20th Century Ceramics
Period: 20th Century
Color: Blue
Beatrice Wood Signed Pink Lava Glaze Midcentury California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice Wood signed bowl featuring a unique pink lava glaze and piercing blue crackle glass in the cente...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Blue Handmade Ceramic Jug Or Vase Slovakian Folk Art, circa 1950
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful blue ceramic jug in national folk ornaments in white color. Handmade in Czechoslovakia in 1950s. The jug shows off a typical folk pattern and colors. Original condition. Th...
Category
Czech Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Paul Ami Bonifas Signed Large Early Midcentury Swiss Studio Pottery Art Bowl
By Paul Bonifas
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous and wonderfully crafted large art bowl by Swiss American sculptor/artist/ceramicist Paul Ami Bonifas (1893-1967). The glaze on this par...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Moroccan Ceramic Blue and Copper Urn with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan ceramic urn with lid, blue with copper color.
Modern form with clean lines, textured design.
Great to use in the kitchen or in the bath...
Category
Moroccan Bohemian 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Arnold Zahner Large Scale Blue Glazed Ceramic Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic vase by Arnold Zahner, circa 1960s, Rheinfelden, Switzerland. This vase features a blue glossy crackle glaze throughout. The neck has a ribbed detailing and tulip opening. Ar...
Category
Swiss Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Raku Turquoise Glazed Studio Pottery Resting Pig Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Delightful studio pottery raku glazed figure of a resting pig dating from the 20th century. The hollow hand-crafted ceramic pig is simply detailed in a lying position with its head r...
Category
British Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Wall Ceramic Sculpture with White and Green Glazes Decoration, circa 1950-1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A wall ceramic sculpture with white and green glazes decoration.
In the style of sainte radegonde.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1960.
Category
French Beaux Arts 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Beatrice Wood Signed Volcanic Ash Blue Iridescent Luster Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice wood signed bowl featuring her highly coveted deep ash blue iridescent lustre/luster glaze. In certain light, the glaze radiates as a purple hue in some areas. The glaze runs down the sides and gathers in areas underneath.
This piece comes with an interesting history/ provenance. This piece came from Beatrice's personal collection. She was using it as a coin and key holder in her Ojai house which accounts for the cracks in the glaze. It was gifted to Maria Anderson who assisted Beatrice around her home. We considered having the work restored but because of its history feel that it offers more value to the next owner as shown. This was apparently the condition it was given in as Wood was famous for noting about her work that objects that are not quite perfect are simply that...perfect because of their imperfections. A very Wabi-Sabi view. Flawed Beauty.
We love the piece and the history.
Signed with her customary "Beato" on the underside.
Would be an amazing addition to any collection of her work or a fabulous, eye-catching Stand-alone piece in any setting, Mid-Century Modern or otherwise.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Turquoise Glazed Group of Graduated Studio Pottery Gourd Shape Vases
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish graduated trio of gourd shaped studio pottery vases decorated in turquoise glazes and probably dating from the latter 20th century. The stoneware vases are finely hand...
Category
British Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
William Illsley 'British, b.1948' Studio Pottery BLue Glazed Bowl with Snake
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery bowl decorated in blue glazes with a trailing snake design by William Illesley (British, b.1948) and made at hi...
Category
English Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Harrison Mcintosh Signed Mid-Century Modern Set of 6 Pottery Sake Liqueur Cups
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely formed and deeply blue glazed set of six ceramic sake/ liqueur cups by renowned American West Coast Californian master ceramist Harrison McIntosh who was famed for his Mid-Century Modern designed ceramics.
Mcintosh's works have been exhibited in such acclaimed venues as the Smithsonian in the United States the Louvre in France. Over his more than 60-year career, McIntosh had some 43 solo exhibitions from Los Angeles, New York, Belgium, Cannes, France to Japan. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums throughout the world including:
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
The National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Mingei International Museum, San Diego, California
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Belgian...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase with Blue Glaze Decoration by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with blue glaze decoration by Accolay.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed "Accolay" under the base,
Circa 1960-1970.
Category
French Beaux Arts 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Ceramic Vase from Fez Blue and White with Silver Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous handcrafted antique Moroccan ceramic vase in Moorish style adorned with Fine filigree silver nickel work overlaid.
The color of...
Category
Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Deep Blue Ceramic Dish with Lid and White Magnolia Flower Topper
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Deep blue ceramic dish with matching lid. This beauty features a pretty white ceramic Magnolia flower with green leaves at the top of the lid.
Measures: 4.25" tall
8" diameter
1...
Category
American Bohemian 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Bold Colorful Modernist Ceramic Hanging Portrait Plate after Jean Cocteau
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Circular ceramic platter in the manner of Jean Cocteau. This bold colorful piece features the portrait of a figurative subject with a pronounced nose, pink skin, red lipstick, long b...
Category
American Post-Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Ceramic Pitcher by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic pitcher by Accolay with green, blue, yellow glazes decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1960-1970.
Category
French Beaux Arts 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Maria H. Rahmer Figural Ceramic Sculpture
By Maria Rahmer
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous and large Maria H. Rahmer (1911-1998) figural sculpture of a boy holding fruit circa 1930s from Hungary. Great ceramic condition with signature H. Rahmer on the side of the ...
Category
Hungarian Vintage 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Signed Deep Blue Glazed Pottery Ceramic Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderful work. The deep, rich blue glaze is spectacular. Very well done by an artist at the top of his or her craft.
Signed on the base.
We can't place the maker. It did come from a collection of very well known midcentury potters...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
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Vase Hands, White and Gold Ceramic, Italy
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Located in Studio City, CA
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Mexican Vintage Tonala Pottery Hand Painted Bird
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Flora de la Cruz Acapulco Gro Mexico hand painted bird dove ceramic.
Warm earth tone polychrome colors with abstract desi...
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Mexican Folk Art 20th Century Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
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H 2.5 in W 5 in D 4.25 in
Peter Shire Exp Signed Ceramic California Studio Pottery Glazed Cup, 1979
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
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Materials
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George E. Ohr Signed Biloxi Mississippi Art Pottery Glazed Ceramic Baluster Vase
By George Ohr
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and beautifully glazed vase by renowned American / Mississippian master potter George E. Ohr. ( or as he famously referred to himself as the "Mad Potter of Biloxi") The work features a gorgeous mottled green spinach high glaze with a myriad of colors and tones including browns, tans, and yellows. Very striking.
George Ohr (July 12, 1857 – April 7, 1918) is widely considered to be America's first art potter. Many art historians believe Ohr was a precursor to the American Abstract-Expressionism movement due to his innovative experimentation with modern clay forms.
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Ceramic, Pottery
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Beatrice Wood Signed Iridescent Luster Glaze California Studio Pottery Face Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
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Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
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H 2.75 in W 4.25 in D 4 in
Warren MacKenzie Signed Studio Pottery Ceramic Tenmoku Glazed Footed Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous work by 20th century master American and renowned Minnesota studio potter/artist Warren MacKenzie.
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This work would a great addition to any Warren Mackenzie or modern pottery/ ceramic collection or eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting.
A student of both famed ceramic artists Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, Mackenzie is credited with bringing the functional Japanese Mingei tradition and craft to the United States and spreading it through his own art and teaching mentorship during his long tenure at the University of Minnesota.
Along with being named a Regent’s Professor, and a fellow of the International Academy of Ceramics, the highly decorated and awarded MacKenzie was the first to receive the Minnesota Governor’s Award in Crafts in 1986. He later received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Crafts Council in 1997 and a year later he was honored with the Gold Medal from the American Crafts Council.
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