19th Century Terracotta Water Vessel, Borneo, Aged Patina, Antique
Located in New York, NY
19th century Borneo large terracotta water vessel. Beautiful aged and natural patina.
Terracotta
$4,836 / set
Set of Three Large French Castelnaudary Planters
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Collection of three large green-glazed 19th Century French Castelnaudary four handled planters. These pots have come from a private garden in Apt and would have originally graced eac...
Terracotta
A Pair of Large French Turquoise Garden Tree Planters
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Large French Turquoise Garden Tree Planters This is a pair Large Glazed Terracotta Turquoise Blue Garden Planters big enough for an Olive or any other patio tree or just a...
Terracotta
Large Goldsheider E. Tell Signed Jardiniere with Semi-Nude Women Holding Hands
By Goldsheider
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial antique jardiniere was made by the renowned Goldsheider company of Austria in approximately 1910 in the period Art Nouveau style. The planter is done in te...
Terracotta
Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Vessel / Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
Terracotta
Large Antique Figurative African Mangbetu Peoples Anthropomorphic Vessel
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th century Mangbetu chief's pot, from DR Congo, a distinctive and beautiful anthropomorphic sculpture. This style of terracotta pot making developed about 1900. Pots were han...
Terracotta
Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Ceramic Vessel or Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a wonderful piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
Terracotta
A Neolithic "Li" Tripod Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Neolithic Culture, China, c. 3000–1600 BCE Large terracotta tripod vessel with three large hollow legs inspired by early Chinese ceramic forms associated with cooking and ritual use.
Terracotta
Sic Rimini Blu Glazed Ceramic Large Lidded Vessel / Box Bitossi Aldo Londi Style
By SIC Ceramiche Artistiche, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Mid-Century Modern blue glazed ceramic (Rimini Blu) round lidded box , Manufactured by S.I.C Ceramiche Italy, 1950-1960s. It has reminiscences in those Rimini blue designs fro...
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Aged and Weathered Terra Cotta Water Vessel, Indonesia, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Borneo large terracotta water vessel. Beautiful aged and natural patina.
Terracotta
Large Natural Linen Drum Lampshade, 60cm (24inch) Wide Table Lamp Shade
Located in London, GB
This size is designed specifically for larger lamp bases, particularly antique terracotta vessels, where smaller shades can feel under-proportioned.
Linen
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.
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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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