Studio Pottery With a Heavy Drip Glaze Mid Century Modern Ceramics

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A beautifully hand-thrown studio pottery vase, this Mid-Century Modern piece features a refined, organic silhouette accented by a striking heavy … Read more A beautifully hand-thrown studio pottery vase, this Mid-Century Modern piece features a refined, organic silhouette accented by a striking heavy drip glaze in rich green tones over a soft off-white body. The glaze application is intentionally expressive, creating a rhythmic, abstract motif just beneath the rim—each mark unique, lending the piece a dynamic, painterly quality.

Executed in stoneware with visible wheel-thrown texture and a partially unglazed rim, this vase exemplifies the honest, tactile beauty of postwar studio ceramics. Likely crafted in the 1960s–70s, it reflects the era’s embrace of earthy minimalism and artisan craftsmanship. See less