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Japanese antique pottery [Tamba] jar / Edo period / 1600s / Beautiful glazed
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
surface of the vessel, creating a beautiful harmony between manmade and natural elements. The powerful
Category

Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Jars

Materials

Pottery

Rustic Hand-Painted Terracotta Storage Jar with Green Abstract Motif
Located in West Hollywood, CA
. Originally functional, likely used for storing grain, water, or oil, this vessel has transcended its
Category

Mid-20th Century European Tribal Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Asian Antique Qing Water Bottle Vessel Bed Warmer With Floral Design
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully decorated Chinese late Qing-dynasty (1644–1911) hot water bottle, originally used to
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Handcrafted 20th Century Rustic Patina Earthenware Vintage Jug
Located in London, GB
celebration of rustic authenticity. Originally crafted as a functional vessel for storing water, oils, or
Category

Vintage 1950s Turkish Rustic Jars

Materials

Clay

Antique Vienna Silver Samowar With Burner by Mayerhofer Klinkosch, Dated 1840
By Mayerhofer Klinkosch
Located in Vienna, AT
volute feet. Hot water vessel, trivet and burner with wick holder (wick included) made of silver, bone
Category

Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Hagi Ware Covered Mizusashi by Mashita Takashi, with Signed Tomobako
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A beautifully handcrafted mizusashi (covered water vessel) by renowned Hagi ware ceramicist Mashita
Category

20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Ten Carved Mother-of-Pearl Tropical Figural Place Card Holders
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditional dress bearing baskets and water vessels, animals such as oxen, and vernacular structures nestled
Category

20th Century British Tribal Serving Pieces

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Extraordinary Japanese Hand Thrown Blue And White Wabi-Sabi Vase, Early 19thc.
Located in South Burlington, VT
creation. Handsome rich blue and cream glazes cover its extremities. Used perhaps as a vase or water
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Barovier Toso Efeso Bowl Plate Dish Vessel Aquatic Water Bubbles Blue Murano Art
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite, rare and iconic art glass bowl, plate, dish or vessel designed by Ercole Barovier circa
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Vintage Primitive Folk Art Palm Bark Basket Planter
Located in Delray Beach, FL
• Designed to hold an interior water-safe vessel ⸻ Condition: Good vintage condition with natural wear
Category

Early 20th Century Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Natural Fiber, Cane

Allegory of Summer, 17th Century Italian Watercolor and Sepia Drawing
Located in Stockholm, SE
are two women, one seems to be picking flowers and the other is approaching with a wine or water
Category

Late 17th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Tall Bronze Masai Sculptures 1960s Vintage Kenya Mother Baby Giacometti Style
Located in London, GB
holds her child strapped while she carries a water vessel on her head. She has elongated neck and
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Vintage 1960s Kenyan Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Petite Celadon Water Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
vessel resembles a traditional water pot, a small vessel used to rinse calligraphy brushes in the
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Cool Clear Water - still life photography - water - vase - sand - blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
their visual arts for the theme of water and the container vessel (a symbol of the body, the Earth and
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Set of Biblical Engravings – Nativity, Luke the Evangelist Annunciation, c1735
Located in Langweer, NL
halo, cradles the infant while a servant kneels with a water vessel. An ox and donkey rest in the
Category

Antique 1730s English Prints

Materials

Paper

Hindu Funeral Ceremony – Vaishnavite Rites, Sonnerat Engraving, Paris 1806
Located in Langweer, NL
to release the soul (*atma*) from the physical body. Another man bears a water vessel, possibly
Category

Antique Early 1800s Prints

Materials

Paper

Large Vintage Celadon Glazed Vietnamese Water Jar
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Oversized vintage celadon glazed Vietnamese water jar vessel with elegant urn shape. The jade-green
Category

Late 20th Century Vietnamese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Large Vintage Celadon Glazed Vietnamese Water Jar
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Oversized vintage celadon-glazed Vietnamese water jar vessel with elegant urn shape. The jade-green
Category

Late 20th Century Vietnamese Qing Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Ceramic

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Collecting Water
Located in Corsham, GB
A view of a river flowing past a historic village, possibly in Italy. A woman carries a vessel of
Category

19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Biosphere - still life photography - water - vase - sunset
Located in Atlanta, GA
their visual arts for the theme of water and the container vessel (a symbol of the body, the Earth and
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Diorama Showing Ten Gun Royal Navy Vessel "Entreprenante"
Located in Norwell, MA
clear water. An exceptional technique where vessel is shown sailing under full sail.
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Beautiful Antique Unique Stone Water Basin And Planter
Located in South Burlington, VT
vessel in the form of a delightful sculpture- totally repurposed as an elegant water basin tsukubai or a
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

French Baccarat Crystal Tableware Wine / Water Service / 12 People
By Baccarat
Located in Tarry Town, NY
tableware and barware wine, water service for 12 people. Immerse yourself in the world of exquisite
Category

Late 20th Century French Glass

Materials

Crystal

Japan Pair Big Round Antique Stone Water Basin Planters Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
- comes this unusual pair of large round garden stone vessels with inset carved handles - perfect as
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Antique Camel Caravan Equipment Studies from Maximilian in Bavaria, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
, kneeling, loaded, and at rest—alongside an array of saddles, harnesses, storage baskets, water vessels
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Japan Large Old Mountain Boulder Stone Water Basin Planter Tsukubai
Located in South Burlington, VT
contemporary artistic statements as water/floating flower vessels, planters, or as eye appealing, stand alone
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

Japanese Precious "Shikoku" Blue Stone Water Basin Tsukubai Finest Quality
Located in South Burlington, VT
make wonderful contemporary artistic statements as water/floating flower vessels, planters, or as eye
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Japanese Large Old Stone Coin Water Basin Zenigata Tsukubai, rare size
Located in South Burlington, VT
contemporary artistic statements as water/floating flower vessels, planters, or as eye appealing, stand -alone
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Granite

Antique Dovetailed Copper Canteen Water Oil Bottle Converted Table Lamp 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming late 19th Century dovetailed copper converted water canteen or oil vessel. Features a
Category

Antique 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Antique Dovetailed Copper Canteen Water Oil Bottle Converted Table Lamp 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming late 19th Century dovetailed copper converted water canteen or oil vessel. Features a
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Copper

Antique Eight Spoke Mahogany Ship Boat Steering Wheel Nautical Maritime
Located in Antwerp, BE
39.8 x width 39.8 x depth 6.7 A ship's wheel or boat's wheel is a device used aboard a water vessel to
Category

20th Century Belgian Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of Tunisian Water Carrier by Marcel Debut
By Marcel Debut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Tunisian man carrying two large pottery vessels of water, walking along a well worn naturalistic path in
Category

20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Very Fine Gilt Bronze, Cloisonné Enamel and Porcelain Holy Water Stoup
Located in London, GB
porcelain stoup, a specific type of vessel for holy water often found inside the entrances to Catholic
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Portrait of Water Bearers, Africa - British 1920 s Orientalist art oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in Hagley, England
depicts three women carrying water in vessels on their heads and dressed from the waist downwards in
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Christ Turns Water into Wine Engraving – John II Wedding at Cana c.1735
Located in Langweer, NL
servant pours water into a large vessel, while another carries a heavy urn, their postures and expressions
Category

Antique 1730s English Prints

Materials

Paper

Paintbrushes in a Pitcher - Still Life Etching by Don Weygandt (#20/150)
Located in Soquel, CA
placed in a pitcher, which has a cherry blossom pattern. Water vessels are a common theme for Weygandt
Category

1990s American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

Pair of Water Buffalo Horn and Wood Lime Powder Holders for Betel Nut from Timor
Located in London, GB
Pair of water buffalo horn and carved wood lime powder holders for betel nut from Timor Island
Category

Vintage 1970s Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn, Wood

"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
. In several works from this series, Zox was inspired by ancient Chinese water vessels. With a
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Larry Zox, original Red, White and Blue acrylic painting, signed, dated, framed
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
compositions apart. In several works from this series, Zox was inspired by ancient Chinese water vessels. With
Category

1960s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dexter s Choice State II, signed mixed media watercolor (unique variant), Framed
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
works from this series, Zox was inspired by ancient Chinese water vessels. With a mathematical precision
Category

1990s Color-Field Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite, Monoprint

“Barque Archibald Russell 1905” Oil on Canvas Painting by John Richard Perry ME
Located in Westfield, MA
confidently through open water with a smaller vessel trailing behind. Painted in 1984 by John Richard Perry
Category

Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mountains of Abyssode opposite Umm el Gusur – Nile View, c.1755
Located in Langweer, NL
by rugged rock formations, calm water, and small sailing vessels that introduce scale and rhythm
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Prints

Materials

Paper

Chinese Yuan Celadon Wine Jar, c. 1200
Located in Chicago, IL
“moon dyed with spring water,” celadon vessels such as this are prized for their well-proportioned forms
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

"Brandt Rock" by the reknowned historic artist Richard Hayley Lever
By Hayley Lever
Located in Rockport, MA
strokes that pulse with movement. Sailboats drift across sparkling blue water, each vessel shaped by
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Old Alexandria Harbor, Antique Egypt Engraving by Norden Tuscher, 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
panoramic harbor view presents Old Alexandria as seen from the water, with sailing vessels in the foreground
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Prints

Materials

Paper

"White house in Gomalandet" Original landscape painting. Large oil on canvas
Located in Oslo, NO
livelihood to the scene. The reflections of the vessels in the water are handled with exceptional skill
Category

2010s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Speeding Homeward, Seascape, Ship, Ocean, Nautical, Marine, Watercolor
By William Minshall Birchall
Located in Wiscasset, ME
paintings of deep-water sailing vessels were reproduced in numerous naval textbooks of the period including
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Aris Hand blown borosilicate
By Astronauts
Located in Timisoara, RO
metals. The duo focuses on the shell hydro-bulging technique, inflating sealed tig welded vessels using a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Landscape with Cove and Fishermen at Work, Oil on Canvas, 1878
Located in Stockholm, SE
life by the sea. Out on the calm water, a sailing vessel lies at anchor, and beyond it low, gently
Category

1870s English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern Genesi Circular Ceramic Fountain White Crackle Blue
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
large vessel creating a soothing sound while the ripples on the water will create a slow game with the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Fountains

Materials

Ceramic

Cut Crystal Glass Barware Gift Set Decanter Carafe 2 Tumbler Crafted in Italy
By Corinna Warm, WARM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The 'Well' collection was conceived to elevate and celebrate drinking water in a vessel worthy of
Category

2010s Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Crystal

Floor-to-ceiling light \ Chandelier
By Astronauts
Located in Timisoara, RO
metals. The duo focuses on the shell hydro-bulging technique, inflating sealed tig welded vessels using a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Chain \ Wall mounted light
By Astronauts
Located in Timisoara, RO
metals. The duo focuses on the shell hydro-bulging technique, inflating sealed tig welded vessels using a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum

Set of 2 Cut Crystal High Ball Glasses Barware Handcrafted in Italy
By Corinna Warm, WARM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The 'Well' collection was conceived to elevate and celebrate drinking water in a vessel worthy of
Category

2010s Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Crystal

Cut Crystal Glass Whisky Decanter/ Carafe Barware Handcrafted in Italy
By Corinna Warm, WARM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
conceived to elevate and celebrate drinking water in a vessel worthy of its importance. In collaboration
Category

2010s Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Crystal

Cut Crystal Glass Set of 2 Tumblers Barware Handcrafted in Italy
By Corinna Warm, WARM
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The 'Well' collection was conceived to elevate and celebrate drinking water in a vessel worthy of
Category

2010s Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Crystal

George III Punch Bowl Made of Oak from H.M.S. Royal George, 1802
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
side, the vessel took on water through the gun ports, capsized and quickly sank in the Solent.  This
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Oak

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Water Vessel For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the water vessel you’re looking for. A water vessel — often made from ceramic, metal and terracotta — can elevate any home. There are 200 variations of the antique or vintage water vessel you’re looking for, while we also have 19 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the water vessel you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each water vessel bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. A well-made water vessel has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Carl Auböck and Anahit Pogosian are consistently popular.

How Much is a Water Vessel?

Prices for a water vessel can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $65 and can go as high as $48,132, while the average can fetch as much as $1,202.