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Antique Brass Handled Aspersory Holy Water Container
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique brass handled aspersory or holy water container dating from the 18th or 19th century
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Water Containers

Materials

Brass

Japanese Shino Ware Mizusashi 'Water Container'
Located in Hudson, NY
Late Taisho/Early Showa Period. Artist signature and seal read: Seiun. Comes with original wooden box.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century French Huge Copper Water Container
Located in Prato, Tuscany
technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. The container has been
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Early 18th Century French Country Antique Water Containers

Materials

Copper

Antique 18th Century French Huge Copper Water Container
18th Century French Huge Copper Water Container
H 19.69 in W 16.93 in D 16.93 in
Iga Mizusashi 'Water Container for the Tea Ceremony'
Located in Hudson, NY
17th to 18th century Iga ware from Fushinan, Kyoto. Iga embodies the essence of tea ceremony's requirements for wabi-sabi, which appreciates the beauty in imperfections of kiln firin...
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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic

Swedish Folk Art Wood Wine And Water Container, circa 1800
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Swedish Folk Art water and wine container, early 19th century. This antique collectible is
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Early 1800s Swedish Folk Art Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pine

Vintage Colombian Hand Made Clay Water Jug / Container
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional large vintage Colombian hand made clay water container / jug. Displays a fantastic
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Early 20th Century Colombian Tribal Antique Water Containers

Materials

Clay

18th Century French Lavabo in Oak & Pewter
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century Lavabo in oak featuring shell carving above mounted pewter water container
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18th Century French Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pewter

Pair of Spanish Terracotta Water Jars or Vessels
Located in Barcelona, ES
terracotta pitchers. Unglazed exterior and interior with handles at both sides. Used as water containers
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Early 20th Century Spanish Country Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta, Earthenware

Djerma Painted Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Djerma people of Niger are well-known for their gracefully shaped and delicately painted water
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Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Antique Water Containers

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Djerma Painted Water Vessel
Djerma Painted Water Vessel
H 24.5 in Dm 19 in
Pair of French 19th century patinated Bronze statues of Rebecca and Ruth
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
container and Ruth grasping a handful of wheat with a water container at her feet. Both Rebecca and Ruth
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19th Century French Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Ikebana Basket, Late 19th Century
By Ikebana
Located in Glasgow, GB
piece is the original water container carved from one piece of specially chosen bamboo. Given the high
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Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bamboo

Renaissance Wellhead Hand Carved Marble Container Planter Basin Water Fountain
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Renaissance Wellhead Hand Carved Marble Container Planter Basin Water Fountain . A rare and
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Water Containers

Materials

Stone, Marble

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Firepit Basin Trough Water Feature antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Firepit Basin Trough Water Feature antique. Early Gothic
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Water Containers

Materials

Stone, Metal

Wood Sculpture Container from Old Water Mill Gear, China 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This wood accent piece originally served as a section of gear work from a water mill in China. The
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Water Containers

Materials

Wood

Japanese antique bamboo woven basket/wall hanging vase/1868-1920/Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
beautiful when decorated with flowers. I also cut a bamboo tube and prepared a simple water container. This
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bamboo

French Antique Olive Oil Earthenware Container (circa 1900)
Located in London, GB
uncertain about its original purpose (wine, oil, water?), this earthenware container is sizeable in stature
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Early 20th Century French Antique Water Containers

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese antique pottery, rare Shigaraki ware vase/ Withered grayish white vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
placing a separate water container inside the jar. The crack is barely noticeable and does not detract
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Antique Japanese Bronze Hatate 19th C Meiji Inkpot Japan Unsigned
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
pull out the grinding stone, ink stick, and water container every time one needed to write, but in
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19th Century Japanese Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bronze

Japan, Large Old Hand-Carved Tsukubai Water Basin "Natsume"
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a beautiful large hand carved Tsukubai Water Basin "Natsume" (tea container) shape, granite
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Water Containers

Materials

Granite

Korean Ceramic Celadon Turtle Form Water Dropper Goryeo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
material and serves as a small container to drop water to the ink stone to grind the ink for writing. Many
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15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Korean Water Dropper in Doughnut Form Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
". Water droppers are small containers made from different materials such as ceramic and metal. It was used
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Late 18th Century Korean Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic

Korean Ceramic Water Dropper in Mountain Form Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
similar water droppers seem to have modelled from. Water droppers are small containers made from
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Late 19th Century Korean Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Indian Metal Surahi Decorative Water Vessel, Early 20th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
body and compact neck highlight its functional origins as a container for water, oil, or other liquids
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Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Antique Water Containers

Materials

Metal

A Japanese Elm Storage Box
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
An early 20thC Japanese writing box, with various storage compartments, tin water / ink containers
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1890s Antique Water Containers

Materials

Elm

A Japanese Elm Storage Box
A Japanese Elm Storage Box
H 15.75 in W 14.57 in D 10.24 in
French Copper Lavabo on Walnut Wall Mount, circa 1890
Located in Evergreen, CO
for ceremonial washing during Mass. Lavabos are comprised of a ewer or container to pour water from
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Late 19th Century French Antique Water Containers

Materials

Copper

Japanese antique pottery bowl [tokoname ware]/Tokoname ware/12th-13th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
vase, please place the water in a separate container, as water placed directly in the bowl will seep
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Chinese antique white pottery vase/17th century/excavated vase/
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
decorate them with flowers, fill another container with water and place them in the vase. Weight: 1.6kg
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antiques a basket by Chikuryu-sai Yamamoto(山本竹龍齋) lotus Bamboo
Located in Niiza, JP
could be considered a side project. A sign on bottom. with Box included. with a bamboo container for
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1920s Japanese Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bamboo

Sacred Silver and Conch Shell Trumpet, Tibet, 19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Conch shell recipient and container for holy water used in ceremonies. Known as “Buddha ears”, they
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19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Water Containers

Materials

Silver

Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase/withered wabi-sabi vase/16th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
into it. When arranging fresh flowers, we recommend filling a separate container with water and placing
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Old Vase with Lid / Late 19th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
recommended to put water in another container and put it in this vase. The item is in good overall
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Vases in Southern China / Small Vases / 16th to 17th Centuries
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
water in another container and put it in the jar.
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Antique Japanese pottery vase/1850-1920/Two-tone glaze vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
decorate it with flowers, fill a separate container with water and put that in the vase and decorate it
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

English Oil on Board Horse Painting by John Alfred Wheeler, circa 1880
By Alfred Wheeler
Located in Atlanta, GA
container. The water dripping from the horse's mouth on the left creates an almost photographic effect, as
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Late 19th Century English Antique Water Containers

Materials

Wood, Paint

Small antique Japanese pottery vase/14th to 15th century/"Shigaraki ware"
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
feel. There are some cracks, but there is no need to worry about it breaking. Also, if you put water in
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antique Jar "e-chi-zen ware" 1603-1800 / Beautiful Baked Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
to decorate the flowers, put water in another container and put it in the jar. It is a jar with a
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese antique Shigaraki ware vase/1400-1573/Wabi-sabi vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
water in it, it may leak out. If you want to decorate it with flowers, fill another container with water
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Very old Japanese pottery Jar/12th to 13th century/Tokoname ware/Wabi-sabi vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, fill another container with water and place it in that vase. We don't know when we'll be able to get
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese antique pottery "Shigaraki" large vase/1400-1500/Natural glaze pottery
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
display flowers, fill another container with water and put it inside the jar. Also, I want many people to
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese antique painted pottery / "Eseto" / Edo period, 1800s / Ashtray
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
time. If you want to decorate flowers, put water in another container, put it in this and decorate the
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar /1868-1920/Charcoal Bowl / Vase / Brazier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, so if you want to decorate the flowers, put water in another container and put it in the jar.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antique Pottery Jar/1500s/"Shigaraki Ware"/Wabisabi Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
flowers, put water in another container and put it in that pot. Also, I want many people to know the
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Wagumi Handled Bamboo Basket Ikebana
Located in Atlanta, GA
bamboo was used as the residues of smokes can be discerned. It retains the inner container for water made
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1920s Japanese Japonisme Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bamboo

Hand Carved Stone Vide poche Basin Jardinière Bowl Planter Vessel Sink Antiques
Located in West Hollywood, CA
earlier Gothic Container . A Water Trough Benitier in a small Chapel in the South of France . having a
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17th Century French Gothic Antique Water Containers

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Antique Bronze Holy Water Container
Located in New York, NY
A graceful, well cast and simply designed bronze holy water container. From India, circa 1900 or
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bronze

Early French Copper and Brass Water Container, circa 1790
Located in Ambler, PA
Early French copper and brass water container, circa 1790. In unpolished condition. Used in the
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1790s French Antique Water Containers

Materials

Brass, Copper

Brass Holy Water Containers
Located in New York, NY
Traditional Brass 'Lotas' or holy water jars. Available individually at $900 each or the three
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18th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Water Containers

Materials

Brass

Antique Bronze Holy Water Vessels From Nepal
Located in New York, NY
Two simple and classic antique bronze holy water containers from Nepal. Both heavy bronze with
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Late 19th Century Nepalese Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel
Located in Wembley, GB
A cizhou ware slip-glazed ceramic vessel modelled on a leather water container used by nomads in
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel
Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel
H 14.18 in W 7.88 in D 8.27 in
Antique Large Water Jug From Balsas River Region
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing utilitarian water container made by the Nahua indigenous people that live by the upper
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Early 20th Century Mexican Antique Water Containers

Group Of Raj Period Silverware
Located in New York, NY
leaf) preparation container with a hinged lid. The right hand piece is a 'lota' or holy water container
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19th Century Antique Water Containers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Group Of Raj Period Silverware
Group Of Raj Period Silverware
H 6 in W 8.5 in D 5 in
Antique Heavy Bronze Ceremonial Pitcher, from Nepal
Located in New York, NY
this holy water container. From the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, this object truly conveys conveys a
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Mid-19th Century Nepalese Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bronze

A Du Paquier Vessel with Dragon-Decoration
By Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier
Located in Vienna, AT
. The “hot” water container is an entirely baroque, architectural creation, rich in three-dimensional
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18th Century and Earlier Austrian Baroque Antique Water Containers

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Terracotta Nubiens probably Goldsheider
Located in LA BOUILLE, FR
and female conveying water containers. Most likely by Goldsheider, incredibly molded and of
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Late 19th Century Antique Water Containers

Materials

Terracotta

Large Filipino Pottery Umbrella Stand, Molded Bamboo, Pasig in Rizal, circa 1900
Located in Geelong, Victoria
increase the density and reduce cracking, the clays are made into cooking pots in Pasig, water container
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Early 20th Century Philippine Antique Water Containers

Materials

Pottery

Tunisian Water Carrier by J.D.Debut
By Jean Didier Debut
Located in Marseille, FR
Bronze with a polychrom patina representing an oriental water carrier holding containers in both of
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Late 19th Century French Moorish Antique Water Containers

Materials

Bronze

Tunisian Water Carrier by J.D.Debut
Tunisian Water Carrier by J.D.Debut
H 25.2 in W 11.42 in D 9.06 in
Ceramic Barrel Shaped Water Cooler Made into a Lamp
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautifully decorated salt glazed ceramic water storage container drilled for electric
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19th Century English Antique Water Containers

Materials

Stoneware

Kundika Bottle Celadon with Incised Flower / 12th Century / Korean Antique
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
, it was also commonly used as a water storage container. The vase is adorned with delicate floral
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15th Century and Earlier Korean Antique Water Containers

Materials

Ceramic, Celadon

Ancient Opium Set, 19th Century, Vietnam
Located in Vigevano, IT
This old set consists of a brass oil lantern, a small container for the water and a timber pipe and
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Mid-19th Century Vietnamese Other Antique Water Containers

Materials

Brass

Ancient Opium Set, 19th Century, Vietnam
H 21.66 in W 1.97 in D 1.97 in
Silver Plate Two Handle Vase or Urn
Located in Woodbury, CT
background, The base metal is unknown. The opening at the top measures 10 x 8. And the container for water
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Water Containers

Materials

Metal

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Antique Water Containers For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique water containers available for sale. Each of these unique antique water containers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and limestone. There are all kinds of antique water containers available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique water containers to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Empire and Folk Art antique water containers are of considerable interest.

How Much are Antique Water Containers?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,300, while they’re typically $455 on the low end and $35,000 highest priced.