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ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE

Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.

The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.

American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.

Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.

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Style: Arts and Crafts
Terracotta Ceramic Wall Light Made of Native Clay by memòri studio
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

White contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay, natural pigments
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt white ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the pott...
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2010s African Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Terracotta contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay, handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s African Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Brown contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay, natural pigments
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt brown ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - slip applied with natural mineral pigments - ...
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2010s African Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Terracotta contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay, handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s African Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Brown contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay, handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt brown ceramic wall light - slip applied with natural pigments - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in ...
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2010s African Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

White contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay, handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt white ceramic wall light - slip applied with natural pigments as whitewash with water - made of clay collected from the potter's s...
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2010s African Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

White contemporary Fruit Plate Made of Clay and Natural Pigments, Handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt white fruit dish - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - slip applied made of natural pigments like lime - made in the M...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Terracotta Ceramic coat hook Made of local Clay by memòri studio handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt ceramic coat hook - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potter Houda x me...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

White contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay by memòri studio
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt white ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potter Hou...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Brown contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay by memòri studio
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Terracotta contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay by memòri studio
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Brown Ceramic contemporary Wall Light Made of local clay handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt white ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potter Hou...
Category

2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Terracotta contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay by memòri studio
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
Category

2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Brown contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay by memòri studio
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
Category

2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

White contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay by memòri studio
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Large Ceramic Vessel on Oak Usonian Base, USA 1940's
Located in New York, NY
A large ceramic free-throw vessel on a solid oak base in the Usonian style.
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic, Oak

Terracotta contemporary Ceramic Wall Light Made of local Clay handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Houda. - co-created by the potte...
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2010s African Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Clay, Earthenware

Wood Framed Tile of The Holy Crowned Virgin Of The Heart Of Cordova
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand painted tile of the Holy Crowned Virgin of the Heart of Cordova. It depicts an oval shaped medallion hand painted with the Virgin in the center surrounded by several w...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Female Muse Ceramic Handmade Vase Mid Century
Located in Vancouver, BC
Absolutely lovely hand built ceramic vase of calm woman holding what seems to be her hat. The depth of the vase is the entire length of the women’s torso. The glaze is extremely uniq...
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1960s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

White Ceramic contemporary Wall Light Made of local clay handcrafted
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt white ceramic wall light - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the pott...
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2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

William de morgan - MASSIVE ALHAMBRA VASE C.1898
Located in Stourbridge, GB
A rare and huge scale Alhambra vase by William de morgan. This is something i have not seen before and as such is a rare model. It is decorated in Alhambra form with obvious Persian ...
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19th Century European Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

Danish midcentury handmade ceramic dish in cream, green and blue glazing
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Very decorative Danish midcentury ceramic dish with incised lines and glazed in cream, green and blue nuances with leaf decorations. Indistinct signature, very much in the style of D...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

MOORCROFT - 'Clematis' - Vintage Hand Painted Ceramic Vase - U.K. - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
MOORCROFT - 'Clematis' - Vintage Arts & Crafts ceramic vase - hand painted with a blue background - impressed stamps to the base - U.K. - circa 1950-86. Excellent condition - no lo...
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Mid-20th Century British Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

Wauja, Céramique Indigène Zoomorphe, "Tatu", 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
Cette céramique est une création contemporaine de la tribu Wauja situé au Haut Xingu/ Brésil. Réalisée selon les méthodes traditionnelles avec des matières premières naturelles, son ...
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2010s Brazilian Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

Emma Marriott Doulton Lambeth Art Pottery Floral Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish antique Doulton Lambeth art pottery jug decorated with floral and leaf designs by Emma Marriott and dating from circa 1885. The ...
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1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Stoneware

Nodo Woven Wicker and Ceramic 21st Century Vase B/ Natural, by Bottega Intreccio
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Nodo That’s item is the result of Bottega Intreccio Lab experimentation as atelier research which is grounded within in the territory, with its di...
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2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic, Wicker

Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Kingfisher Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An Arts & Crafts Minton tile in the Kingfisher pattern, designed by Christopher Dresser, ca. 1870. Arts & Crafts designer Christopher Dresser’s works were true to the movement’s c...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Rookwood pottery/ceramic vase signed/date , Charles S Todd .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Rookwood pottery vase.This vase is signed C S T in bottom as shown. Charles S Todd, hand painted in this abstract vines from top to bottom.
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1920s Vintage Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Set Four Dutch Manganese Biblical Pottery Tiles, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A wonderful set of four antique Dutch ‘Delft’ style manganese tiles hand decorated with biblical scenes probably originating from Rotterdam and dating f...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

Martin Brothers Early Unglazed Black Pottery Double Face Mug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Possibly a rare early experimental piece a black unglazed pottery double face mug by R W Martin and dating from the 19th century. The mug is thickly potted a...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Moorcroft, Vintage Studio Pottery Hibiscus Bowl, U. K., Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Moorcroft (Walter) - Vintage 'Hibiscus' pattern ceramic bowl with inverted rim - hand painted decoration to the interior - signed on the base with remnants of the original factory st...
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Mid-20th Century British Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large Antique Majolica Planter Made Circa 1880 Turquoise Ground & Green Leaves
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite 19th-century majolica jardiniere and underplate by Minton was handpainted in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, around 1880. This jardiniere measures an impressive 17" across the handles it is adorned with a delightful design of green oak leaves and light brown acorns that stand out beautifully against the beautiful turquoise background. The handles, in the shape of twisting oak branches...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Majolica

William De Morgan Tile
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5155 Large William De Morgan Tile in “Double Carnation” design. 1888 - 97 Measures: 20.5cm.
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Miniature Jug
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Martin Brothers Miniature Jug decorated with Grotesque Fish Undated but Circa 1900 Provenance; Harriman Judd collection Sotheby's, New York 2001
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Miniature Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Edwin Martin for the Martin Brothers. Martin Brothers miniature double gourd vase in a gunmetal coloured glaze. Dated 1904.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Fish Bowl
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
4896 Scarce and Very early example of Mark Marshall's work from his years with the Martin Brothers. Circa 1870s Dimensions 17cm wide, 13cm high.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Sgraffito Fish Pottery Vase by C H Brannam's, English Arts & Crafts period 1892
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good Art Pottery Vase, with three angular handles, all hand modelled using the Sgraffito method, with Fish decoration, hand made by C H Brannam's, England and dating to the...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Earthenware

Arts and Crafts Italian Hand Painted Glazed Ceramic Teapot
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Nice...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Enamel

Martin Brothers Bird
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5232 Large Martin brothers bird by Robert Wallace Martin. A well modelled example with a docile expression. Dated 1912 and measuring 24cm...
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Spoonwarmer
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5296 Martin Brothers Spoonwarmer modelled as a wide mouthed creature with a tail forming a jug handle. Undated but Circa 1900 10.5cm high
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1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Bird
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5129 Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers. A Grotesque Bird with a “Knowing” expression and winking eye in a high gloss glaze. This is an early example and whilst a...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Spoonwarmer
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5295 Tall and Early Martin Brothers Spoonwarmer modelled with a Dragon-Like Creature with a wide mouth and scaly skin Restoration to the extremities 20.5cm high Dated 1880
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1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Large Fish Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5287 Substantial Martin Brothers Vase decorated with a swamp river scape with grotesque fish. The glaze has numerous glaze pops that resemble the fish’s bubbles. Measures: 28cm h...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Spoonwarmer
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5261 Early Martin Brothers Spoonwarmer modelled as a wide-mouthed creature with a beard by Robert Wallace Martin Dated 1880 Measures: 14.5cm high, 11cm wide.
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1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Grotesque
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Rare Martin Brothers Grotesque spoonwarmer modelled as a wide-mouthed baby bird with snout in gunmetal and blue glazes undated, Circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Three Handled Tyg
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5205 Early Martin Brothers’ Three handled Tyg decorated with a scene of Hounds chasing a Deer. Firing crack to the inside of the rim (doesn’t trave...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Spoonwarmer
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5262 Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers. A comical reptilian Spoonwarmer with Goggley eyes holding a shield. Restoration to the shield and curtain below Dated 188...
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1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Montagna
Located in Sant'agata De' Goti, BN
In collaboration with the school Istituto Caselli and the Royal Factory of Capodimonte, Urquiola designed a limited edition of porcelain artworks that tell a story of alchemy and exp...
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2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Martin Brothers Large Gourd Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5264 Martin Brothers Square section Vase of elongated Gourd Form with a speckled glaze Glaze bubble burst and a glaze loss to one of the protruding fronds Dated 1901 27cm...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Musical Imp
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
4697 Martin Brothers Characterful Musical Imp. Seated figure on am ebonised stand playing the Tambourine. Toe to left foot missing. Signed to the Tambourine Circa 1895.
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Martin Brothers Cache Pot
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Martin Brothers square section vase decorated on four sides with Jellyfish by Edwin and Walter Martin. Dated 1902.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Wedgwood Arts & Crafts Style Majolica Pitcher and Tumbler Set
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Wedgwood pitcher and tumbler set with a rare majolica colorway of mottled brown with a touch of cobalt blue. This pitcher and tumbler, designed by Wedgwood in 1877, is a unique example of majolica pottery. Most majolica pieces are decorated: adorned with Renaissance-inspired designs, heavily ornamented in the Victorian taste, or covered in Japanese motifs. This pitcher and tumbler, on the other hand, is simply glazed in earth brown and cobalt majolica...
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1870s British Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Earthenware, Majolica, Pottery

Polka Dot Chinese Linglong Porcelain 1 Teapot & 1 Cup Series
Located in Beijing, CN
Chinese Linglong porcelain is traditional technical craftsmanship. As we all know, porcelain are light tight, and Chinese Linglong Porcelain patterns can let light pass through afte...
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2010s Chinese Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

Arts & Crafts Della Robbia Vase
Located in Petworth, GB
Extremely rare Arts and Crafts Dutch shaped vase with original lid Depicting peacocks This vase is Signed JS - probably Jessie Sinclair It has...
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Pottery

Polka dot Chinese Linglong Porcelain 1 teapot & 4 cups series
Located in Beijing, CN
Chinese Linglong Porcelain is kind of traditional craftsmanship skills in Asian. As we all know , Porcelain is light tight, But Chinese Linglong Porcelain pattern can let lighting ...
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2010s Chinese Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Weller Louwelsa Standard Glaze Ceramic Vase, Elegant Shape
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Weller Louwelsa standard glaze ceramic vase in mint condition. Marked: Weller and Louwelsa. Decorated with Holly leaves and berries. Measures: 8" H x...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Ceramics

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Ceramic

Early 20th Century Spongeware Stoneware Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century spongeware stoneware bowl Measures: 10" diameter x 5.5" high. Very good antique condition.
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Arts And Crafts ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, pottery and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts ceramics made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Martin Brothers, Robert Wallace Martin, Minton, and Royal Doulton. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $201 and tops out at $59,148 while the average work can sell for $965.

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