Mid-Century Modern Pottery
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
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.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Saint-Clement Huge Mid-Century Stoneware Vase, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large Saint-Clément Stoneware Vase, France, 1950s. This impressive and rare stoneware vase from Saint-Clément, France dates to the 1950s and is distinguished by its exceptional size ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Elegant Tim Orr Ceramic France Glaze Decoration Porcelain Circa 1970 Flower Vase
By Tim Orr
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Elegant Tim Orr Ceramic France Glaze Decoration Porcelain Circa 1970 Flower Vase
Category
1970s European Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Danish Midcentury Knabstrup Floor Vase
By Knabstrup
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Danish midcentury Knabstrup floor vase in a beautiful green glaze.
In great condition with no cracks or chips and still with the or...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Italian Fantoni Attributed Classical Design Art Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish vintage Italian art pottery jug decorated with a classical figure playing a Lyre harp and attributed to Fantoni. The elegantly shaped jug stands on a narrow rounded foot wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Pottery Cover Box by RON BENSTEAD for Bragg Creek Alberta, 1960s Canada
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lid box has small flea bites on top edge, also lid on edge from round handle. All in all very nice unique part.
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
1970s "Dora" Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Sweden ABC Girls Figure Pottery
By Gustavsberg
Located in Brescia, IT
"Dora" ABC Girls
by Lisa Larson
Gustavsberg, 1958
Stoneware figure
Perfect condition
Measure: H 27 cm.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Wilhelm Kage Farsta Vase in Soft Golden Brown
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Wilhelm Kåge was Sweden’s premier studio potter. His Farsta series was crafted between 1930 and 1960 in the Gustavsberg studio. The unique objects were made of reddish brown stonewar...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Italian Bitossi Attrib. Blue Pottery Vase with Figurative Design
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and rare Italian modern hand-thrown, hand carved, and hand painted blue pottery vase with figurative design, attributed to designer ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Marcello Fantoni Bowl Decorated with a Still Life of Italian Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Marcello Fantoni bowl decorated with a still life of Italian vases
Decorated with rich applied enamel, signed on the front lower right and on the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Excellent hand thrown Kage Farsta stoneware bowl with interesting and nicely drippy matte finish yellow/ochre glaze. Hand signed and stamped, as shown. The world renown Wilhelm Kage ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Antonia Campi Conchiglia Pottery, Italian 1950s Lamp
By Lavenia, Antonia Campi
Located in New York, NY
An original 1950s Conchiglia glazed ceramic lamp in the form of a conch shell.
Societa Ceramica Italiana di Laveno. Signed.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Porcelain
Signed Midcentury Studio Pottery Bowl
By Otto Natzler
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Signed midcentury Studio Pottery bowl in the style of Maxwell.
Category
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
An orange, brown fat lava ceramic vase designed and manufactured in Germany by Carstens in perfect condition signed on the bottom with W. Germany...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Gianni Tosin Lava & Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin.
With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration.
Stamped I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Strawberry Shaped Majolica Ceramic Tureen by Bordalo Pinheiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Majolica ceramic white and green strawberry shaped tureen. Manufactured by Bordalo Pinheiro, Portugal, 1960s.
This cute tureen has a very realistic design with leaves on the top. A leaf shaped serving plate and a small serving spoon complete the set.
This highly decorative serving piece will be a nice addition to any kitchen or dining table. It will be a cool choice used as sauce tureen.
Excellent condition.
On sale as a set of three pieces, strawberry tureen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Majolica, Pottery, Ceramic
Midcentury Turquoise Italian Ceramic Vase by Fratelli Fanciullacci, circa 1960
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautifully detailed vase in vibrant turquoise (green / blue) with textured sgraffito shoulder and neck by Fratelli Fanciullacci, Italy, circa 1960s. Wonderful whimsical embossed ani...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Vintage Orange Black and Aqua Green Ceramic Vase by Cortendorf, West Germany
By Cortendorf
Located in East Quogue, NY
Bright, boldly colored orange, black, and aqua green mid-century vase by Cortendorf. A beautiful, bold example of West German Art Pottery from the 1950s. It has its original maker's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Signed Rometti Umbertide - S.A.C.R.U. Orange Ivory Coffee Carafe, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Rare ceramic coffee pot signed by Rometti Umbertide - "S.A.C.R.U." (Società Anonima Ceramiche Rometti Umbertide), crafted in the 1940s in Italy.
In fabulous condition, this incredi...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
French Ceramic Vase with Handles from Quimper, France by Keraluc Pottery Studio
Located in Miami, FL
Dazzling glazed ceramic vase, the primary pale yellow and the floral designs are truly eye catching. Made in Quimper, France by Keraluc Pottery Studio.
It can enhance any shelf, ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Vintage French Metal Pots – "Farine" and "Poivre" – Early 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
This exquisite set of metal pots, originating from France in the early 20th century, is a true collector’s treasure. Each pot is meticulously designed to store essentials like coffee...
Category
1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Metal
Katharina Eichler Signed German Art Studio Stoneware Nerikomi Pottery Vase #2
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
We are very proud to be able to present and offer this exceptional, stunning and large sculpture vase by German artist Katharina Eichler (b.1971). This piece is from 2023 and was for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
1950s Handmade Green Glaze Pina Pottery Jar Punch Bowl Cups Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Fabulous design dark green glaze pineapple pina pottery jar & four cups Vintage Mexico
Measures: 9.5 tall x 12 diameter
Cup 2.5 tall x 2.5 diamete...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Studio Pottery Vessel Gertrud + Otto Natzler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Natzlers moved to Los Angeles from Austria in 1938. They were trained artisans. She made the simple pristine pot forms and he made the amazing glaze designs.
This piece is anothe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of Emma Bridgewater Pottery Earthenware Mugs Bowl
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Wonderful collection of Emma Bridgewater pottery featuring 8 mugs and one bowl.
This set includes a Song Thrush, Swallow, Blue Tit Bird, Long Tailed T...
Category
Late 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper Studio Pottery Mustard Glazed Bowl
By Hans Coper, Lucie Rie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage British studio pottery bowl by Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, finely thrown the outer body decorated in oatmeal glaze with a dark ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Huge & Decorative Mid-century Ceramic Vase, 1970s, Possibly Lamp
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Huge and Decorative German Mid-Century Ceramic Vase by Strehla, Germany, 1970s. This striking ceramic vase by Strehla, produced in Germany during the 1970s, is a true statement piece...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Artistic Vintage Danish Pottery Bowl from the 1950s
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage artistic Danish pottery bowl with a beautiful abstract design
Signed on the base but artist unknown
No cracks or chips.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Huge Italian Vintage Ceramic Rhimini Blue Vase Aldo Londi for Bitossi, C. 1960
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful and rare tall 30cm/12" embossed vase in vibrant 'Rhimini' blue and turquoise by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968. A great piece of vintage, mid-century handmade Italian pottery. Very rare size to find.
Shape number 727/30.
We have more rare Bitossi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Midcentury German or Scandinavian Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and finely made midcentury art pottery vase probably of German or Scandinavian origin. The vase is very lightly potted with a layered skirt style pattern around the bo...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
German Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, 1960s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
German Mid-century ceramic vase, Germany, 1960s. Measures: Height: 45cm - 17.7 in., Diameter : 22cm - 8.7 in. Marked under the base (see photo).
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Emilio Scanavino, Painted Ceramic, Italy
Located in Sharon, CT
Hand-painted and thrown ceramic by this important Italian Abstract Expressionist artist.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Fratelli Fanciullacci Attributed Mid Century Art Pottery Sgraffito Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish mid-century Italian art pottery twin handled vase with sgraffito floral designs in the style of Fratelli Fanciullacci . The vase has a rounded body with a tall funnel shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Majolica Ceramic Radish Wall Salt Container, Vase & Pink Onion Salt Shaker
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of glazed ceramic radish salt wall container, vase & pink onion salt shaker
Beautiful set of Majolica ceramic radishes wall salt container and vase and ...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Trude Carstens Ceramic Vase, West Germany, circa 1960
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and beautiful lava style glazed ceramic vase by Trude Carstens. A note about the potter:
"In 1892 brothers Christian Hinrich Carstens and Ernst Carstens opened a ceramics...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Giovanni Ronzan Italian Midcentury Art Pottery Resting Dog Figure
By Lenci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine midcentury vintage Italian ceramic figure of a resting puppy dog by Giovanni Ronzan. This figure is well modeled with molded and painted feature...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid Century Beige Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Organic Modern beige glazed studio pottery bowl, rendered in clay with a beige and brown glaze with felt pads at base. Perfect as a fruit bowl, centerpiece, or decorativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Plate Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
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...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Jasba West German Mid-Century Marble Glazed Art Pottery Vase
By Jasba
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish German mid-century art pottery vase decorated with flames and marble designs and made by Jakob Schwarderlapp and dating from the 1960's. This formal vase was made in Baumba...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Marianna von Allesch Biomorphic Pottery Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Marianna von Allesch Biomorphic pottery with sgraffito design. Very nice example of the biomorphic design movement. Studio art pottery.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Set of Six MCM Stoneware Drip Glaze Mugs by Rodolfo Padilla
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of six MCM stoneware drip glaze mugs by Rodolfo Padilla, circa 1970s. The mugs are in good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 4....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Gouda Pottery Vintage Dutch Plate
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Gouda Pottery Vintage Dutch Plate
This stunning "Plazuid" earthenware wall plate is a real collector's item! Made by the renowned Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland in Gouda, around 1950, ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Copper Lustre Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand Vase, circa 1950
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish midcentury Swedish art pottery vase designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane (1920-1990) for Rörstrand. The simple oval shaped vase is richly decorated in a chocolate brown copper lustre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage West German Bitossi Style Vase by Bodo Mans for Bay Pottery, circa 1970
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage vase by Bodo Mans and produced by Bay Keramik in the early to mid-1970s. The Aldo Londi for Bitossi style relief pattern, captured in 'Rhimini' blue and aquamarine / turquoise has a quintessentially vintage. 1970s vibe whilst maintaining a modern feel. This vintage midcentury vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Pair of Mid-Century Ceramic Candleholders, Vallauris Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
Very decorative pair of vintage candleholders from the 1950s. Originating from one of France's best known pottery making villages, Vallauris in the French Riviera. Materials: ceramic...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Carstens Tonnieshof MCM West Germany Flower Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful vase designed by Dieter Peter for Carstens Tonnieshof in the late 1960s-early 1970s. This hand-crafted vase is identified as the "Mooncra...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Noomi Backhausen Large Søholm Pottery Vase
Located in Winter Park, FL
A Danish midcentury large studio ceramic glazed stoneware pottery vase made by Noomi Backhausen. hand painted in an abstract motif in muted sage green, blue, and brown. Impressed marks to underside: Soholm Stentoj Bornholm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Midcentury Finnish Tea Set Model Ruska, by Ulla Procope for Arabia
By Ulla Procope, Arabia
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed by Ulla Procape in the 1960s for Arabia in Finland. This stoneware tea set,
this tea set is part of the series "RUSKA",
consist of:
9 x teacups with saucer 8 x 5 cm.
10 x...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Titano San Marino Italian Midcentury Modern Red Pottery Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Red pottery vase
Perfect condition
Measure: H 64 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Midcentury Alice Smith California Studio Pottery Mug
Located in Fairfield, CA
A wonderful midcentury studio pottery mug from the 1940s-1950s by ceramicist, Alice Smith of California. Decorated with a series of figures carved into the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Bofa Keramik, Miniature Pitchers, Glazed Ceramic Cane, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960
Located in High Point, NC
Bofa Keramik, Miniature Pitchers, Bornholm, Denmark, 1960s. One with paper label, other dated 1960.
Stated dimensions of taller example.
Other ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Cane, Stoneware
1960s DeSimone Style Italian Mid-Century Decorative Plate with Egyptian Figures
Located in Miami, FL
1960s Italian Egyptian themed, hand painted decorative plate. Reminiscent of Desimone painted designs, marked on the back in the clay Italy. The profile of two Egyptian heads facing ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Clay
Vintage Pottery Bowl And Ice Bucket by Inge-Lise Koefoed For Aluminia of Denmark
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage pottery bowl and ice bucket from the series Tenera by Inge-Lise Koefoed for Aluminia of Denmark.
In great vintage condition with no crac...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
1960s by Giotto Stoppino for Brambilla Italian Design Ceramic White Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
"Aster" series
White pottery vase
"Brambilla" mark impressed
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Wilhelm Kage Farsta Vase
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Wilhelm Kåge was Sweden’s premier 20th C studio potter. His Farsta series was crafted between 1930 and 1960 in the Gustavsberg studio. The unique objects were made of reddish brown s...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Ceramic Vase, Germany, 1950s
By Bay Keramik
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
German Mid-century ceramic vase, Germany, 1950s. Vase with a handle. Fantastic red color on a cameo floral decoration typical of the 50s. Height : 30cm - 11.8 in. , Diameter : 22cm -...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Ceramic
Large MCM Stoneware Studio Pottery Cookie Jar with Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
Large MCM stoneware studio pottery cookie jar with lid, circa 1970s. This gorgeous wheel thrown and hand finished jar has a wonderful desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Stoneware
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish Terracotta Erotic Pitcher Man Phallic Design, Spain, 1960s.
Handcrafted glazed terracotta ceramic phallic pitcher features a jug form as a m...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Majolica, Terracotta
Kreutz Keramik German Midcentury Orange and Red Fat Lava Handled Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A striking midcentury German art pottery handled vase decorated in vibrant red/orange glazes with black lava patterning by Kreutz Keramik. The pottery vase stands raised on a narrow ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Mid-century Modern pottery for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern pottery for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage pottery created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, pottery and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern pottery made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original pottery, popular names associated with this style include Bitossi, Aldo Londi, Scheurich Keramik, and Marcello Fantoni. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for pottery differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $78 and tops out at $29,941 while the average work can sell for $726.