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Item Ships From: Chicago
Seattle Planter Umbrella Holder by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Seattle planter umbrella stand/planter made in quarter-inch waxed aluminum. The bottom of the umbrella side slants slightly towards removable planter opening for a little watering help on rainy days. Included is a galvanized steel planter box for the base. Produced for The New, the inaugural show of Volume...
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2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Aluminum

Marcello Fantoni Vase for Raymor, Italy, 1950
By Raymor, Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni Vase for Raymor, Italy, 1950 Tall ceramic vase with abstract geometric squares arranged in a seemingly random rhythm. A striking example of Fantoni’s midcentury work...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Colorful Four Piece Art Glass Decanter Collection by Strombergshyttan Studio
By Asta Stromberg, Strombergshyttan, Gunnar Nylund
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of four vintage art glass decanters by Swedish Design Studio Strombergshyttan. Colors include; bold yellow glass, green, blue a...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Fritz Heckert Art Nouveau Iridescent Art Glass Vase
By Fritz Heckert
Located in Chicago, IL
4.5 inch iridescent gold vase with hand painted Art Nouveau style leaves, in gilt and etched blue, slight flared rim. Beautiful color Locat...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Art Glass

Chinese Ming Celadon Bottle Vase, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The small round bottle is beautiful in its imperfection, shaped with...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Vases with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille verte.” Named for a palette of o...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Vessel, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite ceramic bottle is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) vessel originally used for serving rice wine or spirits. The gracefully curved form is known as a yuhuchunping, or pear-shape...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

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

Materials

Earthenware

Brushed Metal Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Lacuna"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this brushed metal vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contem...
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Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Miniature Bud Vase 4, 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...
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2010s American Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

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 mauve glaze. Signed. Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne´es 50, P...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Petite Chinese Famille Rose Longevity Vases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual for the petite size, this pair of vases is a beautiful example of famille rose enamelware, also known as fencai ware, meaning "powdery color." Manufactured in the Qing court’s imperial workshops, this technique of overglazing porcelain with enamel gets its name from the white, opaque enamels used to create color gradients and a soft, pastel effect. Each vase depicts a meeting of Shoulao, the God of Longevity...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Large Italian ‘Vesuvio’ Ceramic Vase by Angelo Mangiarotti, 1970s
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare ‘Vesuvio’ vase designed by Angelo Mangiarotti for Gabbianelli in the 1970s. Its modernist, truncated silhouette flares outward in a dramatic gesture, softened by a delicately ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Early Peter Voulkus Ceramic Vase
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Peter Voulkus ceramic vase early 1960'd [unsigned].
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage 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, ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Pier Alessandro Giusti and Egidio Di Rosa for Up&Up Travertine Vase Italy, c1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Pier Alessandro Giusti and Egidio Di Rosa for Up&UP Italy sculptural travertine vase circa 1980. This vase is highly scored or incised from bottom to top in a circular motif making i...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Travertine

Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...
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Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Natural Fiber

Small Antique 1900s Solid Brass Apothecary Mortars and Pestles - Set of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 2 very cool heavy brass (?) antique mortar and pestles. Actually one may be brass and one copper, judging from the green aging tinge inside. They are not a matched set but ver...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics. A thick brown glaze clings to the upper half of the jar, dripping to a s...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A strong but silent 20th century Chinese white glazed porcelain ginger jar with a lid and straight sides. Perfect as is, or filled with flowers, branches, or any other myriad vices y...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in vibrant persimmon-orange glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a nar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Korean Nambangae Grain Mortar, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This primitive wooden vessel is a traditional Korean wood mortar used for pounding rice and grains. A form unique to South Korea's Jeju Island, the mortar is known as a nambang-ae an...
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Early 19th Century Korean Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stone

Orient Flume Iridescent Art Glass Pulled Feather Jack in the Pulpit Vase
By Orient Flume
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding iridescent pulled feather art glass Jack in the Pulpit vase by the renown glass artists at Orient & Flume. The front features a beautiful and vibrant iridescent gold. Th...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Blown Glass

Ancient Marble Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous ancient vessel carved from one piece of marble with subtle pink veins running throughout. Perfect for use as a vessel sink in a powder room,...
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18th Century Rustic Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Marble

Polished Silver Decantor, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Arno"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver vessel is both beautiful and functional. This prototype by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary d...
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Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The phoenix tail vase form dates back as far as the bronze age and has remained a popular shape for its clean lines and graceful curves. Created in the early 20th century, this parti...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Handmade Art Deco Bronze Vase with Herons Overlay
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade Art Deco Bronze Vase with Herons Overlay Waxed casting and polished forging. Good condition, Surface shows no dents, minor scratches. Dimensions: H13 x W9 x D6 in.
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1930s Japanese Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Brass

18th Century Chinese Low Iron Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
China was the earliest known civilization create works with cast iron, first appearing thousands of years ago during the illustrious Zhou dynasty. This early 18th century iron vessel was once used for collecting rain water...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Iron

Chinese Famille Rose Oval Jar with Domestic Scenes, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Albany Large Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
ALBANY LARGE VASE The Albany Vase inverts tradition with intricate fluting detail on the interior. The strong architectural lines are an exercise in material studies and production ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Aquaring, Sculptural Polished Silver Decanter, Made In Italy
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver decanter is both beautiful and functional. Fabricated in Italy, this proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a s...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Silver

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and g...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Offering 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, ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Zodiac Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and g...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle Aubergine Glaze
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. An aubergine glaze. Signature is obscured by the glaze. Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramiq...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Jacques Blin Light Gray to Light Lavender French Ceramic Vase, circa 1960
By Jacques Blin
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Blin French ceramic vase with iconic sgrafitto decoration. The size is impressive and the color of the glazes are rare in a Jacques Blin vase. This example is light gray ten...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Rectangular Metal Faux Bois Vase and Matching Box Made in Italy
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual metal vase and matching box have an impressed faux bois pattern. The shallow box has an attached, hinged lid. They both are rectangular in shape, and the use of metal an...
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1970s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant ceramic vessel is a Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bottle originally used for storing oil or sauces. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle has a gracefully curved form kn...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Mid 19th Century French Bronze Grand Tour Vase Signed by Achille Collas
By Achille Collas, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 19th-century patinated bronze vase, crafted by the esteemed Ferdinand Barbedienne foundry, beautifully demonstrates the innovative reduction technique developed by Ach...
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Rosenthal Textured Vase Porcelaine Noire by Martin Freyer
By Rosenthal, Martin Freyer
Located in Chicago, IL
Highly textured Porcelaine Noire vase by Martin Freyer. Made in Germany by Martin Freyer for Rosenthal, Studio Line. Black unglazed porcelain exterior with glazed porcelain interior.
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Petite Famille Verte Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Copper

Petite Blue and White Chinese Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Contrasted by a crisp white field, this small porcelain vase is decorated in the timeless blue-and-white style with bold brushwork and deep cobalt-blue color. The gracefully curved f...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Placed alongside the Four Treasures of the scholar - paper, brush, ink, and inkstone - the brush pot was an essential fixture of the traditional Chinese scholar's studio, used to hol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bamboo

fferrone Contemporary Minimal Triple Black Steel Flower Sculptural Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Three vases in one, composed of a series of black minimal hand-painted stainless steel tubes in various dimensions and cut on the bias, the contemporary Bana Triple vase can uniquely accommodate a single stem to full flower...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stainless Steel

Chinese Glazed Pickling Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for pickling foods, this early 20th century ceramic jar is coated inside and out with a warm grey glaze. Decorative ridges patterning the jar's high shoulders manipul...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Oxblood Red Glazed Chinese Melon Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The melon shape is respected by the Chinese not only as a form but as a symbol for proliferation. These contemporary ceramics call back to the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279) when artisan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Large Medium Fluted Glass Vases
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Stella Vases Large & Medium - set of 2 Pure in form, the lenticular effect of the fluted glass masks the stems and showcases the flower heads. The facet near the bottom serves as a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in glazed stoneware with abstract multicolored glaze. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
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1960s American 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 matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Yuan Celadon Wine Jar, c. 1200
Located in Chicago, IL
With simplicity of form and a delicate glaze, this Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) jar for rice wine or spirits displays the quiet refinement of provincial Chinese ceramics. The earthenware...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Bronze Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
This prototype by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary decorative furnishings with an interactive design that engages, entices, challenges and inspires the observer on an...
Category

Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Clear Glass Modern Medium Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
ROSSI VASE MEDIUM From a single stem to a bouquet, the clear glass highlights the flower stem, celebrating it as an integral part of the arrangement. The lenticular effect of the fl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Clear Czech Glass Modern Large Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
ROSSI VASE LARGE From a single stem to a bouquet, the clear glass highlights the flower stem, celebrating it as an integral part of the arrangement. The lenticular effect of the fl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Large Medium Clear Glass Vases
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Rossi Vases Large & Medium - set of 2 From a single stem to a bouquet, the clear glass highlights the flower stem, celebrating it as an integral part of the arrangement. The lenticu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Provincial Chinese Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this clay vessel has a smoky grey exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Monumental Japanese Sake Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant, large-scale vessel is a Japanese widemouth stoneware jar (kame) traditionally used for storing water and other liquids. This 19th-century example continues traditional ...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

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

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