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
Mid-Century Glazed Ceramic Bowl by Bode Willimsen for Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous stoneware bowl in shades of brown, taupe and umber is hand wrought by Bode Willumsen for Royal Copenhagen wonderful hand glazed textural organic pattern. This piece is ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Karlsson, Brown Stoneware, Studio Ego, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and light green, glazed stoneware designed by Bruno Karlsson and produced in his studio "Ego Stengods Atelje", Sweden, 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
C.A.S. Vietri Ceramic Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming ceramic vase by C.A.S. Vietri, Italy, ca'1950's.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
2 Large French Organic Modern Sculptural Ceramic Vases / Urns by Marius Musara
By Marius Musara
Located in New York, NY
Two of the most elegant and important ceramic works of Vallauris artist, Marius Musara (France, 1910-1991). These French Mid-century Organic Modern sculptures or vases are beautiful, handmade, objects transposing dramatic size with a pure, sober, timeless form. In 1988, Musara was the winner of the International Biennale of contemporary ceramics, the top pottery prize in the world. The pieces are priced and sold as individual pieces.
Sizes are: H 31.5 x D 8 and H 23.25 x D 10. Signed on bottom "Marius Musarra...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery
Tall Midcentury Ceramic Floor Lamp and Shade, West Germany, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare and striking tall midcentury West German pottery floor lamp. Original lampshade.
The lamp also features lamp holder inside the ba...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bruno Karlsson, Table Lamp, White Glaze Stoneware, Ego Stengods, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A white glazed stoneware table lamp produced by Bruno Karlsson for Ego Stengods c. 1960s-1970s. Stamped and signed to underside.
Dimensions listed are without lampshade. Sold with...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Marianne Starck, Table Lamp, Blue Stoneware, Michael Andersen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue stoneware table lamp designed by Marianne Starck, and produced by Michael Andersen Keramik, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 12.4375...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase Signed by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern vase was realized by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand in Sweden circa 1960. It features an hourglass form tapered body in glazed ceramic in a sophisticated...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, black and white, glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 9.125 x 5.25...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Midcentury Ceramic Vase Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
The green/brown glaze is amazing and works wonderful with the shape and form of this vase that’s a not so usual one to come by.
Very nice condition.
Dimensions: Height 24 cm,...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vetrata Pattern Covered Box by Aldo Londi, Italy, circa 1965
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed 'Vetrata' pattern covered box in orange, yellow and brown. Lovely bright condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Old Ceramic Box circa 1950, Brand to Decipher
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old ceramic box circa 1950, brand to decipher.
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Francois Lembo Mirror, Ceramic, Jeweled, Gold, Emerald Green, Black Signed
Located in New York, NY
Francois Lembo mirror, ceramic, jeweled, gold, emerald green, black signed. Small scale circular gold glazed mirror with embedded jewel decoration. Signed F. Lembo with incised signature on the back.
A native of Vallauris François Lembo started his pottery career in 1951, in the workshops of Calva and Rossignol. After his apprenticeship and having completed his national service...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Animal Riccardo Gatti Faenza Ceramic
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Riccardo Gatti faenza "Antelope” sculpture
Animalier glazed “lustre” ceramic
Signed under the base
1950s.
Every item of our Gallery, upon reques...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Stoneware Ceramic Floor Vase Brown by Steen Kepp 1980 La Borne
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown and white stoneware ceramic floor vase.
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 41...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Art Pottery Textured Vase Signed Jolie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century Italian attributed art pottery vase of bucket form with a shaped top. The ceramic vase stands on a rounded unglazed foot the base decorated in grey glazes....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pierced Turquoise Column Vessel/Candleholder
Located in Oakland, CA
Wheel thrown, hand pierced ceramic tabletop sculpture/ vessel. This piece provides the perfect pop of color to any room. It can stand alone as an art piece, or with a candle it can i...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Tall Ceramic Vase in the Red-Orange Tones, French Work, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Tall ceramic vase in the red-orange tones. French work. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bowl Pincé by Mado Jolain, Signed, 1950s
By Mado Jolain
Located in Brussels, BE
Mado Jolain is renown French Ceramist active in the 1950s. The present vase is made of earthenware enameled creamy. The decor is an abstraction in tones of black and blue. She is con...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Ceramic
1960s Spice Set of Twelve by Lagardo Tackett & Kenji Fujita
Located in North Miami, FL
1960s Japanese spice set of twelve by Lagardo Tackett & Kenji Fujita. Glazed ceramic containers, walnut covers and stainless-steel handles. Manufactured by F...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stainless Steel
Accolay, Ceramic Vase circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Accolay, ceramic circa 1950.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mats Birgersson, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Töreboda Keramik, Sweden, C. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and red, glazed stoneware table lamp designed by Mats Birgersson and produced by his own studio, Töreboda Keramik, c. 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Wall Ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Wall ceramic, Belgium circa 1950/1960.
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Bowls Bahia Carl-Harry Stålhane Rörstrand Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These small bowls produced in the 1950s for Rörstrand Sweden and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane.
With the name Bahia this bowls was created to be an exotic edition to the Scandina...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Michael Andersen, Vase, Glazed Stoneware, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A glazed stoneware vase produced by Michael Andersen Keramik. Maker's mark on the underside of the piece.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Fish Shaped Platter in Brown Majolica Glazed Ceramic, Portugal, 1960s
By Secla
Located in Barcelona, ES
A glazed ceramic large fish platter in brown and toffee colors manufactured by Secla ceramics factory. Portugal, 1960s.
A very interesting piece du...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Italian Sculpture Bird Bitossi Design 1960 Black and Blu Ceramic
By Bitossi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian sculpture bird Bitossi Design 1960 black and blu ceramic.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bay 'Brasil" Vase by Bodo Mans
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A stunning and rare Bay Keramik floor vase finished with renowned designer Bodo Mans's 'Brasil' décor (1958).
BODO MANS was born in 1935. From 1949 to 1951 he apprenticed as a window dresser and a decorative painter. He next trained as a graphic designer in Cologne before taking up the study of ceramics at the technical school in Höhr-Grenzhausen (1954-1956). After brief employment as a ceramic painter with Keto Keramik, he took a temporary job at the Madoura company in Vallauris, a small community in southeastern France bordering the resort town of Antibes. The Madoura workshop is famously where Picasso realized his ceramic designs while living in Vallauris (1948-1955).
Following his 1957 return to Germany and a short stint with Ruscha Keramik...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Strawberry Shaped Majolica Ceramic Tureen by Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Majolica ceramic white and green strawberry shaped tureen. Manufactured by Bordalo Pinheiro, Portugal, 1960s.
This cute tureen has a very realistic design with leaves on the top. A leaf shaped serving plate and a small serving spoon complete the set.
This highly decorative serving piece will be a nice addition to any kitchen or dining table. It will be a cool choice used as sauce tureen.
Excellent condition.
On sale as a set of three pieces, strawberry tureen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Midcentury Blue Floor Vase by Vicke Lindstrand, 1950s, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful large blue rare floor vase. Produced at Ekeby and designed by Vicke Lindstand in the 1940s.
Its streamline shape makes it perfectly adapted to the modern home. Drilled hol...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Blue 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
Mari Simmulson Uniqe Vase for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden
Located in Kristianstad, SE
A unique vase with a lovely shiny glace, designed by Mari Simmulson for Upsala-Ekeby. The shape of the vase is about the same as her Angelina vases, but this one has a complitely uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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 Green Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Green 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 s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A stoneware lamp produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark 1960.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 11.75 x 4.75 x 4.75 (H x W x D)
...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Two Steuler Blue Candleholder by Cari Zalloni
By Carl Zalloni, Steuler
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Two beautiful, in a stunning blue glaze, candleholders from the designer Cari Zalloni for Steuler Keramik. The candle holders are signed on the base with the company’s trademark and ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Set of 5 Small Bowls Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful set of 5 small bowls made at Rörstrand and maker/designer Carl Harry Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful, glazed bowls in good condition.
Dimensions: H...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Midcentury Ceramic Vase by Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful vase made in Sweden 1950s at Rörstrand and designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane.
The vase has beautiful Rounded bottom with a small top, the lines and a glaze are something spe...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Green and Black 20th Century Ceramic Vase by His Raku Pottery, circa 1980
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
Mid-20th Century Small Angel Gypsum Sculpture, Germany, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
German sculpture, original good vintage condition. All damages on pictures. The Angel was produced in 1960 in Germany.
Category
20th Century German 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
Aldo Londi Bitossi Rimini Blue Glazed Ceramic Square Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amazing blue glazed (Rimini Blu) ceramic ashtray design by Aldo Londi and manufactured by Bitossi. Handcrafted in Italy with hand carved geometric design and in a glazed vibrant turquoise and cobalt blue, Italy, 1950s-1960s.
Marked Italy at the back.
Measures: 15 cm W x 15 cm D x 3 cm H ( 5,90 in W x5,90 in D x 1,18 in H )
About Bitossi (Manufacturer)
Like a Fellini movie, the ceramics of this famed Italian company embody a creative spectrum that ranges from the playful and earthy to the high-minded and provocative. Based in Florence, Bitossi Ceramiche draws on craft traditions that date back to the 1500s. These find expression in the artisanal vases and animal figures by the firm’s longtime art director Aldo Londi, as well as the colorful, totemic vessels designed by the high priest of postmodernism, Ettore Sottsass.
The company was incorporated by Guido Bitossi in 1921, though the family began making art pottery in the mid-19th century. In the 1930s, Londi came aboard, bringing with him a mindset that respected time-honored craft, yet looked also to the future. On the one hand, Londi’s perspective fostered the making of Bitossi’s popular whimsical animal figures, hand-shaped and -carved and finished in a rich azure glaze known as “Rimini Blue.”
But with his other hand, Londi reached out to thoughtful, experimental designers such as Sottsass. Starting in the 1950s, some 20 years before he founded the Memphis Postmodern design...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
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
Mid-Century Modern Cracqueleur Ceramic & Yellow Gilt Bowl by Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern decorative bowl/ dish was realized by the illustrious maker Royal Copenhagen in Denmark circa 1960. It features a concanve form with a cracqueleur pat...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
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) : 14.875 x 6 x...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter Italian Ceramic Vase Brown with Purple Lava Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase made in Italy by Bitossi for Rosenthal-Netter. The vivid purple lava glaze with bright red accents flows down over the chocolate brown base color. This is a classic example of mid-century modern Italian pottery...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Waylande Gregory Ceramic Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Fantastic decorative bowl or dish by Waylande Gregory, with a stylized 50's sgrafitto motif, red underside.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Centerpiece
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful hand painted ceramic centerpiece made at the beginning of 900, of Chinese manufacture.
The centerpiece has a circular shape and is totally made of red and white ceramic totally hand painted.
It is composed by a central body useful as object holder, cookies or candies holder...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Grey Stoneware Ceramic Brick Vase by Maume French Ceramist
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Annie Maume
Elegant stoneware ceramc brick vase by french artist,
circa 1970
Signed under the base.
Dimensions : 5.5 x 15 x 6cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Egg Sculpture Designed by Hans Hedberg made in Sweden during the 1980s / 1990s
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture designed by Hans Hedberg,
Sweden, 1980s / 1990s.
Stoneware.
Including cast iron.
Signed.
Hans Hedberg was a Swedish Ceramicist who lived and worked in Biot, France. Hed...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Stig Lindberg Pungo Vase Gustavsberg Sweden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant, satin black "Pungo" vase by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, circa 1950s. Teardrop shape with cutout and white accented sinuous line gives it added element.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Alessio Tasca for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Green and White, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Alessio Tasca for Raymor vase, ceramic, green and white, signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Grey Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp La Borne circa 1970 Unique Piece Signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne potters
Signed at the base
Original stoneware ceramic table lamp
Realised circa 1970
Electrical system is new
Ceramic measures - height : 22 cm Large : 17 cm
...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
1960, Atelier Palègre Sculpture
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare and unique vase sculpture ceramic (sandstone) made in 1960 by Jean-Paul Brunet / Atelier Palègre.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Sandstone
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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Retro White Ironstone
Ashworth China
Blue Dragon Pot
Gustavsberg Horse
Italian Glazed Pottery Bird
Minton Pedestal
Vallauris Fish Plates
Salt Glaze Dishes
Vintage Stoneware Mug
Vintage Stoneware Mugs
16th Century Renaissance Italy Majolica
Antique Chinese Ceramic Teapot
Lisa Larson Pottery