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
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
Ceramic CandleholderOr Candlestick By Saint jean ceramic France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Candlestick or candleholder is in ceramic. This has been made, in France in the 1970s.
This is signed in the bottom.
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$255 Sale Price
20% Off
Laura Andreson Large Scale California Studio Carved Stoneware Bowl
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large scale carved, stoneware bowl created by Laura Andreson of Los Angeles California. Andreson was a graduate of UCLA, where she was also the head of the ceramics department for...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
French Mid-Century Vase, A Composition of Sandstone and Glass
Located in Miami, FL
A unique, hand-crafted vase made of sandstone, glass and other natural elements.
A very decorative piece of art that will enhance any shelf or table.
Measures: 7" W x 10 3/4" H x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Sandstone
$635 Sale Price
39% Off
Petite ceramic vase by Carl Harry Stalhane for Rörstrand Studio, 1950s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Beige Ceramic Vase with earthy ceramic glaze.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Modernist Painted and Signed Cup and Saucer, circa 1960
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and interesting modernist hand-painted pottery cup and saucer, the latter painted with a Primitive black outlined deer decorated in brightly coloured glazes on a speckled ...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$232 Sale Price
30% Off
SET of midcentury Italy Grottaglie Drink Set Jug + 5 cups art pottery
Located in Landshut, BY
beautiful elegant artful Italian midcentury
Drinks Set
includes 5 cups
Famous art pottery from Grottaglie / Puglia Italy
by Ciro Farina
Design Period 1956 to 1964
Production Per...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Vintage French Metal Pot Set – Early 20th Century Coffee, Pepper, Sugar Storage
Located in Barcelona, ES
This exquisite set of metal pots, originating from France in the early 20th century, is a true collector’s treasure. Each pot is meticulously designed to store essentials like coffee...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Metal
$797 Sale Price
55% Off
Studio Pot by Herman Roderick Volz Earthenware Vase
Located in Fulton, CA
Studio pot by Herman Roderick Volz. Hand thrown earthenware vase with applied handles. Inscribed on base "Volz". Circa. 1970.
7.13 inches High
5 inches deep.
6.75 inches wide.
HERM...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Dayle Rushall Incised California Studio Pottery
Located in Fulton, CA
Impressive, large-scale studio pot by California Artist Dayle Rushall. Exceptional detail to hand incised decoration. Stands 19.5 inches tall. Signed and...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
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
Unique Handmade Studio Art Pottery Bowl with Multicolored Glaze, USA, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Unique Mid Century Studio Pottery bowl or serving dish, rendered in hand thrown clay with a beautiful vibrant multicolored glaze of rust, orange, blue, gray, and brown, USA, 1960s, m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Beautiful Huge and Rare David Gil Vase by Bennington Pottery, USA
By David Gil
Located in Berlin, DE
Mint David Gil Vase in white made by Bennington Pottery, USA.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Pottery Sake Cup
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Beautifully aged midcentury pottery sake cup.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
Alfred Burgess Read Mid-Century Poole Pottery Vase in PRB Pattern
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century Poole pottery vase decorated in the dinstinctive PRB pattern by Alfred Burgess Read. This elegantly shaped bottle vase stands on a skirted rounded...
Category
Mid-20th Century English 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
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Pottery Spatterware Vase by Sheila Fournier, England, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Art Pottery Spatterware Vase by Sheila Fournier, England, 20th Century. Hand-crafted vase with applied spatterware design, signed on bottom, 'SF'. Shei...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Rock Vase in Stoneware by Tom McMillin 1960s
By Tom Mcmillin
Located in Troy, MI
Studio Pottery Vase in Stoneware Rock by Tom McMillin
Sculptural rock vase by Tom McMillin circa 1960s
Round form with exploding multi spout openings
Additional Information:
Mater...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Thomas Weir Howard Loughton Studio Pottery Bottle, 1958
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Studio Pottery bottle made at Loughton Pottery by Thomas Weir Howard. The stoneware bottle has a rounded bulbous shaped body a slightly angled neck and a hole in the body t...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Franco Bucci Italian Midcentury Modern Gres Pottery Big Vase, 1970s
By Franco Bucci
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Very big Italian gres vase designed and produced by Italian artist Franco Bucci Pesaro, logo under the base, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Franco Bucci Italian Midcentury Art Pottery Bowl for Laboratorio Pesaro
By Franco Bucci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Modernist midcentury Italian art pottery bowl designed by Franco Bucci for Labortorio Pesaro. The rounded handcrafted stonewa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
David Cressey Pro Artisan Stoneware Platter for Architectural Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Cressey Pro Artisan stoneware platter for architectural pottery.
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
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
$712 Sale Price
30% Off
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
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
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Small MCM Stoneware Studio Pottery Dish by Amy Donaldson
Located in San Diego, CA
Small MCM stoneware studio pottery dish by listed artist, Amy Donaldson, circa 1960s. This gorgeous hand finished plate has a wonderful concentric design and great light blue colors....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Unusual Ceramic Bowl By Gambone, Italy Ca'1950's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual bowl By Gambone, depicting an anamorphic face. Typical period glazing and crackling. Signed on the bottom with the donkey mark.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Nils Thorsson Scandinavian Marselis Ceramic Vase for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Ceramic scandinavian vase serie “Marselis” designed by Danish artist Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, Denmark 1950s
Please note that the item is original of the period and this...
Category
1650s Danish Antique Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Five Pieces of Scheier Pottery
Located in Sharon, CT
Five representative pieces of Sheier Pottery. A pitcher 6 1/2" tall, two tall cups 5 3/8 & 5 3/16"tall, a greenish beige bowl 4"diameter and a brown with
decoration larger cup 5 1/2...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
$1,250 / set
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 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
$1,900 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Thomas Weir Howard Loughton Studio Pottery Mug, 1958
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Studio Pottery mug made at Loughton Pottery by Thomas Weir Howard. The shaped stoneware mug has a loop handle with thumb rest and is decorated wi...
Category
1950s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Set of Three Handmade Studio Pottery Bowls Yellow Gray Blue Marked RL, USA 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Collection of three handmade studio pottery bowls, rendered in hand thrown earthen clay pottery, glazed in a speckled yellow, gray, and blue. Marked on bottom RL, USA, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
1950 Clara Istler Ceramic White Fawns Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
"Fawns"
Clara Istler
Milan, 1950s
White Glazen ceramic
Unique piece
Perfect condiction
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mathilde Schaefer Modern Studio Pot with Horse Motif
By Mathilde Schaefer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful and whimsical ceramic vase handmade by celebrated artist Mathilde Schaefer, wife of noted Arizona artist Lew Davis.
This unusual and rare terra cotta vase with a glazed turquoise interior
(and other glazed portions: manes, tails, hooves and eyes), is dated 1949
on the bottom in pencil and marked "Desert Kilns Arizona."
Also inscribed in pencil on the bottom: “Merry Christmas from Bill Benton.”
We are not certain who the recipient was but the vase was owned and given as a gift by Bill Benton, a Senator from Connecticut who wintered in Arizona. He was a friend of Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s when Arizona and Phoenix in particular had a very active art community.
Known in Arizona in the 1960s as an instructor of pottery and sculpture at the Desert School of Art in Scottsdale and also as the wife of artist Lew Davis, she was born in New York City and studied with Raoul Josset and Walter Lemcke.
In 1938, she began exhibiting at the Art Institute of Chicago. She married Davis and they moved to Scottsdale, Arizona where she maintained a studio. Her sculpture is in numerous collections including that of International Business Machines...
Category
Mid-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
Large Carstens Mid Century Modern Pottery Floor Vase Germany 1956
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $550....Classic urn shaped and with 1950s period dribble glaze decoration, this massive 1956 Carstens pottery floor vase is a delight. Grey glazed exterior with white an...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
$325 Sale Price
40% Off
Abstract ceramic plate with Italian textured glaze
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Abstract ceramic plate with Italian textured glaze , marked F.P.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$578 Sale Price
30% Off
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
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
Mid-Century Pfaltzgraff Pottery Lidded Onion Soup Au Gratin Casseroles, Set/6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six Mid-Century earthenware Onion Soup au Gratins, The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Company, circa 1950-1960.
Six oven proof individual casseroles with s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
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
1960s Asian Art Pottery Oriental Flower Cup
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Mid-Century Modern Oriental Flower Art Pottery Cup
Signed with Asian character symbols
3.5 tall. 2.63 diameter
Original vintage preowned conditio...
Category
1950s 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
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
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
Monumental Mid-20th Century American Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental-scale mid-20th century American studio hand-thrown glazed ceramic bowl with fantastic texture and earthy neutral glaze colors. Signed illegibly on the bottom.
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Polia Pillin Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Yunomi Tea Cup
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, whimsical diminutive Yunomi tea cup by famed Polish-American master potter/artist Polia Pillin featuring a deep, rich cobalt blue glaze with streaks of green swirling ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Ceramic Vase by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual black and white ceramic vase, hand-painted by Mancioli, Italy, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern 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
Alvino Bagni Raymor Attributed Unusual Mid-Century 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
Eric Leaper Newlyn Studio Pottery Orange Glazed Tray or Shallow Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish studio pottery tray or shallow dish decorated in bright orange glazes by Eric Leaper, Newlyn and dating from around 1960. The pottery tray is of ...
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
Murano Hand Blown Striped Petite Vide Poche in Multicolor Rainbow 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning hand blown Murano petite vide poche/ bowl in multicolor stripes including yellow, blue, pink, red, and green. In great condition, no marks or cracks. Absolutely glittering i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Blown Glass
Ceramic Candleholder France 1960 Beige Green Flowers Decor Pattern by Keraluc
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This CandleHolder is in ceramic. This has been made, in France in the 1960s.
This is signed in the bottom, Keraluc. Beige, yellow, Red and Green colors.
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$425 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Marcel Vertès Ceramic Plate Tete De Femme, Signed, Edit 8/100, Vallauris, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large glazed ceramic plate 'Tete de Femme' created by Marcel Vertès for Tapis Vert, Vallauris, France, in the 1950s. Signed 'Vertes' and numbered 8 of 100.
The inner circle with fac...
Category
1950s French Vintage 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
Ceramic, Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery
Monumental Brilliant Handmade and Hand-Glazed Large Floor Vase, Signed 1950s
Located in Verviers, BE
Brilliant handmade hand-glazed Very Large Floor Vase, 1950s
Wonderful monumental ceramic vase.
Handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant colors.
...
Category
1950s German Vintage 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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