery. This large (13 1/2" high), hand-made ceramic vase/wine cooler has a definite modern twist to it with its unexpected, asymmetrical...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Mid-Century Funky Teal German Vase with Red, Yellow, and White Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful West German vase. Marked '1218-29' on bottom. Regarded as the golden age of ceramics, highly collectable 1950s-1970s Art Pottery is known for experimental and exploratory g...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Sculptural Ceramic Planters France 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of handmade ceramic planters with a unique sculptural shape and dark metallic glaze. Each bowl has an organic, flowing form and a textured surface with natural variations. The l...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
XL West German Brown Ceramic Jug, Textured Brown Glaze and Wavy Dark Brown Belt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra large West German ceramic water jug with handle. Textured brown glaze with wavy dark brown belt. In original condition with wear consistent with age and use. Marked 490-42 on b...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Set of Four Mid-Century Modern Ceramic German Jugs by Ceramano
By Ceramano
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Four hand-crafted jugs made in Germany in the Seventies by Ceramano, they are in perfect conditions and labeled and signed on the bottom.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Dark Blue 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
20th Century Design Ceramic Pitcher by Benoist Favre 1970 Handmade La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Benoist Favre
Realised circa 1970
Original brown ceramic pitcher
Handmade production
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height : 16 cm l...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Red Majolica Bird Salt Cellar Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Red Majolica Bird Salt Cellar Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Large Fat Lava Floor Vase with Cobalt Blue Drip-Glaze 88-40 W-Germany'
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Large Fat Lava Floor Vase with Cobalt Blue Drip-Glaze 88-40 W-Germany'
Large Bay W Germany
Classic fat lava Cobalt Blue drip-glaze Floor vase
Glazed pottery.
Stamped on the...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Bowl - Peacock - Royal Copenhagen - Berte Jessen
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful ceramic bowl in the shape of a peacock, made by the Danish brand Royal Copenhagen.
It is a design by Berte Jessen and dates from around 1960.
Beautiful design with a beau...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Cognac Flask
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Pottery Vases "313" Designed by Kurt Tschörner Ruscha, Germany, 1960s
By Ruscha
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Height: 5.91 in (15 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20 cm)Depth: 6.7 in (17 cm)
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Blue and Red Peacock Vases Sven Erik Skawonius Upsala Ekeby, 1950s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful blue and red ceramic vases in peacock looking pattern. Designed by Sven Erik Skawonius for Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1954.
Good vintage co...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Decorative Wood and mother-of-pearl Platter 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Mid-Century French Decorative Wood and mother-of-pearl Platter 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$331 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
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
Vintage Orange Vase, 20th Century, 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. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Vintage Yellow Small 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
Bo Bergström, Table Lamp, Stoneware, for Svensk Form, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown glazed table lamp produced by Svensk form, designed by Bo Bergström.
Lampshade attached for illustration and is not included in purchase. Dimen...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Vintage Transparent Glass Sugar or Fruit Bowl, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good condition. The sugar bowl looks very good on every style table. Very good original vintage condition.
Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Crystal
Service of seven ceramics by Rometti
Located in Lugo, IT
Service of seven ceramics by Rometti
Good Condition
Thank you
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$568 Sale Price
20% Off
Anthropomorphic Vintage Ceramic Box, 1950's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This ceramic box was design and produced um Portugal during the 1950's. Probably made by the portuguese artist Júlio Pomar for Cerâmica Bombarrelense, ...
Category
1950s Portuguese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,289 Sale Price
27% Off
Vintage earthenware Jug with Blue Salt Glaze/Marzi & Remi, 1960's.
By Marzi & Remy
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Germany
Re-polished
Fully functional
Good Original Condition
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Multi-Colored Mini Ceramique Maastricht Triangular Ceramic Condiment Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1950s multi-colored triangular ceramic condiment dishes with one large black bowl (5.75" x 5.75" x 2.75") and five stacking small bowls (3" x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White and Brown Design Porcelain Tea Pot by Laroussinie for Virebent, 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Virebent - designed by Jacques Laroussinie,
circa 1970
Original white and brown 20th century porcelain ceramic tea pot.
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Marc Bellaire Large Decorative Ceramic Bowl Luau Signed California Pottery USA
Located in Monrovia, CA
Vintage marc Bellaire ceramic bowl. Extra-large decorative ceramic dish or bowl "luau" pattern designed and signed Bellaire.
Extra-large ceramic decorative centre piece or fruit bowl or large decorative piece that will enhance any home or office. No chips or marring. Excellent 1950s vintage ceramic piece of California pottery.
Marc Bellaire was born in 1925 in Toledo, Ohio. He studied at the Toledo Museum of Art while employed at the Libby Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Midcentury Vintage Yellow 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, Murano Glass
Mid Century Big Yellow Pot, Glass, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A stunning deep yellow glass with flower design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in Bialystok, Poland. Would make a great addition to any collection!
Dimensions:
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Bowls Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful bowls from Rörstrand and designed by Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful, glazed bowls in good condition. The structure and form of the bowls w...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Red Vase, Tarnowiec, Sulczan, 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
Dimensions: height 20 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
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
Spatial Concept, Style Lucio Fontana, Glazed Ceramic Vase, Orange, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Spatial concept in the style of Lucio Fontana.
Orange and brown gold-plated ceramic vase, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Red Vase Big, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Artistic Glass Vase
Author: Decorative Glassworks Watra
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. heigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Majolica Hand-painted Footed Urn Vase with Lid, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Majolica tall lidded footed urn vase features abstract floral and geometric decor in shades of green on white background. The vase stands on a rounded pedestal foot and is co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Hand-Carved Swedish Sand, Black Graphic Decor Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stunning rustic handmade ceramic Swedish Mid-Century Modern cylindrical vase with intricate hand carved graphic pattern. Manufactured by Alingsås Keramik...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$1,043 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierre Digan La Borne Pair of Brown and Black Stoneware Ceramic Pitchers, 1970
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan.
Pair of stoneware ceramic pitchers.
Original perfect condition.
Black and brown stoneware ceramic colors.
Realised in la Borne circa 1970.
Measures: Num...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
HANS SENGERS - Splash Decorated Studio Pottery Charger - Canada - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
HANS SENGERS (Johanna Leentje van der Ham Sengers 1923-2015) - Exceptional wheel thrown studio pottery charger with splash/hand painted decorat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Small Vintage Vase Glass, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Produced in 1960s.
Pressed glass in original vintage condition.
The vase looks super good.
The picture reflects the color in which it presents live.
The irregular surface of the o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Crystal
Mid Century Vintage Green Decorative Glass Vase Pot, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. One defects - shown on picture.
Only one unique piece.
.
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Black and Brown XXth Century Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Nicole Giroud 1970 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Nicole Giroud
Elegant black and brown stoneware ceramic vase
XXth mid century design
Original perfect conditions
Signed under the base, circa 1970
Measures: Height: 18...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A vintage artist-made ceramic teapot, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A studio artist-made ceramic teapot, 20th century. In tones of linen, limoncello, bubblegum, and teal, and with bamboo handle. Functional sculpture: this piece does hold fluid, thoug...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Bamboo
Set of Three Brown Fish Small Glasses, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Amazing set of 3 fishes in brown color, made by one of the glass manufacture based in Poland. Would make a great addition to every collection! Very good origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Monumental Midcentury Large Ceramic Pottery Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A very rare and early atomic themed or motif (a motif he would later come back to some years later) substantial charger by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Ha...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic FISH VASE Rimini Blue Design by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic vases fish abstract fish ilustration in rimini blue
Design:
Aldo Londi
Producer:
Bitossi, Italy
Decade:
1960s
Material:
Ceramic
This original vin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian 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
$452 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Mid Century Ceramic Glazed Dish with Lid from Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural 1950s ceramic dish with lid. This unique piece brings almost architectural details combined with Japanese codes of style. A slanted profile defines the pie...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Saltspring Pottery, Vintage Studio Pottery Bowl, Canada, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
SALTSPRING POTTERY - Vintage decorative studio pottery bowl - fine hand made quality - featuring a hand painted border and center medallion set against a grey semi matte glaze - sign...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic Ceramic Plate Vase in Beautiful Earth Tone – Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Ceramic Plate Vase in Beautiful Earth Tone – Early 20th Century, Circa 1940
This rustic ceramic plate vase, produced around 1940 in Spain, stands out with its beautiful earth...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$720 Sale Price / item
55% Off
Smal Vase Cobalt Bleu 'Scheurich, Model 242-22 W-Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Smal Vase Cobalt Bleu 'Scheurich, Model 242-22 W-Germany, 1960s
Satin finish ('half gloss') W-Germany, 1960s.
Stamped on base. (hard to verify under the glaze) 242-22 W-Germany.
Mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Mini Small Pink Vase with Frill, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Pink vase in amazing organic shape. Produced in 1960s.
Glass in very good original condition. Any defects and chip.
The outer relief surface, the inner smooth. Thick glass vase.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Toni Raymond Mid-Century Pottery Serving Dishes on Fitted Tray
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century English pottery serving set comprising of six pottery dishes on a fitted wooden tray by Toni Raymond Pottery (1967-86). The set comprises of six ceramic dishes ...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Large 20th Century White and Grey Ceramic Vide Poche or Plate by Jean Austruy
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Austruy
Unique piece realised, circa 1950.
Large white and grey ceramic vide poche or plate by Jean Austruy.
Original perfect condition.
Signed
Measures: height 1...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Ceramic Plate by Hans Albert, Zürich, Switzerland
Located in Bern, CH
Decorative ceramic plate by Hans Albert produced in the late 1950's to mid 1960s. Features a hand painted yellow and black stylized leaf pattern.
Makers mark on base: Alb. Hans - Ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$129 Sale Price
30% Off
British Studio Pottery Brown Glazed Water Dropper or Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and finely hand crafted studio pottery water dropper or inkwell decorated in brown glazes dating from the 20th century. The hand thrown hive shaped vessel stands on a flat...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
François Boquel, Free-Form Vase, France 1990
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Large free-form vase by François Boquel (1928-2017) in brown glazed ceramic, signed with the monogram FB under the base.
Unique piece.
"Born in Nancy on August 15, 1928, François Boquel moved to Vallauris in the 1950s. In the village, he worked in particular at the Atelier Les Archanges alongside Gilbert Valentin, friend of the painter André Cottavoz, of the ceramist François Raty...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White Ceramic Ashtray "Liisi" by Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli, 1970s, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
"Liisi" white ashtray by the designer Liisi Beckmann for Gabianelli, Italy, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Candle Holder by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic candle holder by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiul patina.
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$293 Sale Price
55% Off
Mid Century Vintage Transparent and Black 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
Large Black Ceramic by Rogier Vandeweghe for Amphora, circa 1964, Belgium.
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Rogier Vandeweghe ceramic for Amphora, circa 1964, Belgium.
Enameled black and white ceramic.
Rectangular 'Amphora' stamp.
Dimensions: 20cm H, 21 cm diameter.
Bibliography: Amph...
Category
1960s Belgian 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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