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Style: Primitive
Yellow Ochre - Planter o.1
By Zou Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Yellow Ochre series showcases handcrafted creations adorned with wild clay pigments, drawn from nature's palette, in a symphony of golden hues. Each one-of-a-kind piece in this c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pottery Vase, Terracotta, Ukraine Early 19th Century
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Pottery vase
Terracotta clay
Ukraine, Early 19th Century
Measurements:
11.5"H x 9'W
2" Opening
Category
Early 19th Century Ukrainian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Artisan Made German Small Terracotta Amphora with Wrap Around Decoration
Located in Rümmingen, BW
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This charming decorative terracotta vase or ampho...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Pottery, Clay
Museum Series - Vase o.2
By Zou Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Museum Series draws inspiration from ancient red earthenware, evoking timeless beauty and simplicity. Each piece embodies the spirit of these historic vessels, capturing their ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Ochre - Vase o.4
By Zou Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Yellow Ochre series showcases handcrafted creations adorned with wild clay pigments, drawn from nature's palette, in a symphony of golden hues. Each one-of-a-kind piece in this c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Museum Series - Vase o.1
By Zou Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Museum Series draws inspiration from ancient red earthenware, evoking timeless beauty and simplicity. Each piece embodies the spirit of these historic vessels, capturing their ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Ochre - Vase o.2
By Zou Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Yellow Ochre series showcases handcrafted creations adorned with wild clay pigments, drawn from nature's palette, in a symphony of golden hues. Each one-of-a-kind piece in this c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Ochre - Vase o.1
By Zou Chen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stoneware with wild clay slip
10.6 x 10 x 10 in
2024
The Yellow Ochre series showcases handcrafted creations adorned with wild clay pigments, drawn from nature's palette, in a symph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pottery Vase, Clay, Ukraine Early 19th Century
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Primitive Pottery
Ukraine, Early 19th Century
Clay
Rustic style
Handmade
Measurements:
7.75"H x 9.5" W
5" Opening
Category
Early 19th Century Ukrainian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Antique Pottery Vase, Terracotta, Ukraine Early 19th Century
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Primitive Rustic Pottery Vase
Terracotta
Ukraine, Early 19th Century
Measurements:
11.25"H x 6" W
4" Opening
Category
Early 19th Century Ukrainian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Set of two handmade African Vases with Geometric Decorations
Located in Argelato, BO
Set of two handmade African vases with geometric decorations
Magnificent set of two handmade African vases with geometric decorations
They are works of great refinement, capable of ...
Category
1960s African Vintage Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Large Wabi Sabi Stoneware Vase
Located in Rīga, LV
Large stoneware vase on 4 legs, signed and dated 2010.
Additional information:
Country of manufacture: Unknown
Design/Manufacture period: 2010
Dimensions: 15 W x 11.5 D x 30.5 H cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Minimal Sculpted Wooden Floor Vase
Located in Richmond, VA
Large original wooden floor vase, suitable for both dried and live flowers (comes with 1"x6" glass vial for water). Sculpted by hand from solid hackb...
Category
2010s Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
19th-Early 20th Century French Glass Bottle Mould
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th-early 20th century French mould for glass bottle, Hand-turned. Beautiful patina.
Category
19th Century French Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Old Italian Primitive Fossil Stone Trough Hand Carved from Ancient Limestone
Located in Encinitas, CA
Exceptional fossil stone trough carved from ancient limestone. Primitive, rough hewn, freeform shaped basin with nicely aged lichen patina. Origin, I...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Limestone
Large Ceramic Bowl, Albert Thiry, Vallauris c. 1980
By Albert Thiry
Located in St Ouen, FR
Large ceramic piece animated by a frieze with naive patterns of pisces in scarification.
Albert Thiry and his wife Pyot founded their workshop in Vallauris in 1961.
Their creation i...
Category
1980s French Vintage Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Handcrafted Pottery Container Jar Pot, early 1900's Hungary
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Original Handcrafted Pottery Earthenware Container Jar Pot, Made in Hungary early 1900's. Red clay matt glazed handmade container pot, which was used to store food, partially burried...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Handcrafted Pottery XL Container Jar Pot, early 1900's Hungary
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Original Handcrafted Pottery Earthenware XL Container Pot, Made in Hungary early 1900's. Red clay matt glazed handmade container pot, which was used to store food, partially burried ...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
19th Century Primitive Dove Tailed Hammered Copper Brass Water Jug
Located in Louisville, KY
Copper vessels of this nature were once primitively made in Europe and Middle Eastern areas of the world. This piece is a stunning example of the stout, but primitive craftsmanship t...
Category
19th Century European Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Italian Orcio Puglia #1, Colossal Terra Cotta Jar, Ochre and Umber Glaze
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Orcio Puglia large terracotta vessel with bright golden ochre & umber glaze. Authentic Mediterranean antique pottery, two-handled...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Tutsi Milk Jug Vase
Located in Vancouver, BC
An authentic wood container used by the Tutsi people, a group of people residing near the African Great Lakes. Carved from a single piece of wood, this ...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Hardwood
20" Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The 20" Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vase – a captivating centerpiece that transcends eras and enhances the beauty of your interiors or home dec...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery, Clay, Terracotta, Paint
Late 18th Century Khmer Brown Glazed Terracotta Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This Khmer brown glazed terracotta vase is a very stunning piece with its organic shape and all the signs of the time.
The enameled surface well shows its period and for this reasons...
Category
Late 18th Century Cambodian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Very Large Hand Carved Walnut Mortar, France, c. 1900
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large Walnut hand Carved Mortar
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Large Ceramic Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
Category
20th Century European Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Black Lacquer Embedded Sea Shell Floor Vase Coral Philippines 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage tree or giant coral shaped floor vase crafted of composite / resin finished in black lacquer, thoroughly embedded with small sea shells, their exte...
Category
Late 20th Century Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Shell, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Terracotta Bowl from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Terracotta bowl from the border of Veracruz and Puebla, Mexico, circa 1970s with the characteristic knob off the lip. Known as "apaxtle" in the native Nahua language, these bowls ser...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
Sculpted Wooden Vase
Located in Richmond, VA
Flat oak sculpted vase. Can be used with any arrangement and in any space, but is especially good in space conscious settings, and pairs well with flattened flowers. Hole is 5/8" in ...
Category
2010s American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood, Oak
Sculpted Original Wooden Vase
Located in Richmond, VA
Triangular sculpted vase made from solid maple. Original design by the artist. 6" tall, 5" wide, 4.5" deep. 5/8" diameter hole, about 2.5" deep.
Category
2010s American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood, Maple
Sculpted Wooden Oak Vase
Located in Richmond, VA
Flat oak sculpted vase. Can be used with any arrangement and in any space, but is especially good in space conscious settings, and pairs well with flattened flowers. Hole is 5/8" in ...
Category
2010s American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Oak, Wood
Antique 19th Century Salt Glazed Stoneware Jugs and Blacking Bottle, a Set
Located in Doylestown, PA
A set of 19th century salt glazed jugs and blacking bottle.
A charming, handcrafted stoneware trio offering a large jug, whisky jug and blacking bottle whi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Ceramic "Sans Titre" by Elisabeth Joulia
Located in PARIS, FR
Ceramic "Sans Titre" by Elisabeth Joulia.
Category
1960s French Vintage Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Primitive Styled Bowl from Mexico, circa 1970s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Rustic, Primitive styled "apaxtle" bowl from Veracruz, Mexico, circa 1970s. Terracotta water vessel from the the border of Puebla with Veracruz.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta, Clay, Ceramic
Italian Terracotta Vase
Located in Nijlen, BE
This thick-bellied terracotta vase from Italy is a beautiful model after the example of Mediterranean vases from the 17th C.
This item comes from th...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Moon Jar by Mugly, NYC
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mugly NYC is a Brooklyn based ceramic studio specializing in richly textured sculptural clay and porcelain that evoke the poetics of the handmade.
...
Category
2010s American Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain, Clay
Antique Italian Orcio Puglia #4, Colossal Terra Cotta Jar, Ochre and Umber Glaze
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Orcio Puglia; large terracotta vessel with ochre & umber glaze.
Authentic Mediterranean antique pottery, two-handled amphora jar...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Asian Teak Wood Folk Style Tree Trunk Planter Originally Used as Mortar
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Primitive teak wood Folk style wooden tree trunk mortar from the 19th century with distressed appearance, ideal to be used as a rustic planter. Cre...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Teak
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 Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
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 Malian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
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 Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Terracotta Vessel, 19th Century, with Patina, Wabi Sabi, Primitive Pot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous terracotta vessel with excellent patina and wear.
19th Century
Spain.
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Carved Wood African Tribal Mortar Goblet Apothecary
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique African carved wood apothecary mortar. Measure: 8".
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Ceramic Glazed Storage Jar
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage ceramic glazed storage jar.
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the...
Category
19th Century European Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Andrianna Shamaris Antique African Milk Jug
Located in New York, NY
Antique African wooden milk jug with tin accent. Includes a beautiful hand woven top. The jug alone is 12” high. Great as a vase or art object. Early 20th century.
This container ...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
19th Century Terracotta Olive Storage Urn Mid Eastern European
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful urn which was most likely created in the late part of the 19th century. Used for storage and transportation. Amazing color and patina. Top opening...
Category
1880s Turkish Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
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...
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
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 Antique Primitive 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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Andrianna Shamaris Original Teak Wood Rice Pounder
Located in New York, NY
This antique teak wood bowl was originally used to pound rice. We added the shell inlay.
This bowl was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be f...
Category
Early 1900s Indonesian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Woven Chinese Willow Basket with Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Woven willow basket with handle - A wonderfully aged and patinated woven basket. Sturdy and impressive enough to use for laundry, holding firewood, magazines, centerpieces or even a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Willow, Wood
Japanese Antique Huge Pottery Vase 1700s-1750s / Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very huge Pottery vase made in Japan.
In Japan, it is called "Tokoname ware".
This Pottery Vase is from the early Edo period (1700s-1750s).
The distorted shape made by han...
Category
Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Pottery
Antique Lyons Blue Decorated Stoneware Batter Jug 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Lyons Blue Decorated Stoneware Batter Jug 19th C
Measures- 10.5''H x 8.5''W x 6.75''D
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Primitive Terracotta Water Vessel from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Rare pair of 1960s triangular concrete planters designed by Swiss neo-functionalist and Industrial Design Pioneer Willy Guhl for Eternit in Switzerland.
Each multifaceted planter ...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Italian Orcio Puglia #3, Colossal Terra Cotta Jar, Ochre and Umber Glaze
Located in Encinitas, CA
Antique Italian Orcio Puglia large terracotta vessel with ochre & umber glaze.
Authentic Mediterranean antique pottery, two-handled amphora jar w...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Primitive Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Primitive vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Primitive vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, terracotta and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Primitive vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Africa pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Andrianna Shamaris, and Elisabeth Joulia. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $167 and tops out at $22,191 while the average work can sell for $840.
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