Glazed Ceramics

A stunning Art Deco period faience bowl, made in France by the Emaux de Longwy art pottery workshop and dating circa 1920-30s. This earthenware bowl is hand-decorated with Chinoiseri...

A sculpture of a polar bear in ceramics with a stunning white glaze designed by Gunnar Nylund at Rörstrand. It is in excellent condition except from a minor stain in the glaze on the...

Rare and unusual square ceramic tray, charger, or plaque features striking geometric decor in Art Deco style. The reserved mocha brown and warm burnt cinnamon colors of the pattern are juxtaposed with the off-white background; the colorway is rather unique to the typical Longwy color palette. The use of craquelure, cracked, or crazed, glaze, that acquires additional visual effect during firing, as well as ceramic cloisonne technique, with prominent lines dividing the pattern, adds extra dimension and texture to the piece. The tray is marked with the round "Primavera Longwy France...

A vibrant green and yellow oyster plate in the Vallauris style, six wells with a lemon center.

A lovely pitcher designed by Ewald Dahlskog in the 1930s at Bo Fajans in Gefle, Sweden. It is 26.5 cm high and in perfect condition except from a small repair of a chip on the handle...

Mid-century pattern Vetrata vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italy. Black, blue, orange and yellow on a brushed background.

French Terracotta Majolica Duck Bavent Normandy circa 1960.

Set of 8 glazed ceramic kitchen canisters / storage pots and jars. Spain, 1930s Rare find. Handcrafted in off-white ceramic with dark brown inscriptions and floral decorative painted details in shades of green and garnet. A highly decorative set of 6 antique kitchen canisters...

A 19th century English George Jones Majolica glazed ceramic plate with grapevine pattern in green and brown, center medallion and ochre banded rim. Mottled color on reverse side with...

Handbuilt organic modern moon vase made from a groggy clay body covered layers of glossy and matte white glaze, and a heavily textured lava glaze. Each vase is made by hand in our Br...

A beautiful stoneware vase with amazing glaze. Made by Roger Nilsson, in the artist's studio, Höganäs, Sweden, 1987. Excellent original condition. No chips, cracks or crazing. Sign...

Ceramic vase 407-28 with handle, in brown and orange glaze, West Germany circa 1970's.

Beautiful white ceramic flower vase with spikes, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the l...

A charming assembled set of five early 20th century American zinc-glazed stoneware mixing bowls of simple, but sophisticated, forms and a blend ...

'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the cen...

A refined Art Deco lidded jar designed by Einar Luterkort and produced by Upsala‑Ekeby between 1932 and 1938. This elegant Swedish stoneware piece features a soft celadon green glaze...

A substantial coffee or cocoa mug with golden matte glaze.

1970’s Italian ceramic planter. Glazed yellow and white. Retains hand made in Italy label. Measurements: 14” diameter 18” high.

1930s Lapis Blue Art Deco Ceramic Refrigerator Water Jug with Matching Stopper A stunning example of 1930s Art Deco design, this lapis blue glazed ceramic water jug is both a functi...

Beautiful ceramic plate by Jeppe Hagendorn, Denmark 1960s. This plate with blue and natural tones and a beautiful glaze and texture is a real eye catcher and statement piece. Jeppe...

The Tripod is built from stoneware slabs and coils in our Brooklyn studio and fired in the traditional Japanese Raku tradition in New Jersey. A clear crackle glaze is applied with a ...

This is a very rare ironstone vase, in the Chinese style, all hand painted in the coloured dragon pattern, made by the Mason's factory in the early 19th century. Both the vase shape and the pattern are very rare. The vase has a bottle shape with a fairly tall neck, having two dolphin head handles, with attached loops. (NOTES ON SHAPE This vase style is a copy of a much earlier Chinese bronze vase shape produced in the Ming, Hongwu period of 1368 - 1398, which had similar decorative animal head side handles with loops. ( See the book Chinese Ceramics by He Li, page 216, published by Thames & Hudson. ). Also On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204; The square handles and rings illustrate the metal origins of the shape of the vase. Similar examples have been excavated in Chinese tombs dating to the fifteenth and sixteenth century, suggesting that the shape was particularly popular at that time.) This vase is beautifully hand decorated in a more complex variant of the Coloured Chinese Dragon pattern, with strong coloured enamels depicting a green dragon on one side and a pink dragon...

Beautiful ceramic plate by Jeppe Hagendorn, Denmark 1960s. This plate with blue, green and natural tones and a beautiful glaze is a real eye catcher and statement piece. Jeppe Hage...

Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg. Stoneware figure from "All the world's children." Height 11 cm. In perfect condition. Marked.

Two vases of model Argenta and with shape of Surrea designed by Wilhelm Kåge at Gustavsberg, the tallest vase is 19 cm (7.6") high. They are both in excellent condition and marked as...

Beautiful ceramic plate by Jeppe Hagendorn, Denmark 1960s. This plate with natural tones and a beautiful glaze and texture is a real eye catcher and statement piece. Jeppe Hagedorn...

Beautiful ceramic plate by Jeppe Hagendorn, Denmark 1960s. This plate with blue and natural tones and a beautiful glaze is a real eye catcher and statement piece. Jeppe Hagedorn-Ol...

Eye-catching Majolica glazed ceramic trompe l'oeil plate attributed to Vallauris. France, 1960s. This large plate has a black background and a colorful trompe l'oeil decoration comp...

Decorate a shelf or kitchen counter with this elegant and characterful antique jug or pitcher. Created by an artisan in Carinthia, Austria, this distinctive piece features a sculptur...

A dark yellow vase designed by Eva Jancke-Björk at Bo Fajans in Gefle in the 1940s. The vase is 17 cm high and in excellent condition.

Beautiful set of three ceramic plates by Jeppe Hagendorn, Denmark 1960s. This stunning ceramic set with blue and beige tones and a beautiful glaze are real eye catchers and statemen...

Mid-Century Modern Red Wing Ceramic Atomic-Style Pitcher – Pink Speckled Glaze This striking Mid-Century Modern Red Wing ceramic pitcher embodies the bold, futuristic aesthetic of t...

Ceramic bowl of the serie Rimini Blue by Aldo Landi for Bitossi, Italy, 1960 Bitossi is a historic identity of Italian manufacturing, present since the second half of the nineteenth...

MOORCROFT - 'Clematis' - Vintage Arts & Crafts ceramic vase - hand painted with a blue background - impressed stamps to the base - U.K. - circa 1950-86. Excellent condition - no lo...

Roger Capron, the celebrated French mid-century ceramist, created a large body of work notable for its elegance, varied sources of inspiration, and expert execution. This beautiful, ...

A flowerpot designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand, it´s 14 cm in diameter, 13 cm high and it´s in mint condition. This is a unique pot only made in one copy as you can see of ...

1 of the 150 glazed ceramic tiles tiles by Boch Freres, la Louvière, circa 1920's . Beautiful original antique dark green and off-white tiles with a wonderful rich pattern. The dime...

A globose vase designed by Ewald Dahlskog at Bo Fajans in Gefle in the 1930s. This vases was first presented at the Stockholm exhibition in 1930, ...

This is a large and very charming dish designed by Ilse Claesson for Rörstrand. This stunning 30 cm diameter dish, features a romantic hand-painted motif typical of the 1920s-1930s countryside, showcasing a cute red color. The centerpiece of the dish depicts a bird surrounded by flowers, all framed by an outer border with painted squares that resemble a bamboo grid. About Ilse Claesson Ilse Claesson (1907–1999) was one of Sweden's most prominent ceramic artists of the 20th century. After studying at the School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg, she began working at the Rörstrand factory during the 1920s and 1930s. Ilse became well-known for her Art Deco-inspired designs, and her work is represented at the Swedish National Museum of Art and Design. She was also known as Ilse Roempke...

Art Nouveau Majolica glazed tableware set of 10 pieces Leaves pattern in relief. Sarreguemines Majolica is a type of earthenware, decorated with colored lead glazes. Majolica was m...

Per Liljegren, set of three miniature vases. Set of three hand-thrown miniature stoneware vases with elegant organic forms and pale blue glazes featuring delicate tonal variations a...

An original Art Deco ceramic candy dish produced by Crown Ducal in Staffordshire, England, circa 1930s. This English pottery piece features a soft triangular form with scalloped edge...

Eye-catching Majolica ceramic white and green strawberry shaped tureen. Manufactured by Bordalo Pinheiro, Portugal, 1960s. This cute tureen has a very realistic design with leaves on the top. A leaf shaped serving plate and a small serving spoon complete the set. This highly decorative serving piece will be a nice addition to any kitchen or dining table. It will be a cool choice used as sauce tureen. Excellent condition. On sale as a set of three pieces, strawberry tureen...

A large and highly decorative ceramic centerpiece in the form of a stylized seashell, designed by Alberto Smania for Studio Smania in the 1970s. Elegant and sculptural, the piece is...

Handmade and hand-painted Danish midcentury organic modern ceramic vase by Haunsø in the 1950s. Incised lines on base and grazing deer motifs on body with green and cream colored gla...

Acquareccia plate Patanazzi workshop Urbino, last quarter of the 16th century It measures diameter 17.12 in; foot diameter 11.53 in; height 1.88 in (43.5 cm; 29.3 cm; 4.8 cm). Weight State of conservation: wear and a few small minimal detachments of enamel, chipping on the raised areas, peeling of enamel at the brim on the back. This large, shallow basin is equipped with a wide and convex well. It is umbonate with a contoured center. The brim, short and flat, is enclosed in a double rounded and barely raised edge. The basin has a flat base without rims; it has a slightly concave center in correspondence to the well. The shape takes inspiration from the basins associated with the metal forged amphora pourers that traditionally adorned the credenza. These were used from the Middle Ages to wash hands during banquets. Two or three people washed their hands in the same basin and it was considered an honor to wash one’s hands with an illustrious person. The decoration is arranged in concentric bands with, in the center of the umbo, an unidentified shield on a blue background: an oval banded in gold with a blue head, a gold star and a field with a burning pitcher. Rings of faux pods separate the center from a series of grotesque motifs of small birds and masks. These go around the basin and are, in fact, faithfully repeated on the brim. The main decoration develops inside the flounce of the basin, which sees alternating symmetrical figures of winged harpies and chimeras. The ornamentation, outlined in orange, green and blue, stands out against the white enamel background. This decorative style, defined since the Renaissance as “grottesche” or “raffaellesche”, refers to the decorations introduced after the discovery of the paintings of the Domus Aurea towards the end of the fifteenth century. The discovery of Nero's palace, buried inside Colle Oppio by damnatio memoriae, occurred by chance when a young Roman, in 1480, fell into a large crack which had opened in the ground on the hill, thus finding himself in a cave with walls covered with painted figures. The great artists present in the papal city, including Pinturicchio, Ghirlandaio, Raffaello, immediately visited these caves. The decorations found there soon became a decorative subject of immense success: the term grotesque , with the meaning of “unusual,” “caricatured,” or “monstrous,” was later commented by Vasari in 1550 as “una spezie di pittura licenziose e ridicole molto”( “a very licentious and ridiculous kind of painting”). The decorations “a grottesche” also widely circulated in ceramic factories, through the use of engravings, variously interpreted according to the creativity of the artists or the requests of the client. Our basin is reflected in similar artifacts produced at the end of the sixteenth century by the factories of the Urbino district. See the series of basins preserved in the main French museums, among which the closest in morphology is that of the Campana collection of the Louvre (Inv. OA1496); this however has a more complex figure decoration, while the decoration of our specimen is sober and with a watercolor style. The style, sure in its execution, approaches decorative results still close to the works produced around the middle of the sixteenth century by the Fontana workshop. The decoration is closely linked to their taste, which later finds its natural outlet, through the work of Antonio, also in the Patanazzi workshop. Studies show the contiguity between the two workshops due to the kinship and collaboration between the masters Orazio Fontana and Antonio Patanazzi, both trained in the workshop of Guido Fontana il Durantino. It is therefore almost natural that their works, often created according to similar typologies and under the aegis of the same commissions, are not always easily distinguishable, so much so that the presence of historiated or “grottesche” works by Orazio is documented and preserved in Antonio Patanazzi's workshop. Given that the studies have always emphasized the collaboration between several hands in the context of the shops, it is known that the most ancient “grottesche” works thus far known, can be dated from 1560, when the Fontana shop created the so-called Servizio Spagnolo (Spanish Service) and how, from that moment on, this ornamentation became one of the most requested by high-ranking clients. We remember the works created for the Granduchi di Toscana, when Flaminio Fontana along with his uncle Orazio supplied ceramics to Florence, and, later, other commissions of considerable importance: those for the service of the Duchi d’Este or for the Messina Farmacia of Roccavaldina, associated with the Patanazzi workshop when, now after 1580, Antonio Patanazzi began to sign his own work. Thus, in our basin, the presence of masks hanging from garlands, a theme of more ancient memory, is associated in the work with more advanced stylistic motifs, such as the hatching of the chimeras and harpies. These are found here on the front with the wings painted in two ornate ways. In addition, the theme of the birds on the edge completes the decoration along the thin brim and can be seen as representing an early style typical of the Urbino district during a period of activity and collaboration between the two workshops. Later, a more “doll-like” decorative choice, typical of the end of the century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, characterized the period of the Patanazzi workshop under the direction of Francesco. Bibliography: Philippe Morel, Il funzionamento simbolico e la critica delle grottesche nella seconda metà del Cinquecento, in: Marcello Fagiolo, (a cura di), Roma e...

Decorative ceramic tray by Bjørn Wiinblad (1918–2006), created in the 1970s. The rectangular form with softly rounded corners is richly adorned with Wiinblad’s characteristic univer...

Beautiful ceramic plate by Jeppe Hagendorn, Denmark 1960s. This plate with dark and beige tones and a beautiful glaze is a real eye catcher and statement piece. Jeppe Hagedorn-Olse...

Sculptural wall mounted mirror features glazed ceramic frame with Arts and Crafts style relief decor. Minimal, Organic Modern palette of mocha and latte brown semi-matte glaze does n...

An unusual early modernist almond green and white vase. Designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson, for Upsala-Ekeby, Sweden, 1940. Stamped. Very good c...

Hand-built cylindrical 450vase with applied surface detail and a very glossy, chrome-like mirror glaze. Each is one of a kind, and customization is possible.

'Endive' Vase by Stig Lindberg, Gustavsberg 1956 Heigth: 31 cm/12.2 inch Diamter: 6 cm/2.3 inch

Regina Gouda Delft Hand-Painted Plate – Peacock & Floral Motif with Gold Trim, Made in Holland, A beautifully hand-painted Dutch Delft plate by Regina, Gouda, Holland, featuring an ...

Beautiful ceramic plate by Jeppe Hagendorn, Denmark 1960s. This plate with dark and beige tones and a beautiful glaze is a real eye catcher and statement piece. Jeppe Hagedorn-Olse...

Tall, large vintage midcentury vase by West German Pottery producer - 'Bay Keramik' Germany, circa 1970s. The embossed relief pattern on the t...

Vintage Mid Century Modern Ceramic Studio Signed Stamped Pottery Bowl. Circa 1960s Features a brutalist inspired design with an incised raw partially glazed exterior and an abstrac...

A terracotta earthenware pot from the Southwest of France with mottled green glaze. Minor chips and some rough unglazed patches. These ordinary earthenware vessels were once used dai...

One of a set of beautiful ceramics from Ciboure Pottery, this piece is inspired by antiquity—evident in its form, its spare coloring, and its depiction of classical figures. Produced...

Gustav Spörri Decorative Plate/Bowl - Ziegler Keramik, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 1958 With distinctive Perch design. A beautiful example of Swiss Mid Century Ceramics. Signed and...

1960’s Scheurich Keramik West German Ceramic ‘Rooster’ decorative wall plate with original Ruscha label. Two holes on rear for wall hanging. Orange, yellow, beige, brown glaze with t...