![Mike Helke trapezoidal tray: Measures 8.5 x 7 x 1.75 inches (LxWxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes. studio pottery, studio ceramics](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867664_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
American Ceramic
![Mike Helke trapezoidal tray: Measures 8.5 x 7 x 1.75 inches (LxWxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes. studio pottery, studio ceramics](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867664_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Ben Owen III cup: Signed and dated 1998. Measures 3.25 x 4.5 inches (DxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes. studio pottery, studio ceramics](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867632_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Simon Levin tankard: Capacious tankard by Illinois potter Simon Levin. Measures 4.5 x 5.75 inches (DxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be combined to save on](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867678_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Jane Herold bowl: Red stoneware bowl by Jane Herold of Connecticut. Measures 10 x 2.5 (DxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes. studio pottery, studio ceramics](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867650_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Clary Illian covered baker: Oatmeal glazed stoneware covered baker or soup server by Clary Illian of Iowa. Measures 8.5 x 6 x 6.5 inches (LxDxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note:](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867636_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Jan McKeachie Johnston vase, 1 of 2: Measures 5 x 6 inches (DxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867648_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Byron Temple vase: Handsome vase for short stems by Byron Temple (1933-2002) of Indiana. Measures 3.5 x 6.5 (DxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be combined](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867635_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Warren MacKenzie tea caddy: This tea caddy by Warren MacKenzie is not as common as one might think. He's done many jars but not in this classic tea caddy form. Unmarked indicates this was likely made in the 1990s or early 2000s.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867692_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Thomas Fontaine, Orange Bowl w Fish, 1986, Ceramic: Property from the Estate of Lorlee and Arnold Tenenbaum Description: Thomas Fontaine (CA/ME, 20th/21st C), Orange Bowl with Fish, 1986, Ceramic, signed and dated on bottom, an orange ceramic bowl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395080_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![Large Ceramic Serving Bowl by Bauer Pottery, USA 1970s: Vintage ceramic serving bowl made in the USA by Bauer Pottery, circa 1970s. Measurements: 9.25 inches in diameter x 5.25 inches high. All items are sold as is. The auction house does not warrant authe](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3967/329394/178052089_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716172712)
![Connee Mayeron plates, set of 2: Lovely and expressive set of two plates by Connee Mayeron of Minnesota signed and dated 1981. Plates measure approx 9 x 1 inches (DxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they canno](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/180161610_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Richard Bresnahan sake bottle: Woodfired sake bottle by Minnesota potter Richard Bresnahan. Measures 3.75 x 6 inches (DxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be combined to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867669_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Vintage Mexican Ceramic Goose Sculpture M. Palacios: Vintage large hand painted ceramic duck by M. Palacios, signed on base. Made in Mexico. Green, white, blue, orange and black painted. Measures about 16" x 16" x 8".](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7277/331489/179285202_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718383961)
![Terry Gess bottle: Measures 3.5 x 5.5 inches (DxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes. studio pottery, studio ceramics](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867689_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Liz Wolf, Dream Time, Bronze: Property of Joseph and Sabina McGonnell Trust, Daufuskie Island, SC Description: Liz Wolf (American, 20th/21st Century), Dream Time, Bronze, signed 'L. Wolf, 6/25' near bottom edge, a seated woman](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332500/179390596_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717709726)
![Scott Cooper chawan: Handsome and very well execute porcelain tea bowl by Indiana potter Scott Cooper. Measures 4.5 x 3.25 inches (DxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867674_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Shirley Johnson bowl: Measures 6.25 x 3.5 inches (DxH). Unsigned but from decades long collector of Twin Cities artists. More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be comb](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867676_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Kent McLaughlin lidded jar: Purchased from the artist at the St Croix Valley Pottery tour just a couple years before he passed unexpectedly in 2021. Measures 4.25 x 4.5 inches (DxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shippin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867656_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Guillermo Cuellar serving bowl: Measures 10.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 inches (LxWxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together w](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867645_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Simon Levin bottle: Measures 4 x 12 inches (DxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867677_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Sam Clarkson teapot: Porcelain teapot by Sam Clarkson of California. Measures 9.5 x 5.5 x 6.25 inches (LxDxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes. studio pottery,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867671_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Byron Temple small jar: Handsome jar/cache pot by Byron Temple (1933-2002) of Indiana. Measures 3 x 3.75 (DxH) Note: items may be combined to save on shipping unless they cannot fit together well in boxes. studio pottery, st](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867634_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
![Randall Blaze (Oglala Lakota), Ceramic Bowl w Buffalo: Property from the Estate of Lorlee and Arnold Tenenbaum Description: Randall Blaze (Oglala Lakota), Ceramic Bowl with Buffalo, 1989, signed 'R.Blaze 89' on side. Measurements: H](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/4098/332502/179395180_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717710292)
![Tim Crane vase: Medium stoneware vase by Minnesota potter Tim Crane. Measures 6 x 3.25 x 9.5 (DxH) More examples of this artist's work can be found at Curated Ceramics website. Note: items may be combined to save on](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9076/332867/179867690_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718409025)
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![Ceramic art celebrated in Palos Verdes Art Center show](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CMattison-HopeSpots-CoralTriangle3-Photo©CourtneyMattison-2.jpg)
Ceramic art celebrated in Palos Verdes Art Center show
PALOS VERDES, Calif. – The Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is currently showing Water, Earth & Fire, an exhibition celebrating ceramics as a powerful creative force and expressive mode of communication. It will run through April 16.
![Akio Takamori: a ceramic artist who broke the mold](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FEATsurvey-001.jpg)
Akio Takamori: a ceramic artist who broke the mold
NEW YORK – From his groundbreaking envelope-form slab vessels that jumpstarted his career as a ceramicist to his larger-than-life figurative works, Japanese-American artist Akio Takamori (1950-2017) was a leading figure in the ceramics world whose influence is still felt today.
![Top ceramic artists have big impact at Cowan’s auction](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013_0522_125658_lead.jpg)
Top ceramic artists have big impact at Cowan’s auction
CINCINNATI – Cowan’s Auctions Inc. Modern and Contemporary Ceramics Auction on May 17 saw high prices for well-known artists such as Lucie Rie, Peter Voulkos, Beatrice Wood and Robert Arneson. Immediately following the ceramics sale was Cowan’s 20th Century Art + Design sale, which highlighted exceptional pieces of mid-century and contemporary design, fine art, works […]
![Picasso ceramic pitcher headlines Gray’s auction July 31](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012_0723_GraysLot206_lead.jpg)
Picasso ceramic pitcher headlines Gray’s auction July 31
CLEVELAND – Auctioneer Deba Gray will be offering 387 lots at her eponymous auction house, Gray’s Auctioneers, on July 31, including a stamped, marked and numbered ceramic pitcher by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) titled Visage de Femme. Live online bidding at Gray’s Mid-Summer Auction will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com. The auction will begin at 11 a.m. […]