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
Swedish Modern Floral Fauna Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Nila Ceramic
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hand-painted Swedish midcentury modern cylinder vase depicting the head of a black and white gazelle in wild growing flowers in blue, rose, green and yellow colors. Sgraffito techniq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$371 Sale Price
20% Off
Big Mid Century Vintage Black and White 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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Sylvia Leuchovius, Large, Rare Decorative Plate / Platter, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sylvia Leuchovius (1915–2003) swedish artist, worked for Rörstrand, Sweden mid-1900s.
This large, rare decorative plate / platter with its di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase - 1950's - France - Gilbert Valentin & Les Archanges
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Ceramic vase by Gilbert Valentin, Vallauris made in Les Archanges, France, in the 1950s. Les Archanges was the name of the workshop created by Gilbert Valentin and his wife Lilette i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Yellow Vase with a Frill, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Light Vase with Frill
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a fril...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
PIETRO MELANDRI - Cavallino in ceramica foglie in rilievo smaltate - ITALIA 1960
Located in Milano, IT
PIETRO MELANDRI - Cavallino in ceramica, smalto opaco color marrone con tenui sfumature d’oro e foglie in rilievo smalto a lustro.
Firmato sotto la base - MELANDRI .
Questa scultura ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ruthanne Tudball Soda Glazed Studio Pottery Yunomi Drinking Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Studio Pottery soda glazed Yunomi with ribbed patterning by renowned potter Ruthanne Tudball (British, b.1948) dating from the 20th cen...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Benoit Favre La Borne circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Benoit Favre
Unique handmade piece
Brown stoneware ceramic pitcher
Signed at the base
Measures: Height 17 cm
Large 12 cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Blue and White 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
Leach Pottery St Ives Studio Pottery Cross Hatch Pattern Brush Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and delightful stoneware studio pottery brush pot decorated with a cross hatch design made at the Leach Pottery, St Ives around 1945. The heavily potted brush pot stands...
Category
1940s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Rectangular Ashtray Empy Pocket
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Midcentury Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini blue glazed ceramic rectanular ashtray or bowl, Italy, 1950-1960s.
Beautiful blue glazed (...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta, Ceramic
Luisa Parisi Set Of Ceramics Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Set Of Ceramics Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
The vases and pin trays in the Impronta ceramics collection grew out of the creative talent of Ico and Luisa Parisi. Conceive...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$828 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Abstract brown stoneware ceramic vase by Francois Marechal 1988 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Francois Marechal
Realised in La Borne in 1988
Original brown stoneware ceramic vase
Signed
Original perfect condition
Height 21 cm
Depth 8 cm
Large 25 cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase "Surrea" Wilhelm Kåge, Gustavsberg Sweden, 1950s
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This abstract matt white stoneware vase was named Surrea (surreal) and designed by Wilhelm Kåge in the 1950s and manufactured at Gustavsberg, Sweden. This vase will work perfectly fo...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Black and Grey Design Ceramic Pitcher by St Amand French Design circa 1960
By Saint Amand
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ST Amand
Original black and grey ceramic pitcher
Realised circa 1960
Original perfect condition
Signed undert the base
Height : 21 cm Large : ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pearsons of Chesterfield Mid-Century Incised Stoneware Art Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stylish mid-century English brown glazed and incised pattern stoneware vase by Pearsons of Chesterfield and dating from around 1960. The rounded bulbous vase made from a white colore...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Toshiko Takaezu Tea Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From famed Hawaiian ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu, a wheel thrown studio ceramic tea bowl features a dark brown glaze with a footed base.
Dimensions
6" diameter x 3.25" height.
Condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,500
Vintage Pyriform Glazed Ceramic Plate by Otello Rosa for San Polo, Italy
By Otello Rosa, San Polo
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Venice, Italy, 1950s.
This is a ceramic plate pyriform glazed by Otello Rosa for San Polo, Venezia, depicting a zebra.
This panel is vintage, therefore it might show slight ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vintage Orange and Black Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 2000s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful vase made from Murano glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Venetian glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Jacques Pouchain and Atelier Dieulefit France French Ceramic Bottle
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Mid-century French ceramic vase by Jacques Pouchain / Atelier Dieulefit (circa 1960s). Classic spherical Carafe in Pouchain's signature cloudy glaze style with earth tone hues. Pouch...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ico E Luisa Parisi Set Of Ceramics Impronta - Mano and Vaso Bocca For Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ico E Luisa Parisi Set Of Ceramics Impronta - Mano and Vaso Bocca For Cassina
The vases and pin trays in the Impronta ceramics collection grew out of the creative talent of Ico and...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gunnar Nylund, Pitcher, Brown and Blac-Glazed Stoneware, Rörstand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and black, glazed stoneware pitcher, designed by Gunnar Nylund and produced by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Ultramarine Blue and Yellow Artistic Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Blue 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 outer relief ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Small Beige Brown Decorative Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good condition. Lightly used - as shown on pictures.
Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Italian Ceramics of the 60s Ernestine Salerno, G877
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vase from the 50's by the Italian ceramist Ernestine Salerno. Round ceramic glazed with brown and khaki colors. Decorative motifs on the whole vase. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Small Blue and White Murano Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Blue 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
Midcentury Blue Vase Candlestick, Europe, Poland, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Blue 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 Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Vintage ceramic thermos with metal cover coffee can germany around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Vintage ceramic thermos with metal cover coffee can germany around 1950s
Ceramic
Metal cover removable
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Metal
Stoneware Ceramic Brown Asbtract Form by O Giroud La Borne 1977 Midcentury
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Olivier Giroud
Realized in 1977, signed under the base.
Abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture.
Original midcentury design form with brown stonew...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Tall Green Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Green 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 outer relief...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Vase Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful sculptured vase with its intense harfur glaze, which shifts in different colors was made by Rörstrand Sweden and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane.
Very good conditi...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modernist White and Earth Toned Ceramic Vase with Flower Frog
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Vase with Flower Frog is a beautiful example of Post War European Ceramics, realized in Hódmezovasarhely Majolikagyár, Hungary Circa 1960. With a S...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Luisa Parisi Red & White Impronta - Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Impronta - Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
The vases and pin trays in the Impronta ceramics collection grew out of the creative talent of Ico and Luisa Parisi. Conceived in ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$552 Sale Price / item
20% Off
West German Ceramic Wall Plate with Greek Goddess Design, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern West German Greek Goddess Glazed Ceramic Wall Plate
Beautiful West German glazed ceramic decorative plate or vide poche dish featuring a Greek Goddess surrounded b...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Pottery, Ceramic
Mid-Century Purple Vase Artistic Bowl Candlestick with Frill, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Purple Bowl in amazing organic shape. Produced in 1960s.
Glass in very good original vintage condition.
The outer relief surface, the inner smooth. Thick glass vase, massive.
The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Midcentury Vintage Slim Red 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
Organic Ceramic Platter By Wade England
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual, kidney shaped ceramic bowl, by Wade Ceramics, UK. Stylized feet, lovely decoration.
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large 20th Century Black and Red Abstract Ceramic Plate by Tournesol
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Tournesol - Tourrettes sur loup
Large 20th century design ceramic plate
White, black and red ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Hei...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Glazed Ceramic Gambone Style Rams Bowl Black, Brown, Tan MCM
Located in North Miami, FL
This unique vintage Italian glazed crackled ceramic Gambone style bowl has the ram design or a water buffalo in black outline on one end. It has a partial original sticker still inta...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
1950's Ziegler Schaffhausen Keramik Vase
Located in Bern, CH
1950's Ziegler Schaffhausen Ceramic Vase - Wollfadendekor No. 1564/1
Produced by Ziegler Schaffhausen Keramik, Switzerland.
Numbered on base with original makers label.
In prime cond...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, Brown-Glazed Stoneware, Ego Stengods, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown-glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Bruno Karlsson and produced by Ego Stengods, Sweden, c. 1960s. It is stamped and signed on underside.
Sold without lampshade.
Dim...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Vase Rörstrand by Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This vase from Rörstrand and maker or designer Carl Harry Stålhane, was made in Sweden in the midcentury. Its beautiful glazed combined with its incredible forms makes this an except...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,083 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Vintage Slim High Orange 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
20th Century Large Blue and White Ceramic Vide Poche or Dish by Jean Austruy
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Austruy.
Original 20th century large ceramic plate or vide poche.
Blue and white ceramic glazes colors.
Realised circa 1950.
Original perfect condition.
Signed at...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jan Bontjes van Beek Set for Keramisches Werk
By Jan Bontjes Van Beek
Located in Berlin, DE
Really beautiful vases set by Jan Bontjes van Beek for Keramisches Werk Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ungewiß. One small chip on the bowl.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,857 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Medium Brown 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. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Luisa Parisi Set Of Ceramics Impronta And Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Set Of Ceramics Impronta And Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
The vases and pin trays in the Impronta ceramics collection grew out of the creative talent of Ico and Luisa Pa...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,304 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Abstract Grey Stoneware Ceramic Vase circa 1970 Signed Handmade French Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Signed under the base
Original 20th century abstract ceramic vase
Realised circa 1970
Large ceramic form with grey ceramic glaze color
Original perfect condition
Measu...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vintage Transparent 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
Studio Ceramic Vase by Elly Kuch for Wilhelm & Elly KUCH, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Studio Ceramic Vase by Elly Kuch for Wilhelm & Elly KUCH, 1960s, Germany
Dimensions:
Height: 11.02 in (28 cm)
Diameter: 4.72 (12 cm)
Very good condition.
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Wilhelm Kuch, born 1925, 1947 apprenticeship - Gusso Reuss in Munich - 1948 opened the studio in Burgthann - 1953 became master potter
Elly Kuch, born 1929 died 2008
1946-49 apprenticeship in several studios - 1949-51 second apprenticeship as a goldsmith - 1951 marriage with Wilhelm Kuch
1953 the Kuchs started to worked together in their workshop in Burgthann
Their work like this Vase have received many honors:
1965 Gold Medal premio faenza, Italy
1965 prize of the „deutschen keramischen gesellschaft“
1966 Gold Medal (premio faenza) , Italy
1967 Gold Medal (academie internationale de la ceramique) turkey
1968 prized again in faenza, Italy
Gold Medal (premio pineta) cervia, Italy
grand prix biennale ceramiche artistiche in Vallauris;
grand prix des rates alpes maritimes
became members of the academie internationale de la ceramique, gent Belgium
1969 Gold Medal (premio faenza) Italy
1970 international pottery symposium bechyné, Czech republic
1971 Gold Medal (premio faenza) Italy
1973 Gold Medal (premio faenza) Italy
internationalceramics symposium Memphis, USA
Gold Medal ceramics international in Alberta, Canada
1975 westerwaldpreis höhr Grenzhausen Germany
1982 founder member 'gruppe 83' together with other important potters like Dieter Crumbiegel...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Red and Blue 20th Century Abstract Ceramic Bird Sculpture by Jean Austruy 1950
By Jean Austry
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Austruy
Circa 1950
Large abstract ceramic bird sculpture
Blue and red ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Measures: height 4...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Terracotta Oversized Vase with Black Abstract Decoration
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large terracotta bottle vase with hand painted black motifs, Italy, 1971.
Massive glazed terracotta bottle vase with black primitive decorations.
Handc...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
Hornsea Studio Craft Mid-Century Pair Westminster Ceramic Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and attractive pair English Hornsea Studio Craft mid-century ceramic vases decorated in the Westminster pattern probably designed by John Clappison and dating from around 1960-62. The vases have a trumpet shaped body with an incised linear pattern decorated in red on a cream colored ground. Based on the Gothic architecture of London’s Westminster...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Grey and Blue Stripes Stoneware Art Pottery Vase, Germany, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large stoneware glazed decorative vase. Midcentury era design featuring hand drawn strips of blue colored glaze, Germany, 1960s. Perfect condition. Measures: Height 40 cm.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Modern Large Unique Table Lamp Carl Harry Stålhane Rörstrand, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
One of a kind large glazed ceramic table lamp by designer Carl Harry Stålhane and made in Sweden for Rörstrand in the 1950s.
The circular bottom comes together with the smaller top ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Hand Painted Black and White Vase, 20th Century, Europe, 2000s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Unique hand painted vase in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Hand painted in France...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Modern Set of 4 Ceramic Pieces Rubus Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These vessels and vases made in ceramic and named Rubus was designed by one of the ceramic designer icons of Sweden Gunnar Nylund. This set containin...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage danish ceramic signed Helle Allpass in the 70s
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Danish ceramic signed Helle Allpass (1932-2000) in stoneware glazed on the inside. Beautiful and subtle glaze on the inside, contrasting with the rough stoneware on the outside. Sign...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$609 Sale Price
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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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