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21st Century Indian Modern Greek Key 12x18 Ivory, Tan,
Grey Handmade Area Rug
By Ashly Fine Rugs 1
Located in Houston, TX
. Originally seen in ancient Greece in architecture and pottery, this design is timeless and still widely used
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Wedgwood “Pandora’s Box” Black Basalt Encaustic Krater Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
ornamentation and shape exhibits a striking 18th century recollection of ancient Greek pottery. The Hellenistic
Category
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Large 19th Century French Terracotta Biot Pot or Jar
Located in Birmingham, AL
producing the iconic terracotta pottery since the 16th century. Handcrafted using the ancient technique of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Lemanceau Greyhounds Green Ceramic Sculpture
By Charles Lemanceau
Located in Valladolid, ES
, there are earlier testimonies in the Ancient Near East, or Babylonian pottery. In fact, the use of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Brown Decorative Pot Made of Clay, Handcrafted by the Potter Raja
Located in Marseille, FR
ancient art of modeled pottery, which first appeared around 6,000 BC. The techniques and patterns used
Category
2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
Brutalist Metal Ashtray by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor, circa 1950
By Marcello Fantoni, Raymor
Located in View Park, CA
, Marcello Fantoni wed ancient Italian pottery technique with decidedly Modernist elements, garnering
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Ashtrays
Materials
Metal, Copper
19th Century GS&H Etruscan American Majolica Cauliflower Dinner Plate
By Griffen, Smith and Hill 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Josiah Wedgwood’s “Etruria” line, was inspired by the discovery of pottery from Ancient Rome. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
GS&H Etruscan American Majolica Cauliflower Dinner Plates, Set of Eight
By Griffen, Smith and Hill 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
pottery from Ancient Rome. The Cauliflower pattern was based on the earlier Wedgwood design.
The head
Category
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Wedgwood Neoclassical Blue Jasperware Urns
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
blue” jasperware so prized by collectors and connoisseurs alike. Bearing a shape recalling Ancient
Category
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Porcelain
Wedgwood Black Basalt Oenochoe
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
classical motifs of ancient Greek pottery. Black basalt was developed in 1767 by founder Josiah Wedgwood and
Category
Antique 18th Century English Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
$9,850 / set
Chic Petite Ceramic Lamp by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, recalling the pottery of ancient Crete and cave paintings.
He favored colored monochrome backgrounds
Category
Vintage 1960s French Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern French Ceramic Vase by Jacques Blin
1920-1995
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
from daily life, recalling the pottery of ancient Crete, cave paintings, and graffiti. His iconographic
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern French ceramic bowl by Jacques Blin
By Jacques Blin
Located in London, GB
from daily life, recalling the pottery of ancient Crete, cave paintings, and graffiti. His iconographic
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
French rope mounted ceramic jar in yellow
green glaze by Biot circa 1950
By Biot
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region near Antibes, since the Middle Ages. Artisans from Biot followed ancient
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Yakishime Moon Art Vase V
By April Johnston
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This series is inspired by ancient Jomon, Japanese and Mehrgarh pottery;
Often using well known
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Regency Solid Silver Askos Jug by William Eaton, London, circa 1837
By William Eaton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
name given in modern terminology to a type of ancient Greek pottery vessel used to pour small
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Pitchers
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Klismos Walnut Comfortable Dining Chairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in IT
ancient Greek chair, very often depicted on ancient furniture or on painted pottery and in bas-reliefs
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Greek Revival Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Korean Glass 25, a Unique Artglass Sculpture by Choi Keeryong
By Choi Keeryong
Located in London, GB
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In this collection, Keeryong has developed a process using the ancient Korean ‘Saggam’ pottery
Category
2010s European Other Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Art Glass
Rouen Jardinière in Ceramic: A Glimpse of Pastoral Serenity, 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
and tranquility.
This print, deriving from Ris Paquot's authoritative "General History of Ancient
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Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
Exquisite Rouen Plate Illustration: A Vivid Tableau of French Life, 1874
Located in Langweer, NL
collectible from Ris Paquot's "General History of Ancient Glazed Pottery, French and Foreign," published in
Category
Antique 1870s Prints
Materials
Paper
Rare Important Antique 1830 Carved Cockfighting Chesterfield Brown Leather Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
from depictions of ancient furniture on painted pottery and in bas-reliefs from the mid-fifth century
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Akira Yamada, Burning Red Vessel no. 6 (猩々緋彩器 no. 6), 2024
Located in New York, NY
inspired by a range of images, including ancient painted pottery and jade, and not from a single source of
Category
2010s Japanese Vases
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered Wood and Gilded Pastiglia Chandeliers
Located in IT
from the other, in classical style, referring to the painting of Ancient Greece that decorated craters
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Antique Pair of Ormolu and Jasperware Table Lamps, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
friezes, and in bands on the pottery of ancient Greece from the Geometric Period onwards. The design is
Category
Antique 1890s English Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
Korean Beautiful Ancient Pottery Pot / Excavated Pottery / 5th-6th Centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an ancient Korean pottery.
It is an excavated thing.
It was made around the 5th to 6th
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier South Korean Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Pottery 500s-600s Sue Pottery "Sueki" Small Pot / Ancient Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Sue pottery is called "sueki" in Japanese.
Earthenware that was baked at low temperatures is now
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Arts and Crafts Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Korean Beautiful Ancient Pottery Pot / Excavated Pottery/before the 10th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an ancient Korean pottery.
It was excavated.
It is a very simple pottery made from the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier South Korean Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Ancient Pottery 800s-900s Sue Pottery /"Sueki" Small Antique Jar
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Sue pottery is called "sueki" in Japanese.
Earthenware that was baked at low temperatures is now
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Ancient Egypt Stone Cosmetic Vessel 12th Dynasty
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Material: Stone such as alabaster
Period: Ancient Egypt’s 12th dynasty
Date: 1887-1750BC
Origin
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Pottery
Materials
Pottery
Large 1960s Italian Studio Pottery Bowl By Marcello Fantoni
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in London, GB
acclaim. By the start of World War II Fantoni’s melding of ancient Italian pottery techniques with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Ancient Barro Pot #12 from Mexico, circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, We offer this fantastic ancient barro pot from Mexico, made in Puebla México hand
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Barro Pot #10 from Mexico, circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, We offer this fantastic ancient barro pot from Mexico, made in Puebla México hand
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Barro Pot #4 from Mexico, Circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, We offer this fantastic ancient barro pot from Mexico, made in Puebla México hand
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Barro Pot #5 from Mexico, Circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, we offer this fantastic ancient barro pot from Mexico, made in Puebla México hand
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Barro Pot #3 from Mexico, Circa 1940
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, we offer this fantastic ancient barro pot from Mexico, made in Puebla México hand
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Folk Art Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Pottery And Porcelain a Guide to Collectors, Frederick Litchfield, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Pottery And Porcelain: A guide to collectors by Frederick Litchfield. London and New York: Truslove
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pair of Tang Dynasty Style Terracotta Court Ladies
Located in Somis, CA
in the 20th century, by an artist who understands ancient pottery and the historic beauty aesthetics
Category
20th Century Chinese Tang Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
French Ceramic Bleus D
ailleurs Pair Of Dinner Plates By Hermes
By Hermès
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
, showcases a geometric design inspired by ancient pottery. These classic hues symbolize centuries of travel
Category
20th Century French Other Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ancient Green-Glazed Pottery/Excavated Pottery Vase/Wabisabi Object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
green glaze pottery has been made here.
It is a pottery baked at a low temperature of about 800 degrees
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Han Dynasty Green Glaze Pottery Bowl / Ancient Excavated Pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
green glaze pottery has been made here.
It is a pottery baked at a low temperature of about 800 degrees
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pottery
Antiquities Ancient world Cypriot pottery bowl Middle East Antiques
Located in London, GB
A ancient Greek Cypriot pottery bowl
Buff pottery of globular form with pointed small base with
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Ancient Small Pottery / Jomon Pottery Jar / 3000 Years ago / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
imitate.
This is a "Jomon" pottery.
It is from the Neolithic period in Japan.
It was excavated.
In
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Antique Pottery Vase with a Sense of Japanese Wabi-Sabi / Early 9th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
arrow.
Therefore, it leaks a little when water is added.
It's an ancient pottery that has been
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Ancient Persian Rare Kashan Bowl, 13th Century Islamic Pottery Art
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Ancient Persian Rare Kashan bowl 13th century Islamic Pottery Art.
This beautifully decorated
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Syrian Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Ancient Antique Ottoman Islamic Calligraphy Iznik Pottery Tile Turkey 1580
Located in Portland, OR
An important antique 16th century Ottoman calligraphic Iznik pottery tile, Turkey, circa 1580.
The
Category
Antique 16th Century Turkish Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Japanese Ancient Small Jar / Jomon Pottery / 3000 Years ago / Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a "Jomon" pottery.
It is from the Neolithic period in Japan.
It was excavated.
In Japan
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Jars
Materials
Pottery
Korean Antique Pottery 6th-7th Centuries / Baking Jar / Ancient Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Korean pottery.
Korea was once divided into three kingdoms (1st century B.C. to 7th
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Korean Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Ancient Finely Painted Pottery Oil Cocoon Jar 2000 Years Old
Located in South Burlington, VT
An ancient Chinese Han dynasty cocoon jar or oil jar named because of its iconic natural looking
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Ox, 206 BC
Located in London, GB
A very large ancient Chinese Han dynasty terracotta ox, dating to 206 BC-220 AD.
One of the
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Ancient Cypriot Bichrome Ware Amphora – Black-on-Red Pottery ca. 800–600 BC
Located in London, GB
Ancient Cypriot Bichrome Ware Amphora – Black-on-Red Pottery, Cypro-Archaic, ca. 800–600 BC
A
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Ancient Greek Paestan Red Figure Pottery Hydria - 350 BC
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, rare and well provenanced ancient Greek, Paestan Red-Figure Hydria (water carrying
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Green Glaze Pottery Made in the Tang Dynasty / Ancient Chinese Jar / Antique Jar
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a pottery made in the Tang dynasty (618-907) in China.
In the Tang dynasty, a large number
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Arts and Crafts Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Early Wedgwood Rosso Antico Jardinières
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
wares produced in Staffordshire during the 17th and 18th century as well as the even more ancient
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Egyptian Revival Planters, Cachepots ...
Materials
Earthenware
Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse Head Sculpture, 202 BC
Located in London, GB
A powerfully sculpted ancient Chinese Han Dynasty horse head, of beautiful angular style and dating
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Ancient Pre Columbian Chimu Culture Pottery Llama Bottle, 1100 AD
Located in London, GB
A wonderful ancient Peruvian Chimu culture effigy bottle, dating to approximately 1100-1400 AD
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Antiquities
Antique Khmer Pottery Vessel
Located in New York, NY
An ancient terra cotta pottery vessel / urn / vase / pitcher from the Khmer region of South East
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Ancient Terracotta Greek Pottery Oinochoe Wine Vessel, circa 350 BC
Located in Sofia, BG
Italy, Apulia, circa 340-325 BCE. An oinochoe created in a pottery workshop in the Apulia region of
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Rustic Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of ancient pottery you’re looking for. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, pottery and terracotta. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of ancient pottery — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of ancient pottery, those designed in Arts and Crafts, Folk Art and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Silvia Martínez Díaz and Wedgwood each produced at least one beautiful object in our assortment of ancient pottery that is worth considering.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Porcelain, stoneware, earthenware and bone china are the four types of pottery. All of them use clay as the foundation and heat to fire them. Sometimes pottery is only divided into three categories: porcelain, stoneware and earthenware, and bone china is rolled into the category of porcelain. Find a collection of vintage and modern pottery on 1stDibs.
- What is ancient pottery?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ancient pottery, also known as ceramics, is the creation of objects out of clay, and then hardened by a heat source. Pottery was the first type of functional art, after body painting, to be seen during the early phase of the Stone age. You’ll find a variety of pottery of all shapes, ages and sizes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022What is most unique about ancient Italian pottery is its finish. Many pieces featured a tin glaze that is highly resistant to chipping and fading. The technique dates back to 9th-century Mesopotamia. You'll find a large selection of Italian pottery on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In ancient China, pottery was primarily used for cooking, storing and serving food. Throughout the Han Dynasty, the art of pottery evolved to include ceramic figures, the best example of this being the TerraCotta Warriors who guard the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Find a variety of antique Chinese pottery from many different eras on 1stDibs.
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