Zeytin Küpü (Turkish Olive Jar - Medium)
Located in Ojai, US
This medium Turkish jug was used to store olive oil by generations of families in the Levant. The barrel-shaped body and small opening at the neck minimize exposure to air, light, an...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Zeytin Küpü (Turkish Olive Jar - Large)
Located in Ojai, US
This large Turkish pot was used to store olive oil by generations of families in the Levant. The barrel-shaped body and small opening at the neck minimize exposure to air, light, and...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Zeytin Küpü (Turkish Olive Jar - Large)
Located in Ojai, US
This large küp was used to store grains or olive oil by generations of families in the Levant. Grains were gathered, stored in large clay vessels, and placed in sheds or cisterns, ke...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Zeytin Küpü (Turkish Olive Jar - Large)
Located in Ojai, US
This large küp was used to store grains or olive oil by generations of families in the Levant. Grains were gathered, stored in large clay vessels, and placed in sheds or cisterns, ke...
Ceramic, Terracotta
Large Turkish Vintage Olive Jar, 19th Century
Located in Ventura, CA
Large Turkish Vintage Olive Jar, 19th Century This striking large-sized Turkish olive jar, with origins dating back to at least the 17th century and potentially even older, stands...
Terracotta
Vintage Barrel Form Terracotta Planter - Ribbed Olive Jar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sculptural and highly atmospheric large-scale barrel-form planter in classic Mediterranean olive jar form. The vessel presents a generous, rounded silhouette tapering to a sturdy ...
Terracotta
French 19th Century Massive Ceramic Olive Oil Jars
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of enormous 19th century French stoneware cruches traditionally used as a bottle or demijohn to transport and store water, oil, or wine–now artifacts of culinary history to ad...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Italian Glazed Terracotta Olive Oil Jar with Spout
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful relic of traditional Italian country life, this hand-thrown terracotta jar was made for storing and dispensing olive oil. Its tall ovoid form is fitted with two slender ...
Terracotta
Rosenthal 1970's Italian Pale Green Blown Glass Olive Jar Vase
By Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
Italian pale green blown glass olive jar vase with handles and wide rim. Lovely ancient form in Mid-Century Modern design.
Blown Glass
Early 19th Century French Provincial Olive Oil Biot Jar
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biot Jar heavily aged with layers of flaking white paint and natural weathering that create a rich, unique texture. Classic Silhouette: rounded upper body tapering down to a solid,...
Terracotta, Plaster
Italian 17th Century Terracotta Olive Oil Jar with Yellow Glazed Spiraling Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
With its rustic character, nice age and good proportions, this Italian glazed terracotta olive oil jar from the 17th century will make for a lovely decorative addition to any home, p...
Terracotta
French Olive Oil Jar / Large Branch Urn, South of France, early 1900s.
Located in Stockholm, SE
French Olive Oil Jar, perfect for a large branch urn with two handles, French early 1900s. Nice patina, smaller dents / normal signs of age and wear. Recently had water with flower...
Ceramic
Yngve Blixt Lidded Jar and Vide-Poche, Olive Green Stoneware, 1960s
By Ulla Winblad, Rörstrand, Yngve Blixt
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury modern stoneware lidded jar and vide-poche bowl by Yngve Blixt for Höganäs Sweden. Deep olive green glaze over chamotte clay with cream yellow, ochre and blue...
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
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 expression — pottery 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.
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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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