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High Relief Ewers

Pair of Japanese High Quality Chôshi 銚子 'Sake Ewers', Signed 'Sei’ô' 晴王
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of high quality cast iron chôshi (sake ewers) with a detailed lacquered lid. Its body with a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Renaissance Jug Ewer from the 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Renaissance jug from the XIX century. Jug in patinated and gilded bronze with work in relief
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Jars

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Italian Alabaster Ewer Lamp on Stand
Located in Montreal, QC
spout, the baluster body is carved in high relief with a mask of the young Silenus amidst fruiting vine
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Early 20th Century Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

An Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Ewer by Auguste Ledru
By Auguste Ledru
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
ewer is of patinated bronze, with marine and erotic imagery, cast and applied in high relief. A fully
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Galt Monumental Sterling Silver Ewer in Grape Pattern, Circa 1910
By Galt & Bro., Inc.
Located in New York, NY
1910. Body of the ewer designed in high shoulder baluster form, decorated with grape clusters , leaves
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Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Qingbai ewer with slip decoration of two phoenix and lotus leaves, Yuan Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This small ewer is an exquisite example of Qingbai ware, known for its pale blue-tinged glaze. The
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Clodion, Pair of Ewers in Bronze with Two Patinas, Late 19th Century
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
After Clodion. Pair of bronze ewers with two patinas representing bacchanalia scenes after
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze and Griotte Uni Marble Ewers After Clodion
Located in New York, NY
handles, above the tapering body cast in high relief with satyrs, bacchante and putti with acanthus-cast
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Vases

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Samuel Alcock Majolica Large Ewer with Snake and Frog on Lip, English, ca. 1855
By Samuel Alcock & Co.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
, and ivy, entwined by a high relief-molded and naturalistically glazed snake, the handle formed as
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

'The Temptation' by Eugene-Victor Cherrier
By Eugène-Victor Cherrier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'The Temptation' by Eugene-Victor Cherrier. A fine patinated bronze ewer modeled in high relief
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Small Qingbai Pear-Shaped Vase, Song-Yuan Dynasty(13-14th century)
Located in seoul, KR
-Yuan Dynasty(13-14th century) Type : Small Ewer Medium : Qingbai Ware Size : 13.5 cm(Height), 4.5cm
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Two white ware vases with flower design, Yuan Dynasty, 14th century
Located in seoul, KR
of the body and the high firing temperatures used contributed to the translucent quality of the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Qingbai Bowl with carving of crane, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
incised or relief decorations underneath. This particular dish exemplifies the high level of craftsmanship
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

White Ware with two dragons, Yuan Dynasty, 13-14th century
Located in seoul, KR
its resemblance to the esteemed stone. The thinness of the body and the high firing temperatures used
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

White Ware Moulded Baluster Form, Yuan Dynasty, 14th century
Located in seoul, KR
'artificial jade' due to its resemblance to the esteemed stone. The thinness of the body and the high firing
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

A Carved Qingbai 'Chrysanthemum' Vase, Song-Yuan Dynasty(13-14th century)
Located in seoul, KR
thinness of the body and the high firing temperatures used contributed to the translucent quality of the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

A Molded Qingbai 'Flowers' Dish, Southern Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
intricate yet subtle beauty they possess. The plate reflects the high level of craftsmanship required for
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Qingbai Small Model of a Granary Set, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
'artificial jade' due to its resemblance to the esteemed stone. The thinness of the body and the high firing
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

A Qingbai Carved Meiping Porcelain, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
the esteemed stone. The thinness of the body and the high firing temperatures used contributed to the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Qingbai Yuhuchunping Vase Porcelain, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
'artificial jade' due to its resemblance to the esteemed stone. The thinness of the body and the high firing
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

A Carved White Ware 'peony' vase, Song-Yuan dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
of the body and the high firing temperatures used contributed to the translucent quality of the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Gilt Bronze Renaissance Revival Table Lamp, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
date. It is relief cast with grapevines, cherubs and acanthus leaves, the serpentine handle rising
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Antique 1870s French Renaissance Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Renaissance Dresser with Marquetry and Pastiglia, from Alsace 'France'
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
in the round or very high relief, made out of reported elements, and is limited to the upper part of
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Antique Early 17th Century French Renaissance Dressers

Materials

Walnut

Early Tiffany New York Classical Sterling Silver Wine Ewer
By John C. Moore, Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tall Classical sterling silver wine ewer. Made by Moore for Tiffany & Co. at 550 Broadway, New York
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

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19th Century Italian Bronze Statue of Jesus Christ
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Huge cast bronze sculpture of a cross with Christ. The after work and modeling is of high-quality for a figure of this size, as displayed by the chiseling of the hairs and the hamme...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Statues

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Neo Classical Style Art Deco 1920s Alabaster Urn Table Lamps
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Pair of Italian Neo-Classical Style Art Deco 1920s Alabaster Urn Table Lamps. Beautifully crafted and amazing when lit.
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

Late 19th Century Empire Fireplace in Marble Vert de Grece
Located in Made, NL
Special antique fireplace carved in Greek marble 'Vert de Grece'. This Empire style Fireplace dates from the late 19th century (1890-1910). The provenance of this fireplace is an ol...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

Late 19th Century Empire Fireplace in Marble Vert de Grece
Late 19th Century Empire Fireplace in Marble Vert de Grece
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H 43.31 in W 61.82 in D 11.03 in
Pair of Reproduction Napoleon III Vases
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive petite pair of Napoleon III Style vases. This newly made pair of vases are in wonderful condition and have a lustrous gold gilt finish. Be sure to view the detailed ima...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Pair of Reproduction Napoleon III Vases
Pair of Reproduction Napoleon III Vases
H 8.75 in W 4.75 in D 4.75 in
Japan Fine Pair “Moon Gazing" Rabbits, Blue Gilt Patina
Located in South Burlington, VT
For your special garden spot - rare pair blue gilt Moon Gazing Rabbits from Japan! This is a harder to find matching pair (2) of solid and finely cast effigies of tall "moon gazi...
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Candle Stick 1800s-1860s / Mingei Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Since ancient times, people have created necessary tools from familiar materials, passed them on, and nurtured a lifestyle culture in order to survive in the severe struggle against...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Tansu Clothing Chest in the Sendai Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period keyaki wood Sendai tansu clothing chest from the late 19th century, with hand-cut iron hardware and safe box. Created in the Sendai Prefecture during the last...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Baccarat Large Pair of Vases. Opaline Glass 'Vase De Fantasie'
By Baccarat
Located in Skanninge, SE
A beautiful pair of antique opaline glass Baccarat vases "Vases de Fantaisie". Made by Baccarat in France between 1845-1870. White molded opaline glass with gilding. Good conditi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Opaline Glass

Attitude III by Marine de Soos - Female nude bronze sculpture, contemporary
By Marine de Soos
Located in Paris, FR
Attitude III is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marine de Soos, dimensions are 41.5 × 14 × 18 cm (16.3 × 5.5 × 7.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is ...
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2010s Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Figure Nude Woman Dancer Bronze Sculpture - Italy
By C. Rossi 1
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Italian figure of a woman dancig with a music instrument. Sculpture of a dancing nude girl. Bronze with a dark green patina. Mounted over a marble base.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Schlevogt Hoffmann "Ingrid" Lapis Marbled Glass Lidded Box with Ormolu Mounts
By Curt Schlevogt
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This rare Art Deco era hinged glass dresser box was made in Czechoslovakia and is part of the Ingrid series, named for the daughter of Henry Günther Schlevogt of the Curt Schlevogt g...
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Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Antique Tree Object 1900s-1940s / Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Since ancient times, people have created and inherited necessary tools from familiar materials to survive in the severe struggle against nature, and have nurtured a lifestyle culture...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antiquities

Materials

Pine

Nude Car Mascot / Hood Ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Nude comparison car mascot / hood ornament, by Antoine Bofill, French, Circa 1920 Signed 'Bofill' to top of base and with foundry stamp 'R.Patrouilleau Edit_Paris' around the base, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Japanese lacquer lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai boxes are traditionally used in Japan to store and carry shells for Kai-awase game ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Square Burl Hibachi, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to brew tea or heat sake, the kaku-hibachi is a portable form of the traditional heart...
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Burl

Japanese Square Burl Hibachi, c. 1800
Japanese Square Burl Hibachi, c. 1800
H 10 in W 10.75 in D 10.25 in
Long Gone, by Rodger Jacobsen, female, nude, bronze, sculpture, stone base
By Rodger Jacobsen
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Long Gone, by Rodger Jacobsen, female, nude, bronze, sculpture, stone base Long Gone, by Rodger Jacobsen female nude bronze sculpture, stone base Rodger Jacobsen’s sculpture is at...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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Capodimonte Figural Porcelain Ewer
Located in London, GB
all of the fine qualities of Capo de Monte porcelain: bright, vivid colors and high relief casting and
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Early 20th Century Italian Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen Figural and High Relief Porcelain Maritime Ewer, Signed
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Meissen figural porcelain ewer features high relief hand-painted maritime nautical scene
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20th Century German Pitchers

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental Classical Greek Figural High Relief Bronze Floor Ewer with Cherubs
Located in Big Flats, NY
Monumental Greek Baroque ewer features bronze construction with allover high relief grape and vine
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Antique 19th Century Greek Classical Greek Vases

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Bronze Ewer Jug Signed to the Base High Relief Detailing Nice Cast
Located in GB
Very nicely observed antique Chinese Bronze Ewer jug signed to the base Please note the delivery
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Bronze

Victoria & Albert Museum Ewer by Elkington & Co
By Elkington & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Company is executed in high relief. Under the base of the ewer are two impressed seals that denote the
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Antique 19th Century English Rococo Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Qingbai ewer with vine decoration, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
: Song Dynasty Type : Small Ewer Medium : Qingbai Ware Made in : Jingdezhen Size : 16.0 cm(Height), 3cm
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez
By Edme Gelez
Located in Paris, FR
A silver ewer provided with a winged putto-shaped high handle resting on an angel head. A wide
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Pitchers

Materials

Silver

Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez
Empire Silver Ewer with its Bowl by Edme Gelez
H 14.18 in W 14.18 in D 9.06 in
Contemporary Handmade, Hand Glazed Relief Carved Vase
Located in South Burlington, VT
SALE - NOW SAVE 25% AND MORE An early contemporary classic relief carved vase in ewer/ pitcher
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Rare and Important Set of Four Meissen Ewers of the Four Elements by J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A very rare and important set of four Meissen Ewers emblematic of the Elements. The present ewers
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Antique 19th Century German Rococo Pitchers

Chinese Silver-Gilt and Enamel Nanjing-Changjiang-Bridge Sake Set, circa 1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
' enameled with flowers in high-relief. The large jug has a pull-off lid in the same style, the body is
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Barware

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Vintage Chinese Solid Silver and Enamel Exceptional Sake Set on Tray, circa 1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
' enameled with flowers in high-relief. The large jug has a pull-off lid in the same style, the body is
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20th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Vintage Chinese Solid Silver and Enamel Exceptional Sake Set on Tray, circa 1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
cloisonne' enamelled with flowers in high-relief. The large jug has a pull-off lid in the same style, the
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20th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Enamel, Silver

19th Century Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Garniture after Claude Michel Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in New York, NY
tapering body cast in high relief with satyrs, bacchante and putti with acanthus-cast lower section
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vases

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Copper Arts & Craft Lidded Jug by J.S.&S
By Joseph Sankey & Sons
Located in London, GB
relief and a shell and handle in high relief typical of the work of the J.S.&S There is no
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Vintage 1910s English Art Nouveau More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Copper

Bronze Ewer Depicting a Satyr and Naïade by Noël Ruffier
By Noel Ruffier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Noel Ruffier'. Finely cast in high relief with a classical female Naiade and a Satyr figure amongst
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Ewers Jars from Rouen
By Rouen
Located in Dallas, TX
by a fish head sculpture in high relief. The colorful, sculptural jars are decorated with hand
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Antique Late 19th Century French Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Gorham Birmingham 1948 American 4.5 Pints Classic Water Pitcher Jar 925 Sterling
By Gorham
Located in Miami, FL
bulbous shaped body and a scroll handle, on a rounded high relief decorated base. The wide pour spout has
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Mid-20th Century North American American Classical Pitchers

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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High Relief Ewers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of high relief ewers available for sale. The range of distinct high relief ewers — often made from metal, bronze and silver — can elevate any home. High relief ewers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of high relief ewers to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Nouveau, Empire and louis xv high relief ewers are of considerable interest. High relief ewers have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Edme Gelez, Eugène-Victor Cherrier and Galt & Bro., Inc. are consistently popular.

How Much are High Relief Ewers?

Prices for high relief ewers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, high relief ewers begin at $1,227 and can go as high as $78,081, while the average can fetch as much as $4,025.
Questions About High Relief Ewers
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carved in high relief means that a sculpture has a certain type of carving. Specifically, high relief describes the type where more than half of the figures represented in a work extend outwards from a flat surface. Famous examples include the heads on Mount Rushmore and the Ghiberti Doors on the Baptistery in Florence, Italy. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of high-relief sculptures.