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
Midcentury Vintage Small 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
Raymor Green & Brown Footed Planter / Orchid Pot
By Raymor
Located in New York, NY
A handmade ceramic footed planter or orchid pot by Raymor.
Italy, circa 1950.
Signed/numbered.
Features a geometric pattern in shades of green, brown and yellow.
Measures 6.5 in...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Blue Glass Mini Bottle with Stopper, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A nice blue decanter with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers in Italy. Would make a great addition to any collection! Original good vintage condition. 1 li...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Traditional Spanish Rustic Ceramic Vase – Circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional Spanish Rustic Ceramic Vase – Circa 1960
This traditional Spanish rustic ceramic vase, manufactured in Spain by an unknown maker around 1960, is a beautiful representati...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$531 Sale Price / item
70% Off
Collection of 3 Ceramic Vessels by Gunnar Nylund Rörstrand Sweden, 1950s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
We have curated a group of stunning pieces of ceramics made in Sweden during the 1950s.
These pieces have been gathered and put together by us, carefully sorted and now ready to be g...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Fish Glass Decanter and Glasses, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Amazing set of fishes in blue color, made by one of the glass manufacture based in Poland. Would make a great addition to every collection! Very good original vintage condition. Abso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Italian Ceramic Flower or Plant Holder Planter Cachepot with Dragonfly Design
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Italian Ceramic Flower or Plant Holder Planter Cachepot with Dragonfly Design. Has serial number F0428 Costa Italy on base. Crafted from high-qu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Orange Small Vase, 20th Century, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. Made in Poland. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Unique piece circa 1950 abstract ceramic vide poche or dish by le Triskel
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Le Triskel
French unique ceramic piece by Le Triskel
Realised circa 1950
White and yellow ceramic abstract decoration
Original perfect condition
Signed
Height 3 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gistave Tiffoche Large 20th Century Brown Ceramic Vase, circa 1960
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
Large 20th Century brown ceramic vase by Gustave Tiffoche
Realised circa 1960
Original perfect condition
Signed at the base
Measures: Height 28 cm
La...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy Bowl or Basket
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning and vibrant bowl with sgrafitto and hand-painted colored glossy pattern of a stylised woman on the front. On the back a cherry tree and on the base is painted Italy 5068.
F...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Steen Kepp Large Stoneware Brown Ceramic Floor Vase 1975 La Borne Design
By Steen Kepp
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Steen Kepp - La Borne
Realised circa 1975-1980
Large brown stoneware ceramic floor vase.
Signed under the base
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 49 cm
Large...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Pair of Lladro Chinese Farmer Porcelain Figurines
By Lladro
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS PAIR of extremely rare and important Lladro, long retired porcelain figurine sculptures.
Known as the ‘Chinese Farmer’ and the ‘Chinese Farmer with Staff’.
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$2,720 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Ceramic Vase by Wishon-Harrell
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ceramic vase by Wishon-Harrell.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Antoine de Vinck Stamped Ceramic Vase, circa 1972, Belgium.
Located in Brussels, BE
Beautiful Antoine De Vinck stamped ceramic vase, circa 1972, Belgium.
Grey sandstone, burgundy and brown decor.
Dimensions: 31 cm H, 12 cm W, 10 cm D.
Good original condition.
All pu...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Sandstone
1960's Austrian Ceramic Vase (W.German Keramik)
Located in Bern, CH
Late 60's to mid-1970's Austrian (West German Ceramic) Vase with vibrant blue & yellow/orange glaze. Numbered on base: Austria 1525 - 28
Produced in Austria for Carstens Keramik, Ger...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$143 Sale Price
20% Off
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
A MODERNIST Ceramic VASE by POL CHAMBOST (in Georges JOUVE Style), France 1950
By Pol Chambost
Located in PARIS, FR
A superb little "Calice" vase, black enamelled ceramic, enhanced by a red interior enamel and a thin circular white line, unsigned piece in the spirit of iconic Georges Jpuve creatio...
Category
1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage Fruit Bowl, English, Hand Painted Ceramic, Decorative Dish, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage fruit bowl. An English, hand painted ceramic decorative dish, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Wonderful...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rectangular Ceramic Studio Tray by Zaur, Roma, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Studio hand made tray from Italy. It has a rectangular shape with rounded corners and a bevelled edge. The base is a lushious gold and it has been hand painted entirely with exotic f...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Beige Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 4 Ceramic Cup or Dishes Brown Grey and Blue Stoneware Ceramic P. Digan
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan
Elegant stoneware ceramic set of 4 bowls or dishes by the French artist.
4 differents ceramic glazes colors, brown, green, blue and grey.
Original set realized...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Piero Fornasetti set of eight Monkeys ceramic coasters, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti set of eight Monkeys ceramic coasters,
From the "Ne sont tous chevaliers qui sur cheval montent" series
Italy 1950s
Original box.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,133 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Vintage Artistic Glass Red Orange Vase Big Pot, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Glass Pot “SCARF”
Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno
Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century
Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack mot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Douglas Ferguson for Pigeon Forge Crater Glaze Bowl #2, American Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-thrown bowl features complex Crater glaze in off-white and mocha brown colors. Minimal color palette and streamlined shape of the piece allow the textured glaze with variations from semi-matte to high gloss to take the spotlight; slightly asymmetrical rim adds hand-crafted, Organic Modern mood to the bowl's design.
The bowl is personally signed by Douglas Ferguson on the bottom with his name and "Pigeon Forge Pottery".
The Crater glaze has become one of the most recognizable glazes made by the Pigeon Forge Pottery. Often commonly referred to as "Volcanic" or "Lava" glaze, the Crater glaze was developed and made in several colors. We are offering a vase and 4 more bowls in different shapes by Douglas Ferguson, done in variations of Crater glazes, in separate listings.
Douglas Ferguson (1912-1999) was an established Tennessee pottery artist; he received a degree in Art Design Studies from Mars Hill College and worked in the Ceramic Research Laboratory for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Norris, TN, from 1935 to 1947, where he experimented with local clays. In 1946 he started Pigeon Forge Pottery in an old tobacco barn with his wife Ruth and Ernest Wilson, his colleague at the Ceramic Research Laboratory. He formulated many of his own glazes, including crystalline and Crater glaze.
In 1957 he created the Clingman Dome tea set, named by Ferguson for the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, which the state of Tennessee presented to Queen Elizabeth. Ferguson became a member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 1948 and remained active until 1998, receiving Life Membership in 1991. He earned two awards from the Tennessee Arts and Crafts Festival in Nashville, received the Rotary Certificate of Distinguished Service, and was featured in books on Appalachian...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Wall Pockets with Harlequin Mask Alien Faces
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of wall pockets are sculptures are marked by an unknown maker, but originated from Japan and date to approximately 1940 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Small Green Decorative Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in good condition. Lightly used - as shown on pictures.
Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Modern Set of 3 Ceramic Vases Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Three wonderful vases from Rörstrand and maker or Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful glazed vases in good condition.
Measures: Height 26 cm, 17 cm...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antoni Cumella Abstract Minimalist Ceramic Artwork, 1979
By Antoni Cumella
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic artwork by Antoni Cumella, 1979.
Hand-signed.
In good condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
He was born in Granoller...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$2,391 Sale Price
55% Off
Violet Purple Glass Vase, 20th Century, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A stunning purple small vase with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Has "Made in Italy" embossed on the base. Would ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Ceramic Plate by Ruscha, Van Gogh Style Flowers Decor, Germany 1950s
Located in Valencia, VC
Large West Germany Ruscha Art Pottery Plate, 1950s
A stunning vintage ceramic plate by Ruscha, West Germany, handcrafted circa the 1950s. This exceptional piece features a relief-gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica
$259 Sale Price
51% Off
Alessio Tasca Italian Pottery Studio Abstract Ceramic Bowl Set of 2
Located in Brescia, IT
2 Bowls
Alessio Tasca
Nine, Italy 1970-1980
Materic Enamel Pottery Bowl, set of 2
Paper studio label and Artist Sign under the base.
Excellent condiction.
big: h 6 x 32.5 x 21 cm
s...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Signed Stig Lindberg Gustavsberg Ceramic Tray or Dish Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage chic Swedish Mid-Century Modern hallmarked Stig Lindberg glazed ceramic tray, dish or desk accessory is hallmarked in 2 places with numbers; Gustavsberg Sweden with a sy...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,012 Sale Price
25% Off
Huge Green Studio Ceramic Floor Vase by Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Huge Green Lava Studio Ceramic Floor Vase by Wilhelm & Elly Kuch, 1960s, Germany
Very good condition.
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Wilhelm Kuch, born 1925, 1947 apprenticeship - Gusso Reuss in Munich - 1948 opened the studio in Burgthann - 1953 became master potter
Elly Kuch, born 1929 died 2008
1946-49 apprenticeship in several studios - 1949-51 second apprenticeship as a goldsmith - 1951 marriage with Wilhelm Kuch
1953 the Kuchs started to worked together in their workshop in Burgthann
Their work like this Vase have received many honors:
1965 Gold Medal premio faenza, Italy
1965 prize of the „deutschen keramischen gesellschaft“
1966 Gold Medal (premio faenza) , Italy
1967 Gold Medal (academie internationale de la ceramique) turkey
1968 prized again in faenza, Italy
Gold Medal (premio pineta) cervia, Italy
grand prix biennale ceramiche artistiche in Vallauris;
grand prix des rates alpes maritimes
became members of the academie internationale de la ceramique, gent Belgium...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Vintage Dark Red Small 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.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid Century Vintage Shoe Small Murano Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
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. Murano glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Oil & Vinegar Cruet Set by Franco Pozzi, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful and unique wood & vinegar ceramic set with tray in a vibrant purple and orange color combination. This delightful set was produced by Ceramiche Franco Pozzi in Italy during...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Beech
Green Glass Genie Decanter with Stopper, 20th Century, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A stunning green glass decanter with geometric design, made by one of the many glass manufacturers based in the region of Empoli, Italy. Has "Made in Italy" embossed on the base. Wou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture, Italy 1950s
By San Polo
Located in Milan, IT
San Polo Venezia small ceramic feeding bird chicks sculpture.
Italy 1950s
Fully signed
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Trio Of Vintage Pie Chimneys, English, Ceramic, Cookery, Baking Aids, Circa 1980
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a trio of vintage pie chimneys. An English, ceramic set of cookery or baking aids, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Three kitchen aids with charming decorative ...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Floor Vase Signed Model W-Germany, 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
Large Vase Hohr W-Germany, 1960s
Satin finish ('half gloss') W-Germany, 1960s.
Stamped on base. W-Germany.
Measures: 46 x 23 cm 3.5 kg
The piece is in excellent condition and a r...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic hand painted plate artwork by Catalan artist Diaz COSTA, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Si...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Mid-Century Art Pottery Bird Sculpture Box by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Milan, IT
Italian Mid-Century Art Pottery Bird Sculpture Box by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Oriental Ceramic Vases, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of green oriental ceramic vases, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiul patina.
Dimensions:
H 19.5 H 15 H 6.5
W 11....
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$409 Sale Price / set
65% Off
MINIATURES Collection: 19 Glazed Ceramic Vases and Bowls by Various Makers
Located in Budapest, HU
Miniatures Collection: 19 Glazed Ceramic Vases and Bowls by Various Makers, Including Wilhelm Kåge – Sweden and England.
Normal wear and tear, micro-damage may occur.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Liberty London Serving Set, English Ceramic, Ianthe Pattern, Tableware
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Liberty of London serving set. An English, ceramic decorative service, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Striking service, inspired by Liberty's famous...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Bay Keramik Bodo Mans Vase
By Bodo Mans, Bay Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful Bay Keramik vase with moulded runic patterns, designed by Bodo Mans, this pattern was quite popular during the 1960s. This tall vase is in a very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Mini White Poodle Dog Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Painted ceramic, very good original vintage condition. No damages or cracks. Beautiful and unique decorative sculpture. Mini White Poodle Dog Sculpture wa...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Extra Large Set of Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dive into a nostalgic journey with this rare and unique large set of Michelin Man tiles, crafted by an unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1960. The set comprises the iconic Michelin...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$5,167 Sale Price
76% Off
Set of 21 Vintage Michelin Man Tiles, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Dive into a nostalgic journey with this rare and unique set of 21 Michelin Man tiles, crafted by an unknown manufacturer in Spain circa 1960. The set comprises the complete series of...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$1,300 Sale Price / set
70% Off
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
Gustave Tiffoche 20th Century Brown and Grey Abstract Ceramic Vase 1970 1/7
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gustave Tiffoche
20th century design stoneware ceramic vase by Gustave Tiffoche
Brown and grey abstract ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed at the bas...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
very large ceramic vase Gustave Reynaud Jean Derval atelier du Murier Vallauris
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very large ceramic vase from the 60s by ceramic artist Gustave Reynaud of Atelier le Mûrier in Vallauris. An unusual size for this large ceramic glazed in white, red and green hues a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Vintage White and Blue Slim Murano Vase, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Murano glass.
Medium size 7x25cm.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Dessert Serving Set, English Ceramic, Decorative Cake Plate, Pouring Jug
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage dessert serving set. An English, ceramic decorative cake plate and pouring jugs, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Wonderful foliate decor accentuates ...
Category
Late 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Teapot and Jug Blå eld by Hertha Bengtsson for Gustavsberg Sweden
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A Mid Century Modern teapot and milk jug from the series "Blå eld" translated to Blue fire in English is quality earthenware from Rörstrand, Sweden desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Jane and Gordon Martz Tray/ Dish for Marshall Studios
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A stunning tray or dish designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Features a matte greenish grey body with incisions and decorations. Great colors, glaze, and freeform ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jette Hellerøe, Table Lamp, Glazed Stoneware, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A black and red, glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Jette Hellerøe, Denmark, 1960s.
Sold without lampshade.
Dimensions of Lamp (inch...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Black Glass Octagonal Dinner Plate and Bowl Set France Set of 5
By Arcoroc
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Art Deco black glass octagonal table plate and bowl set France, set of 5
Four (4) black octagonal glass plates and one large black octagonal serving bowl.
Measures: Hexagon bowl...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Glass
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Traditional Hand Painted Plate by Catalan Artist Puigdemont, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ceramic decorative hand painted plate artwork.
Manufactured by Catalan artist Puigdemont, circa 1960.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
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Ceramic
$236 Sale Price
78% Off
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