Pottery Folk Art

Pre-Columbian Maya Red Ware Bowl Central America, Circa 250–900 A.D. A striking example of Classic Period Maya pottery, this red ware bowl embodies both utility and artistry. Expert...

Moche Transformational Anthropomorphic Stirrup Vessel North Coast Peru, ca. 100–800 CE Ceramic with red and cream slip A finely modeled Moche stirrup-spout vessel depicting an anth...

Pre Columbian Tiahuanaco / Huari Vessel A rare Terracotta vessel with modelled anthropomorphic facial features on the neck painted in pigments with Llama and geometric patterns ...

Rare large Zacatecas seated Figure Pre-Columbian, West Mexico ca. 200 BCE – 300 CE A striking large terracotta figure from the Zacatecas culture, depicting a standing female with ...

Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South Coast Peru, Nazca Culture, c. 200–600 AD A fine hand-coiled pottery bowl decorated in classic Nazca polychrome pigments—cream, black, red,...

This fine decorated 19thc stone ware crock from Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.This folky tulip hand painted & decorated large three gallon crock is in fine condition.It ...

A striking bichrome ware juglet with a geometric design and concentric circles in black and red slip, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of...

A charming, handmade blackware jug with incised decoration, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before the invention of the potters wh...

A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...

A charming, miniature blackware bowl with incised decoration, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The simple banding and geometric de...

A wonderful geometric patterned and designed hand painted and glazed Native American large earthenware jar/vase/pot made by the Shipibo-Conibo people, an indigenous people along the ...

A beautiful, quite colorful Indigenous Native American Southwest Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico bowl by Doris Concho Patricio (1944-2019) featuring a wonderful geometrical pattern and de...

A beautifully designed, large, hand-crafted Hopi-Tewa Pueblo/Hopi First Mesa pottery bowl by famed Native American potter/artist Elva Nampeyo (1926–1985) (also known as Elva Tewaguna...

A striking large American studio pottery bowl featuring an elegant low, wide form and richly layered glazing. The interior is finished in luminous turquoise and sea-green tones with ...

Large square ceramic wall decor or tile features hand-painted Folk Art style decor with charming detailed motif of two white birds standing next to large flowering plants and red gra...

A beautiful if not a little oddly strange Indigenous Native American Southwest Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico bowl featuring a wonderful hand painted beetle/bug/insect motif. The bowl...

A beautiful and quite engaging sumptuously glazed relatively large Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a drip ...

This is a very early stone ware glazed piggy bank from New England. This is a handmade piggy bank in very good condition.

19Thc Original decorated stoneware crock with handles in fine condition.This crock was found in Pennsylvania.Wonderful blue glaze decoration.

Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.  

A charming, miniature terracotta jug with vibrant red-orange burnish and incised decoration, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The ...

A striking jug with a beautifully burnished surface and decoration in vibrant brown pigment, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the island of Cyprus. Produced in large ...

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

A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...

A beautiful and quite engaging sumptuously glazed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vast array of shifting...

A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile. Depicting a mermaid in the ocean wringing a snake with her hands. Simply a wonderful Dutch Delft tile! Date: 18th Cent...

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...

Ceramic wall decor plate or tray features hand-painted Folk Art style decor with charming, highly detailed motif of a bird standing next to a large flower. The motif, painted in gr...

A tall and elegant lekythos, decorated with a white-ground body, tapering down to the foot. Two figures flank a grave stele adorned with ribbons. On the right, a man holds ribbons, w...

A charming ancient Cypriot juglet, of the beloved amphora-type, covered in a vibrant red-brown slip with bands of concentric circle decoration in black pigment. Almost iconic of Iron...

Pre Columbian Taíno Effigy Vessel Greater Antilles (Hispaniola or Puerto Rico), c. 1000–1500 CE Hand-built ceramic vessel featuring a sculpted anthropomorphic figures applied to the...

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

Japanese antique shinto shrine ceramic Inari fox guardian and Shinto Kami (god). Rare glass eyes and remnant red (mouth) and white paint on its base still present and it holds the ...

A charming, handmade redware jug with abstract fish decoration painted in black slip, iconic of early Iron Age Cypriot pottery, and still retaining its original export license. The g...

Brazilian Amazonian Marajoara Style Art Pottery Vessel Brazil R Cardoso An original signed work by R. Cardoso, produced in the renowned ceramic center of Icoaraci, Pará. This hand-c...

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...

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

Ancient Japanese Ceramic Vessel: A Primordial Dialogue with Earth and Fire This monumental Japanese jar radiates an overwhelming presence that can only be cultivated by the passage ...

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...

Blue lady with her handbag- mastertwork from Eva Fritz-Lindner. A serene tall handmade and hand painted sculpture of a lady carrying her handbag named EMA - a friend of the artist- e handcrafted and hand painted in beautiful blue colors. On bottom atelier mark i 3 D and with tree (black brush mark). Ema was the late Eva Fritz-Lindner's (1933-2017) good friend. Designer/maker: Eva Fritz-Lindner with stamp i3D, circa 1960-1970. Glaze: Light and dark blue matte colors are bright and vivid and the hand painting only adds to the charm; light original glaze crazing appropriate for age. Additional comments: Most of her larger sculptures were likely produced in less than 100 copies based upon research and all were hand painted individually by this artist ensuring each work of art was indeed unique. Dimensions: 12.5 inches high. Handmade / handarbeit and hand glazed, few survive. Provenance: Old German collection. About the artist: The bold folk art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn. From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures and unique wall and garden works of art inspired by nature and possibly the local zoo at Karlsruhe. Owls and family concepts were a particular specialty. During this time she created designs for building and garden ceramics, vessels and small sculptures. Since 1964, the sculptress worked as a freelance artist in her own studio in Karlsruhe-Durlach. The artist designed important works in the field of building ceramics, including wall designs in mosaic, in Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Göppingen. Of particular note, she created enormous scale owl sculptures for the palace gardens in Karlsruhe in 1967 (see photo). In 1962, Eva Fritz-Lindner was awarded the silver medal at the Prague International Ceramic Exhibition. The artists' ceramics are owned and located in the Hetjens-Museum Düsseldorf, in the Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art...

An absolutely gorgeous and wonderful Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The work features a rich, luminous dark black tenmoku like glaze with ...

20th century Robinson Ransbottom cookie jar. 2qt canister. Beautiful condition.

Hand-thrown and hand-decorated studio pottery bowl featuring a low, rounded profile with a wide shoulder and narrow mouth. The exterior is finished in a charcoal-gray to slate ground...

This pair of lidded 19thc sponge ware pottery bean pots are in fine condition and came to us from a Pennsylvania collection.Both are very nice condition with no chips or cracks and o...

19Thc Decorated stoneware jug from Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania with floral design.This pottery jug is in fine condition and fantastic design.

This fine double handled blue decorated stone ware crock is in good condition with minor chip on interior. There is an embossed three above the hand painted and decorated flowers on ...

PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI PEDESTAL BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA  ECUADOR A HAND MODELED POTTERY BOWL FROM THE CARCHI / NARINO  BORDER REGIONS OF  ECUAD...

A striking bichrome ware plate with concentric circles in black and red slip, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The simple band...

A charming fragment from a Greek vase attributed to a follower of one of the most prolific pottery painters of the 5th century BC, the Douris painter. It depicts a man, in profile, w...

A fantastic piece, beautifully colored and designed. Caught our eye right away. Would stand out in about any setting, modern or otherwise. Comes as shown. Needs lamp shade. ...

A charming bichrome ware bowl, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The concentric circles and simple banding of the geometric pat...

Fine Native American Santa Clara Pottery Jar by Ursulita Naranjo Black ware of Ovoid form with encircling Evanya design Period 1950/60s century

The Classical Greek amphora with glossy black glaze and elegantly twisted handles. Depicting on one side an Athenian youth resting on a staff and wearing a himation with his right a...

19th century batter jug with blue painted decoration. Pennsylvania origin circa 1820-1860. Beautiful form. the bottom of the jug has a grip under the back area used to assist in Tilt...

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 ...

A beautiful and quite engaging sumptuously glazed closed-form sculpture with rattle by renowned Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu, famed for her use of color,...

Art Deco pottery vase possibly Delaherche circa 1930.   

Monumental Amazonian Shipibo-Conibo Anthropomorphic Pottery Vessel with Kené Patterning, Peru A rare and visually commanding 20th century pottery vessel from the Shipibo-Conibo cult...

A spectacular, rare and quite engaging early Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vibrant, shifting, thick, c...

Important early signed Hopi Bowl by 'First Frogwoman'.