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 legendary 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.
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.
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color: Brown
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Monumental Midcentury Large Ceramic Pottery Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A very rare and early atomic themed or motif (a motif he would later come back to some years later) substantial charger by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Ha...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent hand thrown Kage Farsta stoneware bowl with interesting and nicely drippy matte finish yellow/ochre glaze. Hand signed and stamped, as shown. The world renown Wilhelm Kage ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Wedgwood Mid-Century Cambrian Design Pottery Cruet Set
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Wedgwood Cambrian design pottery cruet set dating from the 1960's. The set comprises of a pepper and salt in typical 1960's style w...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Olle Alberius for Rorstrand Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb Swedish mid-century studio pottery of shallow form in tenmoku and green glazes by Olle Alberius for Rorstrand. The heavily potted porcelain bowl is or wide rounded shape wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Laugharne Pottery Welsh Studio Pottery Decanter and Stopper, 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish vintage studio pottery decanter and stopper made in Wales at the Laugharne Pottery. The tall elegant pottery decanter is of bottle sha...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
French Provincial Vintage Stoneware Pottery Oil Jug, Jar, Vessel or Vase
Located in New York, NY
French Provincial large vintage stoneware pottery oil jug, jar, vessel or vase
France, circa 1960
Size: 19" high x 12" diameter x 7" base ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Studio Crafted Weed Pot
Located in Denton, TX
Hand crafted studio pottery with partial glaze.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Signed Midcentury Studio Pottery Bowl
By Otto Natzler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Signed midcentury Studio Pottery bowl in the style of Maxwell.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Italian Glazed Vase with Equine Design
By Bitossi
Located in Denton, TX
Avocado and spruce colored glaze surround this vase with horse and tree design.
Made in Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Jan Jones American Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Denton, TX
Hand crafted slabs of clay with a light teal partial glaze. Signed Jan Jones 74.
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Bitossi Aldo Londi Cavalero Italy c1968
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A brilliant depiction of a lance wielding Middle Ages knight on horseback with round shield. A naive, rustic style in muted ochre and green glazes. In wonderful condition it still re...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large Midcentury Majolica Red Fish Pottery Ceramic Tureen Box, Portugal, 1950s
Located in Coimbra, PT
A magnificent big size hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish tureen in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents manufactured in Portugal, 1950s. Beautiful to use as a wall deco...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
Strawberry Shaped Majolica Ceramic Tureen by Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Edouard Chapallaz, Small Sandstone Single-Flower Vase, Signed by Swiss Artist Ed
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Edouard Chapallaz. Small sandstone single-flower vase. Signed by Swiss Artist Edouard Chapallaz and stamped CHAPALLAZ DUILLIER. Switzerland. Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Sandstone
Freeform Weed Pot
Located in Denton, TX
Studio crafted freeform ceramic weed pot with speckled glaze 1960s.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
All Seeing Eye Hand-Made Ceramic Bowl, by Bruce Anderson Pogonip Pottery
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique small hand-made terracotta bowl, incised with a decorative all seeing eye pattern, by California potter Bruce Carlton Anderson (American, 1915-1986). This earthy piece is in the style of Marguerite Wildenhain of the Pond Farm, where Anderson was a student.
The underside is incised with Anderson's mark and POGONIP A 31.
Measures 1.75" H x 6" D.
Bruce Anderson...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Charles Cart Mid-Century Red and Brown "Cyclope" Pottery Pitcher Vase
By Charles Cart
Located in Miami, FL
This large dazzling mid-century glazed ceramic pitcher vase was designed and crafted by Charles Cart. This well-known listed ceramic artist called it Cyclope because of the large vo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Tim Orr French 1960s Art Pottery Table Lamp
By Tim Orr
Located in New York, NY
An excellent French mid century sculptural art pottery table lamp by Tim Orr.
Signed. The vase measures 8.5” H x 8.5” W x 4” D.
Biography:
orn in England, Tim Orr is a sculptor, ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Set of 2 Tea or Coffee Stoneware Ceramic Pots by Pierre Digan La Borne, 1970
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan, La Borne
20th midcentury ceramic decoration, circa 1970
Elegant set of two stoneware ceramic pots by the French artist.
Signed under the base.
Excellent ori...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Set of Seven Ceramic Storage Jars by Piero Fornasetti, Italy, circa 1960
Located in London, GB
A rare set of beautifully colored decorative ceramic storage jars by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1960. Depicting seven different designs... tea, coffee, rice, paprika, cloves, cinnamon and pepper, these vintage...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Jørgen Morgensen for Royal Copenhagen Midcentury Art Pottery Chicken Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stunning and heavily made midcentury Danish art pottery bowl designed by Jørgen Morgensen for Royal Copenhagen. Jørgen Morgensen is considered one of the most important potters and sculptors of the 20th century and this very stylish bowl has a central recess with a raised rim relief moulded with a repeat pattern of chicken like birds and finished in brown glazes. The bowl has printed Royal Copenhagen marks to the base along with incised initials JM.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Collection of Royal Haeger "Earth Wrap" Pottery
By Royal Haeger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A collection of 1970's pottery by Royal Haeger from the "Earth Wrap" line. Gold and burnt orange lava glaze on a matte brown ground. Ten pieces av...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Thomas Hellstrom for Nittsjo Swedish Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A modernist mid-century Swedish tall art pottery vase with a rough cast finish by Thomas Hellstrom for Nittsjo Pottery and dating from around 1960. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Italian Fantoni Attributed Classical Design Art Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian art pottery jug decorated with a classical figure playing a Lyre harp and attributed to Fantoni. The elegantly shaped jug stands on a narrow rounded foot wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Boho Chic Ceramic Bowl by Drejargruppen for Rörstrand Sweden 1970's
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Large and heavy set ceramic bowl in floral design for Drejargruppen. Marked R for Rörstrand and Drejargruppen 1975 in the bottom. Perfect for salads or as a fruit and vegetable bowl....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Group of Three 20th Century Art Pottery Pieces
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Group of Three 20th Century Art Pottery Pieces,
From left: Bottle vase inspired by Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach. Thick crimson "orange peel" glaze, accentuated light rust edges,...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Stoneware Lidded Bowl with Handle
Located in Denton, TX
Ochre stoneware lidded bowl with massive handle.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage English Midcentury Sitting Bulldog Pottery Statue with Black Collar
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English vintage pottery bulldog statue from the mid 20th century, with black collar. Created in England during the midcentury period, this statue de...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
French Midcentury Fat Lava Style Bowl in the Manner of Charles Cart, 1960s
By Charles Cart
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful decorative bowl from Vallauris made in the manner of Charles Cart's fat lava ceramics.
The firing process reveals the multiple layers b...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Set of Fat Lava Ceramics by Strehla, East Germany, 1960s
By Strehla
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of East German pottery by Strehla.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Set Majolica Red Fish Ceramic Covered Sauce Tureen Box Salt & Pepper
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous small size set hyper realistic glazed ceramic fish covered sauce tureen and salt and pepper in shades of vibrant red and grey with dark accents ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Majolica, Earthenware, Ceramic
Female Figure Sgraffito Design Pottery Bowl by Rozsika Blackstone
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pottery bowl by Rozsika Blackstone New York and Arizona, circa 1920-1962.
Caramel colored interior, brown exterior, sgraffito decorated with female stick fig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large French Midcentury Ceramic Mixed Earths Bowl or Centerpiece, Signed
By Apt
Located in Miami, FL
This stunning ceramic or mixed earths piece was made by combining clay slips of light and dark brown, gray-blue, and cream colors. The tight multicolored p...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Large Abstract Stoneware Vessel, 1979
Located in Denton, TX
Large hand thrown glazed ceramic pot signed but it is hard to read.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Stoneware Pottery Monkey Figurine by Knud Khyn for Royal Copenhagen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful stoneware pottery model of a Monkey designed by Knud Khyn for Royal Copenhagen.
Knud Khyn (1880-1969) was a Danish sculptor and painter. He was an important, long-term...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Drip Glaze Vase by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic coloring in the drip glaze, lively vibrant yellows and greens. Vase is terracotta and approx. 11 inches x 6.25 x 6. In excellent original condition. Beautiful addition to a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Plate Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, freeform, large, heavy plate/ charger by American master potter Peter Voulkos who is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures. Very unique and scarce work with rare use of color. Very hard to come by. One of our personal favorites along with the Chawan tea bowl.
Signed on base and dated (1961) by Voulkos. This was made during one of his most magical and experimental phases.
From of Private Collection, New York.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramist of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum Prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary
doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Multicolored Lacquered Ceramic Vase with Geometric Patterns, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s.
Made in lacquered ceramic.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage (as shown in the pictures), but it can be considered as in good original condit...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West German Striped Pottery Vase
Located in East Hampton, NY
The ribbed texture to this wonderful West German pottery vase has brown and beige tones. Oversized handle and in great condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Antonio Salvador Orodea Tile from the 1964-1965 World's Fair
Located in New York, NY
Chamotte relief tile with glazed center by Spanish ceramist Antonio Salvador Orodea, made expressly for the Spanish Pavilion of the 1964-1965 W...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Patrick Horsley Handmade Stoneware Abstract Modern Graphic Design Tray Wall Art
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stoneware tray or wall piece with superb graphic design, created by Patrick Horsley of Portland, Oregon. Piece is signed as seen in my third picture. T...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
1970s Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Sweden Zoo Figure Camel Scandinavian Pottery
By Gustavsberg
Located in Brescia, IT
Stoneware animals
Perfect condition.
Camel: H 18 x 19 cm.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Marcello Fantoni Shaped Vase, Italy, circa 1960 Multi-Color
Located in Pymble, NSW
A lovely signed Marcello Fantoni waisted shape vase of large size. Decorated with dripping matt glazes of green, orange and yellow over a cream body. Signed underneath. Perfect condi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Bennett Bean Large Scale Ceramic Vessel With Butterfly Accents
By Bennett Bean
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large earthenware ceramic open vessel created by Bennett Bean of Blairstown, New Jersey. Piece has a wonderful finish which includes hand painted areas al...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware
Otello Rosa Designed Pair of Harlequin Wall Lights San Polo Venezia, Italy
By Otello Rosa, San Polo
Located in Pymble, NSW
A pair of Harlequin figure wall hangings, fittings are inside the baskets to screw a small lamp holder, highly detailed and in near perfect condition, circa 1955. The glazes are bril...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Bitossi Aldo Londi Italy Scavo Fish, circa 1968
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Aldo Londi designed fish from the Pesci series 'Scavo'. With sgraffito lines decoration on an unglazed body, circa 1968. Remnants of the Raymor label are on the base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Ceramic Plates, Set of Six
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Plates, set of six
The plates each depict a different selection of stringed instruments including ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern Iridescent Glazed Ceramic Vase by Mobach, Holland
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iridescent glazed ceramic vase in copper color by Mobach, Netherlands. The Mobach family has been producing kiln fired ceramics for over five generations.
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Photophore, France 1950, Candleholder
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This photphore is in ceramic. This has been made, in France in the 1950s.
This is signed in the bottom.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic Vase by Walter Yovaish, 1975
By Walter Yovaish
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful crazing glazed ceramic vase titled "Simple Vase" by American artist Walter Yovaish, 1975.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Tulip Shaped Ceramic Vase with Wooden and Metal Base, Manner of Berndt Friberg
Located in Miami, FL
A fine midcentury ceramic flower vase. This tulip shaped vase or decorative object cast in a unique design and masterfully shaped by the artisan. Further accentuated with a teak wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Metal
Nils Thorsson Scandinavian Marselis Ceramic Bowl for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Scandinavian ceramic “Marselis” ashtray bowl series designed by Danish artist Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s.
Please note that the litem is original of the period and t...
Category
1650s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Table Lamp by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A ceramic table lamp with green and brown spotted glaze covered in figurative line etchings. Marked "Marcello Fantoni for Marbro Italy".
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Brass
Marcello Fantoni Italy Wall Plaque Still Life, circa 1950
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare and beautiful large wall plaque by Marcello Fantoni of Italy, circa 1955 decorated with a table still life of grapes in a bowl, coffee pot, wine bottles and fruit. The glaze h...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Tomiya Matsuda Abstract Modern Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Glazed terra cotta abstract modern sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda. Brown, green and cinnabar glaze over a layered terra cotta curved and footed form ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Marcello Fantoni Italy 1955 Bottle Vase Still Life
Located in Pymble, NSW
A beautiful and unusual large bottle shaped vase by the Italian master potter Marcello Fantoni. Decorated with a continuous still life table top setting with coffee pot, bowl of grap...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Emilio Scanavino, Painted Ceramic, Italy
Located in Sharon, CT
Hand-painted and thrown ceramic by this important Italian Abstract Expressionist artist.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Antonia Campi Conchiglia Pottery, Italian 1950s Lamp
By Lavenia, Antonia Campi
Located in New York, NY
An original 1950s Conchiglia glazed ceramic lamp in the form of a conch shell.
Societa Ceramica Italiana di Laveno. Signed.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Porcelain
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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