Georgia Jars

A pair of Italian Turn of the century blue and white faience lidded jars from circa 1900 with faun motifs, volute handles, heraldic shields and lions. This exquisite pair of Italian ...

A white porcelain Asian lidded jar with scrolling foliage motifs and slightly tapering lines. This exquisite white porcelain Asian lidded jar is...

A ceramic vase in the spindle form made by American studio potter Otto Heino (1915-2009) in the late year of his life in his studio in Ojai, California, 2002. Wheel thrown with inten...

A French pair of large-sized, wood-carved pot à feu (fire urn) finials. This vintage pair of finials from France, each standing just over five feet in height...

A Shigaraki stoneware jar by Japanese potter Shino Kanzaki (1942-2018). Kanzaki is a world renowned potter in Shigaraki who based his modern work on the ancient tradition of Shigaraki and Iga ware...

A stoneware jar of bulbous form with a long neck supported by open-work foot dated from Silla, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE-668 AD). The grey color ves...

This early to mid 16th century ceramic vessel from Thailand is an excellent specimen of a salvaged ceramic jar from a shipwreck during in the Min...

A tall ceramic vase made by American studio potter Otto Heino (1915-2009) in the late year of his life in his studio in Ojai, California, 1999. Wheel thrown with intentional concentr...

Large urn shaped clay jar with ornamental lid having a bronze and green patina and stamped by the maker. The jar has a pair of handles near the mouth of the vessel, attractive horizo...

A Korean ceramic storage jar circa 18th century of Joseon Dynasty. The jar is of a classic Maebyong form (known in Chinese as Plum Vase or Meiping...

A glazed stoneware jar with lid by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2005) entitled "Ashanti". The vessel was made in 1974, purchased in 1978 and held in the same collection since. It was published in the artist's monograph as shown below. One of the classic forms with variations in Turner's repertoire since 1970s, the jar feature a slightly irregular form with numerous surface patching and markings under an overall black glaze with blue tint. The dome-shape lid has a cross-shaped handle with small markings. The form was inspired by Ashanti culture he observed during his trips to Africa. Incised signature "Turner" on the base. "In 1971–72, drawn by the power of African sculpture, and wishing to imbue his work with a greater sense of universality, Robert Turner traveled to Nigeria and Ghana. The trip proved transformational. In West Africa he was deeply moved by the way in which art was ingrained in daily experience, and by the beauty of traditional forms of architecture, pottery, ceremonial objects, and decoration. After his return, Turner began to produce series of distinctive vessel types named after African kingdoms and peoples—Ashanti, Ife, Oshogbo, Akan. The first is a squat, lidded pot; the others are cone and cylinder shapes." Smithsonian American Art Museum Robert Turner's work is in numerous museum collections including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. For this piece, see page 33 in "Robert Turner Shaping Silence A Life in Clay" by Marsha Miro and Tony Hepburn.

A ceramic vase in the form of a "moon jar", a nearly sphere shape with small base and mouth. The form was celebrated in Korean Joseon pottery and its fo...

A Spanish cast-stone pot from the 19th century. This antique vessel from Spain is bulb-shaped and has a thick and pronounced lip at top, a nicely ribbed texture around it's body, and...

A Guatemalan ceramic jar on stand. This Guatemalan jar, from the early 20th century, features a wide body, four handles, and has a nice patina with r...

Song jarlet with deep brown glaze, 12th century. This small piece is all about purity of form, enhanced by the rich color of its glaze, which has a subtle crackle. The glaze, which covers almost the entire piece except for the very edge of its foot, looks like melted chocolate poured over...

A white porcelain Asian lidded jar with scrolling foliage motifs and slightly tapering lines. Behold the serene elegance of this white porcelain...