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Item Ships From: Chicago
Tarnished 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 tarnished metal vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in cont...
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Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Metal

fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Fluted Large Vase Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
The contemporary Czech glass Stella large vase, from a single stem to a beautiful bouquet, the Stella vases highlight any flower arrangement they co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

fferrone Glass Decorative 2 part Contemporary Flower Czech Vase Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
This Contemporary two-part clear Czech glass vase is both a flower frog, or flower arranger, and vessel. From a single stem to a complete arrangement, this vase celebrates flowers with its design and handcrafted techniques. Each flower frog's hole pattern is unique: it's created at just the right moment in the glass' molten state. The handcrafted Splash vase...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Oil Bottle, c. 1500
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

Four Seasons Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this 19th century porcelain vase is called "phoenix tail" for the way its flared mouth and slender waist mimic the shape of the auspicious bird. The vibrant painted scene...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

French Cut Crystal Vase by Saint-Louis, Late 20th Century
By Saint Louis
Located in Chicago, IL
Impressive cut crystal vase by renowned cristallerie Saint Louis Cristal manufacturers handicraft in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, France. Fine mouth blown and hand cut crystal vase with ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal

Yuri Zatarain Floor Vase "Sketchbook" Series
By Yuri Zatarain
Located in Chicago, IL
Yuri Zatarain Floor Vase "Sketchbook" Series. Monumental ceramic bottle vase in a matte white colored glaze. Vase has graphite drawings of diagrams and geometric sketches from Yuri ...
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1990s Mexican Post-Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century American Glazed Stoneware Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century American tall Albany-slip-glazed stoneware storage jar with a heavy lip. This jar was originally used to store food, but is perfect today for storing umbrellas, walkin...
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

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 Fu Lion Fantail Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This porcelain vase from the early 20th-century is sculpted to a classic phoenix-tail silhouette and decorated on all sides with mythical fu lions. Also known as shizi or foo dogs, f...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Persimmon Fantail Vases with Children at Play, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century porcelain vase is sculpted to a classic Chinese phoenix-tail form and decorated with persimmon-orange enamel and several cartouche paintings of picturesque sc...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Heinrich Porcelain Vase With Gilt, Lavender Sky Blue Details
Located in Chicago, IL
Heinrich hand cut porcelain glazed vase with lavender and light blue details and parcel gilt hand painted details.
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1960s German Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Bark-Textured Scandinavian Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Textured glass vase, most likely of Scandinavian origin, similar to bark vases by English glassmaker, Whitefriars.
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1950s Scandinavian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Fluted Large with Medium Vases Handcrafted
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Large with medium Stella vases - Set of two The contemporary Czech glass Stella large and medium vases, from a single stem to a beautiful bouquet, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Clyde Burt Weed Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt speckled gourd-form weed vase in blush ombre glazed stoneware. Signed to underside: [CB].
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1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Clyde Burt Weed Vase
Clyde Burt Weed Vase
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Architectural Pottery Domino Planters by Malcolm Leland in Rare Blue
By Architectural Pottery, Malcolm Leland
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Architectural Pottery Domino Planters by Malcolm Leland in Rare Blue Glaze, model DB-2 From the Collection of Max Lawrence, Los Angeles Museum of California Design Comes wit...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Stoneware

Green Glazed Maitland-Smith Fantail Vase
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
A contemporary iteration of the classic Chinese phoenix-tail vase form, this tall porcelain urn by interior design house Maitland-Smith features a square body with angular shoulders ...
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Late 20th Century Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

fferrone Pair of Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Glass Clear Modern Vases
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Large and medium vases - set of two. The set of two contemporary Czech clear glass large with medium Rossi large vases, from a single stem to a beautiful bouquet, the modern and mini...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

Provincial Chinese Glazed Water Jug, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century kitchen vessel is coated inside and out with a dark brown glaze that clings to its ribbed sides with subtle color variation. Designed for serving water or tea, the squat jar features a narrow neck, small strap handles, and a short spout for pouring. The rounded shoulders are brushed with simple linework in a contrasting light brown glaze. Textured with pitted wear and other imperfections, the rustic vessel is wonderful as an unusual vase...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Blue and White Scholar s Joy Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary ginger jar continues the tradition of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics with classic curves and auspicious, hand-painted decorations. Symbols that would surely give a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Petite Chinese Sancai Spice Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
With sancai glaze and a richly-aged patina, these petite ceramic spice jars are likely originated as a form of míngqì sculpture, a centuries-old tradition of burial figurines or "spi...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Zitan Brush Pot with Soapstone Inlay, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This beautif...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Soapstone

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jars with Ancient Censers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this pair of baluster jars, censers have been used for thousands of years as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plant...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

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

Provincial Chinese 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 Primitive Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Sergio Asti Vase
By Sergio Asti
Located in Chicago, IL
Sergio Asti Jaipur vase from the Toky collection, Superego Editions This example is number 11 from the edition of 50. Glazed signature and edition to underside: [Jaipur N. 11/50]. Si...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Spice 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 jar has a rounded form and flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The phoenix tail vase dates from the bronze age and has remained a popular shape for its clean lines and graceful curves. Dating from circa 1900, this vase depicts a peacock in a lovely garden setting. Lavishly detailed and masterfully painted, the vase demonstrates the high level of craft obtained by Qing-dynasty ceramic...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Ginger Jar Shaped Vase In Celery Rough Sand Glaze
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual petite vase in a tradition Asian ginger jar form with the uncommon rough sand like finish. The celery colored glaze abstract forms are outlined in black.
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1960s American Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Chinese Coiled Pickling Pot, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into vinegar, this earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The inky black gla...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece
By Paul Soldner
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece, Exhibited and published in Paul Soldner "A Retrospective" 1991 Page 97, Pedestal Piece (84-49) 1984, c...
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1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Provincial Chinese 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...
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Chinese Persimmon Phoenix Tail Vase with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This vase is a perfect example of enduring Chinese symbolism and design. The attendants in the garden are watching over young boys playing with lotus branches, butterflies and small ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Hand Painted Goldfish Motif Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of butter yellow Chinese hand painted gourd form vases. Painted with orange pairs of fancy goldfish to the front as well as the back along with aqu...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Nineteen Inch Tall Rosenthal Columnar Form Porcelain Vase Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
This Rosenthal porcelain vase is classically elegant with a faceted columnar form and a satiny white glaze. The slender form and substantial height will allow for tall and dramatic f...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 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 porous, matte surface texture suggests the jar spent many years su...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

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...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Large Vintage Blue Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers
By Joel Philip Myers, Blenko Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Large Vintage Blue Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers. Lamps will need hardware and wiring as shown.
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Chinese Peony Fantail Vases, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Resplendent with lush florals and brilliant color, this pair of porcelain vases combines stencil work with hand-painted foliage in a decorative style popular during the first two decades of the 20th century. The stenciled petals and blooms of the peonies, symbols of love and affection, create a graphic pattern of soft, modulated color, while the painted stems and small flowers punctuate the design with sharp detail. Innovative in decoration, the vases are firmly rooted in China’s time-honored ceramic tradition with their Classic fantail contours and butterfly handles.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

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

Paul Chaleff Studio Vase
By Paul Chaleff
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Chaleff Studio Vase singed underside Paul Chaleff 1977 8" high 8" diameter 4.50"opening footed 4.25" foot diameter
Category

1970s Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Persimmon Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
White cartouches open on this vibrant vase’s persimmon orange field like parting clouds, revealing scenes of young boys practicing martial arts. Perhaps c...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Medium Tribe Vase by Arik Levy George for Bitossi, 2007
By Arik Levy, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Medium Tribe Vase by Arik Levy George for Bitossi, 2007 Unglazed White exterior with inside yellow interior The sharp contrast between textures and colors captures the trademark aest...
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Early 2000s Italian Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Handblown Art Glass Vase with Bowl by Oggetti
By Oggetti
Located in Chicago, IL
Handblown art glass vase measuring 9" tall X 8" diameter in yellow, blue, green and red glass. Handblown art glass bowl measuring 5"Diameter x 2" tall. Both from Italian art glass ma...
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1970s Italian Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Chinese Provincial Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As evidenced by the interior glaze, this wide-mouth jar was once used in a provincial Qing-dynasty kitchen for storing food and condiments. The large vessel has a gently tapered form...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted in a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, this elegant early 20th century vase is adorned with a scene of magpies flitting between branches covered in cherry blossoms...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Indigo Blue and White Scroll Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming blue and white scroll jar speaks to an era and way of life long gone. With unique scale and a wide mouth, this contemporary jar resembles the vessels used to store and display painted scrolls in a Qing dynasty scholar's studio. The detailed scenes that decorate the jar paint a romantic picture of this moment in time. Framed by billowing clouds, a man rides a horse through...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley Ceramic Stool with Black Coppered Glaze 18/16
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Coil-built ceramic stool with black coppered glaze. Marked with an engraved bronze label to underside: Jonathan Nesci w/ Robert Pulley 18/16. Designe...
Category

2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Provincial Chinese 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...
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Monumental Fantoni Orange and Green Glazed Vase
By Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Fantoni Orange and Green Glazed Vase, This is the larger more rare version, signed Fantoni Studio Italy underside.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted by artisans in China's Shanxi province, this black clay vessel has a quiet simplicity, shaped with balanced proportions and an undecorated, unglazed surface. Charged with th...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Stanley Tigerman White Ceramic "Tigerman City" Coffee Canister
By Stanley Tigerman
Located in Chicago, IL
Extremely rare 1988 porcelain coffee canister for Swid Powell by winner of the 1933 World's Fair "Beautiful Baby" contest and Chicago Seven architect and iconoclast, Stanley Tigerman.
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Porcelain

Provincial Chinese 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...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Lupo Horiokami Italian Babel Wolf Vase Black Ash and Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
Babel vase by Italian artist Lupo Horiokami black ashwood, gold metallic foil. After 20 years in the world of tattooing he understood the importance o...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ash

Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar with Shizi
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

Porcelain

Monumental 1980 s Ceramic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental 1980's Ceramic Vessel from the Collection of Ruth Horwich 22" highX 25" wide X 8" depth Beautiful colors, Glazed ceramic with slot in top, double sided designs.
Category

1980s North American Modern Vintage Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental 1980
s Ceramic Vessel
Monumental 1980
s Ceramic Vessel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Wood

Pair of Large Vintage Yellow Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers
By Blenko Glass, Joel Philip Myers
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Large Vintage Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers. Lamps require hardware and wiring as shown.
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass

Chinese Grey Agate Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Vases and Vessels

Materials

Agate

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