Gainey Pot
Gainey AC-8 Matte Black Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Gainey AC-8 matte black diminutive cylinder planter pot. Incised USA AC-8 on the underside. Clean
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Massive Gainey Ceramic Pots #2422 Outdoor Planters
By Gainey Pottery
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Massive ceramic planters by Gainey Pottery, Laverne, California, ca' 1960's.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Gainey Laverne California Matte Glazed Golden Ochre Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine planter pot from Gainey of Laverne California. Nice form, warm ochre matte glaze and excellent
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Large California Modern Matte Black Planter Pot by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large Gainey of Laverne California planter pot. Finished in a matte black glaze. No cracks or chips
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
1950s Style Gainey Glazed Art Pottery Architectural Green Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Style Gainey Glazed Drip Art Pottery
Architectural Green Planter Pot
Earthenware planter
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
1980s Art Pottery Modern Ceramics Gainey Planter Pot Metallic Bronze
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Art Pottery Modern Ceramics Large Planter Pot in Metallic Bronze Finish
Unmarked attribution
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Modern Gainey Architectural Pottery Clay Planter Pot Black Glaze
By Gainey Pottery
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Modern Gainey Architectural Pottery Planters Pots dark Satin Black Glaze Ceramic
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Vintage Gainey Ceramics Planter – Ochre Yellow, Mid-Century Modern Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elevate your space with this rare vintage Gainey Ceramics planter, a striking piece of mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Multi Color Ball Sculpture on a Gainey Ceramics Black Clay Planter - 2 Piece Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Gainey Architectural Pottery Planters Pot in a dark Satin Black Glaze.
The pot is
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
H 30.5 in W 17 in D 20 in
Recent Sales
Seven Gainey Planters
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Phoenix, AZ
glazing and are sold as a grouping. Please see our other listings for many other Gainey pots. Measurements
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Vintage Large “Sgraffito” Pot by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Gainey Ceramics.
Manufacturer: Gainey Ceramics.
Period/Style: Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
California Modern Sgraffito Planter Pot by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern sgraffito ceramic planter made by Gainey Ceramics. This piece can be used both
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Large Matte White Planter Pot by Gainey Pottery
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large Matte White Planter Pot by Gainey Pottery, California
Category
Vintage 1960s American Pottery
California Modern Large “Sgraffito” Pot by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Gainey ceramics.
Manufacturer: Gainey ceramics.
Period/style: Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage California Ochre Yellow Planter Pot by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern ceramic pottery planter manufactured by Gainey Ceramics of La Verne, California
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Large 19" Diameter Ceramic Gainey Planter / Pot California Design
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Oakland, CA
Large white Gainey ceramic planter in a cylinder form with a tapered base 19" in diameter by 14.25
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Early Gainey Large Mustard California Mid Century Modern Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Large rounded planter pot. Earlier production by Gainey of LaVerne Ca. beautiful mustard with
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Luscious Green Midcentury Modern Planter Pot Gainey Ceramics La Verne CA
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Modern Gainey Pottery sculptural midcentury green Planter Pot
(Listing is for the planter
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
1960s Architectural Pottery by Gainey Ceramics Brown Planter Pot La Verne Calif
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Architectural Pottery by Gainey Ceramics Brown Planter La Verne, Calif
Stamped Gainey
5.75h x
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Gainey Pottery Garden Vessels
By Gainey Pottery, Architectural Pottery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Vintage Gainey Pottery Garden Pots. A matched pair of matte off-white glazed garden pots by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
California Pottery Green Speckled Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
A fairly rare moss green speckled California Pottery planter pot. I fell for the color and speckled
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Collection of Matte White California Planter Pots
By Gainey Pottery, Architectural Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Collection of Matte White California Planter Pots by Architectural Pottery & Gainey Pottery, 10" to
Category
Vintage 1960s American Planters and Jardinieres
California Modern Large “Sgraffito” Pot by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each. California modern large “Sgraffito” pot.
Designer: Gainey Ceramics.
Manufacturer: Gainey
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Ceramic
Gainey Pottery Hanging Flower Pots
By Gainey Pottery
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A collection of Gainey Pottery ceramic flower pots. Measuring about 12.5" D, 6.5" H. Many colors
Category
Vintage 1970s American Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
13 Ceramic Pots by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Phoenix, AZ
13 ceramic outdoor pots by Gainey, circa early 1960s. These examples range in size from 6" tall to
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Large “Sgraffito” Pot by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Gainey Ceramics
Manufacturer: Gainey Ceramics
Period/Style: Mid Century Modern
Country
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1960s California Orange Gainey Pottery Planter Pot, USA
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Berlin, DE
1960s California Orange Gainey Pottery Planter Pot, USA. Gainey Ceramics, also known as Gainey
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Ceramic
Quite Large Gainey California Modern White Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Massive Gainey of California planter pot. In matte white glaze.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Early Gainey Large Yellow California Modern Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large rounded planter pot. Earlier production by Gainey of LaVerne Ca. Nice condition shows wear no
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
California Modern Large Sgraffito Planter Pot by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern Sgraffito ceramic planter made by Gainey Ceramics. This piece can be used both
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage California Modern Sgraffito Planter Pot by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern sgraffito garden ceramic planter manufactured by Gainey Ceramics. This piece is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage California Modern Sgraffito Planter Pot by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern sgraffito garden ceramic planter manufactured by Gainey Ceramics. This piece is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Midcentury Yellow Ochre Pots by Gainey Pottery
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Littleton, CO
A handsome pair of yellow ochre pots by Gainey Pottery. Models AC-8 and T-10. Signed
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Matte White California Modern Planter Pot by Gainey Ceramic
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nice size pot with excellent outer glaze. Interior shows some wear and has one drill hole.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Large Earth Tone Gainey Planter Pot with Organic Sgrafitto Design
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine large planter pot by California pottery Gainey. Nice sgrafitto textured design in an organic
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jar...
Materials
Stoneware
Matte White Gainey Planter Pot on Rare Tall Cylinder Base
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Gainey of California, base signed Gainey with an S.J.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Pottery
Early Gainey Large Black Satin California Mid Century Modern Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Diego, CA
Large rounded planter pot. Earlier production by Gainey of LaVerne Ca. beautiful black glaze satin
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Five Large-Scale Gainey Planters
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Five large-scale Gainey planters or pots, circa early 1980s. These examples have a milk chocolate
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Pottery Gainey Planters
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century planter pots designed by Gainey Ceramics of La Verne, California. Each piece comes in a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Three Gainey Sgraffito Ceramic Planters
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Set of three Gainey ceramic planters or pots circa late 1960s. Price listed is for all three
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Large Gainey Planter with Unusual Color
By Gainey Pottery
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and unusual planter/ceramic pot by Gainey Ceramics of California. Beautiful shiny glaze with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Large Yellow Ochre Planter by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large scale Gainey of California yellow ochre pot with drilled holes on bottom. Measures 13
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Gainey Pottery, White Made in California
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Authentic white Mid-Century Modern Gainey ceramic pot with base. Both pieces signed.
S 12
Overall
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
18" Pink Ceramic Midcentury Architectural Pottery Planter by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery
Located in McKinney, TX
Vintage MCM large light pink ceramic planter pot by Gainey
Measures 18" tall x 18" diameter
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
California Pottery Green Speckled Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
Gainey Pottery this one has a softer feel where the pot curves into the bottom, whereas the other is more
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery, Paint
California Pottery Matte Green Speckled Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Ferndale, MI
A smooth and matte light olive green-colored speckled California Pottery planter pot with USA
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery, Paint
1960s Calif Pottery Modern Yellow Earth Midcentury Architectural Planter Pot
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
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Planter Pot garden patio home.
Style of Gainey Pottery. Signed underneath with maker's label. Difficult
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardin...
Materials
Pottery
1960s Midcentury Art Pottery Black Planter Pot Clean Modern
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Art pottery black planter pot clean modern
Shapely cylinder planter
11.63 tall x 12.75
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Pottery
Mid-century Orange-Red Ceramic Plant Pot c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century orange-red, black speckled ceramic plant pot.
CREATOR Possibly Gainey
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid-Century Orange Pot by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a California Modern ceramic pot by Gainey Ceramics, La Verne, California (model C-10). The
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid-Century Large Planter by Gainey Ceramics
By Gainey Pottery
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a large pot/planter by Gainey Ceramics of California. It is off-white with a matte glaze
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of Decorated Pottery Planters by Gainey
By Gainey Pottery, Architectural Pottery, David Cressey
Located in Waltham, MA
Trio of large architectural pottery planters by Gainey. Thick walled pots with a carved striated or
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Ceramic
Gainey Pottery Ceramic Pot or Planter, La Verne, California
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Crockett, CA
Very nice ceramic pot or planter by Gainey Ceramics of La Verne, California. Best used with another
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
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Ceramic
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By Gainey Pottery
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By Gainey Pottery
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Gainey Pot For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal gainey pot for your home. Frequently made of ceramic, pottery and paint, every gainey pot was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer gainey pot, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each gainey pot bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Gainey Pot?
The average selling price for a gainey pot at 1stDibs is $750, while they’re typically $135 on the low end and $4,200 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.