Modern Pottery
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
South African Clay Pottery Bowls
Located in Weesp, NL
Step into a world of cultural fusion and artistic expression with the exquisite collection of three hand-made clay pots from 2006, crafted by Afrikania. These captivating pieces seam...
Category
Early 2000s South African Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
$654 / set
Colin Pearson British Studio Pottery Turquoise Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage British studio pottery twin handled vessel by Colin Pearson. The vessel is made in porcelain and is of cylindrical shape with ...
Category
1990s English Modern Pottery
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Brown Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
By Mike Dodd
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in brown ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (English, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category
20th Century English Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Set of Jaime Hayon Contemporary Glazed Happy Susto Vases
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary happy yeti by Jaime Hayon.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona (Spain).
Glazed ceramic vase in white with decorations in black.
Measures:
14 D x 33 W x 47 H cm
10 D x 24 W x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
John Glick Signed Set of 5 Bowls Modernist Stoneware Glazed Ceramics Plum Tree
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modernist stoneware glazed ceramic set of 5 bowls by Detroit artist John Glick of Plum Tree Pottery. Circa late 20th century. Glazed in earthtones. Artisisnal yet functional and ma...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
1980s Studio Art Sculptural Dark Brown Coffee Mug Melching Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Sculptural Dark Brown Mug Coffee Cup Pottery Art by Melching
Signed by artist
3.25 h x 4.5 w x 3.75
Preowned unrestored vintage condition with wear.
Refer to images.
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
1980 Set of Two Sculptural Coffee Cups Abstract Art Pottery Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980 Set of Two Sculptural Brown Cups Abstract Art Pottery Signed Melching
2 tall x 4.5 w x 5.38 d
Preowned vintage unrestored
Review images please
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Robin Welch, Vase, 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
Robin Welch
Vase
A cylindrical pottery vase, the upper part with a purple mat cover, the lower part with a brown and black cover.
Stamped underneath...
Category
1980s British Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$1,189
Vintage John Miller Studio Pottery Box, 20th Century
By John Miller
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage Studio Pottery stoneware lidded box applied with an arrangement of irregular cut shapes decorated in blue, brown and cream colored glazes on a light mottled creame...
Category
20th Century British Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Alfonso Bowl
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Alfonso Fruit bowl in Shiny White
Designed by Project 213A in 2021
Handmade Stoneware
This tilting designed piece is part of the Alfonso range, sculpted by organically displ...
Category
2010s European Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
$333 / item
1983 Artsy Coffee Mugs Signed Pottery Melching
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1983 Coffee Mugs sculptural pottery art
Signed by artist 1983 Melching
black texture
3.5 h x 3.75 w x 4.75
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
Review images provided.
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Jaime Hayon Contemporary Glazed Happy Susto White Vase
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary happy yeti by Jaime Hayon.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona (Spain).
Glazed ceramic vase in white with decorations in black.
Measures:
14 D x 33 W x 47 H cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Green Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
By Mike Dodd
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in green ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (British, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category
20th Century English Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Italian Contemporary Ceramic Blue Vase Designed by Capperidicasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian ceramic vase turned and hand-engraved with matt enamel, wooden hood, new design by Capperidicasa.
Dimensions:
Diameter 18 cm - height (ceramic ) 32 cm
Height with cap (hig...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$523 Sale Price
20% Off
Jaime Hayon Contemporary White Small Glazed Happy Susto Vase
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary Happy Susto vase by Jaime Hayon.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona (Spain).
Glazed ceramic vase in white with decorations in blue.
Measures:
10 D x 24 W x 34 H cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Mary Rich Studio Pottery Miniature Teapot, 20th Century
By Mary Rich
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish Studio Pottery miniature teapot of squat rounded form with a woven cane handle and finely decorated in metallic brown glazes o...
Category
20th Century British Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Elsa Benattar Large Glazed Lidded Studio Pottery Bottle Shaped Ewer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a very large collection of 20th and 21st century Studio Pottery we offer this large and stylish Studio Pottery streak tenmoku colored glaze lidded ewer by Elsa Benattar...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Christopher Anderson Textured Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Studio Pottery vase with a shaped tenmoku glazed top, the body applied with matted textured glazes in contrasting brown tones by Christopher Anderson...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Nicholas Marsh Contemporary Stoneware Studio Pottery Wall Plaque
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish handcrafted contemporary stoneware studio pottery wall plaque by British-Canadian potter Nicholas Marsh and dating from the early 21st Ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
1983 Vintage Pottery Art Black Single Coffee Cup Mug Signed Melching
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s black pottery art coffee cup mug vintage condition
Artist signed Melching 1983
Measures: 3 tall x 3.63 width x 5 depth
Unrestored vintage condi...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
3 Italian Modernist Franco Bucci Stacking Pottery Bowls for Laboratorio Pesaro
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of three stacking pottery bowls. Designed by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro. Retailed by Nieman Marcus.
Turquoise, yellow, and pink on grey.
Bowl diameters: circa 9...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Karen Ann Wood Studio Pottery Red Glazed Spot Design Lidded Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in red glazes with blue spot designs by Kent based potter Karen Ann Woo...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
1980s Clam Shell Design Bowl
Located in Denton, TX
Multi-colored Post Modern clam shell design bowl with many different textures and patterns, some floral with repetitive design.
Category
20th Century American Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Sheila Casson Chestnut Salt Glazed Studio Pottery Jug
By Sheila Casson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a very large Studio Pottery collection we offer this stunning vintage British Studio Pottery jug by renowned potter Sheila Casson and made in Ross-On-Wye and dating from the sec...
Category
20th Century English Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Christopher Carter Oxidised Textured Studio Pottery Vase
By Christopher Carter
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An absolutely stunning one-off studio pottery stoneware vase decorated in textured oxidised glazes by Chris Carter (b.1945). The vase has flat cut bands in a wrythen twist design around the body flattened slightly to form an oval shape with a open mouth shaped rim. Decorated in brown glazes with a lava style textured surface with fine bubbling. The vase has an impressed artists seal mark to the base.
Christopher James...
Category
1990s British Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Soft Piggy Bank, White Ceramics
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Soft is a collection of sensual and tactile ceramic pieces in which Kiki looks at vernacular shapes to re-imagine them. The Netherlands has a long history of craft and Dutch designer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$819 / item
1980s Sculptural Studio Pottery Art Covered Dish
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Sculptural Pottery Art Covered Dish
Signed appears as artist Melching
6.5 h x 10.75 diameter
Original vintage condition.
See images provided.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
green and grey stoneware ceramic cylinder pottery vase by ATOI circa 2010 signed
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ATOI (born in 1987)
green and grey stoneware ceramic pottery vase
signed
original perfect condition
circa 2010
height 16 cm
Large 13 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Waylande Gregory Ceramic Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant, hand-painted bowl by Waylande Gregory. Stylized leaf pattern in green and silver leaf.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Pottery
Jaime Hayon Contemporary Glazed Stoneware Showtime Vase Number 4
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary Showtime vase number 4 by Jaime Hayon.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona (Spain).
Made up of two pieces in glazed stoneware, with a white finish.
Measures: height 48 cm x d...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Contemporary Ceramic Green Vase Designed by Capperidicasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian ceramic vase turned and hand-engraved with matt enamel, wooden hood, new design by Capperidicasa.
Dimensions:
Diameter 18 cm - height (ceramic ) 32 cm
Height with cap (hig...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$523 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Blue Green Ceramic Vases Designed by Capperidicasa, Made in Italy
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Contemporary ceramic vases set hand-engraved with matte enamel, solid wooden hood, new design by Capperidicasa, made in Italy.
Dimensions:
Diameter 18...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
$1,094 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Jaime Hayon Glazed Stoneware 'Showtime 10' White Gold Vase Number 5
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary showtime 10 vase number 5 by Jaime Hayon.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona (Spain).
Made up of two pieces in glazed stoneware, with a white finish and 24-carat gold-plated ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Jaime Hayon Glazed Stoneware 'Showtime 10' Vases for BD
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Contemporary showtime 10 vases by Jaime Hayon.
Manufactured by BD Barcelona (Spain).
Made up of two pieces in glazed stoneware, with a white finish and 24-carat gold-plated decor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Philip Cornelius Pottery / Ceramic Lidded Jar, Decorated and Signed
By Philip Cornelius
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice decorated jar by the well known California potter Philip Cornelius. signed 3 lines in bottom Cornelius.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
2 Pairs of Pear Shaped Yellow Pottery Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A group of four figural pottery pear shaped salt and pepper shakers.
In the form of yellow pears with twig stems.
Perfect for a bountiful table!
Marked to the bases with a p...
Category
20th Century American Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
$316 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Richard Uhlemeyer Vase and Jar Ceramic German Pottery Green and Terra Cotta Red
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vase and jar created by Richard Uhlemeyer, German ceramist, beautiful glaze in dark green and terra cotta red shades,
Vase size 16cm diameter x 16 cm hight
Jar size 16cm diameter ...
Category
1940s German Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Brother Thomas Bezanson Large 2 Handled Sang-de-boeuf Glazed Vase
Located in Sharon, CT
Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007) a large important Sang-de-boeuf glaze two handled vase.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Modern Ceramic Vase by Suzy Goodelman for Craft Associates Furniture, 1910-SG
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Suzy Goodelman
Distributor: Craft Associates Furniture
Period/Model: New
Specs: Clay
Dimensions
H 17" (43.18cm)
W 6.5" (16.51cm)
...
Category
2010s American Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Modern Pottery by Suzy Goodelman for Craft Associates Furniture, 1912-SG
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Suzy Goodelman
Distributor: Craft Associates Furniture
Period/Model: New
Specs: Clay
Dimensions:
H 8.5" (43.18cm)
W 6.5" (16.51cm...
Category
2010s American Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
1980s Modern Art Pottery Flower Pitcher signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Art Pottery Decorative Flower Pitcher.
Signed Carla
Measures: 7.13 tall x 8.38 D x 6.25 W.
Preowned original vintage condition.
Review our images provi...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Ceramic Vase by Suzy Goodelman for Craft Associates Furniture, 1911-SG
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Suzy Goodelman
Distributor: Craft Associates Furniture
Period/Model: New
Specs: Clay
dimensions
H 11.75" (29.85cm)
W 8.5" (21.59c...
Category
2010s American Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Complimentary Pair of Cylindrical Art Pottery Vases
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A complimentary pair of cylindrical art pottery vases, Each with ridged surface, earth-toned glaze austere, almost industrial look, although each made by different artists, together ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Free Form Puddle Plate in Black Truffle Clay with Matte Midnight Blue Glaze
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
?Title : Free Form Puddle Plate in Black Truffle Clay with Matte Midnight Blue Glaze
2021s / Belgium
Size : W180 x D 180 x H 15 mm
Artist : Sigrid Volders
[Sigrid Volders]
B...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Painted Flower Bowl in Grey Speckled Clay and Matte Sand + Sheer Glaze
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
?Title : Painted Flower Bowl in Grey Speckled Clay and Matte Sand + Sheer Glaze
2021s / Belgium
Size : F135 x H 45 mm
Artist : Sigrid Volders
[Sigrid Volders]
Based in Antw...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Waylande Gregory Ceramic Jar with Sgraffito Decoration
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting ceramic lidded jar by Waylande Gregory with sgraffito decoration.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Pottery
Studio Art Pottery Vase Incised Sgraffito Signed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Studio art Pottery vase incised and sgraffito modern design Signed
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Pottery
Cubist Style Contemporary Teapot by Deborah Schwartzkopf
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A noted contemporary Seattle artist/potter has had numerous shows all over the world. Featured on the cover of "American Craft" in 2015. Here is how DS ...
Category
2010s American Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Shapely Pair of West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vases
By Roth Keramik
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely pair of West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' guitar vases with red glaze; each with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Pottery
Triple Candle Rock in Stracciatella Clay with Sheer Glaze
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
?Title : Triple candle rock in stracciatella clay with sheer glaze
2021s / Belgium
Size : W240 x D80 x H50 mm
Artist : Sigrid Volders
[Sigrid Volders]
Based in Antwerp, Belg...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Piece by Sigrid Volders
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
?Title : Wall Piece:
a separate hanging system in black truffle clay and satin cream glaze + decorative Tile in Beige Clay
with Matte Sand and Lavender Glaze Puddles
2021s / Belgium
Size : W 220 x D 30 x H 180 mm
Artist : Sigrid Volders...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Studio Pottery Storage or Vase Vessel with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A black Glazed Studio pottery piece with lid that works well as a vase or could be used on a desk or work station to hold pens, papers or e...
Category
20th Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Stefania Boemi Pink Terracotta Vase, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This unique work of art is sure to make a statement in an eclectic or modern decor, wher...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
$1,695 / item
Joel Edwards Pottery / Ceramic Pitcher/ Carafe, Signed
By Joel Edwards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pitcher with an abstract glaze. Edwards studied with very important potters in his time like Peter Voulkos, Marguerite Wildenhain and Soji Hamada.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Lagardo Tackett, Rare, Architectural Pottery Planter/Vase, Vessel USA 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is rare AP planter , designed by Lagardo Tackett , is kinda a reverse cone shape, as you can see in an old publication in picture, as INB 10. Could be ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Takeshi Yasuda b.1943 olive colour slip decorated slab dish
Located in Sherborne, GB
Takeshi Yasuda is a Japanese potter who was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1943. Yasuda trained at the Daisei-Kiln in Mashiko from 1963 to 1966 and established...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
$493 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Uhlemeyer Table Vase Ceramic German Pottery Green and Terra Cotta Red
Located in Hamburg, DE
Table base created by Richard Uhlemeyer, German ceramist, beautiful glaze in dark green and terra cotta red shades, size 9.5cm diameter x 43cm,
perfect condition.
Category
1940s German Vintage Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
2005 Hand-Made Glazed Blue Pottery Pitcher
Located in Fort Washington, MD
very unique blue glazed pottery pitcher with an organic shape handle in a burgundy color, it’s signed and dated on the bottom, looks like a student piece with its imperfections that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Matte Black and Gold Sicilian Terracotta Vase Designed by Stefania Boemi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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A captivating ode to traditional craftsmanship and modern sensibility, this anthropomorphic vase of a Sicilian woman is crafted with care by master ceramicist Stefania Boemi, this piece is hand glazed in a deep black matte hue and boasts an expressive visage with an ornate headdress and crown flanked by locks of hair intertwined with Sicilian lemons...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pottery
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jason Fox Shino Glazed Vessel
Located in Burbank, CA
Contemporary Ceramic Shino Glazed Vessel by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art History as...
Category
2010s American Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
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