Mid-Century Modern Pottery
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
Hélène Ugo Yellow Leaf Platter & Six Plates, Vallauris, France 1950s
By Helène Ugo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Mid-Century seven piece dessert set, by Hélène Ugo, Vallauris, France, circa 1950s.
Hélène Ugo was a renowned ceramicist making pottery in Vallauris, a village in the South of Fra...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Katharina Eichler Signed German Art Studio Stoneware Nerikomi Pottery Vase #2
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
We are very proud to be able to present and offer this exceptional, stunning and large sculpture vase by German artist Katharina Eichler (b.1971). This piece is from 2023 and was for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
German Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, 1970
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
German mid-century ceramic vase, Germany, ca.1970. Height: 45cm - 17.7 in. , Diameter : 22cm - 8.7 in. Marked "424.-33 W.Germany" (see photo ). Stunning glaze.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Katharina Eichler Signed German Art Studio Stoneware Nerikomi Pottery Vase #3
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
We are very proud to be able to present and offer this exceptional, stunning and large sculpture vase by German artist Katharina Eichler (b.1971). This piece of European Art sculptuu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware, Clay, Pottery
Bulbous Studio Art Pottery Vase by Jay Forsythe for Oxbrook
Located in Peabody, MA
We are pleased to have currently in the shop several ceramic works by the superlative young contemporary artist Jay James Forsythe of Oxbrook Pottery. A 2004 graduate of the Rhode Is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Studio Art Pottery Vase by Jay Forsythe for Oxbrook
Located in Peabody, MA
We are pleased to offer currently several ceramic works by the superlative young contemporary artist Jay James Forsythe of Oxbrook Pottery. A 2004 graduate of the Rhode Island School...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Studio Art Pottery Vase by Jay Forsythe, Oxbrook Pottery
Located in Peabody, MA
We are pleased to offer several ceramic works by the superlative young contemporary artist Jay James Forsythe of Oxbrook Pottery. A 2004 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
1940s Russel Wright for Bauer Art Pottery - Large Oval Light Gray & Blue Bowl
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early and fairly rare vintage Russel Wright for Bauer Pottery large ans heavy oval bowl with light gray exterior with fading to dark blue interio...
Category
1940s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
A set of three ceramic studio art pottery vessels, 1968
Located in View Park, CA
A set of three clay studio art ceramic pottery cups, hand-crafted in 1968. Signed « NL & A, 1968 » on each vessel. In sumptuous tones of espresso, chocolate, and lichen. In fabulous ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Saint-Clement Huge French Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, 1950s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge stoneware vase at Saint-Clement's, France, 1950s. Huge, spectacular and very rare vase in this size showing a stylized painted and partially enameled floral pattern. Brown insid...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Stamped mid Century Modern style floral studio Pottery.
Located in Seattle, WA
Brown and green mi century modern style Studio pottery. Stamped and adorned with floral design. Vintage Condition as pictured.Listing is for described item only.
Dimensions. 7”W ; 7...
Category
1970s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Accolay Museal Hunting Scene Stoneware Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Museal and large French mid-century stoneware vase by Accolay, France, 1950s. African hunting scene. Warrior with his shield and spear chasing an antelope. Atypical decor at Accolay ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Beautiful Coffee Set for 2 by Bennington Pottery American Mid Century
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair elegant set of coffee cups and saucers by Bennington pottery , circa 1950's beautiful color and condition no chips or cracks , elegant and hard to find great for coffe...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Accolay Anthropomorphic Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French mid-century anthropomorphic vase by Accolay, France, 1950s. Anthromorphic vase with two opposite faces in a vegetal decor. Measures: Height : 25.4cm (10"), Diameter : 16cm (6....
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Rare 3 PC Mid Century Modern RAYMOR BITOSSI chess sculptures by Alvino Bagni
By Alvino Bagni, Raymor
Located in Buffalo, NY
RARE MID CENTURY MODERN WHIMSY Ramor Bitossi SCULPTURE SET Of Biscotti Jars In the form of CHESSMAN. KING, QUEEN, AND ROOK. Designed by Alvino Bagin.... Each has a lid that fits o...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Bybee Pottery Serving Platter or Pie Dish Blue Spongeware Kentucky Art Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage serving platter or pie dish was handmade by Bybee Pottery and hand decorated in their trademark blue spongeware style. It has traditional round ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Waylande Gregory Studios Gold & White Pottery Small Bowls or Dishes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of small ceramic bowls or dishes.
By Waylande Gregory Studios.
In white glazed pottery and decorated with bold, gilt geometric design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Porcelain
Rattan Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The brown rattan flower vase stands at 13.5 inches tall, and a perfect balance between being a statement piece and a complementary accent to any setting. Its versatile size allows yo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Rattan
Accolay Baluster Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French mid-century vase by Accolay, France, 1950s. Blue, yellow (that make green in some parts) and brown vase.
Measures: height : 28.3 cm (11.15"), diameter : 16.5 cm (6.5"). Marke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
M.A. Hadley Pottery Cup and Saucer, Bouquet Blue and White
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Cup and saucer were thrown and hand painted by Hadley Pottery in Louisville, Kentucky, in Bouquet pattern. The pattern consists of a stylized basket wi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Picassoesque Ceramic Figure Dinner Bell by Jack Squier for Howat Kilns - Mexico
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist / Sculptor and later Professor Jack L. Squier (1927-2015) Picasso style ceramic figure for Howat Kilns, Mexico 1950s, signed inside with "S" in a circle. Hand Painted and glaz...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Brown Teardrop Pottery Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted during the mid-20th century, our brown teardrop pottery vase features a distinctive dripping glaze top. This elegant piece embodies the era's style and sophistication.
M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Set of Six MCM Stoneware Drip Glaze Mugs by Rodolfo Padilla
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of six MCM stoneware drip glaze mugs by Rodolfo Padilla, circa 1970s. The mugs are in good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 4....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Studio Pottery Vase, Glazed Ceramic, 1970s
Located in Round Rock, TX
A hand thrown ceramic vase with nice form and glaze. The speckled glaze has a great color and texture. A nice accent piece that will work in a variety of decors.
Signed D. Murray, 1...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Orange Black and Aqua Green Ceramic Vase by Cortendorf, West Germany
By Cortendorf
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright, boldly colored orange, black, and aqua green mid-century vase by Cortendorf. A beautiful, bold example of West German Art Pottery from the 1950s. It has its original maker's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1970s Japanese Hand Painted Teapot Woven Handle
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Japanese Ceramic Hand Painted Black and White Teapot Woven Handle
Handcrafted Personal Tea Pot Pottery Art
5 h x 6.5 d x 5.75 diameter
Preowned origina...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern West German Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Ilkra Edel Keramik
Located in COLMAR, FR
A perfect example of mid-century modern German art pottery. This fat lava vase was made by the west German producer Ilkra Edel Keramik in the late 1950s/early 1960s . Their very dist...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Clay
Guido Gambone Italian Modernist Foamy Glazed Ceramic Box with Grid Decoration
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Foamy glazed lidded ceramic box with grid design created by Guido Gambone, circa 1950s. Box measures 3.5" by 6" by 4.5" and is signed Gambone with his donkey mark. In very good vin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
1970s McCoy Art Pottery Canyon Mesa Glazed Tea Pot
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s McCoy Art Pottery Canyon Mesa Drip Glazed Tea Pot
Vintage personal Tea Pot Art Pottery signed McCoy
Speckled Earth tones.
5.5 h x 9 d x 5
Pre...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Michel & Denise Pointu French Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, 1950s
By Denise Pointu Detraz
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French mid-century stoneware vase by Michel & Denise Pointu (Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye), France, 1950s. Height: 11"(28cm), Width: 8.3"(21cm), Depth : 4.5"(11.5cm). Marked "Arts-ceram Gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Hand-Painted Ceramic Water RareJug by Giovanni Desimone With Sangria Recipe
Located in San Diego, CA
One-of-kind pitcher hand-painted by Giovanni Desimone, great design signed, Made in Italy a rare piece nice large size.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Ribbed Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Clermont, FL
A midcentury clay studio pottery bowl with ribbed exterior.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Huge German Mid-Century Ceramic Floor Vase, Early 1970s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge German mid-century ceramic floor vase, Germany, early 1970s. Measures: Height: 51.5cm - 20.3 in., Diameter : 37cm - 14.6 in. Marked "286-51 W.Germany" (see photo ).
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Handcrafted Small Blue Tea Pot Studio Pottery Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Handcrafted Small Blue Tea Pot Studio Pottery Art
Signed at bottom
11 h to tip of handle 6 h pottery x 6 w x 8.5 d
Preowned original unrestored vi...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern W. Germany Ceramic Jar
Located in High Point, NC
A ceramic vase from mid-20th century Germany. Neither large nor small, this studio made pot reflects the hand-held, and the handmade; the tactility of process and the artist's vision...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Japanese Old Art Pottery Modern Green Tea Pot
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Old Art Pottery Japanese Modern Green Tea Pot
artist signed
5 tall x 6 d x 8.5 w
Original preowned condition. Distress crack present.
Please review all i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Marco Stentoj Denmark Studio 1960s Teapot
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Studio ceramicist Marco Stentoj teapot in perfect condition. Masterfully formed and fired.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Haeger Navy Blue Abstract Rounded Vase, Postmodern
By Royal Haeger
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Haeger navy blue vase, medium size. This piece has a wide front silhouette with a narrow depth, very striking. In great condition, no crazing...
Category
1980s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Amelie Richter (Bavarian-French, 20th Century) Studio Pottery Plate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand made glazed studio pottery shallow bowl or plate by Amelie (Amely, Aly) Richter, in plum, lavender and black ues. Signed Aly Richter on underside.
Before her marriage to Dr Georg Martin Richter, in November of 1920, naturalised American citizen, Amelie (Amely, Aly) Richter, had been a Baroness, born in Bavaria and raised in France. A long-time hobbyist, after Dr Richter’s death in 1942, Amelie opened her own studios for art and interior design in New York and London, where she refurbished and embellished old furniture. Inspired by her many trips with Georg to museums and archives, Amelie was known to utilise motifs borrowed from prehistoric cave paintings and American Indian art, and to accent her pieces with semi-precious stones, in shades of purple and turquoise. After directing the arts and crafts department at private high schools in Arizona and California, between 1947 and 1951, Amelie moved to Boston where she studied ceramics at the Museum School of Fine Arts, under the tutelage of Norman Arsenault. She continued her training at the Alfred University where she took technical classes in glaze calculations and clay-body composition, before becoming a member of the Pottery Workshop...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Pottery Sake Cup
Located in Clermont, FL
Beautifully aged midcentury pottery sake cup.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
French Mid-century Set of Appetizer Dishes, Vallauris, 1960s
By André Baud
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Mid-century appetizer dishes, Vallauris, 1960s. Set of 4 ceramic dishes and a wooden tray. Each dish shows a different decor. Mushrooms, sardines, fish and sausage. Width : 18...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher Man Phallic Design, Spain, 1960s.
Handcrafted glazed terracotta ceramic phallic pitcher features a jug form as a m...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Terracotta, Earthenware, Majolica
Mid-Century Modern Italian Gilt Art Pottery Leaf Tray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Italian, mid-century modern, art pottery, leaf-shaped tray or dish with gilt crackle textured surface and glazed black underside. A glamourous addition to any surface. Marked Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris Hand Made Signed Tulip Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris in France, a hand made pottery Tulip plate, circa 1940-1950.
The plate is finished in a matte glazing of half black and half white, with a pair...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century French Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris Hand Made Signed Tulip Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris in France, a hand made pottery Tulip plate, circa 1940-1950.
The plate is finished in a matte glazing of half black and half white, with a pair...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century French Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris Hand Made Signed Tulip Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris in France, a hand made pottery Tulip plate, circa 1940-1950.
The plate is finished in a matte glazing of half black and half white, with a pair...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-Century French Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris Hand Made Signed Tulip Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Atelier Cérenne à Vallauris in France, a hand made pottery Tulip plate, circa 1940-1950.
The plate is finished in a matte glazing of half black and half white, with a pair...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Two Vintage Vases Marked 'Foreign' by Scheurich, c. 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of Two Vintage Pottery Vases
c. 1960s,
marked 'FOREIGN'
by Scheurich, Germany
large 4" x 8.5"
small 3.5" x 7"
great color and sha...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Leach Pottery Studio Pottery Lidded Green Glazed Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and early Cornish, Leach Pottery St Ives studio pottery lidded green glazed pot dating from the early to mid 20th century. The stoneware po...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Bennington Pottery Fish Dish Model, 1807
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bennington Pottery Fish Dish Designed by David Gil. Beautiful dark Blue glaze! Quite the Looker and useful! In very nice original condition!
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
1950s West German Midcentury Scheurich Keramik Model 529-50 Pottery Atomic Vase
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Large 1950s Scheurich pottery vase in mottled creamy/white lava finish, hand painted with black, orange and yellow stripes, with a yellow slip inside the v...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Midcentury Studio Pottery Teapot, Indistinctly Signed, Canada, circa 1970s
Located in Chatham, ON
Midcentury stoneware studio pottery teapot - hand carved/scraped decoration to the exterior - gloss cream glaze - dramatic integrated handle - separate lid - indistinctly signed on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Reginald A. Lewis Large Paradise Fish Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning large studio pottery bowl of shallow form titled Paradise Fish and decorated with three fish by renowned potter Reginald A. Lewis (British, 1899-1990) and probably dating ...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Italian Ceramic Vase with Lava Work
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Art lava stunning vase 1960 Italy.
Beautiful aqua green colour and red glazed ceramic handles.
Perfect centrepiece for a dinning table or credenza.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Modernist Art Pottery Vessel (vase) by Rita M. Bates
By Ira Bates
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental Modernist Art Pottery Vessel (vase) by Rita M. Bates,, Incredible design and execution.. 5 folded and fused vessels,, Amazing colors and glazes..
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
LLANGOLLEN POTTERY - Early Glazed Studio Pottery Vase - U.K. - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
LLANGOLLEN POTTERY - Early wheel thrown terracotta studio pottery vase - glossy cat's eye glaze (brown streaked with white) - white glazed interior - dramatic form showing finger rid...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Italian "Faux Bois" Vase, Bellini, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage Italian "Faux Bois" ceramic vase, Bellini, 20th Century. Hand-turned, classic form vase with a beautiful glaze, simulating wood grain.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
AK Kaiser Textured White Bisque Vase, 1970s
By AK Kaiser
Located in New York, NY
Stunning AK Kaiser bisque vase with varied abstract pattern . In great condition, no marks or cracks. Pairs beautifully with our Royal Haeger abstra...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-century Modern pottery for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern pottery 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 pottery created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, pottery and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern pottery made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original pottery, popular names associated with this style include Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Scheurich Keramik, and Marcello Fantoni. 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 pottery differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $78 and tops out at $29,941 while the average work can sell for $726.
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