Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Made by Dutch Post-war ceramics manufacturer Zaalberg, this extra large Mid-Century Dutch ceramic jug is beautifully coated in a rich lava glaze. Founded by Hermanus Zaalberg in Zoet...

Duo of ceramic mugs by the French artist Jacques Blin from the 60s. Enameling in green shades with drawings on each of the mugs representing stylized animals with geometric shapes ty...

Ceramic sculpture representing a family of young deer in good vintage condition with trace of age and use. Produced in Italy during the 50s

Mid-Century Modern Handmade Fish Motif Ceramic Vase by Londi for Bitossi, 1960s The color is very bright and extremely well preserved. Very clean.  

Pablo Picasso tile 'Little bearded Face' created in 1968 December, 1969 January, red earthenware clay, square sized 17 cm x 17 cm. printed and numbe...

This is a pair of vintage ceremonial teacups. A Chinese, ceramic and gilt finished decorative cup in case, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Graced with appealing colour a...

A vintage studio circular ceramic pie dish with a colorful floral design in the center. Made in Japan.

Ceramic from the 60's representing the "Virgin and Child" by the famous French artist Jean Derval. Very nice glazing on the whole, with typical colours and patterns of the artist. So...

Vase - designed by Jerzy SŁUCZAN-ORKUSZ (1924-2002) 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 u...

VASE “SCARF” Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...

Ceramic vase from the 1960s by French artist Robert Picault from Vallauris. The ceramic is glazed in shades of blue, green and white, with geometric decoration throughout, typical of...

San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture. Italy 1950s Fully signed

Small stoneware dish glazed in the 1960s in Denmark, signed Nils Kähler (1906-1979). Beautiful two-tone glaze, light grey with deep turquoise tones. Signature and label underneath. ...

A beautiful mid-century vase in a cream glaze with red details. With its broad four sides and its cylindrical neck, widest at its mouth, this piece possesses an elegance of form char...

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic wall plaque, Depicting a Knight on a horse. Signed Fantoni. Italy 1950s

Set of 2 huge fat lava ceramic vases, manufactured in 1960s in West-Germany. The individual dimensions are: A: Dm. 23 cm x H 41 cm B: Dm. 28 cm x H 53 cm.

Vase - designed by Jerzy SŁUCZAN-ORKUSZ (1924-2002) 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 u...

This handmade ceramic pitcher and cups set has classically simple forms. The glaze treatment is wonderfully irregular, embracing the spontaneity of the process. The darker glaze on t...

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...

Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....

San Polo Italian ceramic decorative wall plate, 1950s.

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.

Georges Jouve 'Patte d’Ours' ashtray in rare crackled white glaze on a Mathieu Matégot black lacquered metal and woven rattan stand. France c. 1951. Und...

Large ceramic by French artist Jean Derval from the 50s. Outstanding ceramic depicting the Virgin and Child. Enameling in shades of white, red and brown. Very fine vintage condition,...

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...

Earthenware tableware with 'Faux Bois' decoration, made by atelier Grandjean Jourdan Vallauris in the 1950s. In the southern French town of Vallauris...

Vintage glass in very good condition. One defects - shown on picture. Only one unique piece. .

Ceramic goddess by Denise Picard from the Paul Pouchol workshop H687 Large ceramic by the French artist Denise Picard signed by the Paul Pouchol studio in the 1940s. Glazed ceramic...

Ceramic vase from the 1960s by French artist Robert Picault from Vallauris. The ceramic is glazed in shades of blue, green and white, with geometric decoration throughout, typical of...

Large Italian ceramic from the 1960s signed by the artist Clizia. The ceramic rests on three small feet and is decorated throughout with added decorative elements, also in ceramic. T...

Studio Pottery weed pot / vase. circa 1975.

Great condition

Very rare mid century yellow ceramic cylinder by Georges Jouve produced in France 1950s. In good original condition. Signed. Dimensions: H: 18 cm / 7" Diameter: 13.5 cm / 5.35"

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...

France - Unique handmade piece Large floor abstract woman ceramic sculpture Green ceramic colors Original perfect condition Circa 1960 Height 72 cm Large 24 cm Depth 13 cm

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.

Charming ceramic figurine of a cocker spaniel. It has a very realistic look and a priceless eye expression. Very beautiful! Good overall condition, with normal wear, no damages, and ...

Vase by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1964. Stoneware with rabbit's fur glaze. Signed. H: 24 cm Diameter: 27 cm Berndt Friberg was born in the southern Sweden town of...

Mid-Century, handsomely decorated ceramic vase. Attributed to the Zaalberg ceramics company. Extra Large textured ceramic vase with soft curved edges and decorative hand-carved circl...

Roger Capron Red glazed ceramic scroll box. Signed in the ass Circa 1950

Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....

The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, France. It is said "all portraits are self portraits". In this work, we see Picasso's wistfulness, vulnerability and humor set within a beautiful image representing both the sun and the moon, the masculine and the feminine. Picasso mastery of form, image, composition and subtle color is evident in a work that resonates transcendence. Created in 1953, Pablo Picasso ceramic Visage Gris (Grey Face), 1953 A.R. 206 is a Madoura white earthenware clay, knife engraved under partial brushed glaze with decoration in engobes (green, black, white) from the edition of 500. This work is stamped with the 'Madoura PLEIN FEU' and ‘EMPREINTE ORIGINALE DE PICASSO’ pottery stamps on the reverse. Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 5/8in (31.4 x 38.3 x 4.1cm). Madoura was an artisan workshop created by Georges and Suzanne Ramie which collaborated with Picasso in the fabrication and hand painting of the works. Pablo Picasso designed 633 different ceramic editions between 1947 and 1971 at the Madoura workshop, with a number of variants and unique pieces resulting from these initial works. He began by creating simple, utilitarian objects such as plates and bowls, but later produced more complex forms, including pitchers and vases — their handles occasionally shaped to form facial features, or anatomical parts of his animal subjects. Picasso remains one of the highest-grossing artists at auction today, and the range of his ceramics means it's possible to find both a good investment and a beautiful object. Visage Gris is among the most important. A Short Biography follows: Pablo Picasso revolutionized the art world and to many is THE artist of the 20th century. He is famous for his role in pioneering Cubism with Georges Braque and for his melancholy Blue Period pieces. Original signed Picasso lithographs and prints are a sure investment. Madoura Picasso ceramics are highly collectible in their own right. As one of the most influential Modern artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso is renowned as a legendary artistic master to this day. Born on October 25, 1881 in Malaga, Spain, Pablo Picasso was a child prodigy who was recognized as such by his art-teacher father, who ably led him along. The small Museo de Picasso in Barcelona is devoted primarily to his early works, which include strikingly realistic renderings of casts of ancient sculpture. Picasso was a rebel from the start and, as a teenager, began to frequent the Barcelona cafes where intellectuals gathered. He soon went to Paris, the capital of art, and soaked up the works of Edouard Manet, Gustave Courbet, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, whose sketchy style impressed him greatly. Then it was back to Spain, a return to France, and again back to Spain – all in the years 1899 to 1904. Before he struck upon Cubism, Picasso went through a prodigious number of styles – realism, caricature, the Blue Period, and the Rose Period. These distinguished styles are apparent in the unique original works as well as Picasso ceramics, lithographs, linocuts, and etchings that he created later in his life. The Blue Period dates from 1901 to 1904 and is characterized by a predominantly blue palette and focuses on outcasts, beggars, and prostitutes. This was when he also produced his first sculptures. The most poignant work of the style, La Vie (1903), currently located in Cleveland’s Museum of Art, was created in memory of his childhood friend, the Spanish poet Carlos Casagemas, who had committed suicide. The painting started as a self-portrait, but Picasso’s features became those of his lost friend. The composition is stilted, the space compressed, the gestures stiff, and the tones predominantly blue. The Rose Period began around 1904 when Picasso’s palette brightened and is dominated by pinks and beiges, light blues, and roses. His subjects are saltimbanques (circus people), harlequins, and clowns, all of whom seem to be mute and strangely inactive. One of the premier works of this period is Family of Saltimbanques (1905), currently in Washington, D.C. at the National Gallery, which portrays a group of circus workers who appear alienated and incapable of communicating with each other, set in a one-dimensional space. In 1905, Picasso went briefly to Holland, and on his return to Paris, his works took on a classical aura with large male and female figures seen frontally or in distinct profile, as in early Greek art. One of the best examples of this style is in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, NY, La Toilette (1906). Several pieces in this new, classical style were purchased by Gertrude Stein (the art patron and writer) and her brother, Leo Stein. With his groundbreaking 1907 painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon...

Vase designed by Erich and Ingrid Triller for Tobo, Sweden, 1950s. Signed.

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. Here set of Two vases is available.

This amazing textural vintage Italian hallmarked monumental glazed and raised ceramic sculpture has it all going on. It is in the style of Gambone meets Fantoni meets Raymor. Hallmar...

Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Ceramic Good Original Condition

Lidded vessel designed by Stig Lindberg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s. Signed.

VASE “SCARF” Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...

Handmade Ceramic Weed Pot

Portman Gallery is pleased to offer three rare gilt transfer plates from the “Foglie” series, which have not been produced in decades. A great gift for anyone who loves: Fall, Bota...

Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....

This is a vintage champagne cooler. An English, ceramic decorative ice bucket or planter, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Pleasingly decorative in the traditional blue and white manner Displays a desirable aged patina and in good original order Distinctive celadon-esque hues accentuate the ceramic ground Profusely decorated with with striking, cobalt blue classical scenes Interior graced with matching print to the sides and bottom Pair of stout handles at each end to aid ease of carrying Substantial in weight at 6.98kg (15.38 lb) Printed mark to base for Regency Ironstone...

Jacques Blin Realised circa 1950 20th century yellow wall decorative ceramic plate Fisherman decoration Original perfect condition Signed BLIN Large 28 cm Depth 3 cm

Vintage 1950s sinuous porcelain coffee pot and creamer designed by Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal in Germany in rare taupe or crystalline color, which is an iridescent or lustre brown. ...

VASE "Dots” Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. he...

Ingrid Glass, or rather Ingrid Glashutte, is a company based in Germany but with glassworks in Austria. Currently defunct, but operating from the early 1960s to the end of the 1970s....

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...

Oyster plate in Cramic, in black white and brown color. Large. France, 1960.