Modern Pitchers
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
'Pichet Espagnol' from the Madoura Pottery 'AR 245' by Pablo Picasso '1954'
Located in London, GB
'Pichet Espagnol' ceramic piece from the Madoura Pottery (A.R. 245) by Pablo Picasso (1954). A fired, unglazed ceramic pitcher in the form of a stylise...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Modernist Calegaro Sterling Silver Water Pitcher Designed by Fabian
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Italian modernist water pitcher.
In sterling silver.
Designed by Fabián for Calegaro Silver in Padua, Italy.
Originally retailed at Bergdorf Goodman (likely in the 1990s)....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mexican Los Castillo Style Parrot Handle & Silver Pitcher
By Los Castillo
Located in Stamford, CT
Mexican Los Castillo style parrot handle pitcher. Silver plate with lightly hammered finish and green stone parrot handle. Heavy and well made.
No makers mark or brand stamp.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Pitchers
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Contemporary Tentacle Octopus Hand-Blown Glass Wine Decanter Bar Sea Creatures
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Contemporary Tentacle Hand-Blown Glass Wine Decanter by Simone Crestani
Introducing the Tentacle Decanter, a masterpiece of artistry and craftsmanship by the renowned glass artist S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Mamasita Jug / Pitcher, Handmade in Portugal
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Mamasita Jug in White
Designed by Project 213A in 2021
Handmade Stoneware
Waterproof
This elegantly sculpted jug features a continued opening and took inspiration from a collapsed vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Contemporary Hand Blown Glass Decanter Gajna Chicken Farm Playful Animal Liquor
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Gajna Decanter
The Gajna Decanter is an extraordinary hand-blown piece by Simone Crestani, part of the imaginative Gajna Wine Collection. With its playf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Rabbit Hand Blown Glass Vase Spring Animal Cute Bunny Decanter Pot
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Introducing the whimsical Rabbit Vase, a charming hand-blown glass creation by the talented Simone Crestani. This delicate decanter, crafted entirely in tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
fferrone Contemporary Czech Minimal Talise Glass Water Filter Carafe Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
Finding the beauty in a simple, everyday object is one of the joys of life. Be it left out on your counter or table the contemporary clear glass Talise water carafe pitcher is minimal and can fit with any home. For use with the glass funnel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Vintage Georg Jensen “Swan” Pitcher 1052 Henning Koppel
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
An extremely large sculptural sterling silver Georg Jensen pitcher, design #1052 by Henning Koppel from 1956, this design called the “Swan” pitcher.
This...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
John Leach Muchelney Pottery Wax Resist Studio Pottery Jug
By John Leach
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a large collection of studio pottery we offer this very fine quality John Leach studio pottery jug dated 2009. John is a member of the renowned Leach family and is the son of David Leach and eldest grandson of Bernard Leach. The handled jug of oval shape has a squeezed body with a handle and tall narrow pouring spout and is decorated in wax resist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Pottery
Sapphire Blue Water Pitcher by Per Lutken
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unsigned pitcher or vase of sapphire glass by Per Lutken for Holmgaard Glass. Glass in very good condition with no chips or cracks.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Vintage Multicolored Circus Decor Pitcher Vase, circa 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade ceramic pitcher with sturdy relief handle and hand-painted circus-like decor in green, blue, yellow, dark purple and light gray colored glaze. Light gray glaze on the inside...
Category
20th Century European Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Sterling Silver Modernist Hallmarked Pitcher
Located in North Miami, FL
This substantial and signed sterling silver modernist pitcher is fantastic. It has been professionally polished and looks like a piece of jewelry. It is so modern and transcends time...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Contemporary Octopus Polpo Wine Set Hand Blown Calice Glass Decanter Ocean Red
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Polpo Wine Set: A Symphony of Elegance and Oceanic Wonder
Immerse yourself in the enchanting depths of the Polpo Wine Set, a stunning ensemble of six h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Modernist Sterling Silver Decanter by Asprey & Garrard - London 1999
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1999 by Asprey & Garrard, this handsome, Sterling Silver Decanter, features a loop handle and reed detailing.
The decanter m...
Category
1990s English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Yellow and Red Empoli Cased Italian Glass Pitcher
Located in San Carlos, CA
🌟 Stunning Italian Style Empoli Cased Hand-Blown Art Glass Yellow Vase/Pitcher with Red Handle! 🌟
Looking to add a touch of vibrant elegance to your ho...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Amber-Color Murano Glass Amphora, 1980s, Venice
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian amber-color Murano glass amphora, 1980s, Venice.
This amazing creation clearly owes to the Venetian love of beauty and art. Entirely made with blown amber-color glass in the...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
20th Century Italian Modern Solid Silver Jug Pitcher
Located in VALENZA, IT
Modern style solid silver pitcher.
The shape of the jug is oval and has been completely handmade from an 800 silver plate.
The body of the object is...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Silver
American Jensen-Inspired Sterling Silver Water Pitcher by La Paglia
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Alphonse La Paglia (d. 1953) in New Jersey. Baluster with asymmetrical oval mouth; stepped and round foot ring with flat bead...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stella Decanter in Sea
Located in Richmond, VA
Our first in-house collection pairs modern rounded shapes with colors inspired by ancient Venetian glassware resulting in a functional, beautiful piece to be admired and used often. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Gabriella Crespi Pair of Pitchers, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
A superb pair of Gabriella Crespi 1970s pitchers.
Both pieces are signed.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Metal
Vinteuil Large Blown Glass Water Jug by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Borek Sipek invites us to visit a world similar to the circus and Italian opera. The characters are all there, from the decanters, similar to a clown cap, to the jugs with skirt and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand Pitcher
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very small pitcher or vase in beige by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand. Impressed on the base with both the creator and manufacturer's mark.
Very good vintage condition. No chips or ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
Ruthanne Tudball Soda Glazed Studio Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An very stylish and impressive studio pottery jug decorated in soda glazes by renowned British potter Ruthanne Amelia Tubdball and dating from the latter 20th century. The heavily ha...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Glass Revolution Cocktail Mixer Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Strikingly simple in form, the contemporary handcrafted Revolution Collection Cocktail Mixer Pitcher Set is handcrafted in the Czech Republic by master glassblowers, and formed from a pure extrusion of handblown borosilicate glass.
The cocktail mixer set...
Category
20th Century Czech Modern Pitchers
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wonderful Modern Pair Swid Powell Water Pitcher TsAO & McKown Silver Plate Italy
By Swid Powell
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Swid Powell / Calvin TsAO and Zack McKown Silver Plated Water Pitchers With A Sleek Conical Form With Flat Curving Handle And Ice Guard, This Beautiful Modern Pit...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Silver Plate
Paolo Set of Two Glass Cruets with Red Glass Top by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Borek Sipek transforms an everyday tool into a rich ornament. Paolo is a set of cruets characterized by a sinuous Silhouette and a vigorous touch of color.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Victor Clear and Violet Blown Glass Water Jug by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Borek Sipek invites us to visit a world similar to the circus and Italian opera. The characters are all there, from the decanters, similar to a clown cap, to the jugs with skirt and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Vigny Medium Blown Glass Wine Jug by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Borek Sipek invites us to visit a world similar to the circus and Italian opera. The characters are all there, from the decanters, similar to a clown cap, to the jugs with skirt and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Glass Sky Blue Carafe and Glasses
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Set of six Murano glass cups and matching carafe. This set is made entirely of hand-blown glass on the island of Murano outside of Venice, Italy. They feature a transparent glass wit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Murano Glass
Silver-Plated Pitcher with a Monkey Handle by Emilia Castillo , Mexico 85
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Vintage Silver-Plated Pitcher with a Monkey Handle by Emilia Castillo, Mexico 85, Signed. This extraordinary piece of art seamlessly combines traditional cr...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Clive Bowen Studio Pottery Slip Trailed Honey Glazed Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish slip trailed studio pottery jug decorated in honey glazes by renowned potter Clive Bowen (British, b.1943) and dating from the 20th century.
Clive Bowen is considered as one the great British studio potters and is renowned internationally with his work in collections worldwide. He is based in Devon where he uses the local red earthenware clay and has worked with both Michael Leach...
Category
20th Century English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Earthenware
Jozefina Glass Works Krosno Polish Vintage Hand Blown Art Glass Jug
By Krosno
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning tall and elegant hand-blown Polish art glass jug attributed to the Jozefina Glass Makers, Krosno and dating from around 1980.
The Josefi...
Category
20th Century Polish Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Stella Decanter in Papaya
Located in Richmond, VA
Our in-house collection pairs modern rounded shapes with colors inspired by ancient Venetian glassware resulting in a functional, beautiful piece to be admired and used often. Each v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Plata Lappas Leather Handled Argentinian Silver Plated Water Pitcher
By Hermès
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine modern water pitcher.
By Plata Lappas.
In silver plate.
With a c-shaped leather handel and strainer to the spout.
Founded by Alcibiades Lappas 1887, Plata Lappas is a one...
Category
Late 20th Century Argentine Modern Pitchers
Materials
Silver Plate
Clive Bowen Large Studio Pottery Slip Trailed Brown Glazed Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish slip trailed studio pottery jug decorated in brown glazes by renowned potter Clive Bowen (British, b.1943) and dating from the 20th century.
Clive Bowen is considered as one the great British studio potters and is renowned internationally with his work in collections worldwide. He is based in Devon where he uses the local red earthenware clay and has worked with both Michael Leach...
Category
20th Century English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Earthenware
Jane Hamlyn Studio Pottery Salt Glazed Jug 20th Century
By Jane Hamlyn
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and well potted salt glazed stoneware jug by renowned studio potter Jane Hamlyn (British. b.1940) and dating from the 20th century. The jug is of wide round bulbous shape w...
Category
20th Century English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Set of Two Modernist Italian Ceramic Jugs by Artigiana Ceramica Umbra
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two multi colored ceramic huge jugs designed and hand-crafted in Italy by ceramica Artigiana Umbra, small manufacturer founded in 1956 in Città di Castello. They are in perfect condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
FB Rogers Silver Co Silver on Copper 7504 Water Pitcher. Circa 1970s. Measureme
Located in Philadelphia, PA
FB Rogers Silver Co Silver on Copper 7504 Water Pitcher. Circa 1970s. Measurements: 7.5" H x 9" W x 5.5" D.
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Silver Plate
Brown and White Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher La Borne circa 1990 Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne
Original french stoneware ceramic pitcher
Brown and white pottery colors
Signed
Original perfect condition
Measures: h...
Category
1990s French Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
fferrone Contemporary Czech Fluted Talise Glass Water Filter Carafe Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
Finding the beauty in a simple, everyday object is one of the joys of life. Be it left out on your counter or table the contemporary clear glass fluted talise water carafe pitcher is minimal and can fit with any home. For use with the glass funnel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Janice Tchalenko Hand Painted Patchwork Studio Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and unique reduced stoneware studio pottery large jug hand painted with patch work designs by renowned potter and artist Janice Tchalenko ...
Category
1980s English Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Stoneware
Ray Finch Winchcombe Studio Pottery Metallic Glazed Double Cream Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and exceptional metallic glazed studio pottery jug by Ray Finch and made at Winchcombe around 1981. The stoneware jug was gifted by Ray Finch to the previous owner on 5th ...
Category
1980s English Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Stoneware
fferrone Contemporary Czech Minimal Talise Glass Water Filter Carafe Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the mundane plastic water filter pitcher, the Talise transforms the ubiquitous plastic vessel into an elegant glass carafe, increasing its durability and improving its fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
John Jelfs Large Incised Pattern Studio Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish Cotswold Pottery studio pottery jug with incised patterning by renowned potter John Jelfs (British. b.1946) and dating from around 1997....
Category
1990s English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Stoneware
Barry Huggett Salt Glazed Slip Trailed Studio Potter Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and well potted Carnon Downs Pottery salt glazed jug with slip trailed patterning by Cornish based potter Barry Huggett and dating from around 1996. The stoneware jug ...
Category
1990s English Modern Pitchers
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Modernist Hammered Brass Pitcher by Egidio Casagrande
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice Italian modernist hammered brass pitcher / ewer by Egidio Casagrande, circa 1940s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 10"W x 5"D x 12"H. It is marked "Casag...
Category
Early 20th Century European Modern Pitchers
Materials
Brass
Hand Blown Dimple Design Handled Stylish Art Glass Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual hand blown art glass handled jug with a dimple design body in opaque green glass with blue patterning dating from the 20th century. Probably continental the tall and elega...
Category
20th Century Czech Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Figurative Yellow Ceramic Pitcher by JJ Dubernard French Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
JJ Dubernard
Original and figurative ceramic pitcher
Yellow ceramic glaze color
Original perfect condition
Realised circa 2000
Measures: Height: 22cm, large: 15cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Blown Glass Jug by Kjell Engman
By Kjell Engman
Located in Firenze, FI
A stunning jug in blown glass by the Swedish glass artist Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda. This unique piece, of beautiful shape and colors is in exellent condition. Second half of the 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
fferrone Contemporary Czech Fluted Talise Glass Water Filter Carafe Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the mundane plastic water filter pitcher, the Talise transforms the ubiquitous plastic vessel into an elegant glass carafe, increasing its durability and improving its fu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass
Italian Venetian Transparent and Blue Murano Glass Carafe Contemporary, 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Venetian Transparent and Blue Murano Glass Carafe Contemporary 1990s.
This amazing and unique Venetian work of art was made in the island...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Pitchers
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Joel Edwards Pottery / Ceramic Pitcher/ Carafe, Signed
By Joel Edwards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pitcher with an abstract glaze. Edwards studied with very important potters in his time like Peter Voulkos, Marguerite Wildenhain and Soji Hamada.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Pitchers
Materials
Pottery
Gerard Hofmann, French ceramicist. Two ceramic pieces: a pitcher and a bowl.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gerard Hofmann (1917-1965), French ceramicist, own workshop.
Two unique ceramic pieces: a pitcher and a handled bowl.
Earth-toned glaze. Handmade.
Circa 1960.
In perfect condition....
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Speckled Stoneware Art Pottery Blue Pitcher signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Pottery Blue Stoneware Pitcher
signed
5.75 h x 6 d x 4 diameter
Preowned Vintage
Refer to images
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Pottery
1980's Carlo Moretti 7 Piece Bullet Drink Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carlo Moretti 7 Piece Bullet Glass Drink Set. Nice complete set in great shape, probably unused! Great heavy weighted glass and pitcher.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Blown Glass
Hand-Built and Glazed Pitcher by Anne Dangar, France, c. 1945
By Anne Dangar
Located in New York City, NY
Hand-Built and Glazed Pitcher by Anne Dangar, France, c. 1945
Lovely glazed ceramic pitcher by Anne Dangar. Dangar is a celebrated Australian abstract exp...
Category
20th Century French Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
Pitcher by Gunnar Nylund
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very small pitcher or vase in hare's fur blue glaze by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand. Impressed on the bottom by both the creator and manufacturer's mark.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Pitchers
Materials
Ceramic
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