Ceramic Folk Art

Discover the elegance of 20th-century French design with this antique ceramic three-branch chandelier. Crafted in faience with a striking blue and black cracked glaze finish, it meas...

Talavera Michoacana planter pots in bright primary & secondary colors are handmade and vibrantly hand-painted Mexican ceramic pottery. These pots are typically glazed and fired a...

This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a dark blue opaque monochrome tint rich in natural pigments and resin binders th...

Art Deco pottery vase signed Charles Greber, circa 1930. 3 fantastic animals as handles.   

Prehistoric Casas Grandes pottery olla. Hand coiled and painted polychrome design. Restored. Two strap holes. Four geomorphic faces. Rim crack through one hole. Ex. Barnard. 6"D x 7"...

Pareja de Ánforas de cerámica de Fajalauza - Granada , vidriada o esmaltada , S.XIX . Perfecto estado Pareja de Ánforas ce cerámica de Fajalauza - Granada , vidriada , S.XIX .

ENGLISH PORCELAIN SUFFRAGETTE PLATE WITH "DEEDS, NOT WORDS" AND "VOTES FOR WOMEN" SLOGANS, ONE-OF-A-KIND AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLES, CA 1905-1918 English porcelain plate, made for the Women's Suffrage movement in the U.K. One-of-a-kind among presently known examples, this wonderful Arts & Crafts design features a green, frog-like pattern around the border, surrounding violet and green or daisies, on a polka dot green background. Interspersed between the flowers are the words "Votes for Women" and, in Latin, the phrase "Facta non Verba...

A pair of round Acoma pueblo pottery vessels. Each is decorated with intricate geometric designs and natural pigment paints of black, brown, and orange on white clay. They are handmade from native Acoma clay, and pit fired in the traditional fashion. The Acoma Pueblo is a Native American pueblo approximately 60 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Four communities make up the village of Acoma Pueblo: Sky City, Acomita, Anzac, and McCartys. Maker: Reyes Pino of the Zia Pueblo...

Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, in collaboration with Maison Nurita. This Lily of the Valley is handmade in biscuit porcelain, ...

Art deco vase with polychrome flower decor and gilding by Raymond Chevalier designer artist for Boch Frères, La Louvière. In a very good condition with light gold fading on the handl...

Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico A classic shaman’s head vessel having a horn strapped onto the forehead with a slip-painted headband, coffee bean eyes, sharp...

Distinguished for its deft use of sculptural details and simple colors, this handmade head vase will add dramatic flair to any kitchen, living room or entryway decor...

Large vintage Talavera hand painted studio ceramic Rooster - featuring a typical brightly colored multi pattern design - unsigned - Mexico - circa 1980's. Excellent/mint vintage con...

A beautiful and quite engaging relatively large sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired stoneware bowl features a v...

A captivating ode to traditional craftsmanship and modern sensibility, this anthropomorphic vase of a Sicilian woman recalls the grandeur of Sicily's Arab domination. 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...

This fine example of unusual spongeware is in good condition with the original metal handle. The lid is also original to the piece.

Mould-made, with white slip, this large terracotta female protome is as lively as she is enchanting. She wears a stephane and a himation with dark blue zigzags along the edge. The h...

Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, signed

A jar, Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE). Raised, wide foot with openwork decoration. Impressed decoration on the body. Ash glaze. Wear consistent with age. PROVENANCE Johanne Huitfeld...

This contemporary Talavera azulejo tile creates a striking geometric mosaic that can be used as a kitchen backsplash, architectural wall surface, or decorative wall installation. Whe...

Mexican folk art terra cotta charger or plate - large size - hand made and featuring hand painted flowers and elaborate border with swirls (all cold painted) - unsigned - Mexico - ci...

David Whitehead Stoneware ceramic vase realised in La Borne Circa 2000 Unique handmade piece signed under the base Black and bron stoneware ceramic colors Measures: H...

French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century. 13 bottles available, sold separately. Different sizes.

These "spring palace paintings" (春宫畫), Chinese erotic porcelain figurine were historically given to brides and young couples, sometimes as a form of "sex education" in a culture wher...

ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly A sculpture cup by French contemporary sculptor Annick Bailly. With its abstract, shell-like form, this sculpture has links with Georgia O'Kee...

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...

Large folk pottery cat figure in abstracted form, sitting alert with ears pricked, circa early 20th century. With terrific, original, cold painted and varnished yellow and red finish...

Exceptional Mexican folk art terra cotta pitcher or vase - medium size - fine, thin potted vessel - hand made and hand painted with birds and flowers in red, yellow and black enamels...

Elegant white and blue jar made with the authentic Talavera technique. Master artisan, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico. The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques. One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar...

A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted iridescent luster glaze and highly desi...

A wonderfully crafted and beautifully glazed (in Fall greens and browns) large bowl/vase by renowned American potter Laura Andreson. Gorgeous in its Mid-Century Modern design and shifting colors. Signed on the base by Andreson. A quite special and rare work. Certainly, one of the best pieces of Andreson's work we have had the pleasure to come across. Highly collectible. Would be a great addition to any midcentury ceramics collection or a very eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting. Andreson, who studied under Glen Lukens, founded and headed the ceramics department at UCLA from 1933-1970. Her work can be found in many collections and museums worldwide including: Metropolitan Museum of Art The Museum of Modern Art Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Smithsonian Museum of American Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Walker Art Center The Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. Her exhibitions include: 1937 Rene Rosenthal Gallery, New York City, New York. 1938 First California Ceramic Exhibition, San Diego, California 1940 Honolulu Academy of Art. 1947 Eleventh National Ceramics Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1970 Fredric Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. 1970 Laguna Beach Art Gallery. 1971 Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, California. 1971 Hoover Art Gallery, San Francisco, California. 1971 San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, San Diego, California. 1971 Utah State University, Logan, Utah. 1972 Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, California. 1972 Ceramics West, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. 1972 Ogden Art Center, Ogden, Utah. 1972 Bower Museum, Santa Ana, California. 1973 Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, Utah. 1973 Clay and Fiber Gallery, Taos, New Mexico. 1973 California Crafts VIII, Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, California. 1974 California Ceramics...

Pierre Digan. Pair of stoneware ceramic pitchers. Original perfect condition. Black and brown stoneware ceramic colors. Realised in la Borne circa 1970. Measures: Num...

A ceramic vase with glazes decoration by Michel Lanos (1926-2005). 7.1 x 6.3 inches. Perfect original decorations. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1990-2000. Unique piece. - ...

The grandeur of Sicily's Arab domination is celebrated in this anthropomorphic terracotta vase that depicts a Sicilian woman handcrafted by master ceramicist Stefania Boemi. The ceramic is hand-glaze in a deep matte black that enhances the expressive visage of the woman and her ornate headdress and crown, from which locks of hair are intertwined with Sicilian lemons...

Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.  

Wonderful antique ceramic from France, around 1900. Beautiful small ceramic in the shape of a shoe with two mice climbing on it.

Contemporary Tamagroute Green Candlestick - Morocco. Tamegroute is a small Moroccan village simply known for it's rich traditional ceramics. The cl...

Antique handcrafted large Moroccan Moorish polychrome decorative ceramic bowl from Fez. Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez. Antique ceramic handcrafted bowl...

A beautiful and quite engaging wonderfully glazed closed-form sculpture with rattle by renowned Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu, famed for her use of color, texture, scale, multiple glazes, and various free-form shapes, including her orb-like moon pots. This high-fired porcelain piece features a vast array of shifting, vibrant, and colorful glazes (with earth tones of greens, burnt yellows, browns, etc... ). The sculpture/vessel radiates in the light. It is a unique and one-of-a-kind work. The closed-form vessel sculpture is signed on the base with her traditional "TT" mark/ monogram. A rare and special piece. Would be a great addition to any collectors of Toshiko's work or other Mid-Century Modern...

Vintage 1940's Ceramic Arts Studio Indian Figurines Dimensions above are for Female Standing Indian. Kneeling Indian is 4.88 H. In excellent cond...

Love this painting. The original "The smiling boy" by Frans Hals, 17th century. This Delfs blue tile panel image is hand painted by Nico Koelewijn in the 19...

Ancient Cypriot Bichrome Ware Amphora –  Cypro-Archaic, ca. 750-400 BC A beautifully preserved Large ancient Cypriot bichrome ware amphora dating to the Cypro-Archaic period (ca. 75...

An Inca Peru pre-hispanic black ware huaco vessel, from Lambayeque. Beautiful piece, created under the Inca culture between the 750 / 1375 AD at the Sican...

Red glazed ceramic bowl by Jean Maubrou. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1940-1950. Perfect original conditions. H : 3.5 x 5.9 inches. - A student of LACHENAL, Jean MAUBROU s...

Pre-Colombian Casas Grande Olla Pot, Arizona, c. 1150-1450 , Zoomorphic Polychrome Decoration. The Casas Olla Pot is made of clay and has a rounded, bulbous shape. It's surface is de...

A pyxis (pl. pyxides) is a small round box, probably used for storing trinkets, ointments or cosmetics. The lidded vase is of spherical form with a ribbed black-glazed semi-circular ...

Large Moroccan glazed royal blue ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Vintage Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy wr...

19th century sponge ware butter crock in very good condition.

Folkloric ceramic nativity set decorated in Tonalá, Jalisco, México. Beautifully hand painted. Handmade in clay. Includes 14 figures. The figures are first handmade in clay and burned in a wood burned oven at low temperature, then painted with acrylic paint and decorated manually. Mexican folk art...

This one of a kind Mexican antique is one of few pieces Dolores had at her home at the time she passed away. Dolores portrays the flora from her garden...

Presenting an exquisite ancient Greek red-figure terracotta pelike (storage jar) standing 10.5 inches tall. This piece embodies the timeless artistry of Classical Greece, featuring h...

19Thc Original Decorated salt glaze crock from south Western Pennsylvania.This crock is in mint condition. Such a great form.

California design studio stoneware weed pot / vase, circa 1970s. The pot is in very good vintage condition and measures 7.7"D x 6.5"H. The piece is signed on the underside. #3805

1965 For Richard Ginori Sink H99 x W76 x D53 Bidet H39 x W37 x D58 W.C. H38 x W36 x D47 cm

Add a touch of vintage elegance to your collection with this early 20th-century Cléry Longchamps round plate. Crafted from durable ironstone, it originates from Longchamps, France, a...

3D tiles DROZH features a raised geometric pattern that creates a stunning three-dimensional effect. The pattern consists of interlocking triangles that create an optical illusion as...

Grand Sciuz Large Art Deco black and orange ceramic vase Original perfect condition Realised circa 1930 Signed under the base Measures: Height 30 cm Large 20 cm.

Art Deco pottery vase possibly Delaherche circa 1930.   

Inspired by Greek mythology, this magnificent range of vases is entirely crafted by hand as in Sicilian tradition. The exquisite Persefone Vase features a matt gray...

Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel – Sea Plant or Fungi Motif – 12th–14th Century AD, Peru An intriguing and rare Chimu stirrup vessel from Pre-Columbian Peru, dating to the 12...