Ceramic / Glass / Enamel / Stone
Italian Terracotta Gold Glazed Incised Figural Pitcher by Fratelli Fanciullacci
$250.00Vintage terracotta pitcher with incised design and hand-painted gold handle/accents designed by Fratelli Fanciullacci for Elbee (ca. 1950s, ltaly).
Etched sgraffito linear pattern with gold figural design (man and woman) executed in a primitive style with limited details. The reverse side depicts a scarf and sword (likely, a family crest).
Excellent, vintage condition with only light patina to the applied gold accents.
Signed “Italy 8245″ to the base.
H: 10″ x L: 6″ x D: 4.5”
Japanese Ceramic Tea Ceremony Chawan
$600.00Small Han Tsutsu-gata (half cylinder shape) Japanese tea ceremony chawan, circa mid-20th Century. Attractive partially metallic brown / taupe color combination with lightly mottled surface. Illegibly signed.
H: 3.75″
Diameter: 3.75″
Internal Note: P5
Kosta Boda Blown Glass Vase With Floral Etching
$95.00Kosta Boda vase, attributed to Vicke Linstrand, with floral etching, measuring H: 9.75″ x Diameter: 3″.
Excellent, vintage condition with only minor wear.
Signed Kosta 43054.
Large Blenko Blown Glass Turquoise Asymmetrical “Ribbed” Vase
$425.00Asymmetrical Blenko vase with ribbed pattern, large in scale (H: 11.25″ x L: 8″ x D: 4.25″) in attractive turquoise palette.
The design’s first and only appearance was in the 1966 Blenko catalog as model #6619. Uncommon example, only manufactured in short production.
Striking color, nice, sculptural form, and impressive size.
Features Blenko’s signature pontil (also indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown).
Listing is for the single vase.
11.25″ x L: 8″ x D: 4.25″
Large Gordon and Jane Martz Walnut and Ceramic Table Lamp with Finial
$1,400.00This large Martz for Marshall Studios table lamp features a pale grey body with banded sgraffito decoration, exposing the unglazed surface beneath. This example showcases the rich walnut, present in base, stem / surface, and finial.
Excellent, vintage condition (what appears to be dark streaks on two sides of the base are actually original to the glaze).
The piece is unsigned (these walnut base lamps were never signed) but retains the Marshall Studios label on the underside.
The height to the top of the finial is: 36.25″
The height to the top of the socket is: 28″
The height to the stop of the stem is: 25.25″
The height of the base alone is: 19″
Diameter 7.5″
Does not include shade.
Large Gordon and Jane Martz Walnut and Ceramic Table Lamp with Finial
$1,400.00This large Martz for Marshall Studios table lamp features a pale grey body with banded sgraffito decoration, exposing the unglazed surface beneath. This example showcases the rich walnut, present in base, stem / surface, and finial.
Excellent, vintage condition (what appears to be dark streaks on two sides of the base are actually original to the glaze).
The piece is unsigned (these walnut base lamps were never signed) but retains the Marshall Studios label on the underside.
The height to the top of the finial is: 36.25″
The height to the top of the socket is: 28″
The height to the stop of the stem is: 25.25″
The height of the base alone is: 19″
Diameter 7.5″
Does not include shade.
Large Italian Modern Blown Glass Pitcher With Woven Rubber Webbing
$275.00Light brown blown glass pitcher (circa 1960s Italy). Large size (tape roll is used to illustrate scale). Comes with the original woven rubber encasement.
6.5ʺW × 3.5ʺD × 13.25ʺH
Large Italian Modern Ceramic Owl
$650.00This exquisite Mid-Century Italian Ceramic Owl combines a warm combination of colors in a high-gloss finish. This unique piece is comprised of a a nice contrast of detail from the hand-applied lines in the eyes to the texture of the ears and wings.
The underside bears the ‘Made in Italy’ sticker.
W: 7.5″ x D: 7.25″ x H: 15″
Large Marc Bellaire Ceramic Ashtray – Mardi Gras Series
$225.00This vibrant ashtray / decorative dish is by the famed American artist / ceramicist, Marc Bellaire, who was a former employee of Sascha Brastoff before launching his own studio. This is an example from his ‘Mardi Gras’ series of ashtrays, defined by its depiction of Harlequins posing. This is the largest example we have seen from this series and is in mint condition, with no chips or crazing. Marc Bellaire’s signature is present on both front and back. Nice texture that does not translate in photographs; the colorful glaze that makes up the Harlequins’ costumes almost looks like enamel. This piece has great dimension and depth due to the variety of ceramic techniques incorporated and rich colors used.
Dimensions:
H: 2″
W: 14″
D: 6.75″
Large Mid-20th Century, American Modern Studio Stoneware Bottle by Kay Finch
$2,400.00Monumental stoneware vase/bottle with button stopper in matte dark brown glaze by Kay Finch Ceramics, which operated in Corona Del Mar, California from 1935-1963.
This 1950s example, in addition to its unusually large scale, is a more refined, modernist studio work from Kay Finch, who were more commonly associated with whimsical ceramic works depicting animals or children.
Impressive objet d’art in very fine, vintage condition.
height: 20.25″ x length: 11.5″ x diameter: 4.25″
diameter of the stopper: 4.75″
Large Mid-Century Modern Glass Vase by Tapio Wirkkala
$1,800.00Impressive, statuesque glass vase by Finnish designer, Tapio Wirkkala, for Rosenthal Studio-Line of Germany. Composed of thick glass sculpted to look like ice.
Largest example manufactured (scarcely seen in this size), measuring: H: 18″ x L: 7.13″ x D: 4.38″
Etched signature present: ‘Rosenthal Studio-Line’
Excellent, vintage condition with only scratches present to the underside, as shown.
Large Mid-Century Modern Glazed Terracotta Planter with Saucer by Deanna Nichols
$850.00Impressive ceramic planter/vase with corresponding saucer 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).
1970s studio piece (works made between 1971-79 were stamped “Nichols Ferenbach”) composed of a terracotta vessel glazed in a gentle palette of tan/ochre/beige. The borders of both saucer and planter appear to adorned with bulbous beads, but those formations are in fact formed by sculpting and removing the bordering clay to reveal the unglazed terracotta within. A quality piece displaying attractive colors and geometric/textural elements.
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
Planter and saucer together: H: 10″ x Diameter: 13″
Planter alone: H: 9.5″ x Diameter: 13″
Saucer alone: H: 2.25″ x Diameter: 10.75″
Reference Number: MDN42