Stoneware Folk Art

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 ...

Vintage Japanese 3 tea cups from mid-century studio pottery. In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.

A gorgeous mustard-yellow glazed stoneware bowl with manganese rim by famed European potters Lucie Rie & Hans Coper. The bowl is signed with each artist's impressed seals on t...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his wax-resistant technique and highly coveted rich Kaki glaze over Mashiko...

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...

Textured studio pottery vase with variegated olive-green and tan glaze. The vessel has a tapered body with a tulip mouth. The base of the vase is a speckled tan while the olive green...

A truly fantastic, large, heavy charger/plate/platter by American master potter/artist Peter Voulkos who is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures...

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

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...

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 wonderful work by East Coast/ Massachusetts master potter William Wymann. This piece features a fantastic texture and rich, sumptuous, deep ocean-like blue crackle glaze that chang...

A gorgeous, rare, and unique large stoneware vase by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American...

A fantastic, freeform, large, heavy plate/ charger by American master potter Peter Voulkos who is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic pottery pieces and sculptures. Very unique and scarce work with rare use of color. Very hard to come by. One of our personal favorites along with the Chawan tea bowl. Signed on base and dated (1961) by Voulkos. This was made during one of his most magical and experimental phases. From of Private Collection, New York. Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramist of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum Prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards. His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including: Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan Albany Mall, Albany, New York American Museum of Ceramic Art...

In the late 19th century the concept of thrift became a principle by which parents encouraged their children to safe money by putting their pennies into a "piggy bank", thus the proliferation of these items by pottery manufacturers, this particular example marked "SS" on the underneath indicating "A Smith Ltd.", Longton, England whose ceramic, china, and pottery business began in 1846 by Sampson Smith. Nicely molded and in excellent condition, this proverbial pig themed penny bank is painted overall white with a multiplicity of green "spatter" spots, the pig standing on all fours has a twisted tail in back. The original finish is beautifully glazed resulting in a lovely patina to this completely original bank with no restoration or touch up paint of any kind and all of it's original hand paint intact. Since these type of antique banks typically were made without a coin removal trap, the only way to extract the coins would have been the old "knife in the slot" method and retrieving the pennies one by one; or the more simpler method of smashing and breaking the bank, which is why locating these banks is very difficult, rendering a fine example particularly rare. This example is a wonderful addition to a collection of authentic still banks, folk art, or for those who accumulate pig items. This recently came from an estate collection of pig still banks. A similar example is referenced as #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...

19thc Stoneware decorated crock with bird and handles.This three gallon crock is unsigned probably New York State.The condition is very good.

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 ...

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...

Handmade Mid-Century Modern ceramic wall platter by Margit Lagerqvist for Swedish Tilgmans in 1957. Hand painted floral decor in white, yellow, orange, rose, light blue and green col...

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...

A beautifully designed and gorgeously executed sculpture/footed bowl by famed Mexican-American California studio art potter Dora De Larios featuring and Pacific West Coast oceanic de...

This exquisite set of 12 vintage stoneware plates from Grès de la Vallée, France, features a captivating Grand Feu high-temperature glaze decor, showcasing timeless craftsmanship and elegance. Each plate’s unique glazing and earthy tones make them perfect for both display and functional use, adding a touch of rustic French charm to any table setting. Manufacturer: Grès de la Vallée Period: 20th Century Origin: France Material: Stoneware with Grand Feu high-temperature glaze decor Type: Complete Plate Set...

An exquisite, beautifully crafted, and wonderfully designed Yunomi teacup by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada featuring his wax-resistant technique and highly coveted thick rich Kaki glaze over Mashiko stoneware pottery in a circular striped pattern. A unique work. Rare to find such a beautiful piece in such impeccable condition. It is a true pleasure to hold in your hand. The original Hamada signed and sealed wood storage box is included. A beautiful work. Would be a great addition and sure to shine in any Hamada or Japanese/Asian ceramics collection or serve as an eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. Shoji Hamada was designated a Living National...

Large ceramic floor vase with glaze in variations of beige and pastel colors, made by Danish artist Ole Victor, 2022. Ole Victor is a Danish artist who a...

A truly magnificent in size and execution Japanese stoneware studio pottery charger/bowl. This exceptionally large and heavy asymmetrical work features a circular swirl design patter...

A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her work that this piece was featured in a presentation at the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation and it was made in 1959. It is one of her earlier works. Quite rare and special in this respect. De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American...

A Japanese Mashiko Cup studio pottery with stylized designs in the brown glazed body in the manner of cloud-water flowing pattern and dating from arou...

Engobed stoneware sculpture « Solstice » by Mart Schrijvers. Artist signature under the base. 2024. H : 6.3 x 9.4 inches. - Born in 1973 in Belgium, lives and works in the Gers, Fr...

A fine, diminutive 19th Century blue decorated salt glaze stoneware crock. With a cylindrical body, a slightly tapered neck, squared lip, and blue underglaze stylized tulip decorati...

Engobed stoneware sculpture « Solstice » by Mart Schrijvers. Artist signature under the base. 2024. H : 14.2 x 13.4 inches. - Born in 1973 in Belgium, lives and works in the Gers, ...

This vintage Alsace stoneware mini pitcher is a charming collectible, featuring the German inscription "Aus Kuhlem Stein Trink Edlen Wein" (translated: "Drink noble wine from a cool ...

Charming outsider art charger / decorative plate depicting a jovial young girl. Pleasant color palette and figure with age-appropriate crazing to the glaze...

A truly breathtaking work by renowned Japanese born ceramic master Jun Kaneko. Kaneko studied with Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner, and Jerry Rothman and was exposed to such artist as Ken Price and John...

Tenmoku decoration over brown glaze H43 x D13 cm

Set of two large unique handmade brutalist rustic stoneware bowls with hand-carved incised organic and geometric decorations and running glaze in earthy brown, lilac, light blue and ...

Blue glazed stoneware cup or vase with etched figures on each side. Dimensions 3.5" diameter x 4" height. Condition Good vintage condition. Professionally cleaned, with no chips or...

Signed stoneware sculpture by the French sculptor Isabell Vigo. Raw , unglazed stoneware.

Vintage midcentury stoneware pottery candleholder. Unique and uncommon Studio Pottery candleholder in the style of Otto Heino. Circular shaped ...

Ten carpet balls crafted in stoneware, decorated and glazed in several different colors and designs including a white cue ball.

A 17th/ early 18th century German Westerwald Salt Glazed Stoneware jug A German Westerwald jug with pewter lid. The salt-glazed stoneware jug with ha...

An absolutely stunning California design stoneware weed pot / vase by noted San Diego, CA potter Wayne Chapman, circa 1970. The pot is in very good vinta...

A beautiful and darkly glazed vase by Swedish master ceramicist/designer Rolf Palm for Mölle, Sweden. This gem features a classic shape with a rich glaze that radiates and changes co...

A marbleized brown with a beige hand painted underbelly dominates the color scheme to this excellent condition 19th century authentic stoneware Austrian still bank. This "piggy" bank...

A beautiful and very engaging Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired stoneware bowl features a vast array of shifting, vibrant,...

A big stoneware pot by Antoine de Vinck. Artist monogram under the base, circa 1980. Perfect original conditions.

A wonderfully designed and glazed Japanese Mingei style Chawan tea ceremony bowl with ears by esteemed American born/ British potter Janet Leach, wife of f...

A delightful antique stoneware pitcher from Germany, featuring the inscription "Achern on der Hornisgrinde." This piece embodies traditional craftsmanship and makes a wonderful decor...

Decorative wall-mounted Scandinavian Modern ceramic candle holder designed and hand-painted in light and dark blue colors by Ove Mahler Keramik. Manufactured on the Danish island of ...

19Thc Decorated Stoneware crock lamp made by Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. This double handled crock is made into a lamp and newly...

This rare set of six antique deep plates from the renowned Longchamp "Bella" series dates back to the 19th century, showcasing classic craftsmanship and timeless French elegance. These plates, crafted from ironstone with delicate floral motifs, bring a touch of history to any collection or table setting. Type: Deep Plates (Set of 6) Maker: Longchamp (One plate missing Longchamp mark) Pattern: Bella Material: Ironstone (Terre de Fer) Period: 19th Century Dimensions (each plate): Diameter: 29 cm (11.4 in) Height: 3.5 cm (1.4 in) Total Weight (set): 2.739 kg (6 lbs) Condition: Good antique condition. Each plate shows light wear and minor chips along the edges. Motifs have faded slightly, and two plates display noticeable surface scratches, with less visible marks on the others. Please see photos for additional details. This charming set of Longchamp plates...

Mushroom glaze on an olive ground. Impressed artist's monogram with Ainstable mark. H47 x D24 cm

A beautiful and darkly glazed miniature vase by Swedish master ceramicist/designer Rolf Palm for Mölle, Sweden. This gem features a Classic shape with tiny spines and a rich glaze th...

Old - Set of 5 Japanese Tajimi Teacups with light blue glazing. Original box included with the seal In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used bef...

A delightful little vase made by Danish ceramicist Marianne Starck (1938-2007) in the 1960s. Partially glazed, it reveals the raw material of the stoneware, in this case chamotte cla...

This vintage set of 5 stoneware plates, crafted from authentic Grès du Marais, showcases the timeless elegance and durability of French ceramics. Each plate measures 0.6 inches (1.5 ...

This charming stoneware mug from Alsace, signed by Anne Ehret, is a delightful piece that showcases exquisite craftsmanship and traditional design. Perfect for collectors and those w...

A beautiful and darkly glazed miniature vase by Swedish master ceramicist/designer Rolf Palm for Mölle, Sweden. This gem features a Classic shape with tiny spines and a rich glaze th...

A very stylish Japanese Mashiko Yaki studio pottery Yunomi with stylized designs in panels set within a brown glazed body in the manner of Shoji Hamada an...

Beautiful Folk Art style Danish Mid-Century Modern handmade and hand painted ceramic vase from the early 1940s. Manufactured on the island of Bornholm by Søholm Keramik. Camel colore...

This bank was manufactured by HEPP "The Hole-Eyed Pottery Pig" company, the oldest Czechoslovakian/Austrian ceramic coin bank manufacturer, circa 1890. Their best customer was the Un...

Rustic American Stoneware hand tossed jug from the late 19th century.