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Large Vintage Ceramic Vase by Robert Maxwell for Design West of California
By Robert Maxwell
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large Vintage ceramic vase by Robert Maxwell for Design West of California. Would also make a nice table lamp.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

1930s Japanese Champleve Brass Vase with Enamel
Located in Chicago, IL
Champleve is an enameling technique that enamels raised surfaces on a cast brass object and then fired in a kiln. Not to be confused with cloisonné that soldiers wires in a design to...
Category

20th Century Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Chinese Crackled Green Glaze Jar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A luminous green glaze cloaks the exterior of this small Chinese storage jar from the late 19th century, catching the eye with soft translucency and an allover crackle. The small kit...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Green Glazed Salt Jar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A lustrous glaze sheets across the paneled sides of this small Chinese storage jar, pooling into the low relief designs with deep, blue-green color. Sculpted in the early 19th centur...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Art Deco Matched Pair of Czech Glass with Silver Birds Vases / Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Deco Matched Pair of Czech Glass with Silver Birds Vases / Lamps Presently these are vases, however they would make a great pair of lamps given the...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Brass Bud Vase II by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Bud vase II by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 5 x W 5 x H 15.2 cm Materials: dull tarnished brass Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases i...
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2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Brass Watering Can by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass watering can by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 16.5 x W 3.8 x H 8.2 cm Materials: dull tarnished brass Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases is perfect as an indiv...
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2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Studio Pottery Ceramic Vase by Peg Tootelian
By Peg Tootelian
Located in Chicago, IL
Nice Petite Textured Studio Pottery vase by Peg Tootelian. A studio handbuilt piece. The neck/top is intentionally left uneven. Illinois artist PegTootelian apprenticed with Edna Ar...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar is hand-shaped with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. The round jar has...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Blue White Trailing Vines Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides and lid are enlivened with a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Blue White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the jar is decorated with mountain-and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Gnarled Tree Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Italian Verdigris Terracotta Vessel with Swirl Motifs, 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1940s Italian terracotta vessel with a dramatic flare at the mouth and a gilt-lined interior. The large-scale, rounded body is cloaked in a moody verdigris glaze. Hand-carved abstr...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Wall Vase Made of Brass, Handcrafted in Chicago, Designed by Christopher Gentner
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
Each of these handcrafted wall vases are perfect as an individual home accessory. Made of brass and hand-patinated, the wall vase can be massed to create a wall full of flowers or accenting an individual bud on a wall. The cylinder attached on the bottom comes off, allowing the user to clean and pour...
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2010s American Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Black Murano Cased Glass Vase With White Polka Dots
Located in Chicago, IL
Black Murano cased glass vase with a white glass rolled lip and white controlled bubble pattern.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Urns with Red-Crowned Cranes and Peonies
By Jingfa
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Chinese cloisonné capped urns with carved and pierced fruitwood bases. Red-crowned cranes with assorted flora on a sky blue background with volcanoe...
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1970s Chinese Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese Ming Lotus Petal Vase, c. 1400
Located in Chicago, IL
With a graceful silhouette and subdued color palette, this lotus offering vase from the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) resonates calm and sophistication. Sculpted centuries ago in Yu...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Otto Natzler Spade Form
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Chicago, IL
Otto Natzler Spade Form, Black Crystalline glaze with Green Blush Signed and dated to underside ‘O.N.87’ with artist's cipher and applied archive number 'X499’ Dimensions: 8 h × 5¼ w...
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1980s American Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper Vase in Carrara Marble
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Skipper
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper vase in Carrara Marble.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Carrara Marble

Italian Square Crystal Vase by Pierangelo Gallotti Luigi Radice, 1960s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
A sculptural Italian cut crystal vase designed by Pierangelo Gallotti Luigi Radice in the 1960s. Produced by Fontana Arte, one of Italy’s most esteemed glass manufacturers, its...
Category

1960s Italian Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Chrome

Ida Vase : fferrone contemporary handmade Glass vase made in the Czech Republic
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Ida Vase Named for Ida Rubinstein, the Belle Époque dancer and art patron who commissioned Ravel’s Boléro, the vase embodies the same pioneering spirit that led her to form her own ...
Category

2010s Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Lino Sabattini Silver plated "Persepolis" Vase
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Chicago, IL
Lino Sabattini Silver plated "Persepolis" Vase made in Italy,1960 Stamped lower right side: Lino Sabattini etched signature Persepolis B/237 COLLEZIONE SABATTINI BREGNANO ITALY D...
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1960s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

27” Tall Cased Glass Floor Vase, Mid Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Huge Floor Cased Glass Flower Vase. Unsigned. Pink interior. No chips or cracks. 27”tall x 10” diameter
Category

1960s Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this round tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Faceted French Pressed Glass Vase, Triangular Geometric 1970s, France
By Luminarc
Located in Chicago, IL
French geometric shaped three-sided clear pressed glass vase by Luminarc with wonderful heavy weight. Reflects the light brilliantly. Signed F...
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Chinese Crackled Crème White Vase, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With its graceful silhouette and warm, crème coloring, this earthenware vase from the late 19th century embodies the elegance and refinement of Chinese monochrome ceramics. The vase ...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Georges Jouve French Ceramic Artist White Ceramic Cylinder Vase
By Georges Jouve
Located in Chicago, IL
Georges Jouve cylindriacl white glazed vase France c 1950"s. Matte white exterior exhibiting the most desirable subtle texture with a shiny turquoise and dark green interior glazes....
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A porous, matte surface texture suggests the jar spent many years su...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece Vessel
By Paul Soldner
Located in Chicago, IL
Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece Vessel 1983 marked underside 83-28-6283 Sodner attended the Los Angeles County Art Institute, and became Peter Voulkos's first student i...
Category

1980s American Brutalist Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Celadon Oil Bottle, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing cooking oil or condiments. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully cur...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Mid-20th Century Italian Woven Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic mid-20th century Italian handwoven porcelain sculpture constructed in a vase form of thinly hand-applied strips of porcelain, and then finished in a white glaze.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair of 19th century Neoclassical Style Patinated Bronze Urns
Located in Chicago, IL
A Pair of Circa 1850 Pompeian Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Urns. These beautiful urns have boar's head handles surmounted by double-sided classical male and female mask busts, cast ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Mauve Glaze
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale lavendar mauve glaze. Signed. Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar is hand-shaped with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. The round jar has...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket
Located in Chicago, IL
Rustic and unusual, this provincial wooden container is shaped from a thin strip of tree bark, bent into a tapered form and finished with a thick layer of black lacquer. Likely once ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980’s. Original excellent condition. Rectangular vase measures 11.25” tall 3.25” wide 1.5” deep, Circular vase 11.25” tall 3” diameter
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Chrome

Michael Verheyden Mandorla Solifeur Pietra di Vincenza Marble Vase
By Michaël Verheyden
Located in Chicago, IL
Mandorla Solifleur or single flower vase designed by Michael Verheyden is crafted in Pietra di Vicenza stone to form an organic shape and is beautiful as a vase or as sculpture. Bel...
Category

2010s Belgian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble

Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959. Glazed earthenware Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].  
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
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Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Butterfly Gourd Containers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Used to store loose leaf tea, these small porcelain jars are decorated in a style of overglaze enameling known as "famille rose." Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign color...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Rather Large Vintage Blown Amber Glass Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
A rather large vintage hand-blown amber glass pitcher with a flared mouth, twisted body, and a pulled handle. Perfect for water or cocktails, but a...
Category

20th Century Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Chinese Blue and White Shizi Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Images of shizi, a lion-dog symbol of power and strength of character, cavort among the stylized clouds of heaven on this hand-painted covered jar. Original...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Black and White Sgraffito Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 21st-century Chinese hand-thrown porcelain pot features a small, wide lip that gracefully transitions to a generous, rounded bosom before tapering elegantly to a narro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Monumental 19th Century American Feather Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental 19th century American ash and oak splint feather basket of fantastic size with two banded handles, a wide bentwood rib running around the belly of the basket, and a wood...
Category

19th Century American Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ash

Silver Water Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Ganga"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
"Ganga" is a remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form. The mythological name for eternity in India. Ancient grindstones, chakras and ceremonies are evoked in this fo...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Cobalt Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is coated in a deep blue glaze, reminiscent of a dark night sky. The vase features a rounded, glo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Neolithic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Northern China has a settled history that goes back more than 5,000 years. All along the western reaches of the Yellow River settlements sprung up and some of the first evidence we h...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue and white baluster jar was made in the Jiangxi region of China. The landscape scenes hand painted by feathery brushstrokes are richly evocative and bring to mind ancient Ch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Rick Owens Cast Bronze Coupe Vase Black Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze coupe vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the black patina. Designed in 2012. Each bronze is signed. Can be used as vase or sculp...
Category

2010s French Brutalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Pol Chambost Ceramic Vase France c 1940
By Pol Chambost
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase by French ceramic artist Pol Chambost featuring a pale lemon yellow glaze with deep brown incised decoration. Perfect condition. Unsigned.
Category

1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar is hand-shaped with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. The round jar has...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Zodiac Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Early 20th Century Bronze Trench Art Bank
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century American Trench Art bronze bank made from a spent artillery shell casing, and with a lid with a heavy knurled k...
Category

Early 20th Century American Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Eric Astoul French Ceramic Wood Fired Vase La Borne France
By Eric Astoul
Located in Chicago, IL
French ceramist Eric Astoul (b. 1954, Morocco) infuses his sculptures with the essence of ancient and modern earthenware he has encountered along his travels in France, England, Japa...
Category

1990s French Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Miniature Bud Vase 2, Made from Brass and Patinated Finish
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
Each of these delicately, handcrafted bud vases is perfect as an individual home accessory or whimsical series. Made of brass and hand tarnished, each bud vase has its own unique for...
Category

2010s American Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn This Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn showcases the timeless artistry of traditional Japanese craftsmanship...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Enamel

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