Ceramic / Glass / Enamel / Stone
Petite Vintage Matte Ochre Studio Stoneware Vessel / Bud Vase by Deanna Nichols
$225.00Diminutive stoneware footed vessel/bud vase by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri).
Holding a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1965) and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in California (1967), Nichols was educated in painting and complex pottery making techniques at an academic level and later served as an educator at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA, and The Chrysler Museum School in Norfolk, VA.
The second floor of the new student center at Kansas City Art Institute is named for Nichols (see last image).
1970s studio piece (works made between 1971-79 were stamped “Nichols Ferenbach”) in attractive matte ochre glaze with beige speckled interior.
From the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her pieces.
“I fell under the spell of the wheel, loving the physical beauty of the moves required to form clay and the sense of peace that came from throwing. Function has always been the thing that made it work for me. That and the people who take the pieces into their lives and make it all relevant. Should this lump of clay become a vessel and Should it dry without crack, Fire without flaw and Serve without breaking, Then may it claim For its maker A tiny bit of immortality.” – Deanna Nichols, 2008
H: 2.88″ x Diameter: 3.63″
Petite Vintage Ochre Studio Pottery Bowl by Deanna Nichols
$275.00Small round studio ceramic bowl by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri).
Holding a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1965) and an MFA form Claremont Graduate University in California (1967), Nichols was educated in painting and complex pottery making techniques at an academic level and later served as an educator at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA, and The Chrysler Museum School in Norfolk, VA.
The second floor of the new student center at Kansas City Art Institute is named for Nichols (see image).
This studio piece from Nichols’ early, post-graduate era (late 1960s) features an attractive ochre with red and brown accents and a mottled white matte glazed interior.
Unsigned – from the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her pieces. Other small examples of Nichols’ work are photographed with this piece in the last image.
From the artist:
“I fell under the spell of the wheel, loving the physical beauty of the moves required to form clay and the sense of peace that came from throwing. Function has always been the thing that made it work for me. That and the people who take the pieces into their lives and make it all relevant. Should this lump of clay become a vessel and Should it dry without crack, Fire without flaw and Serve without breaking, Then may it claim For its maker A tiny bit of immortality.” – Deanna Nichols, 2008
H: 3″ x Diameter: 6.5″
Petite Vintage Slate Glazed Studio Stoneware Bud Vase by Deanna Nichols
$250.00Glazed stoneware bud vase by ceramicist, Deanna Nichols (b. 1942-2017, Missouri).
Holding a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1965) and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in California (1967), Nichols was educated in painting and complex pottery making techniques at an academic level and later served as an educator at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Southwestern College in Chula Vista, CA, and The Chrysler Museum School in Norfolk, VA.
The second floor of the new student center at Kansas City Art Institute is named for Nichols (see image).
This elegant, diminutive studio piece dates to the early 1990s, based on the signature “D. Nichols,” which she used during that era and features a bulbous-form vessel in thick charcoal/slate glaze, both metallic and matte, an unusual palette for Nichols who favored earth tones.
From the family of Deanna Nichols’ personal collection of her pieces.
“I fell under the spell of the wheel, loving the physical beauty of the moves required to form clay and the sense of peace that came from throwing. Function has always been the thing that made it work for me. That and the people who take the pieces into their lives and make it all relevant. Should this lump of clay become a vessel and Should it dry without crack, Fire without flaw and Serve without breaking, Then may it claim For its maker A tiny bit of immortality.” – Deanna Nichols, 2008
H: 3.25″ x Diameter: 3″
Pollack Figural Stoneware Decorative Plate
$450.00Studio ceramic decorative plate depicting a woman with a headscarf. Linear and geometric details present along with pops of blue and green to enhance the smattering of floral decorations around the central figure.
Signed “Pollack ’73.”
Diameter: 6″ x 7.75″
Sascha Brastoff Ceramic ‘Rooftops’ Footed-Dish
$85.00Serving / decorative bowl by Sascha Brastoff from his folksy ‘Rooftops’ series. Unique, oblong ‘dish’ supported by three, bulbous feet. Signed on both sides. Charming subject matter and nice color combination enhanced by the shimmer of the hand-applied gold accents (a signature Sascha B detail).
No issues to note; what looks like a chip under the signature is just glaze discoloration original to the piece.
9ʺW × 6.75ʺD × 2.25ʺH
Scandinavian Geometric and Floral Hand-Painted Fajance Platter by Elle Norway
$350.00Norwegian modern fajance dish/platter by Elle Keramikk, ca. 1960s (the Elle factory operated near Oslo, Norway between 1942–1967).
Unique patterns and textures, incorporating hand-painted geometric and floral details with sgraffito etching of the grid-like pattern bordering the central floral decoration.
Attractive colors of pink, black, green, and white employed.
Excellent, vintage condition.
Signed and numbered on the reverse.
H: 1.25″ x L: 15.38″ x D: 13.38″
Scandinavian Modern Crystal Owl Sculpture / Paperweight
$60.00Heavy, crystal owl (circa 1960s Sweden). Excellent, vintage condition free of flaws.
Small size (L: 4″ x H: 5″ x D: 2.75″) ideal for paperweight use or simply as a striking, decorative object. Ping-pong ball is for scale.
Scandinavian Modernist Sculptural Teak and Ceramic Table Lamp
$1,600.00Elegant ceramic table lamp (Scandinavia, ca 1960s) featuring a central ‘orb’ with linear pattern and corresponding base pattern bordered by solid, staved-teak accents.
Excellent, vintage condition with rich patina to unpolished brass stem. Newly rewired.
Measures: Height of just the lamp base (below the brass stem): 20.25″
Height to top of stem under socket: 24.25″
Height to top of socket: 27″
Height to top of finial: 34″
Diameter: 5.5″.
Scandinavian Modernist Sculptural Teak and Ceramic Table Lamp
$1,600.00Elegant ceramic table lamp (Scandinavia, ca 1960s) featuring a central ‘orb’ with linear pattern and corresponding base pattern bordered by solid, staved-teak accents.
Excellent, vintage condition with rich patina to unpolished brass stem. Newly rewired.
Measures: Height of just the lamp base (below the brass stem): 20.25″
Height to top of stem under socket: 24.25″
Height to top of socket: 27″
Height to top of finial: 34″
Diameter: 5.5″.
Sculptural French Fat Lava Ceramic Table Lamp by Louis Giraud, Vallauris France
$2,800.00Ceramic table lamp produced by Louis Giraud for his eponymous studio, ‘Poterie d’Art Giraud’ (Vallauris, France, ca. early 1950s). Giraud’s sculptural works were often seen in thick lava glazes.
This piece is a fine example showcasing Giraud’s incorporation of a dense volcanic glaze, referencing the incrustations left by mollusks. Unique three-vessel organic-form in appealing, neutral palette.
Incised signature present: “Giraud Vallauris.”
There are no losses to the ceramic base; there is only light edge wear to the shade (a later addition).
Currently wired for European use; will be presented newly re-wired for US use, if required.
Overall dimensions including the shade: height: 28.25″ x Diameter: 13.75″
Length without the shade: 9″
Depth without the shade: 8.13″
Height ceramic base alone: 16.38″
Height to top of socket: 19.75″
Shade alone measures: height: 11″ x diameter: 13.75″
Set of Eight Vintage Franciscan “Madeira” Pottery Earthernware Dinner Plates
$225.00Set of eight earthenware Franciscan dinner plates in the Madeira pattern (ca. 1970s, USA – line discontinued in 1983).
Attractive earth tone palette – chocolate brown with green and olive banding/decoration with scroll and floral motifs.
Plates are in very good, vintage condition free of damage.
Retains the Franciscan stamp to the reverse.
We have other Franciscan Madeira pieces listed separately, so check out our other listings.
H: 1″ x Diameter: 10.5″
Set of Eight Vintage French Porcelain Enamel ‘Floral’ Cake Plates
$950.00This unique set of eight porcelain enamel cake plates includes one large serving plate and seven small plates. Each plate is marked ‘France’ on the reverse. Modernist design, boasting vibrant colors and unique textures.
The set is in excellent, vintage condition, with no chips, cracks or crazing.
Diameter of the large serving plate is 12.5″ x height 1″
Diameter of small plates 8″ x height 0.75″