Ceramic / Glass / Enamel / Stone
Vintage Incised Studio Pottery Compote Vase with Shell Motif by Deanna Nichols
$850.00Studio ceramic compote/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 studio piece dates to the early 1990s, based on the signature “D. Nichols,” which she used during that era and features an incised shell motif against sky blue and white glazes. Atypically whimsical for Nichols, who previously focused on abstract designs.
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: 9.5″ x Diameter: 11.75″
Vintage Italian Amberina Decanter With Stopper
$350.00Italian modernist glass decanter with orb stopper (ca. 1960s, Italy). Lovely orange/red amberina color.
Excellent, vintage condition.
Sourced in Rome, Italy.
Height without stopper: 8.13″
Height with stopper: 9.5″
Diameter: 2.63″
Vintage Italian Ceramic Round Box / Lidded Jar by Raymor
$450.00Ceramic round box / lidded jar with concentric circle and petal motif by Raymor (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Attractive palette and design in excellent, vintage condition.
Unsigned.
H: 2.63″ x Diameter: 4.75″
Vintage Italian Emerald Green Blown Glass Teardrop-Form Demijohn Carboy
$1,450.00Italian Demijohn / Carboy originally used for transporting wine (ca. early 20th Century, Italy).
Bulbous ballon/teardrop form composed of attractive emerald green free-blown glass exhibiting trapped air bubbles within the glass itself with squat neck with sheared lip and applied ring.
Very good, vintage condition with minimal exterior scuffing along with light interior soiling/spotting from use. Both large and small air bubbles present throughout. Deep line toward the base is a result from the glass being melded together (not damage).
Both the interior and exterior of the piece have been thoroughly cleaned.
Sourced in Rome, Italy.
H: 25.25″ x Diameter: 18.5″
Other Italian and French demijohns available separately. See group shots for other examples. (This bottle is second from the right on the bottom in the group images.)
Vintage Italian Green Blown Glass Bulbous Form Demijohn Carboy
$1,250.00Italian Demijohn / Carboy originally used for transporting wine (ca. early 20th Century, Italy).
Composed of attractive green free-blown glass exhibiting trapped air bubbles within the glass itself with a slender, elongated neck with sheared lip and applied ring.
Very good, vintage condition with minimal exterior scuffing along with a couple of streaks and light interior spotting from use. Both large and small air bubbles present throughout.
Both the interior and exterior of the piece have been thoroughly cleaned.
Sourced in Rome, Italy.
H: 23.75″ x Diameter: 16″
Other Italian and French demijohns available separately. See group shots for other examples. (This bottle is second from the right on the top tier in the group images.)
Vintage Italian Honey Amber Frosted Glass Vase
$125.00Lovely Italian frosted glass ‘optical’ vase with foot ring base. Sculptural shape, nice texture, and rich honey-amber color. Excellent, vintage condition.
H: 11″ x Diameter: 4″
Vintage Italian Modern Enamel Smoke Set by Vallenti
$195.00Charming smoke set designed in the 1960s by Vallenti of Italy. Composed of three pieces: two ashtrays and a cigarette holder in beige with sgraffito pattern (lines were ‘carved’ through the enamel in places to reveal the white base color).
Excellent, vintage condition, sans two spots of loss on bottom edge of the cigarette holder.
Larger ashtray: Diameter: 7.1″ x H: 1″
Smaller ashtray: Diameter: 5″ x H: .75″
Holder: Diameter: 2.25″ x H: 3″
Vintage Italian Mouth Blown Glass Bulbous Demijohn in Seafoam Green
$1,400.00Italian Demijohn / Carboy originally used for transporting wine (ca. early 20th Century, Italy).
Composed of attractive pale green/light seafoam free-blown glass exhibiting trapped air bubbles within the glass itself with a sheared lip and applied ring.
Very good, vintage condition with few exterior scuffs and streaks and light interior spotting from use. Both large and small air bubbles present throughout.
Both the interior and exterior of the piece have been thoroughly cleaned.
Sourced in Rome, Italy.
H: 25.5″ x Diameter: 17.13″
Other Italian and French demijohns available separately. See group shots for other examples. (This bottle is featured on the top left of the group images.)
Vintage Italian Oversized Ceramic Vase with Blue and Yellow Glazed Banding
$550.00Large ceramic vase in deep gray/ slate matte with glazed blue, white and yellow banding (ca. 1970s, Italy).
Attractive pops of bold colors against the slate backdrop and impressive size measuring H: 13.25″ x Diameter: 14.63″.
Excellent, vintage condition with only a couple of light scuffs, as shown.
Unmarked.
Vintage Italian Petite Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
$1,800.00Smallest version of the iconic model 1853 frosted glass table lamp designed in 1954 by the French glassmaker, Max Ingrand, for Fontana Arte, Italy.
Stylish, practical lamp occupying a small footprint but emitting a strong and pleasant light from two sources (glass shade and glass base).
Early example with original, vintage switch branded Fontana Arte (one switch controls the top light source, one the bottom) and lower perforated base.
Very good vintage condition with only light, age-commensurate wear to the off-white painted interior branches and socket, along with light wear to the glass including one small fleck to the top of the base directly below the socket carriage (not visible with the shade in place and does not impact the integrity of the piece – see last photo).
Original Italian socket, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 13.5″ x Diameter: 7.63″
Shade alone measures: H: 7.5″ x Diameter (top): 5.75″ x Diameter (bottom): 7.63″
Socket height: 10.25″
Glass Base Diameter: 6.63″
Vintage Italian Petite Glass Table Lamp by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte
$1,800.00Smallest version of the iconic model 1853 frosted glass table lamp designed in 1954 by the French glassmaker, Max Ingrand, for Fontana Arte, Italy.
Stylish, practical lamp occupying a small footprint but emitting a strong and pleasant light from two sources (glass shade and glass base).
Early example with original, vintage switch branded Fontana Arte (one switch controls the top light source, one the bottom) and lower perforated base.
Very good vintage condition with only light, age-commensurate wear to the off-white painted interior branches and socket, along with light wear to the glass including one small fleck to the top of the base directly below the socket carriage (not visible with the shade in place and does not impact the integrity of the piece – see last photo).
Original Italian socket, wiring, and plug (plug will be changed for US use, unless otherwise requested).
H: 13.5″ x Diameter: 7.63″
Shade alone measures: H: 7.5″ x Diameter (top): 5.75″ x Diameter (bottom): 7.63″
Socket height: 10.25″
Glass Base Diameter: 6.63″
Vintage Italian Raymor White Glazed Ceramic Lidded Jar in Pink, Black, and Gold
$600.00Italian Mid-Century Modernist Raymor ceramic lidded jar/urn (ca. 1950s, Italy). Attributed to Aldo Londi/Bitossi, though unconfirmed.
Pinprick incisions throughout amid banded motifs in pink, black, and gilt glaze.
Statuesque, impressive piece with attractive colors incorporated.
Very good, vintage condition with minor loss to the rim’s gilt banding, as shown.
Signed.
H (without lid): 11.25″
H (with lid): 15.25″
Diameter: 5.63″