Antique Container

The fourth Ballarat (1954-1968) was initially employed for the Australian wool trade and carried the first containers of Australian canned fruit to London in 1966.

It is topped with a lidded silver-plated bronze container for storing snuff. The ram's head rests on a tiered wooden base, elegantly adorned with silver-plated bronze trim, and is s...

Now, it is wonderful to use as a vase for some dried flowers, a decorative basket or - of course - as a container for wool. Wonderful design crafted out of solid wood stained in diff...

English Victorian cut crystal cruet Set with 5 containers in scalloped holder Missing one of the lids.

This ancient ceramic jar was once used as a storage container in Japanese homes and merchant houses. It is coated with a deep, lustrous black glaze, which has developed a subdued lus...

Functional and Decorative: Perfect for use as a decorative object, a jewelry box, a keepsake container, or a small personal storage piece.

The interior contains a mirror and a powder makeup container. It is signed on the interior. There is still makeup left in the powder compartment.

A ceramic powdered tea container for the Japanese tea ceremony. The globular body delicately potted and mottled with ash adhesions, signed Toho above the string cut base, organic lid...

A low circular porcelain container with a lid depicting a young stylish dancer in costume holding a fan.

A magnificent Antique George III Sterling Silver Cruet Stand with a set of 8 Silver & Cut Glass Condiment Containers. This Large Antique Silver Condiment Stand includes a pair of...

A generous interior depth allows larger vessels and containers to fit neatly inside.

The vessel likely served a funerary or ceremonial purpose, possibly as a container for offerings or human remains. Culture: Chancay, Peru Date: ca. 1000–1450 CE Material: Hand-mod...

The second plate presents an arrangement of liturgical vessels and ceremonial objects, including chalice-like forms and sacred containers displayed in a formal composition reminiscen...

This vessel is a type of container called an “uruka tsubo.” Uruka is a traditional Japanese preserved delicacy made by salting the entrails or roe of sweetfish, and these small jars ...

A refined antique English mahogany travel apothecary chest on later custom stand, and with interesting provenance. 19th century, England / Great Britain, Victorian era, featuring a ...

Today, these versatile pieces are highly sought after by collectors not only for their original purpose but as elegant containers for orchids or flowering plants. Provenance: West C...

The slightly domed cover terminates in a stylised pineapple finial and the front of the main body is engraved with a crest, a mermaid with a comb and a looking glass in her hand, (as...

This jar is not only a functional container but also a true collector’s item and a statement piece.

An antique Japanese flat brass enamel ceremonial food container with a cover. Characterized by cloisonne floral designs adorning the surface, this ceremonial container showcases the ...

This rare coco de mer nut has been carefully carved on the back side, transforming it into a decorative container—perfect as a statement centerpiece, a sculptural bowl for a coffee o...

Located on the Chita Peninsula in present-day Aichi Prefecture, the region has long produced utilitarian ceramics such as water jars, storage vessels, and containers in large quantit...

Antique Two Octagon Shape Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Boxes depicting Eight treasures matching the container shapes and Chinese writing of "Life", enjoying all the treasures in life.

Today, it serves equally well as a decorative accent, a storage container, or even as a distinctive cachepot for plants, lending character to both modern and traditional interiors.

An organ urn (in French often called coffret à viscères or boîte à entrailles), dating from the Louis XIV period (second half of the 17th century). It is a funerary container used to...

We using a large heavy duty container and we fill it up foam to the top of the container for safety.

The magical box opens simultaneously in three parts to reveal three hinged compartments. This container could house anything from sweets to biscuits, trinkets or earrings.

Antique vinaigrettes required a high level of detailed design as they were miniature containers for sweet-smelling perfumes and aromatic oils in solid form or saturated within a smal...

Willow’s natural flexibility when wet and rigidity when dry allowed artisans to create lightweight yet durable containers for travel and home storage. This particular piece, with its...

It consists normally of a ewer or container of some kind to pour water, and a bowl to catch the water as it falls off the hands.

Opaline glass is manufactured in Europe and is a coveted collector's item because of its semi-opaque coloring and seamless appearance. The containers are mouth-blown, hinges with gil...

Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: According to folklore, Persian rosewater sprinklers were originally used as "containers for tears"—the vessel, named ashkdan, was meant to collect t...

Aside from being a storage container for cigars, this very elegant and rare cigar cave could be repurposed for decorative purposes, used in crafting projects or to start a collection .

Some of the men hold weapons and a woman has a liquid container balanced on her head. The ruins of a temple is seen in the background on the right.

(Household Utensils), presents domestic tools and containers used in everyday life. Among them are weaving looms, spinning wheels, kitchen implements, water jars, baskets, spice cont...

Extremely rare to have such a large quantity of these totally original French pharmacy glass containers. The jars are individually mouth blown glass retaining their original contents...

an xxl spanish terra cotta urn, these were used as wine or olive oil containers, highly decorative piece inside the house as well as outside, often used now as planters or garden orn...

This small ceramic container from Edo period Japan circa 1800s was made in the Takatori Kilns in Fukuoka Prefecture.

It is cultivated for its gourd-shaped fruit, which once dried is used for the manufacture of various traditional objects such as kitchen utensils, containers or lamps. The kimono be...

This original, table-art piece is not just a container but a piece of history, ready to add an authentic touch of antique character to any collection or interior.

A socalled 'ferrat' from Auvergne, France. Old copper container reinforced with a frame and adorned with copper bands with which the women went to fetch water.

Rare Antique Scandinavian / Icelandic Tankard with Lid (ca. 1830–1850s) – Museum-Quality Collectible This exceptional Rustic antique is a traditional Icelandic / Norwegian / Scandin...

Historical Use In the 16th and 17th centuries, Stollentruhen served as dowry chests, storage chests, and secure containers for valuable textiles, linens, documents, and family belong...

They can be used as containers or boxes. they came form 1920s Fair condition, they have scattered signs of time.

We will buy a brand new container 4 times the size of the item and fill with foam to the top for safety. 1st Dibs quotes shipping for this item at $799.00.

This beautiful piece is silver soldered by Tiffany & Co. The container is repoussé grapes and vines. Measures 2.15 inches in diameter by 1.5 inches in height.

Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique condiment container. Dimensions Length 5.1cm/2.01' Width 4.4cm/1.73' Height 6.8cm/2.68' Weight 2...

The composition is divided into two images: above, a bustling interior of a tin fabrication workshop where workers — primarily local Indonesian laborers — operate heavy stamping mach...

The squad round form with a relatively large mouth (known as Taikai form) distinguishes this piece from the ones made in Seto, Prototyped from Chinese chaire, the container was consi...

The history of the beer stein dates to 14th-century Germany, when new public health regulations required drinking containers to be fitted with lids to reduce contamination.

Two pot mustard set Felice Clerici or Pasquale Rubati Factory Milan, 1745-1788 Circa Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) It measures: 3.94 in in height x...

A large copper container having welded seam, flat lipped rim and a hinged lid with lift ring and hole.

The lower section with 2 working doors and four turreted food stations with glass containers that turn and latch. The bottom has a solid, removable floor.

The vessel’s form and motifs suggest it may have served as a cosmetic jar, incense container, or scholar’s desk accessory, blending utility with aesthetic pleasure.

COURIER, LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED We can arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our nominated couriers, for Europe we use one reasonably priced professional company t...

This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume.

Though the sleeves of the kimono could be used to store small items, the men who wore kimono needed a larger and stronger container in which to store personal belongings, such as pip...

These organs, the most easily prone to putrefaction, were then placed in special containers, the so-called canopic jars-always a set of four-and buried beside the sarcophagus or coff...

French coffee grinder or coffee mill Typical of the country kitchens of 1900, the beans are placed in the top container and the coffee powder is recovered in the little drawer contai...

Though the sleeves of the kimono could be used to store small items, the men who wore kimono needed a larger and stronger container in which to store personal belongings, such as pip...

The original hobnail cut-glass containers have an oval rounded form onto an oval spreading base.