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Period: Early 20th Century
Color:  Brown
William Moorcroft Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
William Moorcroft vase decorated in the "Spanish" design
Category

Vintage Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Glen Lukens Signed Early Midcentury Glazed California Pottery Weed Pot Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A very rare early work featuring a dark chocolate brown glaze by master Mid-Century Modern ceramist/potter Glen Lukens whose work has become quite collectible and relatively scarce and difficult to find. The work is signed and dated (1924) by Lukens on the underside (we have only seen one other piece dated this early and that piece is in the Forrest Merrill Collection). Lukens was the founder of the University of Southern California (USC) Architectural School’s Ceramics Department where he helped establish and promote clay pottery as a universally acceptable art form. The current popularity of Studio Pottery and ceramics is widely accepted to have started with Lukens who is oft credited with being one of the first artists to raise the stature of Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery within the art world. Lukens is famed for his experiments with various glazes and glazing techniques. His influence and glazes can be clearly seen in the works of Otto and Gertrud Natzler, Beatrice Wood, James Lovera, etc. He was also known for combining bright, colorful textile glazes (using natural, organic materials and elements he found in the Mojave Desert, Palm Springs, and Death Valley to make what he referred to as "California Colors") with the rough and raw clay surfaces of his often rudimentary forms and vessels. Lukens currently has an award in his name (Glen Lukens Award) at the University of Southern California's School of fine Arts. A very rare, unique, and truly special work This piece would be a tremendous stand-out addition to any collectors of Lukens' work or Mid-Century Modern ceramics collection or eye-catching accent piece in about any setting, modern or otherwise. A must-have. Lukens work can be found in various museum collections including: Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona Huntington Library...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Vintage Colombian Clay Water Jug / Container
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Excellent vintage hand made Colombian water jug /container. Features a spherical shape.  
Category

Colombian Tribal Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Antique Portuguese Pottery Palissy Style Majolica Lobster Wall Dish Plate, 1900
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Palissy Ware style Portuguese majolica wall plate, circa 1900. The plate decorated with a large lobster to the center resting on a textu...
Category

Portuguese Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Okinawa Ceramic Showa Period Awamori Sake Pottery Dachibin Hip Flask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand painted and decorated traditional Okinawan ceramic awamori/sake flask, also known as a dachibin. These handcrafted pieces were originally designed to be carried and worn against the hip, hence the curved shape. This piece is from a collector of fine Japanese and Asian ceramics and pottery works - a collection like no other we have seen. We believe this flask is from the early to mid-1900s. Would be a great addition to any Japanese ceramics...
Category

Japanese Showa Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Belgian Art Nouveau Four Handled Green Glazed Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Belgian Art Nouveau four handled art pottery vase with stylized floral designs dating from around 1900. The vase stands on a narrow round foot with a wide round lower ...
Category

Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

2 Antique German Porcelain Wood Framed Wall Plaque Sign Congratulations
Located in Dayton, OH
Two rare miniature wood framed antique German porcelain wall plaque signs, one in black with a design of grapes, leaves and a harp around a scroll reading Herzlichen Glückwunsch (Con...
Category

Victorian Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Hardwood, Porcelain

Belgian Art Nouveau Drip Glazed Provincial Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Belgian Art Nouveau twin handled art pottery vase decorated in streaked glazes dating from around 1900. The earthenware vase is of tall cylindrical shape with a rounded bow...
Category

Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
Category

Nigerian Tribal Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Ceramic Egg Shape Native American Hand Decorated Seed Pots, Set of 2
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of ceramic egg shape Native American seed pots. Each pot is ovular and egg-like in shape and features a small hole at the base of each pot. Pots like these were used to store ...
Category

American Folk Art Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Red Majolica Creamer Pitcher Onnaing, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French red Majolica creamer pitcher Onnaing, circa 1920.   
Category

French Country Vintage Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Arne Bang Signed Monumental Midcentury Danish Scandinavian Ceramic Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rare large work by Danish designer Arne Bang. Truly special. Beautifully glazed and signed with artist mark and number on the base. Would be a great addition to...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Shoji Hamada Japanese Mingei Pottery Plate with Original Signed Sealed Box
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, unique plate by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his iron pigment brushed and glazed bamboo hakeme motif. The original Hamada stamped or sealed and signed box is included. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition with its original signed box. This work is sure to shine in any collection or setting. Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National Treasure in Japan in 1955. In 1968 he received Japan's highest artistic award the Order of Culture. His work can be found in collections and museums worldwide including Tokyo’s Japan Folk Art Museum and The Tate Museum...
Category

Japanese Showa Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Clay Amphora Vessel Floor Vase Primitive Greek Earthenware Pottery
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Clay Amphora Vessel floor vase Primitive Greek Earthenware Pottery 35" Large antique vessel or amphora (amphorae) urn / vase or jar. These vess...
Category

Primitive Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Terra Cotta Federal Eagles 'Pair'
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Early antique federal eagles [pair] beautiful glaze. ca 1900, came from an antique collectors personal collection, you can see a repair on one of the eag...
Category

French Federal Early 20th Century Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

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Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
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Fajalauza Urn with 3 Handles, circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
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