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Andrianna Shamaris Antique Mahogany Wood African Milk Jug
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved African mahogany milk jug with tin accent. Great as a vase, dearly 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Jars
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Reclaimed Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Mahogany Wood African Milk Jug
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved African mahogany milk jug with tin accent. Great as a vase, dearly 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Jars
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Reclaimed Wood
German Jugendstil Monumental Vase with African Motif of Ibex Skulls and Lions
Located in Astoria, NY
German Jugendstil monumental vase with African motif of ibex skulls with horns that turn into
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Vases
Materials
Brass
North African, Modern Tall Studio Pottery Vessel
Located in Bellport, NY
Fabulous large colorful studio pottery vase/vessel bright reds,purples,blues and yellows with
Category
20th Century North African Pottery
Pair of Terra Cotta Water Pots with Lids, Africa, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of terra cotta water pots with lids from the Gurunsi tribe in Burkina Faso Africa. Circular
Category
Vintage 1950s Burkinabe Urns
Materials
Terracotta
North African Terracotta Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique North African terracotta vessel is a rare find, complete with a sturdy base holder for
Category
Antique 18th Century Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
North African Terracotta Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique North African terracotta vessel is a rare find, complete with a sturdy base holder for
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
Vessel by South African Artist Louise Gelderblom
By Louise Gelderblom
Located in New York, NY
Louise Gelderblom is a celebrated South African ceramist.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Covered Vessel Decorated With An African Princess Bust
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This covered terra cotta vessel was made in Africa by a relative to the opera singer Jean Dickenson
Category
Vintage 1960s African More Furniture and Collectibles
Large African Storage Vessel
Located in Wainscott, NY
Storage vessel with two handles that make it easy to lift. Great design and sculptural form
Category
20th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pottery
Stunning terra cotta covered vessels with African Heads
Located in Palm Springs, CA
These two covered terra cotta vessels were made in Africa by a relative to the opera singer Jean
Category
Vintage 1960s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
North African Studio Pottery Jardiniere or Planter
Located in Bellport, NY
A dramatic Mid-Century handcrafted planter or bowl.
Black and white relief and hand-painted.
Category
20th Century Kenyan Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Primitive Rustic Large Plant holder Mortar African
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful primitive rustic wooden mortar
Made from hardwood, this piece has been hand crafted.
The piece is very versatile and can be used as a planter holder, small table or stoo...
Category
Early 20th Century Senegalese Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Hardwood
Bottom of Narguihlé in Crystal of Bohemia, Orientalist Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bottom of Narguihlé in Crystal of Bohemia, Orientalist work.
Bottom of hookah in Crystal with dominant green emerald, Bohemian work.
Dimensions: h: 30,5cm, D: 11cm
Category
Antique 19th Century African Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Crystal
Coco Vase, Terracotta
Located in PARIS, FR
Vase coco buttocks in terracotta. Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Brutalist Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Argile Balls Large Vase
Located in Paris, FR
Vase Argile Balls Large hand-made
with argile balls assembled on a metal
structure. Exceptional piece. Weight: 100kg.
Also available in Medium Size.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Vases
Materials
Clay
$10,087
Argile Balls Medium Vase
Located in Paris, FR
Vase Argile balls medium handmade
with Argile balls assembled on a metal
structure. Exceptional piece. Weight: 70kg.
Also available in large size.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Vases
Materials
Clay
$8,900
20th Century Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied clay spikes running around the perimeter and forming a repeated triangle pattern a...
Category
20th Century South African Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Important Pair of Decanters in Pink Enameled Opaline, Orientalist Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Pair of decanters in Pink Enameled Opaline, Orientalist Art.
Large pair of Orientalist decanters, 1830-1840 period, pink enameled opaline.
Dimensions: h: 51cm, d:15cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century African Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Opaline Glass
Antique Berber Terracotta Jar with 2 Handles
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant,antique,brutalist Terracotta Vase with 2 handles from Morocco,
beautiful old patina and shine of the terracotta,
faded Brown/Red lines used as decoration,
very decorative ob...
Category
Early 20th Century African Jars
Materials
Terracotta
Large Lobi Vessel
Located in Wainscott, NY
Vessel created by the Lobi People of Burking Faso, Mali Africa
Terracotta warted vessel.
Category
Early 20th Century Central African Pottery
$2,500
Pair of West African Iron Primitive Vessels (almost a pair )
Located in Bellport, NY
Primitive (almost a pair) iron vessels.Showing use, with a nice original patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Centerpieces
Materials
Iron
Stainless Steel, and Black Coral Serving Vessel
Located in Bellport, NY
Elegant and stylish serving vessel,triangular in shape with black coral and cow bone chips
Category
20th Century South African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Large African Figures by Hagenauer
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Pasadena, CA
These original, cast bronze Hagenauer sculptures depict a stylized pair of African women holding
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century North African Cooking Pot, Brutalist Log Basket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
North Africa, the vessel is made in hand forged Iron, it has 2 ring carrying handles
An amazing piece
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Brutalist Antiquities
Materials
Iron
Willem Van Hooff Contemporary Red Ceramic African Vessel Vase Model "Toka", 2021
By Willem Van Hooff
Located in Barcelona, ES
width x 34 cm height1
13 in x 13.4 in height
Concept
Inspired by African vessels, Willem
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Vases
Materials
Ceramic
African Tuareg Tribal Hand-Carved Wooden Milk Jug
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
storage.
African vessel, pot, jug with nice patina.
Probably from Niger.
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Terracotta Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
In spite of terracotta's naturally earthy and solid presence, this tribal storage vessel has a
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Beige Vessel Model “Utar” African Clay Vessels by Willem Van Hooff Contemporary
By Willem Van Hooff
Located in Barcelona, ES
, 2021
Earthenware, glazed
Inspired by African vessels, Willem immediately noticed their diversity of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Willem Van Hooff Brown Earthenware African Vase Model "Momi" Contemporary
By Willem Van Hooff
Located in Barcelona, ES
17.32 in height
Concept
Inspired by African vessels, Willem immediately noticed their diversity of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Willem Van Hooff Vase Model "Tamu" Contemporary Earthenware Orange Vessel, 2021
By Willem Van Hooff
Located in Barcelona, ES
height
Concept
Inspired by African vessels, Willem immediately noticed their diversity of shapes and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Willem Van Hooff Brown Contemporary Earthenware Vessel Vase Model "Sikio", 2021
By Willem Van Hooff
Located in Barcelona, ES
Concept
Inspired by African vessels, Willem immediately noticed their diversity of shapes and techniques
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Vases
Materials
Earthenware
African Bambara Jidaga Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed by pounding flattened clay around a convex mold, this well-proportioned vessel is a water
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century African, Burkina Faso Lobi Vessel with Lid
By Lobi People
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 20th Century African, Burkina Faso Lobi Vessel with Lid.
The Lobi are an African Tribe of
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Jars
Materials
Clay
19th Century African Red Clay Water Vessel from Bambara Jidaga with Lizards
Located in Stockholm, SE
19th century African red clay water vessel from Bambara Jidaga with lizards. A unique Wessel formed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Malian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Modern Ethnic African Art Style Gourd Vessel or Vase Twigs
Fiberglass, 1970s
Located in Andernach, DE
Large and expressive ethic style gourd vessel – very decorative modern African art (attributed
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Fiberglass, Coconut
African Ceramic Design Vase, hand made in South Africa
By Senzo Duma Ceramic Arts
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the Hand-Painted Design Vase by Senzo Duma Ceramic Arts, directly from South Africa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Red Vessel Model "Aloi" by Willem Van Hooff Earthenware, Glazed
By Willem Van Hooff
Located in Barcelona, ES
, 2022
Earthenware, glazed
Inspired by African vessels, Willem immediately noticed their diversity of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
African Black Ceramic Vase by Willem Van Hooff Model "Arka" Earthenware, Glazed
By Willem Van Hooff
Located in Barcelona, ES
, 2022.
Earthenware, glazed.
Inspired by African vessels, Willem immediately noticed their diversity of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Pod Vessel 01 by Jan Ernst
By Jan Ernst de Wet
Located in Geneve, CH
Pod vessel 01 by Jan Ernst
Dimensions: H 35 cm
Materials: White stoneware, terracotta, glazed
Category
2010s South African Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware, Terracotta
Ardmore handmade African Ceramic Giraffe Vase
By Ardmore Design
Located in North Miami, FL
Misiwe Hadebe Ntshalinsthali in South Africa, is a testament to the extraordinary craftsmanship of
Category
2010s South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ardmore handmade African Ceramic Leopard Vase
By Ardmore Design
Located in North Miami, FL
Africa by the skilled hands of artists Punch Shabalala and Thabo Mbhele. This remarkable vase stands at
Category
2010s South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Nupe Carved Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. This water
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
$1,280
Ardmore handmade African Ceramic Pangolin Vase
By Ardmore Design
Located in North Miami, FL
African patterns.
Notably, Molapo Mokoena has drawn inspiration from the elusive and endangered pangolin
Category
2010s South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Brown Wood Hand Made Crock, Africa, Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century African handmade brown crock.
Fine horizontal lines with wider lines in the center
Category
Mid-20th Century African Vases
Materials
Wood
Ardmore handmade African Ceramic Monkey Tureen
By Ardmore Design
Located in North Miami, FL
This Monkey Tureen, made by South African pottery Ardmore Ceramic, is a one-of-a-kind piece of art
Category
2010s South African Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Kudu Vase AAA, Ceramic by Ardmore from South Africa
By Sabelo Khoza, Virginia Xaba
Located in New York, NY
Kudu vase AAA, ceramic by Ardmore from South Africa. Sculpted by Sabelo Khoza, painted by Virginia
Category
2010s South African Folk Art Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Giraffe Ceramic Vase , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
breathtaking example of South African ceramic artistry, created by the talented artisans at Love Art Ceramic in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Ceramic Flamingo Candlesticks made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the stunning Flamingo Candlesticks pair by Imvelo Natural Art—a testament to meticulous craftsmanship and artistic brilliance.
Hand-sculpted by the skilled hands of Tebo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ethiopian Borana Oromo Woven Milk Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
display of Ethiopian handicraft, this African milk vessel offers rich texture and storied history.
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Vases
Materials
Other
Wooden African Mortar and Pestle
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted in Africa, wooden footed mortar and pestle.
Great patina this kind of Moroccan mortar
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Vases
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Giraffe Jug Hand Made In South Africa
By Ardmore Design
Located in North Miami, FL
In the vast savannas of Africa, giraffes roam gracefully, their long necks reaching for the tender
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Vessel 04 in Textured Stoneware Clay. Handmade by Jade Paton for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
contemporary sculptures out of clay. Her main source of inspiration is the ancient vessel, as well as forms in
Category
2010s South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Field Collected South African Ukhamba of Beer Pot
Located in Hudson, NY
This Ukhamba or beer pot comes from Melmoth South Africa and was made by a member of the
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Primitive Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage West African Gourd
Located in Dallas, TX
helmet on a motorcycle. In South Africa it is commonly used as a drinking vessel and a vessel for
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Jars
Materials
Shell, Nutwood
Ceramic Leopard Urn Pair, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Crafted by Love Art Ceramic in South Africa, these stunning Leopard Urns pay homage to African
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Large 19th Century Hand Hammered North African Copper Wine Ewer
Located in Middleburg, VA
interesting shape with lid and heavy brass riveted handle on hand “hammered” surface.
North Africa, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North African Urns
Materials
Brass, Copper
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Africa Vessel For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Africa vessel available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, terracotta and earthenware, every Africa vessel was constructed with great care. There are 117 variations of the antique or vintage Africa vessel you’re looking for, while we also have 33 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Africa vessel, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Africa vessel, designed in the Modern, Mid-Century Modern or Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Africa vessel over the years, but those crafted by Jan Ernst de Wet, Willem Van Hooff and Andrianna Shamaris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Africa Vessel?
Prices for a Africa vessel can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $65 and can go as high as $20,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,285.
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For thousands of years, vases and vessels have had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world. In Ancient Greece, ceramic vessels were used for transporting water and dry goods, holding bouquets of flowers, for storage and more. Outside of utilitarian use, in cities such as Athens, vases were a medium for artistic expression — pottery was a canvas for artists to illustrate their cultures’ unique people, beliefs and more. And pottery skills were handed down from fathers to sons.
Every antique and vintage vase and vessel, from decorative Italian urns to French 19th-century Louis XVI–style lidded vases, carries with it a rich, layered story.
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