Ceramics

Circa 1970. We offer this Antique Mexican Pitcher in Frog Shape attributed at Gorky Gonzalez, made in ceramic and hand painted. About Gorky Gonzalez: Founder and artistic director of Traditional Pottery began his studies with his father, the Mexican sculptor...

Ceramics in the shape of a owl stamped Dominique Pouchain.

A wonderful, whimsical work by Japanese American, California architectural potter/ artist Kazuko Matthews. This large black and white checkboard rhombus-shaped bowl/ vessel is signed on the base by Matthews. The piece is reminiscent of the works of Peter Shire. Mathews previously studied with famed ceramists couple Otto and Vivia Heino at Chouinard and also with Raku master potter Paul Soldner at Scripps...

A stunning Canadian studio pottery vase decorated in light blue glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1...

Ceramic in the shape of a unicorn by Dominique Pouchain.

A pair of fabulous Mid-Century Modern green and yellow lava-glazed ribbed ceramic table lamps. Quite fantastic, beautifully colored, and designed. Caught o...

Unique face jar with lid, signed Waar, 1986 Unique and intersting. This jar will add interest to any room. Nice glaze.

A stylish thrown and glazed stoneware studio pottery vase with a ribbed body attributed to Susan Bennett (b.1954) and dated 1977. The vase has a bell sha...

This is a wonderful Folk Art collection of Mexican traditional Day-of-the-Dead ceramic figures. Although unsigned these figures are in the style of the Aguilar Family of Oaxacan pott...

A wonderful and extremely rare/scarce early work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore S...

A beautiful white ceramic basket. This piece features woven ceramic braids surrounding a small basket with a handle. Dimensions: 6" Wide 4" Deep 5.75" Tall.

Painted ceramic hen whistle from Morelos, Mexico, 1980s. These figure were available in the traveling carnivals in the early 1980s.

Claude Gaget Large stoneware ceramic decorative box realised in La Borne original perfect condition Measures: Height 18 cm Large 17 cm.

A stylish pair vintage miniature Studio Pottery marbled clay teapots of egg shape with tall loop kettle style handles by Robert Michell and dated 1984. The teapots are press molded with marbled clay, this is colored clay pressed and rolled together to give these beautiful colored and marbled designs. One teapot combines contrasting black and white clays while the other combines colored clays both with a black clay ring foot, spout and loop handle. The teapots have incised signatures to the lower body below the handles and are dated 84. An unusual and stylish pair of Studio Pottery teapots. Provenance: The Joseph...

Ceramic statue in the shape of a bull. Stamped Dominique Pouchain.

The Arts of Persia Ronald W. Ferrier Hardcover Book. Published by Yale University Press, 1989 344 pages, Hardcover First published September 10, 1989 Persian art, with its detail...

Claude Gaget Unique handmade piece Large stoneware ceramic box with bird decoration Brown stoneware ceramic glaze Original perfect condition ...

Pippo Pozzi, Alessandria 1910 / Biella 1999, Italy in years 1960 ceramic plate design measure diameter 13 inches x 1,2" deep, in perfect condition A is very rare. signed in t...

Beautiful cobalt blue Moroccan footed ceramic bowl with silvered metal overlay. Great large decorative ceramic bowl. Measures: Diameter 11 inches x 4 ...

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...

A stunning Canadian studio pottery miniature bowl decorated in yellow glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1937-2009) dated 1976. Lane Gordon Thorlaksson was born in 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and moved to Vancouver as a child. In his twenties, he represented Canada in the 1959 Chicago Pan-American Games, running alongside Henry 'Harry' Winston Jerome in both the 100 yard and 220-yard dash. Following this, he attended San Jose University of California and in 1966 received a BFA in Ceramics. Working with clay was Thorlaksson’s passion. He was fascinated with Asian ceramics, in particular the Song dynasty Chinese pot forms and glazes. In 1985, the Mayor of Vancouver, Mike Harcourt, visited China on a goodwill mission for the twinning of Vancouver with Guangzhou China. As gifts, he took with him several of Thorlaksson’s ceramics and presented them to Cao Yun-ping, Secretary-General of the People's Municipal Government of Guangzhou. The pieces were well received and local Chinese potters were interested to learn about his glazing techniques. In 1987, Thorlaksson was invited to visit China’s Guangzhou University to exhibit more of his work. He was aided in this exchange by Joanne Mah, the Director of Intercultural Training and Educational Consultants (ITEC), who had worked with the Harcourt exchange. In 1988, she and her husband sponsored a pre-gallery showing of Thorlaksson’s ceramics at the ITEC’s Hong Kong office, prior to an exhibition at Alvin Gallery in Hong Kong. Thorlaksson was celebrated and introduced to academics and the media, including the head of ceramics at the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts. Local Chinese potters were eager to learn about his firing techniques, which used multiple firings to create special glaze characteristics. They were also intrigued to understand how he designed his own stands as an integrated part of his presentation. Unlike Asian potters who used wooden stands, Thorlaksson produced his stands in clay, matching each stand in aesthetic and tone to its pot. This two-part process elevated his pieces to sculpture. He believed that ceramics should be viewed as fine art and not craft. He was inspired by the female form and was quoted as saying 'Most potters make pots; I make parts of people'. The bowl is of wide squat rounded form with a fold over rim and is decorated in pale yellow glazes over a brown ground and stands on a narrow round unglazed foot. The design is probably based and inspired by a Chinese brush washer...

Ceramic goat to hang on the wall. Stamped Dominique Pouchain. 5 items, possibility to buy per item.

La Borne Original french stoneware ceramic pitcher Brown and white pottery colors Signed Original perfect condition Measures: h...

A hand-thrown, well-crafted, piercing green glazed ceramicpitcher by famed Texas-born San Antonio ceramic master Harding Black. A perfect combination of form and function. Signed and dated (1983) by the Black on the base. This work has a great feel and heft to them. The deep rich colors are striking. Harding Blacks Exhibitions include: San Antonio Local Artists Annual Exhibition (1939-42, 1945, 1947); Texas General Exhibition (1940 award, 1942, 1948 honorable mention); National Ceramic Annual Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art (1947-54); River Art Group, San Antonio (1948-49); National Collection of fine Arts...

Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.

Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.

Alain Girel Brown stoneware ceramic vase by the french artist Original good condition XXth century pottery ceramic vase Signed under the base Measures: Height : 20 cm ...

8-240 Swedish bathing beauty in hand painted glazed ceramic 1970s Mat finish on body with high glass decorative glaze on swimsuit Piece is unsigned.   

La Borne potters Large stoneware ceramic cup Unique handmade piece Black and orange wood firing ceramic colors Height 5 cm Large 21 cm

Simon Moore studio hand made ceramic, pottery bowl, free form. White color, signed. Japanese style, very delicate and light.

An under-glazed painted pottery bowl with abstract naive design, blue, ochre, brown. Moroccan antique pottery bowl of deep rounded form with flattened rim rising on a low ring foot, hand-painted on the exterior with black decoration, the interior in polychrome painted, having abstract design in blue and ochre with turquoise accents, crack lure. Handcrafted antique ceramic dish, Fez, Morocco, Circa 1880, Museum quality piece. Antique Mokhfia (couscous bowl...

Madonna ceramic sculpture, 1940s. Dimensions: H= 26 cm; W= 15 cm; D=10 cm.

An unusual studio pottery stylized figure of an elephant dating from the latter 20th Century. This delightful and stylish figure is cast in solid clay the feet formed as two joined r...

Set of 3 ceramic carnival animal figures / whistles from Morelos, Mexico. These colorful figures were hand crafted and hand painted using paint glaze. The lively pieces were prominent in the 1980´s and 1990´s. Some of the whistles...

This large dish is made of a glazed ceramic. This is a French work. Circa 1970.

1970’s Rorstrand Bertil Lundgren art pottery bowl 1970’s Rorstrand Bertil Lundgren art pottery bowl. Handmade in Sweden by Rorstrand. Rorstrand is the second oldest brand of ceramic...

A masterfully hand carved sculptural bust of a Roman soldier. This is a modern reproduction of a roman era bust with a glazed finish. The figure holds...

Set of 3 ceramic carnival animal figures from Morelos, Mexico. These colorful figures were hand crafted and hand painted using paint glaze. The lively pieces were prominent in the 19...

Originally designed by architect, designer and artistic director Guido Andlovitz in 1936 for Società Ceramica Italiana Laveno, this pair of vases are indeed the rarest of finds. The vases were manufactured in 1942, as attested to by the marking "N - 42" on the base of each vase. The gold rims and aquatic scenes that surround each vase, are unique to each piece and were painted by hand in 1943. They are both signed by the artist "Miruccia". One of the vases has the words “Anni di Guerra” (Year of War) written on the base in reference to the Second World War . Founded in Laveno in 1856 by Severino Revelli and some former employees of the "Richard" manufacturer in Milan. The "SCI" (Italian Ceramic Society) began its activity as a manufacturer of wall tiles and fine tableware. In 1883 it became a limited company and obtained its first successes at numerous national exhibitions. In 1895, Cavalier Luciano Scotti took over the company and, thanks to his intuition and his entrepreneurial skills, the factory grew substantially in a few years. In those years, some Liberty-style pieces designed by Giorgio Spertini, the author of noteworthy elegant "whiplash" creations, were created in the Laveno factory. In 1906 "SCI" presented numerous works at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Milan. Other collaborators from the beginning of the century were Silvio and Piero De Ambrosis, Felice Palucco, Giancarlo Jacopini and the brothers Marco and Luigi Raggiori. However, it was in 1923 that, under the direction of Guido Andlovitz, the company reached the peak of its fame and in 1925 was a resounding success at the 2nd Monza Biennale. Andlovitz, who collaborated with the manufacturer for almost forty years, applied to the production process the principle of seriality, a concept also put into effect by Giò Ponti at "Richard-Ginori", adopting various types of decoration which, although moulded and decal stamped, still retained an undeniable elegance. In 1924 the "Società Ceramica Revelli" became a consortium with the "SCI", the partnership would continue until 1932 and saw Franco Revelli's company marketing pottery and table porcelain on behalf of "SCI". From 1925 porcelain and crockery began to appear in the factory's catalogs. In 1927 the company was present at the 3rd Biennial of Decorative Arts in Monza. Between the end of the 1920's and the beginning of the 1930's, the decorators Giuseppe Bellorini and Daniela Ferretto began to collaborate with the "SCI". As of 1932 the company managed two factories: that of Laveno, which, with over 1300 employees, produced strong pottery, tableware and artistic ceramics and the smaller factory of Verbano, which employed about 400 people and produced, in addition to ceramics for the electrotechnical industry, excellent table porcelain. The products were marketed in the company owned stores in Rome, Genoa and Naples. This was an initiative realised by Andlovitz himself. In the mid-thirties, the decorators Ada Corsi and Ida Fonini among others, collaborated with the "SCI". From 1936 to 1940 the artistic direction of the company was entrusted to the sculptor and modeler Angelo Biancini. In 1939 about 1300 people worked in the Laveno plant and in 1951 about 2300. In the years between the two wars among the collaborators of the factory were Sirio Tofanari...

Vintage Mata Ortiz Tadpole Fetish Pot Cesar Dominguez (b. 1961 - ) 1989 Hand-Coiled low fire clay Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico This miniature Tadpole Fetish Pot is a rare and very early example (1989) from this first generation Mata Ortiz acknowledged Master Potter, Cesar Dominguez, who began his work in 1984. His pottery is widely collected and his repertoire is huge, from differently colored colored intricately decorated stone -polished ollas to plates, to bowls, to marbleized pottery...

Vessel is instantly recognizable as the work of Wishon-Harrell artist Frank Wilett. The circular appliqué pieces are instantly a giveaway. The lid is an unusual shape that mimics the...

A very stylish Scottish studio pottery shallow dish decorated with abstract designs by Barbara Davidson and dating from the early 1970's. The small ro...

Set of 3 ceramic carnival animal figures / whistles from Morelos, Mexico. These colorful figures were hand crafted and hand painted using paint glaze. The lively pieces were prominen...

Hervé Rousseau Original and Brutalist ceramic vase Brown stoneware firing kiln effects and red ceramic glaze color XXth century french artist ...

Early Rye Pottery individual brown glazed studio pottery vase by John Cole (British, 1908-88) and made around 1947. The heavily made stoneware vase is of w...

Shigaraki the potters valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan. by Louise Allison Cort. This is a study of one of the most influential ceramic traditions to emerge from Japan. It details the site of Shigaraki, its valuable wares and the potters who produced them, from their beginnings in the 10th century, to the present day. The farmer-potters of Shigaraki, a rural valley outside the ancient capital...

Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery vessel Pilo Mora, Master Potter (1961 - ) 1990 Hand coiled low fire clay Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico 7 inches H. x 7.5 inches in Diameter A classic example of this Master Potter's early work appearing in near excellent condition. This Pilo Mora pot has remained in my private collection since 1990 and has never been offered on the market before. Porfirio Mora Villalba, or Pilo Mora is one of the pioneers of Mata Ortiz Pottery...

Accolay Ceramic sculpture representative of a turtle. Orange ceramic glaze color. Signed under the base ACCOLAY Dimensions: 9 x 16 x 10cm.

A wonderful free-form organic bowl vessel by acclaimed British potter Peter Simpson. Simpson's works, such as this early piece, are inspired by organ...

From an extensive collection of studio pottery we are pleased to offer this fine abstract form studio pottery mug by Cornish based potter Paul Northmore...

Interesting hand thrown Japanese studio pottery creamware vase with a craquelure glaze by Takeshi Yasuda (Japanese, b.1943) dating from the 1980’s. The ...

Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel Pilo Mora, Master Potter (1961 - ) 1990 Hand coiled low fire clay Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico Measures: 7 inches Height. x...

Vintage earthenware handcrafted lidded bowl in hues of brown for Preservatives, Sugar, Candy Bowl, made in America. Stamped at the base, Janice We...

Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel Ramiro Veloz Sr., Master Potter 1990 Hand-Coiled low fire clay Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico An extraordinary ultra thin walled ...

Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel Rito Talvera Quezada 1989 Hand-coiled low fire clay Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico.

A stylish sculptural Studio Pottery of a bison made by Ann & John Farquharson and dating to the later 20th or early 21st century. The standing figure is hand formed with piped clay t...

AL Malaikah vintage Masonic Shriner iconic burgundy Fez hat design ceramic planter or vase. Vintage fez hat from Los Angeles Al Malaikah Shriner mason...

Polychrome effigy pot Mauro Quezada Hand coiled low fired clay 1989 Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico Measures: 4.75 inches height x 5.5 inches...