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Ellen Key Oberg Modernist Ceramic Sculpture, Impetuous Person
By Ellen Key Oberg
Located in Phoenix, AZ
participated in. It's a large Modern ceramic sculpture on a mahogany base with a matte gun metal glaze with
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Linn Lovejoy Phelan, Head of a Woman, Modernist Ceramic Sculpture, 1953
By Linn Lovejoy Phelan
Located in New York, NY
39,000 ceramic pieces during his career. EDUCATION 1928 Bevier School of Art of the Rochester Athenaeum
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Ceramic Platinum-Plated Crouching Man Sculpture by Jaru, circa 1970
By Jaru
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist ceramic sculptures depicts an abstracted and cubist human form sitting cross legged
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage 1984 Austin Productions the Searcher Sculpture by David Fisher
By David Fisher, Austin Productions
Located in Vallejo, CA
A stunning modernist ceramic sculpture titled "The Searcher" created by David Fisher for Austin
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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery, Wood

Modernist Abstract Ceramic Sculpture by Titia Estes
By Titia Estes
Located in Norwalk, CT
A striking hand-made ceramic sculpture with a lidded top which reveals a small storage space. The
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Marilyn Fox, Modernist Ceramic Architectural Column Sculpture, 1980s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Marilyn Fox, American (20th century). White stoneware ceramic column sculpture, circa 1980s
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic

Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful modernist abstract pottery polychrome wall sculpture, each piece with varying textures
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi Raymor Bitossi Italian Modernist Ceramic Hen Sculpture
By Raymor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modernist hen or partridge ceramic sculpture from Raymor. Bird measures 6.25" by 5" by 6.5
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Rosemary Zwick Chicago Modernist Ceramic Yin Yang Duo Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract modernist Yin-Yang ceramic sculpture entitled "Duo" created by Chicago sculptor Rosemary
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Walnut

Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Crouching Woman Sculpture
Located in North Bergen, NJ
A very cute "cubist" sculpture in metallic color. Great for a coffee table or on your desk. Adds a
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1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Carolyn Dulin Signed Figure & Dolphin Modernist Studio Ceramic Hanging Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A spectacular one-of-a-kind exquisite handcrafted hanging sculpture depicting a figure and a
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Aldo Londi Bitossi Italian Modernist Large Orange Ceramic Bird Sculpture
By Aldo Londi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Italian modernist large scale bird ceramic sculpture created by Aldo Londi for Bitossi. Bird
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Albert Young Kathy’s Game Modernist Contemporary Ceramic Studio Art Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An eclectic modernist contemporary ceramic studio art sculpture on board titled “Kathy’s Game” by
Category

Late 20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bertil Vallin Swedish Modernist Ceramic Man on Horse Wall Tile Sculpture
By Bertil Vallien
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Swedish modernist partially glazed ceramic tile wall hanging created by Bertil Vallien, circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Ceramic Life-Size Sculpture “Restoration of Hope” By Dan Snyder 1982
By Dan Snyder
Located in Bernville, PA
Stellar modernist Mid Century ceramic life-size sculpture of a man entitled “The Restoration of
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Emil Weddige Modernist Female Form Painted Ceramic Relief Sculpture on Board '60
By Emil Weddige
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique modernist painted ceramic relief sculpture on board by Michigan artist Emil Weddige. A
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Vintage 1960s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1970's Set of Modernist Rare Ceramic Fish sculptures by Jaru of California
By Jaru
Located in San Diego, CA
rare pair of modernist fish ceramic sculptures in a textured finish , with a travertine style color
Category

20th Century American Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

3 Cubist Art Deco Style Musicians Large Ceramic Sculptures
Located in Oakland, CA
Three Cubist Art Deco style musicians sculptures in ceramic. These large statues are done in a
Category

1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Modernist Black Ceramic Bird Form Sculpture Mid-Century Abstract Dove
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A glazed ceramic dove form sculpture by Quebec artists Guy Simoneau and Christiane Paquin.
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Vintage 1980s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Modernist Wäinö Aaltonen (1894-1966) "Suru" Sculpture
By Wäinö Aaltonen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
circa 1930's sculpture by modernist sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen of Finland. "Suru". Ceramic composition
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Post Modernist Color Pop Art Sculpture Memphis Milano Peter Shire LA Metal Art
By Peter Shire
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Shire Night Studio, 1989 Welded steel and aluminum metal sculpture with anodizing and two
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1980s Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

CERAMIC MASK (Black) - 5.5 x 6.5 - Ceramic and Black Glaze, 2021
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Painting and Sculpture in Maine, she also holds an MFA in Painting & Drawing from the University of
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Glazed Ceramic Sculpture Plaque WPA Artist NYC Frank Kleinholz Couple of Lovers
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in Surfside, FL
Frank Kleinholz (Brooklyn, 1901 - 1987) Lovers Ceramic unique glazed miniature sculptural plaque
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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint, Glaze

Vintage Ceramic Lotus Sculpture Incense Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural vintage ceramic piece that is full of detail. This piece functions as an
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Vintage 1970s American Bohemian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Israeli Bronze Sculpture Lovers Embrace Abstract Modernist Ein Hod Israel
By Gedalia Ben Zvi
Located in Surfside, FL
Bronze sculpture signed in Hebrew and numbered from small edition of 6 BIOGRAPHY "I was born in
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Organic Ceramic Sculpture
By Simone Bodmer-Turner
Located in New York, NY
Entitled "Joust", this abstract ceramic sculpture was made in 2022 by celebrated contemporary
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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Mobiles and Kineti...

Materials

Wire

CERAMIC MASK (Icy Blue) - 5.5 x 6.5 - Ceramic and White, Blue Glaze, 2021
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Painting and Sculpture in Maine, she also holds an MFA in Painting & Drawing from the University of
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

CERAMIC MASK (White with Stripes) - 5.5 x 6.5 - Ceramic, White and Black Glaze
By Eleanor Aldrich
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Painting and Sculpture in Maine, she also holds an MFA in Painting & Drawing from the University of
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

A Ceramic Chicken in a Modernist Art Deco Abstracted Form
Located in NYC, NY
A ceramic chicken in a modernist Art Deco form. Possibly by Raymor.
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Vintage 1940s American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Studio Pottery Hanging Putti Sculpture - Unsigned - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Modernist hand crafted stoneware studio pottery hanging putti sculpture - unsigned - late 20th
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Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1950's Organic Modern Ceramic Turquoise Abstract Sculpture / Pottery Art Vase
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
vase's geometric planed surface, by accomplished California Modernist painter, sculptor and ceramic
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Vintage Mid Century Modernist Studio Tapia Brown Ceramic Polar Bear circa 1970s
By Gordon Newell
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Modernist Brown Ceramic Polar Bear Rare ceramic art sculpture c 1970s Minimalist polar
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20th Century Italian Minimalist Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Mortar and Pestle Sculpture, 2010
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Mortar and Pestle Sculpture was assembled in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1974 v. Kendrick Modernist Sculpture Bust African American Mother Child
By Vaughn Kendrick
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful depiction of Mother and Child. Signed V. Kendrick 1974 for Universal Statuary Corp. Chicago. Home photo is the true color.
Category

Mid-20th Century Other Busts

Materials

Ceramic

3 Cubist Art Deco Style Musicians Large Ceramic Sculptures
Located in Oakland, CA
Three Cubist Art Deco style musicians sculptures in ceramic. These large statues are done in a
Category

Vintage 1980s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Vintage 1950s Chinoiserie Ceramic Female Sculpture Decanter Italy
By Lladro, GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage, ceramic and rare sculptural decanter in the shape of a female bust. This beautiful piece
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Vintage 1950s Italian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of White Ceramic Dove Sculptures by Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of Art Deco white ceramic dove sculptures were realized by Jacques Adnet- one of
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object Helmut Schärfenacker, 1960
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Design: Helmut Schäffenacker original vintage ceramic wall plate with abstract hand-painted and
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Ceramiche Rimini Blu Series, Modernist Bull Sculpture
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Frome, GB
This beautifully elegant work of mid-century Modernist stoneware was designed by Aldo Londi (b
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Religious Modernist Wall Art, Pewter Colored Virgin Mary and Child
Located in Chicago, IL
Large brutalist ceramic wall art representing the Virgin Mary and Christ Child. This cross is
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Vintage 1960s European Brutalist Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Virgin Mary and Child Jesus Ceramic Wall Decoration, Studio Pottery
Located in Chicago, IL
This modernist ceramic wall decoration, meticulously crafted by a European Studio Pottery artist
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist West German Ceramic Wall Plate Object Helmut Schärfenacker, 1960 "fish
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Buffalo, NY
ceramic wall plate with abstract hand-painted and colorful illustrations of Modernist fish . This
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Red Ceramic Cross with Christ Figure, a Modernist Northern European Collectible
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century modern ceramic crucifix, handcrafted by a European studio pottery artist, embodies
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1960's Frank Matranga California Design Modernist Studio Pottery Ram Sculpture
By Frank Matranga
Located in San Diego, CA
Great California Design studio pottery ram figurine sculpture by Frank Matranga and dates from the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Studio Pottery Abstract Ceramic Cubist Figure Torso Sculpture by Doug DeLind
Located in Troy, MI
Impressive Doug DeLind Studio Pottery Ceramic Sculpture 1980s Rare large scale Doug DeLind ceramic
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Ceramic

Sensual Gold Jaru Nude Male Ceramic Sculptures, Mid-Century Modern
By Jaru
Located in Pemberton, NJ
A chic Mid-Century Modernist figurative sculpture in plated gold by Jaru of California. This
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Josep Maria Subirachs Industrial Modernist Abstract Cast Iron Sculpture
By Josep Maria Subira­chs Sit­ja
Located in Dayton, OH
An Impressive Cast Iron floor sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachs, circa 1960s. Reminiscent in form
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Stanley Stangren, Abduction of Europa, Modernist Terracotta Sculpture, ca. 1950
By Stanley R. Stangren
Located in New York, NY
materials, including oils, watercolor, ceramic and stone sculptures; and fine jewelry. Stangren’s painting
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Josep Maria Subirachs Industrial Modernist Abstract Cast Iron Wall Sculpture
By Josep Maria Subira­chs Sit­ja
Located in Dayton, OH
An Impressive Cast Iron wall hanging sculpture by Josep Maria Subirachs, circa 1960s. Reminiscent
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Rosenthal Plate, Limited Edition Ceramic by Otto Piene
By Otto Piene
Located in Long Island City, NY
Decorative Rosenthal ceramic plate produced in collaboration with artists Otto Piene from 1973. A
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1970s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

1960 Bertoncello Italian Vintage Abstract Sculpture Brown Red Beige Ceramic Vase
By Bertoncello, Roberto Rigon
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore work. This particular postmodern abstract sculpture vase, quite
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Stoneware

Israeli Modernist Arts & Crafts Copper Lion Plaque Bezalel Schatz Yaad Studio
By Bezalel Schatz
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand made in israel handwrought tray, platter in Silver plated copper modernist tray, engraving and
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1960s Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Marcello Fantoni Modernist Centurian Plaque
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Riverdale, NY
Marcello Fantoni Modernist Centurian Motif Plaque circa 1950s Italy, decorated with slip glazes
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Organic Modern Mid Century Ceramic Earthtone Pottery Art Vase
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful organically shaped mid century abstract ceramic sculptural vase that evokes water meeting
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

Mimi Murphey Ceramic Racoon Figurine, Signed
Located in Gardena, CA
Mimi Murphey Ceramic Racoon figurine, signed The figurine is a modernist take on a racoon
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20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Sculptural Modernist Wall Bull Ceramics by Helmut Schäffenacker
By Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker
Located in Essen, NW
was a ceramist who had a decisive influence on the aesthetics of ceramic production in Germany in the
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

'Togetherness' original stone Shona sculpture signed by Phineas Masaya
By Phineas Masaya
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Togetherness' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Phineas Masaya
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Art Deco Ceramic Jazz Band by Cogneville
By Roger Cogneville
Located in London, GB
ceramic sculpture of a jazz trio, the large stylized figures tightly grouped and dynamically playing their
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Dansk Modernist White Porcelain Rhinoceros Bank
By Dansk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Dansk Rhinoceros white Porcelain ceramic Coin bank. Sleek Dansk white Porcelain Rhinoceros
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Late 20th Century Japanese Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Marcello Fantoni Firenze Raymor Pair Figures Welded Brutalist Italian Sculpture
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Surfside, FL
ceramic series as well as unique mod pieces, sculptures and furnishings. In 1937 Fantoni’s pieces were
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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