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Item Ships From: Illinois
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century ceramic jar is formed in a traditional shape meant for storing wine and spirits made from rice and grains. Known as cheng, these jars are defined by having a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Giraffe"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this bronze vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver
Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over persimmon-orange glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$480 / item
Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, Nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied surface textures and colors come from its functional design. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Enameled Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Brown Drip Glaze Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tracing its roots back into the Han dynasty, this early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Shizi Hong Ginger Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
A rich, monochrome red glaze coats this ginger jar shaped contemporary vase, drawing attention to its updated profile and its sculptural Fu dog top. Referred to as shizi, these mythi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$1,280 / set
Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet astonishing beauty. Each is hand shaped and fired in the open. They are generally s...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
A Late 19th Century Chinese Stone Urn
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive limestone urn came from Shanxi Province, dates to the late 19th century and used to hold water. Given its relatively limited capacity, it was probably mostly decorat...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Hand-Carved Tigerman Zhenzhu Stone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this footed basin was hand-carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. The mesmerizing pattern of zhen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone
Chinese Phoenix Tail Vase with Figures in a Garden, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The form of this 19th century porcelain vase is called "phoenix tail" because of the way its flared mouth and slender waist mimic the shape of the bird. The vibrant landscape leaps o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
fferrone Contemporary Minimal Double Black Steel Flower Sculptural Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Two 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 Double vase can uniquely accommodate a single stem to full flower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stainless Steel
Chinese Floral Apothecary Mortar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage mortar and pestle from Shanxi, China was cast in iron with a floral relief. It was originally used in a traditional apothecary t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Japanese Usubata Ikebana Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century iron vessel is a Meiji-era vase designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. The two-piece vase was cast in the classical usubata (thin rim) form, with a broad, flat top with an upturned lip. Usubata vessels are typically cast of bronze and have been used in ikebana arrangements since the 16th century. The broad rim of this usubata vase...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Chinese Bai White Meiping Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Meiping vases were traditionally used to hold the branches of plum trees, celebrated in China as symbols of strength. This contemporary update made in Jiangxi province streamlines th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
African Redware Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed African vessel has a dramatic silhouette of a squat, ovoid body and a long, narrow neck. Subtly etched crosshatch patter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in iron with a raised floral design, this vintage mortar was once used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medicines. Beautifully aged with a rich patina, the footed mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar and pestle from is from China's Shanxi province and is patterned in low relief with floral motifs. It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Chinese Blue and White Jar with Scholars
Objects
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white ceramics have inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. This contemporary vase from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Paint, Ceramic
Toussian Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovoid pots were an elegant storage solution in African tribal life. This beautifully balanced example is attributed to the Toussian people of Western Burkina Faso. Masterfully made to protect its contents from the elements, pots such as this one were coiled by female ceramists to hold food or personal...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and ceramics perfected by Chinese artisans thousands of years ago...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Pair of Chinese Gu Form Vases with a Tall Arched Handle Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
The gu vase form dates back as far as 1600 BC, when it was originally cast in bronze. This set of early 20th century pewter gu vases would have been used in traditional Southern Chin...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pewter
Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Tub
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved from a single piece of wood, this oblong basin has fantastic character. Once used to hold grain as a part of the threshing process, the early 20th century tub displays the warmth of oakwood, now beautifully aged with a rich patina. The tub's unusual shape offers a rustic charm and fits seamlessly into modern interiors as a shallow planter...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Elm
Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in iron with a raised floral design, this vintage mortar was originally used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medicines. The swelling shape allowed free movement of a pestle to effectively grind, mash, and macerate herbs and seeds in preparation of healing remedies. Beautifully aged with a rich patina, this iron mortar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Rene Lalique Charmilles Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Rene Lalique Charmilles Vase
This vase measures: 13 wide x 13 deep x 14 inches high
This Vase is in Excellent Vintage Condition.
We take our ph...
Category
2010s French Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$12,995
Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was likel...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea drinking...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$380 / item
Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied textures and colors come from its utilitarian design. The paralle...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Chinese Cast Iron Chrysanthemum Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage iron mortar from China's Shanxi province was cast in low relief with a delicate chrysanthemum in bloom. Originally used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Vintage Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar from China's Shanxi province is patterned in low relief with a simple floral design. Originally used in a traditional ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Century Chinese Spring Blossoms Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
Translated as “After the New Year, spring will begin in Suzhou (China’s garden city),” the beautifully scripted phrase painted at the top of this elegant vase is accompanied by the s...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Persimmon Orange Oval Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This large tapered vase reinterprets the classic curves of traditional Chinese ceramics with simplified lines and a bright, persimmon-orange glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar and pestle from is from China's Shanxi province and is patterned in low relief with floral motifs. It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
Antique Oversized Red French Sevres Hand Painted Porcelain Trumpet Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Oversized Red French Sevres Hand Painted Porcelain Trumpet Vase
This amazing Sevres Porcelain Vase in red exudes an opulent and striking presence. The vase is crafted from fine porcelain, and its trumpet-shaped body is beautifully coated in a rich, deep shade of red. This bold color choice makes a bold statement, drawing attention to the vase’s exquisite form and detailing. The intricate hand-painted designs, often rendered in contrasting colors like gold or white, stand out vividly against the red backdrop, creating a visually stunning and luxurious appearance. Such a red Sevres...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Nigerian Nupe Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this storage vessel, received detailed attenti...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Tall Tar Glazed over Bisque Ceramic Vase Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall Tar Glazed over Bisque Ceramic Vase Signed
9" tall 2.50"diameter
Condition very good original condition
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Neolithic Jar on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This Neolithic jar originates from China 3500 BC and these funerary jars were placed in tombs and intended for use in the afterlife.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
$3,200
Vintage Cast Iron Urn Pots, Pair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Vintage cast iron urn pots - pair.
Each urn measures: 11 wide x 11 deep x 11.5 inches high.
This set is in great Vintage condition with som...
Category
2010s American Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Iron
$2,147 / set
Vintage Blenko Art Glass Vase Pitcher
By Blenko Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vintage Blenko Art Glass vase pitcher. Attributed to Wayne Husted.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Chinese Famille Noire Enameled Black Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar With Wood Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Famille Noire Enameled Black Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar with Wood Stand
This Vase/Jar is a stunning addition to any decor. Featuring a rich black porcelain base adorn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Monumental Hammered Brass Rain Collection Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Giant water basins like this were kept in palace courtyards in case of fire.
Category
2010s Indian Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$6,900 / item
Fine Contemporary Black Ceramic Vase by Hector Ortega / Mata Ortiz
Located in Chicago, IL
Fine Contemporary Black Ceramic Vase by Hector Ortega / Mata Ortiz
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Crazed Opaline Glass Bud Vases, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pair of bud vases dates to the early 20th century and are elegantly shaped of white opaline glass with yellow accents. Shimmering with subtle crazing and iridescence, the...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Vintage Italian Pottery and Leather Vase by Fantoni for Raymor
By Raymor, Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Vintage Italian Pottery and Leather Vase attributed to Fantoni for Raymor. An attractive tall 16" tapering ovoid pottery form covered i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Leather, Pottery
Mid Century Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Hungarian Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid century Iparmuveszeti Vallalat Hungarian vase. Signed by the artist by "Suldorn"?
Iparmuveszeti Vallalat was an arts and crafts company that sold handicrafts made by various c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Antique Green Glazed Planter Pot Vase from Guangdong Province with Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Green Glazed Planter Pot Vase from Guangdong Province with Stand
This decorated planter originates from Guangdong, located on the north shore of the South China Sea. Display...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary French Terracotta Vase with Celestial Motifs by Nuria Alba
Located in Chicago, IL
A contemporary terracotta vase crafted by French ceramist Nuria Alba. The hand-painted motif depicts a surrealist-inspired scene featuring a figure ascending a golden ladder under a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Italian Murano Green and Red Hat Vase / Bowl / Plate
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Murano Green and Red Hat Vase / Bowl / Plate
This green and red blow Murano glass platter would be a stunning center piece on your coffee or console table. Use it a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Art Nouveau Style Carved Mahogany Mermaid Foor Ashtray Smoking Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite early 20th-century floor ashtray stand features a captivating mermaid figure masterfully carved from rich mahogany in the flowing, organic style of Art Nouveau. The el...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Compote Bowl with Vase
By Royal Copenhagen, Thorkild Olsen
Located in Chicago, IL
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen, Terracotta Craquelure Gilded Compote Bowl with Vase
Sold as a set,
Bowl Dimensions:
Diameter 9.75"
Height: 4.88"
Vase Dimensions:
Diameter 7.6...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Large Empoli Italian Glass Rose Pink Decanter with Stopper
By Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
Empoli Italian glass rose pink decanter with stopper.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Large Scheurich Ceramic Vase with Yellow Lava Glaze
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Chicago, IL
Scheurich ceramic vase
small tight hairline on top rim (as shown).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Signed French Gilt Bronze Diamond Cut Baccarat Crystal Urns - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Signed French Gilt Bronze Mounted Diamond Cut Baccarat Crystal Urns - Pair
This pair of beautiful urns feature bronze detailing and beautiful French diamond and channel cut ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Brass Bud Vase I by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass bud vase by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 5 x W 5 x H 10 cm
Materials: dull tarnished brass
Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases is...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
$384 / item
Vintage Italian Red Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Red Vase
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$432 Sale Price
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