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
Italian Mid-Century Terracotta Hand Decorated Street Scene & Fountain Tile
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An Italian mid-century hand crafted signed terracotta tile decorated with a street scene with a fountain in colored enamels. The tile of tall rectangular shape has an incised outline...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Att. to Svein Hjorth La Borne stoneware abstract ceramic vase pot unique piece
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Svein Hjorth
Stoneware abstract ceramic vase or pot
Grey and brown ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Height 10 cm
Large 10 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Large 20th Century Grey Stoneware Ceramic Vase Bottle by La Borne Potters Unique
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne - Circa 1960
Large grey stoneware ceramic bottle or vase
Unique handmade piece
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 36 cm
Large 14 cm.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Eduardo Paolozzi's "After Newton", Rosenthal Porcelain Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Eduardo Paolozzi's dish made by Rosenthal depicts "After Newton" is an image of the large sculpture by Paolozzi. Paolozzi follows William Blake's 1795 print, Newton, in illustrating ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Mid Century Big Vintage Purple Ombre Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Purple vase in amazing shape. Produced in 1960s in Italy.
Glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box.
No jags, defects etc. The outer r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Soda Glazed Multi-Sided Studio Pottery Lidded Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish British handcrafted Studio Pottery multi-sided lidded vessel decorated in soda glazes and dating from the 20th century. The stoneware vessel sits on a flattened round ...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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
46% Off
Midcentury Vase Rörstrand Carl Harry Stålhane, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Large vase manufactured at Rörstrand and maker/designer Carl Harry Stålhane. Made in Sweden in the 1950s. Beautiful glazed vases with nice lines.
Good vintage condition.
Measu...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Luisa Parisi Blue & White Impronta - Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Blue & White 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. ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$552 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Round Saint Clement Style Crackle Finish Ceramic Bowl, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning and stylish hand-crafted blue matte bowl with a Saint Clement style crackle finish. This uniquely sized decorative object will look wonderful in any setting.
Signed on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Mid-Century Modern Red Blue and Yellow Ceramic Pitcher by Bertoncello
By Bertoncello
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A red blue and yellow ceramic pitcher designed and manufactured in Italy by Bertoncello in the 1970s. Good conditions overall. The Bertoncello pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Aldo Londi for Bitossi "Tucano" Ceramic Sculpture, 1970s, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bagnolo Mella, Brescia
This exceptional Tucano ceramic sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, crafted in the 1970s, is a rare collectible that goes beyond the iconic blue shades typical of Bitossi. Highlight...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Brown Abstract Ceramic Vase by Tim Orr Free Stone Form, circa 1975
By Tim Orr
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Tim Orr
Abstract ceramic free form
Brown stoneware ceramic vase
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Measures: Height 11 cm
Large 10 cm
Depth 11 cm.
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Tilgmans serving plate hand painted Ceramic Sweden 1960 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Tilgmans Ceramic serving plate hand painted with fishes Sweden 1960
Good condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stig Lindberg Black White Domino Ceramic Plate, Vide-poche, Gustavsberg, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful black and white "Domino" tray / plate / bowl / vide-poche, made of stoneware / ceramic from the 1950s, designed by Stig Lindberg, executed by Gustavsberg Sweden. A lovely...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Marcel Vertes Beautiful Plate in Ceramic, Vallauris, circa 1955
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Vertès (1895-1961)
Beautiful plate in ceramic, oval shape. Signed.
Vallauris, France, Tapis vert manufacture
circa 1955.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Vase with Blue Green Decor, Denmark, 1990s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rustic handmade Scandinavian modern ceramic vase with blue, green, aqua organic asymmetrical decorations on raw base. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1990s. Beautiful vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Brown and White Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture by JR Marrec French Art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean-René Marrec
Mid-20th century sculpture by the French artist, circa 1980.
Signed under the base
Elegant abstract ceramic form with brown and white ceramic glazes colors...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Harding Black Texas Artist Signed Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery Pitcher
Located in Studio City, CA
A hand-thrown, well-crafted, piercing green glazed ceramicpitcher by famed Texas-born San Antonio ceramic master Harding Black. A perfect combination of form and function.
Signed and dated (1983) by the Black on the base.
This work has a great feel and heft to them. The deep rich colors are striking.
Harding Blacks Exhibitions include:
San Antonio Local Artists Annual Exhibition (1939-42, 1945, 1947); Texas General Exhibition (1940 award, 1942, 1948 honorable mention); National Ceramic Annual Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art (1947-54); River Art Group, San Antonio (1948-49); National Collection of fine Arts...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Vide Poche or Basket by Jean Linard, 1961
By Jean Linard
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Linard.
Stoneware ceramic vide poche or basket by Jean Linard.
Realised in La Borne in 1961.
Signed and dated under the base.
Original perfect condition.
Measures...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Elegant Blue Stoneware Ceramic Vase by Isambert circa 1970 La Borne Decoration
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Isambert
elegant stoneware ceramic vase with blue and grey ceramic glazes colors
Realized circa 1970 in La Borne
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Measure...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ivo Sassi Italian Mid-Century Modern Design Ceramic Vases Set, 1950s
By Ivo Sassi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern design ceramic vases set series “Gli Etruschi” designed by italian artist Ivo Sassi, 1950s
Dimensions from left:
Height 21 cm, width 20 cm, depth 20 cm...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Vase Marked 45-40 Handarbeit Ceramic, Excellent Condition
Located in Verviers, BE
These original vintage vase was produced by HOHR in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ceramic pottery.
The bottom are marked the vase series number 1 35 30 Handarbeit
Straight fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 7 Green Majolica Edelweiss Knife Rests Vallauris, circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 7 green Majolica knife rests with edelweiss flowers pattern.
Vallauris, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Candlestick by Sebastien Quimper
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Sebastien - Quimper
Mid-century abstract ceramic candlestick sculpture
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition, circa 1960
Blue ceramic glaze color
Measures: ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Antropomorphic Ceramic Sculptures by Dominique Pouchain France
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Anthropomorphic ceramic sculptures by Dominique Pouchain (circa 1980s)
Sculpture or vases
Glazed stoneware
Both signed.
Height 55 and 22 cm
Very good condition
Category
1980s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Majolica Ceramic Box with Lid, Butterfly Decor, Italy Mid Century Modern
By Raymor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare majolica box with lid is decorated with multicolored raised abstract butterfly motif on mottled light grey background. The rim of the lid and the bottom of the box are defined ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Cylinder by Bernard Prigent La Borne, 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Bernard Prigent.
Realised in La Borne circa 1970-1975.
Large and radical stoneware ceramic cylinder vase.
Signed under the base.
Original perfect condition.
Measures: ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Figurative Mid-20th Century Black Ceramic Sculpture circa 1960 Woman Art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Figurative ceramic sculpture, circa 1960
Elegant black ceramic glaze color
Original mid-20th century form
Perfect condition
Measures: Height 18cm, large 12cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
White and Brown Vintage Ceramic Pitcher or Vase by Accolay Potters French
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Accolay
Original 20th century ceramic pitcher by Accolay potters
White and brown ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed under the base
Height : 25cm L...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A off-white glazed stoneware table lamp, produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark 1960, signed.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions exclude lampshade,...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Ceramic White Small Spaniel Dog Decorative Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic/terracotta, good original vintage condition. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Spaniel dog was produced in 1960s in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Small Mid-Century Ultramarine Blue and White Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Blue 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 surfa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Portuguese Faience Plate from Coimbra Polychrome Decoration
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Dish in Portuguese Estatuária faience from Coimbra. Polychrome decoration with a colourful floral pattern inspired by traditional handmade ceramics. The dish has a white background w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Black and Brown Stoneware Ceramic Plate or Dish by Barbara Delfosse Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Barbara Delfosse
Elegant and Brutalist stoneware ceramic plate
20th century Brutalist french design
Black and brown ceramic glazes colors
Original good condition
Reali...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Rose Big Porcelain Ceramic Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good condition. Some missing - shown on pictures etc. Only one unique piece. Another items from the collection are available in our store. Porcelain glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Thin-Stemmed Mid-Century French Ceramic Vase with Semi-Circular Base
Located in New York, NY
This French mid-century ceramic vase is composed of a large semi-circular base and a thin stem that extends from the top. A single flower could be placed...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Upsala Ekeby Swedish Midcentury Art Pottery Dish with Nude
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and unusual midcentury Swedish art pottery dish mounted with a nude lady by Upsala Ekeby. The dish is heavily made in terracotta cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Silver Ceramic Strutting Cocks Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Magnificent pair of silver glazed ceramic lamps in the form of two roosters who look like they're about to get into an argument.
The roosters themselves are 17” high x 15” long.
...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Rörstrand Ritzi Vases and Bowl Gunnar Nylund
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Wonderful blue glaze on these 2 vases and bowl from Rörstrand Sweden, designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1950s.
They are all in good vintage condition.
Dimensions: Large vase H ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Vase W Germany Label Hukli Ceramic, Excellent Condition
Located in Verviers, BE
These original vintage Hukli vase was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ceramic pottery.
The bottom are marked the vase series number N 500/30 Handarbeit.
Straight forw...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mexican Ashtray in Dog Shape Made in Ceramic by Cerámica de Cuernavaca
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, We offer this Mexican dog shape sculpture made in Ceramic by Cerámica de Cuernavaca. Great vintage conditions.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Modern Rare Pair of Vases Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
These pieces were made in Sweden at Rörstrand factory and designed by Gunnar Nylund in the 1940-1950s.
This is the small size vase and the large vase called "Charmotte". The name in...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Luisa Parisi Black & White Impronta - Pin Tray Mano For Cassina
By Luisa Parisi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Luisa Parisi Black & White 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....
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$552 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Brown Decorative Stoneware Ceramic Plate or Dish by JM Doix circa 1980
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
JM Doix
Brown stoneware ceramic plate or decorative dish
Unique hand made piece realised circa 1980
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Abstract decoratio...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Very Rare Awesome Huge Blue and White Fat Lava Vase by ES Keramik, Germany 1950s
By ES Keramik
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very rare awesome huge blue and white fat lava vase by ES Keramik, Germany, 1950s
Very good condition.
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Hand Thrown Vessel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental ceramic bulbous vase with greens and yellows throughout. Vessel measures 13" diameter and 26" high.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Modernist Ceramic Wall Plate Objects Helmut Schäffenacker, Germany 1960
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic wall plate set
Decade:
1960s
Producer:
Atelier Schäffenacker, Ulm Germany
Design:
Helmut Schäffena...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Huge Studio Ceramics Floor Vase from Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Huge Studio Ceramics Floor Vase from Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s Germany.
Very good condition.
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...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
French Mid Century Modern Studio Pottery Footed Bowl Charger
Located in London, GB
French Mid Century Modern Studio Pottery Footed Bowl Charger
C.1960
In very good condition commensurate of age.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Michael Breum Ceramic Bowl, Dark Mustard with Black Lip, Signed, Denmark 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century circular ceramic bowl in dark mustard with granular dot detail. The very top is outlined in a thin line of black glaze. Signed M Breum underneath.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Steuler 'Stamp' Pitcher Fat Lava Hand Decorated Glaze, W-Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
A classic 60s Steuler (Stamp) design. Of fat lava handled vase, pitcher in the classic sixties decor; with a rough glaze of dark earth-colour over the Cobalt
W-Germany.
Hand deco...
Category
1960s German 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
Warren MacKenzie Monumental Ceramic Platter
Located in Dallas, TX
Large studio pottery platter with cream and brown decorative motif.
Warren MacKenzie is known for simple, wheel-thrown functional pottery influenced by Bernard Leach and the Japanese aesthetic of the work of Shoji Hamada.
In 1950 MacKenzie and his first wife Alix became the first American apprentices at the Bernard Leach pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$4,500 / item
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
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Vase "Caolina" Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful vase was created and designed by Gunnar Nylund at the Rörstrand Factory in the 1950s, Sweden.
Vase ‘Caolina’ is made in stoneware.
Measure: H 31 cm/ 12 1/4"
...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish Designer, Brown Table Lamp, Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, stoneware table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches) : 8.25 x 4.5 x 4.5 (H x W x D)
Dimensions of Shade (in...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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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