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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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Gunnar Hansson, Vase, Grey-Glazed Stoneware, Lomma, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Gunnar Hansson in his own studio, Lomma, Sweden, c. 1950s-1960s.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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
Robert Maxwell Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made and beautifully designed Mid-Century Modern pottery charger by famed California potter and sculptor Robert Maxwell.
Maxwell co-founded Earthgender pottery with fellow potter David Cressey.
This charger/platter was made at his Venice beach, California Pottery studio in the early 1960s as verified by his wife. It is a very rare piece in respect to design, pattern, and sheer Size/heft (it is a very heavy work). We have not seen another quite like it.
Apparently, he only made a few with some filled with melted glass to create the design/pattern.
Signed by Maxwell on the base.
Would clearly be a great addition to any mid-century pottery/ceramics collection...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and u...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Catalan Diaz Costa Hand-Painted Ceramic Plate, Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
Enrich your dining experience with this stunning traditional hand-painted ceramic plate by renowned Cata...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz Costa, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Ma...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Riccardo Gatti Signed Ceramic Vase
Located in Roma, IT
Riccardo Gatti Italian important vase in glazed ceramic "a lustro".
Faenza dating from the mid 1930s.
Signed on the base
Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bowl Designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1948
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bowl designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg,
Sweden. 1948.
Stoneware.
Unique.
Signed.
Measurements:
Height: 10.5 cm / 4"
Diameter: 14.5 cm / 6".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Dish Designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dish designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand,
Sweden. 1960s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Measurements:
H: 6 cm / 2 1/4"
Diameter: 18.5 cm / 7 1/4".
Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) was born in the town of Mariestad, in the west of Sweden. As a child, he dreamed of being a successful painter. He started working for Rorstrand in neighboring Lidkoping at the age of 18. Initially, he decorated ceramic wares as assistant for the leading artist Gunnar Nylund. Carl-Harry decorated Rorstrand’s exclusive Flambé range as well as producing idyllic floral designs.
In the mid 1940s, Carl-Harry Stålhane began to develop his own stoneware. He had his first solo exhibition in 1948, impressing the public with an ability to work in most contemporary styles of stoneware. But after studying in Paris in the late 1940s, Carl-Harry found a style that was truly his own. Inspired by the hunger for new products to meet the post-war economic boom, he developed from being a gifted decorator to a first-rate ceramic artist. He was praised for his "column-like, slender-necked stoneware vases with their peach surfaces", as one magazine put it. Spurred on by a deep love of the ceramic wares of the Far East, Carl-Harry liberated himself from the European tradition of ceramics, finding inspiration in foreign cultures, in Picasso and in constructivist art.
The 1950s brought major successes: a diploma and a gold medal at Milan Triennials as well as solo exhibitions in Sweden, the UK and the USA. Carl-Harry commenced his career as an industrial designer in 1954. His Blanca tableware — in elegant white porcelain — was much in demand and gained him international prizes. He designed almost everything from numerous table sets decorations to rustic ashtrays.
Carl-Harry Stålhane’s production of unique ceramic works of art increased notably in the late 1950s. In 1960 he reached something of a peak with an exhibition at Galerie Blanche in Stockholm. The exhibition showed robustly dark wares that were hailed as the new ceramics...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Tea Set in Orange Ceramic by Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli, Italy, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Stackable tea set in glazed orange ceramic, designed in the 1960s by the Finnish designer Liisi Beckmann for Gabbianelli.
Consisting of: 2 teapots, 3 tea cups and a sugar bowl.
...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Brown and White Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Adrienne Picart, circa 1940
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Adrienne Picard.
Art deco ceramic vase with abstract decoration.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1940.
White and brown stoneware ceramic glazes colors.
Original perfect c...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White and Brown 20th Century Ceramic Dish Plate by Accolay 1950 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Accolay
Realised circa 1950
original perfect condition
Large abstract ceramic cup by Accolay
White and brown ceramic colors
Measures: Height 9 cm
Large 28 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Elizabeth Raeburn Blue Glazed Raku Studio Art Pottery Vase Vintage Ceramics
By Fantoni
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sculptural vase by Elizabeth Raeburn United Kingdom potter. Blue Ruku glaze abstract Studio art pottery vase. Measures: 9 inches wide by 5 inches deep by 8 inches high.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Si...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Fat Lava Vase
By Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A stunning and rare Bay Keramik floor vase. This large vase has been decorated in volcanic and thick lava glazes. The body of the vase has textured volcanic glazes in blue and bright...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Swedish Mid-Century Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand
Located in Lidköping, SE
Carl-Harry Stålhane is one of Scandinavia’s most characteristic ceramic designers of all time. Stålhane was the Artistic Leader of Rörstrand (Lidköping) starting in the mid 50s.
At ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vessel ‘Sgrafitto’ Designed by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920s
By Josef Ekberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vessel ‘Sgrafitto’ designed by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg,
Sweden. 1920s.
Earthenware.
Measurements:
H: 30 cm / 11 3/4"
Diameter: 43 cm / 1' 5"
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Glazed Terracotta Beige Duck Centerpiece Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful duck figure sculpture in off white beige glazed terracotta. Spain, 1960s
This handcrafted glazed terracotta duck figure with unglazed beak is in excellent condition.
Mat...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Michael Andersen, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Michael Andersen Keramik. Underside marked and labeled
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions in listing exclude shade.
For refere...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
French Vintage Decorative Platter by Albert Thiry 'circa 1960s'
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
Mid-century platter (circa 1960s) by Albert Thiry. A milky-white glaze graces the outer portion of the decorative surface. The inner decor is abstract, incised with a dark chocolate ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Hand Painted Vase Candy Box, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Unique hand painted vase box for candies. Very good original vintage condition. Only one unique piece. Hand painted in 1960s in Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Orange/Gold Trim, Mid-Century, Italy, C 1960
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic vase by Aldo Londi Bitossi, Italy, C 1960, signed. Cylinder vase glazed in orange with gold details.
Signed on the bottom, 79/2, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Artistic Vintage Danish Pottery Bowl from the 1950s
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage artistic Danish pottery bowl with a beautiful abstract design
Signed on the base but artist unknown
No cracks or chips.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Blue Round Ceramic Vase by Troika, England, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern blue round ceramic vase by Troika, England, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Circular Studio Pottery Tray with Purple Wheat
Located in Vallejo, CA
A vintage circular studio pottery tray. Nice large size, perfect for using as a serving dish or centerpiece. Features an offset handpainted wheat design i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Benoist Favre La Borne 1970 Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Benoist Favre
Realised circa 1970 in la Borne
Original brown ceramic pitcher
Handmade production
Original perfect condition
Signed at the ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Floor Stoneware Red Ceramic Box by Christine, 1982
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Christine - 1982.
Large floor stoneware ceramic box.
Red ceramic glazes colors.
Signed under the base.
Measures: height 50 cm
Large 32 cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White Ceramic Tea Set by David Louveau La Borne Stoneware Handmade Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
David Louveau
Original and unique handmade ceramic tea pot
White stoneware ceramic color
Wood firing ceramic effects
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 13 cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Umbrella Stand, Polychrome Ceramic, 1940s
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian umbrella stand, polychrome ceramic, 1940s.
Dimensions: H=51 cm; D= 35 cm.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Green Glazed Textural Hallmarked Ceramic Italian Vintage
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in North Miami, FL
This unusual and rare vintage Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi ceramic is of a woman. We have called it the lady in the car or house. The glazed green has incised textural raised desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and u...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian 1960s White Ceramic Vase with Multicolored Glazed Sgraffito Figure
Located in Caprino Veronese, VR
Elegant Italian asymmetrical multicolored decorated ceramic vase from the late 1950s early 1960s. The decoration was done using glazed colours and sgraffito to outline the figures in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage 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
Fratelli Brambilla Coffee Set in White Ceramic, Italy, 1965
Located in Milan, IT
Fratelli Brambilla coffee set in white ceramic, Italy 1965
Impressed stamp.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Black White & Golden 1960s Cup / Pencil Holder by Bucciarelli
By Bucciarelli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
White ceramic cup with black and golden decoration produced in Italy in the manner of Piero Fornasetti. The style of the decoration is classic and is...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramica D'Amore Vietri Mid-Century Italian Painted Pottery Plaque
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Italian small rounded wall plaque hand decorated with a geometrical pattern by Ceramica D'Amore Vietri and dating from around 1950. The sma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Rosalie Wynkoop Vintage Studio Art Pottery Lidded Box Tin Glazed Terracotta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rosalie Wynkoop Vintage Studio Art pottery tin glazed terracotta lidded box. 7.5 inches wide by 4 inches deep by 6 inches high. In very good...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Roselane Pottery of Pasadena Pink Salad Bowl with Incised Modernist Fish Design
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pink glazed Roselane pottery bowl with free form swirl and Fish Design in black . Exterior of bowl in matte black finish stamped Roselane on underside...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Rare Medium Tiger Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Italian ceramic, perfect condition, produced in 1960s. We have also another big cats for sale, check our products. Only one unique piece available.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Ego Stengods, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A stoneware table lamp produced by Bruno Karlsson for Ego Stengods c. 1960s-1970s. It is stamped and signed on underside.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 1...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Matt Glazed Ceramic Horse by Bruno Gambone
Located in London, GB
Large matt glazed ceramic horse by the celebrated ceramicist Bruno Gambone. This particular subject matter is an unusual one for this artist. Ital...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Ma...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
James Lovera Love Birds
By James Lovera
Located in San Francisco, CA
James Lovera designed love birds depicting two birds in courtship. Executed in ceramic with a speckled or frosted glaze, signed Lovera.
Category
1970s American 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 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 Modern Set of 3 Vases Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Collection of 3 mid-century vases manufactured at Rörstrand and maker/designer Carl Harry Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the 1950s. Beautiful glazed vases with nice lines. That typical ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Steen Kepp XXth Century Stoneware Brown Ceramic Jewelry Box 1975 La Borne
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown stoneware ceramic box.
Jewelry or decorative box
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measure...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Set of 8 Authentic Ceramic Tiles Lisa Larson for Gustavson, 1970s
By Lena Larsson
Located in Rijssen, NL
A most unique and unusual piece of wall art by the well-known Swedish Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg, 70s. There are 3 individually tiles plaques. Each pattered tile is a work of art in...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Green and Black 20th Century Ceramic Vase by HIS Raku Pottery circa 1980 2/2
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
His A.
French handmade ceramic vase by His
Realised circa 1980
Original perfect condition
Green and black ceramic colors
signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1970s German Peill & Putzler White and Clear Glass "Feather" Cylindrical Vase
Located in London, GB
1970s German Peill & Putzler tall cylindrical white vase encased with clear glass. The matt glass vase has a wonderful 3 dimensional "feather" design a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Opaline Glass
French Vallauris 1950s Ceramic Wall Plate
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid French Vallauris 1950s Ceramic wall plate.
Signed Pydt Vallauris.
Category
1950s French Vintage 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
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
Mid-Century Roth Fat Lava Black and Red Vase
By Roth Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Roth Keramik vase, with a matte bubbly 'lava' glaze thickly poured over a glossy red glaze.
Measures: height: 20cm and depth: 10cm.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Carl-Harry Stålhane, Vase and Bowl, Stoneware Set, Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful ceramic vase and bowl set by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand.
Sweden, 1950's
Other ceramicists of the period include Berndt Friberg, Axel Salto, Arne Bang, Gunnar Nylu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Set of Three Faenza Ceramic Cactus Vases
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful set of Faenza ceramics from the 1950s.
They represent a subject as original as interesting: cactus plants placed inside a ceramic vase!
These small masterpieces are the wor...
Category
1930s 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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