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Chinese Brown Drip Glaze Vessel, c. 1900
Chinese Brown Drip Glaze Vessel, c. 1900

Chinese Brown Drip Glaze Vessel, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics. Marked with barren spots, a greenish brown

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle
Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle

Ancient Greek Black-Glaze Perfume Bottle

Located in London, GB

Athenian ceramic production in Ancient Greece. With a gently rounded body, and flared lip joined by a

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Ancient Italian Faience Majolica Charger, Very Large
Ancient Italian Faience Majolica Charger, Very Large

Ancient Italian Faience Majolica Charger, Very Large

Located in Bradenton, FL

Very large and heavy, 18th Century or earlier hand-painted Italian majolica glazed pottery charger plate depicting Mary. Central polychrome painted scene of Mary, with geometric bord...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ancient Greek Style Hand Painted Glazed Pottery Skyphos Drinking Cup
Ancient Greek Style Hand Painted Glazed Pottery Skyphos Drinking Cup

Ancient Greek Style Hand Painted Glazed Pottery Skyphos Drinking Cup

Located in Stamford, CT

Ancient Greek style hand painted glazed pottery shyphos, a two handle drinking cup, depicting Linos

Category

Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Chinese antique pottery bowl/Cizhou kiln type/13th century - 16th century
Chinese antique pottery bowl/Cizhou kiln type/13th century - 16th century

Chinese antique pottery bowl/Cizhou kiln type/13th century - 16th century

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

–16th century). It is an excavated piece of ancient ceramics. Cizhou ware refers to a group of folk

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Tableware

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Roman Period Glass Pitcher
Ancient Roman Period Glass Pitcher

Ancient Roman Period Glass Pitcher

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A stunning glass juglet, boasting translucent hues of light green and yellow with copious amounts of pearl iridescence and an elegant, piriform silhouette. The vessel has a spherical...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Jordanian Greco Roman Glass

Materials

Glass

Ancient Pottery Vessels, 4
Ancient Pottery Vessels, 4

Ancient Pottery Vessels, 4

$650Sale Price / set|23% Off

Ancient Pottery Vessels, 4

Located in Astoria, NY

Group of Four Ancient Pottery Vessels, comprising: pinch lip pot, red jar, Holy Land oil lamp with

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Other Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Berber terracotta pottery
Ancient Berber terracotta pottery

Ancient Berber terracotta pottery

$424Sale Price|20% Off

Ancient Berber terracotta pottery

Located in AIGNAN, FR

Berber terracotta pottery, 18th century. With its modern shape and mineral color, this ceramic will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. Placed on a piece of f...

Category

Antique 18th Century Moroccan Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Paestan Red-Figure Kylix
Ancient Paestan Red-Figure Kylix

Ancient Paestan Red-Figure Kylix

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Attributed to The Painter of Naples 1778. Elegantly potted this kylix sits on a high foot, with a lively painted satyr and draped female figure decorating the tondo. The satyr stand...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient pottery plates Llanelly Pottery
Ancient pottery plates Llanelly Pottery

Ancient pottery plates Llanelly Pottery

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient pottery plates is an elegant plates set realized during the 19th century by Primavesi

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Vessel Urn
Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Vessel Urn

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Vessel Urn

Located in Studio City, CA

any ancient Japanese or Asian artifacts or pottery/ ceramics collection or eye-catching Stand-alone

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Two Ancient Khmer Tribal Urns / Amphoras
Two Ancient Khmer Tribal Urns / Amphoras

Two Ancient Khmer Tribal Urns / Amphoras

Located in New York, NY

Two ancient tribal urns / amphora / pottery / vases / pitchers / ceramics from the ancient khmer

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cambodian Tribal Pottery

Materials

Clay

Ancient Imari Porcelain Plate, 18th Century
Ancient Imari Porcelain Plate, 18th Century

Ancient Imari Porcelain Plate, 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Imari porcelain plate realized in Japan in 19th Century (Edo Period). Hand-painted overglaze enamel on porcelain. The vibrant palette of cobalt blue, iron red, gold, and green is ch...

Category

Antique 18th Century Japanese Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Pot Vessel
Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Pot Vessel

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Pottery Vase Pot Vessel

Located in Studio City, CA

clearly be a great addition to any ancient Japanese or Asian artifacts or pottery/ ceramics collection or

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Chinese Famille Verte Hat Stand with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Chinese Famille Verte Hat Stand with Ancient Censers, c. 1900

Chinese Famille Verte Hat Stand with Ancient Censers, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

are painted with two ancient censer forms, one bearing plum blossoms, symbols of winter, and one

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Qing-dynasty jar pays colorful tribute to the ancient vessel form in style of famille rose enamelware

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900

Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dri...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Art Pottery Vase Storage Jar
Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Art Pottery Vase Storage Jar

Japanese Antique Ancient Sueki Sue Ware Wabi-Sabi Art Pottery Vase Storage Jar

Located in Studio City, CA

clearly be a great addition to any ancient Japanese or Asian artifacts or pottery/ ceramics collection or

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Ancient Set of Knives in Sheffield, 1870s
Ancient Set of Knives in Sheffield, 1870s

Ancient Set of Knives in Sheffield, 1870s

$1,595Sale Price / set|25% Off

Ancient Set of Knives in Sheffield, 1870s

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient set of knives in sheffield, realized by the manufacturer "John Gough" and marked "j.G

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Tableware

Materials

Silver Plate

Ancient Greek Translucent Yellow-Green Glass Ring with Bezel
Ancient Greek Translucent Yellow-Green Glass Ring with Bezel

Ancient Greek Translucent Yellow-Green Glass Ring with Bezel

Located in London, GB

This beautifully preserved Hellenistic glass ring is a timeless and stunning piece of ancient

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Glass

Materials

Glass

Ancient Islamic Copper Jug, italy, 19th Century
Ancient Islamic Copper Jug, italy, 19th Century

Ancient Islamic Copper Jug, italy, 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Islamic copper jug is an original decorative object realized at the end of the 19th century by Islamic manufacture.  This artwork is a water jug entirely in copper. Good conditions ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Pitchers

Materials

Copper

Large Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Ancient Captial Kyohei Fujita
Large Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Ancient Captial Kyohei Fujita

Large Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Ancient Captial Kyohei Fujita

By Kyohei Fujita

Located in Atlanta, GA

specific ornamental pattern was called "Ancient Capital". The rim of both the cover and the body was lined

Category

1990s Japanese Modern Glass

Materials

Silver

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jars with Ancient Censers, c. 1920
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jars with Ancient Censers, c. 1920

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jars with Ancient Censers, c. 1920

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautifully commemorated on this pair of baluster jars, censers have been used for thousands of years as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plant...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Ancient Greek Pottery Attic Black Glazed Cup c450BC
Ancient Greek Pottery Attic Black Glazed Cup c450BC

Ancient Greek Pottery Attic Black Glazed Cup c450BC

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Ancient greek pottery Attic black glazed cup Material: Black glazed pottery Period

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Ancient Indian Bronze Bowl, 19th Century
Ancient Indian Bronze Bowl, 19th Century

Ancient Indian Bronze Bowl, 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Indian bronze bowl is an original decorative object realized in India in the mid-19th century. Bronze. Excellent conditions. Original manufact realized with a spherical body...

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Serving Bowls

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Greek Style Charger With Olympian Runners
Ancient Greek Style Charger With Olympian Runners

Ancient Greek Style Charger With Olympian Runners

Located in Stamford, CT

Ancient Greek style charger of platter depicting two Olympic runner competing in a race

Category

Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Platters and Serveware

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900

Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Persian Rare Bowl Islamic Pottery Art
Ancient Persian Rare Bowl Islamic Pottery Art

Ancient Persian Rare Bowl Islamic Pottery Art

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Stoneware bowl, enameled; Made in syria Circa 15th and Earlier. Green and Yellow colors. Hand painted Pottery.

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Serving Bowls

Materials

Stoneware

Ancient Islamic Copper Jug, 19th Century
Ancient Islamic Copper Jug, 19th Century

Ancient Islamic Copper Jug, 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Islamic copper jug is an original decorative object realized at the end of the 19th century by Islamic manufacture. This artwork is a water jug entirely in copper. Good conditions ...

Category

Antique 19th Century West Asian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Copper

Ancient Neoclassical Three Panels Screen, Italy, 18th Century
Ancient Neoclassical Three Panels Screen, Italy, 18th Century

Ancient Neoclassical Three Panels Screen, Italy, 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

A finely decorated three panels screen with beautiful inlays representing mythological, neoclassical scenes. The folding structure is in very good condition, as well as the wood. T...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Wood

Pair of Ancient Japanese Plates, Japan, 19th Century
Pair of Ancient Japanese Plates, Japan, 19th Century

Pair of Ancient Japanese Plates, Japan, 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Pair of Japan plates is an original decorative porcelain object realized in the 19th century by Japan manufacture. The smaller tray is decorated with multicolored floral reliefs a...

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Pre-Columbian Nariño Footed Polychrome Bowl
Pre-Columbian Nariño Footed Polychrome Bowl

Pre-Columbian Nariño Footed Polychrome Bowl

Located in Topanga, CA

ancient ceramics, ethnographic art, or those drawn to the timeless elegance of indigenous design

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Pre-Columbian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient White Chalice Cup, Giustiniani Manufacture Naples, 19th Century
Ancient White Chalice Cup, Giustiniani Manufacture Naples, 19th Century

Ancient White Chalice Cup, Giustiniani Manufacture Naples, 19th Century

By Giustiniani Family 1

Located in Roma, IT

White Chalice cup is an original decorative object realized in the 19th century by the Giustiniani manufacture in Naples, Italy. Del Vecchio factory. The artwork is realized in wh...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Serving Pieces

Materials

Earthenware

Ancient Handmade Silver Plated Fish Tray, Italian Manufacture 19th Century
Ancient Handmade Silver Plated Fish Tray, Italian Manufacture 19th Century

Ancient Handmade Silver Plated Fish Tray, Italian Manufacture 19th Century

By Cassetti

Located in Roma, IT

Silver Plated fish tray is an original decorative object realized in the 19th century by Italian manufacture. Elongated silver plate fish tray decorated on the lid with a small scul...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Platters and Serveware

Materials

Silver Plate

18th Century Italian Majolica Vase Albarello
18th Century Italian Majolica Vase Albarello

18th Century Italian Majolica Vase Albarello

Located in Roma, IT

city and ceramics, and ancient knowledge is still being passed on in the various factories today.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Large Leaf Ceramic Plate by Valentine Schlegel, 2001
Large Leaf Ceramic Plate by Valentine Schlegel, 2001

Large Leaf Ceramic Plate by Valentine Schlegel, 2001

By Valentine Schlegel 1

Located in Saint Ouen, France

utilitarian ceramic objects. Their pieces are inspired by ancient Mediterranean ceramics. She then moved to a

Category

Early 2000s French Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

influenced by ancient American, Hispanic and Japanese ceramics. In the 1950s, De Larios studied artists

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern Large California Studio Pottery Vase
Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern Large California Studio Pottery Vase

Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern Large California Studio Pottery Vase

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American, Hispanic and Japanese ceramics

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American, Hispanic, and

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture Bowl

By Dora De Larios

Located in Studio City, CA

amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Iron-Glazed Ceramic Plate from Kalong Kilns, Northern Thailand
Rare Iron-Glazed Ceramic Plate from Kalong Kilns, Northern Thailand

Rare Iron-Glazed Ceramic Plate from Kalong Kilns, Northern Thailand

Located in Fukuoka, JP

ancient Thai ceramics due to the limited production and exceptional artistry. Origin: Kalong kilns

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

A Roman purple glass jug
A Roman purple glass jug

A Roman purple glass jug

Located in UTRECHT, UT

, Glass: The Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World, London, 1994, p.14, no.75. Roman glass was used

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Glass

Materials

Glass

Vallauris France Colorful Ceramic Table Centerpiece Leaf Shaped
Vallauris France Colorful Ceramic Table Centerpiece Leaf Shaped

Vallauris France Colorful Ceramic Table Centerpiece Leaf Shaped

By Vallauris

Located in Prato, Tuscany

, is the French town of clay and handmade ceramics. In the heart of the pretty, colorful alleys and

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Spanish Alfaraz Terracotta Hand Painted Decorative Water Pitcher Signed
1960s Spanish Alfaraz Terracotta Hand Painted Decorative Water Pitcher Signed

1960s Spanish Alfaraz Terracotta Hand Painted Decorative Water Pitcher Signed

By Alfaraz, Miguel Durán-Loriga

Located in Miami, FL

contemporary concept of one of mankind's most ancient arts: ceramics.

Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta, Paint

Three Graces with Smartphone
Three Graces with Smartphone

Three Graces with Smartphone

Located in Rye, NY

reference was personal- I had been visiting the Chicago Institute of Fine Art, in the ancient ceramics wing

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

BACCARAT, Neo-Greek Crater-Shaped Vase in Doubled and Acid-Etched Crystal
BACCARAT, Neo-Greek Crater-Shaped Vase in Doubled and Acid-Etched Crystal

BACCARAT, Neo-Greek Crater-Shaped Vase in Doubled and Acid-Etched Crystal

By Baccarat

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

cult for most of its production. We can see in our vase the influence of ancient ceramics through the

Category

Antique 1860s French Greek Revival Vases

Materials

Crystal

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An assortment of ancient ceramics is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct ancient ceramics — often made from ceramic, pottery and glass — can elevate any home. Ancient ceramics have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Ancient ceramics are generally popular furniture pieces, but Rococo, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Ancient ceramics have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Antonio Ferretti, Silvia Martínez Díaz and Ambroise Mignerot are consistently popular.

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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,842, while they’re typically $222 on the low end and $66,325 highest priced.
Questions About Ancient Ceramics
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    Yes, Peru has an ancient ceramic tradition. In fact, many indigenous people from the South American country produced ceramics. The Chavín made pots and decorative objects depicting their gods, while the Paracas designed ceramics with intricate geometric motifs and carved details. Moche artisans decorated vessels with erotic scenes and used them in various rituals. On 1stDibs, find a variety of ceramic decorative objects.