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
Set of Midcentury Italian Modern Zaramella Ceramic Serving and Condiment Bowls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Spectacular set of seven Italian Modern studio ceramic bowls by Zaramella: one boat-shaped serving, six tear-drop condiment / smaller bowls. Beautiful and refined pattern and color c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase, circa 1950 in the Style of Elchinger
By Elchinger
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic vase, circa 1950. In the style of Elchinger.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Wilma Flintstone" Cookie Jar
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Who wouldn't want Wilma Flintstone to hold their precious cookies?
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Straight Walled Lamp
Located in El Segundo, CA
It starts off with 1kg of clay for both the top and bottom of the lamp. Thrown on the potters wheel they are left to dry overnight and trimmed, smoothed and fitted together the next ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$1,250 / item
Francisco Brennand, Ceramic Egg, C. 1970
By Francisco Brennand
Located in PARIS, FR
Francisco Brennand - Recife - Brazil (1927-2019)
Ceramic egg, c. 1970
Egg-shaped painted ceramic with stylized plant motifs.
Punch from the Oficina Bre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Pitchers and 2 Goblets with Flower Motive
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Pitchers and 2 Goblets with Flower Motive by Roger Capron. Vallauris, France.
The goblets' dimensions are: Height: 7" Diameter: 2.5"
Roger Capron was in influen...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set Porcelain for Tea or Coffee, Carlsbad Porcealin by Company Epiag D.F
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of porcelain
Kettle 23x14x22cm
Kettle on milk 9x11x5cm
Plate 15x2cm
Cup 7x10x8cm
Sugar bowl 10 14 8cm
Good original condition
Set of nine items.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Jacques & Dani Ruelland Coupe in Black Gunmetal Glaze c. 1970
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jacques & Dani Ruelland coupe in black gunmetal glaze.
France c. 1970.
Signed.
Christie’s label on underside.
Measurements: 2 3⁄8 height x 9 width x 8 7⁄8 in depth
Provenance: C...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Box by Ditmar Urbach, 1960's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Glazed Ceramic
Re-polished
Good Original Condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Whisky Decanter with Long Neck
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
Elchinger ceramic vase dating from the 50s, French same period as Jouve, Capron
By Elchinger
Located in LE CANNET, FR
Elchinger handkerchief vase dating from the 1950s. Beautiful bright green and black enamel.
Signed Elchinger France
Céramiques Elchinger is a French family business located in Alsace...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Ceramic Bowl by Albert Green
Located in Dallas, TX
A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914 - 1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the Universit...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Vase by Atelier Dieulfit
Located in London, GB
Ceramic stoneware vase by Atelier Dieulfit, France, signed to base. The simple abstract decoration of the vase would fit in well with a contemporary interior as would the cool grey d...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Fortessa Forta Luxe Super White Ceramic Plate Bowl Centerpiece Dinnerware Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative glazed dinnerware, China, centerpiece, plate, fruit bowl in super white by Fortessa Forta, Italy.
The Forta Luxe super white China retains its p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
French Ceramic Dish Roland Brice Parrot Fernand Leger Biot- G398
By Roland Brice
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dish or cup of the Fifties of the French ceramist Roland Brice coming from the workshops of Biot. Free-form bowl in white earthenware with a painted decor...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Pastis Decanter with Long Neck
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage Ceramic Pastis Decanter with Long Neck by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recur...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1973 Pollack Stoneware Slab / Decorative Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stoneware slab / decorative plate with of an attractive palette of earth tones with pops of pink for contrast and a mottled decorative border.
Signed "Pollack '73.".
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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
Vintage deer family sculpture in ceramic. Italy 1950s
Located in Catania, CT
Ceramic sculpture representing a family of young deer in good vintage condition with trace of age and use. Produced in Italy during the 50s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,584 Sale Price
20% Off
European Studio Ceramist, Unique Jug with Handle in Glazed Ceramic, Dated 1957
Located in København, Copenhagen
European studio ceramist. Unique jug with handle in glazed ceramic. Dated 1957.
Measures: 19.5 x 12 cm.
In very good condition.
Signed.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large David Cressey & Robert Maxwell “Teardrop Sunburst” Planter for Earthgender
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Vintage David Cressey & Robert Maxwell “Teardrop Sunburst” Bowl Planter for Earthgender
This exceptional Vintage “Teardrop Sunburst” Bowl Planter, designed by the iconic duo David C...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$7,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Boleslaw Danikowski High Enameled Ceramic Sculpture, France, 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Boleslaw Danikowski ( 1928-1979) high enameled ceramic sculpture, France 1950.
Boleslaw Danikowski was the first ceramist to work regularly with Robert Guillerme and Jacques Chamb...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Clyde Burt Tall Ceramic Vase with Abstract Design
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in Melrose, Ohio in 1922, Clyde Burt would go on to become a major voice in American studio ceramics. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School and later at the Cape Cod School of Art before landing at the Cranbrook Academy of Art to study under Maija Grotell. While Grotell is responsible for bringing the wheel to Cranbrook, Burt made it central to his practice and his thrown works express the same endless curiosity as his teacher. Upon returning to Ohio, Burt built a home studio on his family’s farmland near the Little Auglaize River and harvested rich clay from the surrounding area. He started every day at 5:30 in the morning and would work until he knew he “had enough”. Constantly experimenting with glazes, colors and surface decoration, Burt painstakingly recorded his successes and failures in a small notebook...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage Ceramic Gin Flask
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage ceramic decorative flask signed by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables and his use of recurring mo...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Great Wall Sculpture Group of Origami Ceramic Trays by Kaj Franck for Arabia
By Kaj Franck
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Nine "Origami" Ceramic Trays, designed by Kaj Franck for Arabia, Finland, circa 1960's. The price noted below is for the set of nine trays. We are not selling them separately.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,800 Sale Price / set
26% Off
Informal Ceramic Plate by Sandro Cherchi for Ceramiche S. Giorgio, 1957
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This ceramic plate was painted by Sandro Cherchi for Ceramiche S. Giorgio in the 1957. Edition number 105, signed at the bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Round Antique Beige Catch All by Giancarlo Gabbianelli, Italy
By Gabbianelli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This ashtray / catchall is made in ceramic by Giancarlo Gabbianelli and features its original label.
It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Tarcisio Tosin, La Freccia Wall Plated, Glazed Ceramic, Italy, 1934
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage Tarcisio Tosin - La Freccia wall plated - Glazed Ceramic, Italy 1934
hand painted under glaze from the 1934 to the 1942.
The Diana Huntress St...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Kravsko Keramik/Type 6272, 1960's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Ceramic
Good Original Condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-century Design Vase by Ditmar Urbach, Collection JULIE, 1964.
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage ceramic vase produced by Ditmar Urbach in Chechoslovakia in 1964.
Made of Glazed,Ceramic
Collection Julie
The vase has a small chip(see Foto)
Good Original Condition
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Pitcher Vase by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An aeronautical engineer by training
Jacques Blin created his first ceramics at home lamp bases In 1954 he set up a studio in Paris and exhibited at the Maison de la Chimie and at t...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Rivier, Tall Midcentury Ceramic Vase with Lid, France, circa 1950
By Jean Rivier
Located in New York, NY
The shape of this remarkable Rivier vase has a beautiful asymmetry which is mirrored by the abstract human forms depicted on all sides, as the blac...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Green Ceramic Mid-Century Modern Decorative Plate by P. Melandri with Still Life
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare decorative ceramic plate with still life decoration by Pietro Melandri. Period of production: 1950/60. Good condition: a visible chip on the back, as shown in the photos. Artist...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Portuguese Clay Plate Painted and Glazed
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Clay plate painted and glazed. Polychrome decoration with flowers, hand-painted, characteristic of the artisanal tradition. The surface features a light beige background, with a cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Rectangular Ceramic Vase by Albert Green
Located in Dallas, TX
A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914 - 1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the Universit...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Alvino Bagni Italy Sea Garden Vase, circa 1960
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Alvino Bagni designed sea-green glazed vase with pierced top and wedge shaped fluting to the sides. Painted mark to the base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Large Rounded Ceramic Vase by Albert Green
Located in Dallas, TX
A potter and painter, Albert Green (1914 - 1994) earned an international reputation for his ceramics, stoneware, and canvases. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he studie...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Hans Hedberg Swedish Ceramist, Unique Ceramic Vase, circa 1960s
By Hans Hedberg
Located in København, Copenhagen
Hans Hedberg (1917-2007) Swedish ceramist.
Unique ceramic vase from Hedberg's own workshop in Biot, south of France,
circa 1960s.
Organic form, Picasso inspired.
Hedber...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
European Studio Ceramist, Unique Jug in Glazed Ceramic, Dated 1947
Located in København, Copenhagen
European studio ceramist. Unique jug in glazed ceramic. Dated 1947.
Measures: 22 x 17 cm.
In very good condition.
Signed.
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Box By Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in PAU, FR
Roger Capron
Red glazed ceramic scroll box.
Signed in the ass
Circa 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Ceramic Plate with Fisherman
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Ceramic dish with fisherman. In the centre is a figure of a man wearing a black hat, green shirt and blue shorts, holding a fishing net with a handle. Around the figure are branches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Mid century enameled ceramic
By Vallauris
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Catchall in green and black enameled ceramic, Vallauris, France circa 1950’s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Midcentury California Ceramic Planters
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury ceramic planters, American, circa 1960s. These pieces are unsigned, so we are unsure of the ceramicist, but the estate where the...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$650 / item
Italian Ceramic Vase by Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid-Century Modern Glaze ceramic red vase by Bitossi 1960s.
Stamp on the bottom made in Italy, original ceramic in typical Bitossi red colour.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase with Lid
By Clyde Burt
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in Melrose, Ohio in 1922, Clyde Burt would go on to become a major voice in American studio ceramics. He studied at Fort Wayne Art School and later at the Cape Cod School...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Venetian Carnival, " Highly Sculptural Mid-Century Lamps by Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finished in luscious glazes the color of red wine and bright gold, this rare pair of Mid-Century lamps depict a cluster of Carnival revelers in masks and festive costume. The pair is...
Category
1950s Italian 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
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
Mid Century Italian Yellow Green Orange Ceramic Vase by Bitossi, 1950s
By Bitossi
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Vase by Bitossi Italy 1950s in typical midcentury colors.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian 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
Vintage Signed Handmade Ceramic duck Art Decorative Ceramic Disc w/ bird motif
Located in Seattle, WA
This handmade ceramic is a beautifully crafted piece that blends functionality with artistic charm. The design features a repeating pattern of stylized ducks in deep navy blue with t...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Vase: Metallic Silver Chrome
By Bitossi
Located in Montreal, QC
This vase is cylindrical .with an inverted base and with a candle socket shaped mouth. it is finished with a chromed/silver glaze which has the effect of making it looks like metal. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Petite Stoneware "Tree of Life" Mortar Bowl / Vide Poche
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heavily textured footed mortar / decorative bowl with sgraffito decoration throughout. The main color is ochre with an attractive top banding of blue and green. The interior design i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Hand Made Ceramic Basket by Rometti 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian hand crafted ceramic basket by the famous Rometti
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Italian Vintage Guido Gambone Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Italian ceramic table lamp designed and made by Guido Gambone (1909-1969), an Italian ceramic artist based in Florence, circa 1950s. The stoneware lamp base is of a long-neck...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Sinuous Vintage Black, Yellow and Green Ceramic Centrepiece by Vibi, Italy
By Vibi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
This stunning and elegant centerpiece is made in lacquered ceramic and is signed by the maker.
It is a vintage piece, therefo...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Upsala Ekeby Blue, Light Grey Ceramic Striped Vase, 1960s
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade vintage chamotte clay vase manufactured by Upsala Ekeby in Sweden in the 1960s. Light grey glazed inside and top part of the vase. Lower part of the vase has hand carved str...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Italian Midcentury Decorative Ceramic by Osvaldo Gualdo Dolci, 1950s
By Gualdo Dolci
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Osvaldo Gualdo Dolci was an Italian ceramic artist known for his contributions to midcentury decorative ceramic design. He was born in 1917 in Rome, Italy, and began his career as a ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Roger Capron - Vintage S-shaped Ceramic Serving Platter
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Vintage S-shaped Ceramic Serving Platter by Roger Capron - Vallauris, France
Roger Capron was in influential French ceramicist, known for his tiled tables a...
Category
1960s French 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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