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Rustic Wood Vessel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Large Rustic Wood Water Jug Vessel. Nepal, circa early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Wood

Antique Rustic Wood Vessel
Rustic Wood Vessel
H 12 in Dm 10 in
Old Bronze Vessel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Found, old bronze vessel with dragons & birds. Four large rings. Signed & stamped with artist's
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Antique Vessel

Materials

Bronze

Antique Old Bronze Vessel
Old Bronze Vessel
H 12 in Dm 8 in
Terra Cotta Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Terra Cotta vessel with spout for wine and olive oil.
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1850s Italian Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Terra Cotta Vessel
Terra Cotta Vessel
H 48 in W 34 in D 34 in
Antique Clay Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique vessel with old repairs. Great patina!
Category

19th Century Guatemalan Minimalist Antique Vessel

Materials

Clay

Antique Clay Vessel
Antique Clay Vessel
H 11 in Dm 18.5 in
Antique Red Marble Vessel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Beautifully Veined Red Marble Mortar Vessel. France, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Marble

Antique Red Marble Vessel
Antique Red Marble Vessel
H 6.5 in Dm 11.5 in
Neolithic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
pottery. This terra cotta vessel was buried for the afterlife and dates to about 1800 BC. It features
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Neolithic Vessel
Neolithic Vessel
H 12.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Terra Cotta Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Terra Cotta Wine Storage Vessel With Newer Three Leg Iron Base. Great Condition.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Terra Cotta Wine Vessel
Terra Cotta Wine Vessel
H 48 in Dm 27 in
Terra Cotta Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian Terra Cotta Wine Storage Vessel With Newer Three Leg Iron Base. Great condition.
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Terra Cotta Wine Vessel
Terra Cotta Wine Vessel
H 49 in Dm 25 in
Nupe Incised Water Vessel
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied textures come from its
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Nupe Incised Water Vessel
Nupe Incised Water Vessel
H 14.25 in Dm 15 in
Vintage Tarahumara Pottery Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A vintage tarahumara pottery vessel. Crafted by the tarahumara indians, it showcases a timeless
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19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Clay, Pottery

Djerma Painted Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
, designed with four ridges to help support other stacked vessels. The once vibrant bodice with geometric
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Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Djerma Painted Water Vessel
Djerma Painted Water Vessel
H 24.5 in Dm 19 in
Swedish Turned Burl Vessel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th Century Swedish turned birch burl vessel having flared lip, ring turned foot and
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Vessel

Materials

Burl

Unglazed Antique Chinese Vessel
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Chinese clay vessel is handcrafted from clay and fired. Shallow enrelief bands encircle
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Vessel

Materials

Clay

Antique Khmer Pottery Vessel
Located in New York, NY
An ancient terra cotta pottery vessel / urn / vase / pitcher from the Khmer region of South East
Category

15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Tribal Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Art Nouveau Waechtersbach Vessel
By Waechtersbach Ceramics
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
company’s early work like this rare and hard to come by. Uniquely shaped, this vessel features a beautiful
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Tarahumara Tesquino Vessel
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This Tarahamara vessel was used to make corn beer in Copper Canyon, Mexico. Complete with iron
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Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Vessel

Materials

Other

Antique Tarahumara Tesquino Vessel
Antique Tarahumara Tesquino Vessel
H 25 in W 19 in D 19 in
Collection of Treen Vessels
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine assortment of English 18th and 19th century turned wooden vessels comprising, from left to
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Late 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Vessel

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Ebony, Pearwood, Walnut

Antique Tarahumara Tesquino Vessel
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This Tarahamara is a vessel that was used to make corn beer in Copper Canyon, Mexico. Complete with
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Late 19th Century Mexican Antique Vessel

Materials

Other

Antique Tarahumara Tesquino Vessel
Antique Tarahumara Tesquino Vessel
H 26 in W 26 in D 21 in
Industrial Metal Vessel
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Two Industrial Metal Vessels One Smaller than the Other Hammered Metal Lightweight 24″H x 15
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19th Century Antique Vessel

Materials

Metal

Industrial Metal Vessel
Industrial Metal Vessel
H 24 in Dm 15 in
Tall Rustic Mediterranean Clay Vessel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Antique Mediterranean Clay Vessel. Turkey, circa 1920. Once used for olive oil harvest and
Category

1920s Turkish Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Clay

A Chinese bronze Archaistic Jue ritual vessel or pouring vessel, 19th century
Located in Central England, GB
A Fine Chinese Bronze Archaistic Jue Ritual Vessel This interesting Chinese Archaistic Jue is
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Late 19th Century Chinese Archaistic Antique Vessel

Materials

Bronze

An Antique Terra Cotta Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
A large and rare terracotta vessel from the Mon people of the Irrawaddy River valley, Burma. These
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Pre-Columbian Inca Kero Vessel
Located in Phoenix, AZ
wooden vessel, of conical form, decorated with carved incised lines in geometric pattern. Keros were
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Vessel

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian clay pottery vessel
Located in View Park, CA
A Pre-Columbian pottery vessel. There are hand-sculpted vestiges of a face reminiscent of early
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15th Century and Earlier North American Pre-Columbian Antique Vessel

Materials

Clay

Pre Columbian clay pottery vessel
Pre Columbian clay pottery vessel
H 8 in W 6 in D 4.75 in
Bronze Vessel by Just Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A bronze vessel by Just Andersen for his own bronze works. Flared rim with interesting detail just
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Vessel

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Vessel by Just Andersen
Bronze Vessel by Just Andersen
H 5.75 in Dm 4.75 in
19c Bronze Cloisonne Dragon Vessels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese export late 19th century cloisonne vessels. Vessels feature hand chased glass
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19th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Antique Vessel

Materials

Bronze

Shigaraki Tsubo Stoneware Ceramic Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Japanese ceramic vessel from Shiga, Japan. This piece gains its unique glaze and irregularities
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Vessel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 20th century hammered copper cauldron form vessel, having generous rolled lip, swelled
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1890s Arts and Crafts Antique Vessel

Materials

Copper

Ancient Egyptian Vessel with Lug Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
This type of Egyptian Vessel was carved from a very hard stone using a simple drill and was most
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Vessel

Materials

Stoneware

16th Century Cambodian Shipwrecked Vessel, Cambodia
Located in New York, NY
16th century Cambodian vessel found from shipwreck of the coast of Cambodia. Beautiful natural
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16th Century Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Nigerian Nupe Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
, like this storage vessel, received detailed attention. Likely used to hold grain and other dry foods
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Black Chinese Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky black
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
vessel, a captivating embodiment of Japanese decorative arts. Crafted during the Meiji era (1868-1912
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Vessel

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Small Bronze Vessel by Just Andersen
By Just Andersen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A beautifully patinated small bronze vessel by Just Andersen for his own bronze works. Flared rim
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Antique Vessel

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky grey
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
H 14.25 in Dm 13.25 in
Japanese Usubata Ikebana Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century iron vessel is a Meiji-era vase designed especially for ikebana, the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Vessel

Materials

Iron

African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Archaic Style Monumental Bronze Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Archaic style monumental bronze tripod vessel with elaborate ornamentation and scarab
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Early 20th Century Chinese Archaistic Antique Vessel

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Vintage Glass Vessel
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
20th century vintage glass vessel By unknown manufacturer, Spain. In original condition, with
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Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century Vintage Glass Vessel
Early 20th Century Vintage Glass Vessel
No Reserve
H 10.24 in Dm 8.47 in
Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Iron

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar was hand-shaped in the early 20th century with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

18" Archaic Neolithic Majiayao Pottery Vessel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ancient chinese, possibly majiayao culture, neolithic large ceramic pottery vase hand-painted with geometric designs and with four molded handles surrounding the shoulder, with a tap...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Vessel

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar is hand-shaped with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. The round jar has...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Bactrian Alabaster Offering Vessel or Vase
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Bactrian Alabaster offering vessel, second millennium BC, A small veined alabaster vessel with
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15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique Vessel

Materials

Alabaster

Alabaster Lidded Vessel, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small lidded urn of alabaster with smooth wall and square base.
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Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Vessel

Materials

Alabaster

Alabaster Lidded Vessel, Early 19th Century
Alabaster Lidded Vessel, Early 19th Century
H 9.85 in W 4.53 in D 4.53 in
Vase Vessel Alabaster Tapering High Egyptian
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Beautiful translucent figuring Cylindrical tapering form with rope border Egypt Provenance Drue Heink Collection sold christies lot 166, C jork/ corr Measures: diameter 15cm.,...
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18th Century Asian Antique Vessel

Materials

Alabaster

Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered in a hand-woven wicker ba...
Category

Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic, Natural Fiber

Large 19th Century Wood Storage Vessel
Located in Wien, AT
This big storage containers was carved out of the trunk of a very old tree. Containers of this type were made in Czechoslovakia by farmers during the winter and were used to store he...
Category

Late 19th Century Czech Arts and Crafts Antique Vessel

Materials

Maple

Large 19th Century Wood Storage Vessel
Large 19th Century Wood Storage Vessel
H 45.67 in W 28.35 in D 31.5 in
Antique Italian Earthenware Vessel on Iron Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique Italian vessel on iron stand. Terra cotta earthenware with a matte white finish. Heavily
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Early 20th Century Italian Rustic Antique Vessel

Materials

Iron

Large Ming Dynasty Cizhou Hand Painted Vessel
Located in London, GB
Cizhou stoneware vessel, dating to the Ming dynasty, 17th century. Traditional urn-shaped
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Vessel

Materials

Stoneware

French Biot Jar Antique Vessel
By Biot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
craftsmanship from the heart of provence. These round, bulbous vessels are handcrafted from the distinctive
Category

18th Century American French Provincial Antique Vessel

Materials

Ceramic

French Biot Jar Antique Vessel
French Biot Jar Antique Vessel
H 29 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chinese Gilded Bronze "Archaistic" Style Drinking Vessel
Located in Montreal, QC
Gilded bronze "Archaistic" style bronze Chinese vessel.
Category

19th Century Chinese Archaistic Antique Vessel

Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, Nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

Large 19th Century French Earthenware Vessel
Located in Houston, TX
Large 19th century French earthenware vessel. This handsome antique French Provincial earthenware
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Vessel

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta

Early 20th Century Japanese Hand-Carved Bamboo Vessel
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th century Japanese hand carved Bamboo Vessel in great vintage condition.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Vessel

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Terracotta Spanish Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
Large terracotta planter dating back to the 19th century. Item features small circular design along the neck. Origin: Spain.
Category

19th Century Spanish Antique Vessel

Materials

Terracotta

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Antique Vessel For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique vessel for your home. An antique vessel — often made from ceramic, metal and porcelain — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique vessel — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique vessel, designed in the Art Nouveau, Art Deco or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique vessel over the years, but those crafted by Daum, Emile Gallé and Loetz Glass are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Vessel?

The average selling price for an antique vessel at 1stDibs is $2,227, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $1,200,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right vases-vessels for You

For thousands of years, vases and vessels have had meaningful functional value in civilizations all over the world. In Ancient Greece, ceramic vessels were used for transporting water and dry goods, holding bouquets of flowers, for storage and more. Outside of utilitarian use, in cities such as Athens, vases were a medium for artistic expressionpottery was a canvas for artists to illustrate their cultures’ unique people, beliefs and more. And pottery skills were handed down from fathers to sons.

Every antique and vintage vase and vessel, from decorative Italian urns to French 19th-century Louis XVI–style lidded vases, carries with it a rich, layered story. 

On 1stDibs, there is a vast array of vases and vessels in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. Our collection features vessels made from delicate materials such as ceramic and glass as well as durable materials like rustproof metals and stone.

A contemporary vase can help introduce an air of elegance to your minimalist space while an antique Chinese jar would make a luxurious addition to an Asian-inspired interior. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a statement piece, consider an Art Deco vase crafted by Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti.

Vases and vessels — be they handmade pots, handblown glass wine bottles or otherwise — are versatile, practical decorative objects, and no matter your particular design preferences, furniture style or color scheme, they can add beauty and warmth to any home. Find yours on 1stDibs today.

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