Pottery Furniture

This striking, extra-large Ruscha wall disc sculpture showcases the distinctive craftsmanship of mid-century German art pottery. Designed with a vibrant fat lava glaze, this piece di...

Sculptural vintage vase features a bulbous body with pronounced wide rim; it is decorated in complex drip glaze in blue, teal, and green palette with beige pink accents. Parts of the vase near the bottom are intentionally left unglazed to accentuate the unpredictable nature of the drip glazes. The inner surfaces are decorated with the glazes in the same palette, and the inner part of the rim is done with the same drip glaze pattern as the outer surfaces, creating a continuous composition and guiding the eyes of the viewers along the lines of the piece. The vase is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom, "Linn L. Phelan 1932", circling the base, and marked with that appears to be either model or glaze numbers in the center. The date corresponds with Phelan's training under Arthur Baggs; the vase is an important example of Phelan's early work and of early American studio pottery movement. While the form of the vase shows Art Deco style influence, the striking glaze on the piece points towards the distinctive works Phelan created later in his career. We are offering a large ceramic decorative bowl, created by Phelan in 1950s-1960s, in a separate listing. Linn Lovejoy Phelan (1906-1992) was a renowned American ceramic artist, who operated famous Rowantrees and Linwood Pottery in Maine. He studied art in Bevier School of Art of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (now Rochester Institute of Technology) in Rochester, New York, in 1928, and received his BFA in Ceramic Art in Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, in 1932. While attending Ohio State University, Phelan took "Ceramic Art: Survey of the Field" class, taught by Arthur Baggs. After Phelan left the school, he corresponded with Baggs, and in late 1930s Phelan wrote to Baggs of his experiences in helping to start up what becomes Rowantrees Pottery of Blue Hill, Maine. Arthur E. Baggs (1886-1947) studied at Alfred University in 1903-1905 and 1910-1911 with Dr. Charles F. Binns, who was considered "the father of American ceramic art"; Baggs worked at Marblehead Pottery and Cowan Pottery Studio, and became the head of the Ceramic Art Division of the Fine Arts Department at Ohio State University in 1928. Examples of Baggs work are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY; and Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio. Baggs was an extremely influential figure in early American ceramics; he was given the Binns medal for outstanding achievement, made a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and a member of Keramos. Through Baggs Phelan was exposed to the foundations of technical creativity and advancements in ceramic art in Alfred University, as well as the early 1900s studio pottery movement in America, linking the Arts and Crafts phase of studio pottery to Modernist movement. In 1940s Phelan started teaching ceramics at School of American Craftsman (SAC), founded by Aileen Osborn Webb at Darthmouth College in 1944; SAC moved to Alfred University in Alfred, New York, in 1946, and to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 1950s. In 1940s SAC faculty included Edwin Blanchard Brown, Ernest Frank Brace, Laurits Eichner, Philip Morton, Charles Reese, Ethel Mitchell, Robert Savage, Thomas Mclure, along with Linn Phelan and another renowned ceramist, Herbert...

Midcentury Egyptian Blue Ceramic Pottery box by Ugo Zaccagnini of Italy. The box features a striking bullseye design on all sides. There is an overall craquelure to the glaze which i...

Antique Weller Art Pottery Tall Vase With Grape Vine Pattern Signed C1930 Measures - 14 1/4" x 6 1/8" x 6 1/8" This antique vase, crafted by Weller Art Pottery around 1930, feature...

Black Santa Clara pottery bowl by Frances Salazar circa 1970s in immaculate condition. New Mexico, USA.

Water Garden, 2016 (Porcelain; Unique, C. 2.2 in. h x 15.5 in. w x 15.5 in. d, Object No.: 3527) Sidsel Hanum was born in Norway in 1955. After her Ceramic Diploma from the National...

Simple and elegant pair of Mid Century Modern crackle glaze lamps. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Original wiring is intact and in fine condition. Can be parcel po...

Attributed to Jacques Lenoble Elegant ceramic vase with pink ceramic glaze color. Beautiful handmade form typical from the 1930s. Signed J under the base. Dimensions: 34 ...

Awaji Pottery lamp in sensual gourd form with green over caramel glaze, circa 1910s. Good quality double cluster S-form socket. 29" high overall, 18" to top of cap, 7 1/2" diameter. ...

Set of seven decorative sturdy stoneware bottle vases originally made to hold beer, wine and oils in midcentury modern Europe. Manufactured by Max Krüger GmbH & Co in the 1960s. ...

The unusual Mid-Century Modern catch all or ashtray was made by Bitossi in square shape with four indentations on the corners. The square outer rim encloses the concave circle in th...

A six nations Native American pottery vase with yellow interior/brown incised decorated exterior, the vase is stamped on bottom with an eagle feather mark ...

Eye-catching Majolica glazed ceramic trompe l'oeil black small wall plate attributed to Vallauris. France, 1960s. This plate has a black background a...

Harris G. Strong (1920-2006) Harris G. Strong was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin where his aunt owned a greeting card company, which influenced his artistic pursuits. He also had a str...

This large mocha blue seaweed yellow ware mixing bowl is in fine condition. Has a very nice decoration of blue seaweed pattern on the outside band.

A beautiful hand painted blue, cream, and green faience pottery wall plate featuring an allegorical scene of a man riding a horse with a bird on his arm. By Cynthia Deruta Italy, L...

This is a near pair of Hollywood Regency Era Italian double gourd lamps. I am describing them as a near pair because when I acquired them, one was slightly shorter than the other. Wh...

A wonderfully decorated and executed large Mingei pottery plate/charger by Japanese National Treasure Mashiko-yaki ceramic master Tatsuzo Shimaoka. This work exhibits his signature r...

Sculptural vintage table lamp features urn or baluster lamp base, decorated with hand-painted abstract motif of flowers and branches. Black, hunter green, and burgundy red colors of ...

Dutch Delft Large Dish with Chinoiserie Dragon Design A superb large-format Dutch Delft circular dish, dating to circa 1700. This highly decorative...

Saltglaze Teapot with portrait of Frederick the Great of Prussia and the Prussian Eagle, Circa 1760 The ermine ground teapot has an enamelled portra...

A stylish Dutch Art Deco art pottery comport hand painted in the Persian pattern and made by the Arnhem pottery dating from around 1920. The comport i...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period lotus form turquoise glazed ceramic art pottery bowl, ashtray, or catchall By Van Briggle (signed to the underside) USA, Early 20th Century Measure...

Beautiful rounded ginger jar with lid features complex green craquelure glaze; the glaze is fluctuating between forest green and deep celadon green hues, is in high gloss finish, and is smooth to the touch. The inner surfaces are finished with semi-gloss off-white glaze. The jar is in good vintage condition; it is marked and dated on the bottom with one of the earlier, round marks, "N.C. Pisgah Forest West Ashville, Route 19" with the date and potter at the wheel logo (see Kovel's American Art Pottery Marks, p. 149). Inspired by the Arts & Crafts Movement, Walter B. Stephen and his mother began their first pottery, Nonconnah, near Memphis, Tennessee about 1904. Without prior experience, they produced slip-decorated pottery of exceptional merit. Stephen moved to Skyland, North Carolina, in 1913, where he established a second Nonconnah Pottery, the first full-time art pottery in the state. In 1926, Stephen began the operation of his third pottery, Pisgah Forest. Here he explored Oriental glazes and forms, pioneered the first crystalline glazes in the South, and developed his cameo wares which resemble English Wedgewood jasperwares. Pisgah Forest and Nonconnah pottery have gained national recognition from numerous museums and private collectors. Major exhibitions of Stephen’s work have been held at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC, the Asheville Art Museum, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Tennessee, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, the McKissick Museum in Columbia, SC, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC, and Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, NC. Bibliography: Leftwich, Rodney Henderson. Pisgah Forest and Nonconnah: The Potteries of Walter B. Stephen. Bradenton FL...

Large modernist studio pottery vase by Guy Dawson circa 1960s. Signed.

A vintage Tonala Mexico folk art pottery teapot. Large size with beautiful hand painted designs of birds and flowers over a pale blue base glaze. Marked on the base.

Pair of Organic Modern mugs or cups feature complex craquelure glaze in delicate celadon, blue, beige, and pink palette. Abstract graphic designs emphasize sculptural shape of the r...

Brutalist Bust of W. C. Fields, artist unknown "nice size, glaze and color" "in good vintage as found condition" W. C. Fields was an American comedian, actor, and juggler who rose ...

19th Century Large French Pottery Savoie Rooster Platter. Country style.

Gorgeous set of three animal sculptures from the “Rimini Blu” collection by Flavia Montelupo for Bitossi. This rare and charming set includes an elephant, a wiener dog and a turtle, ...

Vintage pair of ceramic candlesticks was made by Kent Follette of Follette Pottery in minimal, organic modern style. The pieces are decorated with abstract flower designs in various...

Pair of vintage Art Deco pottery vases, circa 1930/40's, marked U.S.A. 151/150 on verso, as shown. Executed in robins egg blue, shouldered form with two decorative handles . The vas...

A wonderfully designed and quite engaging large , heavy, substantial Mid-Century Modern stoneware vase reminiscent of works by West Coast California potters/artists Otto and Vivika H...

A Moorcroft "Blakeney Mallow" ginger jar, Art Nouveau-style pottery. The jar was designed by Sarah Brummell-Bailey and typically dates to around 2001. It features the characteristic ...

Whimsical trio of ceramic wall plaques designed by Aimo Nietosvuori (b. 1933-Finland) for the Swedish ceramic company JIE Keramik. The plaques depict members of a family sporting 1920s-1930s clothing...

Add a touch of vintage charm to your living space with this beautiful blue table lamp. Crafted by Bitossi in Rimini blue in the 1960s, this lamp features the blue and green paisley d...

A very nice vintage California studio pottery ceramic vase by Catalina Pottery, circa 1930s. Great look and form on this gorgeous robin egg blue and white vessel. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3.5"D x 5.75"H. Hard to find piece of Catalina Pottery! #4359 Catalina Pottery (or Catalina Island Pottery) is the commonly used name for Catalina Clay Products, a division of the Santa Catalina Island Company, which produced brick, tile, tableware and decorative pottery on Santa Catalina Island, California. Catalina Clay Products was founded in 1927 by William Wrigley, Jr. of the Wrigley chewing gum family. He built a tile and brick pottery factory on a beach located near Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. The new pottery became Catalina Clay Products, a division of Wrigley's Santa Catalina Island Company. The pottery used local clays from the Island and had two business purposes: to produce clay building products and to provide the much needed year-round employment for Island residents. Gladding, McBean & Co. acquired all of the assets of the company in 1937 and moved all production to its Franciscan dinnerware...

A very stylish and hand-crafted matched pair slipware pottery pilgrim flasks decorated with floral designs possibly originating from Sussex, England and dating to the 19th century. T...

A fine pair antique English majolica floral rimmed pottery plates by Wedgwood and dated 1872. The lightly potted plates are of simple rounded form standing on a round foot with a sli...

A very rare 'Aztec' relief-décor floor vase from JASBA KERAMIK. JASBA produced several series of ceramics on themes inspired by ancient civilizations; among the most sought-after t...

Vintage collection of Mayan style zoological animals, circa mid/late 20th century. I think the animals are: crocodile, bull frog, jaguar, beaver. Super fun set. Very lively. Crocodil...

French Majolica plate with pumpkin & snail Onnaing, circa 1890. Rare gray background.

Italian ceramic jewelry dish with center male relief scene, ruffled edge with gold trim, circa 20th century. Made in Italy as marked in last image. A ni...

Antique Japanese Satsuma Hand Painted Floral & Gilt Pottery Lidded Urn C1920 Measures - 5.5"h x 3"diam A finely crafted antique Japanese Satsuma urn...

Rare and unusual pitcher vase with abstract sgraffito decor was made by Bitossi Ceramiche; it is very similar in style to pieces that were designed for Bitossi by Aldo Londi. It is ...

French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century.  

Article: Pottery ceramic bowl Producer: Dümmler and Breiden, Germany Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic bowl made in Germany. High quality German produc...

Ceramic planter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s. Glazed ceramic, pictorial decoration. Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, both in the f...

A vintage studio pottery serving plate with a lovely hand painted iris design. There are 2 attached bowls for sauces and grooves have been formed on one side for holding chopsticks. ...

Opposing pair of vintage Blanc-de-Chine figural lamps with each Kwan Yin figure in recumbent seated pose, lamped on giltwood plinth. Stock ID: D4179

This most unusual sponge ware spittoon has such a unusual shape and form. Very early form.

Set of two unique stoneware candle holders with muted warm grey, burgundy, black, blue and terracotta colored glaze. Handmade by Danish ceramic artist Helle Allpass in her private st...

I love the size of this platter! It is an Italian hand painted asparagus form serving platter. It is a piece inspired by the 19th century French and Italian serving pieces. It is in...

Signed and hand crafted stunning Fish Platter with 10 matching plates, all hand painted in beautiful colors Handmade by Franz Anton Mehlem, a German pottery manufacturer. Mehlem produced in Bonn...

A rare antique English creamware pottery octagonal plate of Whieldon-type dating from around 1750. The lightly and finely potted plate has a deep round central reserve with a raised ...

Striking modern slip-cast ceramic pot or bowl with twin handles and lid is decorated with overlapping circles motif; the design was created by Robert Maxwell for Pottery Craft USA us...

A pair of large Fulham Pottery lotus vase finished in full cream glaze on pedestal base. Stamped to the base, Fulham Pottery London. Dimensions: H 19cm x ...

Sea foam green art nouveau vase by ceramic artist Anna-Lisa Thomson for Upsala Ekeby. Soft shaped shiny glazed ceramic vase, two wavey handles with d...

A Stylish Single English Hand Painted Porcelain Bottle Vase modelled as a Ships Decanter of generous proportions, late Nineteenth, early Twentieth Century The bulbous body form wit...

Vintage pottery stoneware bowl with lid features minimal, rounded form, decorated with celadon glaze on the bowl and lid and Tenmoku glaze - on the handle and on side decor elements....