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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Period: 20th Century
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
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
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
Unusual Quality Glazed Art Pottery Monkey Holding a Vase, 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and exceptionally well modeled studio glazed art pottery figure of a seated monkey holding a vase believed to date from the early to mid-20th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
1960s Studio Stoneware Totem Bottle Geometric Pattern Scandinavian Craft Rustic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Appears to be a highly textured turned salt fired stoneware centerpiece vase/bottle, with nice stenciled or painted slip geometric triangle pattern complete...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Guido Gambone Italian Art Pottery Bottle Mid-20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian art pottery bottle and stopper painted with horses by Guido Gambone (1909-1969). The tall stoneware bottle is decorated in a soft white slightly textured gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
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
Vallauris French Midcentury Flower Vase Multicolored Fat Lava Style
Located in Miami, FL
This dazzling fat lava, glazed ceramic vase with multiple colors was handcrafted in Vallauris, France during the 1950s or 1960s. The primary blue, red, wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Handcrafted Aztec Green and Gray Pottery Bowls or Vessel Set of 3
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 3 vintage handcrafted Aztec green, gray and brown group of pottery bowls, vessel.
Makers mark underneath, NG.
Dimensions:
Flat bowl diameter...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
A. Martin Vallauris French Provençal Palissy Trompe L’oeil Vegetable Wall Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rarely seen Palissy style Provençal Majolica trompe l’oeil wall plate made and signed by the potter A. Martin, from Vallauris, Cote d’Azur, France, Mid-Century Modern Era, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Lauritz Adolph Hjorth Danish Midcentury Large Pottery Fisherman Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish midcentury Danish terracotta pottery sculpture of a fisherman sat on a rock and catching fish with a trident by Lauritz Adolph Hjorth. The figure is glazed in white with el...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
Studio Del Campo Enamel Italian, 1960s Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A 1960s handmade enamel over copper with an abstract design in colors of black, and olive and teal green. Signed.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Italian Stoneware Art Centerpiece by Guido Gambone
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large stoneware platter or charger in oval shape by Guido Gambon Italy circa 1960s. Beautifully covered in a white lava-like textured glaze and decorated with a yellow and black ou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gianni Tosin Lava & Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin.
With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration.
Stamped I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large Midcentury Pottery Bear, Attributed to Tony Evans
By Tony Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large midcentury pottery bear, Attributed to Tony Evans, Well modeled strutting bear. Unmarked.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
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
Ken Shores Gold Luster Feather Funk Pottery Ceremonial Bowl #6 In Mirrored Case
By Ken Shores
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gold luster funk pottery fetish bowl embellished with applied feathers at its rim created by Ken Shores of Oregon, circa 1960s. Bowl is mounted in an acry...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Feathers
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
West German Ceramic Wall Plate with Greek Goddess Design, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern West German Greek Goddess Glazed Ceramic Wall Plate
Beautiful West German glazed ceramic decorative plate or vide poche dish featuring a Greek Goddess surrounded b...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay, Pottery, Ceramic
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
Group of Seven Handcrafted Pottery Vases
By Various Ceramic Factories
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Group of seven handcrafted pottery vases, produced by different artists-craftsmen in various shapes and finishes, in the 1970s-1980s, mostly North Ameri...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
Group of Malcolm Wright Art Pottery
By Malcolm Wright 1
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Group of Malcolm Wright pottery including two covered bowls and an oversized charger. All monogram signed on the unglazed bases. All in black and brown glaze and decorated with leaf motifs. The charger with a scalloped rim.
Measurements: Smaller lidded bowl 9.75 inches wide and 6.5 inches high, and larger covered bowl...
Category
20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
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
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
Stoneware Stacked Bottle by Bernard Rooke
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage stoneware Bottle with stopper.
In 1960 he set up his own workshop in Forest Hill, London, Progressive designs were readily accepte...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Ceramic Jar in Crackle Glaze Technique
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
This ceramic jar is manufactured using crackle glaze technique, the jar have two colors and different size of crackles, unknown designer and unknown date of manufacture.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso, Scène De Tauromachie Dish 'A. R. 412'
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Terre de faïence dish 1959 numbered 52/100 and incised 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso' & 'Madoura' stamps.
The dish is centrally decorated with a scene comprising of a matador br...
Category
1950s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Copper Lustre Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Vase, circa 1950
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish midcentury Swedish art pottery vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand. The simple oval shaped vase is richly decorated in a chocolate brown copper lustre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Joseph David Broudo Massive Stoneware Abstract Expressionist Boulder Vessel
By J. David Broudo
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large-scale stoneware vessel created by Massachusetts ceramist, Joseph David Broudo. Piece has an amazing abstract glaze with scrafitto texture, re...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Guido Gambone 1950s Charger, Italy
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large deep charger by Guido Gambone from the late 1950s with a purple/brown glaze. Decorated with a central medallion of a head in profile and shell like reserves around the ground...
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
Antonia Campi 1950s Italian Vase
By Lavenia, Antonia Campi
Located in New York, NY
An Antonia Campi for Lavenia pale yellow sculptural ceramic vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Modernist Black Ceramic Bird Form Sculpture Mid-Century Abstract Dove
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A glazed ceramic dove form sculpture by Quebec artists Guy Simoneau and Christiane Paquin.
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
Marianna von Allesch Mid-Century Modern Abstract Studio Pottery
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large biomorphic ceramic by noted artist Marianna von Allesch. Incised abstract design with pewter glaze. Signed on lower rear.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Glazed Ceramic Candleholders, Vallauris
Located in Miami, FL
Very decorative pair of vintage candleholders from the 1950s. Originating from one of France's best known pottery making villages, Vallauris in the French Riviera. Materials: ceramic...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Faience, 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
Roger Picault Vaulluris Hand-Painted Cups and Saucers
Located in Sharon, CT
Four 'bistro' cups and saucers. Cup diameter 4 3/4". By Roger Picault, one of the most celebrated pottery masters from the golden age of Vallauris as the center of modern French pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Carlton Ball Ceramic Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare ceramic vase by F.Carlton Ball.
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
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
Vintage Loughton Studio Pottery Lava Glazed Vase T W Howard, 1971
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Studio Pottery vase of octagonal cylindrical form made at Loughton Pottery by Thomas Weir Howard. The stoneware vase is decorated in grey textured lava style glazes...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
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
"In the Sauna, " Highly Rare Mid-Century Dish by Der März, Estonia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This charming Mid-Century scene, in a sauna, depicts two nude figures in a moment of cleansing during the Fasting Month, or "Paastu Kuu." Each figure is shown with switches of silver...
Category
1950s Estonian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
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
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
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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