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: Gray
Tea Pot by Gordon and Jane Martz
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Gordon and Jane Martz ceramic tea pot is a stunning piece of functional art that seamlessly combines form and function. Handcrafted by the renowned American ceramicists, Gordon a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Susan Parkinson Studio Pottery Architectural Tankard
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish studio pottery porcelain mug decorated with columns design by Susan Parkinson for the Richard Parkinson Pottery and made between 1953 an...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Porcelain
Alvino Bagni Lidded Vase
By Alvino Bagni
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alvino Bagni lidded vase in a brilliant floral design. Small area on base where glaze did not catch (please refer to photos). Additional photos available upon request.
Would work we...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Glazed ‘Mobach Utrecht’ Jug, Signed
By Mobach
Located in Voorburg, NL
Very sophisticated ceramic jug designed and made by Klaas Mobach for ‘Mobach Utrecht’ in the 1940s with black and blue reduced fired glaze. Execution Mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Sgraffito Decorated Red Ware Pottery Bowl by Rozsika Blackstone
Located in Ferndale, MI
Rozsika Blackstone New York and Arizona, circa 1920-62 pottery vessel.
Deep bowl in dark brown glaze, sgraffito decorated in an abstract vertical design allowing the red ware...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Pair of David Cressey & Robert Maxwell for Earthgender Teardrop Sunburst Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cylindrical pair of planters from Earthgender, David Cressey and Robert Maxwell’s early 1970s project. These 17.75” diameter examples are incised in the “Teardrop Sunburst” design wi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
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
1960s Edith Heath Studio Pottery Covered Ceramic Dish MoMA
By Edith Heath
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Small covered casserole single serving dish MoMA.
Art Pottery Heath
5.13 diameter x 3.5 tall
Maker stamp USA-heath ceramics.
Edith Heath Studio Pott...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Marc Bellaire Large Decorative Ceramic Bowl Luau Signed California Pottery USA
Located in Monrovia, CA
Vintage marc Bellaire ceramic bowl. Extra-large decorative ceramic dish or bowl "luau" pattern designed and signed Bellaire.
Extra-large ceramic decorative centre piece or fruit bowl or large decorative piece that will enhance any home or office. No chips or marring. Excellent 1950s vintage ceramic piece of California pottery.
Marc Bellaire was born in 1925 in Toledo, Ohio. He studied at the Toledo Museum of Art while employed at the Libby Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Lorraine North 1970s Studio Pottery Group Scarce Mobile Alabama Artist
Located in Mobile, AL
Lorraine North (1931-2014) produced extraordinary Mid-Century Modern scratch decorated studio pottery in the 1970s and 1980s. It is extremely difficult to find examples of her work available. The forms and decoration speak for themselves. The measurement provided is for the larger lidded form. The ornament is local inspired and includes birds, fish, snails and flowers. The Gulf Coast of Alabama and Mississippi hosts a legion of artists and craftspeople with epicenters in Fairhope, Alabama and Ocean Springs...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Doyle Lane Mid-Century Modern Rare Colored Glass Ceramic Pottery Square Form
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
A rare, beautifully designed glass or ceramic form by famed midcentury American artist or potter Doyle Lane. Lane was a glaze specialist much like Glen Lukens and Otto Natzler. His colorful glazes would melt, bubble and crack over his pieces creating a very tactile look and feel. His work ranged from beaded necklaces and pendants to small, delicate vases or weed pots to ceramic sculptures, clay paintings, and large scale wall mosaics (including his most well-known work - an 18-foot mosaic or mural known as the orange wall which was commissioned by architect Welton Becket...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Set of 6 Jacques Pouchain Mugs for Dieulefit Workshop 1950
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
20th century set of 6 Jacques Pouchain mugs for Dieulefit workshop 1950
with geometric decorations. Signature under the base.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ceramic Fruit Bowl
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A medium sized handmade ceramic bowl with a basked design decorated with vine leaves and grapes. Is perfect to use for grapes as the fruit is aired well. Marked in the bottom. In goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Tile Blue White Baroque Cavalier on Horseback
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern Vintage ceramic tile in blue and white colors 1960s Austria.
A wonderful ceramic tile with motif Baroque cavalier on horseback in pastel blue and white color tone...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large Abstract Studio Pottery Stoneware 'Pagoda Pot' by Alan Ashpool England 70s
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A stunning three hooped ‘Pagoda Pot’ by Dorset potter Alan Ashpool, with a flared bowl to the top, tiered forms made from a mixture of thrown and slipcast sections joined together, culminating in a bell shaped base. Predominantly in an ecru colourway, followed by a dark grey glaze, then a turquoise/blue glaze, culminating in a stunning bronze manganese glaze. There are also beautiful blue flecks in the ecru finish, which were created in the firing process.
A wonderfully impressive and tactile piece measuring 40cm in height, in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Alan Ashpool backstamp to the base alongside the original address label.
Dorset based potter Alan Ashpool, studied pottery under Heber Matthews (1905-1959), a foremost student of William Staite Murray and teacher of Hans Coper.
During the 1960s Ashpool’s pots were sold in leading design stores such as Heal’s, alongside those of Dame Lucie Rie...
Category
1970s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid Century Abstract Joel Edwards Shallow Pottery Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Seguin, TX
Mid Century studio shallow pottery bowl by well known California potter Joel Edwards. Rounded square shallow bowl shape, speckled cream with gray an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
1970s Mid-Century Pottery Bud Vase California Design Influenced
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful studio thrown, and signed pottery vase. We do not have any info on the maker but it really captures some of the more collectible design...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glazed Ceramic Tile Multicolored Motif 1960s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage multicolored naive art motif donkey cart ceramic tile Italy 1960s.
A stunning hand painted and multicolored glazed ceram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Vintage Trio of Lisa Larson for Rosenthal Ceramic Candle Holders
By Rosenthal
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful set / trio of candleholders designed by Swedish studio ceramist / potter Lisa Larson (b. 1931) for the German company Rosenthal stamped and marked "Rosenthal - Studio Line" on the base. Fun, flower shaped candlestick holders produced circa 1970-1980.
Measurements are:
Larger stands...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Tile Blue and White Cavalier, 1960s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage blue and white ceramic tile with motif.
Cavalier on Horseback 1960s, Austria.
A stunning ceramic tile with a printed motif in blue and white colors.
Lab...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glazed Ceramic Tile Motif Watchmaker, 1960s, Spain
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern vintage glazed ceramic tile motif watchmaker 1960s Spain.
A stunning glazed ceramic tile with motif watchmaker in clear lines.
Labeled made in Spain.
Very good ...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Homemaker Pattern Plate, Designed by Enid Seeney for the Ridgway Potteries
Located in Downingtown, PA
Homemaker pattern plate,
designed by Enid Seeney for the Ridgway Potteries (Stoke-on-Trent),
1960's.
Diameter: 7 inches.
Mark: Printed oval mark with Homemaker in the center ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Pottery from Rabat, Morocco, Contemporary Ceramic Jar, Cream and Black Colors
Located in New York, NY
Pottery from Morocco. Inspired by Swedish midcentury pottery like Stig Lindberg. Designed and made by a local artist in Rabat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Studio Pottery Set of Bowls 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mid century Studio pottery set of bowls. Mid 20th century.
Very decorative set of bowls with a very mid-century modern appearance and style. Very dist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Signed Mid-Century Scheier Pottery Serving Dish
Located in Forney, TX
Early and rare hand-thrown ceramic serving dish by mid-century modern masters, Edwin and Mary Scheier. With curved handles and a swirl design, this fabulous hand-crafted pottery ston...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Midcentury Bowl from the Baca Series by Nils Thorsson for Aluminia
Located in Berlin, DE
Large midcentury bowl from the Baca series by Nils Thorsson for Aluminia
This highly detailed ceramic/faience bowl is part of Aluminia's / Royal Copenhagen's BACA series, designed b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Anthony H. Ivins California Studio Lava Stoneware Platter
By Anthony H. Ivins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Stoneware platter with lava crater glaze created by California studio potter, Anthony Ivins. Platter measures 11.5" in diameter and is signed Ivins, Feb 13, 1961. In excellent vintag...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Artistic Vintage Danish Pottery Bowl from the 1950s
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage artistic Danish pottery bowl with a beautiful abstract design
Signed on the base but artist unknown
No cracks or chips.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Classic Victoria Littlejohn Hand Thrown Mid Century Pottery Vessel Dish Ashtray
Located in Miami, FL
An enticing pottery design by Victoria Littlejohn, hand thrown Dish with a wonderful neutral oatmeal color glaze with a central red orange crystalline thick glaze surrounded by a cri...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery
Midcentury Indistinctly Signed Studio Pottery Dish Painted with a Fish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good decorative hand painted vintage Studio Pottery dish with a fish swimming amidst weed believed to date from the midcentury. The rounded shall...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large Carstens 1960s Mid-Century Modern West German Ceramic Pottery Vase Bamboo
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Large ceramic vase made in Germany by Cartens in the 1960s with a very beautiful Bamboo design.
Carstens only produced copies in limited amounts of each design.
Stamped underneath ...
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-Century Set of Various Pottery Bowls 1970s, Studio Pottery
Located in Rosendahl, DE
This beautiful set of handmade ceramics consists of 16 bowls, all of which differ in size and color. Since they come from the same artist but different painting techniques were used,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Ceramic Pitcher and Set of Drinking Cups by Jacques Blin, circa 1950
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
Mid-century French ceramic pitcher set with four cylindrical drinking cups by Jacques Blin (circa 1950s). To find an intact set such as this is rare and certainly fortuitous. An eleg...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Decorative Earthenware Crockery Pot by Albert Thiry
By Albert Thiry
Located in London, GB
French vintage decorative earthenware crockery pot by Albert Thiry (circa 1960s). Delightfully pear-shaped body with incised floral motif decoration. A creamy white enamel covers the...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Pottery from Morocco, Cream & Burgundy Color, Handcrafted, Contemporary Ceramic
Located in New York, NY
Pottery from Morocco. Inspired by Swedish midcentury pottery like Stig Lindberg. Handcrafted pottery by a local artist in Rabat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mosaic Tile Decorative Plate
Located in Denton, TX
Mosaic tiled decorative plate/ dish. Signed made in Denmark.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Helmut Schäffenacker White Black Geometric Wall Relief Set of 3
Located in Munich, DE
Incredible matte glazed stoneware wall relief circa 1960s from West Germany from the Artist Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker. Stunning pieces.
Helmut Schäffenacker (1921-2010) was a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Studio Pottery Tea Pot with Blue Lava Glaze
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century studio pottery tea pot with blue lava glaze, circa 1970s. The pot is in very good vintage with no chips or cracks and measures 11" W x 8.7...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Danish Midcentury Knabstrup Floor Vase
By Knabstrup
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish midcentury Knabstrup floor vase in a beautiful green glaze.
In great condition with no cracks or chips and still with the or...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Italian Desimone Hand Painted Pottery Round Decor Plate Fisherman Store Cast Net
Located in Miami, FL
Original Italian Giovanni Desimone hand painted art pottery, round decor plate depicts a scene of a fisherman folding his fish casting nets on a sunny day ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Alvino Bagni Raymor Attributed Unusual Midcentury Italian Art Pottery Vase
By Alvino Bagni
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual and stylish vintage Italian art pottery vase attributed to Alvino Bagni and probably made by Raymor. The waisted rounded bulbou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Claudio Ferri Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1950s
By Claudio Ferri
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Claudio Ferri ceramic vase, Italy, 1950s
Measures: Left vase diameter 12 x height 41 cm.
Right vase diameter 14 x height 32 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Accolay the Dancers, France, 1950s
Located in London, GB
Vase Accolay with anthropomorphic dancers, 1950s
Reminds the dancers of Henri Matisse.
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper Studio Pottery Mustard Glazed Bowl
By Lucie Rie, Hans Coper
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage British studio pottery bowl by Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, finely thrown the outer body decorated in oatmeal glaze with a dark ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Lauritz Adolph Hjorth Danish Midcentury Pottery Asian Figure Carrying Pots
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish midcentury Danish stoneware pottery sculpture of an Asian figure carrying two large pottery vessels with further vessels standing on th...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Marianna von Allesch Biomorphic Pottery Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Marianna von Allesch Biomorphic pottery with sgraffito design. Very nice example of the biomorphic design movement. Studio art pottery.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Mid-Century Modern Iridescent Glazed Ceramic Vase by Mobach, Holland
By Mobach
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Iridescent glazed ceramic vase in steel gray 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
Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy Tribal Vase, circa 1968
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large Fratelli vase decorated with creamy glaze 'Tribal' figures on a blue glaze background. Beautifully detailed with all the figures being different. The glaze is semi matte and ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Ernestine Italian Design 1950 Ceramic Water Service in Yellow Blue Color Lemons
By Ernestine
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ernestine Italian design 1950 ceramic water service in yellow blue color lemons.
Measures: Glasses height cm. 13.5 diameter cm.6.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Knabstrup Danish Midcentury Art Pottery Girl and Swan Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Danish Knabstrup Keramiek pottery sculpture of a nude maiden with a swan seated on an oval pedestal base and decorated in white glazes with...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
1960s by Giotto Stoppino for Brambilla Italian Design Ceramic White Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Aster" series
White pottery vase
"Brambilla" mark impressed
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large Italian Stoneware Centerpiece by Guido Gambone
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive and large square stoneware platter by Guido Gambon, Italy, circa 1950s. Beautifully glazed in white a lava-like textured surface and decorated with black geometrical pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
1970s "Dora" Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Sweden ABC Girls Figure Pottery
By Gustavsberg
Located in Brescia, IT
"Dora" ABC Girls
by Lisa Larson
Gustavsberg, 1958
Stoneware figure
Perfect condition
Measure: H 27 cm.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Edna Arnow Illinois Modern Abstract Expressionist Stoneware Lidded Vessel
By Edna Arnow
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract expressionist glazed red stoneware lidded urn created by Edna Arnow of Chicago, Illinois, circa 1950s. Piece measures 10.5" tall by 6.5" diameter and is signed Arnow on reve...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Lucie Rie Rose Colored Bowl 1980 Signed
By Lucie Rie
Located in Munich, DE
Extraordinary stoneware bowl of the famous ceramic artist Lucie Rie.
Slightly beige-pink matte glaze with stronger pink spots, brown, partially bluish edge. Interior and exterior wa...
Category
1980s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Pablo Picasso Dish, Corrida White Earthenware Dish 1953 'A.R.182'
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Terre de faïence dish, 1953, from the edition of an unknown size (Alain Ramié states that only a few copies of this subject were produced).
The dish is centrally decorated with a ...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic Stoneware Vase by Michael Kreisberg
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful earth tone glazed ceramic vase by American artist Michael Kreisberg, late 20th century.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Hand Thrown Stoneware Pottery Vase by Fontaine
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful well done ceramic vase by Fontaine, circa 1970s. Stamped at the bottom with a face, one of a kind piece.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
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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