Ceramic / Glass / Enamel / Stone
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Oversized Terracotta Table Lamp
$3,600.00Rare 1950s Lee Rosen for Design Technics large scale, hand-thrown and glazed terracotta lamp in taupe. Crude and heavily textured horizontal incised / sgraffito decoration with applied vertical ‘banding’ details.
Very nice, vintage condition with only a couple of impression lines / marks to top base glaze from the kiln (no imperfections to note). Heavy, substantial piece in very nice, vintage condition with only minor wear.
Excludes lamp shade (photos include a shade for demonstration purposes and to provide a scale context). Ginger ale can in the photo is additionally used to demonstrate scale.
Measures: Height of ceramic base alone: 22.25″
Height to top of socket 26.25″
Height to top of finial 35”
Diameter 7”.
Lee Rosen for Design Technics Oversized Terracotta Table Lamp
$3,600.00Rare 1950s Lee Rosen for Design Technics large scale, hand-thrown and glazed terracotta lamp in taupe. Crude and heavily textured horizontal incised / sgraffito decoration with applied vertical ‘banding’ details.
Very nice, vintage condition with only a couple of impression lines / marks to top base glaze from the kiln (no imperfections to note). Heavy, substantial piece in very nice, vintage condition with only minor wear.
Excludes lamp shade (photos include a shade for demonstration purposes and to provide a scale context). Ginger ale can in the photo is additionally used to demonstrate scale.
Measures: Height of ceramic base alone: 22.25″
Height to top of socket 26.25″
Height to top of finial 35”
Diameter 7”.
Lillemor Mannerheim for Upsala Ekeby Ceramic ‘Cupol’ Bowl in Blue
$130.00Swedish Modern (circa 1955) ceramic blue ‘cupol’ serving bowl designed by Lillemor Mannerheim for Upsala Ekeby / Gefle as part of the ‘M’ Series. Unique shape with ornate linear / polka dot pattern in black and white.
Nice size (D: 10.25″ x L: 12.75″ x H: 2.25), suitable for serving or decorative purposes
Excellent, vintage condition with no chips / loss.
Branded ‘Upsala Ekeby Gefle Made in Sweden Sweden Cupol’ to the underside.
Lladro Enameled Stoneware Owl Figurine
$295.00This vintage enameled stoneware owl was originally designed by Antonio Ballester for Lladro in 1971 (Spain). Lladro, known for their vibrant earth-inspired pigments, made an assortment of these owls in different palettes. This example boasts a heavily-textured beige and slate gray body with ochre, blue, green, and purple facial details.
Free of flaws; manufacturer’s mark branded on the underside.
Ca. 1990s, Spain
4.75ʺW × 5.25ʺD × 6.1ʺH
Metallic Slate and Matte Red Glaze Variegated Ceramic Planter by Deanna Nichols
$950.00Studio pottery planter 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).
Circa 1979 studio piece featuring an attractive deep crimson glaze with ochre banding and slate rim and base in both matte and contrasting metallic glazes.
Incised “Nichols” signature present to the reverse.
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: 8.75″ x Diameter: 10.25″
Mid Century Finnish Modern Lidded Casserole in Yellow by Arabia
$225.001961 Arabia of Finland pale yellow ceramic lidded serving dish / casserole. This line of cookware is ovenproof, as indicated by the ‘Uuni Ugn Oven’ marking on the underside.
Relatively small size, measuring: L: 10.1″ x D: 7.25″ x H: 3.75″
Very nice, vintage condition with only minor wear consistent with age / use.
Branded ‘Arabia Made in Finland’ with the signature ‘IS’ ’61.’
Mid Century Israeli Modern Large Stoneware Vase by Esther for Lapid
$195.001960s tall vase (12″ H x 5″ Diameter) designed by artist, “Esther” for Lapid Pottery Works in Tel Aviv, Israel. Composed of a slip cast stoneware vessel, which has been hand-painted in a brick red and blue block-color pattern. There is a light, mottling to the otherwise flat-white background color. Lovely piece of Israeli studio ceramics in excellent, vintage condition.
Mid Century Italian Ceramic Smoke Set by Vallenti
$125.00Gorgeous two-piece smoke set composed of an ashtray and cigarette holder. (Both pieces can be used decoratively as an alternative to smoking accessories.) The set boasts beautiful, vivid colors of pink and red, and the fat lava glaze gives the pieces a nice, heavy texture. Free of chips / loss; only minimal signs of wear / use commensurate with age.
Dimensions of Cigarette Holder: Diameter: 2.75″ x H: 3″
Dimensions of Tray: Diameter: 6.5″ × H: 1.0ʺ
Mid Century Italian Modern Raymor Ceramic Ashtray
$120.00Beautiful Italian ceramic ashtray in red, brown, and black, with a heavy, almost lava-glaze strip of yellow. Lovely color combination and texture. Retains the Raymor tag and is also signed ‘ITALY’ on underside.
H: 2.5″ x Diameter: 8.5″
Mid Century Italian Modern San Marino Fat Lava Ceramic and Enamel Candle Holder
$120.00Circa 1960s Italian ceramic candle holder produced in San Marino (a small, independent republic within Italy). Features a highly-textured ‘fat lava’ glaze, one of San Marino’s signature finishes. ‘Effetto Lacca’ (enamel effect) was incorporated in the hand-decoration of the piece and depicts a female face, whose hair and neck are adorned with colorful decorations.
Striking piece boasting vibrant colors and modernist form. Few spots of glaze loss, as shown. Otherwise, in excellent, vintage condition.
Works as a single candleholder, given its relatively large size: H: 11″ x D: 3″ x L: 4.25″
Also works nicely as a tabletop decorative object.
Signed ‘Made in Italy’ to the base.