Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom Miniature Lime Stone Vessel Jar 2600-2800 BCE

A good antique Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile double gourd glass miniature cabinet vase, circa 1910. The vase of a double gourd shape and decorated in three colors with a light butter...

A rare and ancient Mamluk period Islamic handblown glass mosque lamp, Egypt or Syria, early 1500's. The lamp of diminutive form & having a flared neck with Islamic calligraphy, the g...

A large hand-blown early glass vessel by the celebrated Pacific Northwest glass artist, Sonja Blomdahl (b. 1952), signed & numbered, 1980's. In 1974 Blomdahl got her degree from Massachusetts College of Art & studied under sculptor Dan Dailey. She then trained at the Orrefors glassworks in Sweden, Venetian glass master Checco Ongaro taught Blomdahl the method of double-bubble blowing (or incalmo), of which this large vessel is a great example of. In 1978, Blomdahl served as a teaching assistant at the Pilchuck Glass School (Stanwood, Washington) she has held teaching positions at the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle; Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine; and the Appalachian Center in Smithville, Tennessee. Blomdahl's first solo exhibition was at the Traver Sutton Gallery in Seattle in 1981. She opened her own studio in Seattle in 1983 which remained open until 2009. Since the late 2000s, she has moved beyond the symmetrical glass vessels she is known for and works increasingly with architectural forms. The sphere having an orange base...

A good pair of large antique Japanese Meiji period porcelain lidded jars, circa 1880. The jars having ribbed dome shaped lids topped with lion-dog (Komainu) finials, the baluster shaped jars also of corresponding ribbed form. The lids and jars are skillfully hand-decorated in the Imari palette with blue & iron red floral decoration over a white body, on one side are a pair of floral cartouches on another side is a fan shaped cartouche. Condition is very good indeed, no damage or restoration, a very handsome pair of 19th century Japanese Imari lidded jars...

A rare ancient Persian totally intact 12th/13th Century Islamic vessel/jug, from Khorasan. The vessel with a deep blue glaze and having a band of incised Islamic caligraphy to the to...

An important Pre-Columbian Inca/Chimu silver portrait vessel cup, Peru, 1400 CE. The indigenous people of Peru created these vessels for more than domestic purposes. Rather, they were used during life & after life at funerary ceremonies that incorporated intricate religious libations and imbibing rites. To create this piece, the ancient metalsmith hammered a piece of silver into a very thin sheet, approximately the size of the finished work. Then, the artisan used fine-grained stone anvils and hammer stones...

This type of Egyptian Vessel was carved from a very hard stone using a simple drill and was most likely used for the storage of ointment or liquids. The small lug handles allowed the...

19th century hand carved alabaster storage jar in the ancient Egyptian Late Dynastic style, with tapering neck topped by a wide everted rim. Great evocative decorative piece for the ...

An ancient burial mask that was created to adorn a sarcophagus, 26th Dynasty, Minia, Mid-Upper Nile, circa 900-600BCE, from the collection of Joanna Barnes and Jack Warner, (Warner B...

Two miniature stone jars produced at Raus in Helsingborg in Sweden. They are about 6.5 cm high and in excellent condition.

A gorgeous ancient vessel carved from one piece of marble with subtle pink veins running throughout. Perfect for use as a vessel sink in a powder room,...

Lime green temple jar The special antique process makes it looks like a piece of art from a museum. High fire porcelain, 100% hand shaped, hand painte...